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Extreme Group is selling Extremepie.com, a British online youth-focused shop...
Extreme Group is selling Extremepie.com, a British online youth-focused shop specializing in extreme sports, and the Extreme Sports Companies’ online retail division. The parent company has decided to focus on licensing instead of selling. Extremepie.com sells surf, skate and snow sports brands, with about 250,000 customers in its database. Its ...
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Thanks to a report by the European Commission called “A...
Thanks to a report by the European Commission called “A Sustainable Future for Transport,” a European Parliament committee has taken notice of cycling as an alternative way to get around in urban areas. The report calls for increase funding of programs that would increase cycling as a method of transportation. ...
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Le Coq Sportif has kicked off a new marketing campaign...
Le Coq Sportif has kicked off a new marketing campaign that reflects the brand’s spirit. The company bought three old Citroën HY vans, renovated them and painted them in blue, white and red to symbolize the brand’s French origin. The vans are furnished with French flags, bicycle wheels and license ...
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OrthoLite’s open cell foam insoles are going to be used...
OrthoLite’s open cell foam insoles are going to be used in most of Callaway Golf Company’s 2011 line of footwear for men and women. OrthoLite’s logo will be on the shoes’ soles; they line will be available as of Nov. 1.
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Lacoste launched a new premium line of young fashion clothing,...
Lacoste launched a new premium line of young fashion clothing, called Lacoste L!ve, at the Bread & Butter show in Berlin. It is an extended sequel of the former Red!, launched four seasons ago. The men’s collection will become available for spring/summer 2011 and the women’s collection will start up ...
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Dan Cole, the English rugby player, is Mizuno’s new rugby...
Dan Cole, the English rugby player, is Mizuno’s new rugby ambassador for the U.K. Cole wears the brand’s Morelia boot to play. The deal is for two years.
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Cornell University says that it will end its contract with...
Cornell University says that it will end its contract with Nike by the end of the year if the company doesn’t resolve issues around the treatment of employees of its contractors in Honduras. Two factories that Nike had used there closed in January 2009, and labor groups say that more ...
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Kelme and Michelin have cooperated in the development of a...
Kelme and Michelin have cooperated in the development of a new line of futsal boots, the Kelme Star 360º, that has just been launched by the Spanish company. Michelin, which already works together with Babolat on tennis shoes, has come up with a special rubber sole that is resistant to ...
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A Paris court has fined Nike France, the Paris Saint-Germain...
A Paris court has fined Nike France, the Paris Saint-Germain club and two of its former presidents in the case concerning the payments made for the transfer of players between 1998 and 2005. The court found that Nike France had acted fairly in its sponsorship contracts with the individual players, ...
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Décathlon is expanding very rapidly in Italy, where it had...
Décathlon is expanding very rapidly in Italy, where it had 56 stores at the end of 2009. Five new ones have already been opened so far this year and five others are expected before the year is over. Décathlon already has 75 stores in Spain, where it has announced that ...
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Patagonia recently held the launch of its European surf range...
Patagonia recently held the launch of its European surf range in San Sebastian, where it will open an emblematic Patagonia surf store – but it has no plans to open any offices there. Patagonia is finalizing the recruitment of a European surf manager. It will start delivering its wetsuits to ...
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Groupe Royer is said to be likely to take over...
Groupe Royer is said to be likely to take over the distribution of New Balance in France, Germany and the Benelux countries, where the American company has its own subsidiaries, but company officials would not confirm the rumor. The three subsidiaries employ a total of almost 50 people who would ...
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Intersport U.K. reports that the show that it held June...
Intersport U.K. reports that the show that it held June 30-July 1 hosted 41 suppliers and five showcasers; 95 percent of members – 80 out of 84 – attended. Among the interest areas were Christmas lines, fitness ranges, dart products, running shoes and apparel, and technical sportswear. Attendees could also ...
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The Rolling People Limited of the U.K. has inked a...
The Rolling People Limited of the U.K. has inked a sales and distribution deal with Black Box Distribution in the U.S. Rolling People will start selling Black Box’s Fallen footwear line for autumn, as well as showcasing next spring’s products. It will also be selling Black Box’s Zero Skateboard, Mystery ...
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There’s no space left at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market,...
There’s no space left at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, slated for Aug. 2-6 in Salt Lake City, Utah. It has just over 1,000 exhibitors scheduled for the indoor area, 12 percent more than last year, include almost 170 new ones, which is a 48 percent increase over their numbers ...
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K2 Sports has promoted two executives. Hunter Waldron is the...
K2 Sports has promoted two executives. Hunter Waldron is the new global marketing manager for K2 Snowboarding, and Bill Hall was named category manager for snowboard boots. Waldron has been with K2 for 12 years, most recently in the position Hall is now going to fill. Hall joined the company ...
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IMG, the management company of Tiger Woods, reportedly lost £3...
IMG, the management company of Tiger Woods, reportedly lost £3 million (€3.6m-$4.5m) in fees from the fallout of the scandal of his infidelity in the last few months. However, when you consider that it typically charges 15 to 20 percent on the endorsement deals its clients sign, Woods was hit ...
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As it turns out now, Tecnica Group sold a 30...
As it turns out now, Tecnica Group sold a 30 percent stake in Lowa last year at an undisclosed price. Riko, a large contract manufacturer in Slovakia, bought a 20 percent stake in the German subsidiary of Tecnica, while Lowa’s managing director, Werner Riethmann, doubled his personal stake to 20 ...
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For the World Cup, Nike has installed a 44m-by-42m LED...
For the World Cup, Nike has installed a 44m-by-42m LED screen on one of Johannesburg’s tallest buildings; the screen will display fans’ Facebook and Twitter messages to their favorite players and teams. On the other side of the world, last Sunday, Father’s Day, was celebrated at the stadium of the ...
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Didi Schweighauser, a 46-year-old former country manager of Rossignol, is...
Didi Schweighauser, a 46-year-old former country manager of Rossignol, is taking over control of Catrade Sportsmarketing, a major Swiss distributor, and he will run the company after the end of June in the place of René Ritter, who has sold his 70 percent stake in Catrade. The balance of the ...
