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Austria remains the biggest market for skis in Europe, with...
Austria remains the biggest market for skis in Europe, with a share of 28 percent, followed by France and Germany (both with a share of 22 percent), and by Italy and Switzerland (both with a share of 14 percent). Austria is also the country with the largest consumption of ski ...
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The Canadian Department of National Defense has awarded a contract...
The Canadian Department of National Defense has awarded a contract to Helly Hansen to make an inflatable life preserver for members of the Navy. The Maritime Pouch is worn on a belt so it doesn't hinder the user, and the life preserver can be removed from the pouch and inflated ...
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Callaway Golf, which has been suffering continued sales declines and...
Callaway Golf, which has been suffering continued sales declines and losses in recent times, has a new president and chief executive to spearhead its expected turnaround. The company's board of directors picked Oliver “Chip” Brewer, 48, to take on the role from March 5 onward after reviewing more than 50 ...
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Hyung-Rae “HR” Cho has been named general manager of Columbia...
Hyung-Rae “HR” Cho has been named general manager of Columbia Sportswear's wholly owned Korean subsidiary. Cho, 53, comes from Levi Strauss & Company, where he was general manager for Korea. Previously he held the same position for Gillette and its subsidiary, Braun. He succeeds SR Cho, no relation, who was ...
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Renaud Grout, the Frenchman who has been running Icon Europe...
Renaud Grout, the Frenchman who has been running Icon Europe since 2006, has been promoted to the position of president of Icon Health & Fitness for Europe and Asia, basically covering all the markets except those in the Americas. He has been with the company since 1997, after leaving Prince. ...
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Jean-Claude Bel, the chief executive of the European Fishing Tackle...
Jean-Claude Bel, the chief executive of the European Fishing Tackle Trade Association, says that the angling industry in Europe hasn't been hurt too badly by the tough economic climate of recent years. He singled out a strong industry in France, where the EFTTA will hold its annual trade show, EFTTEX, ...
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Trek Bicycle is going to spend the next four months...
Trek Bicycle is going to spend the next four months transitioning to direct operations in Poland, where until now it has worked with SSC as its distribution partner. It will work with SSC on the changeover, and retailers can buy product from either Trek or SSC during the transition period. ...
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Shimano, the Japanese company specializing in bicycle parts and fishing...
Shimano, the Japanese company specializing in bicycle parts and fishing equipment, is moving into an entirely new category with a range of cycling bags to be launched in 2013. The series of lightweight, ergonomic and form-fitting bags is aimed at dedicated cyclists. It includes bags for a variety of cycling ...
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Denis Bordenave is the new general manager of Polar Electro...
Denis Bordenave is the new general manager of Polar Electro in France, replacing Christophe Lataste, who had the job since 2001. He previously worked for Unilever and other companies.
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Exceed Company, the Chinese owner of the Xidelong brand of...
Exceed Company, the Chinese owner of the Xidelong brand of sportswear, has put down a $7.4 million deposit toward the purchase of a land parcel of 400,000 square meters in Ruichang, Jiangxi Province. The company intends to set up a new operating subsidiary there as well as a new production ...
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X-Bionic, the Swiss brand of functional under- and outerwear, has...
X-Bionic, the Swiss brand of functional under- and outerwear, has opened its first single-branded point of sale at Shin Kong Plaza, the prestigious shopping mall in Beijing on 15 square meters. According to Patrick Lambertz, the company's chief administrative officer, the shop reached a turnover of more than 10,000 yuan ...
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Exceed Company, the Chinese company that markets the Xidelong brand...
Exceed Company, the Chinese company that markets the Xidelong brand of sports shoes and apparel, has received the Outstanding Contribution Award from the country's General Administration of Sport for the second consecutive year. It got the award for the company's “Fitness for All” campaign, described as a charitable social initiative ...
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The search for new investors is not preventing Collective Brands,...
The search for new investors is not preventing Collective Brands, the American multi-brand group, from accelerating its efforts to expand internationally: Saucony, its specialty brand of running shoes, has picked Tavistock Group Mexico as its new distributor for the Central American country. Tavistock, which operates through 160 business units in ...
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A labor dispute outside a Cambodian factory that supplies Puma...
A labor dispute outside a Cambodian factory that supplies Puma turned violent last week, with three demonstrators being shot. The factory, Kaoway Sports, closed down for a few days but reopened on Friday. More than 6,000 people were protesting outside the factory, demanding better working conditions, including a $19-per-month salary ...
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PPR has chosen Todd Hymel to be the chief operating...
PPR has chosen Todd Hymel to be the chief operating officer of its Sport & Lifestyle division, which comprises Puma, Volcom, Cobra, Electric and Tretorn. He is a specialist in mergers and acquisitions, and is tasked with expanding the division's existing brands and integrating new brands. He will report to ...
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Peak Sport, a Chinese company that makes and distributes sporting...
Peak Sport, a Chinese company that makes and distributes sporting footwear, apparel and accessories, has opened its first U.S. store, in Los Angeles. Another move in its expansion in the U.S. is its new partnership with the Miami Heat basketball team, which will focus mainly on signage visible on camera ...
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Look, the French cycling specialist that launched clip-on pedals, and...
Look, the French cycling specialist that launched clip-on pedals, and Polar, which specializes in sports-related heart rate monitoring, have teamed up to introduce the first pedal with an integrated system to measure pedaling power. The new Kéo Power pedals by Polar and Look measure the pedaling power on each side ...
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Devanlay, the global license holder for Lacoste, is hiring more...
Devanlay, the global license holder for Lacoste, is hiring more than 200 people in production as it relaunches the brand. The hiring, taking place over the next two years, will increase the company's workforce by 20 percent. Devanlay told just-style.com that all of the jobs will be in positions across ...
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Nike Golf is taking over the distribution in Spain from...
Nike Golf is taking over the distribution in Spain from Norgolfe, a Portuguese company that managed to build up its presence throughout the Iberian Peninsula in the last years. It started in Portugal in 2002 and added the southern part of Spain in 2004. Norgolfe will continue to handle distribution ...
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Golfsmith International Holdings has named Sue E. Gove as its...
Golfsmith International Holdings has named Sue E. Gove as its new president, adding on to her current duties as chief operating officer and chief financial officer. She has been with the company since 2008, and was named CFO in March 2009. Before joining Golfsmith, she was an independent consultant, and ...
