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Jim Allaker, vice president and general manager of Nike for...
Jim Allaker, vice president and general manager of Nike for the UK and Ireland, is to be the new chief executive and president of Umbro. Marc Van Pappelendam will take his place, moving from his recent position as vice president and general manager at Nike for Eastern and Central Europe. ...
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Foot Locker and Nike have announced the opening of their...
Foot Locker and Nike have announced the opening of their first European House of Hoops stores in Paris on Sept. 3 and in London on Sept. 4. LeBron James, the current NBA star, will participate in the openings while on a European tour intended to promote his new movie, “More ...
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Another Planet Sports, the big Munich-based boardsports retailer, has created...
Another Planet Sports, the big Munich-based boardsports retailer, has created two new positions in its management: Sven Schlager has been appointed head of e-commerce and will oversee all the retailer’s online activities. He has been with Planet Sports since 2005 as head of product management. Oliver Garnier is new responsible ...
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Sugoi Performance Apparel has named several new people to sales...
Sugoi Performance Apparel has named several new people to sales positions in Europe. In Italy, Stefano Gualtieri steps in from his old position as account manager for Cannondale Europe, which like Sugoi is a Dorel Industries company. France is getting a whole team: John Camier, with Cannondale there since 2004; ...
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A U.S. Court of Appeals has overturned a jury verdict...
A U.S. Court of Appeals has overturned a jury verdict from last December against Acushnet, parent of Titleist, FootJoy and Cobra Golf and ordered a new trial in the patent infringement case involving Titleist’s Pro V1 golf ball. The ruling by a three-judge panel invalidates the verdict, which said that ...
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Attractive, a retailer specializing in women’s sports with two stores...
Attractive, a retailer specializing in women’s sports with two stores in Paris, is acquiring a 30 percent stake in She Active, a British company that has a similar store in London and its own virtual shop, says www.sport-guide.com. The two companies will help each other develop their own businesses. Attractive ...
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Crocs and Australia Unlimited, the maker of Old Friend foam...
Crocs and Australia Unlimited, the maker of Old Friend foam shoes, have resolved their 4-year-old legal dispute. Crocs had accused Australia Unlimited of breach of contract and patent and trade dress infringement, and it in turn sought damages relating to its NothinZ foam shoe, part of its Old Friend line. ...
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Skins Footwear has nothing to do with the Australian supplier...
Skins Footwear has nothing to do with the Australian supplier of compression garments called Skins, which for its part has handed off management of its U.S. operations to Gathering Storm Holdings. Skins USA has relocated its offices from Colorado to Carlsbad, California, home of Gathering Storm, which will take over ...
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New Balance has opened its first store in China. It...
New Balance has opened its first store in China. It is called an “Experience New Balance” store and is located in Beijing. The store, more than 185 square meters, is the first of as many as 1,000 doors the company plans top open in China by 2012. As part of ...
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Skins Footwear and a wholly owned subsidiary filed for bankruptcy...
Skins Footwear and a wholly owned subsidiary filed for bankruptcy protection in Delaware on Aug. 14. The American company, which develops a patented two-part structure consisting of outer collapsible “skins” and an orthopedic support called the “bone,” has assets of $429,503. As of March 31, the Hoboken, N.J., company had ...
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Bernard Mariette, the former top executive of Quiksilver who masterminded...
Bernard Mariette, the former top executive of Quiksilver who masterminded its acquisition of Rossignol, will lead Coalision, the Montreal-based parent company of the Orage brand of free-style skiwear and the Lolë brand of technical apparel for women. Mariette, who first joined Coalision as a director on its board, will be ...
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H.F. Christiansen, the largest bicycle importer in Denmark, has formed...
H.F. Christiansen, the largest bicycle importer in Denmark, has formed a joint venture with Pro-Movec, a specialist in electric bikes and other electrical vehicles. The new company, which will still be called Pro-Movec, will work on the design, development, production and distribution of e-bikes and their components on the Danish ...
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Dahon, the maker of folding bicycles, has signed a deal...
Dahon, the maker of folding bicycles, has signed a deal with Zyro to distribute its branded bikes and accessories in the U.K. as of Jan. 1. Zyro will also take over warranty servicing for Dahon products, including those sold before that date. Zyro replaces Fisher Outdoor Leisure as U.K. distributor; ...
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The executive board of the International Olympic Committee has recommended...
The executive board of the International Olympic Committee has recommended that golf and rugby be added to the roster of sports to be included in the 2016 Olympic Games, in addition to 26 other core sports. Golf was last played at the Olympics in 1904, and rugby has been absent ...
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Greaves Sports has named Hugh Leslie and Miller Greaves, both...
Greaves Sports has named Hugh Leslie and Miller Greaves, both from the fifth generation of the founding family, to its board of directors. The company has four stores and is based in Glasgow.
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Brunotti Sportswear doesn’t want to give out its turnover, but...
Brunotti Sportswear doesn’t want to give out its turnover, but says it is investing in purchasing, styling, marketing and shop-in-shop systems to help sustain its growth. The Dutch boardsports company says its sales for the summer 2009 season went up by 16 percent and orders for winter 2009-10 are up ...
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Nike Canada Corporation will be the official supplier of sporting...
Nike Canada Corporation will be the official supplier of sporting goods for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, and has the right to associate itself with the Canadian Olympic teams at the 2012 London Olympics as well. Nike will invest in the 2010 Games and make Team ...
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Planet Sports, India’s largest multi-brand sports and lifestyle retail chain,...
Planet Sports, India’s largest multi-brand sports and lifestyle retail chain, has opened two new stores in Mumbai at the SOBO Central and Milan shopping malls, bringing the total number of its stores to 62. The SOBO Central store is the largest in the Planet Sports network and covers over 2,000 ...
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Nigel Musto, vice chairman of Musto, has regained the top...
Nigel Musto, vice chairman of Musto, has regained the top management position at the family company in which Phoenix Equity partners took a controlling interest in August 2007. He has replaced Andy Towne, the former Reebok executive who was appointed managing director of Musto shortly after the change of ownership. ...
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Maxgear is the new exclusive U.K. distributor for Champion System,...
Maxgear is the new exclusive U.K. distributor for Champion System, an American teamwear brand. Maxgear, based in Cheshire, is an online retailer of cycle accessories and compression clothing, selling under the brand name MAX. It was started last January by Ciaran Dunne, 37, formerly head of international finance at Umbro; ...
