Value Chain - Suppliers – Page 19
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Viking, the Norwegian supplier of outdoor and leisure shoes, is...
Viking, the Norwegian supplier of outdoor and leisure shoes, is opening a new European distribution center at Herning in Denmark in order to speed up its deliveries throughout the European Union. The new 10,000 square-meter platform will employ between 10 and 15 people. The project is being conducted with Scan ...
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Alain Mikli, the biggest French supplier of designer prescription spectacles,...
Alain Mikli, the biggest French supplier of designer prescription spectacles, has taken over Sporoptic Pouilloux.The French company holds the global license for Vuarnet sunglasses, named after the late French ski champion, Jean Vuarnet, who won the 1960 Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley. It made big losses in the past ...
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Essilor International, the world’s leading supplier of ophthalmic lenses, has...
Essilor International, the world’s leading supplier of ophthalmic lenses, has signed an agreement to acquire FGX International with the intention to expand its strong presence in the North American market for reading glasses on a global basis. FGX also markets sunglasses and sports glasses under such brands as Gargoyles, PolarEyes, ...
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Icebreaker is the official supplier of base layers for the...
Icebreaker is the official supplier of base layers for the 2010 Olympic Committee of its home country, New Zealand. The 50 athletes competing in Vancouver will wear Icebreaker’s Bodyfit base-layer garments, from scarves to tops to gloves to leggings to socks.
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Sport Enebe and Sport Creber, the two leading Spanish suppliers...
Sport Enebe and Sport Creber, the two leading Spanish suppliers of tennis table products, have broken up their partnerships, according to CMD Sport.
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About 20 suppliers and 60 buyers attended the second edition...
About 20 suppliers and 60 buyers attended the second edition of the European Fitness Summit, held Oct. 5-7 in Barcelona. A delegation from China made a one-time visit. Held in a relaxed atmosphere to make high-quality business contacts, the show was interspersed with strategy discussions with experts and lectures with ...
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Adidas will continue to be a supplier for all Uefa...
Adidas will continue to be a supplier for all Uefa Eurotop competitions through 2017, including the Euro Cup championships in 2012 and 2016. Adidas provides the match balls and outfits officials, ball kids, referees, volunteers and staff for all national team competitions in Europe.
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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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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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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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The U.K. Government Helps Suppliers And Others To Deal With Risky Clients
Lord Mandelson, business secretary with the British government, has announced a program that provides up to £5 billion (€5.57bn-$7.36bn) in additional trade credit insurance to businesses that have suffered reductions in the level of credit insurance coverage. Because of the international credit crunch, the issue of relations between ...
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RegioPlan, the Vienna-based consultancy firm, says in its latest report...
RegioPlan, the Vienna-based consultancy firm, says in its latest report on the Central and Eastern European countries that due to the global financial crisis, the boom of developing shopping malls in those emerging markets has come to a halt. While only 10 percent of the planned shopping malls in the ...
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Decathlon Invests More In Logistics
Oxylane is making big investments in new logistic facilities in France, Spain and Italy to improve operations and to cope with their expansion. These kinds of investments are crucial for the world’s largest integrated sporting goods retailer, because its Décathlon stores are designed to hold no stock. In southeastern ...
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Thule, the big supplier of ski and bicycle racks for...
Thule, the big supplier of ski and bicycle racks for cars, reached sales of 6.2 billion Swedish kronor (€569m-$771m) in 2008 compared with SEK 6.7 billion in the previous year. Earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation (Ebitda) fell from SEK 765 million to SEK 561 million (€51.5m-$69.7m). Meanwhile, Thule has ...
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Intersport Picks Kettler As Preferred Supplier
After two years of negotiation, the German company has become a premium supplier of Intersport International for fitness equipment, developing special make-ups and providing a platform for further expansion in some markets where the brand is under-represented. One of these markets is Italy, where Kettler has also signed ...
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Dutch suppliers of ice skates enjoyed outstanding sales last year,...
Dutch suppliers of ice skates enjoyed outstanding sales last year, as cold weather conditions in the country enabled hundreds of thousands of Dutch people to skate on lakes and canals for 10 days in a row during the Christmas holidays. The notoriously skate-crazy Dutch leapt at the opportunity to hit ...
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Sport Enebe and Sport Creber, the two leading Spanish suppliers...
Sport Enebe and Sport Creber, the two leading Spanish suppliers of tennis table equipment, have decided to form a new joint company, Leisure STTable, that will group their technologies and their operations. Based in Alicante, the new company will be run by Juan Manuel Navarro, chief executive of Sport Enebe. ...
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Puma has paid $10 million to be the official supplier...
Puma has paid $10 million to be the official supplier of equipment – and official founding partner – to the Women’s Professional Soccer League in the USA, which starts in April. Puma will provide balls, uniforms, goalkeeper equipment and sports bras, and if a team does not have another sponsor ...
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German sporting goods suppliers and retailers are gearing up for...
German sporting goods suppliers and retailers are gearing up for the introduction of amended regulations on packaging that will come into effect at the beginning of next year. The BSI, the trade organization for German suppliers, has sealed a central agreement that will enable its members to efficiently obtain licenses ...
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FIFAS, the association of French sporting goods suppliers, has teamed...
FIFAS, the association of French sporting goods suppliers, has teamed up with the organizers of a new fair to promote sports and leisure activities in France. Called Bougez! ("Get moving!"), the fair will be held in Paris next June 12-14 to promote fun sports and nature-oriented sports activities. Instead of ...
