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The EU has launched a program to support the development...
The EU has launched a program to support the development of sustainable cotton in Pakistan throughout the supply chain. It will cover the process from farm to final product, including liaisons with retailers and brands, and is funded by the Switch Asia initiative. WWF-Pakistan will fund the project, which is ...
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Seth Horowitz is the new president of the men's division...
Seth Horowitz is the new president of the men's division at Iconix Brand Group, overseeing the men's brands including Rocawear, Ecko, Zoo York, Starter, Ed Hardy, Cut & Sew and Artful Dodger. He comes from Modell's Sporting Goods, where he was president, and also has experience as chairman, president and ...
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New reports of mass fainting by maltreated workers have reached...
New reports of mass fainting by maltreated workers have reached the news wires from Cambodia. Nike is now under the spotlight after Puma, H&M and JCPenney. The latest case of fainting involves more than 300 workers at the Sabrina (Cambodia) Garment Mfg. Corporation plant in Cambodia, which makes apparel for ...
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Now that it has set its house in order on...
Now that it has set its house in order on the hardware front, the Rossignol Group is negotiating to buy back its apparel business from Look. The business is already largely integrated into the group in terms of brand strategy and management, operating out of Rossignol's headquarters. In the financial ...
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Intersport France reached sales of €1,298 million at retail prices...
Intersport France reached sales of €1,298 million at retail prices in 2011, 5.4 percent more than in the previous year. Because of the lack of snow, the 187 stores located in the ski resorts suffered a decline of a little less than 2 percent. The other 366 doors, 15 of ...
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And 1 has signed an endorsement deal with Marcus and...
And 1 has signed an endorsement deal with Marcus and Markieff Morris. The twins, who are from Philadelphia like the brand, were picked by the NBA in the 2011 draft. They play with the Houston Rockets and the Phoenix Suns teams, respectively.
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The German Sport 2000 is launching a social media network...
The German Sport 2000 is launching a social media network called runvitation.de, which addresses the running community. The site offers maps to plan running trails and – in connection with Facebook – to share them with “running mates” and to organize joint activities. What is more, the affiliated retailers are ...
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Benetton Group is leaving the stock exchange after 26 years...
Benetton Group is leaving the stock exchange after 26 years of trading. Shareholders tendered 92.37 percent of the shares in Benetton Group for €4.60 a share by the deadline last Friday. That was below the 95 percent level originally requested by Edizione for completion of the transaction, but the company ...
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Panatta Sport, which is celebrating its 30th birthday, has taken...
Panatta Sport, which is celebrating its 30th birthday, has taken over the distribution of its products in the Netherlands, after various changes of distribution. Its clients in the country will be directly serviced from the company's head office in Italy. Panatta has hired a business development manager for the market, ...
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The French cycling industry federation, CNPC, which has 36 member...
The French cycling industry federation, CNPC, which has 36 member firms, has signed a cooperation agreement with Fifas, the French sporting goods industry federation, mirroring in some ways what happened recently at the level of World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry. CNPC will move into the office of Fifas, ...
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Uwe Schäfer, 51, is coming back to K-Swiss to act...
Uwe Schäfer, 51, is coming back to K-Swiss to act as country sales manager for Germany and Austria, after working for four years at the head of MBT's new German sales subsidiary. Schäfer will run all the sales activities of K-Swiss following the departure of Jan-Joss Marggraf, who was handling ...
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Foot Locker ended its latest financial year with 563 stores...
Foot Locker ended its latest financial year with 563 stores in Europe, although its total store count declined by 1.7 percent to 3,369 units. Outside the U.S., the group also had 129 stores in Canada and 91 in Australia and New Zealand. In other 10-K notes, Foot Locker purchased 82 ...
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Columbia Sportswear is about to lay off 80 employees from...
Columbia Sportswear is about to lay off 80 employees from its global staff, representing 2 percent of its total workforce. The cuts concern mainly the headquarters in the U.S. and the European subsidiary. Officials at the latter operation, which is based in Geneva, declined to comment, but the headquarters in ...
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Specialized, according to a report from velobiz.de, is getting serious...
Specialized, according to a report from velobiz.de, is getting serious about electric bicycles and has now presented its own range of pedelecs, which are said to be more sportive than other products on the market. Specialized's idea is to market a bicycle, called “Turbo,” which is designed for high speed ...
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According to a recent report from Sportlab, a Paris-based market...
According to a recent report from Sportlab, a Paris-based market research company specializing in sports, Adidas and Nike enjoy the best brand awareness among French consumers as far as sports is concerned. In football, the brand that was most mentioned by consumers was Adidas with 35 percent, followed by Nike ...
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Altor, the Nordic investment fund that acquired Helly Hansen in...
Altor, the Nordic investment fund that acquired Helly Hansen in 2006 for about $140 million, is expected to start accepting offers for the Norwegian company's takeover in the next few days, according to Reuters. As already reported, Columbia Sportswear, Jarden Corporation, PPR and VF Corporation are thought to be interested, ...
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Sportler, the big Italian sporting goods retailer, has acquired Bergzeit...
Sportler, the big Italian sporting goods retailer, has acquired Bergzeit (“time for the mountains”), a German online retailer trading under bergzeit.de plus two brick-and-mortar stores in southern Germany. The transaction adds an annual turnover of more than €10 million, which is above Sportler's own internet sales. Sportler has been ...
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Volcom is slimming down, following its acquisition by PPR last...
Volcom is slimming down, following its acquisition by PPR last year. A spokesperson has reported the elimination of 30 jobs, without any further details, because of “continued challenges in the U.S. retail environment and the current economic situation in Europe.” Prior to the change in ownership, the company employed about ...
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This month New Balance is launching its first TV ad...
This month New Balance is launching its first TV ad campaign in the U.K. to celebrate its 30 years of manufacturing there. The commercial features 100 people recruited from local running clubs in the Flimby, Cumbria, area, where its factory is located, to highlight New Balance's commitment to the local ...
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Lurbel has launched a new website and a new advertising...
Lurbel has launched a new website and a new advertising campaign around the “Free to move” concept as part of a restyling of its image. For this Spanish manufacturer of sports socks and sports underwear, these actions coincide with its 20th anniversary and the launch of its new Bmax line ...
