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Alpine Pro, the Czech company that made the clothes for...
Alpine Pro, the Czech company that made the clothes for the participants from its own country in the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, has begun designing a similar collection for the Czech sportsmen and sportswomen who will be competing in the Summer Olympic Games in London. The company will once again ...
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Kevin Wulff is the new chief executive of Asics America,...
Kevin Wulff is the new chief executive of Asics America, succeeding Nobuo Oda, who is retiring from that position. Wulff has been chief operating officer since last August, and last month also took up the duties of Rich Bourne, departing president. Wulff has held executive positions with Pony, American Sporting ...
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The National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association (NSSRA) in the...
The National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association (NSSRA) in the U.S. is unhappy with the dates chosen for the SIA Snow Shows starting in 2013 planned by SnowSports Industries America. The 2013 show is scheduled for Jan. 12-15, two weeks earlier than usual, and following shows will also be held ...
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Frencys, the Austrian brand of ski apparel, has appointed Christian...
Frencys, the Austrian brand of ski apparel, has appointed Christian Perner as international sales manager. Perner is a former ski champion and runs his own ski school in the Alps. Marc Maiero will take care of the German market. Maiero is a member of the training team of the German ...
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New Era has appointed Captivity Headwear as its official distributor...
New Era has appointed Captivity Headwear as its official distributor for Southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Nigeria, Mauritius, Lesotho and Swaziland). The company has been dealing mainly in the corporate and promotional market, but it entered the retail sector with the distribution of headwear in South Africa ...
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Indian farmers are expected to raise the area destined to...
Indian farmers are expected to raise the area destined to cotton crops by 15 percent in the 12 months ending in March 2012 because of the recent price hikes, says the Cotton Association of India. As a result, the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange of India predicts that the country's ...
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Bertel O. Steen says its Viking Fottøy subsidiary turned around...
Bertel O. Steen says its Viking Fottøy subsidiary turned around to a profit of 26 million Norwegian kroner (€3.3m-$4.7m) last year from a loss of 22 million NOK in 2009. The turnover reached 340 million NOK (€43.1-$60.9m), of which almost 30 percent was represented by sales to sports retailers. The ...
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Sports Direct International has refinanced its banking arrangements to provide...
Sports Direct International has refinanced its banking arrangements to provide funding to pursue its business and strategic objectives (Editor's Note: including a presence in most European countries). It has a contracted a new three-year unsecured credit facility of £220 million (€250.6m-$353.8m) with a group of 10 banks led by HSBC, ...
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Inviting members and non-members, the European Sunglass Association is organizing...
Inviting members and non-members, the European Sunglass Association is organizing its annual conference next May 19-20 at the Green Park Resort in Pisa, Italy. Aside from networking opportunities across the eyewear sector, including sports eyewear, delegates will get market intelligence from GfK, which is going to hold a speech on ...
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Tifosi Optics, maker of high-tech eyewear for athletes, has named...
Tifosi Optics, maker of high-tech eyewear for athletes, has named Bob Bartlett to the new position of operations manager. His previous experience includes stints with Dunlop Maxfli, Srixon Sports USA, US Kids Golf and PowerBilt Golf. He will be in charge of inside sales and warehouse operations at Tifosi's headquarters ...
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Dougall Walker is named chief executive of Volcom Australia, replacing...
Dougall Walker is named chief executive of Volcom Australia, replacing John Clapham who is returning to his native New Zealand to work for the company in that market. Xalker, 51, ran most recently Firewire Surfboards, an Australian company that he co-founded in 2005. He was president of Peak Wetsuits USA ...
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KMU Forschung Austria, a market research company that monitors small...
KMU Forschung Austria, a market research company that monitors small and medium-sized companies, estimates that the Austrian sporting goods retail market reached a level of €1,436 million before VAT last year. The growth was 4.3 percent including inflation, and 1.6 percent excluding price increases. On average, the inflation rate for ...
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Quiksilver's management said that Germany, Austria and Switzerland are generating...
Quiksilver's management said that Germany, Austria and Switzerland are generating annual sales of about €70 million, representing its third-largest area in Europe (possibly after France and Spain). Also, the chart published in the last issue concerns Quiksilver's first quarter ended Jan. 31. The corrections are being integrated into the SGI ...
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Hervis Sport, one of the leading Austrian retail chains for...
Hervis Sport, one of the leading Austrian retail chains for sporting goods, increased its sales by 7.3 percent last. The company, which is a subsidiary of Spar, reached total sales of €461 million after VAT. In 2010, it opened 10 new stores, four in Austria and six in other countries. ...
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JD Bug has won the iF product design award for...
JD Bug has won the iF product design award for its new First Bike, out of 2,756 entries from 43 different countries. It's a children's bicycle made of two molded components. JD Bug, a pioneer in urban mobility with three factories in Taiwan and China, will launch a TV campaign ...
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Jim Davis, the chairman of New Balance, has bought two...
Jim Davis, the chairman of New Balance, has bought two properties next to the company's headquarters in Brighton, Massachusetts, reports The Boston Herald. The land, which cost $26.5 million, will be the site of a $235 million development including office buildings, a hotel, a movie theater, shops and a park. ...
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There is even more exchange of personnel between Fischer and...
There is even more exchange of personnel between Fischer and Löffler, with a sideline for Head: Sport-Fachhandel, the German trade publication, reports that Fritz Schabetsberger, head of product at Löffler, has switched to Fischer to take care of its softgoods. As reported before, Fischer has teamed up with Halti to ...
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A new partnership between the city of Manchester, England, the...
A new partnership between the city of Manchester, England, the NBA and USA Basketball will see professional American basketball played in Manchester. It will kick off on May 29, when the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association plays, the first WNBA game held in Europe. In July 2012, ...
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Pinarello has put out a light single-speed urban bicycle called...
Pinarello has put out a light single-speed urban bicycle called Only the Brave after the name of Diesel's parent company under a licensing agreement. The model is being sold in selected bike dealerships and Diesel stores, starting this month.
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Billabong International could be a potential takeover target for the...
Billabong International could be a potential takeover target for the French luxury and sporting goods conglomerate PPR, according to the Italian economic daily Il Sole 24 Ore. PPR, which owns Puma and is selling its retail business, could line up €4-5 billion to buy additional luxury and/or sportswear businesses. Ot ...
