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Kettler has placed a former manager of Nautilus, Thijn Susebeek,...
Kettler has placed a former manager of Nautilus, Thijn Susebeek, exclusively in charge of the company’s sports activities at its Dutch office for the Benelux countries, following a policy that is being pursued all over Europe.
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Umberto Musumeci, the former general manager of Spalding in Italy,...
Umberto Musumeci, the former general manager of Spalding in Italy, has been appointed president of Sport4Society, a new Italian non-profit association intended to promote values such as solidarity, non-violence, non-discrimination, social integration and environmental protection through sport.
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Quirin Kammerer, formerly with Jeantex and Lafuma, is the new...
Quirin Kammerer, formerly with Jeantex and Lafuma, is the new export manager of Alpina, the German producer of sports eyewear and helmets owned by Uvex. He takes the place of Jens Mensing, who has been appointed as the new head of the company’s strategic business unit for winter sports.
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Gresvig has recalled some styles of snow gloves sold under...
Gresvig has recalled some styles of snow gloves sold under three of its private labels – Areti, Norheim and McKinley – in its affiliated G-Sport and Intersport stores since last October because they contain a toxic substance, also used in toys, that has been banned in Norway. An executive of ...
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New Wave Group has named Jens Petersson to be the...
New Wave Group has named Jens Petersson to be the new chief executive of Cutter & Buck, replacing Ernie Johnson. Petersson was previously deputy CEO of New Wave. The sports and leisure segment of the Swedish group turned in a 13 percent sales drop to 344.1 million Swedish kronor (€35.0m-$47.9m) ...
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Professional Media Group, the largest publisher of trade journals in...
Professional Media Group, the largest publisher of trade journals in Belgium, has taken over the ProSport magazine from Rob Corluy, who has other projects in the pipeline.
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Saucony has taken over sponsorship of Wallace Spearmon Jr., an...
Saucony has taken over sponsorship of Wallace Spearmon Jr., an American Olympic and world champion sprinter who was previously sponsored by Nike.
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Julbo is putting out a women-specific line of sports sunglasses....
Julbo is putting out a women-specific line of sports sunglasses.
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Michael Phelps, the record-breaking Olympic swimmer sponsored by Speedo, will...
Michael Phelps, the record-breaking Olympic swimmer sponsored by Speedo, will endorse Under Armou products that not related to swimming in a multi-year deal.
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A 100-worker strike at Wide Ball, a Shenzhen sporting goods...
A 100-worker strike at Wide Ball, a Shenzhen sporting goods manufacturing facility financed by the Taiwanese and producing for the Walt Disney Company, ended this week (FEB. 3) after five days. The walkout involved an alleged non-transparent salary system and failure to pay overtime in some instances. Walt Disney officials ...
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Sarah Sjöström, the 16-year-old Swedish swimmer, has joined Arena for...
Sarah Sjöström, the 16-year-old Swedish swimmer, has joined Arena for the next two seasons. Last summer in Rome at the World Aquatics Championships, she broke a 9-year-old record for the 100m butterfly.
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180s promotes Jay Wilkins to chief operating officer, Shelley Foland...
180s promotes Jay Wilkins to chief operating officer, Shelley Foland to director of sales and Brian Parker to director of marketing. Wilkins was most recently chief financial officer of the Baltimore-based firm. Foland’s accomplishments during her three years at the maker of winter sports accessories include signing licenses for over ...
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Athleticum raised its sales by 4.2 percent to 214 million...
Athleticum raised its sales by 4.2 percent to 214 million Swiss francs (€145.6m-$201.6m) in 2009, as the Swiss sporting goods retail chain added three stores, ending up with 25 doors at the end of the year. The Manor Group, which owns Athleticum, had total stable revenues of 3.3 billion CHF ...
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The 2-year-old lawsuit that Trek Bicycles filed against cyclist Greg...
The 2-year-old lawsuit that Trek Bicycles filed against cyclist Greg Lemond has been settled. The terms call for Trek to make two payments of $100,000 to 1in6.org, a charity for men who are victims of sex abuse, with which Lemond works. The 15-year licensing deal between the two has also ...
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Molten has introduced a new volleyball, the Flistatec V5M5000, in...
Molten has introduced a new volleyball, the Flistatec V5M5000, in the U.K. The International Volleyball Association has approved the ball for use. Molten says the ball offers increased control and stability and a better grip.
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The Italian company Selle Royal has bought 52 percent of...
The Italian company Selle Royal has bought 52 percent of the shares of Jiangyin Justek Vehicle Company, the largest maker of bicycle seats in China. This makes Selle Royal the largest producer of the seats in the world. Last year, the two factories that Selle Royal now controls made 12 ...
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Abacus, the Swedish golf apparel brand, set up its own...
Abacus, the Swedish golf apparel brand, set up its own office in the U.K. at the beginning of the year, headed by Peter Bannington. He switched from Oscar Jacobson U.K., where he was sales and marketing manager. This is no coincidence, since the Abacus manager supervising the U.K. is Bengt-Olof ...
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Icepeak will be outfitting the BP Ford Abu Dhabi rally...
Icepeak will be outfitting the BP Ford Abu Dhabi rally racing team for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. The apparel features the colors blue (for Ford), green (for BP) and red (for Abu Dhabi). The collection consists of 20 items for men and women, and includes bags as well as ...
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Metro wants to accelerate its international expansion, with a focus...
Metro wants to accelerate its international expansion, with a focus on Eastern Europe and Asia (where its stores tend to offer a lot of sporting goods). Because of the international financial crisis, the group’s total sales declined by 3.6 percent to €65.5 billion last year; although they remained stable at ...
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An Ellesse Heritage range is to be rolled out across...
An Ellesse Heritage range is to be rolled out across Europe, starting with the German-speaking markets this year. The launch is supervised by Consule, the Croatian company that holds licensing rights for Ellesse clothing and footwear around Central and Eastern Europe. Consule will be leaning on its own operations ...
