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Lotto Sport Italia has signed a deal for Global Windsor...
Lotto Sport Italia has signed a deal for Global Windsor Group to sell its Lotto, Lotto Leggenda and Lotto Works brands in seven West African countries. The agreement involved the retailing of Lotto’s products in Lotto flagship and mono-brand stores in Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Benin, Togo and Mali. ...
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Philippe Picaud is going to leave his job as design...
Philippe Picaud is going to leave his job as design director of Oxylane (the group of Décathlon, Chullanka, Cabesto and Fonisto) to take a newly created position at Carrefour to re-create the group’s visual identity and the identity of the brands. He was employed in 2001 by Décathlon after working ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry is joining...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry is joining with the American Apparel & Footwear Association to hold two seminars in India about product safety requirements, testing, restricted substances, related concerns of European and U.S. retailers, and the consequences of non-compliance. One seminar will be on Nov. 12 in ...
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The organizers of Sport-Achat, the French trade show that took...
The organizers of Sport-Achat, the French trade show that took place in Lyon for two days on Sept. 14-15, say that 1,527 visitors came to the event, up by 14.8 percent over last year’s edition. The increase is all the more noteworthy considering that last year’s edition was held over ...
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After 11 years of partnership, Toko, the skiwax brand of...
After 11 years of partnership, Toko, the skiwax brand of Mammut Sports Group, will no longer sponsor the Vasaloppet cross-country ski race. The company says that it is going to concentrate more on Central Europe, where it sponsors six other major events.
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Foot Locker is partnering with Gen2Media Corporation on an online...
Foot Locker is partnering with Gen2Media Corporation on an online TV channel that will bring customized video programming to consumers at FootLockerOnlineTV. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The ad-supported channel, which will be available at Foot Locker’s website sometime before the fourth quarter, will showcase custom video ...
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Quiksilver is recalling about 500 of its Roxy Girl “Very...
Quiksilver is recalling about 500 of its Roxy Girl “Very Nice” cotton hoodies that were made in China and sold in the U.S.. They have a drawstring at the waist that could be a hazard to children. They were sold in the U.S. between April and August this year for ...
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Spyder Active Sports has named Russ Rowan to be its...
Spyder Active Sports has named Russ Rowan to be its new vice president for sales and marketing, in charge of North American sales and brand direction. He will report to the company’s president and chief executive, Thomas McGann. Rowan’s previous employers have included Helly Hansen, Burton and O’Neill.
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Adidas Originals will put out a special line of clothing,...
Adidas Originals will put out a special line of clothing, shoes and accessories for men, women and children around the Star Wars theme for spring/summer 2010 and autumn/winter 2010-11, based on an agreement with Lucasfilm in the U.S. Adidas Originals has already launched similar lines inspired by Hellboy comics and ...
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Adidas is running a new competition to increase awareness that...
Adidas is running a new competition to increase awareness that it is the official ball supplier for UEFA Champions League matches. Near key sports stores throughout the U.K., 10-14-year-olds can perform three football skills to enter the competition to be one of nine ball carriers for nine UEFA games. The ...
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Adidas is helping Zinédine Zidane, the former French football celebrity,...
Adidas is helping Zinédine Zidane, the former French football celebrity, to implement a €4 million project to set up a training center near the town of Aix-en-Provence, together with his brothers and a friend in Marseille. The new center, which was originally meant to be located in a modest suburb ...
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American Eagle’s Aerie chain selling teen intimates and sleepwear is...
American Eagle’s Aerie chain selling teen intimates and sleepwear is launching a new lifestyle fitness shoe with New Balance. The 600 model has a comfort molded EVA sole, a cushioning foam that resists compression and a lightweight mesh upper. It will come in grey and pink or white and lime ...
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Speedo has extended its sponsorship agreement with Michael Phelps, winner...
Speedo has extended its sponsorship agreement with Michael Phelps, winner of 14 Olympic gold medals, through 2013, including the 2012 Olympic Games. The brand will donate $10,000 to his Michael Phelps Foundation for every new world record that he sets. Intended to promote the sport of swimming, the charitable foundation ...
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Earth Inc., the parent company of Earth Footwear, has appointed...
Earth Inc., the parent company of Earth Footwear, has appointed Harry Kubetz to be its new chief executive, a newly created position, and Martin Keen, founder of the Keen outdoor brand, has become the product team’s outdoor/performance design manager. Kubetz joins the company after leaving Kenneth Cole Productions in New ...
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The city of Milan has approved the lease of land...
The city of Milan has approved the lease of land near Linate airport to the Italian Golf Federation (FIG) for 19 years to build a six-hole golf course. On top of an annual rent of nearly €19,000, FIG is due to invest at least €500,000 in the project, which is ...
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Dave Jewell has been named footwear category manager of Zoot...
Dave Jewell has been named footwear category manager of Zoot Sports. He has been category manager for Adidas for the last three years; before that he was in charge of footwear for Road Runner Sports.
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The investors behind Lily Sportive, which operates two sporting goods...
The investors behind Lily Sportive, which operates two sporting goods stores in Paris that cater exclusively to women, are looking for new owners, according to sport-guide.com. One of the investors is Jacques Krauze, who was recently appointed new chief executive of Courir, the athletic footwear chain of Groupe Go Sport.
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Groupe Go Sport of France has re-entered the Belgian market...
Groupe Go Sport of France has re-entered the Belgian market through a franchisee, FNX Sport, which has opened three stores under the Go Sport banner. The locations were previously occupied by Intersport, which has reduced its operations in the country sharply because of competition from Décathlon and Sports Direct. Groupe ...
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Beniamino Bozano has set up a new Italian distribution company,...
Beniamino Bozano has set up a new Italian distribution company, Action to Sport, that will take over the distribution or the agency of most of the brands represented by Tomasoni Topsail, where he has served as a top manager for many years. The brands are Naish Hawaii, Flojos, Kaenon Polarized ...
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Dainese has opened a new D-Store in Berlin to showcase...
Dainese has opened a new D-Store in Berlin to showcase its motorcycling and sports lines of clothing, protection equipment and accessories. The Italian brand has 16 other stores, including three others in Germany.
