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Joma, which is supplying the jerseys for the Honduran team...
Joma, which is supplying the jerseys for the Honduran team competing in the World Cup, has cleared up a misunderstanding wherein an official of the Honduran Football Association complained about how many shirts Joma had given them. Apparently there were two deliveries planned, one to Austria, where the team was ...
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Visitors have time until June 25 to register online for...
Visitors have time until June 25 to register online for the next Bread & Butter fair and thus avoid a new entrance fee of €50 per person. The next edition of the Berlin show will feature a specific children’s section. Called Kids Camp, it will be housed in a circus ...
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Paul Misteli, a 50-year-old executive who worked previously for Jelmoli...
Paul Misteli, a 50-year-old executive who worked previously for Jelmoli and Coop and ran Valora for the last three years, has replaced Thomas Ruegsegger as chief executive of Universal Sport as the Swiss sporting goods retail chain is reorienting its strategy. The company recently closed two small unprofitable stores in ...
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Alpargatas, the Brazilian company that acquired the rights to the...
Alpargatas, the Brazilian company that acquired the rights to the brand Topper when it bought Alpargatas Argentina last year for $84 million, wants to grow the label into a R$2 billion (€1bn-$1.1bn) business by taking the brand beyond football to all sports. Key to the strategy will be growing Topper’s ...
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The market research agency Sports Marketing Surveys has found that...
The market research agency Sports Marketing Surveys has found that sales are rebounding in the global sporting goods industry. The agency talked to 450 professionals in the industry from 30 countries, mostly in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The percentage of those who said that sales of sports equipment ...
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Shareholders approved all the resolutions put forward at Head’s annual...
Shareholders approved all the resolutions put forward at Head’s annual meeting last month. One of them calls for the adoption of the Dutch statutory annual accounts for last year and for increasing the authorized share capital to €4 million. Following Dutch law, the executive board may repurchase up to 50 ...
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The Helsinki Court of Appeals has dismissed all claims for...
The Helsinki Court of Appeals has dismissed all claims for damages related to the former tobacco business of Amer Sports Corporation. Two private individuals sued Amer in spring 2005, claiming damages and legal costs related to the work of Amer and another tobacco manufacturer. Their claims were dismissed once before ...
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Anta Sports Products has formed a strategic alliance with the...
Anta Sports Products has formed a strategic alliance with the media firm SINA Corporation. The two companies intend to work together on marketing and promotion for a number of upcoming global sporting events, including the Asian Games in November and the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The joint effort will ...
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Umbro has altered its set-up in the Benelux countries yet...
Umbro has altered its set-up in the Benelux countries yet again with the recruitment of Shifai Ahmadali, who joined as sales manager for the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Ahmadali, who held several management functions at Coca-Cola in Europe and the Caribbean, is building up a sales team for the English ...
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Umbro has announced that is taking over the distribution in...
Umbro has announced that is taking over the distribution in Spain and Portugal from its current licensees as contracts with them expire at the end of this year, but the company says that its “successful” Spanish licensee, Umbro S.L., is going to continue to be involved as a wholesaler and ...
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Four sports-related companies have announced that they have won the...
Four sports-related companies have announced that they have won the Plus X Award for this year. Kettler has won the German innovation prize for the second time in a row for Kettquad, the first pedal-operated quad for children between the ages of 5 and 12. Donic Schildkröt got it for ...
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Jeff Antonioli is the new global sales director for Spenco...
Jeff Antonioli is the new global sales director for Spenco Medical Corporation, coming from New Balance, where he was most recently national sales manager for specialty products. He steps in for R.C. Cruthirds, who has moved up to vice president for Spenco’s footcare division.
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Saucony launches a new collection of high-tech apparel, claiming that...
Saucony launches a new collection of high-tech apparel, claiming that it offers superior performance and aid recovery. The collection, called Amp Pro2, is said to improve oxygenated blood flow by up to 32 percent more than regular compression clothing, combing that technology with a responsive fiber. This fiber, called Celliant, ...
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Lacoste plans to appoint a new head designer at the...
Lacoste plans to appoint a new head designer at the end of the year to replace Christophe Lemaire, who is going to take the place of Jean Paul Gaultier at Hermès after the presentation of its collections next September. Reports indicate that Lacoste’s choice may fall upon Catherine Malandrino, a ...
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The shareholders of Deckers Outdoor Corporation have approved the increase...
The shareholders of Deckers Outdoor Corporation have approved the increase of its total authorized number of shares of common stock, so the company will effectuate a three-for-one stock split of its common shares in the form of a common stock dividend. All shareholders of record as of the close of ...
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Columbia Sportswear sunglasses have been available in Europe so far...
Columbia Sportswear sunglasses have been available in Europe so far only through optical retail stores and a few Columbia mono-brand shops. Polaroid Eyewear, a division of the international StyleMark group, has developed a specific line of Columbia Sportswear sunglasses for European department stores, sunglass stores, sporting goods stores and specialty ...
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New Balance is considering a major reorganization of its sales...
New Balance is considering a major reorganization of its sales operations for Europe, the Middle East and Africa in order to cut its operating costs in the region, which represented about 10 percent of its global sales of $1.65 billion last year. In particular, it is envisaging a change in ...
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Warrior Sports, a company owned by New Balance, is suing...
Warrior Sports, a company owned by New Balance, is suing Easton-Bell Sports for patent infringement over four protective sports gloves. Warrior says that some of Easton-Bell’s products, especially the Stealth 19 glove, infringe on its patents. The suit was filed in federal court in Michigan, where Warrior is based.
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Nike and USA Basketball are holding the first ever World...
Nike and USA Basketball are holding the first ever World Basketball Festival in New York on Aug. 12-15. The festival will lead off with an event in Times Square featuring the 2010 USA Basketball National Team, followed by a concert by a “surprise” musical act. On Aug. 13 and 14, ...
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Billabong International is buying the California retailer Becker Surf and...
Billabong International is buying the California retailer Becker Surf and Sport, including its five stores and the online shop. A separate unit, Becker Surfboards, is not included. The stores will continue to sell a range of brands. Financial terms of the deal were not released.
