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New Balance has reportedly filed trademark infringement lawsuits against two...
New Balance has reportedly filed trademark infringement lawsuits against two Chinese companies, Niubanium Sportswear Company and Shanghai Tibo Business Consulting Company. It charges that Niubanium, based in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, has been making and selling counterfeit New Balance shoes in China since 2007, using the U.S. company's former Chinese brand ...
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Cybex is allowed to continue trading on the Nasdaq stock...
Cybex is allowed to continue trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange until at least Jan. 2, by which time it must formally disclose an equity position of at least $10 million. The American fitness equipment company will also have to trade above $1 per share on Nasdaq for at least ...
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Black Diamond Equipment, which is distributing Fritschi's alpine ski touring...
Black Diamond Equipment, which is distributing Fritschi's alpine ski touring bindings in the U.S. since 1996, will also act as its primary distributor in Canada by May 2012. Black Diamond has already been servicing the Canadian market with all its product lines for ski and climbing for nearly 20 years.
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Two executives of Amer Sports in Spain are extending their...
Two executives of Amer Sports in Spain are extending their responsibilities to other countries. Alvaro Camin is promoted as sales manager of Suunto for the entire Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Jorge Salvans will take care of Suunto, Wilson Golf, Salomon Snowboard and Bonfire for the Iberian Peninsula as ...
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Soaring sales of American football helmets under the Riddell brand...
Soaring sales of American football helmets under the Riddell brand drove a quarterly sales increase of 6.9 percent to nearly $212.5 million for Easton-Bell Sports, the American supplier of team sports, cycling and other sports products. Riddell's market share continued to increase as its sales of helmets for adults and ...
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Another executive has stepped down at Li Ning Company. Xu...
Another executive has stepped down at Li Ning Company. Xu Maochun, the chief product officer, left the company because of “family matters,” a Chinese newspaper has reported. Last month, Zhang Xiaoyuan, the company's spokesman and public relations director, quit, and in May, three top executives left to pursue personal interests. ...
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Creating a new position, Billabong International has appointed Julien Duval...
Creating a new position, Billabong International has appointed Julien Duval European brand manager for the Element and Plan B brands. The 33-year-old Frenchman has worked for Circa in the U.S. and Europe, running its international and marketing operations and then handling the Europe, Middle East and Africa region since 2006.
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Speedo has gained the approval of Fina, the world swimming...
Speedo has gained the approval of Fina, the world swimming federation, for its latest flagship product, the Fastskin³. It is described as the latest and most advanced version of Speedo's revolutionary product, which caused lengthy discussion among top athletes, their suppliers and regulatory authorities, leading to a change in Fina's ...
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Asics has named Glenn Houston to be its new sales...
Asics has named Glenn Houston to be its new sales director for the U.K. He comes from Phillips Electronics, where he held various senior sales roles. He will work on developing Asics sales categories, including performance running, core performance sports and lifestyle.
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The British Golf Industry Association, which represents the U.K.'s industry...
The British Golf Industry Association, which represents the U.K.'s industry of golf products and services, has announced that it will be returning to the PGA Merchandise Show in January 2012. This year's presence at the show was deemed a success, with the BGIA's business lounge being well-used among members in ...
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Puma has extended its contract with the Swiss Football Association...
Puma has extended its contract with the Swiss Football Association to be the organization's official technical partner and licensed partner for replica kits and fan merchandise. The extension will run through the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the EUFA Euro in 2016. Puma also unveiled the new home kit for ...
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Ron Hill will be assuming the role of vice president...
Ron Hill will be assuming the role of vice president for merchandising at Keen, leaving his slot as vice president for global merchandising at Nike. His first job was selling shoes at Nordstrom at age 15; he ended up being a regional merchandiser for the company.
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Cratoni, a German company that is best known for its...
Cratoni, a German company that is best known for its bicycle helmets, is now pushing its ski helmets by creating the position of international sales manager for its snow division. The task will reportedly be handled by Lothar Heinisch, who has worked in the past for Spyder, O'Neill and Oakley.
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Higher selling prices boosted the results of Exceed Company, the...
Higher selling prices boosted the results of Exceed Company, the Chinese firm that markets the Xidelong brand of sports shoes and apparel, for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. The company has reported a 41 percent rise in net income to 156.1 million renmimbi (€18.2m-$24.6m) on 28 percent higher revenues ...
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Boyd Rogers, a vice president at VF Corporation, president of...
Boyd Rogers, a vice president at VF Corporation, president of the supply chain and member of VF's operating committee, has announced that he will be retiring effective Dec. 31, ending his 40 years of service to the company. He started out at VF Corp. in 1971 at Blue Bell. He ...
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Kempa, Uhlsport's specialty brand of handball products, will support Deutsche...
Kempa, Uhlsport's specialty brand of handball products, will support Deutsche Krebshilfe, a German NGO dedicated to the fight against cancer, in connection with the European Handball Championships scheduled to be held in Serbia from Jan. 15 to Jan. 19. For the first time, all the players of the teams sponsored ...
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One Way, the Finnish Nordic sports brand, will be introducing...
One Way, the Finnish Nordic sports brand, will be introducing its new racing service truck at the the first event of this season's FIS cross-country World Cup in Ruka, Finland. The truck's 80 square meters has space for racing service, but will also allow One Way to showcase its products.
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Grahame Jenkins, director and shareholder of Premium Golf Brands (PGB),...
Grahame Jenkins, director and shareholder of Premium Golf Brands (PGB), an Irish company with a slew of own brands, licenses and distribution rights in the golf business, left the company at the end of October, after he obtained a judicious offer to sell his shares to Alan Dwyer, one of ...
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Bruno Lenglart, who has worked for Head for many years,...
Bruno Lenglart, who has worked for Head for many years, running its operations in France and Spain most recently, has joined Sport 2000 France to take charge of its affiliated retailers in mountain resorts. The 52-year-old takes the place of Francis Charbonnel. Another official, Matthieu Meheut, will coordinate the other ...
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Burton is working with Mountain Dew to improve the degree...
Burton is working with Mountain Dew to improve the degree of sustainability in its apparel for the 2012 and 2013 collections. Much of the effort will focus on the development of suitable fabrics made out of recycled products, starting with handcrafted T-shirts using 50 percent recycled plastic bottles and 50 ...
