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Sports Direct International, the largest sporting goods retailer in the...
Sports Direct International, the largest sporting goods retailer in the U.K., announced the takeover of some of the stores, assets and brands of Republic, one of the major young fashion retailers in the U.K., from its judicial administrators. Included in the takeover package are 114 out of the 121 Republic stores, substantially ...
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Jesper Thuen, global marketing manager for Ecco's golf shoes, has...
Jesper Thuen, global marketing manager for Ecco's golf shoes, has left the company to return to professional golf. He had been a professional before joining the Danish company in 1997. Ecco will be one of Thuen's sponsors, and he will keep working for the company on public relations and sports ...
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Luxottica plans to start manufacturing Oakley glasses by the end...
Luxottica plans to start manufacturing Oakley glasses by the end of this year in Brazil, where it is an iconic brand. The first locally made Arnette and Ray-Ban sunglasses will be made at the company's local Tecnol factory as of this month. In 2012, emerging markets represented 12 percent of ...
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Salewa is a sponsor of the photo exhibition “Kaukasus Karakorum,”...
Salewa is a sponsor of the photo exhibition “Kaukasus Karakorum,” which is being presented at the Messner Mountain Museum at the Sigmundskron Castle near Bolzano/Bozen, Italy, from March 3 to Nov. 17, 2013. The Italian outdoor company aims at raising public awareness of environmental issues through the impactful images of glaciers melting ...
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Rudy Project will be the title sponsor of the first...
Rudy Project will be the title sponsor of the first Relay Marathon, which will take place next July 21 at Volpago del Montello, in Northern Italy, as part of the Marathon World Championships for mountain biking, which has been renamed “Le Terre Rosse” (red earth). One hundred teams are expected ...
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Yue Yuen, the leading manufacturer of sports footwear, saw its...
Yue Yuen, the leading manufacturer of sports footwear, saw its sales increase by 3.6 percent to about $7,297 million for the full fiscal year until the end of September. The company's shoe manufacturing business lifted its turnover by just 1.5 percent to $5,074 million, with a decline of 4.9 percent ...
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Very much in line with the unaudited preliminary results put out...
Very much in line with the unaudited preliminary results put out last month, Black Diamond Equipment, the U.S. marketer of the Black Diamond, Gregory, Poc Sweden and Pieps brands, raised its total sales for the full 2012 financial year by 21 percent to $175.9 million. The adjusted gross margin grew from ...
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Effective Sept. 1, Pascal Schweizer will become country manager in...
Effective Sept. 1, Pascal Schweizer will become country manager in charge of Odlo's German operations. The 41-year-old worked for Nike Germany in various positions for eight and a half years before he switched to Kettler, the fitness company, where he served as field director for the sports division. At Odlo ...
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Giant reported consolidated revenues of NT$53.5 billion (€1.4b--$1.8b) last year, up...
Giant reported consolidated revenues of NT$53.5 billion (€1.4b--$1.8b) last year, up by 12.9 percent from 2011. Sales in Europe declined slightly while those in China increased. For 2013, the Taiwanese bike manufacturer expects these trends to continue. Europe, North America and Asia each account for approximately one-third of Giant's revenues. Over ...
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Foot Locker opened its 100th store in France at the...
Foot Locker opened its 100th store in France at the end of last year, according to sport-guide.com. It is located in a recently renovated shopping center at Claye Souilly, anchored by Carrefour, that also accommodates one of the ten JD stores in France. Foot Locker had only 83 stores in ...
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The next edition of Golf Europe, the 20th overall and...
The next edition of Golf Europe, the 20th overall and the second one to be held in Augsburg, Germany, will take place from Sept. 29 through Oct. 1. The registration for trade visitors is now live at www.golf-europe.com. Last year, its organizer, Messe Augsburg, welcomed 1,948 visitors from 34 countries ...
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Shortly after Columbia Sportswear's 2012 results were reported, with...
Shortly after Columbia Sportswear's 2012 results were reported, with significant declines in the region of Europe, the Middle Eastand Africa (EMEA), it became known that Christian Finell has stepped down as the company's general manager in charge of the EMEA region. Finell confirmed his departure, but declined to give additional ...
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From March 4, European consumers will get a chance to...
From March 4, European consumers will get a chance to create their own individual New Era caps through the internet. At www.newerabyyou.com, shoppers can customize their caps according to their needs and preferences. They have the choice among 200 different logos, 33 materials and 56 colors. The 9Fifty and 59Fifty ...
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Arc'teryx will act as sponsor of the third Afghan Ski...
Arc'teryx will act as sponsor of the third Afghan Ski Challenge. The ski touring event will take place on March 1 around the town of Bamiyan, located 230 kilometers northwest of the capital of Kabul to promote tourism in the region. The third edition of the challenge is the first ...
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After Max Niederreiter's switch to Peak Performance, Billabong Germany will...
After Max Niederreiter's switch to Peak Performance, Billabong Germany will rely on a tandem of two managers to steer the German operations. Unlike Niederreiter, who served as sales director for the German-speaking countries, the Benelux countries and the Czech Republic, the new managers in place will handle only the German ...
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Kempa is becoming again the official supplier of the German...
Kempa is becoming again the official supplier of the German Handball Federation (DHB) under a new contract signed for the next five years, starting on July 1. The German brand, which is owned by Uhlsport, already held this role between 2002 and 2007, but Adidas took its place recently. The DHB ...
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Nike has also been hit by a patent infringement suit...
Nike has also been hit by a patent infringement suit filed in a federal U.S. court in Chicago by McDavid and Stirling Moulding of England. The case concerns Nike's use of a flexible material, whose patent is held by Stirling and licensed by McDavid, in foam-padded garments marketed by the ...
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Creating a new position, Icebreaker has appointed a country manager for...
Creating a new position, Icebreaker has appointed a country manager for France and Spain, Benoit Gazagnes. He will be based at the Icebreaker office in Annecy, France, and will oversee the brand's wholesale, retail and e-commerce activities in the two countries. Gazagnes has been in the industry for about 20 years including nine ...
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VF Corporation has announced the election of Matthew J. Shattock,...
VF Corporation has announced the election of Matthew J. Shattock, Beam's president and chief executive, to its board of directors. Shattock, 50, will serve on the compensation and finance committees of VF's board. He has been at the head of Beam, a leading premium spirits company, since 2009, first as ...
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VF Corporation announces the appointment of Scott A. Roe as...
VF Corporation announces the appointment of Scott A. Roe as vice president, controller and chief accounting officer, taking the place of Bradley A. Batten who is retiring after ten years of service with the group. Roe served as vice president of finance and chief financial officer for VF's international business ...
