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Nike is moving some executives around among its brands. Michael...
Nike is moving some executives around among its brands. Michael Spillane, the chief executive of Converse, will be moving over to take that role, along with president, at Umbro. The current CEO and president of Umbro, Jim Allaker, is retiring. Jim Calhoun, the CEO of Hurley, will replace Spillane as ...
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Andreas Zinschitz will join the management of Kastner & Öhler...
Andreas Zinschitz will join the management of Kastner & Öhler next July 1 to handle its sports division, consisting mainly of the Austrian retailer's chain of Gigasport stores, and its human resources department. It's a new position within the group, which employs 1,820 people and reached sales of €272 million ...
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Li & Fung has promoted Bruce Rockowitz to be president...
Li & Fung has promoted Bruce Rockowitz to be president and chief executive of the group. He will work with nine newly promoted presidents for the nine business units in the trading, logistics and distribution segments of the company's operations. Rockowitz has been an executive director of the big Hong ...
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Falke, the big German brand of socks, underwear and apparel,...
Falke, the big German brand of socks, underwear and apparel, has created the new position of division manager for its sportive ESS (Ergonomic Sport System) line. The position has been filled by Oliver Daniel Bogatu, who most recently ran the German operations of Vente Privée.
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Tim Bantle has been named the new director of apparel...
Tim Bantle has been named the new director of apparel for Black Diamond. He was formerly the business unit director of technical outerwear and equipment at Patagonia.
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Under Armour has signed up two champions in France, where...
Under Armour has signed up two champions in France, where the brand is making major strides since it struck an agency deal with SLS, the company run by Mustafa Satik, at the beginning of 2010. One is Edwin Jackson, a member of the French basketball team. The other is Louis ...
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Chervò is making new investments in Asia, considering the fact...
Chervò is making new investments in Asia, considering the fact that there are an estimated 3 million golfers in China and 500,000 in India. It has inaugurated its first single-brand golf shop in China within Beijing's Shin Kong Place department store. Featuring a new avant-garde look, inspired by the “Watch ...
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Asmas, the Swiss sporting goods industry federation, is commemorating the...
Asmas, the Swiss sporting goods industry federation, is commemorating the death of Max Ladner, who has published its official trade magazine Schweizer Sport + Mode since 1976. He passed away at the age of 90 on Feb. 10. His son Beat has been skillfully running the trade magazine since the ...
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A Humboldt penguin at the Santa Barbara Zoo in California...
A Humboldt penguin at the Santa Barbara Zoo in California is getting some help from Teva. Lucky, the penguin, was born in April 2010 with a problem with one of his legs, causing him to have a shuffling gait. The zoo tried various remedies, including splints, but it still couldn't ...
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Skechers is receiving a beating from bloggers in the wake...
Skechers is receiving a beating from bloggers in the wake of its new Shape-ups campaign for girls. The ads show animated girls getting excited about the “extra height and bounce” that they get by wearing the shoes. The ads also feature cartoon boys dressed as fast food and snack food, ...
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The North Face has named Duncan Bembridge to be its...
The North Face has named Duncan Bembridge to be its new hardgoods sales director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region (EMEA). He will work on the distribution and sales strategy for footwear and equipment in the region, and build a sales team to expand the brand's presence there. ...
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Dorel Industries' recreational and leisure division, which includes the bicycle...
Dorel Industries' recreational and leisure division, which includes the bicycle and equipment brands Cannondale, Schwinn, GT, Mongoose and Sugoi, increased sales by 10.3 percent to $200.4 million in the first quarter. Growth was entirely organic and not influenced by currency rates. The business' gross margin was flat at 25.4 percent ...
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Biretco, the second-largest organization of bike dealers in Europe, has...
Biretco, the second-largest organization of bike dealers in Europe, has agreed to invite its members to visit Bike Expo, the bicycle exhibition scheduled to be held in Munich on July 21-24. It is planning to have its own booth at the show in the future. Collateral events during the fair ...
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Sundek, the iconic Italian brand of boardshorts, is doubling the...
Sundek, the iconic Italian brand of boardshorts, is doubling the number of its concept stores and moving outside the country. After opening stores at Santa Margherita Ligure and in Milan, it is opening two others at Lignano Sabbiadoro, on the coast of Tuscany, and at the French resort of Saint-Tropez. ...
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A woman is suing Fila over its Body Toning System...
A woman is suing Fila over its Body Toning System workout apparel, saying that its claims that the clothes increase muscle effort by 50 percent and helps muscles work more efficiently are false. Bertha Castaneda said she would not have bought the gear if she had known these claims were ...
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LK International, the Swiss company that markets the Kjus brand,...
LK International, the Swiss company that markets the Kjus brand, has hired three top managers. Heiner Löffler is head of logistics and will oversee purchasing and the apparel brand's entire supply chain, effective immediately. The 52-year-old has joined LK International from WMF, the cutlery company, and was previously involved in ...
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Erima, the German team sports brand, has developed a special...
Erima, the German team sports brand, has developed a special new service for retail customers who also run their internet stores. Consumers can now check the availability of the brand's items on the retailers' own websites. This information is automatically updated by Erima every three hours, without any action needed ...
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Peak Performance, the largest brand of IC Companys, was not...
Peak Performance, the largest brand of IC Companys, was not on the list of those that achieved double-digit growth within the group during the third quarter as it reported its results for the period. Total sales increased by 10 percent to 1.1 billion Danish kronor (€147.5m-$208.9m), with wholesale and retail ...
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VF Corporation has broken ground on the new campus in...
VF Corporation has broken ground on the new campus in Alameda, California, that will house the new corporate headquarters of The North Face, JanSport and Lucy from the summer of 2012. Overlooking San Francisco Bay, the new facilities will make use of wind and solar power. They will feature external ...
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Puma is buying its distributor and licensee in the Netherlands,...
Puma is buying its distributor and licensee in the Netherlands, Dobotex. It already owns a 50.1 percent stake in the Dutch company, and will buy the rest as of January 2012. The takeover is friendly and has the support of management at Dobotex. It also includes Dobologic, the logistics branch ...
