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Cotton shipments from India have resumed after two months of...
Cotton shipments from India have resumed after two months of restrictions. The government had suspended new registrations for cotton exports as an attempt to make sure domestic mills and manufacturers had plenty of the raw material. The decision will be revisited later this month, and the Cotton Corporation of India, ...
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A few years ago, Klaus Lenhart, the owner and...
A few years ago, Klaus Lenhart, the owner and managing director of Leki, called Markus Huber, editor of our Outdoor Industry Compass. He approached him because he needed an idea for a press presentation. He sensed that “we need something more than just a showcase of our new products.” Markus ...
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Albany International has agreed to sell its Primaloft insulation business...
Albany International has agreed to sell its Primaloft insulation business to a newly created company, Primaloft Inc. The deal is a management buyout orchestrated by Primaloft's senior management, led by Michael Joyce, who previously acted as president of Albany's Applied Technology Group. The transaction is worth some $38 million and ...
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Aigle has opened a new concept store at the bottom...
Aigle has opened a new concept store at the bottom of the high-traffic Avenue des Champs-Elysées in Paris. The 130-square-meter store is described as an intermediary stage toward a new retail concept that will be presented in mid-2013. A subsidiary of the Swiss Maus Frères group, Aigle already has about ...
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Marchon Eyewear has bought Dragon Alliance, an American brand of...
Marchon Eyewear has bought Dragon Alliance, an American brand of goggles and eyewear for action sports. The acquisition of the 19-year-old company expands Marchon's presence in the action sports market with products for surfing, snowboarding and dirt biking. Will Howard, Dragon's founder and chief executive, will continue to lead the ...
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The “King of Poles” had another passion - aviation. With...
The “King of Poles” had another passion - aviation. With his small red aircraft, Lenhart won various titles in artistic flying, including the German championships. On April 30, he headed off for his last flight. Apparently, he was training a young pilot. The aircraft crashed nearby the runway at his ...
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ANWR, the big buying group for shoe retailers and Sport...
ANWR, the big buying group for shoe retailers and Sport 2000's licensee for Germany, Switzerland and Luxembourg, wants to acquire the remaining outstanding shares of Garant Schuh + Mode, another buying group for shoe retailers. Additionally, Garant has members from the sporting goods retail sector under the Fair Play banner, ...
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Direct Golf has appointed Richard Briggs to the newly created...
Direct Golf has appointed Richard Briggs to the newly created position of purchasing manager. The PGA professional had previously run the British golf retailer's insurance business. Another new hire is Martin Donohoe, who has joined Direct Golf as digital marketing manager.
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The U.K.'s Outdoor Industries Association has appointed Terry Stephenson to...
The U.K.'s Outdoor Industries Association has appointed Terry Stephenson to be its new marketing and communications manager. He was formerly with Visit County Durham, a destination marketing company, and has also held marketing jobs at Berghaus and Adidas.
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Leonard Armato is leaving his position as president of Skechers...
Leonard Armato is leaving his position as president of Skechers Fitness Group to join Leverage Agency, a sports marketing firm. There, he will continue to work with his former employer in building its performance footwear platform.
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Under Armour's new Coldblack sportswear collection launched in the U.S....
Under Armour's new Coldblack sportswear collection launched in the U.S. in March was developed with the help of Schoeller, a Swiss company specializing in innovative textile technologies, and Clariant, a global leader in specialty chemicals. The collection features advanced UV protection and reflection by reducing the absorption of heat rays, ...
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Market, an Austrian market and opinion research firm, has examined...
Market, an Austrian market and opinion research firm, has examined customers' shopping habits through some 1,000 online interviews among consumers who buy in sports stores. Market's report says that 31 percent of the interviewees mainly seek advice and service in sporting goods stores, whereas 30 percent are looking for the ...
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Pascal Aymar is leaving the position of vice president of...
Pascal Aymar is leaving the position of vice president of Coalision for Europe to go back to the Far East in order to prepare the launch of its Lolë brand in Asia, scheduled for the second half of 2013. The French manager spent a lot of time in Asia as ...
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Bob Smith, the founder of Smith Optics who invented the...
Bob Smith, the founder of Smith Optics who invented the modern double-lens ski goggle, died last month at the age of 78. He developed the goggle in the 1960s because as an avid skier, he was constantly frustrated with fogged-up goggles. Today, Smith Optics is the No. 1 ski goggle ...
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Jens Stroemnes, strategic brand business unit manager of Intersport International...
Jens Stroemnes, strategic brand business unit manager of Intersport International Corp., has been appointed business unit manager for apparel, taking the place of Oliver Lang. Stroemnes' previous functions are being taken over by Stephen Schwarz, currently senior product manager of footwear and apparel for strategic brands.
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The JD Sports Fashion group declined to comment on British...
The JD Sports Fashion group declined to comment on British press reports about the imminent departure of Julia Reynolds as chief executive of Blacks Leisure, the troubled outdoor retailer it acquired in January. Reynolds, who only became chief executive last August, will reportedly leave the company in the coming months, ...
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The British retailer Lillywhites, which is owned by Sports Direct,...
The British retailer Lillywhites, which is owned by Sports Direct, has opened a new concept on the top floor of its store at Piccadilly Circus in London. The 800-square-foot space is called the London Fight Zone and targets boxers and fans of mixed martial arts. It sells a range of ...
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SGI Europe's updated international calendar of sporting goods fairs for...
SGI Europe's updated international calendar of sporting goods fairs for the second part of the year is attached to this issue.
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Schiesser, the German underwear company, has canceled the stock market...
Schiesser, the German underwear company, has canceled the stock market launch it had scheduled for the second quarter of this year, after it agreed to a takeover by Delta Galil Industries, a larger rival based in Israel. Schiesser is just starting to regain some strength after going into receivership in ...
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Following the retirement of Klaus-Jürgen Caspar as managing director of...
Following the retirement of Klaus-Jürgen Caspar as managing director of Sport Voswinkel after 10 years in the post, Intersport Germany has restructured the leadership of this wholly owned chain, placing it under dual management. The group has brought back on board Jochen Schnell, who ran Voswinkel between 1998 and 2008. ...
