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Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers for futsal and other...
Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers for futsal and other sports and leisure, is reportedly planning to launch a new e-commerce platform next year, called x-munich, to market unsold merchandise from previous seasons. A leader in online sales, Munich already operates two other virtual stores, one for regular sports shoes ...
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The Hohenstein Institute, which certifies textiles for meeting national and...
The Hohenstein Institute, which certifies textiles for meeting national and international standards, has opened a lab in Hong Kong. Hohenstein Laboratories Hong Kong is run by Manfred Hirning, with lab operations headed up by Christopher Au. The institute said that new facility would help Hohenstein improve its service to Asian ...
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Vegas Europe, the French-based company that held the license for...
Vegas Europe, the French-based company that held the license for the Rusty surfwear brand around Europe, has gone into liquidation. The group was established in 2008 as a European subsidiary of Vegas Enterprises, an Australian company that secured all rights to the Rusty brand in 2007, after drawn-out legal disputes. ...
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Creating a new position, Lotto Sport Italia has hired Stefano...
Creating a new position, Lotto Sport Italia has hired Stefano Straforini to act as European sales manager, with responsibility for the major European markets. He last worked as international sales manager of Monclear, after working as sales manager of Stonefly for the Asia-Pacific region and as international sales manager of ...
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Scott Sports has signed a two-year sponsorship deal with Cycling...
Scott Sports has signed a two-year sponsorship deal with Cycling Australia, supplying road and time-trial bicycles for the Team Jayco AIS men's continental team, Team Jayco AIS women's road program and the CA/AIS High Performance women's track endurance program. Starting next May, Scott will also provide road bikes for the ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry had hired...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry had hired Florian Dammer to be its new bicycle manager and Simone Ramsauer to manage public relations. Dammer was a road racer as a youth, in the German Bundesliga, and competed in World Cups. He has worked in marketing for KTM Fahrrad ...
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Fremil International has restyled the website of its West Scout...
Fremil International has restyled the website of its West Scout brand and launched a new website for Ciesse Piumini, using a dynamic and interactive 2.0 platform and some creative contents. Since its launch last October, the ciessepiumini.com website has been accessed by 63,995 unique visitors, many of whom have registered ...
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Nautilus is recalling about 10,000 Schwinn elliptical trainers after reports...
Nautilus is recalling about 10,000 Schwinn elliptical trainers after reports of the foot plate either coming off or breaking when the machine is in use. The model, No. 460, was sold between July 2008 and May 2011 in the U.S. for about $1,000 both online – at Nautilus.com and Amazon.com ...
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Regatta, along with its affiliated brands – Dare2b, Craghoppers, Regatta...
Regatta, along with its affiliated brands – Dare2b, Craghoppers, Regatta Professional and Hawkshead – is about to open its new international distribution center at Ellesmere Port, near Manchester, in time for deliveries of the spring/summer 2012 collections. Its surface of 400,000 square feet is designed to cope with the Regatta ...
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The Vietnam Leather & Footwear Association (Lefaso) reports a 5.3...
The Vietnam Leather & Footwear Association (Lefaso) reports a 5.3 percent increase in the country's production of athletic shoes to 29.7 million pairs for the first 11 months of this year. The production of other types of shoes increased at a higher rate of 10.3 percent to 5.2 million pairs ...
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About 60 workers at a Cambodian factory collapsed in a...
About 60 workers at a Cambodian factory collapsed in a mass fainting incident, according to just-style.com. The Sportex Industry factory, which supplies sportswear for Adidas, had three false fire alarms in a row, forcing the workers there to rush out of the two-story building three times. Afterward, they collapsed; initial ...
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Accell Group, the Dutch company with a smattering of bicycle...
Accell Group, the Dutch company with a smattering of bicycle and fitness equipment brands, said it had reached a deal to take over all shares of Van Nicholas, a specialist Dutch supplier of titanium bicycles and frames. Based in Numansdorp, the Netherlands, the company will be integrated into Koga, the ...
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Dakine, the brand of outdoor and action sports accessories owned...
Dakine, the brand of outdoor and action sports accessories owned by the GSM group, is preparing to introduce a range of garments for skiing and snowboarding. Consisting of technical pants and jackets, it will be displayed at the next Ispo Munich fair and will hit European store shelves in the ...
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Golf ‘us is considering possible legal action to obtain payment...
Golf ‘us is considering possible legal action to obtain payment for some €200,000 worth of products delivered to the pro shops of Aymerich Management in Spain on a consignment basis. Two years ago, the Italian-based golf retail chain obtained a supply contract, due to expire at the end of this ...
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The IDEAS network of active sports designers has completed its...
The IDEAS network of active sports designers has completed its color forecast for the fall/winter 2013-14 season. The central theme is “clouds” – reflecting the uncertainty of the weather and the pervasive digital world. Both are intangible. There are contrasts and connections between the virtual and natural worlds. Shades of ...
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Golfsmith Europe will add the Greg Norman Collection of golf...
Golfsmith Europe will add the Greg Norman Collection of golf apparel to the lines of golf products that it distributes in the U.K. and various other European countries, joining Ogio, Snake Eye Custom, Nike Vision Golf Eyewear and other brands in its portfolio. Tony Wilkinson and his sales team, who ...
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Adidas has hailed the end of the NBA's lockout, which...
Adidas has hailed the end of the NBA's lockout, which should help it and other companies, including Nike and Under Armour, to boost sales of their new basketball products. The NBA will resume its play on Christmas Day, kicking off an abbreviated 66-game season that will not include a previously ...
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Known for its advanced logistic solutions in the sporting goods...
Known for its advanced logistic solutions in the sporting goods sector and other areas, El Corte Inglés has installed a radio frequency identification (RFID) system at its main distribution center at Valdemoro, near Madrid. The system is expected to reduce the number of human errors and to speed up the ...
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Shortly after the announcement of Robert Bolland's departure at the...
Shortly after the announcement of Robert Bolland's departure at the head of Brandboxx Salzburg, the company that organizes the Austrian Ösfa and Bike & Trimm trade shows, a successor has already been named. He is André Rooijen, who has been on the board of TCN, the Dutch-based owner of the ...
