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Pearl Izumi has promoted Mike O'Connor, currently vice president of...
Pearl Izumi has promoted Mike O'Connor, currently vice president of consumer service, retail & distribution, to divisional president effective Apr. 1, 2013. He will replace Juergen Eckmann, who is leaving the company after more than 11 years. O'Connor has had a long career in retail, having worked with numerous retailers ...
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Descente reported that sales for the fiscal second quarter ended...
Descente reported that sales for the fiscal second quarter ended Sept. 30 were up by 11.3 percent to 26.1 billion yen (€245.2m-$317.3m), compared with the year-ago period. The gross margin achieved by the Japanese apparel company improved by 0.6 percentage points to 51.0 percent of sales for the quarter, against ...
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The Vegam division of Spac, an Italian developer and manufacturer...
The Vegam division of Spac, an Italian developer and manufacturer of technical fabrics and components near Vicenza, is partnering with the eVent division of General Electric to bring a new line of permeable and bi-component waterproof fabrics to European shoe companies. Spac will produce both three- and four-layer laminates for ...
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Sports Direct International (SDI) is moving further into team sports:...
Sports Direct International (SDI) is moving further into team sports: The leading British sports retailer and wholesaler, which owns a gaggle of sports brands, has acquired a majority stake in Vandanel Premier, a British team sports apparel specialist. Four years ago SDI acquired Sondico, another football brand that is strongly ...
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Oberalp, which distributes Speedo in Italy, is inaugurating its first...
Oberalp, which distributes Speedo in Italy, is inaugurating its first Speedo House in the country in the city of Bolzano, in the northeast of the country. It is located in the large sporting goods store operated by a sister company, Sportler, under the city's arcades. The Speedo House consists of ...
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Matrix Fitness, one of the divisions of Johnson Health Tech,...
Matrix Fitness, one of the divisions of Johnson Health Tech, has become the official supplier of fitness equipment to the Red Bull Racing automotive team. Matrix has equipped an on-site gym in the team's head office for use by the drivers and team employees.
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Patagonia has unveiled a plant-based wetsuit, as an environmentally-friendly...
Patagonia has unveiled a plant-based wetsuit, as an environmentally-friendly alternative to neoprene products. It was developed in partnership with Yulex Corporation, a company focusing on clean technologies using agriculture-based biomaterials. The new Patagonia wetsuit is made at 60 percent of biorubber issued from guayule, a renewable crop which requires little ...
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Jonathan Petty, European marketing manager at Patagonia, is preparing to...
Jonathan Petty, European marketing manager at Patagonia, is preparing to move to London to become regional manager for the same brand in northern Europe, encompassing the U.K., Ireland, the Nordics and the Baltics. To reinforce its business in all of Europe, Patagonia has carved the continent into four regional units. ...
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In preparation for its planned expansion into the U.S., Galvin...
In preparation for its planned expansion into the U.S., Galvin Green has hired a brand manager, Nicholai Stein, who will take a proactive role in marketing for the Swedish brand of waterproof golf clothing, which is already a leader on the U.K. market. He will report directly to Christian Nilsson, ...
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The French federation of the sporting goods industry, Fifas, has...
The French federation of the sporting goods industry, Fifas, has launched a new website featuring a new visual identity, with a new logo and a new graphic design. The organization aims at modernizing its image and better communicating with its members. The new website also covers corporate social responsibility and ...
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India's Serious Fraud Investigation Office is reportedly going to file...
India's Serious Fraud Investigation Office is reportedly going to file additional charges against two former executives of Reebok India, Subhinder Singh Prem and Vishnu Bhagat, after receiving a forensic audit ordered by Adidas and conducted by Ernst & Young. The review has uncovered allegedly fake transactions with unauthorized customers that ...
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L-Fashion Group of Finland informally took over the operations of...
L-Fashion Group of Finland informally took over the operations of its distributors in the Netherlands earlier this month, in a switch that will be formalized in January. The Finnish company was previously dealing with two companies in the country: Pelser Mode-Agenturen, headed by Marcel Pelser, taking care of the Luhta ...
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Odlo has opened a franchised store for the first...
Odlo has opened a franchised store for the first time in Germany in the town of Lörrach, in the extreme southwest corner of the country. The selling space of 180 square meters is run by Intersport Bohny, a local retailer that already operates two single-brand stores for The North Face ...
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Flow Snowboarding will return as the title sponsor for Tailgate...
Flow Snowboarding will return as the title sponsor for Tailgate Alaska, the yearly gathering of elite riders on Alaska's Thompson Pass. Heading into its sixth year, the snowboarding festival will take place from March 29 to April 7, 2013. Flow Snowboarding will also be sponsoring the Flow World Freeriding Championships, ...
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Lafuma, the French outdoor group, said that preliminary talks...
Lafuma, the French outdoor group, said that preliminary talks held with E-Land for a potential takeover by the Korean group had not revealed sufficient synergies between the two companies. Lafuma confirmed last month that it had been approached by E-Land and agreed to hold discussions with the Korean group, which ...
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The proportion of French people practicing at least one physical...
The proportion of French people practicing at least one physical or sports activities has risen to 87 percent of the total population from 84 percent ten years ago, according to a major survey conducted by the French sporting goods retailers' federation, FPS, through Ipsos. Among the various sports activities, running, ...
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Ulf Kinneson, general manager of Puma in the Nordics, is...
Ulf Kinneson, general manager of Puma in the Nordics, is to become the new chief executive at Intersport Sverige. The seat was vacated two months ago when Fredrik Johanson left the company after six years in charge. It will still be filled on an interim basis for several weeks, since ...
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LK International, the Swiss marketer of snow, outdoor and golf...
LK International, the Swiss marketer of snow, outdoor and golf wear under the Kjus brand name, has created a subsidiary for Germany. Rainer Fink, a former Quiksilver and Billabong executive, has been named country manager and will take care of the entire south of the country himself. The golf business ...
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Shareholding in Sports Unlimited, the Spanish sporting goods show in...
Shareholding in Sports Unlimited, the Spanish sporting goods show in Valencia, is set to change. It is currently a joint venture between Reed Exhibitions Iberia and Feria Valencia. As Reed has decided to make a strategic withdrawal from the Iberian market, Feria Valencia is planning to take full control over the ...
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The New Wave Group's sports and leisure unit saw its...
The New Wave Group's sports and leisure unit saw its sales decline by 13 percent, excluding acquisitions, during the third quarter ended Sept. 30, but the group's management indicated that it is “developing well” in spite of the poor economic climate. The unit comprises Craft and Cutter&Buck, along with smaller ...
