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Amer Sports has promoted Jean-Yves Couput to the position of...
Amer Sports has promoted Jean-Yves Couput to the position of global marketing manager for its Suunto brand. Stationed at Amer's U.S. office in Ogden, Utah, he recently acted as global outdoor brand manager for Salomon and as marketing director for Amer's winter and outdoor sports activities in the Americas. Couput ...
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Andrea Fischbacher, the Austrian gold medalist in the Super G...
Andrea Fischbacher, the Austrian gold medalist in the Super G at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010, will compete using Völkl equipment through a new sponsorship deal. Her former sponsor was Atomic. Other new members of Völkl's team include Eva-Maria Brem of Austria, five-time top 10 finisher in World Cup GS ...
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Reinhard Dischner is the new director of apparel at Puma,...
Reinhard Dischner is the new director of apparel at Puma, succeeding Yvonne Leguil, who joined the company in 2009 and has decided to leave at the end of this month for personal reasons. Dischner has been with Puma for 10 years, most recently in the position of director of product ...
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Mavic has appointed Hugh Walton as general manager of its...
Mavic has appointed Hugh Walton as general manager of its U.S. subsidiary, filling a post that had been vacant since October 2011. Walton was the founder of Pearl Izumi back in 1987. He subsequently held management positions at Hind, Descente Athletic, Veltec Sports and Move Sport.
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Intersport Germany has won the creativity award of ZGV, the...
Intersport Germany has won the creativity award of ZGV, the country's federation of buying groups and cooperatives. ZGV awarded the buying and franchising group because of its initiatives for better quality, service, advice and a reasonable value-for-money ratio. Intersport won over two other nominees, Garant Möbel and Noweda, which are ...
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Prince expects to come out of bankruptcy proceedings and to...
Prince expects to come out of bankruptcy proceedings and to fall under the full ownership of Authentic Brands Group after a final court hearing scheduled for May 24 and a meeting with creditors on June 5. According to court documents, Prince generated sales of $35 million last year in Europe, ...
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Launa Inman has become the new managing director and chief...
Launa Inman has become the new managing director and chief executive of Billabong International, replacing Derek O'Neill, who left the company after nine years at the helm of the Australian company. O'Neill, a passionate surfer, has been with Billabong for 20 years. He opened its European subsidiary at the age ...
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Franz Saurer has become sales manager for the new Red...
Franz Saurer has become sales manager for the new Red Bull Racing Eyewear line of sports eyewear and sunglasses, responsible for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia. The 49-year-old has worked for 15 years with Safilo Group, most recently as its country manager for Austria. He was involved with its Carrera ...
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Spencer Fung has been promoted to chief operating officer of...
Spencer Fung has been promoted to chief operating officer of the Li & Fung group. He was formerly the president of its LF Europe operations, and will be succeeded in that position by Dow Famulak. Famulak will also continue as president of the DSG group of companies, which works exclusively for ...
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Garmin is new title sponsor of Prorace Berlin, a race...
Garmin is new title sponsor of Prorace Berlin, a race for cycling professionals that will take place in that city on June 12. Meanwhile, the specialty company for mobile navigating solutions has announced that in early May, it cracked the historical mark of 100 million sold items. While it took ...
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Blue Tomato, the big international online and offline retailer of...
Blue Tomato, the big international online and offline retailer of boardsports products based in Austria, is encouraging its customers to buy its reusable “Surfer's Bottle” to reduce plastic bottle waste, raising general awareness of environmental issues while helping the people of Bali and neighboring islands. One-fifth of the proceeds from ...
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Madrid Golf, which remains the biggest consumer-oriented golf show in...
Madrid Golf, which remains the biggest consumer-oriented golf show in southern Europe, will move its dates to March 15-17 next year, positioning itself ahead of the high season in the sector. The Spanish show, which has been taking place in Madrid since 2006 during the month of November, attracted 18,000 ...
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Sundek, the Italian brand of colorful boardshorts, is up for...
Sundek, the Italian brand of colorful boardshorts, is up for sale, according to the Italian press, as its controlling shareholder, an equity investment fund called DGPA, has decided to get out of the garment sector. The company, which had a reported turnover of €25 million last year, has been diversifying ...
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Totti Nyberg is the new European brand director for Burton...
Totti Nyberg is the new European brand director for Burton Snowboards' Gravis and Analog brands, operating from the company's European head office in Innsbruck, Austria, following Burton's decision to relocate the business of the two labels back from France to the capital of Tyrol. The 31-year-old began his career as ...
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Elan received the prestigious title of “Most Innovative Brand” of...
Elan received the prestigious title of “Most Innovative Brand” of sports equipment in 2012 from the jury of the Plus X Awards. The Slovenian brand, which has already collected several other awards, was one out of 25 brands that were given prizes in as many product categories at a ceremony in ...
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Brandboxx, the international Netherlands-based operator of trade shows and order...
Brandboxx, the international Netherlands-based operator of trade shows and order centers, has decided to cancel this year's edition of Bike & Trimm, a combined show for bicycles and fitness gear that has been taking place in Salzburg, Austria, annually in September. Brandboxx, which also runs the more general Austrian sports ...
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Sporteam is a new Spanish buying group, set up to...
Sporteam is a new Spanish buying group, set up to coordinate purchases of products and services by sports clubs, municipal procurement offices and other institutions. Reportedly, the members can get discounts of up to 60 percent on balls and other types of equipment.
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Golf Town, the largest golf retail chain in Canada, has...
Golf Town, the largest golf retail chain in Canada, has struck an agreement to acquire Golfsmith, the largest golf retailer in the U.S., in a merger deal that would create the world's largest specialty golf retailer, with about 150 stores in North America and annual sales approaching $800 million. Golfsmith ...
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Sportler, the Italian sporting goods retail chain owned by the...
Sportler, the Italian sporting goods retail chain owned by the Oberrauch family, has opened a new, innovative store across from its renovated store in downtown Brunico. Spread over 785 square meters on five floors, the new store is the company's 7th Alpinhaus, specializing in outdoor and winter sports products. It ...
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David Sanderson, former chairman of the English Football League, has...
David Sanderson, former chairman of the English Football League, has been named brands and marketing director at Reydon Sports, the big British wholesaler. David James is the company's new sales director.
