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According to its annual report, Nike made more Nike branded...
According to its annual report, Nike made more Nike branded footwear in Vietnam than in China during its latest financial year, ended last May 31. It sourced 42 percent of the volume from Vietnam as compared to 30 percent in China and 26 percent from Indonesia. The report also showed ...
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According to SAZ, an executive of Nike is said to...
According to SAZ, an executive of Nike is said to be the leading candidate to succeed Frank Dassler of Adidas as the next president of Fesi, the European Sporting Goods Industry Federation, for the next three years. After a meeting of the organization's board of directors last week, officials of ...
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IMG Worldwide has acquired J. Patton Sports Marketing, a leading...
IMG Worldwide has acquired J. Patton Sports Marketing, a leading provider of brand protection and brand management solutions specializing in patented holographic security technologies and digital asset management. Based in the metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia, J. Patton develops solutions that help fight against counterfeiting, tampering and product diversions. IMG ...
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Foot Locker has completed its previously announced acquisition of Runners...
Foot Locker has completed its previously announced acquisition of Runners Point Group, the German-based specialty athletic retailer, with effect from July 7. With a total turnover of €197 million in 2012, the group operates a good e-commerce platform and more than 200 athletic sports stores under the Runners Point and ...
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The Adidas Group has picked the town of Leeds to...
The Adidas Group has picked the town of Leeds to open a regional flagship Adidas store with a wide assortment of sports and fashion ranges. The outlet of just over 600 square meters opened at the Trinity shopping center in August is the first English one outside London to feature ...
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Adidas said that the energy efficiency program at its supplier...
Adidas said that the energy efficiency program at its supplier factories in Indonesia has proved so successful that it is considering its rollout to other countries. Launched in August 2011, in partnership with the German Organisation for International Cooperation - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the project on “Greening ...
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Décathlon, Lacoste and Adidas are – in that order –...
Décathlon, Lacoste and Adidas are – in that order – the sports brands that French people like the most, according to a study conducted by Promise Consulting in partnership with the Huffington Post. The three brands came out with shares of 36 percent, 29 percent and 26 percent, respectively, after ...
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Adri Zwarthoff, formerly an international executive at O'Neill, has been...
Adri Zwarthoff, formerly an international executive at O'Neill, has been appointed as chief executive of X-Tend, the Dutch company that functions as the Benelux subsidiary of Craft, the sports apparel brand owned by the New Wave group in Sweden. Zwarthoff spent the last 19 years at O'Neill, where he became ...
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After redeeming practically all its high-interest bonds, Head has announced...
After redeeming practically all its high-interest bonds, Head has announced the issuance next Sept. 26 of a new €45 million bond with a fixed annual coupon of 5.25 percent. The five-year bond will be denominated in euros and issued by HTM Sport in Switzerland. It will be listed on the ...
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Look Cycle has appointed an exclusive agent, Hawkley of Lexington,...
Look Cycle has appointed an exclusive agent, Hawkley of Lexington, South Carolina, for the distribution of its entire line of bicycles, frames and pedals in the U.S. The U.S. subsidiary of the French company will streamline operations and focus on brand marketing, dealer support and warranty services.
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Callaway Golf Company has entered into an agreement to retire...
Callaway Golf Company has entered into an agreement to retire 233,843 outstanding 7.5 percent convertible preferred shares. The holders are getting in exchange 2.39 million newly issued convertible shares and special cash dividends. This will leave 183,796 preferred shares still outstanding.
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Bunker Mentality, the alternative British golf apparel brand, is entering...
Bunker Mentality, the alternative British golf apparel brand, is entering the Iberian market through a contract with Norgolfe of Portugal. Run by Rui Coelho, Norgolfe has been distributing many other golf brands in Portugal and Spain. It still is the distributor of Nike Golf in Portugal. Bunker Mentality is now ...
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Bain & Company predicts that China will become the global...
Bain & Company predicts that China will become the global leader in terms of online spending this year, ahead of the United States. The consultancy estimates that online sales soared by 71 percent per year on average between 2009 and 2012, compared with 13 percent in the U.S. market. This ...
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VF Corp. announced its plan to create three global “innovation...
VF Corp. announced its plan to create three global “innovation centers” to speed up the development of “game-changing” products in technical apparel, footwear and jeans. Sharing know-how and research into materials, technologies, consumption trends and other subjects, they will consist of international teams of scientists, engineers and technical designers, most ...
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Anton “Toni” Arnsteiner, the Austrian who launched the Blizzard brand...
Anton “Toni” Arnsteiner, the Austrian who launched the Blizzard brand in 1953, has passed away in Mittersill, where his company has been located from the start. He was 88 years old. He started making skis at his parents' table factory soon after coming back wounded from the war in 1945. ...
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Duca del Cosma, the German golf footwear and apparel brand, has...
Duca del Cosma, the German golf footwear and apparel brand, has sealed two new distribution agreements to strengthen its presence in the North American market. The brand will be sold in the U.S. market by Laird International, based in Florida, a company specialized in stationary distribution of golf products. The Canadian ...
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Intersport France has appointed François Neukirch, who was at the...
Intersport France has appointed François Neukirch, who was at the helm of Groupe Go Sport until one year ago, as its new managing director. He replaces François Bouche, who has left the company. Neukirch, 53, brings long-standing experience in the retail and sporting goods sector. He worked at Décathlon from ...
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Jack Wolfskin has appointed Philipp Prechtl to the new post...
Jack Wolfskin has appointed Philipp Prechtl to the new post of head of retail, reporting to Markus Bötsch, chief sales officer. The 35-year-old worked most recently with Ernst & Young, after acting as regional sales manager of Aldi.
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Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Gene McCarthy as president of the...
Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Gene McCarthy as president of the Merrell brand, reporting to Jim Zwiers, president of the company's Performance Group. His experience of more than 30 years in the footwear and apparel industry includes leadership roles as senior vice president of footwear at Under Armour, co-president of Timberland, ...
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Rip Curl Europe reports the appointment of Henri Rodriquez as...
Rip Curl Europe reports the appointment of Henri Rodriquez as manager of its surfwear division, reporting to the new chief executive, Wilco Prins. Rodriguez comes from Billabong, where he filled similar functions.
