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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) now...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) now has more than 200 members as 15 more companies have decided to join the industry's global association. Among them are two bike-related companies, Schwalbe and Mavic, from Germany and France, respectively. New are also Uhlsport, the German team sports company, and Campagnolo ...
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TSL, the French snowshoe specialist, presented its first flexible model...
TSL, the French snowshoe specialist, presented its first flexible model of snowshoes at this year's Ispo Munich show. Due to the flexible structure of the frame and the bindings, the new product, called Symbioz, adapts to the foot and the terrain, while independent claws provide for traction and holding. The ...
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Marcos Garzo, vice president and general manager of Nike Iberia,...
Marcos Garzo, vice president and general manager of Nike Iberia, sees his responsibilities extended to the Italian market, where he is taking the place of Andrea Rossi, the longtime Italian country manager of the Swoosh. Garzo will work in Italy with his sales manager for Spain and Portugal, Ignacio Serrat, ...
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Head is introducing a new material in its latest generation...
Head is introducing a new material in its latest generation of tennis racquets, the YouTrek line. The material is called graphene and was used in the racquet that helped Novak Djokovic to win the Australian Open this year. Graphene is described as extremely light, superthin and 200 times more tearproof than ...
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Jean-Pierre Gingembre will represent Groupe Go Sport in the negotiations...
Jean-Pierre Gingembre will represent Groupe Go Sport in the negotiations of Sports Trade Marketing International (STMI), according to a report in sport-guide.com. He will replace Benoit Verdier, who left STMI at the end of January to work for another international group outside of the sports sector. Gingembre joined Go Sport in ...
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W.L. Gore presented at Ispo a new patent-pending multi-layer membrane...
W.L. Gore presented at Ispo a new patent-pending multi-layer membrane technology, called Gore-Tex Pro, that consists of 100 percent ePTFE-based microstructures, bonded to the outer material, and a specially developed inner lining. After working on this project for four and a half years, extensive testing with mountain guides showed that the ...
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The Noël group has regained the license for the Umbro...
The Noël group has regained the license for the Umbro brand in France. Noël, a company involved in children's, men's, military and safety shoes, had licensed the brand for many years. Umbro International then took over the operation, called Noël Soccer, in two stages, starting with a 49 percent stake ...
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The Sonae Group is placing Berg Outdoor, the private label of its...
The Sonae Group is placing Berg Outdoor, the private label of its Sportzone chain of sporting goods stores, at the disposal of other retailers and distributors worldwide. Since one year ago, it has been making it available to other retailers in Portugal and Spain. Berg exhibited at the Ispo Munich fair earlier this month for the ...
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A Swedish online sports retailer, Sportamore, reported a sharp rise...
A Swedish online sports retailer, Sportamore, reported a sharp rise in sales for 2012, but its operating profit remained negative, according to Sportfack. Total revenues for 2012 amounted to 153.3 million Swedish kronor (€18.1m-$24.3m), up by 125 percent from 2011. The operating loss increased by almost 3 million SEK to SEK ...
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Callaway Golf registered net sales of $118 million for the...
Callaway Golf registered net sales of $118 million for the fourth quarter, consistent with the company's latest guidance, against $154 million in the same period of 2011. Net sales for the full financial year were $832 million, down from $887 million. The net loss for 2012 was of $124 million, ...
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Zoggs, the Australian brand of swim goggles about which we...
Zoggs, the Australian brand of swim goggles about which we reported on Dec. 12, has added an optional feature to the superior lenses of its Predator Flex frames. It is offering lenses with an embedded photochromatic treatment that react to the UV rays from the sun, darkening the optics when they ...
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A well-known Irish golf champion, Padraig Harrington, is acting as...
A well-known Irish golf champion, Padraig Harrington, is acting as a global brand ambassador for the Golf Swing Shirt Company. The American firm has developed a special patent-pending garment, the Golf Swing Shirt, designed to train golfers to make their swings correctly. The shirt is constructed in such a way ...
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Sole Technology, the group selling action sports brands from Etnies...
Sole Technology, the group selling action sports brands from Etnies to Emerica, Altamont and ThirtyTwo, has moved into a new European head office in the Houthavens district of Amsterdam. The company first set up its European office in the Dutch capital in 2007, but the new building is equipped with ...
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Several action sports and outdoor brands have decided to rely...
Several action sports and outdoor brands have decided to rely on Brands for Good as a communication platform to make their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives more visible in the media. The concept and participating projects will be introduced at Ispo Munich, in Hall A2, Booth 105. The projects involved ...
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Spyder Active Sports has made internal promotions. J.J. Collier is...
Spyder Active Sports has made internal promotions. J.J. Collier is elevated to the position of senior vice president of product and design. Russ Rowan has become senior vice president of marketing and sales for North America.
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Julbo launched a big TV advertising campaign this past month...
Julbo launched a big TV advertising campaign this past month of January on Eurosport and Eurosport 2. Coinciding with the winter sports races covered by these channels, the campaign is expected to reach more than 12 million impacts. The French sports eyewear company will use the opportunity of the Ispo ...
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Just a few weeks after his departure from the top...
Just a few weeks after his departure from the top of Puma's European operations, Sergio Bucher has been appointed head of apparel at Amazon Europe. Bucher has been in the apparel and sporting goods industry since 1987 in various positions with DuPont (then owner of Invista and various brands of man-made fibers such ...
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AG Sport Consulting, the French-based consultancy of Andy Gugenheimer, plans...
AG Sport Consulting, the French-based consultancy of Andy Gugenheimer, plans to come out with a new Sportyjob job board and management recruitment service by the end of February.
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Criticism rained down on the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) again...
Criticism rained down on the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) again this week, after it decided to disband the supposedly independent commission (UCIIC) it set up in November to investigate the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. It turned out that the commission's three members were in fact intent on doing their job ...
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All the divisions of the Lafuma Group registered sales decreases in...
All the divisions of the Lafuma Group registered sales decreases in the first quarter ended last Dec. 31 against the first quarter of the previous financial year due to a sluggish market in Europe and an Asian market that turned out to be less dynamic than in the previous seasons. Sales in the Surf division, ...
