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MDM, a new company on the surf coast of France,...
MDM, a new company on the surf coast of France, has launched a new online platform, www.aspom.com, to give job-seekers, vendors, agents and distributors in the European board sports and outdoor action sports industry to connect with one another. Brands and their head hunters are invited to pay a fee ...
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Companies subscribing to Sporting Goods Intelligence Europe are eligible for...
Companies subscribing to Sporting Goods Intelligence Europe are eligible for a special rate to attend the annual conference of the European Sunglass Association (ESA), which will be held in Barcelona on June 24-25. Their staff (including licensing managers) will pay a fee of €490, the same as any regular ESA ...
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Quiksilver has completely revamped the concept store it set up...
Quiksilver has completely revamped the concept store it set up in 1995 at Capbreton, on the Basque coast of France. Along with a broad spectrum of products from the group’s different brands, the space of 600 m² on two levels now hosts several new facilities including a roof-suspended conveyor of ...
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Joma has signed an exclusive five-year contract with the Leader...
Joma has signed an exclusive five-year contract with the Leader Group, covering mostly the Gulf countries of the Middle East. Based in Dubai, the group is one of the oldest international traders in the Middle East, dating back to 1916. With wholesale offices in Saudi Arabia and other countries, it ...
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Spenco Medical Corporation has created new packaging and merchandising materials...
Spenco Medical Corporation has created new packaging and merchandising materials for its performance insoles, and has come up with more eco-friendly packaging using polypropylene that is more easily recycled. The new packaging includes product information in English, French and Spanish to accommodate international markets.
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Globeride – the new name for the former Daiwa Seiko...
Globeride – the new name for the former Daiwa Seiko – reports a net profit of ¥294 million (€2.7m-$3.3m) for the fiscal year through last March after operating earnings fell by 21 percent to ¥2.33 billion (€21.3m-$26.0m) on 6.5 percent lower revenues of ¥62.32 billion (€569.0m-$695.5m). The company’s sales should ...
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Wintersteiger has reported declines in sales and profits for last...
Wintersteiger has reported declines in sales and profits for last year, though company officials feel that it could have done worse judging from the economic situation. They claim market share gains in all the three segments in which the company operates and indicate that it has obtained some big new ...
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Hy Rosario, former product development manager at Hi-Tec Sports, is...
Hy Rosario, former product development manager at Hi-Tec Sports, is the new vice president of product development for the Merrell men’s line at Wolverine Worldwide. The company is trying to boost the Merrell, Chaco and Patagonia brands of its Outdoor Group.
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EFTTEX, the trade show for the European Fishing Tackle Trade...
EFTTEX, the trade show for the European Fishing Tackle Trade Association, already has 1,000 visitors pre-registered for its coming show in Valencia. Pre-registration is free online through June 1. There will be 248 exhibitors, 6 percent more than last year, 50 of them making their debut there. Eighty-five of the ...
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Lifetime Products, a Utah-based maker of sporting goods equipment, folding...
Lifetime Products, a Utah-based maker of sporting goods equipment, folding tables and chairs, storage sheds, and lawn and garden products, has bought the assets of Dragonfly Innovation Corporation, a 5-year-old maker of kayaks based in California. The purchase price was not disclosed. Branding of the kayaks made by Lifetime is ...
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TYR Sport will sponsor the German Swimming Federation as the...
TYR Sport will sponsor the German Swimming Federation as the official deck apparel supplier through 2013. The national team will wear TYR apparel on deck and in public and personal appearances, and swimmers who compete in TYR will get the Tracer technical suit.
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Judging from the latest study by the NPD Group in...
Judging from the latest study by the NPD Group in France, the influence of teenagers on purchases of sporting goods is highly overrated. The company estimates that only 20 percent of French youngsters aged from 14 to 19 years are decision-makers for purchases of sports apparel and footwear products that ...
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Kappa is the new technical sponsor and official supplier of...
Kappa is the new technical sponsor and official supplier of the English Premier League club Fulham for the next three seasons, starting with 2010-11. Kappa has created a special Kombat shirt for the club, which will be available for sale in June. Fulham is the only Premier League team that ...
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Prowinter, the trade show for winter sports rentals and services...
Prowinter, the trade show for winter sports rentals and services held last April 13-15 in Bolzano, Italy, drew 9,300 registered visitors alongside Alpitec, the simultaneous exhibition for mountain and winter technologies. There were 370 exhibitors spread out over 25,000 square meters; 37.3 percent of visitors said they were interested in ...
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Volcom reported a 13 percent increase in sales to $77.4...
Volcom reported a 13 percent increase in sales to $77.4 million for the first quarter ended March 31. Net income rose by 79 percent to $7.5 million, and gross margins grew by 3.9 percentage points to 54.2 percent. By region, Europe saw sales rise by 9 percent to $23.6 million, ...
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Brunswick Corporation had a 15 percent increase in sales to...
Brunswick Corporation had a 15 percent increase in sales to $844.4 million for the first quarter ended April 3. Citing historically low marine dealer inventories and lower fixed costs from restructuring moves in recent years, the company saw its net loss improve to $13.0 million from $184.2 million in 2009. ...
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The Outdoor Solution segments at Jarden Corporation had a 4...
The Outdoor Solution segments at Jarden Corporation had a 4 percent increase in revenues to $614.2 million. The operating margin rose by 0.3 percentage points to 9.2 percent, and earnings rose by 7.5 percent to $39.9 million. Among the group’s properties, The Coleman Company gained market share and the divison ...
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According to preliminary figures presented for the first six months...
According to preliminary figures presented for the first six months ended on March 31, the overall turnover of Lafuma Groupe was down by 6.8 percent to €120.8 million. While sales in France decreased by only 3.8 percent to €74.3 million, the international business slipped by 11.2 percent to €46.5 million. ...
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Adidas Originals and Burton, the snowboard company, are coming out...
Adidas Originals and Burton, the snowboard company, are coming out with a co-branded collection of men’s clothing and footwear designed to be worn after coming off the slopes. The 27 apparel styles and seven footwear models in the limited-edition collection should hit select Adidas Originals and Burton stores in November. ...
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Koflach outdoor boots are heading back into production after the...
Koflach outdoor boots are heading back into production after the venerable Austrian brand, owned by a group of private Swiss investors, struck a global five-year renewable licensing agreement with Atomic. The deal applies to all Koflach product categories. The chief executive of the Swiss company is Bernhard Welten, an attorney ...
