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Life Fitness, Technogym, Proteus, Madweave and BGM Trade are among...
Life Fitness, Technogym, Proteus, Madweave and BGM Trade are among the companies that have agreed to exhibit at the new Activesport fair in Kiev next April 26-29. KDM International and Proexpo, which are organizing the new event, have planned a wide promotion campaign in local media to attract professional visitors ...
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Li & Fung, the Hong Kong-based sourcing behemoth, said that...
Li & Fung, the Hong Kong-based sourcing behemoth, said that Bangladesh moved ahead of Vietnam and Indonesia to become its second-largest production base last year. Bangladesh improved its apparel production, while rising costs in Vietnam made it harder for the country to compete for low-cost orders. China remains the biggest ...
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Lyle & Scott, the British golf apparel brand, has recruited...
Lyle & Scott, the British golf apparel brand, has recruited a resolutely fashion-oriented designer to supervise two of its ranges from April. The company hired Carolyn Massey, an award-winning designer, who will focus on Lyle & Scott's vintage and heritage lines. The appointment comes as the Scotland-based golf brand continues to ...
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Sports Experts, the price-driven retail chain of Sport Eybl &...
Sports Experts, the price-driven retail chain of Sport Eybl & Sports Experts, the single largest Austrian sports retailer, has opened its second German outlet in the town of Erding, which is known for its beer and is located outside Munich. The new store has a selling surface of 2,200 square ...
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John Andrew, the chairman of Direct GolfUK, will run the...
John Andrew, the chairman of Direct GolfUK, will run the 2012 Virgin London Marathon to raise funds for the Seve Ballesteros Foundation, which partners with Cancer Research UK to boost research into brain cancer. For the race, which takes place April 22, Andrew will wear No. 1984, for the year ...
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Jack Wolfskin announced that Michael Rupp will be its new...
Jack Wolfskin announced that Michael Rupp will be its new chief executive, effective July 1. The 51-year-old has served the Adidas Group in various positions and has been in the industry for more than two decades. Most recently he has acted as president and CEO of Adidas' Boston-based subsidiary, The ...
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The annual On Snow exhibition took place in Geilo, Norway...
The annual On Snow exhibition took place in Geilo, Norway on March 11th and 12th - and it was considered a success. Every year, the event takes place at Vestlia Hotel on a mountain slope and acts as a testing and training event to get retail sales staff familiar with ...
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Golfino, the specialty brand of golf apparel, has issued bonds...
Golfino, the specialty brand of golf apparel, has issued bonds to ensure fresh capital for future growth. Reportedly, the issue was already halted on the first day of the buying period, which was planned until April 3, after the first day brought in €12 million. The bonds have an interest ...
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Outlast has appointed Dirk Keunen European sales manager of the...
Outlast has appointed Dirk Keunen European sales manager of the specialty manufacturer of phase change materials, effective March 1. The 53-year-old has 27 years of experience in the apparel business. From 2005 through 2011, the Belgian served as vice president for sales in Europe and Asia of Nano-Tex. Before that, ...
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Arena International has come out with its Powerskin Carbon-Pro high-end...
Arena International has come out with its Powerskin Carbon-Pro high-end performance swimwear. The line, developed in collaboration with Kinetech Labs, integrates a carbon cage into the design for muscle compression and superior fit.
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Under Armour has selected PrettyGreen to be its public relations...
Under Armour has selected PrettyGreen to be its public relations agency in the U.K., helping to build and promote the brand there, partly by developing Under Armour's social media strategy in addition to traditional channels. Diane Pelkey, vice president for global communications and entertainment at Under Armour, will be the ...
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Wintersteiger, the big Austrian manufacturer of service solutions for snow...
Wintersteiger, the big Austrian manufacturer of service solutions for snow sports, cracked the €100 million mark in total turnover for the first time in its history during the last financial year, after reaching a level of €93.4 million in the previous year. More detailed figures will be presented on April ...
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A big Austrian sporting goods retailer, Intersport Bründl, has won...
A big Austrian sporting goods retailer, Intersport Bründl, has won an international award in Las Vegas as the best “hardline specialty store.” Beating applications from all over the world, its new store in the Tyrolean ski resort of Ischgl got the 2012 A.R.E. Award in this category. The three-storey outlet ...
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New Balance plans to expand its headquarters in Brighton, Massachusetts,...
New Balance plans to expand its headquarters in Brighton, Massachusetts, as part of a new real estate complex that would include a track and field stadium, a hockey rink, retail facilities, several office buildings and even a hotel. The $235 million project would include a new building for New Balance's ...
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Basicnet is introducing K-Way to the Russian market via an...
Basicnet is introducing K-Way to the Russian market via an agreement with Bosco di Ciliegi, the big company of Mikhail Kusnirovich that represents many Italian fashion brands in his country. The collaboration has started with the sale of K-Way's spring/summer 2012 line in the Vesna shopping center, in the Novi ...
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The revenues of the sportswear stores operated by Belle International...
The revenues of the sportswear stores operated by Belle International climbed by 15.0 percent to 10,412 million renminbi (€1,246m-$1,645m) last year. The Chinese company, whose latest moves are described earlier in this issue, said that comparable store sales in that segment increased at a mid-single-digit level, but at the same ...
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Body Glove Footwear is coming out in the U.S. with...
Body Glove Footwear is coming out in the U.S. with its own line of minimalist technology footwear, called 3T Barefoot, that has a three-toed slot design to account for the fact that the smaller three toes on each foot cannot move as effectively as the first two toes. The amphibious ...
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TP Sports will market the boots of LaCrosse Footwear in...
TP Sports will market the boots of LaCrosse Footwear in Germany. The agency, run by Daniel Trapp, also markets the Colmar Originals sportswear line and the clothing of 66° North from Iceland.
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Peak Sport, the Chinese sports brand, lifted its sales by...
Peak Sport, the Chinese sports brand, lifted its sales by 9.4 percent to nearly 4,647 million renminbi (€556.1m-$734.0m) last year, as it continued to expand in second- and third-tier cities around China. The brand had 7,806 stores operated by retail partners at the end of last year, up by 582 ...
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Groupe Go Sport has hired Michel Dailly to take care...
Groupe Go Sport has hired Michel Dailly to take care of its new store franchising project in France. He reports to Dénès Almasy de Zsadany, secretary general and financial director of the French retail group. Dailly, 48, worked for Intersport in France between 1988 and 2010 as its marketing director ...
