All News briefs articles – Page 833
-
News briefs
Kelme announced an exclusive agreement with Centauro, which is the...
Kelme announced an exclusive agreement with Centauro, which is the largest sporting goods retail chain in Brazil with its 145 stores all over the country. Centauro will have the right to offer exclusively for three months the Spanish company's Star360° line of futsal boots, which uses technology from Michelin, the French ...
-
News briefs
Reebok has signed an agreement with the Planet Funk, a...
Reebok has signed an agreement with the Planet Funk, a well-known Italian electronic dance music group. The deal is part of an integrated marketing campaign in Italy that will involve dedicated merchandising in Athletes World stores and on the internet. A co-signed limited edition will be marketed for spring/summer 2013.
-
News briefs
Alfred Eichblatt, managing director of Hervis, a leading Austrian...
Alfred Eichblatt, managing director of Hervis, a leading Austrian sporting goods chain, firmly denied rumors about the potential sale of the company. He said that any speculations on a sale by its owner, Spar Österr. Warenhandels-AG, was bare of any foundation. Hervis is a successful part of Spar Österr. ...
-
News briefs
JJB Sports announced that a majority of its shareholders had...
JJB Sports announced that a majority of its shareholders had approved each of the resolutions put forward at an extraordinary meeting held on Thursday. They focused on the strategic deal announced earlier this month, which could see Dick's Sporting Goods acquiring a majority stake in the British sports retailer. The ...
-
News briefs
Messe Frankfurt has announced the cancellation of the second edition...
Messe Frankfurt has announced the cancellation of the second edition of Outdoor China, the new outdoor trade show that it has been organizing in Shanghai together with the China Outdoor Commerce Alliance (Coca). Originally scheduled to be held next July 5-7, it has been postponed to 2013. Messe Frankfurt is ...
-
News briefs
Regatta announced that it has been awarded the prestigious Queen's...
Regatta announced that it has been awarded the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2012. Given every year to companies in all sectors on the British Queen's birthday, this is one of the U.K.'s most prestigious accolades for business performance. The only other British company remotely involved in the ...
-
News briefs
Callaway Golf has announced a multi-year sponsorship contract with Kelly...
Callaway Golf has announced a multi-year sponsorship contract with Kelly Kraft, who became the U.S. amateur golf champion last year. After earning a spot at this year's Masters tournament, he made his professional debut this week at the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio.
-
News briefs
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 sporting goods retail members under the Fair Play banner, mainly in the ...
-
News briefs
J. Lindeberg, the Swedish fashion and sports apparel company, is...
J. Lindeberg, the Swedish fashion and sports apparel company, is searching for a new chief executive after the departure of Jonas Meerits, who has been at the helm for the last five years. Textilwirtschaft reports that Stefan Engström, the company's global brand director and shareholder, will be the acting chief ...
-
News briefs
Arc'teryx, the Canadian brand of outdoor apparel owned by Salomon,...
Arc'teryx, the Canadian brand of outdoor apparel owned by Salomon, is opening its first women-specific store in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. The store will be called Nuttallii, named after the Latin name for the floral emblem of British Columbia. The store opened earlier this week, with a soothing white-on-white ...
-
News briefs
Puma has appointed Stefan Meyrat to become its head of...
Puma has appointed Stefan Meyrat to become its head of global retail, with immediate effect. The Swiss replaces Sergio Bucher, who started as European general manager at the beginning of April. Meyrat has been with Puma since 2006 as head of retail in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He will ...
-
News briefs
The Quiksilver group has appointed Richard Shields as chief financial...
The Quiksilver group has appointed Richard Shields as chief financial officer, starting from May 11. He previously held the same position at Oakley, after stints at companies ranging from Southwest Water Company to Day Software Corporation, Winfire Corporation and Frame-N-Lens Optical. He replaces Joe Scirocco, who held the job since ...
-
News briefs
Enrico Maria Tricarico is the new general manager of Arena...
Enrico Maria Tricarico is the new general manager of Arena Italia, responsible for the Italian market, taking the place of Alessandro Carpignano, who resigned a few weeks ago for personal reasons, after12 years in that position. Tricarico has more than 14 years of business experience with important companies such as ...
-
News briefs
Asics is preparing to open two high-tech stores in Spain...
Asics is preparing to open two high-tech stores in Spain in the coming months. The stores in Barcelona and Madrid will both include the latest Running Lab, which boasts the highest level of biomechanical analysis. Another high-tech attraction is the Asics Foot ID service, developed by the Asics Institute of ...
-
News briefs
Asics' Running Expo, held in Paris in conjunction with the...
Asics' Running Expo, held in Paris in conjunction with the Paris Marathon, drew nearly 65,000 visitors over its two and a half days, April 12-14. At its 1,000-square-meter stand, Asics sold more than 1,000 pairs of shoes, signed up 482 people for the MyAsics program, and tested 515 people with ...
-
News briefs
Black Diamond has become an associated member of Fesi, the...
Black Diamond has become an associated member of Fesi, the European sporting goods industry federation. As a member of Fesi's ski & ski boots working committee, it will participate in the organization's 2011/12 ski hardware market research.
-
News briefs
Puma is rolling out its “Bring Me Back“ program in...
Puma is rolling out its “Bring Me Back“ program in cooperation with I:CO, a global recycling company. Starting today, Puma is installing recycling bins at its corporate stores in Germany, allowing customers to dump used shoes, apparel and accessories of any brand. The idea is to reuse them, if the ...
-
News briefs
Polar USA has a new president in Herb Baer. He...
Polar USA has a new president in Herb Baer. He will oversee day-to-day operations of the U.S. operations of the seller of heart rate training devices. He was formerly executive vice president for North America at Water-Jel Technologies, a supplier of medical devices and over-the-counter products to retailers, medical facilities, ...
-
News briefs
Fibo, the fitness and health trade show that has been...
Fibo, the fitness and health trade show that has been held in Essen since 1991, closed its four-day run on April 22 with a record 65,800 visitors, up by 13.2 percent from last year. There were 612 exhibitors from 35 countries, up from 581 exhibitors in 2011. Sixty-five percent of ...
-
News briefs
Billabong has completed the sale of a partial stake in...
Billabong has completed the sale of a partial stake in Nixon, its watches and accessories brand, to Trilantic Capital Partners. The two companies will now operate a joint venture in which each has a 48.5 percent share in Nixon, with the remaining 3 percent in the hands of Nixon management. ...
