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The German subsidiary of Salewa is taking on the distribution...
The German subsidiary of Salewa is taking on the distribution of Silva in the country. It's a further step in the internationalization of the distribution activities of Oberalp, the Italian-based parent company of Salewa, which recently announced a similar deal for Briko in Austria, France and Poland (more in The ...
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The North Face has launched an online platform in Europe...
The North Face has launched an online platform in Europe to promote safety in the mountains. The “Know Boundaries” website contains several sections, focusing on items such as safe equipment, how to spot an avalanche, signs of unstable snow, and so forth. Each of them is animated by videos featuring ...
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Yue Yuen Industrial has halted production at its large facility...
Yue Yuen Industrial has halted production at its large facility in Guandong Province because of a strike by its workers. It is not sure whether production has resumed already, although industry sources indicate that the management reached a settlement with the strikers, promising improved conditions with regard to overtime pay ...
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Speedo unveiled its new Fastskin³ racing system yesterday, where newly...
Speedo unveiled its new Fastskin³ racing system yesterday, where newly designed caps, goggles and swimsuits interact to reduce full body passive drag by up to 16.6 percent, and body active drag by 5.2 percent, according to the company. The new system, which complies with the new guidelines set by the ...
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Greenpeace is lauding Li Ning for joining up with five...
Greenpeace is lauding Li Ning for joining up with five other major companies in signing a roadmap to eliminating hazardous chemicals from their supply chains by 2020. The environmental organization says Li Ning is setting an example for other Chinese companies to follow; it is the first Chinese brand to ...
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Puma launched an innovative kit for the Italian national football...
Puma launched an innovative kit for the Italian national football team in Rome, marking the 150th anniversary of the unification of the country with a special gimmick. For the first time, a QR code woven label on the label of the replica jersey takes you, when scanned, to www.puma.co/football for ...
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Nike is moving its Madrid headquarters from a town to...
Nike is moving its Madrid headquarters from a town to the north of Madrid into a landmark building in the heart of the city. The new office will be in the Palacio del Marqués de Miraflores near the Prado Museum. The Iberian office remains in the region of Barcelona. The ...
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It looks like Mustad, the Norwegian hook manufacturer, might be...
It looks like Mustad, the Norwegian hook manufacturer, might be out of limbo. Over the last several months, various companies have been cited as wanting to buy the troubled company, including Rapala and Pure Fishing. However, the owner of NLI Utvikling, a Norwegian industrial and investment company, has informed the ...
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SRAM has postponed its initial public offering until next summer,...
SRAM has postponed its initial public offering until next summer, according to Bicycle Retailer and Industry News. The supplier of bike components was planning to raise money to buy out the stake purchased in the company by Trilantic Capital Partners in 2009. At the Taichung Bike Week, SRAM presented an ...
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Reebok is shifting its project to sell very low-priced shoes...
Reebok is shifting its project to sell very low-priced shoes from Bangladesh to India. A test for the social project was launched last year, after the Adidas Group's chief executive, Herbert Hainer, held talks in 2008 with Muhammad Yunus, the Bangladeshi economist who received the Nobel Peace Prize with the ...
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Descente saw its sales increase by 7.0 percent to 23.47...
Descente saw its sales increase by 7.0 percent to 23.47 billion yen (€226.1m-$304.8m) during the second quarter ended Sept. 30, including the distribution in Japan of Cutter & Buck, Le Coq Sportif, Marmot, Munsingwear and Umbro. The gross margin for the quarter went up to 50.4 percent from 47.4 percent ...
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Nautilus posted a net loss of $92,000 in the third...
Nautilus posted a net loss of $92,000 in the third quarter, compared with a loss of $4.3 million in the year-ago period. Excluding the losses related to its commercial fitness equipment operations, which it sold earlier this year, the U.S. company recovered with a profit of $281,000 versus a loss ...
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Mizuno Corporation's turnover inched up by 2.2 percent to 78.15...
Mizuno Corporation's turnover inched up by 2.2 percent to 78.15 billion yen (€753.0m-$1,014m) for the six months until the end of September, driven by increased footwear sales in all regions. In constant currencies, sales increased the most in the Americas, where they were up by nearly 11 percent and reached ...
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An estimated 43 percent of Spanish people aged 15 to...
An estimated 43 percent of Spanish people aged 15 to 75 were practicing some kind of sports in 2010, up from 37 percent in 2005. The figures were disclosed by Spain's Superior Sports Council (CSD), which added that Spaniards are getting away from institutionalized and competitive sports.
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Nike is boosting its quarterly dividend by 16 percent to...
Nike is boosting its quarterly dividend by 16 percent to 36 cents, payable next Jan. 3 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 5. The company points out that it has raised its dividends for 10 years in a row and that it has more than ...
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Runner's World magazine has given the 2011 international “Editor's Choice”...
Runner's World magazine has given the 2011 international “Editor's Choice” award to Asics' GT-2160 shoe, praising its rock-steady stability features, foot-hugging fit and plush cushioning. It is the second time that Asics' GT-2100 series has won the coveted award. In addition, the company's GEL-1170 model got a “Best Buy” award.
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Sales of Björn Borg shoes increased by 60 percent in...
Sales of Björn Borg shoes increased by 60 percent in the first nine months of this year, but this didn't prevent the Swedish company by the same name from posting a 2 percent drop in revenues to 413.4 million Swedish kronor (€45.1m-$60.8m) and a drop in net profit to SEK ...
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Adidas has reported that its websites were the target of...
Adidas has reported that its websites were the target of a criminal cyber attack earlier this month. However, the group's early investigations showed no evidence that any consumer information had been compromised, as happened with Sony on a huge scale earlier this year. When Adidas discovered the attack on Nov. ...
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Adidas is suing Pacific Brands, a large-scale Australian company specializing...
Adidas is suing Pacific Brands, a large-scale Australian company specializing in the distribution of apparel brands, for allegedly copying the Three Stripes trademark. As reported by the Australian Sunday Telegraph, Pacific Brands was accused of selling a range of trainers with four stripes through cheap suburban stores such as Payless ...
