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Evasion Running, a very dynamic Spanish chain of running stores,...
Evasion Running, a very dynamic Spanish chain of running stores, will be the exclusive distributor in Spain of the Lance Armstrong collection designed by Nike. The first specialist running store to present the new collection has been in fact the big recently opened new Evasion Running concept store in Barcelona. ...
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A new chapter in a never-ending story: The Kneissl ski...
A new chapter in a never-ending story: The Kneissl ski company was about to be sold to Andreas Kramer, the man behind Kramer Elastic. Kramer is a German snowboard manufacturer who, around the time of the last Ispo show, acquired the brand rights to Erbacher, a German ski company ...
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The global retail chart that we published in the last...
The global retail chart that we published in the last issue of SGI Europe had several slightly inaccurate entries, partly due to a switch from sales after VAT to sales before VAT for all the companies on the chart, except for the international Intersport and Sport 2000 retail organizations. Hervis ...
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Eckhard Cordes has unexpectedly decided to leave as chief executive...
Eckhard Cordes has unexpectedly decided to leave as chief executive of Metro Group in the next year, feeling that there was no longer trust between him and the rest of the group's management. Retracting a previous statement, one month ago Metro's major shareholder, Franz Haniel & Cie., supported the extension ...
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Robert Ferko will step down as chief executive of Elan...
Robert Ferko will step down as chief executive of Elan at the end of this month. He will be replaced on an interim basis by the only other member of the executive board of the Slovenian ski and snowboard company, Andreja Kosir, who has been its finance director since 2008. ...
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The Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City continues to...
The Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City continues to expand into other categories. As at its summer session in August, it is moving more forcefully into the action sports segment at its winter session, scheduled for next Jan. 19-22. Burton Snowboards is going to exhibit there for the first ...
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Marker Dalbello Völkl Ski, the German distribution company for the...
Marker Dalbello Völkl Ski, the German distribution company for the three snow sports brands, has appointed Karin Schächinger marketing manager, replacing Eveline Christl, who left the company last month. Schächinger, 28, has worked for Völkl as junior marketing manager since August. The new product manager for Völkl Snowboards as well ...
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Sports Direct International confirmed its objective to reach underlying earnings...
Sports Direct International confirmed its objective to reach underlying earnings before amortization of £215 million (€247.1m-$343.1m) for the present financial year as it reported double-digit increases in sales and gross profits for the first nine weeks of its second quarter, ended Sept. 25. Excluding the results of the recently formed ...
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David Ward, who ran the U.K. subsidiary of Deckers Corporation...
David Ward, who ran the U.K. subsidiary of Deckers Corporation before the parent company of Teva and other brands took over the distribution in the country, has joined JD Sports Fashion as brand distribution director, reporting to one of the company's top executives, Sir Peter Cowgill
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The Uvex group managed to increase its turnover significantly during...
The Uvex group managed to increase its turnover significantly during its latest fiscal year, ended July 31. Sales jumped by 9 percent to €330 million. This came basically from a satisfactory economic environment in Germany where Uvex' sales of professional protective and safety equipment were up by 17 percent to ...
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The second edition of the European Outdoor Forum, held in...
The second edition of the European Outdoor Forum, held in Annecy on Oct. 11-12, brought together more than 200 leading executives from the outdoor industry for two days of intense discussions and presentations. With a more international and interactive format than last year, the forum tackled many topical issues, from ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) are looking at possibly cooperating between themselves and with other organizations on the issues of corporate social responsibility and sustainability. Members of the two bodies met a few days ago to ...
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In a preliminary filing, Lafuma Group says its total revenues...
In a preliminary filing, Lafuma Group says its total revenues grew by 1.7 percent to €249.6 million for the financial year ended last Sept. 30, up by 2.4 percent in constant currencies. Sales rose by 0.6 percent in France, including a 2.8 percent gain in the fourth quarter, and by ...
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Salewa is placing some of its foreign sales subsidiaries at...
Salewa is placing some of its foreign sales subsidiaries at the service of complementary brands. It has struck an agreement with another family-owned Italian company, Briko, to represent it in the markets of Austria, France and Poland. Briko, which is now 25 years old, has developed some innovative sports accessories ...
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The Salewa/Operalp group has officially opened its futuristic new headquarters...
The Salewa/Operalp group has officially opened its futuristic new headquarters in Bolzano, Italy. The avant-garde building, whose shape recalls that of a mountain, is self-sufficient in terms of energy and CO2 free and is set to supply also neighboring companies with solar energy. The building comprises the offices of the ...
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Stephan Krug left as general manager of Sioux by mutual...
Stephan Krug left as general manager of Sioux by mutual agreement and for personal reasons on Sept. 30 after 14 months with the German shoe company, which was acquired last year by private investors with the help of Square Four, the Frankfurt-based investment company that had previously acquired control of ...
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The legendary snowboarder Shaun White has granted a license for...
The legendary snowboarder Shaun White has granted a license for sporting goods to Powerslide, the German vendor of inline skates and board sports products. The range, which bears the name of the American champion and is set to be positioned at the high-end level, comprises skateboards, decks, helmets, protection equipment, ...
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In the weeks leading up to the start of the...
In the weeks leading up to the start of the Rugby World Cup being held in New Zealand, the South African Revenue Service confiscated 66,000 counterfeit jerseys worth about 43 million rand (€3.9m-$5.3m). This batch was found, with price tags already attached, in a warehouse in Cleveland, a suburb of ...
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More than 23,000 visitors attended Interbike 2011 in Las Vegas...
More than 23,000 visitors attended Interbike 2011 in Las Vegas in September. More than 11,000 buyers attended, representing almost 4,000 stores; over 1,300 buyers were from outside the U.S. The two-day Outdoor Demo, held Sept. 12-13 outside Las Vegas, let riders test out the latest products, and seminars discussed such ...
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Billabong International has taken 100 percent control over Surfection, a...
Billabong International has taken 100 percent control over Surfection, a retailer based in Sydney that had been run as part of a joint venture between Billabong and interests associated with another retailer, Chris Athas. Billabong issued 1.06 million new ordinary shares at 3.72 Australian dollars (€2.71-$3.59) apiece to raise funds ...
