All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 22, Issue 37-38 – Page 3
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Bushnell Outdoor Products has bought Night Optics USA, a provider...
Bushnell Outdoor Products has bought Night Optics USA, a provider of night vision and thermal technologies based in Huntington Beach, California. Bushnell, which makes sport optics, premium eyewear and outdoor accessories, said that the acquisition would help enhance its product portfolio for the law enforcement, military and security markets. Terms ...
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In a bold move, Who's Next, the young fashion show...
In a bold move, Who's Next, the young fashion show in Paris, has announced its decision to change the dates of its summer session from the beginning of September to the end of June, a few days before Bread & Butter, its powerful rival in Berlin. The change of schedule ...
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Kappa will be sponsoring the Portuguese football club Boavista FC,...
Kappa will be sponsoring the Portuguese football club Boavista FC, as well as the indoor football team, the handball team and the volleyball team of Boavista FC
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Björn Borg, the Swedish company that owns the brand rights...
Björn Borg, the Swedish company that owns the brand rights related to the Swedish tennis champion by the same name, reports a sales increase of 2 percent to 253.3 million Swedish kronor (€28.3m-$39.7m). Net profit fell by 26 percent to SEK 27.1 million (€3.0m-$4.2m), due a lower gross margin of ...
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Birgit Delft, former product manager of Schöffel, is now doing...
Birgit Delft, former product manager of Schöffel, is now doing the same job at Wild Roses, replacing Claudio Pellegrini who is leaving the company
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This year's third edition of Sweden's largest mountain bike race,...
This year's third edition of Sweden's largest mountain bike race, Cykelvasan, had a record number of 7,187 competitors. Cykelvasan has three levels: 90, 45 and 30 kilometers. The majority of bikers, 5,555 participants, chose the 90-kilometer race. The event is regarded as a means of raising awareness about mountain biking ...
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Lothar Traphoener, a co-founder of Bico, died in the parking...
Lothar Traphoener, a co-founder of Bico, died in the parking lot of the Eurobike show just before the general meeting of the German cooperative of bicycle retailers, where he was going to announce his retirement. He was 59 years old.
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Miranda Bol Hoofwiik, formerly with Veltec Benelux and with her...
Miranda Bol Hoofwiik, formerly with Veltec Benelux and with her own firm, is now head of product development at LK International, reporting to Nico Serena for the development of the company's Lasse Kjus line of activewear
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Miguel Rangel, who has been working as marketing director of...
Miguel Rangel, who has been working as marketing director of Sport Zone, has left the Portuguese sporting goods retail chain to join the country's prime minister's office. Susana Barros, who has worked with him recently, will take over his place.
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Descente has become the largest single shareholder of Musin Garment,...
Descente has become the largest single shareholder of Musin Garment, a longtime supplier of its products in Taiwan, which makes outdoor, golf and casual clothing. The Japanese company has bought a 15 percent stake in the publicly traded manufacturer for 600 million yen (€5.5m-$7.8m). It will consider raising this stake ...
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Bauer Performance Sports claims it further raised its share of...
Bauer Performance Sports claims it further raised its share of the ice hockey equipment market during its financial year ended May 31, where its net revenues rose by 19 percent to $306.1 million. The company scored sales increases of 17 percent in ice hockey equipment, 22 percent in apparel and ...
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Kennith Barlow and Evan Torrance have been named directors on...
Kennith Barlow and Evan Torrance have been named directors on the board of Cape Union Mart, the South African retailer. Barlow is the team leader for Cape Union Mart Retail, and Torrance is group marketing manager. They've been executives of the company since 2004.
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New Balance will be opening its first mono-brand store in...
New Balance will be opening its first mono-brand store in Spain by the end of September. The store will be located in Madrid and will offer various product categories of the brand, including apparel, footwear and accessories. Additionally, a lifestyle collection will be added to the offerings.
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Reports indicate that the dates of Ösfa, the Austrian sporting...
Reports indicate that the dates of Ösfa, the Austrian sporting goods show in Salzburg, will likely be moved next year from the end of August to the end of July
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Asics is stretching its endorsement deal with Christophe Lemaitre, the...
Asics is stretching its endorsement deal with Christophe Lemaitre, the French running champion, for another five years
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Kip Fulk, a founding partner of Under Armour, is now...
Kip Fulk, a founding partner of Under Armour, is now chief operating officer of the company, replacing Wayne Marine. In addition to product development, he will oversee sourcing and information technology. A director of Under Armour, Chip Adams, will act as chief performance officer.
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The European Commission has approved the purchase of Timberland by...
The European Commission has approved the purchase of Timberland by VF Corporation, paving the way for Timberland to be part of VF's outdoor & action sports coalition when the acquisition is completed, probably before the end of the third quarter
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Following the appointment of Jon Fernández as the new general...
Following the appointment of Jon Fernández as the new general manager of Orbea, three other executives have changed jobs at the Spanish bicycle company. Gabriel Bazaga, who handled sales on the Spanish market, has now global responsibilities. Joseba Arizaga takes care of outdoor projects, a new function intended to promote ...
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JD Sports Fashion has appointed Jean-Baptiste Bessone, a former manager...
JD Sports Fashion has appointed Jean-Baptiste Bessone, a former manager of Puma and Guess, to run its new network of JD stores in France. The British company has also hired Stéphanie Dal, who comes from the fashion retail sector, to replace José Moreira as French sales manager for JD and ...
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Protest, the Dutch brand of boardsports apparel, has opened its...
Protest, the Dutch brand of boardsports apparel, has opened its second store in Beijing as part of its expansion in China, with more stores in Beijing and Shanghai planned by the end of this year, run through its Chinese partner, BTS Shanghai International. The Netherlands now represents only 20 percent ...