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Luca Businaro, president of Assosport, is calling on the banks...
Luca Businaro, president of Assosport, is calling on the banks to support the Italian sporting goods sector as the latest figures from NPD indicate that the country's consumption of its products fell by 6 percent for apparel and 2 percent for footwear in the 12 months ended last March. Collectively, ...
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Forum Sport continues to expand outside the Basque region of...
Forum Sport continues to expand outside the Basque region of Spain by opening its second store in the region of Cantabria and the first one in Santander. Located in the El Alisal shopping center, it measures 2,100 square meters. With this opening, the Spanish chain, which is owned by Eroski, ...
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Bayer MaterialScience has developed solvent-free Impranil materials for coating textiles...
Bayer MaterialScience has developed solvent-free Impranil materials for coating textiles used in sporting goods, fashion goods and car seats. These polyurethane dispersions can be used to treat items such as team jerseys, soccer balls, shoes, jeans, jackets or bags. New raw materials can be processed using a mechanically blown foam ...
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Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart has been promoted to the new position of...
Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart has been promoted to the new position of Timberland's president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The promotion follows the announced retirement of Richard O'Rourke, a Timberland veteran based in the U.K. who has been acting lately as senior vice president of international operations, in charge ...
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Trek Bicycle has bought the WorldTour license of RadioShack-Leopard to...
Trek Bicycle has bought the WorldTour license of RadioShack-Leopard to create a new pro cycling team debuting in the 2014 cycling season. Leopard has been the holding company of the team's license since the summer of 2010. Trek plans to keep a large part of the existing staff, including the ...
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Sport Panel is launching a new trade magazine, Trade Bike...
Sport Panel is launching a new trade magazine, Trade Bike & Tri, and a consumer-oriented catalog, La Biblia del Bike, for the Spanish bicycle and triathlon markets. It is also opening a dedicated portal for the sector, tradebike.es. Besides its market research, Sport Panel has been publishing a trade magazine, ...
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Billabong has renovated three corporate stores in France and opened...
Billabong has renovated three corporate stores in France and opened a new concept store on a franchised basis at Biscarrosse, a sea resort south of Bordeaux. The brand currently owns five stores in France and six more in other parts of Europe. It also has 15 franchised stores and 25 ...
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Shimano has launched a limited-edition blue-colored version of its cycling...
Shimano has launched a limited-edition blue-colored version of its cycling shoe, the R320, which is being worn by a limited number of riders in the Tour de France. The model will also be available for purchase by consumers in limited quantities in Germany, Switzerland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, ...
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Boa Technology is raising its support of triathlon by sponsoring...
Boa Technology is raising its support of triathlon by sponsoring nine triathlon races in 2013, including the Ironman 70.3 race in Boulder, Colorado, on Aug. 4, and the Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on Oct. 12. The company recently launched triathlon-specific footwear with Zoot and Specialized, both of which ...
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Charles Claire LLP, a British sourcing company for golf retailers...
Charles Claire LLP, a British sourcing company for golf retailers and professionals that had become the licensee of Lynx Golf, has acquired ownership of the Lynx golf brand for the U.K. and the rest of Europe from Chester Hunt, who has also been working with Claire for his Hippo Golf ...
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Julbo, the French sports eyewear company that is celebrating its...
Julbo, the French sports eyewear company that is celebrating its 125th anniversary, was a new sponsor of the Natural Games, which took place near Millaut in the south of France between June 27 and 30.
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Sports Direct and Tesco, the U.K.'s largest supermarket chain and...
Sports Direct and Tesco, the U.K.'s largest supermarket chain and the world's third largest, are reportedly in advanced talks over sharing space at some of the grocer's biggest stores. According to a report in the Financial Times, the sports retailer could take on the mezzanine floors in three of Tesco's ...
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Nike Golf has signed a multi-year deal with Chris Williams,...
Nike Golf has signed a multi-year deal with Chris Williams, who will represent the brand with clubs, balls, shoes, gloves, apparel, headwear and accessories. After ranking as the number 1 amateur player in the world, Williams made his professional debut as a Nike Golf athlete at the Travelers Championships in ...
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Tiong Liong, a Taiwan-based textile manufacturer, has collaborated with Invista's...
Tiong Liong, a Taiwan-based textile manufacturer, has collaborated with Invista's Cordura brand team to expand its Air Flow Technology (AFT) collection of fabrics with new knit constructions featuring enhanced abrasion and snagging resistance. Targeted primarily at outdoor, athletic and safety footwear, these breathable fabrics can also be used in mesh ...
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The Spanish Sports Unlimited trade show is going to concentrate...
The Spanish Sports Unlimited trade show is going to concentrate on fitness as of next year, moving from Valencia to Sant Cugat del Valles near Barcelona. Targeting operators of fitness centers rather than sporting goods retailers, it will take place on May 13-15, acting as a Spanish follow-up to the ...
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D&K Distribution, which took over Conte of Florence last year,...
D&K Distribution, which took over Conte of Florence last year, plans to open a total of seven stores in Italy. The expansion plans also extend to foreign countries, according to a report, with Prague coming first in September, followed by locations in Spain and France. The store opening program will ...
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Masai International reports that Switzerland's highest court has fully rejected...
Masai International reports that Switzerland's highest court has fully rejected any further challenges to its purchase of MBT. Two lower courts had already ruled in favor of the company's new owner, the Singapore-based Andy Chaw, and against plaintiffs such as the founder of the brand, Karl Müller senior. Chaw has ...
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Jeff McGuane, the global president of Dorel's Cycling Sports Group...
Jeff McGuane, the global president of Dorel's Cycling Sports Group (CSG), has resigned from his post. McGuane's decision was reportedly due to personal reasons and was not related to Dorel's recent announcement that the group would cut 50 positions worldwide, following disappointing sales in the first half of the year. ...
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Joma is taking over the distribution of its products in...
Joma is taking over the distribution of its products in Portugal. The Spanish brand was previously covering the country through two territorial agents, Fivezone in the south and Masterline in the north. Fivezone is also the local agent for Italy's Legea.
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Two other top executives of Skullcandy have handed in their...
Two other top executives of Skullcandy have handed in their resignation as the audio company relocates from California to Utah. They are Aaron Behle, vice president of international sales, and Nate Morley, vice president of global marketing. As previously reported, the company's senior vice president and chief operating officer, Kyle ...
