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Adio Footwear, the skate shoe supplier, has named Ed Dominick...
Adio Footwear, the skate shoe supplier, has named Ed Dominick to be its new global marketing manager. In his new position he will oversee advertising, team, marketing and public relations efforts for the company. In addition to having 17 years’ experience in the skateboarding industry, he is a skateboard photographer ...
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A lawsuit that K-Swiss filed against Puma in a Los...
A lawsuit that K-Swiss filed against Puma in a Los Angeles court over K-Swiss’ Dolton shoe design has been dismissed. K-Swiss want the court to issue a verdict that the Dolton shoe did not infringe on Puma’s “formstrip.” The court dismissed the case on jurisdictional grounds, saying that K-Swiss’ action ...
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Dick Wijsman is no longer running Crocs Europe, although he...
Dick Wijsman is no longer running Crocs Europe, although he is taking care of the brand’s distribution in the Benelux countries together with a partner, along with that of Teva. In the U.S., meanwhile, Ron Snyder, the former chief executive of Crocs, has resigned from the company’s board of directors. ...
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Nike has announced that it will be stricter in ensuring...
Nike has announced that it will be stricter in ensuring that no leather used in the production of its shoes comes from the Amazon rainforest. The company said that none of its own leather comes from the area, but it will now require that its suppliers of Brazilian leather certify ...
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Sugoi Performance Apparel will begin designing, making and distributing sports...
Sugoi Performance Apparel will begin designing, making and distributing sports apparel under the Timex brand name after signing a licensing deal with the Timex Group. The line will be created for “everyday athletes.” As part of the deal, Sugoi will be the official apparel supplier for the Timex Multisport Team, ...
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Scorpio Golf, an apparel and performance fabric manufacturer based in...
Scorpio Golf, an apparel and performance fabric manufacturer based in Dubai, is going consumer at this year’s Golf Europe in Munich. Scorpio, which is owned by Promo Golf, a distributor as well as manufacturer, has until now been focused on corporate and crested apparel produced in small quantities. It has ...
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Under Armour has chosen Gene McCarthy, who has been co-president...
Under Armour has chosen Gene McCarthy, who has been co-president of Timberland until last week, to be its senior vice president for footwear, the top post in that division. He will report to the president of the company, David McCreight. Hired by Timberland to revive its urban boot business, McCarthy ...
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Asics and Dolce & Gabbana have settled their trademark suit,...
Asics and Dolce & Gabbana have settled their trademark suit, in which Asics claimed the Italian fashion house had infringed on its interlocking stripe motif. Terms of the settlement were not made public after the case was dismissed in federal court in Los Angeles on July 17.
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In an unusual move, Fila has assigned the distribution of...
In an unusual move, Fila has assigned the distribution of its two sports fashion lines, Fila Vintage and Fila Gold, to a large Italian wholesaler, 3A dei Fratelli Antonini, starting with the spring/summer 2010 collections. This interesting company, profiled in our Italian market research report, owns five large Sportland stores ...
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Chervò has started a new distribution contract for the Benelux...
Chervò has started a new distribution contract for the Benelux countries with Buva Sport, a Belgian company that has some 20 years of experience in the golf apparel and hardgoods sectors, selling brands such as Bridgestone, Duca del Cosma and Powakaddy. It takes the place of General Textiles after the ...
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Dahon will unveil its new IOS folding bicycles at EuroBike...
Dahon will unveil its new IOS folding bicycles at EuroBike in September. The bikes are full-size but fold to be ultra-compact, and adjust to the rider's size, no matter how tall, thanks to new technology. It will be available worldwide next year for €999 to €1,499.
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Umbro and Team Sport, the football brand’s former licensee in...
Umbro and Team Sport, the football brand’s former licensee in the Benelux countries, Germany and Austria, are heading for arbitration proceedings in the U.K. over the abrupt termination of their agreement two years ago. Team Sport, a Dutch distribution and licensing company, bitterly disputed the unilateral decision by Umbro to ...
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Callaway Golf Company’s preliminary figures for the second quarter show...
Callaway Golf Company’s preliminary figures for the second quarter show a drop in revenues of 17 percent to $302 million, or a drop of 12 percent on a constant currency basis. The gross profit is expected to be down by 11 percentage points to 36 percent. The company doesn’t think ...
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The David Chu Management Group (DCMG) has struck up a...
The David Chu Management Group (DCMG) has struck up a deal with Nicklaus Companies in a strategic partnership designed to turn the Nicklaus brands into a lifestyle category. DCMG will help Nicklaus Companies develop a new vision from product design to distribution, and will help Nicklaus Marketing with its licensing ...
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Intersport France has started a special collaboration with the Olympique...
Intersport France has started a special collaboration with the Olympique de Marseille football club as part of a five-year sponsorship deal starting this month. Dedicated OM corners will be erected in more than 150 Intersport stores throughout France. After each match, these stores will grant a discount of 5 percentage ...
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Craig Ryan will be the new the vice president for...
Craig Ryan will be the new the vice president for international hockey sales at Easton Hockey, working out of the company’s Montreal office but traveling a lot to expand the brand and work with distributors worldwide. He comes from Reebook/CCM, where he was the vice president for the sports licensed ...
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Quiksilver Europe has seemingly decided to stop playing as an...
Quiksilver Europe has seemingly decided to stop playing as an outdoor retailer through the Andaska chain that it had bought in a diversification move shortly before its unfortunate acquisition of the Rossignol Group. As reported in sport-guide.com, Andaska’s three stores in the Paris area are going to be transformed into ...
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Mohamed Dia, a designer from Mali who has participated in...
Mohamed Dia, a designer from Mali who has participated in the design of NBA shirts in the U.S., has launched a line of sports apparel made of bamboo and other “sweet” materials, called Dia 7, in collaboration with the French studio of Jean-Luc Errant, which has developed an ultra-technical line ...
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Diadora’s U.K. operation has gone into receivership while the parent...
Diadora’s U.K. operation has gone into receivership while the parent company is being taken over by the founder and chairman of Geox. The BBC reports that the Scottish Football Association is looking for a new shirt sponsor as a result.
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Sportzun, the Spanish distributor of O’Neill, has further extended the...
Sportzun, the Spanish distributor of O’Neill, has further extended the territory of its contract to Portugal. The Spanish company got the distribution of O’Neill in Italy one year ago, replacing a former distributor, Sport Factory, which is now in liquidation. This followed the death one year earlier of Sport Factory’s ...
