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Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards, has announced...
Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards, has announced that he has seminoma, or testicular cancer. He was optimistic in his note to his global team, though, pointing out that that particular kind of cancer is “as curable as it gets” and his was discovered in its early stages. ...
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Lisa Thompson is Asics' new product manager for apparel and...
Lisa Thompson is Asics' new product manager for apparel and accessories in the U.K. and Ireland. She has run her own business, and has also worked at Reebok, last holding the title of product manager there. Her goal will be to expand Asics' apparel products, whose sales have risen by ...
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Next February, Xtep will be the first Chinese apparel sponsor...
Next February, Xtep will be the first Chinese apparel sponsor of the 16-year-old Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, which expects to involve up to 70,000 runners. The last edition saw the participation of more than 50,000 people from 70 nationalities.
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Oxbow has appointed a new creative director from Australia, Roland...
Oxbow has appointed a new creative director from Australia, Roland Wimbush, replacing Lionel Rouault from France. Wimbush, 36, has already worked for O'Neill, Salomon and Billabong.
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Motocaddy is the new approved supplier of electric golf trolleys...
Motocaddy is the new approved supplier of electric golf trolleys for Foremost in an exclusive partnership that gives Foremost pros preferential terms in buying equipment. They will also get digital marketing support to help promote the product range and increase sell-through. Separately, Foremost has selected GolfBuddy as preferred supplier ...
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Playlife, the sports lifestyle brand of Benetton Group, has opened...
Playlife, the sports lifestyle brand of Benetton Group, has opened a multi-brand store in Treviso that also hosts another action sports brand of the group, Killer Loop, and others including the Dahon brand of foldable bicycles. Set up like a loft, the store specializes in the sale of sustainable and ...
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The number of visitors to the French bicycle fair, Salon...
The number of visitors to the French bicycle fair, Salon du Cycle, increased by 73 percent to 69,251 last month, as compared to the last edition in 2009, which took place in the midst of the economic crisis. The number of exhibitors nearly doubled to almost 500. Some 2,000 trade ...
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Jack O'Neill is publishing a biography that recounts his history...
Jack O'Neill is publishing a biography that recounts his history as the inventor of the surf wetsuit and the founder of the surf brand bearing his name. He is also credited for opening the first surf shop in his garage in 1952, offering wetsuits, surfboards and many other products. Some ...
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Madrid-based BioTEE has come up with an eco-friendly tee that...
Madrid-based BioTEE has come up with an eco-friendly tee that will help eliminate broken and discarded tees that litter the greens. Not only will it improve the aesthetics of the courses, but it will cut down on what clubs have to spend to maintain their estates - costs that are ...
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Puma continues to sign up football stars. The Wild Cat...
Puma continues to sign up football stars. The Wild Cat has signed a multi-year contract with Radamel Falcao, the Colombian football striker who plays for the Atlético Madrid team. It has also signed a longterm partnership with Cesc Fabregas, the Spanish midfielder of the Barcelona team previously sponsored by Nike.
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El Corte Inglés is said to be interested in a...
El Corte Inglés is said to be interested in a possible investment in Kaufhof. The Spanish and German department store chains are both deeply involved in the sporting goods sector, and the Spanish one is looking for expansion opportunities outside its home market, where it already has a dominant position. ...
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Eider made its website more interactive with the customer, especially...
Eider made its website more interactive with the customer, especially through social networks. The new version describes the products exhaustively before proposing them for sale online, including promotions. The site allows the customer to locate the nearest store offering Eider products. It presents its sponsored athletes.
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Edi Kaiser, former European sales and marketing director of Spyder...
Edi Kaiser, former European sales and marketing director of Spyder Active Sports, has become the general manager of the German subsidiary of Skins, the Australian producer of compression garments. The 44-year-old takes the place of Christian Scheffold, who left recently to join the Sport Invest Search recruitment agency. Prior to ...
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Messe München was going to rename Golf Europe as Ispo...
Messe München was going to rename Golf Europe as Ispo Golf, but then it decided to cancel this year's event because of continued losses due to insufficient backing from the industry and a lack of consensus about the dates. Messe München has now announced to exhibitors that it has sold ...
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The Odlo Sports Group is investing massively in its European...
The Odlo Sports Group is investing massively in its European logistics and manufacturing facilities: The Swiss brand will bundle its central logistics and the administration of its German operations at a modern new site of more than 26,000 square meters in Brüggen, Germany. Construction will start in March 2012, and ...
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Helly Hansen's final results for the past year show that...
Helly Hansen's final results for the past year show that it reached a pre-tax profit of 39 million Norwegian kroner (€5.0m-$6.7m) as compared to a loss of Nok 19 million, confirming its turnaround. Operating revenues went up by 10 percent to Nok 1,656 million (€212.0m-$282.7m), while operating profit before amortization ...
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Sunline, one of the top fishing line manufacturers in Japan,...
Sunline, one of the top fishing line manufacturers in Japan, is joining the campaign against packaging that doesn't accurately describe line strength that is organized by the European Fishing Tackle Trade Association. Sunline, founded in 1977, is a major supplier in Japan and exports to more than 40 countries.
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Wolverine World Wide's president of global operations, Michael McBreen, is...
Wolverine World Wide's president of global operations, Michael McBreen, is stepping down after more than three years in the job. The company said his replacement has been chosen, but the name remains under wraps. He will join the company by Jan. 1. McBreen was hired by Wolverine in June 2008 ...
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Salomon is opening a 2,000-square-foot store in Vancouver next month....
Salomon is opening a 2,000-square-foot store in Vancouver next month. This will be the first look at its new design concept, which is warm and rustic yet contemporary, demonstrating the influence of the mountains with rough wood and rock features. A digital kiosk lets customers explore options for footwear depending ...
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Effective Nov.1, Hilmar Bolle will act as new country manager...
Effective Nov.1, Hilmar Bolle will act as new country manager of Rossignol in Germany, replacing Nicki Bauer, who will take her maternity break by the end of October. The 48-year-old has been with the group for 18 years as a regional sales representative for northern Bavaria and Munich. While he ...
