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The U.S. Court of International Trade has ruled against CamelBak...
The U.S. Court of International Trade has ruled against CamelBak Products, which was trying to get a line of products reclassified so they would garner lower import duties. The products, hydration packs imported from the Philippines in 2003, are classified by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection as “travel, ...
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Like one year ago, Heelys has obtained an injunction from...
Like one year ago, Heelys has obtained an injunction from a German court stopping the Real hypermarket chain owned by Metro from offering its wheeled shoes at its 333 stores in the country. As reported in Sport-Fachhandel magazine, they were being heavily advertised along with orange juices, mineral water and ...
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Kelme has announced new distribution agreements for South Korea and...
Kelme has announced new distribution agreements for South Korea and Indonesia, both covering the 2010-14 period. The partners are B&J for Korea and Miracle Sports Indonesia, a recently established company, for the other market. Kelme has already been present over the last five years in Indonesia, where it has decided ...
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Alita, the Bangladeshi bicycle company, is expanding its facilities to...
Alita, the Bangladeshi bicycle company, is expanding its facilities to better serve its European customers. It plans to finalize a land purchase by June to begin construction on its second production facility. It should be able to make 150,000 bicycles each year, on top of the 110,000-120,000 its current factory ...
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Asics Corporation, along with its Singapore distributor, Runners’ World Pte.,...
Asics Corporation, along with its Singapore distributor, Runners’ World Pte., is an official apparel sponsor of the Singapore Marathon, for the next three editions of the race starting with this year’s, on Dec. 5. The event includes a marathon, a half marathon and a 10-kilometer race, and is expected to ...
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Asics’ American and Japanese entities have filed suit in California...
Asics’ American and Japanese entities have filed suit in California claiming that Skechers is violating its trademark stripe design on 64 of its products. It is alleging trademark infringement, unfair competition, trademark dilution and false advertising, and is asking for a permanent injunction against the use of the design. It ...
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Christian Clerici, the anchorman of a German TV program, successfully...
Christian Clerici, the anchorman of a German TV program, successfully ran the Hamburg marathon in 3 hours 48 minutes. He did not make it with one of the big brands of athletic footwear but with a pair of Rockport shoes provided by Görtz, the big Hamburg-based shoe retail chain, which ...
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The Textile Institute, based in the U.K., unanimously chose Andreas...
The Textile Institute, based in the U.K., unanimously chose Andreas Weber to be its new president at its annual general meeting. He is the senior vice president for sales, marketing and parts, as well as a member of the executive board, at SwissTex Winterthur AG. In addition, the Textile Institute ...
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La Sportiva has announced a deal with Samsung Cheil Industries...
La Sportiva has announced a deal with Samsung Cheil Industries to develop and manufacture a very technical apparel line that will be marketed worldwide under the La Sportiva brand name from autumn 2011. The collection will be presented at the Outdoor Retailer show in the U.S. and at Ispo in ...
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Rocky Brands has announced the completion of a public offering...
Rocky Brands has announced the completion of a public offering of new shares, conducted between May 11 and May 14, that will generate net proceeds of $14.1 million for the company. The offering was based on a price of $8.40 a share. Rocky will use the money to repay some ...
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Diadora still has not announced a date for the release...
Diadora still has not announced a date for the release of its business plan, but its chief executive, Maurizio D’Angelo, emphasizes that the company is no longer losing money. The company is expected to release its first set of results in about a month. Diadora’s chairman, Enrico Moretti Polegato, reiterated ...
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Bluesign Technologies has announced several new companies that have signed...
Bluesign Technologies has announced several new companies that have signed contracts to perform Bluesign screenings. The latest are ACG Accent of Sweden, Comony Enterprise of Taiwan, Kwon Lung Enterprise of Taiwan, Designer Textiles International of New Zealand, Cotec-EPO International of Taiwan and Shang Hai Boyang of China. In addition, ...
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New Balance held another race dedicated to women last Sunday...
New Balance held another race dedicated to women last Sunday in Lyon. The event was one of five Courirs Pour Elles (“runs for women”) the company has set up across France as way to increase awareness and aid the fight of breast cancer. It consisted of a 5-kilometer non-competitive walk ...
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Glenmuir is the official apparel sponsor for this year’s Single...
Glenmuir is the official apparel sponsor for this year’s Single Figure Golfer Challenge Cup Final The Single Figure Golfer community is open to amateurs with a single-digit handicap. The final, in which winning amateurs play against pros, is Oct. 18-20. All participants will wear Glenmuir’s fall/winter line.
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Sugoi Performance Apparel has been named the official supplier of...
Sugoi Performance Apparel has been named the official supplier of technical wear for several Ironman events in Germany this summer. Sugoi will provide a special Ironman edition of its apparel for the European championship in Frankfurt on July 4, for the event in Regensburg on Aug. 1, and for the ...
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The Italian government has approved a decree to promote the...
The Italian government has approved a decree to promote the development of golf tourism in the country through the construction of 18-hole golf courses and hospitality infrastructure. The minister for tourism, Michela Vittoria Brambilla, who pushed for the decree, estimates that a golf tourist is usually 45 to 65 years ...
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Asics Europe has named two new marketing managers as part...
Asics Europe has named two new marketing managers as part of its goal to quadruple sales. Florence Ainsworth, who has worked with Nike, Puma, New Balance and Adidas, is now senior product marketing manager for apparel and accessories. James Harrison is performance apparel marketing manager; he comes from Nike, where ...
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Members of the International Association of Golf Tour Operators will...
Members of the International Association of Golf Tour Operators will now have the expertise of IFM Sports Marketing Surveys on hand, as the market research company has joined the association. IAGTO members have access to IFM’s 18 regional office and its specialist golf consultancy, which helps venues and country attract ...
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The Italian sporting goods industry association, Assosport, organized a workshop...
The Italian sporting goods industry association, Assosport, organized a workshop in the Dutch city of Utrecht last May 11, with the support of the Italian Trade Commission, in connection with an Italian sports design exhibition and the Dutch leg of Giro d’Italia, the Italian cycling race. Ten Italian firms including ...
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Expodience, the French company run by Marc Assous that has...
Expodience, the French company run by Marc Assous that has been organizing golf and tennis shows in France, has decided to propose a Belgian golf show as well. It would be held in Brussels on April 2-3, 2011. The company had to cancel its tennis show in Paris last March ...
