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Billabong, Santa Cruz and a few other brands have signed...
Billabong, Santa Cruz and a few other brands have signed up to participate in FLIP, a new urban, street and action sports trade show taking place in Birmingham's NEC exhibition center on Aug. 12-14. Animal, Boxfresh, Buff, Kangol, Quiksilver, Timezone and many other lesser-known brands have agreed to show there.
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Flow Sports has bought SIC, the stand-up paddle board brand...
Flow Sports has bought SIC, the stand-up paddle board brand whose name stands for Sandwich Islands Composites. Mark Raaphorst, who founded the brand in 2005, will stay on as designer and shaper. The move will allow SIC to go from being a custom-only board supplier to one whose products can ...
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Preben Boas, the longtime executive director of the Danish sporting...
Preben Boas, the longtime executive director of the Danish sporting goods manufacturers association, SL, has formally taken over the management of DSF, the Danish association of shoe suppliers, as well. Some companies, such as Ecco, belong to both associations (more in Shoe Intelligence).
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Peak Performance, the Swedish sports and lifestyle brand, saw its...
Peak Performance, the Swedish sports and lifestyle brand, saw its sales slip by 1 percent to the equivalent of 971 million Danish kroner ($161.6m-€130.5m) for the financial year until the end of June, and its earnings suffered from rising costs for technical fabrics. IC Companys, the Danish group that owns ...
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A Canadian wholesaler, INA International, has extended its license for...
A Canadian wholesaler, INA International, has extended its license for the Diadora brand to all of North America by taking over Golden Viking Sports (GVS), the company that has held the U.S. license for the Italian brand over the last three years. Bill Nuttall, president of GVS, is going to ...
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Canterbury has signed a deal to be the official kit...
Canterbury has signed a deal to be the official kit supplier for the Royal Air Force Rugby Union, providing team and leisure wear for the teams for seniors, women, Vultures and under-23s, as well as the Divisional sides. Canterbury already has a deal with the RAF Spitfire Rugby 7s team.
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Invista inaugurated its first textile research center in mainland China....
Invista inaugurated its first textile research center in mainland China. The company is one of the world's largest producers of nylon and spandex and the creator of the Lycra and CoolMax trademarks. The China Textile Research Center (CTRC), a 3,000-square-meter facility worth $7.3 million, is built on the same site ...
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Rolf Schmid, the chief executive of Mammut Sports Group, will...
Rolf Schmid, the chief executive of Mammut Sports Group, will be the keynote speaker at the Ispo Dinner during the next European Outdoor Forum, due to be held in Annecy, France, on Oct. 16 and 17. He follows Paul Petzl (Petzl) and Heiner Oberrauch (Salewa), who gave their speeches in the previous ...
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Dainese is equipping three competitors in equestrian events during the...
Dainese is equipping three competitors in equestrian events during the London Olympics with a new range of protective equipment designed for the participants' needs. They are an Italian police officer, Stefano Brecciaroli, and two Colombians, Rodrigo Diaz and Daniel Bluman. Brecciaroli, who participated in the Olympics in Athens and Beijing, ...
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Décathlon is reportedly in discussions with the municipality of London...
Décathlon is reportedly in discussions with the municipality of London to make use of some of the facilities built for the Olympics after the Games. Many years ago, the French sporting goods retail chain managed to convert one of the pavilions erected for the World's Fair in Hannover into a ...
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Implus, the owner of the Yaktrax line of traction devices...
Implus, the owner of the Yaktrax line of traction devices for footwear, has bought Kako ICEtrekkers, maker of heavy-duty grips including Spikes, Chains and Diamond Grip. Kako ICEtrekkers have mostly been popular in the safety industrial market, but have been gaining in popularity at retail in recent years.
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Nike has secured a patent for Nike+ TM, a technology...
Nike has secured a patent for Nike+ TM, a technology that uses a computerized radar system with transmitters embedded in a soccer ball. The technology can be expanded to track performance in basketball, baseball, hockey and other sports.
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After 10 years with SRAM and seven at RockShox, Dirk...
After 10 years with SRAM and seven at RockShox, Dirk Belling is leaving the European base of the U.S. components giant. His position as European marketing manager may no longer be occupied, while his role of brand manager, urban bike, has been temporarily assigned to Tobias Erhard, aftermarket communications manager.
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Runners Point's sales surged by 20.9 percent in the first...
Runners Point's sales surged by 20.9 percent in the first six months of this year, with a 14.4 percent increase on a same-store basis. E-commerce was a major driver, up by 87.2 percent to €11.6 million for the period. Sidestep, the German sporting goods retailer's sports lifestyle chain, booked increases ...
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Cybex International's net sales were down to $30.8 million in...
Cybex International's net sales were down to $30.8 million in the second quarter from $32.6 for the corresponding period in 2011, and its gross margin slid by 4.4 percentage points to 29.4 percent. The U.S. fitness equipment company reported a net loss of $1.2 million, a worsening from a net ...
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The BASE Workshop, a French action sports show whose fourth...
The BASE Workshop, a French action sports show whose fourth edition was supposed to take place in Bordeaux on Aug. 26-28, has been canceled, citing financial and market difficulties. Organized by Brotherhood Communications, a French agency specializing in alternative sports and lifestyle, the event was to gather brand professionals and ...
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Ping inaugurated a new multimillion-dollar facility, with additional office and...
Ping inaugurated a new multimillion-dollar facility, with additional office and operational space, at the company's headquarters in Gainsborough, U.K., on July 12. The American brand of golf equipment has had its home for European operations in Gainsborough since 1973 and also owns the Gainsborough Golf Club. The opening of the ...
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Adidas is to close down the only manufacturing plant it...
Adidas is to close down the only manufacturing plant it still owns in China. Based in the coastal town of Suzhou, in the Jiangsu province, and employing 160 people, the apparel factory will be shuttered at the end of October. This is part of the company's permanent efforts to make ...
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Adidas and Major League Soccer (MLS) have announced that MLS...
Adidas and Major League Soccer (MLS) have announced that MLS will integrate the Adidas Micoach Elite System league-wide as from the 2013 season, making it the first “smart league” in the world. The data-tracking technology provides coaches, trainers and players with real-time performance metrics including heart rate, acceleration, speed, distance, ...
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Vibram began to advertise its FiveFingers brand of minimalist shoes...
Vibram began to advertise its FiveFingers brand of minimalist shoes on some London buses on July 24. The branded buses were supposed to crisscross Central London for four weeks in connection with the Olympics.
