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Desigual, the trendy Spanish brand of sportswear known for its...
Desigual, the trendy Spanish brand of sportswear known for its original graphics, has decided to come out with its own activewear line, called Desigual Sport. It will use technical materials and it will address sports fashion retailers. At least initially, it will not be sold in Desigual's single-brand stores. The ...
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Erima, the German brand of team sports, tennis and other...
Erima, the German brand of team sports, tennis and other sports apparel, is now sponsoring Elisabeth Seitz, the 19-year-old gymnast, who is the figurehead of German gymnastics and official ambassador of the German Gymnastics Festival 2013. Seitz won the silver medal at the European Championships held in Berlin in 2011. ...
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Zopfi Sustainable Business Development, the new Dutch company recently founded...
Zopfi Sustainable Business Development, the new Dutch company recently founded by John and Rob Zopfi, is going to introduce Houdini in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, starting with the spring/summer 2014 season. As reported, John Zopfi build up Patagonia's sales in northern Europe and then acted as sales director of ...
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Canterbury will be the official supplier of the uniforms worn...
Canterbury will be the official supplier of the uniforms worn by the Rotherham Titans rugby team in South Yorkshire. The new deal, which starts on June 1, extends Canterbury's sponsorship portfolio in the RFU Championship, which already includes the London Scottish and Moseley rugby teams.
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SportScheck, Germany's leading specialty sporting goods chain, is joining an...
SportScheck, Germany's leading specialty sporting goods chain, is joining an charity initiative called Tag des Aufrundens (“Day of rounding Up”). The retailer and other participants in the campaign encourage their customers to round up the total of their purchases at the cashier by up to ten cents of a euro. ...
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Waitt Co., a Omaha-based investment company, owner of a number...
Waitt Co., a Omaha-based investment company, owner of a number of sports brands, has announced the acquisition of the Bobby Jones golf brand from W-Diamond Group. The agreement gives Waitt a long-term license for the exclusive use of the brand globally for apparel, golf equipment and related products. The terms ...
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The International Olympic Committee has shortened from eight to three...
The International Olympic Committee has shortened from eight to three the list of sports that are candidates for inclusion in the 2020 Olympic Games. It has retained wrestling, squash and baseball/softball, and one of them will be picked in September. The candidates that did not make it to the final ...
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IC Companys, the Danish-based parent company of Peak Performance, is...
IC Companys, the Danish-based parent company of Peak Performance, is to sell its Jackpot and Cottonfield brands to the Danish Coop, one of country's leading consumer goods retailers. The move is part of a process of simplifying its business model, in line with the corporate strategy it had previously announced. ...
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PPR, the French-based parent company of Puma and Volcom, is...
PPR, the French-based parent company of Puma and Volcom, is now listed on the Euronext stock exchange as KER. The company's annual shareholders meeting on June 18 is set to change the company's name to Kering.
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Peter Jørgensen, who runs a Danish distribution company, Sports Connection,...
Peter Jørgensen, who runs a Danish distribution company, Sports Connection, has been elected president of the Danish shoe industry association, which has changed its name from Danmarks Skoleverandør Forening to Skobranchen.dk. The association represents 40 suppliers, including Ecco. Sports Connection is currently the distributor of Skechers and other brands in ...
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Spy Optic continued to improve its results in the first...
Spy Optic continued to improve its results in the first quarter ended last March 31. Its net losses were reduced to $721,000 in the period from $2,608,000 in the same quarter a year ago, while sales increased by 10.6 percent to $9,008,000. They now consist almost exclusively of Spy branded ...
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El Corte Inglés, which is the largest department store group...
El Corte Inglés, which is the largest department store group in Europe and one of the largest retailers of sports products in Spain, has announced plans to restructure debts of about €5 billion with banks and various other financial institutions in Spain and abroad, taking advantage of the current low ...
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The European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) and the International Sport and...
The European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) and the International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA) have announced that their partnership to promote the benefits of active lifestyle across Europe has been awarded a €1 million grant from the European Union budget. The grant is to be used for the upcoming Oct. 7-13 ...
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Erima has established a new subsidiary for the Danish market,...
Erima has established a new subsidiary for the Danish market, targeting an annual turnover of €2 million within the next five years. It will be directly steered by the controlling shareholder of the German team sports apparel company, Wolfram Mannherz. He will work with Thomas Liebsch, responsible for sales and ...
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Nike is going to drop its sponsorship deal with the...
Nike is going to drop its sponsorship deal with the Livestrong Foundation, the charity organization started by cyclist Lance Armstrong, ending a nine-year relationship. The decision came in the wake of Armstrong's doping scandal, after a U.S. anti-doping agency stripped the cyclist of his Tour de France titles in light ...
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TaylorMade-Adidas has released a statement to distance itself from Sergio...
TaylorMade-Adidas has released a statement to distance itself from Sergio Garcia, in the wake of the racially tinged remark made by the Spanish golfer about his rival Tiger Woods. At the European Tour gala event on May 21, when asked if he would invite Woods over to his place, Garcia ...
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A new French fair for racquet sports is planned to...
A new French fair for racquet sports is planned to be held for the first time in Lyon, the fief of Babolat, on Jan. 11-12, 2014, targeting the trade as well as consumer. It is led by a tennis coach, Philippe Tissier, who worked for Décathlon in the past. Marc ...
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Quiksilver has inaugurated its first store in Myanmar, the former...
Quiksilver has inaugurated its first store in Myanmar, the former Burma, which has recently opened up to the world after many years of isolation. The store was opened in partnership with Sein Wut Hmon Company Limited (SWH Asia) and is located in Kamayut Township, in the capital city of Rangoon, ...
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Markus Weinman will leave Lowa this summer to pursue other...
Markus Weinman will leave Lowa this summer to pursue other professional opportunities, after working for this German outdoor company owned by Tecnica Group for 21 years, most recently in charge of sales for Blizzard and other brands owned by Tecnica and distributed by Lowa in some of the German-speaking countries. ...
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Easton-Bell's net sales declined by 4.0 percent to $207.6 million...
Easton-Bell's net sales declined by 4.0 percent to $207.6 million in the first quarter, but its gross margin improved by 1.6 percentage points to 35.8 percent, as compared to the same period a year ago. Excluding severance expenses for the recently dismissed managers of the company, the operating profit before ...
