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Gio-Goi, an urban fashion brand partly owned by the Pentland...
Gio-Goi, an urban fashion brand partly owned by the Pentland Group, went into administration (a form of bankruptcy) last week. The Guardian reports that Sports Direct International (SDI), the largest British sports retailer and wholesaler, is in talks to acquire the brand. SDI, which has been diversifying into fashion, already bought ...
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Wed'ze, the skiing and snowboarding brand of Oxylane, will be...
Wed'ze, the skiing and snowboarding brand of Oxylane, will be the new official partner of the X Games in Tignes, France, on March 14-16. The brand participated in the 2012 edition and following that experience, it will now upgrade to official partner of the event. Based on the American Winter ...
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One of the major sporting goods retailers in Brazil, Grupo...
One of the major sporting goods retailers in Brazil, Grupo Paquetá, plans to raise the number of its sporting goods stores, called Paquetá Esportes, from 35 to 50 by the end of 2014. Coinciding with the football World Cup, which will be held in Brazil next year, the program includes ...
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As part of a sub-licensing deal with Puma, Centauro has...
As part of a sub-licensing deal with Puma, Centauro has become the official retail partner of four African football federations. The leading sports retailer in Latin America obtained the right to put its logo on the training kit used by the football teams of the Ivory Coast, Senegal, Cameroon and ...
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Odlo has chosen a new partner for the sale of...
Odlo has chosen a new partner for the sale of its products in Sweden, replacing ISC. It's a new start-up, Sports@hill. An established Swedish distributor, Tennis Fashion, is behind the new company. Hans Larsson, with prior experience from Craft, will be responsible for sales of Odlo products in the country, ...
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Columbia Sportswear has chosen Delta Galil Industries to be the...
Columbia Sportswear has chosen Delta Galil Industries to be the exclusive global licensee for its first men's and women's socks. It will develop, produce and distribute Columbia socks designed for hiking, trail-running, hunting, skiing, snowboarding and outdoor lifestyle. The first socks from the new collaboration will be available for autumn ...
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Kajsa Claesson, sales manager of Stadium, the large sporting goods retail...
Kajsa Claesson, sales manager of Stadium, the large sporting goods retail chain in Sweden, won an award for Businesswoman of the Year at the recent Swesport trade show in Stockholm. The award was presented by an organization called Divas, which chose Claesson due to her track record as an effective leader with ...
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Rossignol has created the new position of commercial manager for textile...
Rossignol has created the new position of commercial manager for textile and has appointed Olivier Richard to the job. He will report to Jean Holvoet, general manager of the textile department, a sector that was reintegrated into the group in April 2012. Richard, aged 41, was a leading actor in the ...
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Patric Sport, the Spanish company that owns and markets the...
Patric Sport, the Spanish company that owns and markets the Rox brand of sports apparel, is ran into bankruptcy proceedings last December, according to Tradesport. Rox, which went bankrupt before, had been one of the leading sports brands in Spain in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Newton Running will be the official footwear and run course...
Newton Running will be the official footwear and run course sponsor of the Ironman triathlon in the U.S. for three years. The connection between Newton Running and Ironman is particularly strong, as the company sold its first pair of running shoes ever at the Ironman 70.3 California event in 2007. ...
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Cristiano Ronaldo is signing a line of men's leisure socks...
Cristiano Ronaldo is signing a line of men's leisure socks and underwear developed by a Danish company, JBS. The star of the Real Madrid football team will continue its sponsorship deal with Nike. JBS has already put out a line of underwear named after Caroline Wozniacki, the Swedish tennis champion.
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Sergio Tacchini has informed its Spanish customers that it is...
Sergio Tacchini has informed its Spanish customers that it is shutting down its 28-year-old Spanish sales subsidiary. As previously reported in SGI Europe, the Italian brand is reorganizing operations internationally, seeking licensees for all its products with the help of IMG.
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The Leclercq family, which founded Décathlon and owns a significant...
The Leclercq family, which founded Décathlon and owns a significant stake in its parent company, Oxylane, has injected an unspecified amount into a French investment fund that helps innovative companies to start up and grow. A manager of the fund, called L'Accélérateur, said the new equity will allow it to ...
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John Zopfi, former sales director for Sole Technology in Europe,...
John Zopfi, former sales director for Sole Technology in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), has left the board sports company to set up his own company. Zopfi was previously with Patagonia, for which he built up sales in northern Europe. His track record at Patagonia was apparently one ...
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Shimano will take over the distribution of its products in...
Shimano will take over the distribution of its products in Denmark and the Baltic countries from the start of July. The company currently works with Bjarne Egedesø A/S, a Danish company that sells Shimano in Denmark as well as in the Baltics. Shimano is setting up its own sales office ...
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The German operations of Reusch have taken on the distribution...
The German operations of Reusch have taken on the distribution of Exel, the Finnish maker of poles and floorball equipment, in Germany and Austria. In a first step, the offer of poles is limited to Nordic sports and backcountry, whereas products for summer activities and alpine skiing are planned to ...
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Marchon Eyewear has set up a new sales division that...
Marchon Eyewear has set up a new sales division that will be focusing only on servicing the sporting goods sector in the Europe,Middle Eastand Africa (EMEA) region. It will notably handle sales of performance sunglasses and snow goggles for its long-standing Nike Vision license, as well as action sports sunglasses ...
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XBlades Sports and England's Rugby Football League (RFL), the governing...
XBlades Sports and England's Rugby Football League (RFL), the governing body of the rugby league in the U.K., have entered a 12-month partnership deal under which the firm will supply its boots to the RFL's referees and touch judges. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Established in Australia ...
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Nike patent filings with the European Patent Office in Munich...
Nike patent filings with the European Patent Office in Munich represented 77 percent of all the requests for registration filed by the main sports companies in the ten years between 2010 and 2020, according to a study reported in Die Welt. This compares with 15 percent of the filings for ...
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Injinji has revamped its website for an improved experience for...
Injinji has revamped its website for an improved experience for customers of its toe socks for runners and outdoor enthusiasts. The site now includes informative videos, a sponsored-athlete team and advice to help consumers pick – and then buy – the Injinji product best for them. The relaunch was timed ...
