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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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Quiksilver is said to be on the verge of announcing...
Quiksilver is said to be on the verge of announcing a deal that will allow it to enter the Indian market. Meanwhile, Iconix Brand Group has reported a long-term, direct-to-retail license for its Mossimo brand in India with Arvind Ltd. Mossimo, a California-inspired casual sportswear brand, will be available in ...
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Velo-City, the annual conference on cycling used as a means...
Velo-City, the annual conference on cycling used as a means of sustainable urban transport, will be held March 23-25 in Seville, Spain. The location is striking because just three years ago, Seville was a car-centric city with little cycling infrastructure to speak of. But through the City Council's Steering Plan ...
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Indicating higher levels of integration, former executives of Ariston-Nord-West-Ring (ANWR)...
Indicating higher levels of integration, former executives of Ariston-Nord-West-Ring (ANWR) and Garant Schuh + Mode are taking on new positions within the ANWR group following its acquisition of a controlling stake in Garant last May. Frank Schuffelen, a 42-year-old member of Garant's executive board who has been in charge of ...
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Sport Finance, the successful French licensee of Kappa, has appointed...
Sport Finance, the successful French licensee of Kappa, has appointed José Luis Sanz as the new general manager for its Spanish subsidiary, Kappa Sport Iberia, replacing Franc Cuesta who, like Sanz, is leaving the post for family reasons. After working for Nike and Regatta in Spain, the 40-year-old Sanz previously ...
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Asics is doubling its media budget in Europe as the...
Asics is doubling its media budget in Europe as the company launches a new global advertising campaign, ?Sport Releases More Than Just Sweat,? developed by Vitro in San Diego, California. It's described as a new approach for the brand, with one message for consumers worldwide. The company stresses the need ...
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UFFI Real Estate Asset Management, a French manager of real...
UFFI Real Estate Asset Management, a French manager of real estate funds, paid €3.7 million for a warehouse located in Saint Benoit, near the French town of Poitiers, from Go Sport. The sporting goods retailer sold seven stores in France for €45.9 million in 2007. The operation is expected to ...
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Uhlsport Iberica is taking over the distribution of Spalding balls...
Uhlsport Iberica is taking over the distribution of Spalding balls and basketball boards in Spain and Portugal, replacing a long-time Spanish distributor, Eje Deportes, which recently took the Mitre brand on board. Set up four years ago, the Spanish subsidiary of Uhlsport was already marketing Spalding apparel as part of ...
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Oxylane's private brand b'Twin will supply bicycles for the cycle...
Oxylane's private brand b'Twin will supply bicycles for the cycle hire scheme being installed in 12 municipalities of the metropolitan area comprising the towns of Lille, Roubaix, Tourcoing and Villeneuve d'Ascq. B'Twin is scheduled to deliver 2,000 bicycles by September when the hire scheme managed by the public transport company ...
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For the first time, Millet booked sales of more than...
For the first time, Millet booked sales of more than €50 million in the financial year ended Sept. 30. The French company achieves 65 percent of its sales outside its domestic market. The group plans to double its network of shop-in-shops by opening about 15 points of sale for next ...
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Like a real fashion brand, Napapijri is organizing fashion shows...
Like a real fashion brand, Napapijri is organizing fashion shows to present both its Geographic sportswear line and its technical Authentic range. The first catwalk was organised last month in Milan on the premises of Superstudio Piu' to promote the fall/winter 2011-12 collection. The show will be repeated abroad and ...
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Kevin Streelman, the PGA golfer from Chicago, is the latest...
Kevin Streelman, the PGA golfer from Chicago, is the latest staff advisory member for Wilson Golf. Streelman will play using Wilson Staff FG Tour irons and wedges in his tournaments, and use Wilson Staff bags and headwear through the 2012 season.
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Deckers Outdoor has dispatched its chief operating officer, Zohar Ziv,...
Deckers Outdoor has dispatched its chief operating officer, Zohar Ziv, to the U.K. on a mission to restructure its European management and operations. The move follows the resignation of the company's former European director, Evan Mason, who is returning to his native South Africa, and David Ward, the former managing ...
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Nike has collaborated with TomTom to create a new watch...
Nike has collaborated with TomTom to create a new watch with GPS. The new Nike+ SportWatch GPS Powered by TomTom, designed primarily for running, was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. Touted as having a clear and readable user interface, it transmits information such as ...
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A new collection of shoes by Nike, the Nike Sportswear...
A new collection of shoes by Nike, the Nike Sportswear Women's Premium Print Pack, features three styles of women's shoes made from cut-up magazines. The limited-edition shoes, which come in sneaker, high-top sneaker, and Velcro-fastened Mary Jane styles, will be sold in Europe, China and some emerging markets. They won't ...
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Elan, the Slovenian ski company, started manufacturing kiteboards at its...
Elan, the Slovenian ski company, started manufacturing kiteboards at its Austrian plant in Fürnitz a few months ago, targeting a volume of between 30,000 and 40,000 boards in three years' time. All of them will be made for unspecified other brands, at the medium to higher end of the market. ...
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Geox has just signed an endorsement contract with the Red...
Geox has just signed an endorsement contract with the Red Bull Formula 1 team, replacing Puma. On the other hand, the International Cycling Union, UCI, has declined to give the Spanish team Geox-TMC, which includes the riders Carlos Sastre and Denis Menchov, a license to become a UCI ProTeam and ...
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Srixon has signed an endorsement deal with Graeme McDowell, replacing...
Srixon has signed an endorsement deal with Graeme McDowell, replacing Callaway Golf. Published reports indicate that the multi-year agreement is worth $3 million annually. The new agreement applies to clubs, balls, hats and gloves and starts with the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. Born in Northern Ireland 32 years ago, McDowell ...
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John Eades, former footwear product director at Reef, and a...
John Eades, former footwear product director at Reef, and a finance expert, Michael Ferreri, have partnered to found a new firm, Vere Sandal Company, that offers eco-friendly thongs made in the U.S. Based in Geneva, New York, it promises better quality and comfort than its competitors and an alluring styling ...
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Unlimited Sports Group (USG), the leading Dutch sports retailer and...
Unlimited Sports Group (USG), the leading Dutch sports retailer and wholesaler, has hired Anders Carlsson to head up a new business unit in the Nordics, based in Varberg, Sweden. Carlsson previously worked as vice-president in charge of international sales at Vagabond, a major Swedish footwear brand. This comes as USG ...
