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A Swedish venture capital firm, Scope, has become the majority...
A Swedish venture capital firm, Scope, has become the majority owner of Klättermusen, a Swedish producer of outdoor clothing, investing 30 million Swedish kronor (€34.9m-$47.2m) into the company. Jonas Meerits, a former chief executive of J.Lindeberg and a co-investor in Scope, will be the new chairman of the board. Staffan Rönn, ...
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Erhard Sport, which had filed for insolvency, has been taken...
Erhard Sport, which had filed for insolvency, has been taken over by a company in Frankfurt called Deutsche Mittlestandsholding (DMH). Clemens Weigand, a former country manager of Columbia Sportswear, continues to run Erhard with a reduced staff of 131 people, down from 173 before.
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Intergolf, which has been the distributor of Mizuno Golf in...
Intergolf, which has been the distributor of Mizuno Golf in Italy for many years, has taken over the distribution of the line in Spain as well. The change follows the break-up of the Japanese company's more comprehensive distribution agreement with Vilella and its establishment of a fully-owned subsidiary, Mizuno Iberia, ...
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Chiemsee, the German brand of board sports clothing, has granted a...
Chiemsee, the German brand of board sports clothing, has granted a license for footwear to another German company, the Hamm Reno Group. The first collection is set to hit the market next spring and will comprise some 20 styles including sneakers, casual shoes and beach sandals. Hamm is already the footwear ...
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Puma has renewed its sponsoring contract with Usain Bolt, the...
Puma has renewed its sponsoring contract with Usain Bolt, the Jamaican runner who is regarded as the fastest man on earth. Aged 27, he has been training and competing in Puma gear since 2003, when he was only 16 years old. Bolt will continue to participate in new product and ...
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Head and HTM Sports have raised their new bond offer...
Head and HTM Sports have raised their new bond offer from €45 million to €60 million, following additional demand from investors. HTM, which is a subsidiary of Head, will hold an amount of €6.5 million. The bond, which was issued in Switzerland by HTM in behalf of both companies on ...
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Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers and futsal boots, is...
Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers and futsal boots, is reportedly launching its first collection of eyewear, produced by a Spanish company called Optim. The line is starting off with a series of prescription frames that are being marketed in Spain by Optica Universitaria on an exclusive basis. Munich saw ...
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Hyperice, the new brand of ice compression wraps used to...
Hyperice, the new brand of ice compression wraps used to relieve sore muscles, is working with Uhlsport for the distribution of the brand in the non-medical sector in various parts of Europe. Uhlsport's French subsidiary and Uhlsport's distributor for the U.K. and Ireland, Solutions for Sport, have agreed to market ...
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Jörg Seifert has joined GMS, the German buying group for...
Jörg Seifert has joined GMS, the German buying group for shoe retailers formed nine years ago, to develop SportXtreme, the new concept launched by the group last May for the sporting goods sector. It has already been adopted by 42 retailers in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. SportXtreme concentrates on retail ...
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Puma has signed an NFL player, Jamaal Charles, to a...
Puma has signed an NFL player, Jamaal Charles, to a two-year deal to represent the brand's training category for men. The Kansas City Chief's running back will be the fifth member on Puma's training team, along with Cordarrelle Patterson, Usain Bolt, Maurice Edu and Dave Mirra. Charles will be featured ...
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Michel Rayot is retiring as president and chief executive of...
Michel Rayot is retiring as president and chief executive of Tecnica Group France after 40 years in the sports industry and 34 years at the head of the Italian company's operations in France. His functions are being taken over by Lucien Hauteville, who headed up The North Face in France ...
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O'Neill has promoted Christian Wander to the position of the...
O'Neill has promoted Christian Wander to the position of the European marketing manager, replacing Sascha Weil who has left the company. Wander played a similar role at O'Neill Germany where he was in charge of marketing in the German-speaking and Nordic countries as well as in Slovenia. The 37-year-old formerly ...
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Jordi “Coke” Salvans, a Spanish industry veteran, has joined Original...
Jordi “Coke” Salvans, a Spanish industry veteran, has joined Original Buff to act as sales manager. He has worked for Salomon since 1988 in the country, establishing the brand as a major player in the outdoor market. Two years ago he took charge of Salomon's snowboard operations, Bonfire, Wilson Golf ...
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The International Olympic Committee has selected Tokyo to be the...
The International Olympic Committee has selected Tokyo to be the host of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, defeating a rival offer from Istanbul. After intense lobbying by Masato Mizuno, who steered its campaign, the Games will thus return to the Japanese capital after an absence of 56 years. The ...
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El Corte Inglés is launching an online store in English...
El Corte Inglés is launching an online store in English to sell a variety of private label items, including sports products. The goal of the Spanish retailer is to position itself as a leading supplier for tourists visiting Spain. According to a Spanish online information portal, Modaes, it is targeting ...
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Patagonia has created a new role of vice president of...
Patagonia has created a new role of vice president of marketing and assigned it to Joy Howard, who served most recently in a similar position at Converse. She began her career in marketing at Johnson & Johnson and later became global marketing director for the joint venture between Coca-Cola and ...
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Nike Golf will have a new marketing director for Europe,...
Nike Golf will have a new marketing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Daniel Schenk, starting Dec. 1. Currently based in the U.S., Schenk has spent ten years with Nike Golf in the roles of digital marketing manager, U.S. brand manager and global brand integration director. He recently ...
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Gary van Rooyen is leaving as managing director of New...
Gary van Rooyen is leaving as managing director of New Balance South Africa to purchase and run Coreban, a Hawaiian brand of stand-up paddling boards, together with some associates. Following his departure, Craig Bowen, national sales manager, will become country manager for South Africa. He will report to Ricky Knight, ...
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Ignasi Puig, general manager of Intersport España, was unanimously elected...
Ignasi Puig, general manager of Intersport España, was unanimously elected as a member of Intersport International Corporation's board of management at its annual general meeting in Ljubljana last month. He takes the place of Marco Giunta, who left earlier this year as chief executive of Italy's Cisalfa. Puig has been ...
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Puma's listing on the Frankfurt stock exchange has moved from...
Puma's listing on the Frankfurt stock exchange has moved from the MDax index to the SDax index for smaller German firms. The demotion has been explained by a 7 percent drop in the company's stock market capitalization in the last 12 months and the fact that less than 20 percent ...
