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Macron is the new official technical sponsor of AZ Alkmaar,...
Macron is the new official technical sponsor of AZ Alkmaar, the Dutch football club. The four-year deal starts with the 2011-12 season and includes official replica jerseys and other official merchandise. This is Macron's first foray into the Dutch football market. The team had some input into its new outfits, ...
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Golfsmith International has signed a deal that will allow Worldwide...
Golfsmith International has signed a deal that will allow Worldwide Golf Brands to help expand the MacGregor brand in Europe. Golfsmith is seeking partners worldwide to handle its proprietary brands such as MacGregor, and this latest deal comes a month after it struck and agreement for Australia and New Zealand. ...
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Element is amid a flurry of store openings. The skateboarding...
Element is amid a flurry of store openings. The skateboarding brand, which is owned by Billabong, is most recently opening shop in Paris, following on the heels of a new store in Plymouth, England, earlier this month and the March opening in Barcelona. The new Paris shop, on the Rue ...
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Andreas Söffker, who was in charge of international sales at...
Andreas Söffker, who was in charge of international sales at X-Technology with its brands X-Bionic and X-Socks, has left the company for personal reasons and is now seeking new job opportunities. Replaced by Uta Heimlich, Söffker is a well-known personality in the business of functional underwear and socks, having served ...
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Universal Music Group and Billabong have announced a partnership where...
Universal Music Group and Billabong have announced a partnership where they will collaborate to develop a wide range of products and services that will bring together popular recording artists and stars in action sports. Some of the planned offerings include co-produced premium audiovisual content, live events, music compilations, sports and ...
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U.S. antitrust authorities are reportedly creating obstacles to Jarden Corporation's...
U.S. antitrust authorities are reportedly creating obstacles to Jarden Corporation's plans to increase its stake in the Rossignol Group. Meanwhile, Jarden reports that its Outdoor Solutions segment enjoyed a 25.3 percent increase in operating earnings to $50.0 million in the first quarter of 2011 on 10.3 percent higher sales of ...
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Tyr Sport is the new exclusive apparel sponsor for the...
Tyr Sport is the new exclusive apparel sponsor for the British triathlete Tom Lowe, providing garments for all three activities in his event. Lowe took part in his first full Ironman triathlon in Arizona last year, where he came in third. Separately, Tyr has signed a six-year deal to sponsor ...
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Sports Direct International has appointed Rebecca Tylee-Birdsall as company secretary....
Sports Direct International has appointed Rebecca Tylee-Birdsall as company secretary. She has been acting company secretary since May 17, 2010. Sports Direct has also named Charlie McCreevy to its board as non-executive director, in line with its strategy to expand its retail operations throughout the European Union. This former Irish ...
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The article on H&M opening sports departments in its stores...
The article on H&M opening sports departments in its stores was an April 1 joke, initiated by Sportfack, the Swedish trade magazine. Zara's entry into the market is serious, though.
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K-Swiss has named Michael Augustine to be its new worldwide...
K-Swiss has named Michael Augustine to be its new worldwide director of apparel. He will handle design, development and merchandising for the brand's performance apparel, special makeup product and co-branded collections, which include Ironman, L.A. Marathon and Jillian Michaels. He'll report to Alden Sheets, president for worldwide apparel. Augustine started ...
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India has been chosen by Vulcabras as the country where...
India has been chosen by Vulcabras as the country where it will make uppers for its athletic footwear. The Brazilian company has announced an agreement in principle to acquire a production unit for this purpose in Chennai that currently employs around 1,000 people. The plan is to invest $50 million ...
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Volcom's new “Embrace Recovery” T-shirts have been designed for Japan...
Volcom's new “Embrace Recovery” T-shirts have been designed for Japan in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country in March. All profits from the T-shirts, which are black with a modified Japanese flag on the front, will go to help people in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima ...
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This year's Search event being held by Rip Curl will...
This year's Search event being held by Rip Curl will take place in San Francisco. The company has had a floating event, licensed by the Association of Surfing Professionals, designed to draw the world's best surfers to a beach that has never had a competitive event. This year's event is ...
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Elizabeth J. Comstock is the newest member of Nike's board....
Elizabeth J. Comstock is the newest member of Nike's board. She is a senior vice president and chief marketing officer for General Electric Company, a position she has held since 2008. She has been with GE since 1994.
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The Spanish sports footwear brand Munich recorded growth in sales...
The Spanish sports footwear brand Munich recorded growth in sales by 22 percent in 2010. With the help of a very strong performance by the company's corporate stores, Munich achieved total sales of €28 million in 2010. The company owns 10 corporate stores in Spain, three of them opened during ...
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In its quest for breathable performance shoes that repel stains...
In its quest for breathable performance shoes that repel stains and water, Scott Sports is going to start using the ion-mask liquid repellent nanocoating technology of P2i on its training and trail-running shoes starting in August. A nanoscopic layer of protective polymer coats the entire shoe, so water beads up ...
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Represented mainly by Life Fitness, the fitness segment of Brunswick...
Represented mainly by Life Fitness, the fitness segment of Brunswick Corporation recorded operating profit of $23.4 million in the first quarter on 31 percent higher sales of $156.4 million. Sales outside the U.S. grew by 40 percent to an implied $86.0 million.
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Globe International has called on three World Surfing Champions to...
Globe International has called on three World Surfing Champions to come up with a series of limited edition skateboards named for these Sultans of Surf. The skateboards are shaped like the pros' favorite surfboards and are a nod to skateboarding's origins in surfing. The surfers are Peter Townend, Wayne Bartholomew ...
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Catering to a growing fad and lifestyle in the country,...
Catering to a growing fad and lifestyle in the country, Vans will be title sponsor of a 2-year-old skateboarding circuit in China. Born in 2009 as the Battle of the Silver Dragon, the contest will be renamed Vans Dragon Sk8 series and will tour six major Chinese cities this year: ...
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Direct Golf UK has started up its own TV channel...
Direct Golf UK has started up its own TV channel designed to help golfers pick out the best equipment and improve their game. Direct Golf TV, available at www.directgolftv.com, features product reviews and video of golf tips, as well as special offers for Direct Golf UK stores. Carly Cummins, former ...
