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Nautilus has appointed Linda Pearce as its new chief financial...
Nautilus has appointed Linda Pearce as its new chief financial officer, a position that had been vacant since January, with the resignation of Michael D. Mulholland. Pearce joins from Warn Industries, where she occupied the same role between 2000 and early 2012, contributing to the strategic evaluations that eventually led ...
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Asia Bike is breaking off from its parent show, Outdoor...
Asia Bike is breaking off from its parent show, Outdoor Asia, to be a standalone event next year. From Sept. 19-22, 2013, Messe Friedrichshafen will hold the bike event at the Nanjing International Expo Center in China. Organizers are calling it a “small Eurobike.” It is the first trade show ...
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Puma inaugurated its first full-price store in Spain on Aug....
Puma inaugurated its first full-price store in Spain on Aug. 24. Located in Barcelona, in the central and well-known Passeig de Gracia, the store occupies a surface of 250 square meters on two floors, filled with audiovisual equipment including iPads from which customers can directly buy Puma's products.
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Crocs Europe, which is based in the Netherlands, is taking...
Crocs Europe, which is based in the Netherlands, is taking over the distribution of the brand in the Benelux countries. Sport Partner reports that Crocs Europe has decided to directly employ all of the 55 staff in Crocs stores as well as 12 office staff, who have just moved to ...
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Matthew Johnson has been named Titleist brand director for the...
Matthew Johnson has been named Titleist brand director for the EMEA region, with a goal of expanding that golf brand, owned by Acushnet, throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Johnson has extensive experience in brand marketing and brand and category management in the golf and sports industries.
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A former ice hockey champion who has been focusing on...
A former ice hockey champion who has been focusing on football, Daniel Eppler, is going to run Nike's business in the German-speaking countries from next month on as the new general manager for the region. He will replace Mark Pinger, who is going to take charge of basketball, men's athletic ...
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Reed Exhibitions Deutschland and Body LIFE, the trade publication, are...
Reed Exhibitions Deutschland and Body LIFE, the trade publication, are gearing up for this year's European Fitness Summit being held Sept. 26-28 in Barcelona. For the fifth year, top industry decision makers in fitness and wellness will descend on the Spanish city to network and make deals. About 20 suppliers ...
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The European branch of Brooks Sports reached sales of some...
The European branch of Brooks Sports reached sales of some €27 million in the first six months of the current year, which corresponds to an increase of 33 percent. The Münster-based subsidiary covers 23 countries in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East, Africa). For the entire year, the EMEA operations ...
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One Way, the Finnish Nordic sports brand, has introduced a...
One Way, the Finnish Nordic sports brand, has introduced a new web-based platform, with weekly updates on cross-country skiing and other cross country sports. The URL is http://www.onewaysport.com. One Way designs and markets ski poles and technical apparel, footwear and accessories for cross-country skiing, Nordic walking and other outdoor sports. ...
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A top executive of Cisalfa Sport denies persistent rumors in...
A top executive of Cisalfa Sport denies persistent rumors in Italy that the family of Vincenzo Mancini, the founder and former owner of the leading Italian sporting goods retailer, has agreed to buy back the controlling stake held in the company since 2006 by an Italian equity investment firm, Investitori ...
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Fans of Rapala can now shop in the comfort of...
Fans of Rapala can now shop in the comfort of their own homes. The maker of fishing lure, knives and other products has gone live with its new e-commerce site, rapala.com, carrying 10 of the company's brands. The site was designed on the Demandware Commerce platform.
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DC Shoes, the footwear company of Quiksilver, has opened its...
DC Shoes, the footwear company of Quiksilver, has opened its first Central European door through a franchisee in Innsbruck, Austria. The store is run by Markus Baier, a co-founder of moreboards.com, a network of currently 17 stores in the country. Baier also operates three Quiksilver-branded franchises in the Austrian cities ...
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Garmin, the specialty company for mobile navigation, has signed a...
Garmin, the specialty company for mobile navigation, has signed a three-year agreement to be the title sponsor of Velothon, a popular bicycle competition in Berlin, starting with its third edition, scheduled for June 9, 2013. The U.S. company has been increasingly active in cycling. It has been supporting one of the ...
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Cristian Corsi has returned to the leadership of Nike do...
Cristian Corsi has returned to the leadership of Nike do Brasil. Corsi was already Nike's general manager in Brazil for nearly five years until September 2011, and he was called back at a time that is pivotal for the brand's expansion in the country, ahead of the 2014 football World ...
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Petter Northug, a Norwegian star cross-country skier, plans to launch...
Petter Northug, a Norwegian star cross-country skier, plans to launch his own clothing brand. Northug is involved in the company PN Active Wear, which will develop training clothing together with two sponsors of the Norwegian national cross-country ski team sponsors, Swix and Skiforbundet, according to the Norwegian newspaper Finansavisen. Initially, ...
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France's sporting goods market has resisted the general economic slowdown...
France's sporting goods market has resisted the general economic slowdown better than other consumer goods sectors. According to the latest data by NPD Group, sales of sports shoes and sports-inspired footwear grew by 1 percent in value year-on-year in the first six months of this year, while those of active ...
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Etnies has opened a pop-up store in London showcasing its...
Etnies has opened a pop-up store in London showcasing its “Buy a Shoe, Plant a Tree” program. The program plants one tree in the rainforests in the Brazilian state of São Paulo for each purchase of Etnies' Jameson 2 and Jameson 2 Eco shoes. Its goal is to plant 100,000 ...
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The NBA will partner with Kitbag, one of Europe's leading...
The NBA will partner with Kitbag, one of Europe's leading online sports retailers, to launch the league's official e-commerce store for Europe, the Middle East and Africa next month. NBAStore.eu will offer NBA-branded products from the league's official merchandise partners, including Adidas, the NBA's official outfitter, as well as Spalding, ...
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Michael McCormick, executive vice president of global sales and marketing...
Michael McCormick, executive vice president of global sales and marketing at Columbia Sportswear, has resigned from the company for personal reasons. Tim Boyle, the company's chief executive, will take over on an interim basis. McCormick joined Columbia in August 2006 as vice president of sales and was named to the ...
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Last week, Puma opened its first sustainable store in a...
Last week, Puma opened its first sustainable store in a suburb of Bangalore, India. The 800-square-meter store was locally developed and sourced, and was designed for energy savings and environmentally friendly practices. The lower levels are reserved for retail sales, while and upper floor and a terrace will feature a ...
