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Nike has named Howard Taylor managing director and vice president...
Nike has named Howard Taylor managing director and vice president of the Nike Foundation, the company's arm that promotes the participation of adolescent girls in society as a way to eradicate poverty in developing countries. He will take over the position in January, leaving his current job at the Department ...
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Timberland has taken over the distribution in Greece, following the...
Timberland has taken over the distribution in Greece, following the financial problems of its former partner there, Ridenco, which were apparently caused by the difficult economic and financial situation in the country. Two other brands, Nautica and La Martina, have also terminated their agreements with the Greek group. Timberland's office ...
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Edgar Tremmel is no longer the German distributor of POC,...
Edgar Tremmel is no longer the German distributor of POC, the Swedish marketer of helmets, eyewear and protective equipment for snow sports and cycling. Instead, the Austrian subsidiary of POC based in Bergheim, near Salzburg, will take on the German business as well under the leadership of Hans Schlick, managing ...
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The National Health Service of the U.K. has forbidden hospital...
The National Health Service of the U.K. has forbidden hospital workers from wearing Crocs or similar rubber clogs while working, having found numerous instances of sharp objects penetrating their soles. The Telegraph reported that the U.K. is just the latest of many countries, including the U.S., Canada, Sweden and Austria, ...
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The Indian government has indicated that it is prepared to...
The Indian government has indicated that it is prepared to allow duty-free importation of several textile and clothing products from Bangladesh to help restore a better trade balance between the two countries.
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Regatta Group, the largest outdoor group in the U.K., is...
Regatta Group, the largest outdoor group in the U.K., is about to open a new 400,000-square-foot warehouse in Ellesmere Port. This will nearly double the warehousing capacity of the group, which owns the brands Regatta, Craghoppers, Dare2b, Regatta Professional and Hawkshead. As the company expands globally, it considers the enlarged ...
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Zalando will launch a pilot project next November to sell...
Zalando will launch a pilot project next November to sell sporting goods online in partnership with a sporting goods retailer in Germany. Philip Metzler and Christian Zingel, who are taking care of Zalando's partnership program for the moment, indicate that the retailer does not wish to be named during ...
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On June 1, André Jaffory took over the job as...
On June 1, André Jaffory took over the job as director of sport marketing for Adidas France. He replaces Marc Le Roux, who was named director of marketing for Adidas in Russia. Jaffory has been with Adidas since 1998, working in various positions in France and Belgium.
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Eurobike enjoyed a buoyant 20th anniversary, as nearly 1,200 exhibitors...
Eurobike enjoyed a buoyant 20th anniversary, as nearly 1,200 exhibitors and more than 40,000 visitors from over 100 countries thronged to the bike fair in Friedrichshafen earlier this month – about the same as the previous year. The organizers had increased the space dedicated to the fair by using the ...
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Black Diamond Europe is boosting its marketing staff to 10...
Black Diamond Europe is boosting its marketing staff to 10 persons. The newest recruit is Nicole Räber, a passionate 36-year-old climber who former worked for Belowzero and Montana Sport.
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Kesko has concluded its acquisition of 12 Intersport stores in...
Kesko has concluded its acquisition of 12 Intersport stores in Russia and plans to acquire 24 more by the end of this year. As planned, the Finnish retail conglomerate has set up a new Russian company in which it holds an 80 percent stake. The balance is owned by the ...
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Lyle & Scott saw its net profit decline by 13.2...
Lyle & Scott saw its net profit decline by 13.2 percent to £5.3 million (€6.0m-$8.5m) in the financial year ended last March 31. Sales grew by 0.47 percent to £34.3 million (€39.1m-$54.9m), with a 20 percent rise in export markets, and the gross margin rose slightly to 52.6 percent, but ...
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McDavid is expanding the market for its Ultralight 195 ankle...
McDavid is expanding the market for its Ultralight 195 ankle brace, usually worn by basketball players, to the tennis segment. Vahid Mirzadeh, a top college tennis player, will start his professional career wearing the brace. A recent yearlong study of 1,470 high school athletes conducted by the University of Wisconsin, ...
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The Adidas Group plans to open more than 2,500 single-brand...
The Adidas Group plans to open more than 2,500 single-brand stores in the lower-tier cities of China over the next few years, expanding coverage to more than 1,400 cities in the country. The plan was mentioned in a report in the China Daily newspaper quoting Colin Currie, managing director of ...
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Odlo has become the sponsor of the AG2R La Mondiale...
Odlo has become the sponsor of the AG2R La Mondiale cycle team, which includes racers Cyril Dessel, Sebastien Hinault, Nicholas Roche and Martin Elmiger. The company already sponsors the Scott Swisspower mountain-bike racing team, but hopes to make its mark in the Tour de France with its new sponsorship.
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation has entered into a new $200 million...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation has entered into a new $200 million secured revolving credit facility that contains a $50 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit and a $5 million sublimit for swingline loans. The company has the option to increase the maximum principal amount available under the credit ...
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Sport 2000 Austria has hired Bernd Fürtbauer to fill the...
Sport 2000 Austria has hired Bernd Fürtbauer to fill the unoccupied position of head buyer for hardware, footwear and cycling products. Starting off at Intersport Eybl, he worked his way up to head buyer and product manager of Sport Eybl & Sports Experts before working for an Austrian wholesaler of ...
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Shimano Europe took the opportunity of Eurobike 2011 to introduce...
Shimano Europe took the opportunity of Eurobike 2011 to introduce its new merchandising program. Designed with the cooperation of the parent company and tested over the last year in the Netherlands, Belgium and France, the new program is flexible and consists of easy-to-use displays, fixtures and merchandising tools that can ...
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Adidas plans to use the opportunity of the 2012 UEFA...
Adidas plans to use the opportunity of the 2012 UEFA Euro championship to grow significantly in Poland and solidify its market leadership in Ukraine, the two host countries. Herbert Hainer, the company's chief executive, said that Adidas wants to be No. 1 in Poland by 2015, taking the top spot ...
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Speedo was an official partner of the 3rd Fina World...
Speedo was an official partner of the 3rd Fina World Junior Swimming Championships held in Lima, Peru, last month as part of its partnership with Fina. The event brought together 700 young swimmers from more than 60 countries; it was the first time Peru hosted a Fina world championship.
