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The Grind is Nike Golf's new online community designed to...
The Grind is Nike Golf's new online community designed to connect golfers so they can improve their game. Accessed through www.nikegolf.eu, the Grind lets golfers discuss their swings, their equipment, personal training and more, and will have access to insider content from Nike Golf's product innovators, Nike Golf athletes, non-Nike ...
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Skins, the maker of compression garments, is going to reorganize...
Skins, the maker of compression garments, is going to reorganize its operations in Germany. Skins GmbH is moving to the Munich Order Center from its current home in Starnberg to establish a facility that will support the growing German market. Some of its back-office and support functions will be consolidated ...
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CORRECTION: Contrary to what was reported in our previous issue,...
CORRECTION: Contrary to what was reported in our previous issue, the 12.3 percent sales increase achieved by Asics in Europe did not include Haglöfs, the Swedish outdoor brand it acquired last July. Haglöfs is included in the global turnover reported by the Japanese company for the fiscal year ended last ...
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Skechers has signed a licensing deal with Street Flyers for...
Skechers has signed a licensing deal with Street Flyers for the juvenile sporting goods market. Street Flyers will design, manufacture and distribute bikes, skateboards, scooters, skates and safety gear under the Skechers brand. The line will be designed for children and young adults, and should be available in spring 2012 ...
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Deichmann is reported to be in negotiations to take over...
Deichmann is reported to be in negotiations to take over Snipes, a leading retailer of sneakers and fashion sport shoes with a web store, 37 shops in Germany and four in Austria. The takeover would be handled through the Swiss subsidiary of Deichmann, Dosenbach-Ochsner.
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Mike Dietz returns to Kettler as senior product manager for...
Mike Dietz returns to Kettler as senior product manager for its bike segment, where he was already involved between 1992 and 2008. He subsequently acted as product manager at Derby Cycle and Abus. At Kettler, Dietz is now taking the place of Thomas Kaiser, who will concentrate on pedelecs and ...
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Jay Li, the general manager of the international marketing division...
Jay Li, the general manager of the international marketing division at Li Ning as well as the chief representative of the company's U.S. creativity center, has joined the trade committee of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry. He was elected to the board in February as a successor ...
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The European division of The North Face is setting up...
The European division of The North Face is setting up an initiative called “Explore Fund.” The fund is designed to support NGOs and projects that aim to attract young people to outdoor activities. On the website explorefund.eu, organizations can apply for financial support up to €2,500. The site is available ...
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The four-time European Tour winner Simon Dyson took third place...
The four-time European Tour winner Simon Dyson took third place in the BMW PGA Championship at the end of last month, but what was really notable was his apparel. His golf clothes bore the branding of his favorite football team, Manchester United. The new football-inspired golf range was produced by ...
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O'Neill has extended its partnership with Elyse Taylor, the supermodel...
O'Neill has extended its partnership with Elyse Taylor, the supermodel who serves as the brand's face in advertising campaigns and will help design a new exclusive swimwear collection, O'Neill by Elyse Taylor. It will be a line of nine styles debuting for spring/summer 2012. She has been working with the ...
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GLM Shows/DMG Events, which produces the Surf Expo fair in...
GLM Shows/DMG Events, which produces the Surf Expo fair in Orlando, Florida, twice a year, is announcing the organization of a new show, Action Sports Asia, to be held in Singapore on April 13-15, 2012. It will be co-located with Asia Dive Expo, which already draws more than 21,000 participants ...
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Three top executives of Li Ning have resigned from the...
Three top executives of Li Ning have resigned from the company, which says they left to pursue personal interests. They are Guo Jian Xin, chief operating officer; Fang Shih Wei, chief marketing officer; and Lin Li, head of the company's e-commerce department. The company's statement to the Hong Kong stock ...
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Following up on last year's pledge by Puma to favor...
Following up on last year's pledge by Puma to favor organic cotton and producers from Africa, sportstextiles.com asked Jochen Zeitz about its current cotton sourcing. He said that 15 percent of the cotton that Puma now uses is from one of those sources, taking care not to buy cotton from ...
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Last Thursday, Patagonia opened its first store in Spain. It...
Last Thursday, Patagonia opened its first store in Spain. It is located in the Basque city of San Sebastián and is mainly dedicated to boardsports. The selling surface is 220 square meters and it is located near the Playa de Gros. Besides the current summer collection, the offer comprises the ...
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Robert Kröger, head of marketing at Sympatex for the last...
Robert Kröger, head of marketing at Sympatex for the last four years, has quit the company to join the German Sky TV channel. Kröger has been replaced by Beate Hoerl, who continues to run the marketing of Sympatex' parent company, Plouquet.
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Yonex saw its sales decline by 0.5 percent to 36.69...
Yonex saw its sales decline by 0.5 percent to 36.69 billion yen (€317.0m-$448.8m) for the financial year ended March 31. The operating margin fell to 2.0 percent of sales from 4.5 percent in the prior year. Net income went down by 26.5 percent to ¥718 million (€6.2m-$8.8m).
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More than 20,000 women took part in a 5K running...
More than 20,000 women took part in a 5K running race sponsored by Asics in Madrid on May 11, called Carrera de la Mujer. The event was widely publicized on television and in other media because of the participation of well-know personalities such as Anne Igartiburu, a popular Spanish TV ...
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Black Diamond reports sales of $39.1 million for the first...
Black Diamond reports sales of $39.1 million for the first quarter of this year, up by 18 percent from a year ago on a pro-forma basis, including the sales of Gregory Mountain Products prior to its acquisition. Black Diamond alone scored a 36.3 percent increase to $28.7 million, with gains ...
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Starting with the fall/winter 2011-12 season, Bleed Organic Clothing, the...
Starting with the fall/winter 2011-12 season, Bleed Organic Clothing, the German street and skate wear label, is pulling its production out of India. The specialty brand of sustainable apparel will relocate production to northern Portugal. With this move, Bleed says it wants to improve quality management, communication and the necessary ...
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Ski and Sport, a 13-year-old British wholesale distribution company that...
Ski and Sport, a 13-year-old British wholesale distribution company that works closely with Sports Direct, has a design and manufacturing license to re-introduce footwear and apparel under the Vision Street Wear brand throughout the European Union. The first products will become available next month. Vision Street Wear belongs to Collective ...
