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The Nike group has done some shuffling of management in...
The Nike group has done some shuffling of management in Greater China, with consequences for the leadership in Europe and North America. Craig Cheek, vice president and general manager of the North American region, will move over to take those titles for Greater China. He has been with the company ...
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As the sponsor of the French national football team until...
As the sponsor of the French national football team until the end of this year, Adidas is reportedly asking for €10 million from the French Football Federation because of lost sales of replica shirts and damage to its own image following the much-publicized defeat of the team in the early ...
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Sportalm has opened a single-brand store on the German island...
Sportalm has opened a single-brand store on the German island of Sylt, in cooperation with a local retailer. The Austrian sportswear company opened a store in Sofia last March, after raising the number of the workers at its Bulgarian factory from 500 to 600 people. According to Textilwirtschaft, Sportalm had ...
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A new study is taking a yearlong look at golf...
A new study is taking a yearlong look at golf in the U.K. in an attempt to figure out why certain segments of the population don’t play. According to Sport England, in 2009, 85 percent of regular golfers in the U.K. were men and 98 percent were white. The new ...
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Puma is launching a new initiative in the U.S. to...
Puma is launching a new initiative in the U.S. to help raise money and awareness to help fight breast cancer. Project Pink is being run in a partnership with Women’s Professional Soccer, and Puma will outfit some top female players in Project Pink kits for five of the organization’s matches. ...
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In laying out its results for the second quarter yesterday,...
In laying out its results for the second quarter yesterday, Luxottica said Oakley’s eyewear revenues enjoyed double-digit growth, underpinned by sales of prescription frames, women’s models and expansion in Europe. In North America, Oakley’s sales rose by 11 percent, with sales of prescription frames up by 30 percent women’s models ...
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Aqua Lung America is recalling nearly 2,000 power inflators because...
Aqua Lung America is recalling nearly 2,000 power inflators because they have defective oral stems. They were sold at diving stores in the U.S. and Canada from November 2006 to March 2010.
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David W. McCreight, Under Armour’s president since July 1, 2008,...
David W. McCreight, Under Armour’s president since July 1, 2008, is leaving the company on Aug. 20 for unspecified destinations. He will be replaced by Kevin Plank, chief executive, chairman and founder. When the company hired McCreight, his responsibilities included developing the long-term growth strategy for the brand. Last year, ...
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Showcasing 215 brands, The Brandery reported attendance by 15,200 visitors...
Showcasing 215 brands, The Brandery reported attendance by 15,200 visitors last month, 4 percent higher than last January and 57 percent higher than in its first edition one year ago, but lower than the previously set target of 17,000 people. Nineteen percent came from abroad, mostly from France, Italy and ...
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Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings had sales of $2.89 billion for...
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings had sales of $2.89 billion for the six months ended June 30, an 18 percent improvement over the same period last year. Operating revenues just for June were up by 32 percent to $533.2 million.
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Calvin Klein Golf is now sponsoring Henni Zuël, the 20-year-old...
Calvin Klein Golf is now sponsoring Henni Zuël, the 20-year-old British pro golfer. She won numerous championships as an amateur and turned professional at the age of 18. She will wear Calvin Klein Golf clothing at all appearance in Ladies European Tour events.
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Orange 21, parent company of Spy Optics, is creating a...
Orange 21, parent company of Spy Optics, is creating a new music division, following up on the partnership it announced recently with Mary J. Blige and Jimmy Iovine of Interscope Records. Fran Richards, Orange 21’s vice president for marketing, will move over to be vice president for business development as ...
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Gernot Trebsche, 30, is the new country manager of Bushnell...
Gernot Trebsche, 30, is the new country manager of Bushnell for Germany and Austria, responsible for all the group’s brands including Bollé, Serengeti and Cébé. He has taken the place of Petra Eckhardt, who already left the post a few months ago to focus on her consultancy and on her ...
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Hummel has introduced a new ad campaign with the Black...
Hummel has introduced a new ad campaign with the Black Eyed Peas. In cooperation with RETH¿NK fabric, the company has been implementing a recycling initiative focusing on turning recycled plastic bottles into sustainable fabric. People at Black Eyed Peas concerts have been encouraged to recycle their bottles in order to ...
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Dunlop has added Ramy Ashour to its roster of athletes....
Dunlop has added Ramy Ashour to its roster of athletes. He is ranked No. 2 in the world in squash. Dunlop also sponsors Nos. 1, 3 and 5.
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Brooks Sports has strengthened its apparel team with the addition...
Brooks Sports has strengthened its apparel team with the addition of Kurt Heimbach as director of apparel merchandising, working on all of the company’s performance running apparel and accessories worldwide. Heimbach comes from Reebok International, where he was global apparel director for men’s and women’s running, tennis and basketball. He ...
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Ultra Sport Europe is going to start distributing Adio Footwear...
Ultra Sport Europe is going to start distributing Adio Footwear in the U.K. and Ireland under a new deal between the companies. It takes over the distribution role from K2 UK, after K2 licensed Adio to AL&S in March, though Nick Warman will remain in place as agent. Adio will ...
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Beluga, a subsidiary of the Adjmi Apparel Group, has taken...
Beluga, a subsidiary of the Adjmi Apparel Group, has taken on the license to design, manufacture and distribute Gotcha brand apparel for Perry Ellis International. The clothes will be for infants through boys’ size 20. Other brands handled by Adjmi Apparel Group include Champion, Fila, Jantzen and Skechers. The new ...
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Allegra Strategies, a management consultant firm, has studied the cycling...
Allegra Strategies, a management consultant firm, has studied the cycling market in the U.K. and says that it is worth over £1.5 billion (€1.8bn-$2.3bn) and is growing by more than 20 percent per year. It cited the favorable conditions in the U.K., with rising sales of bikes and accessories at ...
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Electric has upgraded its application for the iPhone that allows...
Electric has upgraded its application for the iPhone that allows users to “try on” various styles of sunglasses to see what looks best. It also features catalog of sunglasses and goggles with all models and colors that users can sort by category. Electric is owned by Volcom.
