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Tyr has signed Ricky Berens, the Olympic gold medalist from...
Tyr has signed Ricky Berens, the Olympic gold medalist from the 800m freestyle relay at the 2008 Beijing Games. He was also on the gold-medal-winning 800m freestyle relay team at the Fina World Championships in 2009, and is currently training for this year's edition of that competition in Shanghai this ...
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Dema Bicycles of Slovakia and Planet Bicycles of Taiwan have...
Dema Bicycles of Slovakia and Planet Bicycles of Taiwan have formed a 50-50 joint venture called Bike Planet, with a goal of having production of city and touring bikes closer to the European market. Ravi Hingorani will head up the European operations of Bike Planet, bringing many years of experience ...
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Laird Hamilton, the big-wave surfer and the man considered the...
Laird Hamilton, the big-wave surfer and the man considered the father of modern stand-up paddleboarding, has joined the Puma Ocean Racing Team as the honorary 12th crew member. While Oxbow will continue to sponsor Hamiton for clothing, he and Puma will together launch a line of innovative stand-up paddleboards and ...
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Lacoste has named Micheline Kaufmann to its board of directors....
Lacoste has named Micheline Kaufmann to its board of directors. She spent more than 30 years with Chanel, where her positions included head of marketing for perfumes and beauty, and international head of marketing, corporate.
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The NAC Breda football club in the Netherlands is going...
The NAC Breda football club in the Netherlands is going to be sponsored from the next season on by Patrick, the sports brand owned by the Belgian Cortina group. On the other hand, Patrick has been replaced by an Italian company, Royal Sport, as the kit supplier for Rayo Vallecano, ...
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Bushnell Outdoor Products has created the Bushnell Eyewear Division, which...
Bushnell Outdoor Products has created the Bushnell Eyewear Division, which will be in charge of the Bollé, Bollé Safety, Cébé and Serengeti eyewear brands. Olivier Ciaravino is the head of the new division and will be based in the eyewear business' headquarters in Suresnes, France. It will have regional business ...
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Pou Chen Corporation, the major shareholder of Yue Yuen (see...
Pou Chen Corporation, the major shareholder of Yue Yuen (see its results further down), indicates that it should be able to complete a major reorganization of its Asian production apparatus by end of 2012, in response to rising labor costs in Eastern China. It will relocate a large part of ...
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China Dongxiang, which owns Phenix and the rights to the...
China Dongxiang, which owns Phenix and the rights to the Kappa brand name for China and Macau, is warning investors that the results for the first half ended June 30 may show a 45 percent decline in its turnover. They would thus reach a level equivalent to about 1,489 million ...
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JJB Sports has reported that its turnaround plan is coming...
JJB Sports has reported that its turnaround plan is coming along well, but the retail market in the U.K. is difficult and might remain that way for a while. Nonetheless, the company says it remains on track toward its objectives and expects a full turnaround. Financial results for the 22 ...
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TCN, the Dutch real estate company specializing in trademarts and...
TCN, the Dutch real estate company specializing in trademarts and business centers, has become the full owner of Brandboxx Salzburg and Brandboxx Hannover. It previously shared ownership of the two centers with CVI, a private equity partner. On a surface of about 40,000 square meters, the unit in Salzburg is ...
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Crocs is now directly managing the distribution of its shoe...
Crocs is now directly managing the distribution of its shoe collections in Portugal and Slovakia. Before, Crocs had been selling its product line in these countries by means of a distributor. At the moment, Crocs manages the distribution of its products directly in altogether 15 countries. In the future, the ...
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Derby Cycle has set up a direct sales unit in...
Derby Cycle has set up a direct sales unit in Australia that replaces its former distributor there, Green Apple Sports, from which it bought the inventories and customer receivables. Graeme Moffett, the owner and managing director of Green Apple Sports, was appointed managing director of Derby Cycle's Australian business. Derby ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry has extended...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry has extended its partnership with Messe München, organizer of Ispo, so that the federation's members will continue to benefit from the tie-up. The agreement encompasses the Ispo fairs in Munich and Bejing, Bike Expo, Golf Europe and Sports Source Europe.
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Macron is the new technical sponsor of FC Lorient for...
Macron is the new technical sponsor of FC Lorient for the next three seasons. Macron will provide products such as replicas, official merchandise, and training apparel, among others. The company sees it as an opportunity to expand its presence in Europe.
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry has published...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry has published the branding guidelines for the 2012 London Olympic Games on its website. They cover general definitions, principles and their specific implementations for all kinds of product categories. They will apply to all the athletes, officials and other persons accredited to ...
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Lolë has opened a first “showtique” – showroom/boutique – in...
Lolë has opened a first “showtique” – showroom/boutique – in Biarritz, on the Basque coast of France, to showcase its products for the European market. The Canadian brand of women's sports and leisure apparel, owned by Coalision, held a large yoga session last Sunday on the beach there. About 50 ...
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O'Neill has just opened a flagship store near the Santa...
O'Neill has just opened a flagship store near the Santa Monica Promenade in California, selling men's, boys' and women's apparel as well as the wetsuits the company launched almost 60 years ago. The new store is planning various promotions for throughout the summer. It has also joined forces with Heal ...
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Sports, tourism and sporting goods industry officials in Munich, Germany,...
Sports, tourism and sporting goods industry officials in Munich, Germany, and Annecy, France, were sad to hear that Pyeongchang has been chosen to host the Winter Olympic Games in 2018. The South Korean city got 63 out of the 95 votes cast at a session of the International Olympic Committee ...
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Sportshopsdirect, a specialist online retailer in the Netherlands, wants to...
Sportshopsdirect, a specialist online retailer in the Netherlands, wants to increase the number of its websites from two to 11 by 2014. Established in 2002, the company has rapidly become a weighty online retailer in the tennis and football categories, with its specialist websites tennisdirect.nl and voetbaldirect.nl. Sportshopsdirect's managers told ...
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Golf House has reported a pre-tax profit of €1.5 million...
Golf House has reported a pre-tax profit of €1.5 million on sales of €27.5 million in 2010. The German golf retail chain, which was previously the property of Karstadt, has just opened its 16th store in Münster.
