All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 23, Issue 42-43 – Page 3
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Pascal Aymar, an industry veteran who has worked for Salomon,...
Pascal Aymar, an industry veteran who has worked for Salomon, Scott, Reebok and Orage, has become a consultant to Joël Gleize, president of Fusalp, to help the French skiwear company to refine its strategic planning and support its new export manager, Ivan Ceccotti, in its international development policy. This ...
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The Russian Golf Association and Poodle have signed a sponsorship...
The Russian Golf Association and Poodle have signed a sponsorship agreement running through 2016. The Amsterdam-based women's golf brand will supply the women's national team of Russia with clothing from its range of golf gear, which in addition to the Team Russia and RGA logos will be co-branded with the ...
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The Pentland Group is working together with Arts Thread to...
The Pentland Group is working together with Arts Thread to support a unique national design competition launched by the Churchill Centre among design students and recent graduates, which may go international one year later. The candidates will have to submit an inspiring piece of work in 2D format – a ...
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Under Armour has named Leanne Fremar senior vice president and...
Under Armour has named Leanne Fremar senior vice president and executive creative director for its women's division, a unit that the Baltimore-based sportswear maker is seeking to grow. The new role will be effective on Nov. 11. Fremar was previously creative director at a fashion brand, Theory, and has also ...
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Head's Spanish subsidiary has appointed Jochen Schirmer as its new...
Head's Spanish subsidiary has appointed Jochen Schirmer as its new sales and marketing director. He replaces Nicolas Fauré, who will become the new general manager of the Austrian brand in France, after four years in Spain. Inventories will be shared between the two subsidiaries. Schirmer, 37, was previously Head's sales ...
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Arc'teryx Equipment has appointed two new top managers to...
Arc'teryx Equipment has appointed two new top managers to its Vancouver-based team: Jon Hoerauf is new vice president and senior director of global commercial sales, while Adam Ketcheson has been named vice president and senior director of global marketing and B2C, both reporting to Vincent Wauters, general manager. In ...
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Eider has appointed Catherine Routis as commercial director, replacing Yves...
Eider has appointed Catherine Routis as commercial director, replacing Yves Patrouillat. She has previously worked for Adidas, Le Coq Sportif and Icebreaker.
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VF Corporation's Licensed Sports Group has appointed Mark Underwood as...
VF Corporation's Licensed Sports Group has appointed Mark Underwood as the new managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He replaces Gary Sheppherd, who left the business earlier this year for health reasons. Underwood, who will be based at the company's European headquarters in London, joins from Boxfresh, ...
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Applications for next year's BrandNew contest may be submitted to...
Applications for next year's BrandNew contest may be submitted to Messe München until Nov. 1, 2012. It is expected that no less than 300 companies from 25 countries will compete to win a free booth at the next Ispo Munich, which will take place on Feb. 3-6, 2013. Ispo created BrandNew ...
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The new Milan Anti-Counterfeiting Committee (“Consiglio Milanese Anticontraffazione” - CMA)...
The new Milan Anti-Counterfeiting Committee (“Consiglio Milanese Anticontraffazione” - CMA) was presented to the press on Sept. 24. The project aims at monitoring the phenomenon of counterfeiting in the municipality of Milan by collecting data with law enforcement agencies and establishing a direct cooperation with the public prosecutor's office, as ...
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Kästle has moved its head office from Wels to another...
Kästle has moved its head office from Wels to another location north of Salzburg, closer to its Austrian clients. It has taken up a space of 400 square meters in a former glass factory where other important brands such as Quiksilver, Diesel and Ugg have their offices and showrooms.
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Festibike, the annual Spanish bicycle exhibition, will move to the...
Festibike, the annual Spanish bicycle exhibition, will move to the Crystal Pavilion of Casa de Campo, in the center of Madrid, as from 2013. About 48,000 people attended the 2012 edition under tents near Madrid last Sept. 14-16. The Crystal Pavilion is a multipurpose and multifunctional facility that can accommodate ...
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Tecnica Group has announced a new management structure in the...
Tecnica Group has announced a new management structure in the U.S. Chris Licata, currently president of the Tecnica and Blizzard brands in the U.S., will be the new chief brand officer for winter sports in the country, a newly-created position. Sam Cook returns as president of Tecnica and Blizzard in ...
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Twinner in France, formerly called Technicien du Sport, has announced...
Twinner in France, formerly called Technicien du Sport, has announced that Patrice Hournon will be in charge of the company's interests in the STMI partnership. Twinner had joined the STMI purchasing group, which also includes Go Sport and Hervis Sport, last June. Hournon was previously purchasing manager at Sport 2000 ...
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Li-Ning has announced the signing of a multi-year sponsorship deal...
Li-Ning has announced the signing of a multi-year sponsorship deal with the NBA star Dwyane Wade, for an undisclosed amount. The deal between China's leading sportswear company and the Miami Heat guard, who was two times NBA champion, calls for a signature line of adult athletic footwear and apparel, called ...
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Manchester City has announced that Hugo Boss will become the...
Manchester City has announced that Hugo Boss will become the exclusive fashion and clothing partner of its first team, for an undisclosed amount. The German brand will design the player's club suits, worn during official Manchester City engagements and cup finals. The deal is limited to off-pitch apparel only, as ...
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Molten has announced that it is to renew its sponsorship...
Molten has announced that it is to renew its sponsorship deal with the British Basketball League (BBL) for a third term. Molten's distinctive BGG7 basketball will be the exclusive and official ball of the BBL for use in league, club and championship matches, in addition to junior development and community ...
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Nicolas Berggruen, owner of Karstadt, and Andrew Jennings, who has...
Nicolas Berggruen, owner of Karstadt, and Andrew Jennings, who has been running the company for the past 20 months, have declared to the media over the past few weeks that they have no intention to divest its Karstadt Sports operation. They have plans to use more technology in the stores ...
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Danielle De Bie returns to Bread & Butter, five years...
Danielle De Bie returns to Bread & Butter, five years after leaving the Berlin trade show. She takes over the lead of the communication department. Between September 2007, when she left, and today, she worked mainly as a freelance marketing & communication consultant for renowned companies including G-Star Raw, Ispo ...
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The first Paris Ski & Snowboard Show is due to...
The first Paris Ski & Snowboard Show is due to take place in the French capital next Nov. 2-4, addressing consumers and featuring only a few brands along with the offers of ski resorts and hotels. The new fair is an initiative by Marc Assus, the French entrepreneur who organized ...
