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Diadora is the new official supplier of Viking, the Norwegian...
Diadora is the new official supplier of Viking, the Norwegian football team based in Stavanger, under a contract for five seasons worth at least 4 million Norwegian kroner (€0.5m-$0.7m) per year. Adidas, which was the former sponsor of this team, has signed on as sponsor of Vålerenga Football. In Norway, ...
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Golfing Magazine has named the Zarma spike of McNeill Engineering...
Golfing Magazine has named the Zarma spike of McNeill Engineering “Product of the Week.” This most recent entry of the company's Champ range of interchangeable spikes features a three-layer structure for cushioning and traction and a ‘C' Visible Wear Indicator that turns solid when it is worn out. The American ...
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Etnies has named Tucker Gerrick to be senior marketing manager...
Etnies has named Tucker Gerrick to be senior marketing manager for its parent company, Sole Technology, in charge of Etnies' global marketing. He is a skateboarder who co-founded the Familia skate shop in Minneapolis and was general manager there.
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Sports Unlimited, the sporting goods fair in Valencia, is organizing...
Sports Unlimited, the sporting goods fair in Valencia, is organizing a round table on running on May 18 during the show, with the participation of executives from Adidas, Polar Electro, Kelme, Runnersworld España and Laister Sport. The same day will see the first meeting at the fair of a new ...
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When Young Sport opens its first store in Frölunda Torg...
When Young Sport opens its first store in Frölunda Torg outside of Gothenburg on April 20, Sweden will get its first sports chain targeting only children and juniors between ages 2 and 14. The managing director is Marcus Björke, 25, who previously owned two big sport stores in western Sweden. ...
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Scott Sports recorded an increase in group sales in the...
Scott Sports recorded an increase in group sales in the last three years of over 10 percent. The free-ride mountaineering segment of Scott in particular has been growing continuously over the last couple of years. The target group of the Scott's ski segment is currently the free-ski segment, with a ...
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Umbro International has raised its stake in Noël Soccer, the...
Umbro International has raised its stake in Noël Soccer, the company that holds the Umbro license for France, from 49 to 100 percent. With a staff of nearly 50 people, Noël Soccer reportedly generated sales of €38 million in 2009. The terms of the acquisition could not be learned, but ...
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I Ling Matthews Thompson is the new vice president for...
I Ling Matthews Thompson is the new vice president for communications for the American Outdoor Industry Association, effective April 18. She has more than 14 years of experience in communications, marketing and public relations, working with such groups as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Cancer Society ...
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Albany International has reported a 19.0 percent increase in sales...
Albany International has reported a 19.0 percent increase in sales for its PrimaLoft products division in the three months ended Dec. 31, but the growth on a currency-neutral basis reached 23.0 percent. The division's operating income improved to $351,000 from $21 million in the same period the year prior, indicating ...
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Head announced that it has spent €4,169,119 to buy back...
Head announced that it has spent €4,169,119 to buy back nearly 8.9 million of its shares, equal to 10.06 percent of Head N.V.'s share capital. The acquired shares will be used to fulfill Head's outstanding obligations under its stock option program.
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Hervis Sport became on March 17 the second sporting goods...
Hervis Sport became on March 17 the second sporting goods retailer to sell over the internet in the Czech Republic after Sportissimo, which began in 2009, and it wants to become the biggest one on the web by 2012. The Austrian company plans to sell mainly medium and higher-priced products ...
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Sport 2000 France indicates that it made a smaller loss...
Sport 2000 France indicates that it made a smaller loss in 2010 than in the previous financial year, due essentially to its remaining corporate stores, which are being gradually sold. The retail members' own sales rose by 2 percent. The management is due to present a new business plan at ...
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Björn Borg has reported a 3 percent increase in revenues...
Björn Borg has reported a 3 percent increase in revenues to 536 million Swedish kronor (€59.6m-$83.5m). Sales grew in Sweden, Finland, Germany and Belgium, but they declined in Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands. The net profit went up by 12 percent to SEK 90.8 million (€10.1m-$14.1m).
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Nike and Patagonia are heading up a 30-member group whose...
Nike and Patagonia are heading up a 30-member group whose goal is to lead the apparel industry in developing improved sustainability strategies and tools to measure and evaluate sustainability performance. Other members of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition include Gap, H&M, Levi Strauss and Marks & Spencer. The SAC hopes to ...
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On March 5, Globetrotter opened its store in Munich at...
On March 5, Globetrotter opened its store in Munich at last. It was a 12-year journey to find the right location. In the end, the Hamburg-based chain set up at Isartor in a highly competitive retail environment. The 6,500-square-meter flagship store is only a few minutes' walk from single-brand stores ...
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Avance Diffusion, the French group that owns Degré 7, has...
Avance Diffusion, the French group that owns Degré 7, has agreed to acquire some of the assets of Clayeux, a small French brand of children's wear. The group, which reached sales of €23 million, is planning to launch a children's line called Dégré 7 by Clayeux.
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More and more names make it into the buzz about...
More and more names make it into the buzz about the sale of Jack Wolfskin. Most recently, a couple of names were said to be in the race, including VF Corporation, the parent company of The North Face. The latest candidate mentioned by the German press is an interesting one: ...
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According to COCA, the China Outdoor Commerce Alliance, retail sales...
According to COCA, the China Outdoor Commerce Alliance, retail sales of outdoor products increased by 47 percent in 2010, going from 4,850 million renminbi (€530.5m-$737.6m) in 2009 to RMB 7,130 million (€780m-$1,048m) last year. Presented at the recent Ispo China fair in Beijing, COCA's annual figures indicate growth of “only” ...
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Denying a report that we picked out after it came...
Denying a report that we picked out after it came out in the Japanese press, Asics says it has no intention of coming out with hiking shoes. In 2012, this will be the job of Haglöfs, the Swedish outdoor company that it took over last year. Asics will instead expand ...
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The former general agent of K-Way in France, The Lifestyle...
The former general agent of K-Way in France, The Lifestyle Company, has become the French distributor of the French brand, now a property of BasicNet. The company recently became the French distributor of Barbour, and it would like to add other sports brands. It already sells Fred Perry, Ben Sherman ...
