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Skechers has a new manager running its Iberian subsidiary. Txerra...
Skechers has a new manager running its Iberian subsidiary. Txerra Dias, 37, is replacing Javier Guerra, who left a few months ago to run the economics ministry of Galicia, one of the regions of Spain. Dias spent the last seven years with the Quiksilver group, first in Spain as sales ...
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The organizers of the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market show in...
The organizers of the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market show in Salt Lake City, Utah, have invited participants in the FlyFishing Retailer World Trade Expo to join them next August, since this fishing tackle show will not be held next year for the first time in 12 years. It took place ...
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Nike is standing by Tiger Woods in the wake of...
Nike is standing by Tiger Woods in the wake of a bizarre car accident that may or may not have been the result of a fight with his Swedish wife, Elin Nordegren, over numerous affairs by the golf star. Woods pulled out of the Chevron World Challenge in early December, ...
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Billabong International is buying Swell.com, a 10-year-old online and mail...
Billabong International is buying Swell.com, a 10-year-old online and mail order retailer of board sports products based in the U.S. Financial terms were not released. Billabong said that it thinks the purchase will help it improve its management of its stable of brands online. Among the brands sold at Swell.com, ...
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Italy’s Assosport has created a sub-section for 11 member companies...
Italy’s Assosport has created a sub-section for 11 member companies in the tennis industry, called Assotennis. It is led by Gianni Lanfranco of Advanced Distribution, which markets Prince and Tretorn in the country. Corrado Macciò of Head and Emilio Fontana of Wilson act as vice presidents.
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This year’s Taichung Bike Week in Taiwan, Dec. 5-13, will...
This year’s Taichung Bike Week in Taiwan, Dec. 5-13, will for the first time include the smaller separate events that were part of the meetings of OEM product managers and parts suppliers. The mini-shows – Ride-On, Taiwanathon, First-in-Performance – will come under the umbrella of Taichung Bike Week and allow ...
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Stefan Christen, who has spent 13 years with Nike in...
Stefan Christen, who has spent 13 years with Nike in Switzerland and elsewhere, is the new chief executive of Trisport, the Swiss distributor of Kettler, Life Fitness and other brands.
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Revenues dropped by 19.7 percent to $178.6 million at Perry...
Revenues dropped by 19.7 percent to $178.6 million at Perry Ellis International in the third quarter ended Oct. 31, in the wake of the company exiting from businesses including Ping golf apparel and Dockers outerwear. It noted that its golf brand available at the Kohl’s retail chain, GrandSlam, did well ...
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Yves Mouriès, who has run Aigle International since 1989, is...
Yves Mouriès, who has run Aigle International since 1989, is going into retirement after a long transition period, leaving the helm in the hands of Romain Guinier, appointed in March 2008 as general manager by the company’s new Swiss-based owner, Maus Frères.
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Snow Factory, distributor of K2 in Spain, is taking on...
Snow Factory, distributor of K2 in Spain, is taking on also its Ride Snowboards and Line Ski brands.
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Head is co-branding a limited edition of 200 pairs of...
Head is co-branding a limited edition of 200 pairs of skis and bindings with Pirelli Pzero.
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Diadora Sport has signed a sponsorship deal until July 2012...
Diadora Sport has signed a sponsorship deal until July 2012 with Felipe Melo, the Brazilian soccer champion who recently joined the Juventus team in Turin. Separately, a licensee of the former Diadora, New Age, has signed a licensing deal with new Diadora, covering the whole European market, for underwear, beachwear ...
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Sam Querrey, ranked No. 24 in worldwide tennis and No....
Sam Querrey, ranked No. 24 in worldwide tennis and No. 2 in the U.S., has signed a deal with K-Swiss.
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For the first time, more than 300 young companies have...
For the first time, more than 300 young companies have applied this year to participate in the Ispo BrandNew Awards, no doubt considering the fact that several former winners have established successful commercial businesses. Ispo has launched an information service for them on Facebook. The latest applicants include two members ...
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Golf Inc. magazine has ranked the 35 most powerful people...
Golf Inc. magazine has ranked the 35 most powerful people in golf, citing those who have the most ability to influence the development and operation of courses and communities, equipment used in the game and golf’s rules and administration. For the sixth year in a row, Jack Nicklaus ranked No. ...
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Martti Uusitalo is new chief executive of Halti. The 38-year-old...
Martti Uusitalo is new chief executive of Halti. The 38-year-old has acted as vice president. The managing partner replaces Matti Mustaniemi, who has resigned for health reasons.
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Nike has appointed Phyllis M. Wise, 64, the executive vice...
Nike has appointed Phyllis M. Wise, 64, the executive vice president and provost of the University of Washington, to its board of directors.
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CORRECTION: Aldo Durante, who is now 65 years old, is...
CORRECTION: Aldo Durante, who is now 65 years old, is retiring from the management of the industrial cluster of Montebelluna, which will be led by Adriano Sartor as of January 2010, but he will continue to run the Boot Museum. This should give him more time to write poetry and ...
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Accell Group N.V. has reiterated its guidance for revenues and...
Accell Group N.V. has reiterated its guidance for revenues and profit for the full year 2009, saying turnover will increase and profit should be about 10 percent higher than last year. It based its expectations on its performance through October, with higher sales of bicycles and bike parts and accessories. ...
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Lafuma will begin distribution of its recently acquired skiwear brand...
Lafuma will begin distribution of its recently acquired skiwear brand Killy in the U.S.
