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The idea of a Canadian student for an African charity...
The idea of a Canadian student for an African charity has expanded to involve the World Squash Federation and the African Squash Federation. Those two groups are supporting Rackets for Africa, an initiative born out of Riley Waterous' idea of collecting used squash racquets and sending them to communities in ...
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Allsport, the Austrian brand of snow and outdoor wear, has...
Allsport, the Austrian brand of snow and outdoor wear, has picked Stefan Vollbach as managing director in addition to the company's owner, Kathrin Ludescher. The 48-year-old's job will be to expand the business internationally, notably in the Netherlands, France, Scandinavia, South Korea, the United States and the U.K. Vollbach began ...
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We have already reported on the ambitions of New Balance...
We have already reported on the ambitions of New Balance in the soccer market after the momentous sponsorship signed by its team sports subsidiary, Warrior Sports, with the Liverpool team. New Balance has now announced the appointment of Jonathan Ram as vice president of international business development for Warrior's ...
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Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, has announced the...
Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, has announced the establishment of a dedicated business unit for outdoor sports. Andrea Parisotto, chief financial officer and major shareholder of Calzaturificio Scarpa, has been elected president of Assosport's Outdoor Group. He will nominate a vice president, but the assembly has indicated Luca ...
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Conzzeta, the parent company of Mammut Sports Group, announced that...
Conzzeta, the parent company of Mammut Sports Group, announced that its subsidiary for sporting goods lost some turnover in its last financial year (the same as the calendar year) in comparison with 2010. Sales went down by 4.7 percent to 210.8 million Swiss francs (€174.8m-$233.6m). Conzzeta says, however, that Mammut ...
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Confirming rumors, the Everton Football Club has announced a three-year...
Confirming rumors, the Everton Football Club has announced a three-year partnership with Nike, starting with the 2012/13 playing season. As the technical partner of the English Premier League team, the Swoosh will provide the Blues' match and training kits as well as a Nike Pro Combat range, extending the club's ...
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The annual innov-ex conference at Lancaster University in the U.K....
The annual innov-ex conference at Lancaster University in the U.K. is providing online streaming with broadband connection for delegates who cannot attend. Scheduled for Apr. 17, the conference will center on sustainability and innovation in the all mountain and adventure sports. Details on http://innovation-for-extremes.net/conference
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Apart from its investment in JJB Sports, discussed on the...
Apart from its investment in JJB Sports, discussed on the front page of this issue, Dick's Sporting Goods has completed the purchase of the trademark rights for Top-Flite, the brand of golf balls owned by Callaway Golf, for $20 million. Callaway said that is was eager to focus on the ...
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The creditors of Asolo have approved a settlement of the...
The creditors of Asolo have approved a settlement of the company's debts, proposed by the court of Treviso, allowing the highly secretive Italian company to get out of bankruptcy protection proceedings without liquidating any of its remaining assets. The settlement, which was approved on March 15, calls for the repayment ...
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Starting this April, Salewa has a subsidiary for the Czech...
Starting this April, Salewa has a subsidiary for the Czech Republic and Slovakia that will operate from Brno. The company is led by Branislav Adamec as general manager. Salewa has been present in what was then Czechoslovakia since 1989 and continued to work with a distributor in Slovakia, but switched ...
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The International Olympic Committee will hear a presentation on April...
The International Olympic Committee will hear a presentation on April 19 for the inclusion of baseball and softball into the program for the Summer Olympic Games after Rio de Janeiro. The IOC is scheduled to make a decision on the addition of one more sport in September 2013. Besides baseball ...
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The Smart Cap by Arena has won the prestigious Red...
The Smart Cap by Arena has won the prestigious Red Dot Award for design. Designed for swimmers with long hair, the swim cap features an inner band to keep the hair in place while pulling the cap on. About 1,800 manufacturers from 58 countries submitted 4,515 products for the Red ...
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Effective this month, Siegfried Winkelbeiner will assume the role of...
Effective this month, Siegfried Winkelbeiner will assume the role of chief executive at Schoeller Textil, the maker of high-end fabrics. He replaces Hans-Jürgen Hübner, who has served the company for 48 years. Hübner joined the Swiss company in 1964, first in charge of the technical area, then in 1982 as ...
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Golden Equity Investments, a private equity firm based in Colorado,...
Golden Equity Investments, a private equity firm based in Colorado, is the new owner of Outlast Technologies, the maker of temperature-regulating technologies for apparel and footwear. Outlast said the acquisition will help improve its supply chain. There will be no changes in staffing, management or operations. The only change is ...
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Biretco B.V., the big Dutch retail organization for bicycles based...
Biretco B.V., the big Dutch retail organization for bicycles based in Breda, hired Robèrt Scholten effective last Monday to be its manager for new business activities. He will develop the buying group's business abroad and explore new markets. Scholten has been in the two-wheel industry for many years. For the ...
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A new collection of Billabong clothing based on designs by...
A new collection of Billabong clothing based on designs by Andy Davis is hitting European stores this month. The range is supposed to celebrate the fun and funk of surfing's bohemian lifestyle, according to Boardsport Source magazine. Based in San Diego, Davis has developed a strong reputation as a surf ...
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Benjamin Morel has been promoted senior vice president of NBA...
Benjamin Morel has been promoted senior vice president of NBA Europe, taking the place of Sophie Goldschmidt who left the NBA in May 2011. Based in London, he will directly report to Heidi Ueberroth, president of NBA International in New York. He has been with the NBA for 15 years. ...
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The partnership between Nike and Liberty, the department store in...
The partnership between Nike and Liberty, the department store in London, continues with this month's launch of their new collection. Nike's Cortez, Air Max One and Nike Free 5.0 will be available with Liberty's Lagos Laurel print. In May, three more shoe styles will get the Liberty treatment: the Blazer, ...
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Internetstores, one of the leading German online bicycles and outdoor...
Internetstores, one of the leading German online bicycles and outdoor retailers, has received an investment of €30 million from EQT Expansion Capital II. The private equity fund will become a substantial minority shareholder in Internetstores, while the majority will remain in the hands of its founder, René Köhler. The investment ...
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A large South Korean conglomerate, E-Land, is preparing a bid...
A large South Korean conglomerate, E-Land, is preparing a bid to acquire Collective Brands for $1.8 billion, together with institutional investors, according to the Bloomberg news agency. Collective is the parent company of Saucony and several other, more casual footwear brands such as Sperry Top-Sider, Keds and Stride-Rite. It also ...
