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Worldwide Golf Brands has named Stuart Wilson to be its...
Worldwide Golf Brands has named Stuart Wilson to be its new sales director. He will help the company reposition its brands, Stuburt, Ram Golf and Macgregor Golf. He has previously been sales director for Mizuno Golf and for Powakaddy.
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SealSkinz, the British maker of waterproof breathable socks, hats and...
SealSkinz, the British maker of waterproof breathable socks, hats and gloves, has gotten ISO9001 status for its quality management systems. Being registered with this status is often a requirement for companies wanting to supply the personal protective equipment market, which is one of SealSkinz' targets. Its products are also used ...
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Brett Burgess is Reebok SA's new head of sales and...
Brett Burgess is Reebok SA's new head of sales and brand marketing for the Western Cape area of South Africa, working to boost sales. He has worked in sales and brand marketing for Canterbury and TaylorMade-Adidas Golf.
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BSI, the German sporting goods industry federation, is raising the...
BSI, the German sporting goods industry federation, is raising the number of golf industry workshops to four this year from the three sessions it had organized for the first time in 2011 after the demise of Golf Europe in Munich. The two-day ordering sessions will be held between Oct. 21 ...
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John-Åre Lindstad, who has built up Fjällräven in Norway in...
John-Åre Lindstad, who has built up Fjällräven in Norway in the last three years, has been appointed European manager and deputy general manager for the Swedish outdoor brand. This came after Alex Koska's function was widened to become vice president for global sales at the level of the Fenix Outdoor Group, ...
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Nike has formed a partnership with DyeCoo Textile Systems B.V.,...
Nike has formed a partnership with DyeCoo Textile Systems B.V., a Dutch company that has developed and built the first commercially available waterless textile dyeing machines. The technology uses recycled carbon dioxide and thus eliminates the use of water for dyeing textiles. Nike said it thinks the process could revolutionize ...
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Globeride, the Japanese fishing tackle specialist previously called Daiwa Seiko,...
Globeride, the Japanese fishing tackle specialist previously called Daiwa Seiko, is raising its outlook for the financial year ending March 31. Prospects for the year's revenues have improved by 2 percentage points to 56.50 billion yen (€499m-$737m). At ¥1.2 billion (€10.6m-$15.7m), net income should come out 36 percent better than ...
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Exceed Company, the Chinese owner and operator of the Xidelong...
Exceed Company, the Chinese owner and operator of the Xidelong brand of sportswear from Fujian, has extended the date for the expiration of its existing US$10 million share repurchase program from Feb. 14 to Aug. 14. It has already spent $2.1 million under the scheme and still has $7.9 million ...
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Christian Mann is leaving as head of corporate communications of...
Christian Mann is leaving as head of corporate communications of Intersport Austria by mutual agreement after five years in the job, and he is now looking for other options. His responsibilities are being taken over by Gabriele Fenninger, president of the company. Mann contributed to Intersport Austria's successful development in ...
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Collective Licensing International has signed two licensing deals for its...
Collective Licensing International has signed two licensing deals for its Vision Street Wear brand. Templar of France will handle Vision Street Wear in most of Europe, and Asian Winner Corporation will take care of it in Taiwan. Templar's first line will be out this summer and include skateboards, inline skates, ...
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Pon Holdings, the Dutch-based international trading and service company that...
Pon Holdings, the Dutch-based international trading and service company that recently acquired Derby Cycle, Gazelle and Cérvelo, has grouped these assets into a newly created Pon Bicycles Business Group, according to Bike Europe. It will be based in the German town of Cloppenburg, where Derby has its head office. The ...
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Jarden Corporation indicated that its orders of winter sports equipment...
Jarden Corporation indicated that its orders of winter sports equipment could drop by 5 to 10 percent due to the unfavorable weather conditions in the current winter season, which implies a reduction of about $30 million to $50 million in sales. The American company, which owns K2 and Völkl in ...
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Wilson Racquet Sports has extended its sponsorship deal with the...
Wilson Racquet Sports has extended its sponsorship deal with the International Tennis Federation, providing the official ball for men's and women's national team competitions as well as tournaments such as the Davis Cup and the Fed Cup. Wilson first started partnering with the Davis Cup in 2002, adding the Fed ...
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Didier Hamm is the new general manager for the...
Didier Hamm is the new general manager for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region for Bushnell Outdoor Products. The 41-year-old is the former general manager of the outdoor division of the Lafuma Group, and has also worked for Procter & Gamble, Vitago, Nurun and Lindt & Sprungli France. He ...
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Trond Evald Hansen has resigned as managing director of the...
Trond Evald Hansen has resigned as managing director of the Norwegian sporting goods organization, Sportsbransjen AS. After five years leading the group, which has represented both suppliers and retailers since 2006, Hansen has decided to return to the fitness sector, where he will become product and concept director for Friskhuset ...
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Skechers is still reeling from a dizzying drop in sales...
Skechers is still reeling from a dizzying drop in sales of its toning footwear, which led to a 37.7 percent decline in its turnover for the last quarter, down to $283.2 million. It ended the quarter with a loss of $57.7 million, compared with a profit of $3.2 million for ...
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Turkish textile exporters have set up a target to produce...
Turkish textile exporters have set up a target to produce $60 billion worth of apparel in 2023. That compares with the 2011 figure of $16.5 billion, an 11 percent increase over 2010. More than 1.5 million new jobs would be created in the textile sector in the next 13 years ...
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At the recent Ispo Munich fair, YKK presented a revolutionary...
At the recent Ispo Munich fair, YKK presented a revolutionary zipper for lightweight garments. Its new “Ultra Light Zipper” is directly and seamlessly applied on a wide breathable membrane fabric, decreasing the weight of the entire garment. Additionally, it is highly packable. The innovation is designed for half front zippers ...
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FPS, the French sporting goods retailers' federation, has modified its...
FPS, the French sporting goods retailers' federation, has modified its statutes to welcome vendors as well, with the same rights to its multiple services. Pierre Gogin, executive chairman of FPS, has been advocating for many years a merger with Fifas, the French sporting goods industry federation, but the latter has ...
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Paul Rutherford, a former professional football player in the U.S....
Paul Rutherford, a former professional football player in the U.S. who has worked for more than 20 years for Reebok, has been appointed to the new position of general manager of Shock Doctor EMEA. Based in the Netherlands, he will managed and develop markets in the European Union by managing ...
