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Greg Hind, the American businessman and philanthropist who created the...
Greg Hind, the American businessman and philanthropist who created the Hind brand of running apparel, died a few days ago at the age of 66. A former water polo champion, he sold the brand in 1997, but after spending two years with his young family in France, he eventually re-entered ...
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Hardy & Greys, the fishing tackle company that goes back...
Hardy & Greys, the fishing tackle company that goes back to 1872, is being sold by its owner, the Harris & Sheldon Group, a family-owned private investment group in the U.K. Grant Thornton, as business adviser, is looking for a buyer. Harris & Sheldon is trying to sell off all ...
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Pon Holdings in the Netherlands has announced that it has...
Pon Holdings in the Netherlands has announced that it has acquired the Union brand of bicycles from the Dutch Bicycle Group (DBG). It is the fourth takeover in the bike sector for the Dutch conglomerate, which also owns Derby Cycle, Gazelle and Cervelo. Pon will only market the Union brand, ...
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Polartec has appointed Gary Smith as chief executive and Joe...
Polartec has appointed Gary Smith as chief executive and Joe Robinson as chief financial officer, completing a management succession process announced in July. Smith, 49, is to succeed the current chief executive, Andrew J. Vecchione, as of Nov. 1. An expert in the outdoor and apparel industries, Smith previously served ...
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Arrival Star and Melvino Technologies, based in Luxembourg and the...
Arrival Star and Melvino Technologies, based in Luxembourg and the British Virgin Islands, respectively, filed charges in Miami against Nike for direct and indirect patent infringement of patent numbers 6,952,645, 7,400,970, and 6,904,359. The three patents are related to tracking and notification technologies used by Nike for advance ship notices, ...
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Head has extended its long-standing sponsorship with the Association of...
Head has extended its long-standing sponsorship with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which began in 1994. The brand will continue to supply the official ball for the ATP World Tour and the World Tour Finals for five more years.
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New Balance is extending its footprint in the cricket sector...
New Balance is extending its footprint in the cricket sector by signing a three-year sponsorship contract with Jonathan Trott, England's Test cricketer. The contract is the first to encompass both footwear and equipment for cricket. The brand already sponsors two other leading batsmen: Dale Steyn from South Africa and Pat ...
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Northern Tool+Equipment, a mail-order and brick-and-mortar retailer based in Minnesota...
Northern Tool+Equipment, a mail-order and brick-and-mortar retailer based in Minnesota and owned by the Kotula family with some 80 stores, is raising its total annual sales to nearly $1.5 billion with the acquisition of The Sportsman's Guide and The Golf Warehouse. These two operations belong to Redcats USA, the American ...
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Forum Sport, the Spanish sporting goods retail chain based in...
Forum Sport, the Spanish sporting goods retail chain based in the Basque region, has promoted Diego Llorente to director general. He replaces Francisco Fernandéz de Allende, who will remain within the Eroski group at the head of another department. A graduate in telecommunication engineering, Llorente was previously the director of ...
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Sue E. Gove has been promoted to president of Golfsmith...
Sue E. Gove has been promoted to president of Golfsmith International, taking the place of Marty Hanaka, who will continue to serve the golf retail and wholesale group in an advisory role until the end of this year. Gove, who joined Golfsmith four years ago, was previously president and chief ...
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Bob Puccini, the president of Mizuno USA, has been named...
Bob Puccini, the president of Mizuno USA, has been named chairman of the Sports and Fitness Industry Association (formerly the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association). Puccini was first elected to the board in 2007 and named to the executive committee in 2010. He's been with Mizuno since 1995, and president since ...
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The seventh edition of World Snowboard Day has been set...
The seventh edition of World Snowboard Day has been set for Sunday, Dec. 30. Events are set up in countries worldwide for people to discover the sport at no cost. The event is organized by EuroSIMA, the World Snowboard Federation and Outdoor Sports Valley, with the partnership of SnowSports Industries ...
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Dorel Industries, the company that owns bike brands such as...
Dorel Industries, the company that owns bike brands such as Cannondale, GT, Mongoose and Schwinn, reports a 9.1 percent sales increase to $229.0 million for its recreational & leisure segment, thanks in part to the timing of shipments to the mass market. On an organic and currency-neutral basis, the segment's ...
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Oxbow, the surfwear brand of the Lafuma Group, has launched...
Oxbow, the surfwear brand of the Lafuma Group, has launched a restructuring plan that will involve the elimination of 38 jobs out of a total of 145 at its French head office. Oxbow's revenues were down by 16.4 percent to €53.5 million in the latest financial year, ended on Sept. ...
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Skins, the Swiss-based brand of compression garments, has informed the...
Skins, the Swiss-based brand of compression garments, has informed the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) that it would seek damages of $2 million to make up for the adverse impact of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal on its investments in cycling. The company argues that the UCI failed to adequately tackle ...
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Route One, one of the first British skate and streetwear...
Route One, one of the first British skate and streetwear retailers to have launched an e-commerce site in 1998, has opened an interesting store in Bristol. Located just outside the Busy Cabot Circus, it measures 1,800 square feet and carries a wider range of products. Shoppers can use iPads to ...
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Labor unrest is reportedly causing serious disruption in Indonesia's footwear...
Labor unrest is reportedly causing serious disruption in Indonesia's footwear production. The Indonesian Footwear Association (Aprisindo) has told the Jakarta Post that its members have had to suspend operations at more than 200 factories. Employers have been calling for the government to take more efficient measures to quell prolonged and ...
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Ramon Navarro, the Chilean surfer, has joined the team of...
Ramon Navarro, the Chilean surfer, has joined the team of surf ambassadors for Patagonia. He and his fellow Patagonia team member Kohl Christensen will work with Fletcher Chouinard of FCD Surfboards to develop boards for big waves.
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In terms of purchasing power, China's GDP is projected to...
In terms of purchasing power, China's GDP is projected to surpass that of the Eurozone in a year or so, according to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It should become the world's largest economic power by 2016, overtaking the U.S. Even more strikingly, ...
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Lucas LaBree is the new marketing communications manager for Johnson...
Lucas LaBree is the new marketing communications manager for Johnson Outdoors watercraft division, handling Old Town Canoes & Kayaks, Ocean Kayak, Necky Kayaks and Carlisle Paddles.
