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Xinglin Li is the new chief operating officer of Zungui...
Xinglin Li is the new chief operating officer of Zungui Haixi, a Chinese maker of athletic footwear, apparel and accessories that distributes its Zungui branded merchandise throughout the country. Li, who has more than 20 years experience with footwear and apparel makers in Southern China, takes the position immediately. Shares ...
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The new EcoShape guide, commissioned by EuroSIMA Cluster, helps professionals...
The new EcoShape guide, commissioned by EuroSIMA Cluster, helps professionals and amateurs build or develop shaping workshops that respect health, safety and the environment. EuroSIMA, the boardsports industry group, figures that there are 400 professional shapers in Europe and several thousand non-professionals. The new EcoShape guide uses innovative tools to ...
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Puma has launched a new collection out to honor the...
Puma has launched a new collection out to honor the football legend Diego Maradona, who turns 50 this year. It includes the Esito Diego Finale 1 FG boot, the King Diego T-shirt, and a duffel bag, ball and jacket.
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As reported in the last issue, Oxylane Group, parent company...
As reported in the last issue, Oxylane Group, parent company of Décathlon, has bought some real estate in California. Coming back from his holidays, a top executive of Décathlon says Oxylane took advantage of a depressed real estate market in making this transaction, but the big French-based sporting goods retail ...
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DC Europe has opened a pop-up store in Madrid through...
DC Europe has opened a pop-up store in Madrid through the month of September. Also, through the 28th, the company will have a retrospective exhibit of DC Artists, Double Label and Remix Project from the past decade. Some of these will be on sale for the first time ever.
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Heidi Klum, the supermodel and television show host, has designed...
Heidi Klum, the supermodel and television show host, has designed a line of active for New Balance that will go on sale on Oct. 7 in the U.S., the U.K., Germany and Japan. Heidi Klum for New Balance will be available only at Amazon and include tunics, knits, leggings and ...
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Hestra, the Swedish glove maker, has opened a new distribution...
Hestra, the Swedish glove maker, has opened a new distribution center in Colorado and has also hired a new representative and a marketing manager to handle the territory around the Rocky Mountains in the western U.S. Ryan Opie is the new in-house sales rep, and Jacquelyne Cos will hand marketing ...
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Li Ning has signed the NBA draft pick Evan Turner...
Li Ning has signed the NBA draft pick Evan Turner to a multi-year endorsement deal. Turner will wear Li Ning footwear and apparel from the second year of the deal, but work with the brand on its global marketing effort immediately. Turner plays for the Philadelphia 76ers. Separately, the brand ...
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The PGAs of Europe are introducing a new feature at...
The PGAs of Europe are introducing a new feature at Golf Europe this year called the Learning Zone. Experts in the golf industry will give brief presentations on three important issues related to a variety of marketing and sales strategies. They are intended to help pro shops and golf retailers ...
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The headquarters of The North Face and JanSport are moving...
The headquarters of The North Face and JanSport are moving from San Leandro, California, to Alameda in the same state, planned for autumn 2011. The two divisions of VF Corporation have about 350 employees at the San Leandro site.
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LaCrosse Footwear’s new production facility in Portland, Oregon, for the...
LaCrosse Footwear’s new production facility in Portland, Oregon, for the Danner brand has opened, shortly after a factory store for Danner opened there. The new factory takes up about 59,000 square feet and is located a mile or so from the company’s headquarters.
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Speedo is an official partner of the first FINA World...
Speedo is an official partner of the first FINA World Aquatics Convention from Sept. 27-29 in Uruguay. The event will be used to discuss water sports including swimming, diving, open water, synchronized swimming and water polo.
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Four partners have launched the first Spanish web store selling...
Four partners have launched the first Spanish web store selling a variety of sporting goods, called Deporvillage.com. Numerous Spanish and foreign brands including Adidas, Babolat, Buff, Nike, Prince and Wilson have agreed to work with the new website. The new initiative coincides with the publication of data by the Centre ...
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Mylna Sport & Fitness is the new name of the...
Mylna Sport & Fitness is the new name of the company, run by Thomas Weman, resulting from the previously reported merger of Nordic Fitness and Sport Supply International in Norway, and the company is seeking to play a role also in Sweden and Denmark. Sport Supply has its own brands ...
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Tiger Woods may have resolved his personal strife with a...
Tiger Woods may have resolved his personal strife with a divorce, but his apparel isn’t making much of a recovery. While golf apparel has been reported to have done well in the first half of the year, according to Bloomberg, Nike pants, jackets and shirts under the Tiger Woods name ...
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Nike has opened a new 20,000-square-foot concept store on the...
Nike has opened a new 20,000-square-foot concept store on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California. The two-story shop is the brand’s first multi-category concept store in the U.S. since the last Niketown was opened in 1999. The new store introduces the Nike+ Run Club and offers more than ...
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Starting Sept. 1, Sam Cook will be Prince Sports’ new...
Starting Sept. 1, Sam Cook will be Prince Sports’ new general manager for the U.S. and Canada. He comes from Tecnica Group, where he has been president of the Tecnica/Blizzard unit since 2008.
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Sales dropped by 3.1 percent to ¥14.76 billion (€134.6m-$172.7m) at...
Sales dropped by 3.1 percent to ¥14.76 billion (€134.6m-$172.7m) at Descente in the first quarter ended June 30. The net loss grew to ¥257.0 million (€2.3m-$3.0m) from a loss of ¥178.9 million last year.
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Yonex has reported a 1.7 percent increase in sales to...
Yonex has reported a 1.7 percent increase in sales to ¥9.08 billion (€82.8m-$106.2m) for the first quarter ended June 30. The Japanese maker of golf, tennis and badminton equipment nonetheless saw a quarterly net loss of ¥136.0 million (€1.2m-$1.6m), compared with net income of ¥121.0 million for the same period ...
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Kettler has started a training initiative in 11 German cities,...
Kettler has started a training initiative in 11 German cities, offering its specialized trade partners active support. The European market leader in home exercise is working toward improving the skills of over 1,000 retailers. About 600 retailers will take part in 15 seminars at locations including the BayArena in Leverkusen, ...
