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Going beyond their highest initial expectations, the organizers of the...
Going beyond their highest initial expectations, the organizers of the European Outdoor Forum scheduled to start in Annecy today report that they will have more than 200 guests.
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The Busan International Smart Shoe & Parts (BISS) fair running...
The Busan International Smart Shoe & Parts (BISS) fair running from next Thursday to Saturday will feature a new OEM Primary Vendor Fair within the Bexco convention center of Busan, a Korean port city which is still home to several important shoe development offices. Featuring materials and components for sports ...
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Mark Hammersley is a new non-executive director of Blacks Leisure...
Mark Hammersley is a new non-executive director of Blacks Leisure Group. He has been chief executive of Zoggs International, the swimwear brand, since 2003, and will continue in that position. He has also been an executive for Lowe Alpine, Tenson, Speedo and Rockport.
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Bogner has set up a joint venture in Hong Kong...
Bogner has set up a joint venture in Hong Kong with its South Korean licensee, Cosmo & Co. of Seoul, to develop its business in China and other parts of Asia. Their new Bogner Asia joint venture is supposed to extend the brand’s reach beyond the golf sector. Cosmo has ...
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Gresvig, the buying group that operates both the Intersport and...
Gresvig, the buying group that operates both the Intersport and G-Sport formats in Norway, is preparing to open its first G-Max megastore in the Norwegian city of Stavanger in November. Earlier this year the company unveiled plans to open stores of about 4,000 square meters to compete head-on with XXL, ...
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Simon Brown, former brand director for Centerbury of New Zealand,...
Simon Brown, former brand director for Centerbury of New Zealand, is now managing director of Iconix Europe, in charge of developing the presence in Europe of Iconix brands such as Candies, London Fog, Ocean Pacific and Starter.
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Burton is coming out this season with a limited edition...
Burton is coming out this season with a limited edition of snowboards developed with the Marley & Co. music studio.
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SportScheck is running its first TV campaign in Germany in...
SportScheck is running its first TV campaign in Germany in connection with the launch of a new corporate image through its recently opened 4,500-m² store in Berlin, which makes ample use of iPads and LED screens. The action is accompanied by plenty of direct mail and online advertising.
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Srixon has named Lionel Capron European sales manager for its...
Srixon has named Lionel Capron European sales manager for its Cleveland Golf brand.
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Jochen Lagemann has started a new career as director of...
Jochen Lagemann has started a new career as director of sales and marketing for Europe at Primaloft, the leading supplier of insulation materials, with responsibility also for the Middle East and Russia. The German executive comes from W.L. Gore & Associates where he has been active since 2003, working most ...
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Two Italian skaters, Luca Crestani and Mauro Caruso, join Quiksilver’s...
Two Italian skaters, Luca Crestani and Mauro Caruso, join Quiksilver’s team of top riders.
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Sport Finance, the company run by François Xavier Chupin that...
Sport Finance, the company run by François Xavier Chupin that has the French license for Kappa and Robe di Kappa, is moving into golf and sailing. The two brands are replacing Gaastra as sponsors of Voiles de St-Tropez for the next five years, putting out a dedicated sportswear collection named ...
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Columbia Sportswear says it has launched the largest integrated global...
Columbia Sportswear says it has launched the largest integrated global marketing campaign in the company’s history to promote its Omni-Heat warmth technology. The campaign includes TV advertising, print ads worldwide, training clinics for key U.S. retailers, a social media program called “Ice Pics” on Facebook and many other activities.
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HDE, the German federation of retailers, has conducted a web-based...
HDE, the German federation of retailers, has conducted a web-based survey among 500,000 consumers to select the best retailers in various categories. In the category “sports and leisure” the winner was Intersport.
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This year’s Ryder Cup was inundated by unusually heavy rainfalls....
This year’s Ryder Cup was inundated by unusually heavy rainfalls. Reportedly, the rain was so strong and so persistent that the North American team at the contest decided to buy at the last minute the stretchable waterproof rainwear of Pro Quip, the official supplier of rainwear to the European Ryder ...
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David Higgins has decided to quit next February his position...
David Higgins has decided to quit next February his position as chief executive of the London 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority for a similar position at Network Rail. He will be succeeded by the authority’s director of finance, Dennis Hone. Separately, Liz Nicholl has been promoted from chief operating officer to ...
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Völkl has switched the Swiss distribution of its snowboards to...
Völkl has switched the Swiss distribution of its snowboards to Coniv Sports, a company run by Stefan Casanova that already distributes smaller snow sports brands like Flux, Never Summer and Icelantic. The former distributor, Harry Gunz, has moved into the bicycle business.
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Patrick plans to take over the distribution in Spain from...
Patrick plans to take over the distribution in Spain from Patrick Olimpic by the end of 2011.
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SOS Swim Shop is the new U.K. distributor of Swans,...
SOS Swim Shop is the new U.K. distributor of Swans, the American brand of swim goggles.
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Hippo Golf has enlisted a distributor for the Indian market,...
Hippo Golf has enlisted a distributor for the Indian market, Asian Sports of Kolkata.
