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Andy Sackmann, who joined Crocs as vice president of marketing...
Andy Sackmann, who joined Crocs as vice president of marketing in June 2011, has been named chief marketing officer of the company. At Crocs, he has been responsible for spearheading the company's global e-commerce effort, which has been deployed over 22 sites and is now generating annual sales of more ...
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Angela Merkel will attend the opening of the Eurobike fair in...
Angela Merkel will attend the opening of the Eurobike fair in Friedrichshafen on Aug. 28. The Federal Chancellery of Germany has announced that the Chancellor will take about two hours to officially open the fair and to get to know the latest trends in the biking world during a tour of ...
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Hi-Tec has announced the opening of a new showroom in...
Hi-Tec has announced the opening of a new showroom in Dublin's Fashion City, a complex of showrooms, warehouses and office units, to showcase its new collections. The presence of Hi-Tec in the same hub as all the other leading brands is expected to facilitate the clients' experience and to enhance ...
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Volcom has announced that it wants to reach a series...
Volcom has announced that it wants to reach a series of environmental goals by 2016, eliminating PVC from its products and reducing carbon emissions, waste and water use by 25 percent. It will only sponsor sustainable surf events. The U.S.-based action sports firm will use the services of Steve Richardson, ...
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Speedo has announced a Paralympian star, Matt Cowdrey, as its...
Speedo has announced a Paralympian star, Matt Cowdrey, as its latest brand ambassador. The Australian swimmer, 13 time Paralympic gold medallist and Australia's most successful Paralympian ever, wore Speedo swimwear throughout the London Paralympic Games, in 2012, where he won five gold medals, two silver and one bronze, adding to ...
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Speedo USA, now a division of PVH Corp., has announced...
Speedo USA, now a division of PVH Corp., has announced that Cullen Jones has signed an agreement with the company through 2017. The American swimming star, who was formerly sponsored by Nike, won silver in the 50m Freestyle, gold in the 4x100m Medley Relay, and silver in the 4x100m Freestyle ...
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Lacoste has decided to reorganize its apparel production for the...
Lacoste has decided to reorganize its apparel production for the Spanish market by assigning it to Devanlay, the company's global licensee for apparel. The deal is effective from the beginning of 2015. The move will have a significant impact on Basi, the Catalonian-based company that has been Lacoste's apparel production ...
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Qiaodan Sports, a Chinese sports apparel and footwear brand, is...
Qiaodan Sports, a Chinese sports apparel and footwear brand, is countersuing Michael Jordan for damages in a Fujian court, alleging that a suit filed by the U.S. basketball star last year tarnished its reputation and thwarted its plans to go public on the Shanghai stock exchange. Jordan, whose Chinese name ...
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TaylorMade-Adidas Golf has appointed David Silvers as vice president and...
TaylorMade-Adidas Golf has appointed David Silvers as vice president and managing director for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Pacific. He takes the place of Ben Sharpe who has moved to the company's head office in California to act as executive president of Adidas Golf and Ashworth. Silvers has ...
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Camila Vesth has been appointed as the new global design...
Camila Vesth has been appointed as the new global design director of Timberland International for apparel and accessories. She has been working most recently as head of creative apparel and director for Le Coq Sportif, and she has also been supervising the collections for Karmameju and for Run and Relax, ...
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Fila has signed a four-year sponsorship deal with World Archery....
Fila has signed a four-year sponsorship deal with World Archery. It will supply the official clothing worn by WA's judges, officials and other staff at various events including the World Cup and the World Championships for archery. The brand will have a noteworthy presence in the final of the World ...
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BasicNet has entered into a six-year partnership with an Argentinian...
BasicNet has entered into a six-year partnership with an Argentinian manufacturer of vulcanized shoes, Distrinando, to license the Kappa and Robe di Kappa brands in Argentina and Uruguay. The deal stipulates minimum royalties based on a minimum turnover of US$57 million for the period, but targets sales of US$73.4 million. ...
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Under Armour has teamed up with Marcelo Ferreira da Silva,...
Under Armour has teamed up with Marcelo Ferreira da Silva, former president of Adidas do Brasil, to set up a subsidiary for the American sports brand in Brazil. Ferreira da Silva is to start working for Under Armour as a consultant and to lead the company's Brazilian entity once it ...
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Marc Meyer, a former buying assistant at Metro, is going...
Marc Meyer, a former buying assistant at Metro, is going to act as sports footwear buyer for two German retailers, according to Schuhkurier, a German trade publication. He will work for a large shoe retail chain, Dielmann, and for a sports and lifestyle specialist, Sporthübner. Meyer had already worked for ...
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The Taiwan Bicycle Exporters' Association said it is investigating the...
The Taiwan Bicycle Exporters' Association said it is investigating the merits of a proposal to shift the dates of the Taipei International Cycle Show from March to July. The latest edition of the fair welcomed a total of 7,179 visitors from 107 countries. More than half of the visitors came ...
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TaylorMade Golf Company plans to open a golf ball manufacturing...
TaylorMade Golf Company plans to open a golf ball manufacturing plant in Liberty, 28 miles east of its facility in Westminster, South Carolina. The 12,000-square-foot plant, in 25 acres, is expected to allow better material flow and reduced cost per unit. The current plant produces around 72,000 balls per day ...
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BBW Marketing Dr. Vossen and Valido, two market research companies,...
BBW Marketing Dr. Vossen and Valido, two market research companies, have released a report on the evolution of e-bikes in Germany. The study is called “Konsumwelt 2013: E-Bikes” (“World Consumption of E-bikes, 2013”). One of the findings is that the German bicycle market is currently doing well mainly because of e-bikes, ...
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Charlie Denson, president of the Nike brand, will become a...
Charlie Denson, president of the Nike brand, will become a honorary doctor of Utah State University, where he graduated in 1979. After graduation, he started a 30-year career at Nike as an assistant store manager at The Athletics Department in Portland, Oregon, which was Nike's first store. He later ran ...
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Shock Doctor Sports has been recognized by Microsoft with the...
Shock Doctor Sports has been recognized by Microsoft with the 2013 Technology Innovation Award in the Small Business category. The award recognizes a company with fewer than 1,000 employees that has achieved measurable success in transforming its IT footprint by using Microsoft Dynamics. In partnership with Tribridge, a U.S.-based IT ...
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Jan Toye, a major player in the Belgian beer industry,...
Jan Toye, a major player in the Belgian beer industry, is the new majority shareholder of Eddy Merckx Cycles, the bicycle company founded by the famous Belgian bicycle racer. Toye has acquired the shares controlled by Joris Brantegem, the founder of the Brantano retail chain, lifting Toye's stake in Eddy ...
