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According to new market research, the Chinese outdoor market expanded...
According to new market research, the Chinese outdoor market expanded by 57.8 percent in 2011 to an estimated 11 billion yuan at the retail level, or the equivalent of €1.4 billion, compared with the level of 6,970 million yuan reported in 2010. The figures come from a report compiled by ...
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The Jacobson Group, parent company of Gola, has reportedly acquired...
The Jacobson Group, parent company of Gola, has reportedly acquired two brands of boardsports clothing, Dudeskin and Babeskin, from Skipton Leisure. The takeover is expected to help Gola develop three new ranges of clothing, in addition to those. A former manager of Skipton, Andrew Rhodes is joining Gola as commercial ...
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Bauer Performance Sports has completed its acquisition of Cascade Helmets...
Bauer Performance Sports has completed its acquisition of Cascade Helmets Holdings, a U.S. company that prides itself on manufacturing men's and youth lacrosse helmets in North America. Cascade's factory in Liverpool, New York, will also be used to make Bauer's hockey helmets. Bauer is financing the US$64 million acquisition with ...
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A class action suit has been filed with regard to...
A class action suit has been filed with regard to the proposed acquisition of Golfsmith, the specialist U.S. golf retailer, by Golf Town from Canada, alleging that the two parties agreed on an unfair price for the deal to enable Atlantic Equity Partners (AEP) to divest its stake in Golfsmith. ...
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Activinstinct, the British online sporting goods retailer, said today that...
Activinstinct, the British online sporting goods retailer, said today that its customers in the U.K. have ordered nearly 40 percent more than a year ago so far into the month of July, indicating that the London Olympics may be boosting the business. Including sales to foreign customers, orders are up ...
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Manchester United is to be listed again after the football...
Manchester United is to be listed again after the football club's owners, the Glazer family, said that they wanted to raise up to £100 million (€127.3m-$155.8m) in an initial public offering in New York. The move is partly intended to reduce the famous club's debts, which were £423 million (€538.5m-$659.1m) ...
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After a one-year pause, the Golf Europe trade show is...
After a one-year pause, the Golf Europe trade show is back, this time in the city of Augsburg after Messe München divested the golf business. The next edition of the fair will be held at Messe Augsburg with the support of the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) of Europe on Sept. 16-18. ...
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French suppliers and retailers have agreed on an extension of...
French suppliers and retailers have agreed on an extension of the deal that exempts them from the more stringent payment rules adopted in France in 2008 in the Loi de Modernisation de l'Economie (LME). This law called for retailers to pay their invoices 60 days after receipt at the latest, ...
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Amazon has entered into a sponsorship agreement with Andy Macdonald,...
Amazon has entered into a sponsorship agreement with Andy Macdonald, the eight-time world skateboard champion from Melrose, Massachusetts. A well-known athlete within the action sports sphere, Macdonald has a record 21 medals from the X Games, the annual sports events arranged by the U.S. sports broadcaster ESPN focusing on action ...
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Alexander Selch has been appointed managing director in charge of...
Alexander Selch has been appointed managing director in charge of marketing and sales at the Uvex Sports Group, the family-owned German company that sells the Uvex and Alpina brands of helmets and goggles. He takes over from Katharina Le Thierry, who only started in this function at the start of ...
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Amer Sports is restructuring its management in central Europe, splitting...
Amer Sports is restructuring its management in central Europe, splitting the functions of country manager and regional manager. Armin Fuchs, former country manager in Germany, has been appointed general manager for Amer Sports in central Europe. His function as country manager for Germany has been taken over by Daniel Sprung, former ...
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Robert J. Corliss, the American sporting goods industry veteran who...
Robert J. Corliss, the American sporting goods industry veteran who owned and ran for many years The Athlete's Foot, a big international chain of franchised athletic footwear shops, has been appointed to replace Mike McTigh next Sept. 1 as chairman of JJB Sports, the struggling British sporting goods retail chain. McTigh's resignation ...
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Andreas Kessler, who recently left as chief executive of the...
Andreas Kessler, who recently left as chief executive of the Odlo Sports Group, has been hired by the Mammut Sports Group to act as its new chief sales officer, starting on Aug. 6. Born in 1965, Kessler worked for Unilever, Swatch and Rado before running Odlo. At Mammut, he will ...
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Moncler has announced the appointment of Sandra Jovicic as president...
Moncler has announced the appointment of Sandra Jovicic as president of North American operations. She will replace Joseph J. Barrato, who is set to retire at the end of June after more than 50 years in the apparel industry. Jovicic was most recently with Cacci & Co. Advisors, a consultancy ...
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Macron and Section Paloise, a French rugby club, have announced...
Macron and Section Paloise, a French rugby club, have announced the signing of a three-year technical sponsorship deal starting from the 2012-13 season. The Bologna-based teamwear supplier will be the official licensee of first team and replica merchandise. The new kit will be launched in August and will go on ...
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We have just discovered that Matt Shearer was recently appointed...
We have just discovered that Matt Shearer was recently appointed general manager of Under Armour Europe, based at its office in the Netherlands. He previously ran the company's Canadian subsidiary. Shearer has taken the place of Blair Tripodi, who has left the company. Meanwhile, Stuart Redsun, the former Sony executive ...
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Fifa has approved the use of a system using the...
Fifa has approved the use of a system using the world's first “intelligent” football – it can communicate that it has crossed the goal line. The Select iBall used in the GoalRef system has been tested by the football organization for several months, and has one final test left to ...
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Torspo, the Finnish brand of hockey equipment, is moving back...
Torspo, the Finnish brand of hockey equipment, is moving back into the U.S. market under the management of Dave Soderqvist, former head of First Team Sports, who will also market the Christian brand of hockey sticks there. With the backing of Jussi Salonoja, the Finnish investor who bought the brand ...
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Holmenkol is one of the casualties from the last bad...
Holmenkol is one of the casualties from the last bad winter season: A German court has opened bankruptcy proceedings against this company, specializing in ski wax and other maintenance products. Now in its 90th year, the company is considered to be the oldest ski wax company in the world. It has been ...
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We understand that a new investor has been found for...
We understand that a new investor has been found for the bankrupt MBT (Masai Barefoot Technology), but the takeover proposal must still be approved by the bankruptcy court in Switzerland and the creditors. Meanwhile, the Spanish subsidiary of MBT, which is profitable and excluded from the bankruptcy proceedings, is reportedly ...
