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Jack Wolfskin and Transa are among the companies that have...
Jack Wolfskin and Transa are among the companies that have joined the Fair Wear Foundation. Members pledge to operate using eight criteria for their labor forces, such as free-will employment, the right of workers to collective bargaining, no discrimination, no exploitative child labor and safe working conditions. The foundation has ...
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CORRECTION: The new state-of-the-art Asics running store planned for Amsterdam...
CORRECTION: The new state-of-the-art Asics running store planned for Amsterdam has not yet opened. It is expected to open in October.
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JJB Sports has announced that its interim results from May...
JJB Sports has announced that its interim results from May 24 to July 4 show comparable store sales up by 22.3 percent, with an overall gross margin of 43.9 percent. For the start of the fiscal year, Feb. 1, through July 4, sales were up by 12.1 percent, with a ...
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Sport-Haley, the golf apparel brand, is buying fellow golf apparel...
Sport-Haley, the golf apparel brand, is buying fellow golf apparel company Fantasi International. Sport-Haley deals in its eponymous brand as well as Ben Hogan; it will continue to market Fantasi’s Bette & Court and Swing brands. Reports pegged the purchase price at $410,000 without the assumption of any debts.
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Glenmuir, the golf apparel brand, is expanding into India with...
Glenmuir, the golf apparel brand, is expanding into India with its appointment of K&A Golf as its new official licensee. K&A was started by two golf professionals, Karan Bindra and Anitya Chand, and distributes Adams Golf equipment and accessories in the country. It also organizes events; last year it handled ...
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François Bouche has been appointed to be the new secretary...
François Bouche has been appointed to be the new secretary general of Intersport France, filling a position that has remained vacant since the departure of Joël Armary after the Beijing Olympics two years ago. He worked for Carrefour for about 10 years and has been most recently European general manager ...
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The Federation of Sports and Play Associations (FSPA), the U.K....
The Federation of Sports and Play Associations (FSPA), the U.K. trade body that federates companies in most sports industry segments, is partnering with Loughborough University to create a Center for Innovative Manufacturing in Sporting Goods. The proposed £6 million (€7.2m-$9.0m) center will be one of 10 centers around the U.K. ...
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Fedas, the European federation of the sports retail trade associations,...
Fedas, the European federation of the sports retail trade associations, held its annual general assembly recently in Amsterdam. Its leaders touted the success of the new standardization of electronic product classification and data exchange, and said that this autumn the organization will take further steps toward the establishment of common ...
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In August, Heelys will start selling its Nano, a sort...
In August, Heelys will start selling its Nano, a sort of one-foot skateboard that snaps onto the brand’s Fats and Mega Heelys shoes. The user just snaps out the wheel on the shoe, and the wheel’s bracket fits onto the Nano with Heelys’ Sole-Link technology. The boards are about 15 ...
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In cooperation with U.S. authorities, Salomon has recalled some ski...
In cooperation with U.S. authorities, Salomon has recalled some ski boot sole pads that have steel inserts, as well as the all-terrain ski boots that use them, because they can cause the skier to fall. The Quest Touring Pads and the boots Quest Pro Pebax and Quest Pro are the ...
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Ellen Welley has been promoted to director of U.S. sales...
Ellen Welley has been promoted to director of U.S. sales at Spyder. She was formerly the director of national accounts, and has been with Spyder for nine years. She will report to Russ Rowan, vice president for sales and marketing.
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Fila is now being sold in Poland by We Global...
Fila is now being sold in Poland by We Global Distribution, a company founded last year that also distributes Merrell, Skechers and K-Swiss. Fila also plans to launch an online retail store for the U.K. this autumn.
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The organizers of Bike Expo, the Munich trade show being...
The organizers of Bike Expo, the Munich trade show being held July 22-25, report that 250 exhibitors will show more than 350 brands, 20 percent more exhibitors and 26 percent more brands than the last edition. This year’s show takes place on 30,000 square meters indoors and 25,000 square meters ...
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A group of big players in the bicycle industry have...
A group of big players in the bicycle industry have joined the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry. Its newly formed Bicycle Steering Group and subcommittees will work on their behalf with the International Olympic Committee and the international cyclists’ union, and will represent them on all levels – ...
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The Swiss company BMC Trading has opened a new factory...
The Swiss company BMC Trading has opened a new factory near its headquarters in Grenchen that it says is highly automated and is a real innovation in the technique of weaving carbon fiber bike frames. In addition, as other companies have moved bike production to lower-cost regions, BMC can still ...
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M. Carl Johnson III has newly joined the board of...
M. Carl Johnson III has newly joined the board of director at Nautilus. He is the senior vice president and chief strategy officer at Campbell Soup Company.
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Massimo Carnelli is the new brand director for Reebok in...
Massimo Carnelli is the new brand director for Reebok in Italy, replacing Mauro Radaelli, who has left the company after many years. Carnelli worked most recently for Dirk Bikkembergs, taking care of marketing communication for the fashion designer, but was with Adidas in Italy between 1996 and 2007, handling marketing ...
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Donnay USA, the licensee of the tennis brand, is relaunching...
Donnay USA, the licensee of the tennis brand, is relaunching its racquets in the U.S. with an X-series line. The six models come in two head sizes and use XeneCore technology with a custom fitting program. Initial distribution will be limited to Donnay Centers, the Donnay website and teaching professionals. ...
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The Performance + Lifestyle Group of Collective Brands has started...
The Performance + Lifestyle Group of Collective Brands has started operations at its new European headquarters and distribution center near Amsterdam. In addition, a new showroom has opened in London. Both of the facilities were added with an eye to expanding the brands Saucony, Keds, Sperry Top-Sider, Stride Rite and ...
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Brian Enge has resigned from his position as president and...
Brian Enge has resigned from his position as president and chief executive of Zoot Sports. He became CEO of the company in 2005; it was bought in 2009 by K2 Sports.
