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Brax of Germany reports that its golf apparel line recorded...
Brax of Germany reports that its golf apparel line recorded a sales increase of 8% in 2009.
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Nike and Apple are being sued for their collaboration around...
Nike and Apple are being sued for their collaboration around the Nike + iPod Sport Kit. The plaintiff, Affinity Labs of Texas, says that the companies are infringing on three patents it owns, related to the pedometer system and the performance monitoring system. The three companies had been in discussions ...
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Bob Mignogna is joining the International Surfing Association as its...
Bob Mignogna is joining the International Surfing Association as its first director general. He used to be vice president of operations for the boardsports publications of ASG, and is a founding adviser of the Surf Industry Manufacturers’ Association. He now runs his own consultancy, focusing on the surfing and skate ...
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The European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA), which has reached...
The European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA), which has reached the break-even level under its new management, has decided to double its budget for lobbying. It has also decided to hold next year’s EFTTEX show in Amsterdam, running June 16-19. This year’s show will take place in Valencia on June ...
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The last French store of The Athlete’s Foot has closed...
The last French store of The Athlete’s Foot has closed its doors, according to the magazine Sporteco.
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The surfing brand Gotcha has signed two new athletes: Eric...
The surfing brand Gotcha has signed two new athletes: Eric Rebiere, a Frenchman, and Adrien Toyon of Reunion Island.
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Ibex, the Austrian owner of Kohla Tirol, has taken the...
Ibex, the Austrian owner of Kohla Tirol, has taken the German distribution of its brand of ski touring equipment into its own hands after they were handled by Arnold Sports in the country.
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Wolverine World Wide’s board of directors has authorized repurchases of...
Wolverine World Wide’s board of directors has authorized repurchases of its own shares on the stock market for up to $200 million over the next four years. The company has already bought back more than $450 million worth of its own shares over the past 10 years.
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New Balance has opened its second Experience Store in China,...
New Balance has opened its second Experience Store in China, more than 200 square meters on Shanghai’s Huai Hai Road. This follows a first opening last year in Beijing. Ten more Experience Stores are planned for the country in the near future.
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New Balance is looking to expand its headquarters in Brighton,...
New Balance is looking to expand its headquarters in Brighton, Massachusetts, but the space it is eyeing is being fought for by Lowe’s, the American home improvement chain. Lowe’s signed a deal with the property owner in 2007 but has been unable to get approval from the city, faced with ...
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The New Balance Foundation has pledged its support to Michelle...
The New Balance Foundation has pledged its support to Michelle Obama’s efforts to fight childhood obesity in the U.S.
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Molten will be the official ball of the Balfour Beatty...
Molten will be the official ball of the Balfour Beatty London Youth Games until the end of 2013.
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Eiliv Furuli, former sales manager of Fjällräven, has been recruited...
Eiliv Furuli, former sales manager of Fjällräven, has been recruited to head up a new Norwegian subsidiary of Lundhags, the Swedish company specializing in outdoor ice skates, boots and apparel. Formerly sold in Norway by Nordic Outdoor, Lundhags is opening its own sales office in Lillehammer. This after an increase ...
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The Swedish magazine Sportfack has designated POC has best Swedish...
The Swedish magazine Sportfack has designated POC has best Swedish sports brand of the year because of the unique design of its products. At Ispo, the brand introduced its first line of sunglasses, featuring four styles designed in-house that use the anti-shock material NXT.
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The trade journal Bike Europe has expanded into the Chinese...
The trade journal Bike Europe has expanded into the Chinese market in cooperation with its agent in that part of the world, Infotrade Media Company. The first e-mail newsletter came out in traditional and simplified Chinese languages on Feb. 5. A free weekly news service is also starting up.
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Blacks Leisure has sold its Mambo surf stores as it...
Blacks Leisure has sold its Mambo surf stores as it continues to exit from its boardwear business. Andrew Gerrie, the chief executive of Lush, bought the action sports chain for £800,000 (€919,280-$1.3m) through his investment vehicle based in Hong Kong. The sale is another step in Blacks’ reorganization. It has ...
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Paul Speaker has joined the board of directors of Quiksilver....
Paul Speaker has joined the board of directors of Quiksilver. He is the president of Time Inc. Studios, an in-house digital studio started in 2007 by that U.S. media giant.
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Lonsdale has signed a super welterweight boxer, Sechew “Iron Horse”...
Lonsdale has signed a super welterweight boxer, Sechew “Iron Horse” Powell, to a multi-year endorsement deal.
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Woolpower, the Swedish brand of highly insulating socks and underwear...
Woolpower, the Swedish brand of highly insulating socks and underwear made from Merino wool, posted a 2009 turnover of some 70 million Swedish kronor (€7.1m-$9.6m). According to Jan Molander of Scandic Outdoor, the German distributor, Woolpower grew by 40 percent. There was substantial growth in the outdoor sector, but there ...
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As part of the integration of the two brands, the...
As part of the integration of the two brands, the former Swedish offices of Adidas and Reebok have been closed down and their staff of 141 people has been placed under one common roof, handling also the other brands of the Adidas Group including CCM, Rockport and TaylorMade. Reporting to ...
