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Under Armour has introduced its new footwear line in Europe...
Under Armour has introduced its new footwear line in Europe for the back-to-school period through 100 selected Foot Locker stores all over the continent. The operation has been backed by strong advertising and highly visible in-store displays. The launch is part of a more global program with Foot Locker and ...
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Johnson Outdoors has secured two asset-backed credit facilities that are...
Johnson Outdoors has secured two asset-backed credit facilities that are forecast to reduce the company’s estimated borrowing costs for the 2010 fiscal year by 40 percent year-over-year to approximately $3.3 million. The two components are a revolver of up to $69 million that matures in 2012 with availability based on ...
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W.L. Gore & Associates is transferring its Japanese operations, Japan...
W.L. Gore & Associates is transferring its Japanese operations, Japan Gore-Tex Inc. (JGI), into a wholly owned subsidiary. Founded in 1974, JGI had been a joint venture between Gore and Junkosha, a local manufacturer of electronic products. Both parties were holding 50 percent of the stakes. Most recently, JGI had ...
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Assosport organized a rather successful workshop in Budapest on Oct....
Assosport organized a rather successful workshop in Budapest on Oct. 7 where 17 small and medium-sized Italian sporting goods companies met potential distributors and retail clients from nine different Eastern European countries and from Greece. Each of the companies had appointment with about 15 potential partners. The Italian Trade Commission ...
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Exhibitors generally praised a good atmosphere at the Golf Europe...
Exhibitors generally praised a good atmosphere at the Golf Europe show held last Sept. 27-29 at the Munich Order Center. There were about 4,000 visitors from 48 countries, a lower-than-expected drop from last year’s figure of 4,617 in 2008, when 52 countries were represented. The 17th edition of the fair ...
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Michaela Stitz, Nike’s general manager for Austria, Germany, Slovenia and...
Michaela Stitz, Nike’s general manager for Austria, Germany, Slovenia and Switzerland, was appointed to head up the brand’s business in the newly created Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. Encompassing all European countries east of Germany, all the way to Russia, along with Africa, CEE was described as the most ...
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Pascal Aymar has been named general manager of Coalision Europe,...
Pascal Aymar has been named general manager of Coalision Europe, in charge of developing sales of the Canadian company’s Orage and Lolë lines of ski and sports apparel out of its office in Annecy. During his career, Aymar has run Salomon’s and Scott’s operations in France and held international responsibilities ...
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At its Waterman’s Ball earlier this month, EuroSIMA, the surf...
At its Waterman’s Ball earlier this month, EuroSIMA, the surf industry group, gave out its industry awards. Among the winners were the brands FCS, whose Green Flex project won for ecological innovation, and DC, which was named performance brand of the year. Miguel Azpiroz, the general manager of the surfboard ...
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Grace A. Galdi, a design professional in skiwear, has been...
Grace A. Galdi, a design professional in skiwear, has been named vice president for design and merchandising of Sunice, the technical outerwear brand. She has been working with Sunice on its 2010-11 ski apparel line, and has also worked for companies such as Marker LTD, Slalom Skiwear and Powderhorn.
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Dimensione Danza, the Italian dance clothing brand, has signed a...
Dimensione Danza, the Italian dance clothing brand, has signed a partnership agreement with the entrepreneur Lulu Huan for a new retail franchising project in China. The first solo store, covering 120 square meters, has opened in Beijing’s Solana Lifestyle Shopping Park, offering the Italian brand’s fall/winter 2009-10 collection. The interior ...
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OutDry, the young Italian brand of laminate technology for footwear...
OutDry, the young Italian brand of laminate technology for footwear and gloves, has a new shareholder. André Bruère, A former manager of Brown Shoe Company and Reebok, he is managing partner of Referencia International, a private equity firm focusing on companies at an early stage of development with high growth ...
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Mammut Sports Group, the sporting goods business of Conzzeta Group,...
Mammut Sports Group, the sporting goods business of Conzzeta Group, saw its sales increase by 15.5 percent to 129.2 million Swiss francs (€85.3m-$127.4m) in the four-month period from May 1 to Aug. 31. The consumer climate in Switzerland and Germany, key outdoor markets, remained strong despite the global economic downturn. ...
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Callaway Golf has put out a series of preliminary results...
Callaway Golf has put out a series of preliminary results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, showing a drop in revenues of 11 percent to $191 million, or a decline of 9 percent on a currency-neutral basis. The drop was smaller than in the first two quarters. The gross ...
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Kneissl has opened the first store under a format called...
Kneissl has opened the first store under a format called Kneissl Star Lounge. The store in Innsbruck, Austria, is an innovative combination that highlights Kneissl’s latest skis and serves gastronomy. The bar and restaurant are supplied by some of the top chefs from the western Austrian region.
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The Outdoor Retailer Summer Market show has changed its dates...
The Outdoor Retailer Summer Market show has changed its dates for next year, with the American event kicking off in Salt Lake City on Aug. 2 with the Open Air Demo, followed by the expo from Aug. 3-6. The change comes after extensive research and surveys of participants into the ...
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Top industry performers were chosen at Golf Europe for the...
Top industry performers were chosen at Golf Europe for the annual product awards. For golf clubs, Classic Club Repair won for its Honma Perfect Switch Putter. MultiTrade Sales took the top award for accessories with its Pleasy Golf Caddieaway. In clothing, Nike Golf won with its Aerographics Polo, while TaylorMade-Adidas ...
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Chris Fuentes is the new president of Sugoi, coming from...
Chris Fuentes is the new president of Sugoi, coming from VF Corporation, where he was vice president for marketing for the Intimates Coalition, which was sold to Fruit of the Loom in 2007. He had also been vice president for marketing at Nautica, a VF Corp. brand. He replaces Stan ...
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At the International Olympic Committee’s session in Copenhagen last week,...
At the International Olympic Committee’s session in Copenhagen last week, golf and rugby sevens were added to the agenda for the 2016 Games. They were recommended by the group’s executive board in August. The committee also chose the site of those Games, Rio de Janeiro. That city won despite a ...
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Pringle, the Scottish-based knitwear company, confirmed last week that it...
Pringle, the Scottish-based knitwear company, confirmed last week that it had terminated a licensing agreement with Orange Brands in the U.K. for its golf range, Pringle Golf. Pringle itself was acquired a few years ago by Asian investors, which has enabled the brand to start afresh in the fashion market. ...
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The Hohenstein Institute has opened a contact office in New...
The Hohenstein Institute has opened a contact office in New Delhi in response to the demand for independent quality evaluations by Indian textile and clothing manufacturers and their European clients. This adds to Hohenstein’s existing offices in India in Mumbai and Tirupur. Besides marketing Hohenstein’s offerings in textile garment inspections, ...
