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OrthoLite has inaugurated its first factory in Vietnam, which is...
OrthoLite has inaugurated its first factory in Vietnam, which is set to produce about 3 million pairs of open-cell foam insoles per month. The new 13,000-square-meter facility is located in Thuan An Town, in the Binh Duong province, one of the biggest industrial areas in the country and about 45 ...
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The YKK Fastening Products Group, famous for its zippers, has...
The YKK Fastening Products Group, famous for its zippers, has become a Bluesign system partner. The company's manufacturing facilities already operate under ISO 14001 standards and the main product lines comply with Oeko-Tex standards.
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Kappa will be the new official supplier of the German...
Kappa will be the new official supplier of the German Borussia Mönchengladbach football team for five years, starting with the next playing season. Lotto was the previous sponsor of the team.
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Pull-In is not going to merge as previously planned with...
Pull-In is not going to merge as previously planned with Coalision, the Canadian group that owns the Orage and Lolë brands. Pull-In is a French brand of underwear founded by Emmanuel Lohéac, a former manager of DC Shoes. He wanted to join forces with Bernard Mariette, former president of Quiksilver ...
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Sympatex Technologies is preparing two information sessions at Ispo Munich...
Sympatex Technologies is preparing two information sessions at Ispo Munich about the topical issue of fluorocarbons and their eco-friendly alternatives. A report published by Greenpeace a few weeks ago pointed to the damaging environmental impact of some PFCs, which are used on a small scale in the outdoor industry to ...
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Salewa has set up a joint venture with Inspiration Outdoor...
Salewa has set up a joint venture with Inspiration Outdoor Trading, which has been the Italian outdoor brand's distributor and licensee for China for more than a year. Salewa is investing 40 million yuan renminbi (€4.7m-$6.4m) in the company, in which it holds a stake of 60 percent. The two partners have ...
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Puma will no longer be the kit provider of the...
Puma will no longer be the kit provider of the Irish Rugby Union (IRFU), and it will stop sponsoring rugby in Europe altogether. According to Reuters, the German firm will continue to supply kits to cover the 2013-14 rugby season, leaving 18 months for the IRFU to replace Puma before the ...
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Puma has teamed up with Totalsports, one of the leading...
Puma has teamed up with Totalsports, one of the leading sporting goods retailers in South Africa, to sell merchandise for the Orange Africa Cup of Nations (ACN) that started in the country on Jan. 19 and will end on Feb. 10. Puma is the official fan supplier of the tournament, ...
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About 200 exhibitors and 20,000 visitors are expected this year...
About 200 exhibitors and 20,000 visitors are expected this year at Novomania, China's leading international fashion trade show, which will be held at the Shanghai Mart from July 17 to 19. The dates were moved from March to July to fit between the European and U.S. fashion seasons. The fair's ...
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Effective Feb. 1, Andreas Rauter will return to the European...
Effective Feb. 1, Andreas Rauter will return to the European operations of Burton based in Innsbruck, Austria, to become senior director of sales. Between 1993 and 2003, Rauter served the snowboard company in various marketing and sales positions before he switched to the headquarters of Salewa in Bolzano, Italy. At ...
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ANWR Group, the parent company of Sport 2000 Germany and...
ANWR Group, the parent company of Sport 2000 Germany and several buying groups in shoe retailing, reached sales of €7.6 billion in 2012, which was about the same as the previous year, but the group expects that its turnover will increase this year. Some €5.2 billion came from financial services ...
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Li & Fung has announced that for 2012, its core...
Li & Fung has announced that for 2012, its core operating profit will probably be down by about 40 percent from 2011 because of restructuring costs and other provisions related to LF USA's operations. The other segments of the company have met expectations. Li & Fung, which manages global supply ...
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Converse is moving its world headquarters about 30 miles down...
Converse is moving its world headquarters about 30 miles down the road to Boston, leaving its former spot in North Andover, Massachusetts. The new space is being developed by Related Companies and the Beal Companies in the North End area of the city, as part of the Lovejoy Wharf project. ...
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Professor Anselm Vogel has passed away. He was 83. Vogel...
Professor Anselm Vogel has passed away. He was 83. Vogel is considered to be the scientific pioneer in research on the impact of skiing on the human body. His fundamental research showed the interaction between the knee, the shinbone, the boot and the ski. The practical result of his work ...
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Bauer Performance Sports lifted its sales by 9 percent to...
Bauer Performance Sports lifted its sales by 9 percent to $109.6 million for the three months until the end of November, which was a rise of 10 percent in constant currencies. It was aided by the acquisitions of Cascade Helmets, a maker of lacrosse helmets bought in June; and Inaria ...
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Rumors continue to abound in Britain about the new investment...
Rumors continue to abound in Britain about the new investment intentions of Mike Ashley, the majority shareholder of Sports Direct International (SDI), which is the leading British sports retailer and wholesaler. The most recurrent reports are that he wants to acquire House of Fraser, a British chain of department stores. ...
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The NPD Group reports that online sales accounted for about...
The NPD Group reports that online sales accounted for about one-third of the growth of the French sports footwear and apparel market in value for the 12 months until the end of September 2012. Online sales expanded by 9 percent for the period, while sales in stores inched up by ...
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The Accell Group in the Netherlands, which owns a slew...
The Accell Group in the Netherlands, which owns a slew of bicycle and fitness brands, said that it would quit producing and assembling bicycles at the Raleigh plant in Canada this year. Accell bought the Raleigh Cycle group last year, partly to expand its business in North America. About 135,000 ...
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An American investment company, Open Gate Capital, has acquired Zodiac...
An American investment company, Open Gate Capital, has acquired Zodiac Plaisance, known internationally as Zodiac Recreational, which claims to be the world's leading supplier of rigid inflatable boats, also distributed under the Avon and Bombard brand names. Including the manufacture of multi-layer insulations for satellites and stratospheric balloons, the French-based ...
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Yasuhito Kishimoto, European general manager of Mizuno, is acting as...
Yasuhito Kishimoto, European general manager of Mizuno, is acting as general manager of the company's German subsidiary on an interim basis, until a replacement is found for Mark Kaiway. The latter executive ran the German office for the past two years, but he has been appointed general manager of Mizuno's ...
