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Shimano Europe Holding has bought BikeFitting.com, a company that translates...
Shimano Europe Holding has bought BikeFitting.com, a company that translates insights obtained from biomechanics into practical measuring instruments that can be used to optimize cycling efficiency and comfort. Shimano said that by gaining Bike Fitting's knowledge, it can develop its products to be even more customized for the needs of ...
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Boss Green, the golfwear brand of Hugo Boss, is paying...
Boss Green, the golfwear brand of Hugo Boss, is paying tribute to football with a new line of sports shirts designed for six countries participating in the Euro 2012 tournament. The limited edition shirts, for France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Poland and England, features the national flag across the chest along ...
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Brander Sports, distributor for Spyder in Sweden, has now signed...
Brander Sports, distributor for Spyder in Sweden, has now signed agreements with Dainese, Ziener and Rocky Mountain Underground. Brander Sports is a relatively new company, headed by Robin Brander, for the representation of companies that produce high quality, technical products. Rocky Mountain Underground is a relatively new American ski brand ...
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British Prime Minister David Cameron has donated a customized Dunlop...
British Prime Minister David Cameron has donated a customized Dunlop tennis table made in the U.K. to the White House following his recent visit to the U.S. He decided to make the gift to President Barack Obama because the two played table tennis at a school in south London when ...
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Camelbak, the leading California-based supplier of hydration gear, has hired...
Camelbak, the leading California-based supplier of hydration gear, has hired new distributors around the world. In Greece, the only new hire is Niko Maniatopoulos. Like Hartje, the German distributor hired last year, it will only concentrate on the bicycle market, tough. In Japan, Riteway Product will distribute Camelbak in the ...
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The German Intersport has launched a web-based campaign to promote...
The German Intersport has launched a web-based campaign to promote Pro Touch, its exclusive label for team sports. The cooperative invites its customers to design their own individual shirts at protouch.de. After various offers over the past two years, Intersport has developed a tool that lets its affiliated members in ...
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Heavy snowfalls in central Sweden and spring-like conditions in the...
Heavy snowfalls in central Sweden and spring-like conditions in the south of the country jump-started Swedish sporting goods retailers' sales in February. The were up by no less than 22 percent during the month as compared to February 2011. After negative growth toward the end of 2011, sales took a ...
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David Udberg has made public his resignation as chief executive...
David Udberg has made public his resignation as chief executive of Lowe Alpine UK, leaving the company that was formally acquired by Equip Outdoor Technologies last October. He will continue to stay on as president of the European Outdoor Group (more in The Outdoor Industry Compass).
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Performance Days, the specialty show for fibers and fabrics,...
Performance Days, the specialty show for fibers and fabrics, will concentrate its efforts on Munich, where the next event will take place on May 9-10. That means that the usual other location, in the French town of Annecy, is cancelled. The organizers say that visitors, especially from Italy and overseas, ...
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Infiniti Golf has picked Golfsmith Europe to be the distributor...
Infiniti Golf has picked Golfsmith Europe to be the distributor of its irons, drivers and wedges throughout the U.K. and the rest of Europe. Golfsmith will have the exclusive rights to sell Infiniti's clubs online and through its retailers.
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While gearing up for the next edition of its international...
While gearing up for the next edition of its international Fibo fitness fair in Essen, Germany, from April 19-22, Reed Exhibitions has obtained a preliminary injunction from the trademark office in Alicante preventing Ledo Sports and Events from using the Fibo or Fibo Spain brands for its planned new fitness ...
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Messe Friedrichshafen reports success for the second edition of...
Messe Friedrichshafen reports success for the second edition of its consumer show, Velo Berlin, held in the German capital until last Sunday. Altogether 9,500 visitors were welcomed by 200 exhibitors during the two days of the event. The show spread over seven halls and an exhibition space of 13,000 square ...
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Members of the English Premier Football League are going to...
Members of the English Premier Football League are going to play on U.S. pitches next summer to raise the appeal of the sport. Liverpool will play against Roma at Boston's Fenway Park next July 25. Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspurs and Aston Villa are other Premier League clubs slated to play pre-season ...
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Ifema, owner of the main fairgrounds in Madrid, is proposing...
Ifema, owner of the main fairgrounds in Madrid, is proposing to organize the first indoor show for cycling and triathlon in Spain. Called Expobike, it is scheduled for Sept. 14-16, the same dates as the well-established Festibike fair, a B2B and B2C event that has been taking place every year ...
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The first JD store in Spain has opened in the...
The first JD store in Spain has opened in the new Serrallo Plaza shopping center of Granada. It is the first concrete result of the strategic alliance formed by JD Sports Fashion last June with Sprinter, the sporting goods retail chain of Estudio 2000 in which it acquired a 50.1 ...
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J.Lindeberg is opening its first German store in Munich this...
J.Lindeberg is opening its first German store in Munich this spring, and it is looking for other locations in other key German cities. The Swedish brand, which reportedly made a turnover equivalent to around €40 million last year, already has 30 stores around the world, including Stockholm, Copenhagen, Kitzbühel, New ...
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About 60,000 visitors flocked to Expo Sports, the specialist running...
About 60,000 visitors flocked to Expo Sports, the specialist running fair that was held in Barcelona at the weekend, in conjunction with the Barcelona Marathon. More than 140 exhibitors participated in the fair, which was an increase of about 40 percent from one year ago. The novelties included a new ...
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Nautilus switched to a net profit of $1.4 million last...
Nautilus switched to a net profit of $1.4 million last year from a $22.8 million loss in 2010, in spite of ongoing cost pressures and onetime expenses to support the launch of new products in the fourth quarter. Discontinued operations contributed losses of $13.0 million in 2010 and $1.1 million ...
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After 10 years of operations in the Czech Republic, Gigasport,...
After 10 years of operations in the Czech Republic, Gigasport, the Austrian sporting goods chain under the helm of Kastner & Öhler, has decided to pull out of the country. Sportfachandel, the German trade publication, reports that Gigasport sensed an ongoing negative evolution of the market, partly fueled by the ...
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On March 10, Bernward van Hees passed away at the...
On March 10, Bernward van Hees passed away at the age of 99. He was very much in the camping business as sales director of a German company, August Ender, since the end of the Second World War. Van Hees served for a long time as a member of the ...
