All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 23, Issue 30-31 – Page 3
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The brothers Xavier Berneda Martín and David Berneda Martín left...
The brothers Xavier Berneda Martín and David Berneda Martín left the Spanish sports shoe brand Munich at the beginning of July. Xavier Berneda, marketing director, and David Berneda, chief financial officer, will no longer be part of the companies Berneda S.A., Bernher SA and Munich SL. The two brothers will ...
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We understand that a new investor has been found for...
We understand that a new investor has been found for the bankrupt MBT (Masai Barefoot Technology), but the takeover proposal must still be approved by the bankruptcy court in Switzerland and the creditors. Meanwhile, the Spanish subsidiary of MBT, which is profitable and excluded from the bankruptcy proceedings, is reportedly ...
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Gary Smith has been promoted to vice president of international...
Gary Smith has been promoted to vice president of international sales at Brunswick Bowling. The former U.S. Air Force official has been with the U.S. company since 1988. He has served most recently as director of marketing for capital equipment. Reporting to him in this new position are Bob Jackson, ...
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The Russian market has been identified by Michael Rupp, the...
The Russian market has been identified by Michael Rupp, the new chief executive of Jack Wolfskin, as one of the most promising targets for investment by the German outdoor brand in the coming years. The former Adidas Group executive, who started at Jack Wolfskin a few weeks ago, wants to ...
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Thomas Storck, former financial manager at Galeria Kaufhof, has become...
Thomas Storck, former financial manager at Galeria Kaufhof, has become head of multi-channel retailing, Sportarena, sustainability and purchasing, a position that became vacant after the departure of Ralf Pütmann in June last year
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Molten has renewed its partnership with Basketball Ireland from September,...
Molten has renewed its partnership with Basketball Ireland from September, so that the Japanese brand will be the official supplier of balls for all Irish and international games including schools, colleges and universities
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B&B rocks Berlin, highlighting vintage sports fashion
“The Rock” was chosen to be the theme of this year's summer edition of the Bread & Butter show to encourage the impression of the show as a rock, standing firm against economic and financial difficulties. Certainly, even this well-organized and popular trade show failed to go ahead as usual ...
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Holmenkol is one of the casualties from the last bad...
Holmenkol is one of the casualties from the last bad winter season: A German court has opened bankruptcy proceedings against this company, specializing in ski wax and other maintenance products. Now in its 90th year, the company is considered to be the oldest ski wax company in the world. It has been ...
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Torspo, the Finnish brand of hockey equipment, is moving back...
Torspo, the Finnish brand of hockey equipment, is moving back into the U.S. market under the management of Dave Soderqvist, former head of First Team Sports, who will also market the Christian brand of hockey sticks there. With the backing of Jussi Salonoja, the Finnish investor who bought the brand ...
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Babolat will become the official footwear brand at Wimbledon from...
Babolat will become the official footwear brand at Wimbledon from the start of next year and for five years, so that all ball boys and girls will wear the French brand's shoes
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Assosport reports on higher exports from Italy, new initiatives
Figures published by the Italian sporting goods industry association, Assosport, indicate that Italy's exports of sporting goods increased by 9.5 percent in 2011 compared with 2010. They rose by an additional 5 percent in the first quarter of 2012. The best performances came from the rest of Europe, with France, ...
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Fifa has approved the use of a system using the...
Fifa has approved the use of a system using the world's first “intelligent” football – it can communicate that it has crossed the goal line. The Select iBall used in the GoalRef system has been tested by the football organization for several months, and has one final test left to ...
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We have just discovered that Matt Shearer was recently appointed...
We have just discovered that Matt Shearer was recently appointed general manager of Under Armour Europe, based at its office in the Netherlands. He previously ran the company's Canadian subsidiary. Shearer has taken the place of Blair Tripodi, who has left the company. Meanwhile, Stuart Redsun, the former Sony executive ...
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New Era will launch an app for smartphones at the...
New Era will launch an app for smartphones at the beginning of August and move the “New Era Introducing” art contest, which took place from January to April in Europe, to New York at the end of August
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Brazil extends anti-dumping measures to Chinese components
The Brazilian government announced on July 4 the introduction of an extra duty of 182 percent on imports of soles, uppers and other footwear components originating in China, adding that it was acting with the approval of the World Trade Organization. The new measure was its response to various claims ...
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Moncler has announced the appointment of Sandra Jovicic as president...
Moncler has announced the appointment of Sandra Jovicic as president of North American operations. She will replace Joseph J. Barrato, who is set to retire at the end of June after more than 50 years in the apparel industry. Jovicic was most recently with Cacci & Co. Advisors, a consultancy ...
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Macron and Section Paloise, a French rugby club, have announced...
Macron and Section Paloise, a French rugby club, have announced the signing of a three-year technical sponsorship deal starting from the 2012-13 season. The Bologna-based teamwear supplier will be the official licensee of first team and replica merchandise. The new kit will be launched in August and will go on ...
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Andreas Kessler, who recently left as chief executive of the...
Andreas Kessler, who recently left as chief executive of the Odlo Sports Group, has been hired by the Mammut Sports Group to act as its new chief sales officer, starting on Aug. 6. Born in 1965, Kessler worked for Unilever, Swatch and Rado before running Odlo. At Mammut, he will ...
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Robert J. Corliss, the American sporting goods industry veteran who...
Robert J. Corliss, the American sporting goods industry veteran who owned and ran for many years The Athlete's Foot, a big international chain of franchised athletic footwear shops, has been appointed to replace Mike McTigh next Sept. 1 as chairman of JJB Sports, the struggling British sporting goods retail chain. McTigh's resignation ...
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Amer Sports is restructuring its management in central Europe, splitting...
Amer Sports is restructuring its management in central Europe, splitting the functions of country manager and regional manager. Armin Fuchs, former country manager in Germany, has been appointed general manager for Amer Sports in central Europe. His function as country manager for Germany has been taken over by Daniel Sprung, former ...
