All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 23, Issue 40-41 – Page 2

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    Genesco is said to be one of the companies that...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Genesco is said to be one of the companies that are interested in taking over Cole Haan from Nike. Other potential bidders are Texas Pacific Group, the equity investment firm that previously controlled Bally, and another institutional investor, Apax Partners, which wants to sell its stake in France's Groupe Royer. ...

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    Paul Tagliabue, former commissioner of the U.S. National Football League...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Paul Tagliabue, former commissioner of the U.S. National Football League (NFL) and present chairman of Georgetown University, has joined the board of directors of Netshoes, the biggest online sale platform for sporting goods in Brazil and the second-largest client in the country for big sports brands such as Nike and ...

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    Elliptigo has named D'Andrea Clementson as international sales director. She...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Elliptigo has named D'Andrea Clementson as international sales director. She will be responsible for continuing the U.S. company's international expansion, developing relations with key global distributors and optimizing current partnerships. With over 20 years of experience in sales and business development, Clementson was most recently director of sales for Crankbrothers, ...

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    Citadium has launched its e-commerce platform. Over the last two...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Citadium has launched its e-commerce platform. Over the last two years, the Parisian superstore, which primarily targets a 15-25-year-old audience, has repositioned itself, switching from the sale of sports brands to in street and preppy fashion, including sports-inspired products by Adidas, Converse and other brands. Citadium's main store is located ...

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    Greg Hopkins has resigned as chief executive of Cleveland Golf/Srixon,...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Greg Hopkins has resigned as chief executive of Cleveland Golf/Srixon, the golf company based in Huntington Beach, California, after 16 years. Hopkins, who is now 57 years old, was first hired as president in 1997. Following his departure, Todd Harman remains president of the company, which is owned by Dunlop ...

  • Article

    Lacoste names a new chairperson

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Lacoste SA has named Sophie Lacoste Dournel as non-executive chairperson of its board of directors following a meeting of shareholders. Aged 36, she succeeds her father, Michel Lacoste, in the role. The board of the French company is composed of 11 members, including five members of the Lacoste family, three ...

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    Brasilsul expands in Europe

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Based in Porto Alegre, this Brazilian manufacturer of fitness clothing is one of the few local sports apparel producers that have ventured abroad. It is particularly strong in the southern part of the country, justifying its name, but it also has a presence in other parts of the country, and ...

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    Pyua, a German brand of sportswear made of recycled and...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Pyua, a German brand of sportswear made of recycled and recyclable fabrics, has changed ownership. Its founder, Timo Perschke, who created the brand in 2008, has sold the brand name and the assets to Christian Benzing, an entrepreneur from Stuttgart, and his newly created company, Sportsman's Delight. Perschke will remain ...

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    The U.K.'s leading trade body for the sports and play...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    The U.K.'s leading trade body for the sports and play sectors, the Federation of Sports and Play Associations, has a new multifunctional website, www.sportsandplay.com. Companies that are members of the organization, as well as the wider industry, can use the site to keep track of industry campaigns (such as Sportivate, ...

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    Bleed Organic Clothing, a German brand of street and boarder...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Bleed Organic Clothing, a German brand of street and boarder wear with a strong commitment to sustainable products, will no longer take care of its distribution in the German-speaking countries, but has handed it over to a newly created agency, Okey Dokey. The new firm is owned by Andreas Reif ...

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    Two Italian bike-related brands - RH+ and ZeroRH+ - have...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Two Italian bike-related brands - RH+ and ZeroRH+ - have entered the German market via van Bokhoven, a wholesale trader in the bicycle sector run by Georg Bucher. The first brand stands for bikewear and other activewear, and the other one markets bike helmets and eyewear Sales of the two ...

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    Shimano and BMC will join forces in mountain bike racing...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Shimano and BMC will join forces in mountain bike racing starting next season. The BMC mountain bike racing team will use Shimano's XTR components, wheels and pedals. The two companies will also extend their partnership on the BMC road racing team, which has used Shimano's Dura Ace components for the ...

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    Scott Sports, the Swiss company specializing in bicycles, winter sports...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Scott Sports, the Swiss company specializing in bicycles, winter sports and running products, has taken over Garmont USA, the North American distribution arm of the Italian ski and outdoor footwear group. Scott described the deal, which became effective yesterday, as a means to expand its product portfolio in North America. ...

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    Berta de Pablos-Barbier joins Lacoste as executive director of strategic...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Berta de Pablos-Barbier joins Lacoste as executive director of strategic marketing. Aged 43, she succeeds Leslie Serrero, who has left for Christian Dior Couture. Until 2011, Pablos-Barbier was international vice president for marketing and communications at Boucheron, after an experience in international marketing in the consumer goods industry with Mars.

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    Bernard McDonell has been named chairman of the board of...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Bernard McDonell has been named chairman of the board of Bauer Performance Sports. A member of the board since March 2011, McDonell steps in to replace W. Graeme Roustan, who stepped down and withdrew his name for re-election consideration because of increasing responsibilities with other companies. McDonell is the lead ...

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    The first edition of SportExpo Azerbaijan will be held from...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    The first edition of SportExpo Azerbaijan will be held from Dec. 4-6, 2012, in Baku, and no longer on Nov. 28-30 as previously announced by the organizers. Supported by the country's Ministry of Youth and Sport, the event aims to invite foreign sports companies in the sportswear and sports equipment ...

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    Golf Europe, the international trade show held in Augsburg, Germany,...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Golf Europe, the international trade show held in Augsburg, Germany, earlier this month, has announced the list of the winners of its Golf Europe Awards. The list includes Golf Tech, SugarMonkeys, Advantec Sports, Studio Sport, Garmin, Komperdell and GSA Sportsagentur.

  • Short stops

    The freeskier Gus Kenworthy joins Atomic's team of sponsored athletes...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    The freeskier Gus Kenworthy joins Atomic's team of sponsored athletes

  • Article

    VF sets new targets for its business in Asia

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    VF Corporation, the U.S.-based owner of The North Face, Vans, Timberland and many other brands, told investors at a meeting in Shanghai last week that it was eyeing sales of $2 billion in the Asia-Pacific region over the next five years, compared with about $900 million this year. This calls ...

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    The PPR group has appointed Marie-Claire Daveu chief sustainability officer...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    The PPR group has appointed Marie-Claire Daveu chief sustainability officer and head of international institutional affairs. She will also have a seat on the group's executive committee. Aged 41, until March 2012 she was principal private secretary to the French minister of ecology, sustainable development, transport and housing. Previously, she ...