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The fourth edition of Asia Outdoor drew 14,344 trade visitors...
The fourth edition of Asia Outdoor drew 14,344 trade visitors for the show that closed on Aug. 2, an increase of more than 50 percent and beyond the organizers’ expectations. There were 288 exhibiting brands, up from 245 at the last show, and most of the new exhibitors were OEM ...
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Volcom had a 25 percent drop in turnover to $54.2...
Volcom had a 25 percent drop in turnover to $54.2 million for the second quarter ended June 30, and net income plunged by 82 percent to $872,000. The operating income fell by 93 percent to $504,000. European sales fell by 2 percent to $5.9 million for an operation income of ...
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K2 is releasing a limited-edition Shane McConkey ski in honor...
K2 is releasing a limited-edition Shane McConkey ski in honor of the member of the K2 Skis team who died in a ski base jumping accident in March. About 500 pairs will be made available through K2 dealers and at K2skis.com, and all net proceeds will go to McConkey’s family. ...
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The organizers of Bike Expo, held July 23-26 in Munich,...
The organizers of Bike Expo, held July 23-26 in Munich, say that the show was a success, citing the more than 5,000 trade show visitors from 42 countries who showed up in the first two days, reserved for industry professionals. More than 20,000 consumers came on the subsequent two days. ...
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Sports Direct International’s purchase of 31 stores from JJB Sports...
Sports Direct International’s purchase of 31 stores from JJB Sports has been referred to the U.K.’s Competition Commission. The Office of Fair Trading was looking into the purchase and said it raised concerns about competition in five local areas where Sports Direct already had stores. Sports Direct then said it ...
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Moon Boot is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo...
Moon Boot is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, which occurred on July 21, 1969, with a limited edition of 1,969 pairs of boots bearing articles that reported the event. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s moon walk inspired the creation of the boot by Giancarlo Zanatta ...
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David Conn, 41, most recently the executive vice president for...
David Conn, 41, most recently the executive vice president for the Iconix Brand Group, has been named president of VF Retail Licensed Brands, a new position within VF Corporation’s VF Services unit. In the position, Conn will help the company and its retail partners to develop new brands under a ...
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Lafuma America has signed a lease for a new 460-square-meter...
Lafuma America has signed a lease for a new 460-square-meter headquarters in Lafayette, Colorado, to house its U.S. sales and marketing operations for its brands including Lafuma, Millet, Le Chameau, Elder, Oxbow and Killy. The headquarters is moving there from Broomfield, also in Colorado, though the company will keep its ...
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Intersport Danmark (IDK) has reported a net loss of 9.6...
Intersport Danmark (IDK) has reported a net loss of 9.6 million Danish kroner (€1.3m-$1.8m) for 2008, up from DKK 3.6 million in 2007, but the losses in both years were heavily influenced by extraordinary charges, related for the most part to the failed acquisition by Arev of the group and ...
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Sugoi Performance Apparel, a Dorel Industries company, has named Andrew...
Sugoi Performance Apparel, a Dorel Industries company, has named Andrew Coutant to be its new vice president for design and development. He comes from Brooks Sports, where he was the director of research and development/sourcing. He previously was product development manager at Asics.
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It’s the end of END. LaCrosse Footwear announced last week...
It’s the end of END. LaCrosse Footwear announced last week that it would be discontinuing END Footwear (Environmentally Neutral Design), which it bought in June, and will integrate the brand’s innovative lightweight designs into its LaCrosse and Danner products for autumn 2010. END was a technical outdoor and running brand ...
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Dorel Industries has created an Australian division of its Cycling...
Dorel Industries has created an Australian division of its Cycling Sports Group (CSG) with its acquisition of Gemini Bicycles, based in Sydney. The new company will distribute Schwinn, Mongoose, Cannondale and GT bikes in Australia in phases, starting immediately with Schwinn and Mongoose. The former owner of Gemini, Noel McFarlane, ...
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Golf Europe is gearing up for its product awards in...
Golf Europe is gearing up for its product awards in the categories clubs, apparel, footwear, accessories, and caddies and training equipment. Criteria include functional aspects, design, degree of innovation and ease of use. Deadline for entries is Sept. 15; entry form and information can be found at www.golf-europe.com. The winners ...
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The bicycle factory of SN Intercycles in La Roche sur...
The bicycle factory of SN Intercycles in La Roche sur Yon, France, was significantly damaged in a fire on July 26 and must be rebuilt. The company makes the Arcade brand of city bikes. The 40 employees who worked in the 2,000-square-meter facility will be considered unemployed, once they return ...
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A new initiative called Presto sees a bicycle industry consortium...
A new initiative called Presto sees a bicycle industry consortium receiving €1.4 million to promote cycling in five cities in Europe. The European Two-Wheeler Retailers Association, ETRA, and the European Cyclist Federation, ECF, are among those in the program. ETRA is working to increase the awareness of e-bikes, with retailers ...
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An Italian bike manufacturing company, Cicli Elios, is launching a...
An Italian bike manufacturing company, Cicli Elios, is launching a new line of bicycles named after Learco Guerra, the former Italian cycling champion to won his first pink jersey in Italy’s Giro back in 1931. The first bicycle from the line will be presented by Elios at the Eurobike show ...
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The Nordic sports brand One Way Sport has signed a...
The Nordic sports brand One Way Sport has signed a five-year deal to be the official supplier for all competitions related to Vasaloppet, the ski marathon in Sweden. These include new summer events in Nordic walking. Originally concentrating on Nordic walking, One Way now offers technical shoes also for trail ...
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Regatta Group, the British outdoor company, has moved Graham Rickard...
Regatta Group, the British outdoor company, has moved Graham Rickard from heading up the Regatta brand to being managing director of the Dare 2b brand. Jo Hawkins will take over his old responsibilities while keeping her position as head of product management. Rickard has been with Regatta for 13 years. ...
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Mark Bryden is the new vice president and general manager...
Mark Bryden is the new vice president and general manager for North America at Timberland, a newly created position. He comes from SmartWool Corporation, which Timberland bought in 2005, and he will be succeeded there by Mark Satkiewica, previously vice president for sales.
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EuroSIMA and its EuroSIMA Cluster division are calling for entries...
EuroSIMA and its EuroSIMA Cluster division are calling for entries for the 2009 innovation projects. By Sept. 11, competitors need to submit their ideas for technically and ecologically innovative products related to boardsports. They will be judged on innovation, ecology and viability, and finalists will receive help following up on ...
