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The entrepreneur Carsten Maschmeyer has increased his share in Mifa...
The entrepreneur Carsten Maschmeyer has increased his share in Mifa by 4 percentage points to 33 percent, making him the largest shareholder of this traditional German bike maker. Maschmeyer started to invest in Mifa last October. Another member of the executive board, Peter Wicht, raised his share to 30 percent. ...
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Steve Furniss, the swimming champion who founded TYR and owned...
Steve Furniss, the swimming champion who founded TYR and owned the company for a while, has rejoined the American swimwear and triathlon brand as director of team sales. Ryan Dolan has become director of sports specialty sales, and Brent Smith is taking on the position of team sports and sponsorship ...
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Chervò is opening its first off-course flagship store on March...
Chervò is opening its first off-course flagship store on March 30. Featuring an innovative design developed by Umdasch to reflect the Italian golf brand's chic-tech spirit, the 180-square-meter structure will be located next to the company's head office at Costermano, north of Verona. It will take the place of a ...
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Mitch Edwards has decided to resign as chief financial officer...
Mitch Edwards has decided to resign as chief financial officer and general counsel of Skullcandy, effective on April 1, to pursue other opportunities, including charitable and humanitarian action. Edwards was instrumental in taking the company public and in closing two important acquisitions. Ron Ross, vice president of finance, will assume ...
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Sports Direct International, the largest sporting goods retailer in the...
Sports Direct International, the largest sporting goods retailer in the U.K. and owner of many sports brands including Dunlop and Karrimor, has acquired two British young fashion brands, Firetrap and Full Circle, according to the British magazine Drapers. Bidding against its archrival, JD Sports Fashion, Sports Direct has won the ...
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Rapala is introducing its new Eco Wear Reflection waders to...
Rapala is introducing its new Eco Wear Reflection waders to alleviate stress on water ecosystems. Renewable energy is used in their production. They are made with DuPont Cerenol Polyol technology, a family of polyether polyols that are manufactured in a sustainable process. This technology is applied to the waders to ...
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In the last issue of SGI Europe, we meant to...
In the last issue of SGI Europe, we meant to say that the Adidas Group seems to be in line to reach a pre-tax profit – not a net profit – of €1 billion this year. In 2011, the company’s pre-tax income increased by 15.0 percent to €927 million, against ...
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John Fentener van Vlissingen, one of the wealthiest men in...
John Fentener van Vlissingen, one of the wealthiest men in the Netherlands, has acquired a stake of 5.19 percent in Accell Group, the Dutch company that owns a dollop of bicycle brands from Batavus to Hercules, Koga, Lapierre and many more. The Fentener van Vlissingen family amassed a fortune with ...
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Lacoste has inaugurated its first women-specific retail store. With a...
Lacoste has inaugurated its first women-specific retail store. With a space of 90 square meters, it is located in Paris' Galerie Passy Plaza. Meanwhile, the French brand is gearing up for the opening in May of a flagship store on Brompton Road, in the western part of London, that will ...
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Nike Golf has named Simon Parkhill to be its new...
Nike Golf has named Simon Parkhill to be its new sales director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. He steps in for Angus Moir, who was promoted to general manager of Nike Golf EMEA at the end of last year. Parkhill started with Nike in the U.K. ...
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Kettler has hired Hans-Martin Reh as a member of its...
Kettler has hired Hans-Martin Reh as a member of its executive board, in charge of sales and marketing at the national and international levels for all its business segments: sports, bikes, garden furniture and children's playgrounds. He takes on many of the responsibilities previously held by Hans-Hermann Deters, who left ...
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Torsten Schmidt is leaving Head, where he held the position...
Torsten Schmidt is leaving Head, where he held the position of business manager for shoes and bags. Simon Brenneis, product manager for the division, will take over some of his responsibilities until a successor is on board.
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Merrell has launched a new page on its website to...
Merrell has launched a new page on its website to educate and train women in the use of its Merrell Barefoot shoes for running and fitness. The page carries the title “Pretty Strong” and encourages the viewer to “unleash your natural power, embrace your natural beauty.” Three women with different ...
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Fenix Outdoor had a total turnover of 1,531.9 million Swedish...
Fenix Outdoor had a total turnover of 1,531.9 million Swedish kronor (€173.8m-$229.4m) in 2011, a 15 percent increase from 2010, with acquisitions accounting for SEK 136 million (€15.4m-$20.4m). The Swedish company owns a number of high profile Scandinavian brands such as Fjällräven, Tierra, Primus, Hanwag and Brunton, as well as ...
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Black Diamond reports a 17 percent increase in total revenues...
Black Diamond reports a 17 percent increase in total revenues to $145.8 million for the financial year ended last Dec. 31 on a pro forma basis, including the results of Gregory Mountain Products for all of 2010. However, sales outside the U.S. went down to $18.2 million from $19.3 million ...
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Messe München announces that the 2013 edition of Ispo Beijing...
Messe München announces that the 2013 edition of Ispo Beijing will run from Feb. 27 through March 2, a little later than this year. It will again be held at the China National Convention Center (CNCC), near the Bird's Nest, the stadium of the 2008 Olympic Games. It will be ...
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According to preliminary figures, SportScheck, Germany's leading specialty sporting goods...
According to preliminary figures, SportScheck, Germany's leading specialty sporting goods retail chain, increased its turnover in the financial year ended Feb. 29 by 6 percent to €408 million after VAT. The retailer, which is a subsidiary of Otto Group, intends to expand its store network to a total of 18 ...
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According to Luxottica, its parent company, Oakley is expected to...
According to Luxottica, its parent company, Oakley is expected to book double-digit growth this year, partly because of its presence at the Olympic Games in London, where it will be worn by 600 athletes from more than 30 countries. As the sponsor of Team USA at the Olympics, it started ...
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Six golf vendors have taken joint legal action against websites...
Six golf vendors have taken joint legal action against websites in the U.S. that mainly target the state of Florida. The brands or companies that appear as plaintiffs in this U.S. federal lawsuit, filed in Miami, are Ping, TaylorMade, Acushnet, SRI Sports, Cleveland and Callaway. The defendants are more than ...
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Cybex International has met all the requirements of the Nasdaq...
Cybex International has met all the requirements of the Nasdaq stock market to continue being listed there. Its recent product liability judgment meant that Cybex has failed to comply with some listing standards, but the judgment has been settled and the failures to comply have been rectified.
