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The new president of the European Two-Wheeler Retailers’ Association (Etra)...
The new president of the European Two-Wheeler Retailers’ Association (Etra) will be Maurice Manders, succeeding Nigel Hill. Manders, 42, is the manager of Bovag, the Dutch dealer association for bicycle and motorcycle businesses. He has been on the Etra committee for four years, since he was named treasurer in March ...
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Pierre Gogin, president of the French sporting goods retailers’ association...
Pierre Gogin, president of the French sporting goods retailers’ association (FPS), has been appointed as president of a new environmental committee of the French Retail Council.
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Erima is new sponsor of the Austrian hockey team through...
Erima is new sponsor of the Austrian hockey team through 2012.
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Crocs is back in the black at last. In the...
Crocs is back in the black at last. In the third quarter, sales were up by 1.7 percent to $177.1 million. The net income improved from a loss of $148.0 million in the third quarter of 2008 to a profit of $22.1 million. Backlogs for spring/summer 2010 orders are up ...
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The German operations of New Balance have created a new...
The German operations of New Balance have created a new distribution structure under the leadership of Rainer Graeber, who acts as country manager for the brand. The distribution is now split into specialty sports, general Sports and lifestyle. The sales team for the specialty shops is directed by Max Eggen, ...
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A bike and parts maker from Bangladesh, Meghna Group, has...
A bike and parts maker from Bangladesh, Meghna Group, has opened a sales office in the EU, and MTI, a British concern, will be its exclusive sales agent for Europe. The company said earlier this year that it wanted to expand its exports to 500,000 per year in the next ...
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Thomas J. Gordhamer has been named vice president of Cybex...
Thomas J. Gordhamer has been named vice president of Cybex Capital, a subsidiary of Cybex International, maker of exercise equipment. Gordhamer was previously with Icon Capital Corporation. His goal with Cybex will be to expand the company’s funding partners.
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Sporttotal, which has been representing Icebreaker, Golite and Mountain Force...
Sporttotal, which has been representing Icebreaker, Golite and Mountain Force in Spain, has added Gabel of Italy, Eisbär of Austria and G3 of Canada to its portfolio of brands.
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Five months before the doors open, Ispo China has reported...
Five months before the doors open, Ispo China has reported that registrations are triple this time last year. The show, slated for March 4-6, has rearranged the layout to put a spotlight on various sports segments, for example with sports fashions getting their own exposition space in the In Sports ...
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Berghaus is going to sell its merchandise via internet directly...
Berghaus is going to sell its merchandise via internet directly to consumers in the U.K. by March 2010 (more in The Outdoor Industry Compass).
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Steve Birkhold will be the new chief executive of the...
Steve Birkhold will be the new chief executive of the U.S. subsidiary of Devanlay S.A., the holder of the global manufacturing and distribution license for Lacoste apparel, effective Jan. 4. He succeeds Robert Siegel, president and CEO. Birkhold has been the CEO of Diesel USA since October 2007. He will ...
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Napapijri has opened its first store in Bologna....
Napapijri has opened its first store in Bologna.
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Timberland has signed an exclusive partnership with Reliance Brands to...
Timberland has signed an exclusive partnership with Reliance Brands to distribute Timberland products in India through branded retail stores and premium department stores. Reliance Brands already has joint ventures set up with Paul & Shark and Diesel. The company is part of Reliance Industries, described as the largest private sector ...
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N. Roderick McGeachy III, the chief executive of Tandy Brands...
N. Roderick McGeachy III, the chief executive of Tandy Brands Accessories, has joined the board of directors of Heelys; he will be on the audit and compensation committees.
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Diesel is going to make a comeback at Bread &...
Diesel is going to make a comeback at Bread & Butter in Berlin next January, after an absence of eight years.
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Twinner, the French buying group, will resort to the services...
Twinner, the French buying group, will resort to the services of Garant for its centralized settlements from Jan. 1 on, according to the magazine Sportéco. Garant will replace Intersport France in the role, but the two buying groups will nonetheless continue to combine their purchases of branded products. Twinner’s predecessor, ...
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Quiksilver held a two-day street skating competition in Paris, capped...
Quiksilver held a two-day street skating competition in Paris, capped by a show featuring Tony Hawk and other boardsports stars on the largest vert ramp ever built in Europe at the Grand Palais, and with musical performances by Dead by Sunrise and Mix Master Mike.
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Chervò has renovated its concept store in the Harrods department...
Chervò has renovated its concept store in the Harrods department store in London.
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Puma has opened a second store in Chicago featuring items...
Puma has opened a second store in Chicago featuring items from its entire product range.
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Quiksilver is coming out with a collection of sports-inspired underwear,...
Quiksilver is coming out with a collection of sports-inspired underwear, called Moskova, that is being initially sold in its European mono-brand stores.
