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Reebok has opened its first Fit Hub in the U.S.,...
Reebok has opened its first Fit Hub in the U.S., at 37th Street and Fifth Avenue in New York. A Reebok retail store is on the street level, with the brand's gym, CrossFit Box, on the lower level. The employees there are fitness and product experts who can give the ...
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Indian newspapers report that a group of Reebok retail franchisees...
Indian newspapers report that a group of Reebok retail franchisees is protesting about the new trading terms proposed by the Adidas Group as part of its cleanup measures for Reebok India, arguing that they are not viable for the retailers. The Adidas Group is striving to alter its relationship with ...
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The Quiksilver group has reportedly sought permission from the Indian...
The Quiksilver group has reportedly sought permission from the Indian government to form a majority-owned joint venture with Reliance Brands, its distributor and licensee in India. Quiksilver would own a stake of 51 percent in the business, enabling it to consolidate Indian sales into its global turnover. In January 2011 ...
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Net losses declined for Nautilus to $164,000 in the second...
Net losses declined for Nautilus to $164,000 in the second quarter of 2012, down from a loss of $3.26 million in the year-ago period. The net revenues of the American fitness equipment company totaled $39.6 million, an increase of 14 percent. The gross margin improved by 1.5 percentage points to ...
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Another 5,000 counterfeit golf products were seized in May by...
Another 5,000 counterfeit golf products were seized in May by Chinese authorities working with the U.S. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group. The raid took place in Dongguan City, with officers entering the Oriental Golf Store and two associated warehouses to seize merchandise and assembly machinery, as well as arresting the ...
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After 10 years of growth in the U.S. and Canada,...
After 10 years of growth in the U.S. and Canada, Mammut Sports Group had to move to a new warehouse in Williston, Vermont. The new facility consolidates its existing headquarters and three separate warehouses on 23,000 square feet, bringing together all product categories. The company said that it would dramatically ...
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Nike wants to make Sunday, Aug. 12, the “most active...
Nike wants to make Sunday, Aug. 12, the “most active day” ever through its Nike+ digital ecosystem, which has more than 8.5 million members around the world. Nike is calling on everybody to engage in a “Greatness Is Ours” mission by sharing their activities and their achievements through the social ...
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While announcing a 16 percent sales increase to $213.9 million...
While announcing a 16 percent sales increase to $213.9 million for the first six months of this year, with growth of 26.5 percent in North America, Johnson Health Tech reported the acquisition of Magnum Fitness, a U.S. manufacturer of commercial fitness equipment located in Wisconsin, where its North American subsidiary ...
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Saucony will have some Gore-Tex footwear for the spring/summer 2013...
Saucony will have some Gore-Tex footwear for the spring/summer 2013 season. Brooks already offers the membrane in some of its own running shoes.
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Speedo has commissioned a report about the benefits of swimming...
Speedo has commissioned a report about the benefits of swimming that it hopes will get more people in the water. The study, conducted by Ipsos MORI, looked into the psychological benefits of swimming. It found that, according to 74 percent of the respondents, swimming helps reduce stress and tension, and ...
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Footwear News reports that a Chinese manufacturer is accusing Adidas...
Footwear News reports that a Chinese manufacturer is accusing Adidas of breaching its obligations by abruptly ending their partnership. This comes after the German sports company decided to close down its apparel factory in Suzhou, which was its only factory in China, and to end contracts with five suppliers in ...
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Patagonia Books, a subsidiary of Patagonia Inc. acting as a...
Patagonia Books, a subsidiary of Patagonia Inc. acting as a publisher of writings devoted to nature and outdoor sports, is putting out “The Responsible Company,” a book written by Yvon Chouinard, founder and owner of Patagonia, and Vincent Stanley, the company's marketing director. The authors want to outline – supported ...
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Michele Lorusso has left Vibram after three years with the...
Michele Lorusso has left Vibram after three years with the company to return to the fashion industry. He had been acting lately as sales manager for its FiveFingers division. According to company officials, Lorusso was prompted by personal reasons.
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Columbia Sportswear has agreed to create a joint venture with...
Columbia Sportswear has agreed to create a joint venture with Hong Kong-based Swire Resources to accelerate the growth of both the Columbia and the Mountain Hardwear brands in China. Swire Resources, a subsidiary of Swire Pacific, will hold 40 percent of the venture, while the U.S. outdoor company will control ...
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W.L. Gore & Associates has chosen PFSweb to handle its...
W.L. Gore & Associates has chosen PFSweb to handle its e-commerce operations in the U.S. and Europe for Gore Bike Wear and Gore Running Wear. The two new brands were launched in the U.S. in July; their online presence will start September. The new site is www.goreapparel.com.
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The anti-dumping duties that the EU imposed on bike saddles...
The anti-dumping duties that the EU imposed on bike saddles imported from China in 2007 have expired without being renewed. The European Saddle Manufacturers Association didn't request that the duties be renewed, and the European Commission didn't launch a review investigation. Bike Europe has reported that European manufacturers aren't worried ...
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Jean-Philippe Torgue has been appointed to a new position at...
Jean-Philippe Torgue has been appointed to a new position at Salomon as vice president for apparel and gear. A veteran of VF Corporation, he had previously worked for Switcher and then for Fusalp, where he had been acting as managing director in charge of international operations since the beginning of ...
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Masai International, the Singapore-based company that has been distributing MBT...
Masai International, the Singapore-based company that has been distributing MBT in Southeast Asia, has acquired the MBT brand and its global assets, but not its debt. Owned by Andy Chaw, described as a wealthy individual, the distributor was named “best in sales and execution” at MBT's international product launch meeting ...
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There has been an endless discussion on license plates for...
There has been an endless discussion on license plates for bicycles. in central Europe, and the debate has now been fueled by Vienna's mayor, Michael Häupl, who considers the project an “interesting idea,” according to velobiz.de, the German web-based information service dedicated to the bicycle business in the ...
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Nike Germany confirmed that the Niketown store in Berlin would...
Nike Germany confirmed that the Niketown store in Berlin would be closed down next summer, as part of the American sports brand's global retail strategy. Situated in Charlottenburg, the store of about 3,300 square meters was among the first Niketowns to open in Europe and it remains Nike's only store in Berlin. ...
