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Innovaski will present its first line of alpine skis licensed...
Innovaski will present its first line of alpine skis licensed by Vuarnet, featuring a special design and complemented by ski gloves and helmets, at the upcoming Ispo and Sport Achat shows in Munich and Lyon. Positioned in the premium segment of the market, this new Vuarnet Active Line will be ...
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Nielsen Holdings, the American market research company that owns the...
Nielsen Holdings, the American market research company that owns the Outdoor Retailer show and other properties, plans to go public on the New York Stock Exchange by selling a 20 percent share for $1.57 billion. It would also offer $250 million in convertible bonds. The company's net revenues rose at ...
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Black Diamond Equipment has announced that it will be a...
Black Diamond Equipment has announced that it will be a sponsor of the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour this year, which started yesterday in British Columbia and finishes with the championships in Utah on March 8-13. The tour is the largest and longest-running competitive big-mountain freeskiing event in the world, created ...
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Minnesota-based Torspo Hockey International has bought Christian USA, another hockey...
Minnesota-based Torspo Hockey International has bought Christian USA, another hockey brand based in that state. Christian USA was founded in 1964 by the brothers Roger and Bill Christian, hockey players who were on the American gold-medal-winning team in the 1960 Olympics. The company had its heyday in the 1980s and ...
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Nutcase, the young helmet brand from the U.S, has appointed...
Nutcase, the young helmet brand from the U.S, has appointed Fuchs-Movea to be its Swiss distributor. Fuchs-Movea is the big fish of bicycle equipment distribution in Switzerland, taking care of a wide range of brands including Shimano, Dainese, Sigma, Holmenkol and X-Bionic.
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Ispo China, with its prominent attendance of important domestic and...
Ispo China, with its prominent attendance of important domestic and international outdoor brands, will take place on much larger space than before at its new venue, the China National Convention Center, from Feb. 23 to 25. New brands could be won to show in China's capital then, including ...
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Rossignol Austria has a new managing director: Markus Zaversnik, who...
Rossignol Austria has a new managing director: Markus Zaversnik, who used to serve for companies such as Head, Benetton Sport System and Sigg. The 46-year-old replaces Gottfried Tönig, who switched to Zanier, the Austrian specialty glove brand, where he will share responsibilities for the Austrian market with Markus Zanier, who ...
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Jérôme Elbaz has been named French country manager of The...
Jérôme Elbaz has been named French country manager of The North Face, replacing Pierre Comte, who has gone to K2. Elbaz has worked for Benetton SportSystem, Salomon and, most recently, Billabong Europe.
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The company that was licensing Umbro in Spain before, Umbro...
The company that was licensing Umbro in Spain before, Umbro SL, is changing its name to Fusionize and taking on new activities. It will continue as Umbro's licensee for teamwear but will only be a non-exclusive distributor for other Umbro products, handling mostly smaller retail accounts. As reported last spring, ...
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SRAM has begun the process of shutting down production at...
SRAM has begun the process of shutting down production at its internal gear hub facility in Schweinfurt, Germany, with the intention of moving it to a company factory in Taiwan. So far, about half of the 150 workers planned for redundancy have already been laid off. The final shutdown should ...
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Björn Borg, the Swedish underwear company, has formed a new...
Björn Borg, the Swedish underwear company, has formed a new subsidiary, Björn Borg Sports, to manufacture athletic and functional wear in cooperation with its Dutch distributor. The new division, which will be owned at 51 percent by Björn Borg and 49 percent by Dutch Brand Management, will focus on apparel ...
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Xtep, the Chinese sportswear company, is branching out in Taiwan....
Xtep, the Chinese sportswear company, is branching out in Taiwan. It opened its first store there last year, and plans 10 to 15 more this year, possibly expanding to as many as 300. In addition, the Taiwan Security Exchange has approved Xtep's bid to float Taiwan depository receipts, with the ...
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Reusch has taken on the distribution of Medima brand of...
Reusch has taken on the distribution of Medima brand of functional sports underwear and intends to market a special collection called Elements. Medima, an old German brand of underwear whose products are mainly based on angora yarn, walked away from the sports business seven years ago when it had to ...
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New Wave Group, the Swedish parent and licensor of brands...
New Wave Group, the Swedish parent and licensor of brands such as Cutter & Buck and Umbro, has named Rolf Karp to be its new chief administrative officer and deputy chief executive. He will take up the new position on May 2. He is a retail analyst in Sweden.
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Calvin Klein has expanded its licensing deal with Premium Golf...
Calvin Klein has expanded its licensing deal with Premium Golf Brands, one of Europe's largest suppliers of golf apparel and accessories. Under the new contract, PGB is partnering with Descente on a sublicense to extend Calvin Klein Golf's reach into Asia. Descente will distribute Calvin Klein men's and women's golf ...
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Icebreaker will open its second corporate store in Canada in...
Icebreaker will open its second corporate store in Canada in March on a selling surface of 160 square meters. After the first ?TouchLab? in Montreal, the new door will be located in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighborhood where other outdoor and lifestyle retailers have their stores, including The North Face, Roots ...
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Salewa will open a new corporate store in the city...
Salewa will open a new corporate store in the city center of Augsburg in March. Next to a few franchises, the company operates one other regular corporate store in the city of Freiburg, plus two factory outlets in the outlet centers of Wertheim and Zweibrücken.
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Jarden Corporation is planning to raise its stake in Groupe...
Jarden Corporation is planning to raise its stake in Groupe Rossignol from 17 to 47 percent by converting a loan into shares. Macquarie, the Australian investment fund that currently owns 77 percent of the French group, would see its stake decline to the same level as Jarden. Bruno Cercley, chief ...
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K-Swiss has decided to handle its distribution of tennis products...
K-Swiss has decided to handle its distribution of tennis products in Germany and Austria by itself. It no longer works with its long-time distributor in the region, Van Megen Deutschland, effective Jan. 1. For this purpose, K-Swiss hired the whole sales force headed by Frank Weißmann from Van Megen.
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Musto has taken over the distribution not only in Italy,...
Musto has taken over the distribution not only in Italy, as we reported last Dec. 8, but also in Spain. A 28-year-old sailing fan, Aitor Barranechea, has been hired to take care of sales on the Spanish market. The British brand of nautical apparel was previously sold in Spain by ...
