All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 22, Issue 31-32
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Short stops
Starting with the next season, Kempa will be the official...
Starting with the next season, Kempa will be the official supplier of Tusem Essen, a handball team that won the German championships three times in the 1980s
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Heiner Oberrauch, president of the Salewa/Oberalp group, will be the...
Heiner Oberrauch, president of the Salewa/Oberalp group, will be the keynote speaker at a dinner sponsored by Ispo during the European Outdoor Forum, scheduled to be held in Annecy, France, on Oct. 11-12. Like last year, where the keynote speaker was Paul Petzl, the dinner will take place on a ...
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Forty suppliers exhibitors showed at the latest trade show of...
Forty suppliers exhibitors showed at the latest trade show of ISRA, the Irish buying group, including Harrows, Ridge 53, Reusch, Mizuno, Asics, Fitness-Mad, Precision Training and Wacky Sox. The event, held July 11-12 in Killenard, drew 30 retailers. John Riordan, ISRA's coordinator, said that the number of orders placed at ...
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Article
Fila makes new moves in Europe
Marzio Coizzi , a 59-year-old Italian manager who worked for the brand for 23 years until 2004, is coming back in the role of commercial director of Fila for Europe, the Middle East and Africa . Based at a new office near Biella, where the brand was born 100 ...
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Vibram takes over FiveFingers’ distribution in Europe
Vibram has amicably parted ways with Aicad, the Italian producer of Lizard sandals, by not renewing a contract that had given it the right to distribute its own line of FiveFingers shoes in Europe for the past five years. Aicad will have until the end of this year to clear ...
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Rossignol's management indicates that it is still in preliminary discussions...
Rossignol's management indicates that it is still in preliminary discussions with European antitrust authorities about a project whereby Jarden Corporation and the Macquarie investment group, which currently owns the majority of Rossignol's shares, would share control of the company. While denying rumors of a veto, an executive of Rossignol said ...
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International success has Sports Direct wanting more
Sports Direct International (SDI), the leading British sports retailer and wholesaler, raised its stake in Blacks Leisure Group to 21.3 percent in the past few days . The rapidly expanding company, which has made other questionable strategic and portfolio investments recently, had seen its stake in the struggling British ...
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Remember Gregor Dietachmayer? The former managing director of Fischer Sports,...
Remember Gregor Dietachmayer? The former managing director of Fischer Sports, who is only 45 years old, doesn't have to worry anymore whether there is going to be enough snow on the ground as the new international sales manager of Silhouette, the big Austrian company that markets its own brand of ...
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As part of its decision to focus on its fashion...
As part of its decision to focus on its fashion and living segments, Macintosh Retail Group is seeking a buyer for its Halfords business, which includes bicycles, car and bicycle accessories, and navigation equipment. In September, Macintosh will issue an information memorandum to interested parties, and then choose potential buyers ...
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The NBA has decided to shut down its offices in...
The NBA has decided to shut down its offices in Paris and Tokyo, leading to 114 layoffs and to annual savings of about $50 million. The NBA lost about $300 million in the past season, and it stands to make further losses due to a lockout that began after efforts ...
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J.Lindeberg opened several new mono-brand stores in the last couple...
J.Lindeberg opened several new mono-brand stores in the last couple of months. Three new stores have been opened in Hong Kong, a new store has been opened in Malmö, two new stores in Stockholm and one new store in Miami. Further expansion of mono-brand stores is planned for the ...
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Freddy has signed new distribution contracts with LiLu for the...
Freddy has signed new distribution contracts with LiLu for the Russian market and with Sport on Top for the Danish market. Both contracts were signed at the beginning of this year. In July this year, Freddy signed a new distribution contract with Snow Force BVBA for the Benelux countries. Zalando, ...
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Garmont denies rumors concerning a possible sale of the company,...
Garmont denies rumors concerning a possible sale of the company, although it has reportedly received at least one takeover offer. The rumors probably originated from the departure earlier this year of Gord Bailey, the company's longtime U.S. manager. Company officials say that Garmont plans to announce a new management structure ...
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A new German company, Sole Runner, presented a line...
A new German company, Sole Runner, presented a line of innovation of barefoot shoes at this year's OutDoor trade show in Friedrichshafen. Shaped like a glove, but using sturdy materials, the sole is only 1.2-1.5 mm thick. The collection includes only two pieces at the moment. The production of the ...
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Article
Companies excel at a good Efttex show
EFTTA , the European fishing tackle industry association, reports a total of 1,630 daily visits at its 30th annual European fishing tackle exhibition , Efttex , which took place in Amsterdam last month. It was the second-highest attendance figure, and the organizers pointed out that it was attained in spite ...
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is overseeing the recall...
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is overseeing the recall of about 800 Uvex Funride ski helmets that were imported into the U.S. by Uvex Sports of Rhode Island and Swix Sports of Massachusetts. The helmets were found to provide insufficient shock absorption and resistance to penetration, increasing the wearer's ...
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Werner Grau, chief executive officer of the Uvex sports group,...
Werner Grau, chief executive officer of the Uvex sports group, will be retiring after 33 years in the family business and leave the company at the end of July next year. From January 2012, Katharina Le Thierry will be assuming the post. Born in 1964, she has had a long ...
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GBsport TV, a free digital sports channel that will stream...
GBsport TV, a free digital sports channel that will stream sports live in the U.K., is preparing to launch in September. The channel has the backing of the sports production company Input Media; the brand engagement specialist Kameleon; the Telegraph Media Group; and Convers Sports Initiatives, a fast-growing sports, media ...
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Speedo is capitalizing on its relationship with the Olympic champion...
Speedo is capitalizing on its relationship with the Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps. At the Fina World Championships currently taking place in Shanghai, visitors to Speedo's special branded area in the Oriental Sport Center can try out “Push the Limit,” the new swimming video game for Kinext for Xbox 360 ...
