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Timberland has signed a licensing deal with Parigi that will...
Timberland has signed a licensing deal with Parigi that will take its children's clothing collection to the U.S. Parigi will design and distribute clothes and accessories for boys, girls and infants through 2014. They will be available at major department stores and specialty retailers through the U.S. Timberland will still ...
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Skechers USA has a new licensing deal whereby Sakar International...
Skechers USA has a new licensing deal whereby Sakar International will produce Skechers-branded youth electronics and accessories. The line will include MP3 players, earbuds, speakers, digital cameras and USB flash drives inspired by Skechers' Kids footwear styles. They will be targeted at children from elementary through high school, featuring artwork ...
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FootJoy's European headquarters has promoted Richard Fryer, previously its European...
FootJoy's European headquarters has promoted Richard Fryer, previously its European marketing manager, to be European sales and marketing senior manager. In addition, Glyn Evans is the new national sales manager, a step up from field sales manager. Russell Lawes will fill Fryer's old position as European marketing manager; he was ...
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Mountain Force, the Swiss label for snow and outerwear, has...
Mountain Force, the Swiss label for snow and outerwear, has increased its capital by 2.5 million Swiss francs (€2.36m-$3.36m) to ensure continued growth in its core markets, which consist of Italy, the German-speaking countries and North America. With this move, the recently appointed chief executive, Roman Stepek, has become majority ...
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Sharon Gauding is the new vice president for sales and...
Sharon Gauding is the new vice president for sales and marketing at Oboz Footwear. In this newly created position, she will handle sales and Oboz' marketing and product strategies. She was formerly the men's footwear buyer for REI, the American retailer, and held numerous positions there during her 11-year tenure.
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Sportmaster, the leading sporting goods retailer in Russia and in...
Sportmaster, the leading sporting goods retailer in Russia and in the rest of the former Soviet Union, and a major wholesaler in the territory, is said to be considering a flotation on the London Stock Exchange sometime in 2012, according to Reuters. Sportmaster could raise between $600 million and $700 ...
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Nautilus reduced its losses in the second quarter thanks to...
Nautilus reduced its losses in the second quarter thanks to a 13.3 percent increase in net sales to $34.7 million and a 14.9 percent reduction in operating expenses, partly achieved through more effective advertising. Losses from continuing operations went down by 68.6 percent to $2.2 million. The net loss fell ...
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Effective Aug. 1, Findos Investor has acquired Maier Sports, the...
Effective Aug. 1, Findos Investor has acquired Maier Sports, the German brand of outdoor and snow wear, along with Gonso, the company’s bike wear brand. Maier Sports was owned by the Maier family, led by Gerhard Maier as managing partner, who will seek retirement probably at the beginning of next ...
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LaCrosse Footwear increased revenues by 2 percent to $27.1 million...
LaCrosse Footwear increased revenues by 2 percent to $27.1 million in the second quarter ended June 25 thanks to strong growth in outdoor sales. The American company's sales to the outdoor market rose by 18 percent to $9.4 million on strong demand for hunting and hiking products. Meanwhile, sales to ...
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Nick Matthew, the No. 1 squash player in the world,...
Nick Matthew, the No. 1 squash player in the world, has joined the team of Hi-Tec as a global ambassador. In the sponsorship deal, he will endorse Hi-Tec's squash footwear, wearing the S702 to play and helping the company develop his own signature shoe.
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Reporting an 11.6 percent increase at constant currencies in its...
Reporting an 11.6 percent increase at constant currencies in its overall sales for the second quarter, Luxottica indicated that Oakley performed very well, particularly in Europe and Australia. The management said that Oakley's sales would have risen even more if it had not been for capacity constraints, which should be ...
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French sporting goods retailers booked an estimated increase of 12...
French sporting goods retailers booked an estimated increase of 12 percent in their sales during the second quarter, according to the monthly surveys performed by their trade association, FPS, among its members. Excellent weather conditions led to year-on-year sales increases estimated at 14 percent in April and 8 percent in ...
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Skechers halved its inventory of toning shoes by selling 2...
Skechers halved its inventory of toning shoes by selling 2 million pairs of original Shape-up models at a $21 million loss. The shoes were predominantly sold to one big account. The company booked an additional charge of $4.4 million on the rest of the stock, comprising less than 2 million ...
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Implus has signed a 3-year sponsorship agreement for its Yaktrax...
Implus has signed a 3-year sponsorship agreement for its Yaktrax and Highgear brands with Eric Larsen, the explorer who leads the Save the Poles project for the preservation of the Artic and Antarctic. As part of the agreement, Larsen will field-test Yaktrax and Highgear products during his future expeditions and ...
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Point6, an American manufacturer of merino wool socks, has announced...
Point6, an American manufacturer of merino wool socks, has announced that it is moving all production from China to the U.S. The company said the move will allow the company to have better control over product development and the quality of the product, while improving inventory management (more in The ...
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The Acushnet Company is officially out of the Fortune Brands...
The Acushnet Company is officially out of the Fortune Brands family. The golf company has announced that its sale to a consortium led by Fila Korea and Mirae Asset Private Equity was completed on July 29. Acushnet, which owns the Titleist and FootJoy brands, will remain a standalone company and ...
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Adidas Outdoor is adding two young top-ranked U.S. female climbers...
Adidas Outdoor is adding two young top-ranked U.S. female climbers - Sasha DiGiulian and Natalie Josefsberg - to its team of sponsored athletes. DiGiulian, a U.S. and pan-American 18-year-old champion, got the gold medal in women's combined at the recent World Championships of the International Federation of Sport Climbing in ...
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Adidas will replace Nike as the official supplier of the...
Adidas will replace Nike as the official supplier of the French Rugby Federation for six years, starting in August 2012. On the other hand Nike, which has held this contract since 1998, took the place of Adidas last January as the official supplier of the French Football Federation for seven ...
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Returning to the game of golf after recovering from a...
Returning to the game of golf after recovering from a knee injury, Tiger Woods wore the prototype of a new golf shoe developed on the basis of the Nike Free concept at this week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament. Designed to mimic and conform to the natural motion of the foot, coupled ...
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Fila has announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Alex Puccio,...
Fila has announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Alex Puccio, a 22-year-old American who is regarded as one of the best female boulderers in the world. The goal is to help Fila to expand in the outdoor sector, which is very big in South Korea, and to promote its Skele-Toes ...
