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Nike Golf has signed up Dave Stockton, described by the...
Nike Golf has signed up Dave Stockton, described by the company as one of the hottest short-game golf instructors. The legendary putting guru has coached many well-known golf champions including Rory McIlroy and Suzann Pettersen, who are also sponsored by Nike. He will assist the Swoosh notably in product development ...
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Xavier Nidecker, from the family that founded the Swiss snowboard...
Xavier Nidecker, from the family that founded the Swiss snowboard brand by the same name, has become global brand manager of Jones Snowboards. Based in Switzerland, he will work closely with Jeremy Jones on product development, creative and global marketing initiatives. Jones Snowboards has also promoted Seth Lightcap to global ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) is...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) is organizing a forum to discuss “The Future of Manufacturing” in Taipei on Dec. 2 and 3. The get-together is described as a WFSGI Manufacturers Forum but the federation has invited experts who will look into the trends and prospects of ...
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Golfsmith International is partnering with Golfzon, a publicly listed golf...
Golfsmith International is partnering with Golfzon, a publicly listed golf simulation company in South Korea, to open a chain of stores in and around Seoul over the next five years. The first one should emerge before the end of 2013. Golfzon is expanding into golf course management and related industries. ...
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Retail sales of sporting goods in Sweden took a sharp...
Retail sales of sporting goods in Sweden took a sharp turn for the worse in June. According to Sweden's HUI Research, after year-on-year increases in both April and May, sales declined by 2.1 percent in June. This means that the cumulative turnover for the first six months of 2013 are ...
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Heelys is undergoing a makeover under the ownership of Sequential...
Heelys is undergoing a makeover under the ownership of Sequential Brands Group, which acquired the brand of wheeled footwear at the beginning of this year. A TV commercial due to be broadcast in October in the Americas as well as in Europe and Asia will mark the launch of a ...
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The president of NBA International, Heidi Ueberroth, who has overseen...
The president of NBA International, Heidi Ueberroth, who has overseen the global expansion of the U.S. National Basketball Association (NBA), said that she will leave her post at the end of 2013, after nearly 20 years at the helm of the organization. The 48-year-old, who still is one of the highest-ranking ...
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Lolë held a particularly successful Parisian session of its White...
Lolë held a particularly successful Parisian session of its White Yoga Tour at the Grand Palais, one of the most famous monuments in the French capital, on Sept. 1. The Canadian sports clothing brand, which is owned by Coalision and focuses on yoga and well-being, managed to gather 4,000 people, ...
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Intersport PSC Holding, the Swiss licensee of Intersport, warns shareholders...
Intersport PSC Holding, the Swiss licensee of Intersport, warns shareholders that it will have to book extraordinary losses for the current financial year due to the failure of negotiations to take over some of the assets of a major client and partner, which is understood to be Universal Sport. The ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has promoted Jodi K. Watson to the new...
Wolverine Worldwide has promoted Jodi K. Watson to the new position of president of consumer direct operations, reporting directly to Blake W. Krueger, chairman, chief executive and president of the growing American footwear group, which is committed to expanding the online and retail operations of its brands around the world. ...
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Descente reported a net loss of ¥22 million yen (€0.17m-$0.23m) for...
Descente reported a net loss of ¥22 million yen (€0.17m-$0.23m) for the first quarter ended June 30, down from ¥95 million in the same period a year ago. Operating losses for the period declined by 7 percent to ¥258 million (€2.0m-$2.7m) as the Japanese company's revenues went up by 17 percent to ...
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Skullcandy booked a net loss of $635,000 for the second...
Skullcandy booked a net loss of $635,000 for the second quarter ended June 30, compared with a net profit of $6.8 million in the period a year ago, as its sales fell by 29.9 percent to $50.8 million. Excluding the effect of a change in accounting for foreign clients, sales ...
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Toni Karuvaara started on July 1 in the new position...
Toni Karuvaara started on July 1 in the new position of fish team leader at Patagonia Europe. His job will be to turn Patagonia into the number one specialist supplier of high-quality fly fishing clothing in Europe. Fly fishing is said to be a true passion for Karuvaara, who has ...
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Metro Group suffered a 2.3 percent sales decline to €30.8...
Metro Group suffered a 2.3 percent sales decline to €30.8 billion in the first half of this year, including a 3.6 percent drop in the second quarter. Excluding divested operations, sales declined by 0.1 percent in the six months, with a 2.1 percent drop for its cash & carry operations ...
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Dorel Industries' total revenues were off by 5.2 percent to...
Dorel Industries' total revenues were off by 5.2 percent to US$600.5 million for the quarter, and its net profit plunged by 56.4 percent, down to $13.2 million. In particular, the Canadian company's recreational & leisure segment suffered a drop in operating profit of 83.0 percent to $3,681,000 during the period ...
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Sport 2000 is launching a new advertising campaign in France...
Sport 2000 is launching a new advertising campaign in France featuring Raymond Domenech, the former French football player and coach of France's national football team, from 2004 to 2010. Developed by Business, a 35-year-old Parisian agency, the campaign will make its debut on French radio stations on Aug. 17. Business ...
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Life Fitness lifted its operating earnings by 4.5 percent to...
Life Fitness lifted its operating earnings by 4.5 percent to $20.8 million in the second quarter as its revenues grew by 5 percent to $150.8 million, with a 10 percent increase in the international market, which accounted for 51 percent of the total. Its parent company, Brunswick Corp., reported a ...
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Roman Müller, 46, will lead the SportXX division of Migros...
Roman Müller, 46, will lead the SportXX division of Migros as of Sept. 1, taking the place of Felix Kuhat at the head of this Swiss sporting goods retail operation. He has spent six years with Manor Group and four years with Odlo. At Manor, which owns the Athleticum chain, ...
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Keen Footwear's new president, Mike Abbott, who had joined the...
Keen Footwear's new president, Mike Abbott, who had joined the company as its president at the beginning of July, has already left the company. The former chief executive officer of Specialized Bicycles and Burton Snowboards was going to fill a void left by the departure one year ago of James ...
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Bernd Wahler is leaving Adidas to become president of the...
Bernd Wahler is leaving Adidas to become president of the VfB Stuttgart football team, where he played in his youth, in September. Aged 55, he has been acting lately as senior vice president of innovation at the Big a, responsible for technology. Wahler first joined Adidas in 1987 and worked ...
