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While the barefoot running trend is continuing to spread,...
While the barefoot running trend is continuing to spread, Merrell is preparing the large-scale launch of a vastly expanded barefoot running footwear range, including hiking products. The American brand has already contributed to the enthusiasm for light, fast and flexible running footwear with its own Merrell Barefoot range, which sold more than ...
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A Danish high court has found Bestseller, the company behind...
A Danish high court has found Bestseller, the company behind brands like Jack & Jones and Vero Moda, guilty of designing and selling imitation shoe models from New Balance. The ruling will cost Bestseller upwards of 3 million Danish crowns (€0.4m-$0.5m) and all remaining stock of the plagiarized shoes will ...
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Pentland Brands, the parent company of Berghaus, Ellesse, Speedo and...
Pentland Brands, the parent company of Berghaus, Ellesse, Speedo and other brands, has been recognized as one of the best places to work in the U.K., ranking higher than any other sports company in the country. It took the 16th spot on the list established annually by the Great Place to ...
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Kelme has stopped trading directly in Italy. The Spanish brand...
Kelme has stopped trading directly in Italy. The Spanish brand has signed an exclusive distribution deal with Gafler, a company run by Gianni Lanfranco as part of his agency, Advanced Distribution, which is also handling other brands such as Prince, Molten and Tretorn. It recently took on board also Storelli, ...
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Casall, the Swedish fitness brand, plans to launch a new...
Casall, the Swedish fitness brand, plans to launch a new digital communication platform and new packaging next September to provide consumers in Sweden, the U.K. and possibly other countries with more than just training products. The new platform will consist of packaging with QR-codes, a new fitness app, as well ...
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Collective Licensing International has signed a deal with OTL Brands...
Collective Licensing International has signed a deal with OTL Brands giving the London-based firm the right to design and sell Airwalk brand headphones and other electronic accessories in Europe. The products will be launched throughout Europe this winter.
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Carving Sport has picked up the distribution in Spain of...
Carving Sport has picked up the distribution in Spain of Roces, starting on June 1. It has stopped distributing Rollerblade and its sister brand of inline skates, Bladerunner. These brands are now handled by BM Sportech, which is the distributor of other brands of Tecnica Group including Blizzard, Dolomite, Nordica ...
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James Curleigh has resigned as president and chief executive...
James Curleigh has resigned as president and chief executive of Keen Footwear to become executive vice president of Levi Strauss & Co. and president of the Levi's brand. Rory Fuerst, the founder of Keen, who has been involved mainly in product development, is taking on the CEO function and launching ...
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Cornilleau, the leading table tennis company from France, is launching...
Cornilleau, the leading table tennis company from France, is launching its products in Asia with an introduction in China. On May 15, Cornilleau held an event introducing journalists to two of its product lines that featured Philippe Gatien, the Olympic medalist in table tennis in 1992 and 2000. Gatien is ...
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A global football survey conducted by Kantar, the market research...
A global football survey conducted by Kantar, the market research agency, found that Manchester United is the most popular football club in the world, pulling in 659 million fans. This despite the fact that the team didn't win the big competition this year, losing the Premiership to its cross-town rivals, ...
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During the first quarter of this year, the consumption of...
During the first quarter of this year, the consumption of sporting goods in Norway increased by 5.4 percent when compared to the same period in 2011. The positive result, which parallels a similar pattern observed in Sweden, indicates that the industry is on the path to recovery after a slight ...
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Sport-Master, the largest cooperative of sporting goods retailers in Denmark,...
Sport-Master, the largest cooperative of sporting goods retailers in Denmark, is going to become an integrated retail chain. An equity investment company, Nordic Capital Fund VII, has signed an agreement to take it over, along with its parent company, Sport Danmark, and 96 percent of its 100-plus affiliated stores trading ...
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VF Corporation reportedly plans to reduce footwear sourcing in the...
VF Corporation reportedly plans to reduce footwear sourcing in the southern part of China to 11 million pairs by 2016, down from 40 million pairs in 2010. It plans to source more shoes from northern China, Vietnam, Bangladesh and elsewhere.
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Cratoni has set up its own sales subsidiary in Switzerland...
Cratoni has set up its own sales subsidiary in Switzerland to market its helmets. It is run by Markus Ott, who has been in charge of Uvex' Swiss operation for ten years.
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Derby Cycle, which trades under the Kalkhoff, Raleigh, Rixe, Focus...
Derby Cycle, which trades under the Kalkhoff, Raleigh, Rixe, Focus and Univega brand names, has reported a 31.5 percent increase in net income to €7.9 million for the first half of its financial year, ended on March 31. Operating profit rose by 25.1 percent to €13.1 million on a 17.3 ...
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Escalade has promoted Dave Fetherman to president of its expanding...
Escalade has promoted Dave Fetherman to president of its expanding sports division. Jack Bowman is named vice president and general manager of its Bear Archery unit. Both will continue to report to Bob Keller, president and chief executive of the American company.
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In De Sport, a website for professionals in Dutch sports...
In De Sport, a website for professionals in Dutch sports retailing, went live last week. The indesport.nl website, containing plenty of news on products, market developments and all sorts of practical information, was initiated by a special advisory committee on sports retailing within the Hoofdbedrijfschap Detailhandel, itself an advisory organization ...
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Umbro has signed a deal to outfit the Zebras of...
Umbro has signed a deal to outfit the Zebras of the Botswana Football Association. The team will play in a qualifier for the 2014 World Cup tomorrow, but will probably be wearing interim kits as there wasn't time to get them into finalized uniforms. It is reported that Umbro beat ...
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Dobotex, the producer, developer and distributor of Puma lifestyle products,...
Dobotex, the producer, developer and distributor of Puma lifestyle products, plans to launch a trade competition at the Moda spring fair in Birmingham next August. The winners could get tickets to Premiership football games and a week's supply of Puma socks and underwear. The competition is available to all retailers/traders ...
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In reporting very good results for the first quarter, Dick's...
In reporting very good results for the first quarter, Dick's Sporting Goods described its recent £20 million (€150.0m-$186.1m) investment in JJB Sports as a “high-risk, high-reward” proposition. It expressed confidence in the new management of the British chain to turn it around, without diverting the attention of the U.S. management. ...
