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Galvin Green, the Swedish marketer of golf apparel, has decided...
Galvin Green, the Swedish marketer of golf apparel, has decided to enter the U.S. market in the course of this year through its own subsidiary, which will be led by Martin Nielsson. The company sees the move into the world's largest market for golf garments as a logical step after selling ...
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Rapala VMC Corporation has appointed Victor Skvortsov to its executive...
Rapala VMC Corporation has appointed Victor Skvortsov to its executive committee. He is in charge of Zao Normark, the Russian distribution company of the Finnish group, which also takes care of operations in Belarus and Kazakhstan.
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Décathlon has obtained the approval of India's Foreign Investment Promotion...
Décathlon has obtained the approval of India's Foreign Investment Promotion Board to open its first stores for the general public in the country, controlling them at 100 percent. According to reports, the French chain is planning to invest around €100 million to expand in India, but a spokesman for its ...
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Under Armour has filed a lawsuit in a district court...
Under Armour has filed a lawsuit in a district court in Baltimore against Nike, claiming that it is infringing on the federally registered “I Will” trademark. The company said that Nike has been using a similar phrase to promote its products. “I will” is the theme of Under Armour's latest ...
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Nike, Oakley and other sponsors have withdrawn their association with Oscar...
Nike, Oakley and other sponsors have withdrawn their association with Oscar Pistorius, the South African paralympic champion, pending the results of a judicial investigation into the murder of his girl friend, Reeva Steenkamp. An ad for Nike has been pulled out from Pistorius' own website, quoting the 26-year-old champion as saying: ...
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The board of directors of Foot Locker, which has been...
The board of directors of Foot Locker, which has been faring well financially, has approved a $220 million investment program for the current year. That is far more than the $163 million spent last year. The money will be invested in various fields of expansion such as the development and roll-out of ...
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The board of directors of Foot Locker, which has been...
The board of directors of Foot Locker, which has been faring well financially, has approved a $220 million investment program for the current year. That is far more than the $163 million spent last year. The money will be invested in various fields of expansion such as the development and roll-out of ...
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Björn Borg, the licensee of the former Swedish tennis champion by...
Björn Borg, the licensee of the former Swedish tennis champion by this name, is to acquire its operations in Finland from the current distributor, Fashion Case Oy, owned by Anne Immonen. After the acquisition, Björn Borg will become the principal owner. Ove Asplund, previously a sales manager for JC and a store ...
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Foot Locker has elected Maxine Clark to its board of...
Foot Locker has elected Maxine Clark to its board of director. Like Ken Hicks, current chairman and chief executive of Foot Locker, she worked previously for Payless ShoeSource as president of this international shoe retail chain. She also spent 19 years as an executive with May Department Stores. She is ...
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The cycling boom that has swept through Sweden over the...
The cycling boom that has swept through Sweden over the past few years shows no sign of letting up. Statistics show that around 540,000 bicycles were sold in Sweden during 2012, or 8 percent more than in the previous year. Small dealers were able to increase their share of the ...
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Brunswick Bowling has signed up Dinghong Bowling as its new...
Brunswick Bowling has signed up Dinghong Bowling as its new distributor in China. Founded in 1996 and run by Tao “Kevin” Wang, the company operates seven bowling centers in China including one in the Swan Hotel of Harbin, where its head office is located. It plans to build new bowling ...
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François-Xavier Chupin, the French entrepreneur who licenses the Kappa brand...
François-Xavier Chupin, the French entrepreneur who licenses the Kappa brand and others in France and other neighboring countries through a company called Sport Finance, is said to have become an apparel licensee for the Sergio Tacchini brand through another company called Fashion Distribution. The deal has not yet been officially ...
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Brian Singer, chief executive and founder of Rip Curl, has...
Brian Singer, chief executive and founder of Rip Curl, has appointed Wilco Prins chief of the boardsports brand's European operations. He replaces Olivier Cantet, who led Rip Curl Europe for ten years and decided to leave the company a few weeks ago, largely for personal reasons. The 36-year-old Prins has ...
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Edwin Haid is going to be the new chief executive...
Edwin Haid is going to be the new chief executive for Maier Sports' Gonso and Rono brands, starting on March 18, taking the place of Kai Marquardt. He announced a few days ago that he was stepping down as German country manager of Lafuma, after eight years in office, to ...
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Jack Wolfskin is promoting its vast range of children's...
Jack Wolfskin is promoting its vast range of children's outdoor clothing inFranceby becoming an official partner of the French Ski Schools (ESF) and of the first winter edition of the Teenag'Games. The ESF groups some 17,000 ski coaches at 250 ski schools throughout France. The Teenag'Games is a series of ...
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Last month's Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City...
Last month's Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City featured a total of 950 brands, or 8 percent more than a year earlier. According to the organizers, who continue to vet new registrants to check their qualifications, preliminary figures indicate that attendance levels were strong.
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The German-based company Schanner has taken on the distribution of...
The German-based company Schanner has taken on the distribution of Head skates for Germany, Austria and Italy. In charge of sales is Marc Meier, who is both owner and managing director of Schanner, a company specializing in ice hockey. It distributes Bauer in the same countries and will sell ice ...
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JD Sports Fashion is not confirming reports that it is...
JD Sports Fashion is not confirming reports that it is about to enter the Dutch market through the takeover of Setpoint, a local menswear retailer with 17 stores in the country that are facing a possible shutdown. The reports indicate that they may be converted into JD stores. Separately, JD ...
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Craig Stevenson will leave Quiksilver, where he is serving as...
Craig Stevenson will leave Quiksilver, where he is serving as global brand president and chief operating officer, after the end of its financial year next Oct. 31. The announcement of his departure comes six weeks after the appointment of Andy Mooney as president and chief executive of the group. Meanwhile, ...
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Johnson Outdoors has created new positions in its Johnson Outdoors...
Johnson Outdoors has created new positions in its Johnson Outdoors Gear (JOG) and Watercraft divisions. Aside from two regional appointments for the U.S. market, Johnson has named Chris Lussier senior regional and international sales manager for JOG and the newly acquired Jetboil brand. Lussier, a former vice president for sales ...
