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The U.S. Golf Manufacturer's Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group reported the conviction...
The U.S. Golf Manufacturer's Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group reported the conviction and sentencing of a Chinese counterfeiter as marking an important success in the group's efforts. Zeng Hong, owner of Simple Golf, was arrested in September last year when Chinese officials raided five facilities and seized approximately 70,000 counterfeit golf products. ...
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Errea, the Italian producer of team sports apparel, has appointed...
Errea, the Italian producer of team sports apparel, has appointed Dietmar Gaslor as general agent for the German market. The 57-year-old industry veteran has been national sales manager for Umbro, country manager for Diadora and key accounts manager for Fila in Germany.
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Fusalp has appointed a new export manager, Ivan Cecotti, who...
Fusalp has appointed a new export manager, Ivan Cecotti, who has been working in the ski and surf sectors for 16 years. He acted as international sales director for the winter lines of Quiksilver and Roxy, and then he ran the French subsidiary of K2 until the beginning of 2011. ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Stefan Gmeiner as country manager...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Stefan Gmeiner as country manager for Germany, the Netherlands and Slovenia for the Columbia and Sorel brands from the start of this month. He replaces Mike Kaier, who left to join Falke. Gmeiner was previously category sales manager for apparel, performance layers and accessories for ...
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England's Football Association (FA) confirmed that it was putting an...
England's Football Association (FA) confirmed that it was putting an end to its long-standing relationship with Umbro, and that the England football team will be wearing Nike apparel from next spring. Nike bought Umbro in 2007 but announced a few months ago that it wanted to sell the British football ...
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Nike is the new sponsor of the Spanish Basketball Association....
Nike is the new sponsor of the Spanish Basketball Association. Pau Gasol, Marta Fernández and their teammates will be in Nike shirts earlier this month. Gasol himself was at Nike's Madrid office last week to announce a partnership between the American brand and the Spanish basketball federation, starting from next ...
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The first edition of Golf Europe held in Augsburg drew...
The first edition of Golf Europe held in Augsburg drew 1,948 professional visitors from 34 countries, who held talks with 114 exhibitors carrying 170 brands. About half of the fair's visitors came from countries other than Germany. Golf Europe was previously held in Munich, and the three-day event in Augsburg ...
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Snowboard Dachstein Tauern, the Austrian company behind Blue Tomato taken...
Snowboard Dachstein Tauern, the Austrian company behind Blue Tomato taken over by Zumiez of the U.S., made a turnover of €24.5 million in the financial year ended last April 30, according to a report by its auditor, KPMG Austria. It made an operating profit (Ebit) of €4.7 million and ended ...
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Authentic Brands Group, the new owner of Prince, has struck...
Authentic Brands Group, the new owner of Prince, has struck a distribution agreement with Globeride for the Japanese market. In China, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, the brand's products will be distributed by Wellpower Sports.
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Thomas Brock, who has been with Mammut Sports Group...
Thomas Brock, who has been with Mammut Sports Group as sales director for equipment and footwear in Germany since 2003, was appointed head of Mammut's operations in the Swiss market. He will replace Bernhard Bolliger, the longtime country manager in Switzerland, who decided to go into retirement and to ...
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Pou Sheng International, the big Chinese retail group owned by...
Pou Sheng International, the big Chinese retail group owned by Pou Chen Corporation, announced the appointment of a new executive director and chief executive, Heh-Der Kwan, replacing Pan-Tsu Wu after only a few months in office. At the same time, Pou Sheng reported a net loss of US$28.0 million for ...
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Spy Optic had to modify its billboard in Encinitas, California,...
Spy Optic had to modify its billboard in Encinitas, California, advertising its new Happy Lens. The previous ad read “Happy to sit on your face,” and garnered some complaints from locals about the double entendre. Spy took it down after a week. The new board reads “Happiness is coming …” ...
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Prince Global has renewed its sponsorship of Mike and Bob...
Prince Global has renewed its sponsorship of Mike and Bob Bryan, the American brothers who hold the record for all-time winningest doubles team, male or female. They also won the 2012 U.S. Open and a gold medal at the London Olympics. They will continue to use Prince's EXO3 Rebel 95 ...
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Kesko Corporation of Finland issued a senior unsecured bond of...
Kesko Corporation of Finland issued a senior unsecured bond of €250 million for general corporate purposes, carrying a fixed annual interest rate of 2.75 percent and maturing on Sept. 11, 2018. The significantly oversubscribed bond issue was allocated to 87 investors. The ramp-up of the Russian Intersport operation, which Kesko ...
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The second-generation owners of Ivanhoe, a Swedish brand...
The second-generation owners of Ivanhoe, a Swedish brand of outdoor and golf apparel, have started to transfer responsibilities and ownership to the third generation of the Göthager family. Anna and Anders Göthager became the majority shareholders of Ivanhoe Support AB, a new entity that will deal with marketing, ...
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A new forum called Textrends will premier at next year's...
A new forum called Textrends will premier at next year's Ispo Munich. The idea behind the show within the show is to have a platform for designers, product managers, etc. who will get an overview over the latest trends in materials offered by suppliers to the industry for the following ...
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The Hobie Cat Company, the producer of kayaks and sailboats...
The Hobie Cat Company, the producer of kayaks and sailboats based at Oceanside, California, has acquired Hobie Cat Europe, which is based in Toulon, France. Founded by Hobie Alter in 1968, the U.S. company was acquired by Coleman in 1975. In 1989, Coleman split the operation into two parts, one ...
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Sanita Footwear is changing ownership and selling off its so-called...
Sanita Footwear is changing ownership and selling off its so-called trading division to concentrate on its Sanita brand of clogs and comfort shoes, which is performing particularly well in the U.S. The trading division of the Danish company comprises five company-owned footwear brands – Bundgaard, Trigger, Jaco, Sanilet and Ambre ...
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Fredrik Johanson, chief executive of Intersport Sverige for the last...
Fredrik Johanson, chief executive of Intersport Sverige for the last six years, has left the Swedish buying group, it was announced to staff and retailers last week. Johanson's tenure was marked by significant improvements in the performance of the buying group, as well as all-out centralization and the launch of ...
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Magnus Månsson, the chief executive of Craft, is set to...
Magnus Månsson, the chief executive of Craft, is set to leave the company in a few weeks. He was appointed head of fashion and chief executive of Nelly.com, a leading Nordic online fashion retailer that belongs to the CDON Group, a listed online retailing group. Craft is owned by the ...
