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Cocona, the American materials technology company that is seeking to...
Cocona, the American materials technology company that is seeking to expand in the sporting goods and outdoor sectors, has secured a private placement for $15 million in additional equity. The company will use the funds for marketing, the development of new technologies and general working capital purposes. Cocona, which was ...
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Terramar Sports, the American producer of technical baselayers, is going...
Terramar Sports, the American producer of technical baselayers, is going to be the new distributor of Bridgedale socks for the U.S. and Canada from next January. The British line has been distributed until now by Garmont North America, which is being dissolved. As previously reported, Scott Sports will distribute Garmont ski ...
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As previously reported, the next Bread & Butter show, due...
As previously reported, the next Bread & Butter show, due to be held in Berlin on Jan. 15-17, is going to have many drop-outs. Many other firms will not be readmitted. This will be compensated by some 100 new entries and 50 comebacks.
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The European Union has formally announced that it is expanding...
The European Union has formally announced that it is expanding its investigation into subsidized bike imports from China to cover allegedly Chinese-made products that come in through other countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia. On April 27, the European Commission initiated an anti-subsidies proceeding concerning imports of ...
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PPR is apparently waiting for a recovery at Puma before...
PPR is apparently waiting for a recovery at Puma before making other acquisitions in the sports and lifestyle sectors, where it is eyeing the outdoor segment in particular. At a press conference in New York, François-Henri Pinault, chief executive of the French group, was reported by Women's Wear Daily as ...
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India's central government finally won parliamentary approval last week for...
India's central government finally won parliamentary approval last week for its proposed reform allowing foreign investors to own stakes of 51 percent in multi-brand retail activities. The suggestion to open Indian retailing to foreign interests has been hotly debated for several years: Some view it as an important move to ...
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Arc'teryx has obtained the involvement of the local police in...
Arc'teryx has obtained the involvement of the local police in Vancouver to distribute more than 700 waterproof capes to the homeless population of the Canadian city, where the brand has its head office. The capes are made with excess or discontinued raw materials from the Arc'teryx factory in nearby Burnaby, ...
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Sport Partner reports that Arena has signed a four-year sponsorship...
Sport Partner reports that Arena has signed a four-year sponsorship deal with the Dutch Swimming Federation. Announced during the European championships held in Chartres, the deal relates to all categories from swimming to diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and disabled swimming. Starting from the beginning of next year, the agreement ...
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Lord Seb Coe, the former athlete who chaired the London...
Lord Seb Coe, the former athlete who chaired the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games of the past summer, has been elected executive chairman of CSM Sport & Entertainment, replacing next January Alan Pascoe, who will become president of the organization. CSM is a major global sports ...
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Auchan, the big French-based operator of hypermarkets, which is contolled like Décathlon...
Auchan, the big French-based operator of hypermarkets, which is contolled like Décathlon by the French Mulliez family, has agreed to take over the 91 Real markets in Poland, Romania, Russia and Ukraine, most of which sell a narrow selection of low-priced sports apparel, footwear and equipment, among many other types of products. The acquisition, ...
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Jørgen Jørgensen, chief executive of Norrøna Sport, was recently awarded...
Jørgen Jørgensen, chief executive of Norrøna Sport, was recently awarded a prize as the Norwegian “Entrepreneur of the Year” for 2012 in the trade segment. The prize was awarded by Ernst & Young to Jørgensen for an impressive ability and unique competence for developing innovative products, establishing distribution channels and being one of ...
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Warrior, the team sports brand of New Balance, has signed...
Warrior, the team sports brand of New Balance, has signed a sponsorship deal for its new Skreamer line of football boots with Marouane Fellaini, the Belgian midfield player of the British Everton team. It has also made a move into Spanish football by becoming the official supplier of the uniforms ...
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Helly Hansen will be the official supplier of baselayers to...
Helly Hansen will be the official supplier of baselayers to the U.S. Alpine Ski Team until the end of 2016 season. The collaboration reportedly began last Nov. 30 when the 48 athletes of the team wore Helly Hansen baselayers at a World Cup event at Beaver Creek, Colorado. The Norwegian ...
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The European operations of Columbia Sportswear are recalling rechargeable battery...
The European operations of Columbia Sportswear are recalling rechargeable battery packs that have been delivered to retailers to heat some of the jackets in Columbia's OmniHeat line. While the jackets themselves are safe, it is possible that the batteries may lead to overheating the jackets, which could result in burn injuries ...
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Billabong has opened its third franchised single-brand door in Germany....
Billabong has opened its third franchised single-brand door in Germany. Located in Hamburg and measuring 140 square meters, it carries also the group's Element line and follows the opening of stores in Berlin and Dortmund. In return, the Australian boardsports brand has closed its first and only corporate store in the country. ...
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Speedo is supporting a new project that will combine biotechnology...
Speedo is supporting a new project that will combine biotechnology and laser technology to develop new and sustainable textile processing techniques as well as new creative patterns and design ideas. The idea is to use lasers as a design tool on fabrics before and after they are treated with enzymes ...
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Fischer and its sister brand of sports clothing, Löffler, are...
Fischer and its sister brand of sports clothing, Löffler, are working more closely together in marketing and sales. As part of this process, the two brands will have a common Swiss sales and marketing office of 9,000 square meters in a former paper plant at Stettlen, according to Schweizer Sport + ...
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Napapijri, the Italian sports lifestyle brand of VF Corporation, has...
Napapijri, the Italian sports lifestyle brand of VF Corporation, has a new country manager for Germany, responsible also for Austria and Switzerland. Dirk Pracel, who previously took care of key accounts in these countries and in Eastern Europe, has been promoted to the position, replacing Uwe Lehmann.
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Inside Brands, a well-established distributor of sporting goods in the...
Inside Brands, a well-established distributor of sporting goods in the Netherlands, has restructured its activities, splitting them into two separate companies. Inside Brands continues to sell Rossignol, Tecnifibre, Trezeta and Pro Kennex in the Netherlands. Meanwhile, a separate unit has been set up for Under Armour, the American brand for ...
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The A.S. Roma football team has decided to break up...
The A.S. Roma football team has decided to break up its sponsorship contract with Kappa, well before its scheduled expiration in June 2017, apparently in order to let in a new unnamed big-ticket sponsor. Observers see a relationship between this move and efforts by the new American shareholders of the Roman ...
