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Topo Athletic is a new brand of athletic gear that...
Topo Athletic is a new brand of athletic gear that will premier at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City next January. The idea behind the new concept is to amplify the benefits of natural biomechanics, rather than modifying them. The new company was founded by Tony Post, ...
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Right in time for the holiday season, Intersport Austria has...
Right in time for the holiday season, Intersport Austria has donated 3,000 winter jackets to Volkshilfe (“help to the people”), a local charity organization. The used jackets came from customers of Intersport's retailers. In return for their used jackets, the customers got a 20 percent discount on the purchase of ...
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Sport-Fachhandel, the German trade publication, reports that representatives of Austrian...
Sport-Fachhandel, the German trade publication, reports that representatives of Austrian retailers, distributors and producers as well as of VSSÖ, the country's industry federation, have recently discussed the fate of the summer edition of the Austrian Ösfa trade show. Organized by Brandboxx in Salzburg, the last edition was widely considered a failure ...
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Schöffel has become a certified Authorized Economic Operator, a status...
Schöffel has become a certified Authorized Economic Operator, a status granted by local customs authorities in the European Union. In line with EU regulations, the AEO-C certificate allows the apparel company to enjoy facilitated procedures through customs. The company is hopeful that this sort of privileged treatment by customs authorities ...
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For the first time, Ispo Munich is giving out awards...
For the first time, Ispo Munich is giving out awards for the most impressive efforts in communication. The lucky winners have already been announced, and the awards ceremony will be held at the show on Feb. 4. A jury picked 26 winners, nine gold winners, and from them, one overall ...
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While boasting that it wants to overtake Puma, New Balance...
While boasting that it wants to overtake Puma, New Balance is moving into the skate footwear market, through a licensing deal with Black Box Distribution in California. The range is to be branded as New Balance Numeric or NB#. Black Box, a company specializing in skating products, will make and ...
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Warrior Sports, the team sports brand of New Balance, has...
Warrior Sports, the team sports brand of New Balance, has signed a sponsorship deal with Jonás Gutiérrez, a 29-year-old Argentinean football player who has been a member of the Newcastle United team since 2008. Nicknamed “Spider-Man” because of a mask that he put on when he scored a goal during his ...
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Cocona, the materials technology company based in Boulder, Colorado, has secured...
Cocona, the materials technology company based in Boulder, Colorado, has secured a $15 million Series C equity private placement and will use the funds for marketing, developing new technologies and general working capital purposes. The transaction was led by H.I.G. Growth Partners and two prior Cocona investors, Fairhaven Capital and Milcom ...
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With basketball gaining increasing visibility in their domestic market, two Chinese...
With basketball gaining increasing visibility in their domestic market, two Chinese sports brands, Li-Ning and Peak Sports, have signed separate deals to become official partners of two teams of the National Basketball League: the Miami Heat and the Toronto Raptors, respectively. The contract with the Miami Heat, current world champion in the ...
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Kirk Nichols has been named vice president for sales at...
Kirk Nichols has been named vice president for sales at Newton Running with an aim of increasing North American sales, working on strategic partnerships, and other duties aimed at boosting the brand among retailers and consumers. His past experience includes Columbia Sportswear, Hi-Tec Sports and LaCrosse Footwear, where he spent ...
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Blue Tomato is launching the third edition of its Best...
Blue Tomato is launching the third edition of its Best Urban Shot competition, where city board sports participants, from snowboarding to freeskiing, are invited to submit photos and videos of their sport. The only requirement is that the shot be taking in an unrban environment – no parks, no mountains. ...
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Billabong will build its presence in India through a new...
Billabong will build its presence in India through a new distribution agreement with Arvind Lifestyle Brands, a subsidiary of Arvind Ltd., a large textile and apparel company in the country. Arvind will sell the Australian surfwear brand in standalone stores as well as shop-in-shops in department and multi-brand stores. Arvind, ...
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Völkl can proudly call itself “brand of the century,” a...
Völkl can proudly call itself “brand of the century,” a title bestowed by a German publisher, Verlag Deutsche Standards, and granted to companies that illustrate the quality of the German economy. At a ceremony at Berlin's prestigious Adlon hotel, Völkl was awarded the prize for its global importance as the only ...
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Sport Partner reports that employees at Brandboxx Leusden, where many...
Sport Partner reports that employees at Brandboxx Leusden, where many sports brands have their showroom in the Netherlands, are keeping the center open despite the bankruptcy of TCN Sports Business Center, the legal entity that owns the Brandboxx. Last month already saw the bankruptcy of TCN Property Projects, the entity ...
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Marker is entering the protective equipment category with its new...
Marker is entering the protective equipment category with its new Marker Protective Snow Equipment collection. Known for producing ski bindings since the 1950s, the company is launching a line of helmets and goggles for men, women and kids. In partnership with Ortema, which specializes in orthopaedic technology, Marker has developed ...
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There is unconfirmed speculation that Werner Riethmann, CEO of Lowa,...
There is unconfirmed speculation that Werner Riethmann, CEO of Lowa, and the company's contract manufacturer in Slovakia, Riko, are among the candidates to take over Tecnica Group's 60 percent stake in the profitable German-based firm. Two years ago, Riethmann doubled his personal stake in the company to 20 percent and ...
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JD Pro, the new performance-oriented chain of sporting goods stores...
JD Pro, the new performance-oriented chain of sporting goods stores being launched by JD Sports Fashion, is not going to work with Intersport International on branding, private label or exclusive products. Negotiations were held in the past few weeks to no avail. Intersport officials declined to comment, but it would ...
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The co-founder and chairman of Nike, Phil Knight, and his...
The co-founder and chairman of Nike, Phil Knight, and his wife, Penney, have donated $125 million to the Oregon Health Sciences University, with the amount designated to go toward advancing cardiovascular health. The university will create the OHSU Knight Cardiovascular Institute with the help of the gift, which is believed ...
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Jonas Peterson has replaced Magnus Månsson as chief executive of...
Jonas Peterson has replaced Magnus Månsson as chief executive of Craft, the sports apparel specialist owned by the Swedish New Wave Group. Peterson already worked at Craft a few years ago as sales and marketing manager but in May 2010 he became chief executive of Cross Sportswear, another Swedish brand, ...
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Oxylane, the parent company of Décathlon, laid the symbolic foundation...
Oxylane, the parent company of Décathlon, laid the symbolic foundation stone of a future distribution center in Rouvignies last Dec. 10, in the presence of representatives from local authorities. Set to be inaugurated in the autumn of 2013, the new logistical platform will start with a surface of 57,000 square meters, ...
