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Matt Chrabot, the champion triathlete, has signed a multi-year endorsement...
Matt Chrabot, the champion triathlete, has signed a multi-year endorsement deal with TYR Sport. He will wear the company's competitive apparel and swimwear through the London Olympic Games – currently the 27-year-old is in training to make the American team.
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Norrøna has created a management position for marketing and communication....
Norrøna has created a management position for marketing and communication. The new man who is filling this role is 38-year-old Lars Bjelvin, who used to work in communication in the Norwegian petrol industry.
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Indian retailers are fully taking part in the Cricket World...
Indian retailers are fully taking part in the Cricket World Cup that started last month, held in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. Planet Sports, which is reshaping sports retailing in India with its large-scale multi-brand format, has even launched an anthem, « India wants to play », in partnership with ...
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Scott Sports is using Deflexion material, a patent-pending protective fabric...
Scott Sports is using Deflexion material, a patent-pending protective fabric by Dow Corning, in its new collection of winter sports products. Deflexion is a silicone-based material that helps to shield the body from impact, and was first in display in Scott Flex back protectors at Ispo. It can be sewn ...
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Lacoste is taking many interesting and diversified initiatives at retail....
Lacoste is taking many interesting and diversified initiatives at retail. It is redecorating its flagship store on Paris' Champs-Elysées in time for the Roland-Garros tennis tournament, to be followed by a restyled flagship on New York's Fifth Avenue that should open in June. Meanwhile, the brand is sharing a new ...
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Trevira, the German polyester producer, has two owners now. Indorama...
Trevira, the German polyester producer, has two owners now. Indorama Ventures of Bankgok has acquired a 75 percent stake in the company. Italy's Sinterama owns the balance. Trevira's former personnel director, Klaus Holz, has been appointed chief executive, replacing Uwe Wöhner who let at the beginning of this year.
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Two new vice presidents have joined Patagonia: Lee Turlington oversees...
Two new vice presidents have joined Patagonia: Lee Turlington oversees global product management, and Paul Zadoff is in charge of global sales. Turlington has been a consultant for Patagonia for two years through his own firm, Turlington Inc., after a career that included stints with Nike, Fila and The North ...
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Easton-Bell Sports turned around to a net profit of $8,126,000...
Easton-Bell Sports turned around to a net profit of $8,126,000 in the financial year ended last Jan. 1 from the loss of $4,098,000 incurred in the previous year. Net sales grew by 7.9 percent to$772.8 million for the American company, parent to brands such as Bell, Easton, Giro, Riddell and ...
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Acushnet had an operating income of $88.7 million in 2010,...
Acushnet had an operating income of $88.7 million in 2010, up sharply from $25.0 million in the previous year. It did not have a loss as incorrectly stated in our Feb. 11 issue.
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Shimano won a Gold Award for its ACCU3D R windbreaker...
Shimano won a Gold Award for its ACCU3D R windbreaker at the iF Product Design Awards held Tuesday. Fifty companies were selected for the prestigious Gold Award, out of 2,756 projects submitted for consideration. Shimano's windbreaker weighs 63 grams and can be stored compact for easy transport in your pocket. ...
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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 the Gap, H&M, Levi Strauss and Marks & Spencer. The SAC hopes ...
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The global licensee for Adidas tennis table equipment is Green...
The global licensee for Adidas tennis table equipment is Green Fitness. This company won the X-Plus Award for one of these licensed products.
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At Salomon, Alexander Haas has been promoted to international product...
At Salomon, Alexander Haas has been promoted to international product and marketing manager for Nordic sports based in Annecy, France. His former position as category manager for Nordic sports in Germany has been filled by Daniel Mühlbacher.
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Starting this spring, Italian authorities are requiring all fishermen to...
Starting this spring, Italian authorities are requiring all fishermen to be registered, a free process that will help track the number of recreational sea fishers and what kind of fishing they do. It will help the country manage sea fisheries and collect data for the EU. This isn't a licensing ...
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McDavid, the maker of protective equipment for athletes among others,...
McDavid, the maker of protective equipment for athletes among others, is starting up a twice-yearly newsletter discussing the resources available for sports participants at any level to stay safe. It will be targeted at athletic trainers, coaches, physical therapists, sports medicine clinics and professionals. The first newsletter is already out, ...
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Jürgen Konrad, long-time sales director of Asics in Germany (with...
Jürgen Konrad, long-time sales director of Asics in Germany (with the company since 1984), has switched to New Balance. The 48-year-old will run the New Balance operation in Germany, replacing Rainer Graeber. Since autumn last year, the French-based Royer Group has been in charge of distribution of New Balance in ...
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Asics is going to start selling hiking shoes in Europe,...
Asics is going to start selling hiking shoes in Europe, perhaps starting in 2012, according to a report by the Nikkei newswire service. The new shoes would stem from a cooperation with Haglöfs, the Swedish company that Asics bought last year. The new hiking footwear will be made at Asics ...
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The European Fishing Tackle Association is considering Paris as the...
The European Fishing Tackle Association is considering Paris as the venue for its EFFTEX show next year, scheduled for June 1-3. For the session of the European show due to be held in Amsterdam next June, EEFTA has decided to reintroduce entrance fees for visitors in order to provide more ...
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Brooks Sports, the European subsidiary of Brooks based in Münster,...
Brooks Sports, the European subsidiary of Brooks based in Münster, Germany, and led by Heiner Ibing, is about to split its European business into two halves: Heiner Böhle will handle Germany, Austria and Switzerland, while Markus Kredtke, with Brooks since 2006 and most recently sales manager for the Europe, Middle ...
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Orbea, a company in the Basque country in Spain, had...
Orbea, a company in the Basque country in Spain, had acquired the global distribution rights for Orca, the New Zealand brand of triathlon and compression garments. Orbea already distributes Orca's high-end neoprene suits; its goal is to be market leader in triathlon apparel.
