All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 22, Issue 35-36 – Page 3
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Prince takes over in Benelux
Van Megen Sports Group, a Dutch distribution company that once dealt with a flurry of tennis and action sports brands in the Benelux and German-speaking countries, will cease to exist at the end of this year when the distribution rights for Prince and Tretorn in the Benelux countries will be ...
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Ben Pruess is the first chief executive of Holden, the...
Ben Pruess is the first chief executive of Holden, the maker of premium snow and sports wear. He comes from Adidas Originals, where he was global vice president.
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Messe München, the organizer of Ispo Munich and Ispo Beijing,...
Messe München, the organizer of Ispo Munich and Ispo Beijing, has created a special project management division for its cycle show, Ispo Bike, formerly known as Bike Expo. The new unit will be headed by Eva Schlangenotto, a 30-yeazr-old official who has already worked for both Ispo and Bike Expo ...
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British sports retailers have been damaged from the riots
Two or three major sporting goods retail chains have been damaged or looted in the course of the severe riots which have been going on in London and other U.K. cities earlier this month, leading some officials to suspect that they were it on purpose, independently of the social causes ...
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Ole-Bjørn Gjerde, who has been the chairman of the board...
Ole-Bjørn Gjerde, who has been the chairman of the board at Dale of Norway since 2007, also became the Norwegian knitwear company's general manager last week. This came after the departure of Hans Petter Angell, who was warmly credited for leading Dale's return to growth and profits in the last ...
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Laura Moore, formerly with Kimberly-Clark, has been named senior vice...
Laura Moore, formerly with Kimberly-Clark, has been named senior vice president for corporate communications at Easton Bell Sports, where she will help raise the profile of its brands, Riddell, Easton, Bell and Giro
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Three pillars in a subway station in Xujiahui have been...
Three pillars in a subway station in Xujiahui have been wrapped in padding and adorned with advertisements for Adidas; the company said they were designed to get people to stretch while waiting for trains, and to raise the public's low awareness of health. However, commuters are taking out their everyday ...
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Nike and Barclays Premier League have reaffirmed their commitment to...
Nike and Barclays Premier League have reaffirmed their commitment to the Nike Academy, a training program for top-level football players, and it will now become a full-time operation. Young players who aren't with professional clubs receive world-class coaching and the opportunity to play top academic teams as well as reserve ...
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Kenny Ballard has been brought on board to be the...
Kenny Ballard has been brought on board to be the new general manager of the outdoor gear business for Established Brands, the official gear and footwear licensee for Wenger, maker of the Swiss Army Knife. Ballard will take care of business and product development for Wenger and Swiss Gear camping ...
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The diving business balances Johnson’s outdoor slump
The third quarter that ended July 1 was flat for Johnson Outdoors, the U.S. company that is strong in the marine and diving business, marketer of the Eureka! brand of tents and former owner of Jack Wolfskin for quite a while. Sales were down by 1 percent and reached $122.5 ...
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New Balance has promoted Mark Ward to be its new...
New Balance has promoted Mark Ward to be its new general manager for the U.K. and Ireland; previously he was the country manager
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William B. McMahon, a senior vice president in charge of...
William B. McMahon, a senior vice president in charge of the consumer division at Nautilus since November 2009, has been promoted to chief operating officer of the company. He's been with Nautilus since 2005, and previously had executive positions at the Reader's Digest Association.
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EuroSIMA, the European Boardsports Industry Manufacturers Association, is launching the...
EuroSIMA, the European Boardsports Industry Manufacturers Association, is launching the 2011 Innovation Awards. A jury of professionals and experts will meet on Sept. 16 to pick winners of the Technological Innovation of the Year Award and the Ecologica l Innovation of the Year Award. They will be announced on Oct. ...
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Lafuma has become an associate member of Fesi, the Federation...
Lafuma has become an associate member of Fesi, the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry, alongside other individual companies such as Adidas, Nike, Lotto, Puma and Tecnica. Its application for membership was unanimously accepted by Fesi's board of directors. Among other privileges, associate membership gives Lafuma the right to ...
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Reebok and Wallpaper Magazine of the U.K. invited five artists...
Reebok and Wallpaper Magazine of the U.K. invited five artists to produce a work inspired by the ZigTech, EasyTone, RunTone and RealFlex footwear styles, and they were unveiled at the end of July at the Reebok X Wallpaper Pop-Up Exhibition in London
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+++ Jarden Corporation's board of directors has approv ed a...
Jarden Corporation's board of directors has approv ed a new program to repurchase up to $500 million of its equity, after completing a previous plan authorized in November 2007
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Brown Shoe Company has appointed four new executives to help...
Brown Shoe Company has appointed four new executives to help lead its American Sporting Goods division, which it bought in February. Jim Hoff is the new vice president for sales across all brands, coming from Asics America, where he was most recently vice president – sales, athletic footwear, apparel, accessories. ...
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Anta Sports of China saw its net profit decline by...
Anta Sports of China saw its net profit decline by 22 percent to 927.3 million renminbi (€100.6m-$144.9m) for the first half of this year as the gross margin fell by 0.9 percentage points to 42.8 percent and its operating margin slipped by 1.3 percentage points to 24.6 percent. Still, the ...
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The British Office of Fair Trading has announced that it...
The British Office of Fair Trading has announced that it is dropping its investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices among sports retailers. In September 2009, the OFT started the probe when JJB Sports accused Sports Direct of taking part in an agreement to tamp down competition in the sports retail segment. ...
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The organizers of the Moscow Ski & Board Salon, scheduled...
The organizers of the Moscow Ski & Board Salon, scheduled for next Oct. 21-23, are proposing the creation of a Child Art-Sport Zone, featuring sport contests, a drawing clinic and contest, a blow-up rock climbing wall, a slide, and other amusements for children up to the age of 12. This ...
