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Bauer Performance Sports claims it further raised its share of...
Bauer Performance Sports claims it further raised its share of the ice hockey equipment market during its financial year ended May 31, where its net revenues rose by 19 percent to $306.1 million. The company scored sales increases of 17 percent in ice hockey equipment, 22 percent in apparel and ...
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Descente has become the largest single shareholder of Musin Garment,...
Descente has become the largest single shareholder of Musin Garment, a longtime supplier of its products in Taiwan, which makes outdoor, golf and casual clothing. The Japanese company has bought a 15 percent stake in the publicly traded manufacturer for 600 million yen (€5.5m-$7.8m). It will consider raising this stake ...
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Miguel Rangel, who has been working as marketing director of...
Miguel Rangel, who has been working as marketing director of Sport Zone, has left the Portuguese sporting goods retail chain to join the country's prime minister's office. Susana Barros, who has worked with him recently, will take over his place.
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Lothar Traphoener, a co-founder of Bico, died in the parking...
Lothar Traphoener, a co-founder of Bico, died in the parking lot of the Eurobike show just before the general meeting of the German cooperative of bicycle retailers, where he was going to announce his retirement. He was 59 years old.
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This year's third edition of Sweden's largest mountain bike race,...
This year's third edition of Sweden's largest mountain bike race, Cykelvasan, had a record number of 7,187 competitors. Cykelvasan has three levels: 90, 45 and 30 kilometers. The majority of bikers, 5,555 participants, chose the 90-kilometer race. The event is regarded as a means of raising awareness about mountain biking ...
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Björn Borg, the Swedish company that owns the brand rights...
Björn Borg, the Swedish company that owns the brand rights related to the Swedish tennis champion by the same name, reports a sales increase of 2 percent to 253.3 million Swedish kronor (€28.3m-$39.7m). Net profit fell by 26 percent to SEK 27.1 million (€3.0m-$4.2m), due a lower gross margin of ...
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In a bold move, Who's Next, the young fashion show...
In a bold move, Who's Next, the young fashion show in Paris, has announced its decision to change the dates of its summer session from the beginning of September to the end of June, a few days before Bread & Butter, its powerful rival in Berlin. The change of schedule ...
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Bushnell Outdoor Products has bought Night Optics USA, a provider...
Bushnell Outdoor Products has bought Night Optics USA, a provider of night vision and thermal technologies based in Huntington Beach, California. Bushnell, which makes sport optics, premium eyewear and outdoor accessories, said that the acquisition would help enhance its product portfolio for the law enforcement, military and security markets. Terms ...
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Julia de Swert will be the new brand manager of...
Julia de Swert will be the new brand manager of Peak Performance in Spain and Andorra. De Swert organized the first two events of the Sports Unlimited trade show in Valencia. Later on, she was responsible for the key accounts at Privalia. She will now be joining the team of ...
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Ellesse is collaborating with the Italian brand Piaggio. on a...
Ellesse is collaborating with the Italian brand Piaggio. on a special line of co-branded bicycles. The cooperation is an extension of Ellesse's 2011 “Sport Della Vita” campaign by the illustrator Robert McGinnis, known for book covers and movie posters. With only 16 units produced, the limited edition bike can only ...
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Collective Brands, the U.S. company that owns Saucony and many...
Collective Brands, the U.S. company that owns Saucony and many other brands and various retail operations, said it will review its strategic and financial alternatives, indicating that it may want to sell some of its assets. Combined with a statement about the closure of many stores, the announcement sent the ...
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USG Brands is opening a new subsidiary in France to...
USG Brands is opening a new subsidiary in France to distribute the increasing number of sports fashion brands for which it has the rights in the country. It is starting off with Valsport and Tenson, which it owns, and with Pantofola d'Oro, for which it has a license covering France ...
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Victor Valdés has signed an endorsement contract with the Brazilian...
Victor Valdés has signed an endorsement contract with the Brazilian brand Penalty for the next five years. Valdés is the goalkeeper of FC Barcelona and also plays for the Spanish national football team. The contract stipulates that Valdés will wear Penalty gloves and that the Spanish national football team will ...
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Masato Mizuno, the former chairman and representative director of Mizuno...
Masato Mizuno, the former chairman and representative director of Mizuno Corporation, has reached his goal to become the chief executive of the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee, appointed by the executive board of the Japanese Olympic Committee, where he already acts as vice president. To avoid conflicts of interest, the affable ...
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Christian Scheffold, who recently left as regional manager of Skins...
Christian Scheffold, who recently left as regional manager of Skins in Central Europe, has assumed the newly created position of senior consultant at Sport Invest, the German-based executive recruitment company, to oversee its new footwear business field. Scheffold, 46, worked previously for New Balance, Quiksilver and Timberland. Sport Invest continues ...
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Global consumption of rugbywear – including clothing, footwear and equipment...
Global consumption of rugbywear – including clothing, footwear and equipment – is estimated by NPD to have reached a value of €300 million last year. The highest national consumption was in Britain, with estimated sales of €84 million, followed by France with €54 million. NPD analysts expect the market to ...
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Patagonia is teaming up with Ebay for a new Common...
Patagonia is teaming up with Ebay for a new Common Threads Initiative store at its online marketplace, encouraging customers to buy and sell used Patagonia products. The purpose of Patagonia's Common Threads Initiative is to reduce consumption and ease its environmental impact. The initiative is the first time that a ...
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A Spanish distribution company, General Outdoor Ibérica, will take over...
A Spanish distribution company, General Outdoor Ibérica, will take over the distribution of the Swedish brand Poc in South America. General Outdoor Ibérica already distributes Poc as well as Bergans, 4FRNT and Skins in Spain and Andorra. For the moment, General Outdoor Ibérica will handle the distribution of Poc in ...
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Sonae Group, the Portuguese company that owns the Sport Zone...
Sonae Group, the Portuguese company that owns the Sport Zone chain and many other specialty chains operating In other sectors, reports a 15 percent drop in net profit to €35 million for the first half of this year on 2 percent lower overall revenues of €2.70 billion. The recurring Ebitda ...
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Sport-Achat continues to be a strong trade show in France...
Sport-Achat continues to be a strong trade show in France for pure sporting goods brands, but its latest session suffered a 14 percent decrease in attendance to a total of 1,390 visitors. It is not clear whether this may have been partly due to the organizers' decision to hold the ...
