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Franz-Leo Drucks, the chairman of Intersport Germany's supervisory board, has...
Franz-Leo Drucks, the chairman of Intersport Germany's supervisory board, has opened his fifth store in the town of Eschweiler on a selling surface of 1,100 square meters. The retailer from Aachen now has an estimated total surface of 8,500 square meters in five towns in the region between Cologne and ...
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Charlie Brooks, the communications director for Nike Western Europe, is...
Charlie Brooks, the communications director for Nike Western Europe, is heading to the U.S. to take on the role of global communications director for football and Olympics as well as for the brands Converse, Umbro, Hurley and Cole Haan. This week he will relocate to the company's global headquarters in ...
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Frédéric Duprez, a former buying director of Décathlon who has...
Frédéric Duprez, a former buying director of Décathlon who has run Tribord, the water sports label of the French retailer, is set to succeed Olivier Kaufmann at the head of Cabesto. The latter is a chain of four stores specializing in fishing tackle and related products owned by Oxylane, parent ...
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Calvin Klein Golf is going to be the first golf...
Calvin Klein Golf is going to be the first golf apparel brand to use Advansa's ThermoºCool technology. The first products to use the technology will be this autumn's collection of men's and women's base layers. ThermoºCool keeps the body comfortable no matter the temperature, and is eco-friendly, made with no ...
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Runners Point, the German specialty chain, is moving into Switzerland...
Runners Point, the German specialty chain, is moving into Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The operation is going to be handled through a local partner, Futura AG. The latter was founded and is run by Stephan Ruggle, who was the chief executive of Swiss Intersport until late 2008. He then switched to ...
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Johan Eliasch, chairman and chief executive of Head, and his...
Johan Eliasch, chairman and chief executive of Head, and his family now own a larger share of Head NV through Head Sports Holdings following the exercise last March 29 of options granted under the May and September 2009 stock option plans. Amounting to a total of 12,847,179 options, they have ...
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Though China is the largest cotton producer in the world,...
Though China is the largest cotton producer in the world, its huge local textile industry means it is the largest consumer and importer of the product as well. To help encourage domestic production, the country plans to buy extra cotton to make a reserve starting this September through March 2012. ...
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Luxottica has chosen to tap the potential of social networks...
Luxottica has chosen to tap the potential of social networks and user-generated contents for the promotion of two of its key brands, Arnette and Oakley. In its newly launched campaign, “All eyes on me,” Arnette is offering to sponsor a young snowboarder chosen by internet users for the 2011-2012 season. ...
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Odlo has signed a sponsorship and consulting contract with Stefaan...
Odlo has signed a sponsorship and consulting contract with Stefaan Engels, a 50-year-old Belgian sportsman who performed 365 marathons in 365 days between 2010 and 2011. Previously, in 2008, he made 20 Ironman triathlon runs within one year in spite of a warning by his doctor, who said he should ...
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Li-Ning is going to open its first corporate store in...
Li-Ning is going to open its first corporate store in Spain, located in Barcelona. It is reportedly looking also at setting up a couple of factory outlets in the country. While working with L-Fashion Group of Finland in other European countries, the brand is covering Spain and Portugal through a ...
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VF Corporation has named Dieter Jacobsfeuerborn president of European emerging...
VF Corporation has named Dieter Jacobsfeuerborn president of European emerging markets, taking care of all the brands of the group especially in Russia, the Baltic states, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Greece, Turkey and Israel. The executive spent the last 20 years with the group, most recently as manager of Wrangler ...
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The Indian government has lifted the restrictions on cotton yarn...
The Indian government has lifted the restrictions on cotton yarn exports that it set in December in an attempt to keep prices from soaring and to meet growing demand on the domestic market. The removal of the limit of 720 million kg means that shipments of cotton overseas no longer ...
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Sports Direct International plans to open its first four full-fledged...
Sports Direct International plans to open its first four full-fledged stores in France this year, all in the Paris region. The first one is set to open shortly on 1,500 m² in the area of Herblay-Franconville, across from a Décathlon superstore. Another one, measuring 2,000 m², should take the place ...
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One Off International, a Swedish distributor of skate and snowboard...
One Off International, a Swedish distributor of skate and snowboard products that works with Etnies and many other brands, hires Markus Teandersson, previously responsible for IKEA's website and its e-commerce operations, to handle a new e-commerce store to be launched in June and all web activities. Mark Waldemarsson, previously developer ...
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Helly Hansen will be the exclusive provider of gear for...
Helly Hansen will be the exclusive provider of gear for Sir Richard Branson's latest adventure, the Virgin Oceanic Expedition, whereby he plans to explore the deepest point of all five oceans. Helly Hansen will supply the apparel, footwear and accessories for the expedition, including technical offshore sailing suits ad technical ...
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A former Nike executive, Ronald Hartfell, and his wife got...
A former Nike executive, Ronald Hartfell, and his wife got a suspended sentence in Oregon after pleading guilty to charges of federal tax evasion. The suit relates to an undeclared sum of $330,000 that they received in 2007 from a Korean shoe manufacturer working for Nike, Samho. Hartfell was Nike's ...
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As part of its international expansion, Sail Racing is widening...
As part of its international expansion, Sail Racing is widening its collaboration with a sailor, Magnus Holmberg, who has been part of the Swedish company's test team for five years. He will now also serve as team sponsor manager and strategic adviser for international projects.
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Oxbow has launched a new website featuring for the first...
Oxbow has launched a new website featuring for the first time the Oxbow TV, a channel webcasting some of the video productions made for the French surf brand. Providing links to various social networks, the website is available for the moment in French. Other languages will be added in the ...
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The Scandinavian Outdoor Summit organized by the Scandinavian Outdoor Group...
The Scandinavian Outdoor Summit organized by the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) in Åre earlier this month turned into a packed and vibrant event, with nearly 300 industry people from 15 countries and an impressive line-up of speakers. They included Thomas Lipke, managing partner of Globetrotter, along with Frederic Hufkens, chief ...
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Somewhat like Zara, starting in May, H&M will open sport...
Somewhat like Zara, starting in May, H&M will open sport departments ranging from 50 to 300 square meters in most Swedish stores. Claes Forsberg, former chief executive of Svenskt Sportforum, is responsible for this launch. At first the focus will be on athletic shoes and running clothes. A former athlete, ...
