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IFM Sports, the provider of research and consultancy in sports...
IFM Sports, the provider of research and consultancy in sports marketing and communications, has created a new position, head of neuromarketing, and named Oliver Frenzel to the role. The firm says that neuromarketing helps potential sponsors match up with the brands that are best suited for them in terms of ...
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Ispo is introducing its new ExpoEasyContact, a web-based tool for...
Ispo is introducing its new ExpoEasyContact, a web-based tool for scheduling meetings at the hectic event. Exhibitors can use the free planner on their homepage or add it to their invitation emails so that potential visitors can see their schedule. A personal copy of ExpoEastContact is available at www.ispo.initiative-messeerfolg.de.
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Yoox, the large Italian online retailer of fashion products, is...
Yoox, the large Italian online retailer of fashion products, is planning to host a dedicated platform for sales of Adidas’s Y-3 fashion line under y3-store.com for the European market during the first half of 2011. Yoox hosts the e-commerce sites of a dozen different fashion houses such as Dolce & ...
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Naish France and Microsoft are joining forces to organize and...
Naish France and Microsoft are joining forces to organize and sponsor the first stand-up paddle race crossing Paris on the Seine river. Due to be held on Dec. 4 in the framework of the big Nautical Show in Paris, the race will also be the first stage of the 2011 ...
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Patagonia is rolling out its network of stores run on...
Patagonia is rolling out its network of stores run on a partnership basis throughout Europe, complementing its five company-owned stores in Chamonix, Dublin, Milan, Munich and Prague. Two such stores have opened in the last few days in two French cities – Grenoble and Toulouse – after those in Chambéry, ...
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Komperdell is launching a line of strapless ski poles. Well...
Komperdell is launching a line of strapless ski poles. Well suited for free-riding, its Sabre-Grip poles have an ergonomic design and a simple patented grip construction developed by the company to provide more comfort and fit, while ensuring maximum hold and stability. The system reduces risks for the skier in ...
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Adidas America is selling its 320,000-square-foot headquarters campus in Portland,...
Adidas America is selling its 320,000-square-foot headquarters campus in Portland, Oregon. The former site of the Beth Kaiser Hospital has a market value of $88.8 million, and is being shopped by Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, according to the Portland Business Journal. Adidas would reportedly lease the site back from the ...
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Reebok, through its parent company Adidas, has sold 5,000 pairs...
Reebok, through its parent company Adidas, has sold 5,000 pairs of cheap sandals in Bangladesh, at prices ranging from 80-120 taka (€0.80 to €1.20-$1.10 to $1.70). The run was completely sold out in three days. According to Handelsblatt, the sale was part of Adidas’ strategy to develop a €1 shoe ...
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Descente’s turnover remained flat at ¥36.7 billion (€326.3m-$453.1m) for the...
Descente’s turnover remained flat at ¥36.7 billion (€326.3m-$453.1m) for the first half ended Sept. 30. The Japanese company’s operating income slipped by 1.3 percent to ¥1.65 billion (€14.7m-$20.4m), but net income plunged by 25.7 percent to ¥1.31 billion (€11.6m-$16.2m).
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The recreation/leisure segment at Dorel Industries saw a 18.8 percent...
The recreation/leisure segment at Dorel Industries saw a 18.8 percent increase in sales to $172.5 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. Excluding new acquisitions and foreign currency rates, revenues were up by 13 percent. The unit, which includes the Cycling Sports Group that is over Cannondale, Schwinn and ...
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Sport 2000 Deutschland goes on with its strategy to create...
Sport 2000 Deutschland goes on with its strategy to create another unit for specialty retailers with a strong commitment to a specific category. It now launches Teamsport Profis, a group of affiliated retailers that 51 members have already committed to. This comes after the German buying group created companies dedicated ...
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Andy Irons, the 32-year-old American surfer sponsored by Billabong who...
Andy Irons, the 32-year-old American surfer sponsored by Billabong who won the ASP World Championships for three years in a row between 2002 and 2004, passed away at the beginning of this month after withdrawing from the 2010 Rip Curl Search in Puerto Rico, where Kelly Slater won his 10th ...
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XXL Sport, the Norwegian chain of sports megastores, is accelerating...
XXL Sport, the Norwegian chain of sports megastores, is accelerating its expansion in Sweden. After opening two stores in the metropolitan area of Stockholm, it is opening two in the area of Gothenburg as well. The first of those two is going to open within days in the district of ...
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Nielsen Expositions has decided to stop holding its Action Sports...
Nielsen Expositions has decided to stop holding its Action Sports Retailer trade show, held twice a year for almost 30 years, saying it was suspending it indefinitely. The organizers said that the show, held in San Diego, had to be dropped because of the tough economic climate and the consolidation ...
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The organizers of Ispo are adding something new to their...
The organizers of Ispo are adding something new to their roster this year with the addition o f the Ispo On Snow Demo. It is set for Feb. 10-12, immediately after the Munich trade show. International and unassociated retailers can try out apparel and equipment for snow sports, with more ...
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Blake Lipham, the president of Bushnell Outdoor Products, now additionally...
Blake Lipham, the president of Bushnell Outdoor Products, now additionally has the tital of chief executive beside his name. He started at the American optical group in 2007 as chief financial officer and became president in 2008. Before joining the company he was chief operating officer and chief financial officer ...
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Ben Pruess, vice president of Adidas Originals based in Herzogenaurach,...
Ben Pruess, vice president of Adidas Originals based in Herzogenaurach, has decided to leave the company at the end of this year to pursue other interests in his native U.S. He first joined the Adidas Group in 1999 when it was still the owner of Salomon. He started off working ...
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The two private individuals who brought claims for damages against...
The two private individuals who brought claims for damages against Amer Sports Corporation in 2005 in connection with its discontinued tobacco business have withdrawn their petition for leave to appeal and their appeal in Finland’s Supreme Court. The May 31 judgment passed by the Helsinki Court of Appeal dismissing all ...
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Simone Moss has been appointed as the exclusive agent of...
Simone Moss has been appointed as the exclusive agent of Under Armour for the Portuguese market, reporting to Alnisa Sport, the distributor of the brand for the Portuguese market. Moss began to be involved with the brand by representing its autumn 2010 golf collection, which is now featured in the ...
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Gramicci has relocated its corporate office to Agoura Hills, California,...
Gramicci has relocated its corporate office to Agoura Hills, California, with new personnel in marketing, design and customer service. The company intends to dye and finish 12 percent of its pant, shirt and organic graphic T-shirt business starting this month.
