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Nike Golf Europe has launched a Twitter@NikeGolfEU dedicated to European...
Nike Golf Europe has launched a Twitter@NikeGolfEU dedicated to European fans. The global Nikegolf Twitter, with its 440,000 fans since its launch, has already grown an important component of the company's marketing mix around the world. The new NikeGolfEU aims to propose the behind-the-scene stories of Nike's athletes on the ...
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Stefan Wahlén, former global sales director at Peak Performance, started...
Stefan Wahlén, former global sales director at Peak Performance, started as managing director for Patagonia Europe at the beginning of this month. After the untimely death of Holger Bismann last November, the European operation was run on an interim basis by Andrea Tomasini, the head of Patagonia in Italy, aided ...
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Vaude has successfully sued Schwarz E-Commerce, the internet subsidiary of...
Vaude has successfully sued Schwarz E-Commerce, the internet subsidiary of Lidl, the German food chain, charging unfair competition. The outdoor brand complained that Schwarz E-Commerce had used a picture of Vaude's Hogan UL tent to advertise its own offer, in this case a tent that looks very similar to Vaude's, but costs ...
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The sell-in figures for the outdoor trade in Europe were...
The sell-in figures for the outdoor trade in Europe were still quite positive in 2011, according to the first indications from the European Outdoor Group's research panel, with interesting differences from one country to the other. However, according to the NPD's consumer panel, the European outdoor market fell by 1 ...
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To the surprise of many exhibitors, Messe Friedrichshafen, the organizer...
To the surprise of many exhibitors, Messe Friedrichshafen, the organizer of the OutDoor show, which closed on Sunday afternoon, has reported another increase in trade visitors, saying that their number grew by 210 to a total of 21,730. According to German standards, the figure should be interpreted as daily visits. ...
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La Sportiva, the Italian brand of mountaineering shoes, has inaugurated an expanded headquarters...
La Sportiva, the Italian brand of mountaineering shoes, has inaugurated an expanded headquarters at Ziano di Fiemme, where some of the brand's production is also located. The new building is directly connected to the old one and contains the offices and the showrooms. The older building continues to house the manufacturing plant, the ...
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W.L. Gore has introduced a new website for its Gore...
W.L. Gore has introduced a new website for its Gore Bike Wear and Gore Running wear. This new “Online Brand Platform” allows cyclists and runners to get information on the latest products available as well as technical information about the textiles used. They can use the Outfit System to put ...
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Just over half a million shares of Ming Le Sports,...
Just over half a million shares of Ming Le Sports, a Chinese sportswear company, were listed in an initial public offering on the Frankfurt stock exchange a few days ago. The shares started trading at €13.20. The Chinese company wants to use the proceeds of about €5.8 million to invest in a new ...
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Peak Sport Products issued a profit warning, saying that it...
Peak Sport Products issued a profit warning, saying that it expects full-year net profit to drop considerably against the previous year. The Chinese sportswear firm attributed the decline to the challenging economic conditions in its domestic market and an industry-wide inventory correction. The company added that it is still in ...
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About 100 countries could lose their special access to EU...
About 100 countries could lose their special access to EU markets under a proposed change to the Generalized System of Preferences, which grants tariff breaks to the exports from certain countries. The planned reform would begin in 2014, and would eliminate countries with high or middle incomes from the GSP ...
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Mizuno is taking over Senoh Corporation, a 104-year-old Japanese maker...
Mizuno is taking over Senoh Corporation, a 104-year-old Japanese maker of equipment for indoor sports facilities, at an undisclosed price. Specializing in gymnastics, basketball, volleyball, fitness and martial arts, Senoh has been an official supplier to the Olympic Games since they were held in Tokyo in 1964. It received an ...
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Patagonia's sales have doubled since 2008 to reach $540 million...
Patagonia's sales have doubled since 2008 to reach $540 million for the financial year ended last April, or 30 percent more than in the previous year, according to a report in The Seattle Times, and its profits have tripled in the same period. After 14 openings in the past year, ...
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Direct Golf UK lifted its sales by 23 percent for...
Direct Golf UK lifted its sales by 23 percent for the first half ended last March. Entirely privately owned, Direct Golf has 21 stores across the U.K., after four openings between 2011 and 2012. It also has an online shopping platform and an online TV platform, Direct Golf TV. Improved ...
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The Brazilian government has until July 4 to decide on...
The Brazilian government has until July 4 to decide on a complaint that Brazilian importers of athletic shoes and other types of footwear have been circumventing the anti-dumping duties imposed in March 2010. Many have shifted sourcing from China to Vietnam and Indonesia, but based on a preliminary investigation, it ...
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Nicolas Fauré, 44, is going to run the French subsidiary...
Nicolas Fauré, 44, is going to run the French subsidiary of Head, replacing Jean Noël Faucheux. He will remain in charge of the Spanish subsidiary, which he has been running since 2008. Fauré started at Head 11 years ago as product manager for racquet sports in France.
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A new study by Indescat indicates that 46 percent of...
A new study by Indescat indicates that 46 percent of the Spanish people practice sports regularly. The total reaches 63 percent of the population if occasional participants are added to the count.
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To mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of its...
To mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of its manufacturing plant in Irvine, Scotland, Wilson Golf christened its new EMEA Wilson Golf Competency Center there this month. Paul Lawrie, the winner of the 1999 Open and a Wilson athlete, was on hand to celebrate the opening of the center, ...
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Dorel Industries' Cycling Sports Group (CSG) is opening a 600-square-meter...
Dorel Industries' Cycling Sports Group (CSG) is opening a 600-square-meter research and development facility in Freiburg, Germany, this summer. It joins R&D facilities in Bethel, Connecticut, and Taichung, Taiwan, and puts the company close to the heart of the European cycling market. It is located close to the Black Forest, ...
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Puma has launched a Wilderness range of sustainable footwear and apparel, with about...
Puma has launched a Wilderness range of sustainable footwear and apparel, with about 75 percent of the clothing using Fairtrade cotton and nearly all of the production taking place in Africa. Fairtrade sets minimum prices per region to ensure eco-friendly and socially sustainable production. Puma will pay the Fairtrade Premium, ...
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Myrco Sport will distribute the helmets and accessories of the...
Myrco Sport will distribute the helmets and accessories of the German brand Cratoni in the Spanish market, after Vitalnutritech said that it would quit representing the brand in Spain due to “misunderstandings with the current management.”
