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The German sporting goods industry federation, BSI, has hired a...
The German sporting goods industry federation, BSI, has hired a 38-year-old woman, Nicole Espey, to help its managing director, Adalbert von Osten, in relations with the European sporting goods industry federation, Fesi, and with other tasks. Espey has worked in the office of the German Olympic Committee and the European ...
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Ogio has introduced the Chamber, the latest in its range...
Ogio has introduced the Chamber, the latest in its range of golf bags. The Chamber features the Silencer Club Protection System, which uses 14 individual compartments with a protective membrane that center and holds the shafts of golf clubs. Not only does this system protect equipment from scratches and dents, ...
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Thomas Zettler has left as managing director in charge of...
Thomas Zettler has left as managing director in charge of marketing and sales of the Blizzard ski brand, after five years with this subsidiary of Tecnica Group. The departure was rather abrupt and the 57-year-old Zettler confirmed that it was Tecnica's wish to let him go after the integration of ...
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation, the parent company of Teva and other...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation, the parent company of Teva and other footwear brands such as Ugg, is forming a French subsidiary. Deckers has already taken over its distribution in the U.K. and the Benelux countries. It was handling the French market from its Dutch office, but it has now decided to ...
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Uhlsport and WRC Sport, the German company's longtime distributor in...
Uhlsport and WRC Sport, the German company's longtime distributor in the Benelux countries, have agreed to set up a subsidiary that will handle sales of Uhlsport and Kempa in the same market from the start of next year. Alex Smet, general manager of WRC, will become country manager of Uhlsport ...
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Nautilus strikes an exclusive global licensing deal with Core Health...
Nautilus strikes an exclusive global licensing deal with Core Health & Fitness, allowing it to use patented technologies of its own TreadClimber in the latter's commercial machines. Core Health already licenses the Schwinn brand for commercial cycling products.
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Kant is going to be the new exclusive distributor of...
Kant is going to be the new exclusive distributor of Elan for Russia from next month. The Russian company replaces Sporty, which is going to concentrate on imports of motorcycles. Vsevolod Kurguzov, who worked with Sporty, is moving to Kant to keep the same brand strategy. Kant also distributes Blizzard ...
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Nordica USA will pay $214,000 as a penalty to the...
Nordica USA will pay $214,000 as a penalty to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for not reporting known problems with the binding plates on its XBi ALU skis. In autumn 2008, the company had about 200 warranty claims from customers whose binding plates had cracked and broken, which could ...
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Effective on Jan. 1, Puma will be the exclusive licensing...
Effective on Jan. 1, Puma will be the exclusive licensing partner of the Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One team, as well as its official Team Partner. Puma will provide the team with racewear, including its latest innovations in fireproof clothing, and will develop licensed products with the team for retail ...
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Columbia Sportswear reported a 12 percent increase in third-quarter sales...
Columbia Sportswear reported a 12 percent increase in third-quarter sales to $566.8 million, with a currenc y-neutral gain of 9 percent. Net income went up by 29 percent to $67.5 million, due in part to lower airfreight charges. The biggest growth drivers were the Europe, Middle East and Africa (Emea) ...
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Black Diamond is forecasting a 24 percent increase in consolidated...
Black Diamond is forecasting a 24 percent increase in consolidated sales for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 to about $42 million. The increase for the first nine months of the year is estimated at 20 percent on a pro forma basis, including the results of Gregory Mountain Products prior ...
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Nike kept its 25th place on the list of the...
Nike kept its 25th place on the list of the best global brands last year, according to Interbrand. It came just behind SAP and before Amazon. Adidas improved its position, moving from the 62nd spot to the 60th, just ahead of Hyundai, KFC and Sprite.
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Patagonia has completed the installation of a 27.6-kilowatt solar power...
Patagonia has completed the installation of a 27.6-kilowatt solar power system on the roof of its Firehouse, an energy-efficient administrative building at its campus in Ventura, California. The new facility should supply half of the building's total energy requirements. Six years ago, Patagonia nstalled a 66-kilowatt solar power system on ...
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Tobias Jungk, 40, will be the new European sales and...
Tobias Jungk, 40, will be the new European sales and marketing director for Spyder Active Sports, replacing Edi Kaiser who has become German country manager of Skins. Jungk has been most recently a key accounts manager for Reebok in Austria. He will be based at Spyder Europe's office in Switzerland, ...
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The anti-dumping duty of 48.5 percent on bicycles imported from...
The anti-dumping duty of 48.5 percent on bicycles imported from China has been extended for five more years, according to a notice published on Oct. 6 in the Official Journal of the European Union. The duties have been in place since 1993. This exceptional fourth duty extension follows a review, ...
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Accell Group, the Dutch company that owns several bicycle and...
Accell Group, the Dutch company that owns several bicycle and fitness brands, said that it had made a book profit of €17 million with the sale of its 22 percent stake in Derby Cycle to Pon Holdings, at a price of €28 per share. Accell bought 5.7 percent of the ...
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Berkshire Partners of Boston has acquired full ownership of Masai...
Berkshire Partners of Boston has acquired full ownership of Masai Barefoot Technology, better known as MBT. The American investment company had acquired an initial minority stake in the Swiss-based producer of physiological footwear in 2007. The two other partners, Hermann Oberschneider and Klaus Heidegger, have cashed out. In connection ...
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Super Retail Group of Australia has added to its stable...
Super Retail Group of Australia has added to its stable of companies with the purchase of Rebel, the country's largest sporting goods retailer, from Archer Capital. The price of 610 million Australian dollars (€453.5m- $623.4m) covers 90 Rebel Sport stores, 36 Amart stores and two Performance Sport stores and expands ...
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Eric Leemans, chief executive of A.S. Adventure, the Belgian outdoor...
Eric Leemans, chief executive of A.S. Adventure, the Belgian outdoor retailer, was dismissed from the company earlier this month, due to strategic disagreements with Frederic Hufkens, chief executive of the A.S. Adventure Group, which includes the Belgian chain as well as Bever in the Netherlands and Cotswold Outdoor in the ...
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Remo Ruffini, the creative director of Moncler, is again fully...
Remo Ruffini, the creative director of Moncler, is again fully in charge of the company. Alberto Lavia, a top-notch fashion executive who was appointed at the head of Moncler in July 2010 to prepare it for a public offering, has left due to the recent change of plans in this ...
