All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 22, Issue 49-50 – Page 3
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British golf industry veteran launches his master agency
Andy Bough, a veteran of the golf business based in Scotland, has replaced Powakaddy as the master agent in the U.K. for GolfBuddy, the U.S. brand of hand-held GPS-based measuring devices for golf ranges. His new company, Cactus Brand Partners, has also become the master agent in the U.K. and ...
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Blacks Leisure Group is for sale again
Blacks Leisure Group, the struggling British outdoor retailer trading under the Blacks Camping and Millets banners. announced today that it has received an expression of interest from Sports Direct International (SDI), the controversial leader in the broader sporting goods sector, in the possible acquisition of the company or parts of ...
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News briefs
Shortly after the announcement of Robert Bolland's departure at the...
Shortly after the announcement of Robert Bolland's departure at the head of Brandboxx Salzburg, the company that organizes the Austrian Ösfa and Bike & Trimm trade shows, a successor has already been named. He is André Rooijen, who has been on the board of TCN, the Dutch-based owner of the ...
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Known for its advanced logistic solutions in the sporting goods...
Known for its advanced logistic solutions in the sporting goods sector and other areas, El Corte Inglés has installed a radio frequency identification (RFID) system at its main distribution center at Valdemoro, near Madrid. The system is expected to reduce the number of human errors and to speed up the ...
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Adidas has hailed the end of the NBA's lockout, which...
Adidas has hailed the end of the NBA's lockout, which should help it and other companies, including Nike and Under Armour, to boost sales of their new basketball products. The NBA will resume its play on Christmas Day, kicking off an abbreviated 66-game season that will not include a previously ...
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New Balance is taking the place of Adidas as sponsor...
New Balance is taking the place of Adidas as sponsor of the ABN Amro Marathon in Rotterdam, starting with the next Apr. 15 event
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Golfsmith Europe will add the Greg Norman Collection of golf...
Golfsmith Europe will add the Greg Norman Collection of golf apparel to the lines of golf products that it distributes in the U.K. and various other European countries, joining Ogio, Snake Eye Custom, Nike Vision Golf Eyewear and other brands in its portfolio. Tony Wilkinson and his sales team, who ...
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The IDEAS network of active sports designers has completed its...
The IDEAS network of active sports designers has completed its color forecast for the fall/winter 2013-14 season. The central theme is “clouds” – reflecting the uncertainty of the weather and the pervasive digital world. Both are intangible. There are contrasts and connections between the virtual and natural worlds. Shades of ...
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Golf ‘us is considering possible legal action to obtain payment...
Golf ‘us is considering possible legal action to obtain payment for some €200,000 worth of products delivered to the pro shops of Aymerich Management in Spain on a consignment basis. Two years ago, the Italian-based golf retail chain obtained a supply contract, due to expire at the end of this ...
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Luxottica, parent company of Oakley, is acquiring Tecnol, one of...
Luxottica, parent company of Oakley, is acquiring Tecnol, one of the largest players in the Brazilian eyewear market at wholesale and at retail (more in EyeWear Intelligence)
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News briefs
Dakine, the brand of outdoor and action sports accessories owned...
Dakine, the brand of outdoor and action sports accessories owned by the GSM group, is preparing to introduce a range of garments for skiing and snowboarding. Consisting of technical pants and jackets, it will be displayed at the next Ispo Munich fair and will hit European store shelves in the ...
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Accell Group, the Dutch company with a smattering of bicycle...
Accell Group, the Dutch company with a smattering of bicycle and fitness equipment brands, said it had reached a deal to take over all shares of Van Nicholas, a specialist Dutch supplier of titanium bicycles and frames. Based in Numansdorp, the Netherlands, the company will be integrated into Koga, the ...
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Game 7 Athletics reports a turnaround
Game 7 Athletics is the Italian chain of sporting goods stores born in 2008 from the ashes of the former bankrupt Giacomelli Sport. For its last financial year, ended on June 30, the company has reported its first net profit since Champion Europe bought selected assets of the former Giacomelli ...
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About 60 workers at a Cambodian factory collapsed in a...
About 60 workers at a Cambodian factory collapsed in a mass fainting incident, according to just-style.com. The Sportex Industry factory, which supplies sportswear for Adidas, had three false fire alarms in a row, forcing the workers there to rush out of the two-story building three times. Afterward, they collapsed; initial ...
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The Vietnam Leather & Footwear Association (Lefaso) reports a 5.3...
The Vietnam Leather & Footwear Association (Lefaso) reports a 5.3 percent increase in the country's production of athletic shoes to 29.7 million pairs for the first 11 months of this year. The production of other types of shoes increased at a higher rate of 10.3 percent to 5.2 million pairs ...
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Regatta, along with its affiliated brands – Dare2b, Craghoppers, Regatta...
Regatta, along with its affiliated brands – Dare2b, Craghoppers, Regatta Professional and Hawkshead – is about to open its new international distribution center at Ellesmere Port, near Manchester, in time for deliveries of the spring/summer 2012 collections. Its surface of 400,000 square feet is designed to cope with the Regatta ...
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Nautilus is recalling about 10,000 Schwinn elliptical trainers after reports...
Nautilus is recalling about 10,000 Schwinn elliptical trainers after reports of the foot plate either coming off or breaking when the machine is in use. The model, No. 460, was sold between July 2008 and May 2011 in the U.S. for about $1,000 both online – at Nautilus.com and Amazon.com ...
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