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The first and only Budget Sport store in Sweden is...
The first and only Budget Sport store in Sweden is closing its doors. Ola Persson, the Intersport franchisee who has been running the store, has found a new tenant for the location from the Sportringen chain. According to Intersport officials, there were at least two reasons for dropping the experiment. ...
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Karstadt has established the new position of chief operating officer...
Karstadt has established the new position of chief operating officer for Rüdiger Hartmann. It has also appointed a new chief financial officer, Miguel Müllenbach, replacing the departing Harald Frasczcak. They both report to Andrew Jennings, chief executive of the German retail group.
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Quiksilver's chief executive officer, Robert McKnight, two other top managers...
Quiksilver's chief executive officer, Robert McKnight, two other top managers and the board of directors of the group are charged of violating a mandate issued by shareholders in 2000 to cap the number of new shares offered under the company's stock option plan at a maximum of 800,000. The Vladimir Gusinsky Living ...
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With a new skiwear collection, Isbjörn of Sweden will enter...
With a new skiwear collection, Isbjörn of Sweden will enter the 8-12-year-old segment. Previously, the company specializing in children's activewear focused only on products for children aged 0 to 7 years.
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Sportart, the German company led by Frank Koch, has decided...
Sportart, the German company led by Frank Koch, has decided to intensify its collaboration with Adidas in the area of boxing equipment, holding regular product meetings. The decision follows an extension of Adidas' supply contract with the German Boxing Federation (DBV) for a further four years.
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Esprit has signed a distribution contract for the Middle East...
Esprit has signed a distribution contract for the Middle East and North Africa with the Al-Futtaim Group, and it is evaluating new options for the Indian market, where it has agreed not to extend its current distribution agreement with Madura Fashion & Lifestyle. Al-Futtaim will take over the existing 35-plus ...
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Rip Curl reports a slightly improved operating profit on a...
Rip Curl reports a slightly improved operating profit on a 15 percent increase in its global sales to more than 400 million Australian dollars (€320m-US$258m) for the financial year ended last June 30. A big drop in Europe was compensated by sales growth in other parts of the world. Notably, double-digit ...
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The seventh edition of the World Snowboard Day is planned...
The seventh edition of the World Snowboard Day is planned for Sunday, Dec. 30. Organized by EuroSIMA, the World Snowboard Federation and Outdoor Sports Valley, it can be described as a free celebration day for the sport, where veterans and neophytes alike are welcomed to the slopes to enjoy and ...
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The share of skiers who wore helmets in Switzerland during...
The share of skiers who wore helmets in Switzerland during the winter 2011/12 winter season increased to 84 percent, up from 81 percent in the previous season. It reached the same ratio already achieved among snowboarders. The ratio went up to 94 percent among children, but it also grew among ...
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Escada plans to start its own online shop for the...
Escada plans to start its own online shop for the German and Austria markets in the spring of 2013, according to Textilwirtschaft. Other countries should follow in the autumn. It should start up with only a selection of items from the brand's main collection, including its Escada Sport line.
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Go Sport has finally started up its virtual store in...
Go Sport has finally started up its virtual store in France. The launch is accompanied by a contest on the internet for purchase vouchers, tickets for a match of the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) football team and jerseys signed by the team's players, with which Go Sport struck a partnership last July. For its ...
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Intersport France is growing rapidly in the mountain resorts, where...
Intersport France is growing rapidly in the mountain resorts, where 18 new stores joined the cooperative so far this year, building up to a total of 206 units specializing in snow and outdoor sports. Thanks to the new store openings, the retailers affiliated with Intersport in the mountain resorts have ...
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Snowleader, a French online retailer of snow sports products, has...
Snowleader, a French online retailer of snow sports products, has carried out an equity increase of €400,000 by issuing new shares to a couple of institutional investors and private shareholders to help pursue its further development, according to sport-guide.com. Thomas Rouault, who started up the website four years ago, will ...
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With a new location in the town of Uppsala, XXL...
With a new location in the town of Uppsala, XXL Sport has now opened its ninth store in Sweden. In 2012 alone, the Norwegian retailer has opened four of its megastores in the country. It wants to end up with six or seven stores in the Stockholm area and four ...
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European and U.S. customs authorities reported that they blocked 132...
European and U.S. customs authorities reported that they blocked 132 websites suspected of selling counterfeit goods earlier this week, including fake Nike products. It is the first time that European and U.S. authorities have teamed up in such a crackdown: On the European side, it involved Europol and customs offices ...
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Sport 2000 International, the second-largest buying group for sports retailers...
Sport 2000 International, the second-largest buying group for sports retailers in Europe, has appointed Dieter Schott in the new position of commercial director from the start of next year to reinforce Sport 2000 as an international retail brand. He will also be responsible for the strategic development for Sport 2000's ...
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Net income fell by 30 percent at Yonex to 220...
Net income fell by 30 percent at Yonex to 220 million yen (€2.1m-$2.7m) in the second quarter ended Sept. 30. Operating income was down by 48 percent to ¥434 million (€4.1m-$5.3m) on 2 percent lower revenues of ¥19.6 billion (€184.2m-$238.3m). The Japanese badminton specialist is forecasting revenues of ¥38.3 billion ...
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Sales of sporting goods in Switzerland declined by 3 percent...
Sales of sporting goods in Switzerland declined by 3 percent in the third quarter, and Swiss retailers are predicting an overall sales decline of 2 percent for the full year, according to a survey conducted by Schweizer Sport & Mode. The results remain extremely diversified, with some stores performing satisfactorily ...
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Carsten Hendrich, 38, is joining the top management of Bogner...
Carsten Hendrich, 38, is joining the top management of Bogner in the new position of marketing and communication manager. He will also be in charge of events, sponsoring and new media. He previously spent more than three years at Breuninger, the large department store operation based in Stuttgart, as brand ...
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Berta de Pablos-Barbier, 43, was recently appointed executive director of...
Berta de Pablos-Barbier, 43, was recently appointed executive director of strategic marketing at Lacoste. She was previously involved in international marketing and communication at Mars and at Boucheron. According to the French media, Lacoste is working on a new management structure following its takeover by Maus Frères. Members of the ...
