All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 23, Issue 46-47 – Page 3
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Northern Tool+Equipment, a mail-order and brick-and-mortar retailer based in Minnesota...
Northern Tool+Equipment, a mail-order and brick-and-mortar retailer based in Minnesota and owned by the Kotula family with some 80 stores, is raising its total annual sales to nearly $1.5 billion with the acquisition of The Sportsman's Guide and The Golf Warehouse. These two operations belong to Redcats USA, the American ...
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Forum Sport, the Spanish sporting goods retail chain based in...
Forum Sport, the Spanish sporting goods retail chain based in the Basque region, has promoted Diego Llorente to director general. He replaces Francisco Fernandéz de Allende, who will remain within the Eroski group at the head of another department. A graduate in telecommunication engineering, Llorente was previously the director of ...
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New Balance is extending its footprint in the cricket sector...
New Balance is extending its footprint in the cricket sector by signing a three-year sponsorship contract with Jonathan Trott, England's Test cricketer. The contract is the first to encompass both footwear and equipment for cricket. The brand already sponsors two other leading batsmen: Dale Steyn from South Africa and Pat ...
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Bogner has opened its fourth Austrian shop at Sölden...
Bogner has opened its fourth Austrian shop at Sölden
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Russell Athletic will be the official supplier of on-field uniforms...
Russell Athletic will be the official supplier of on-field uniforms for the Australian Baseball League over the next three years
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Head has extended its long-standing sponsorship with the Association of...
Head has extended its long-standing sponsorship with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which began in 1994. The brand will continue to supply the official ball for the ATP World Tour and the World Tour Finals for five more years.
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Arrival Star and Melvino Technologies, based in Luxembourg and the...
Arrival Star and Melvino Technologies, based in Luxembourg and the British Virgin Islands, respectively, filed charges in Miami against Nike for direct and indirect patent infringement of patent numbers 6,952,645, 7,400,970, and 6,904,359. The three patents are related to tracking and notification technologies used by Nike for advance ship notices, ...
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Asics makes two key appointments
John Mollanger will join Asics Corporation on Nov. 16 to run a newly established global product marketing division at the company's head office in Kobe, Japan. Reporting directly to Motoi Oyama, president and chief executive of the company, he will act as managing executive officer and general manager of the ...
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Polartec has appointed Gary Smith as chief executive and Joe...
Polartec has appointed Gary Smith as chief executive and Joe Robinson as chief financial officer, completing a management succession process announced in July. Smith, 49, is to succeed the current chief executive, Andrew J. Vecchione, as of Nov. 1. An expert in the outdoor and apparel industries, Smith previously served ...
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Pon Holdings in the Netherlands has announced that it has...
Pon Holdings in the Netherlands has announced that it has acquired the Union brand of bicycles from the Dutch Bicycle Group (DBG). It is the fourth takeover in the bike sector for the Dutch conglomerate, which also owns Derby Cycle, Gazelle and Cervelo. Pon will only market the Union brand, ...
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Hardy & Greys, the fishing tackle company that goes back...
Hardy & Greys, the fishing tackle company that goes back to 1872, is being sold by its owner, the Harris & Sheldon Group, a family-owned private investment group in the U.K. Grant Thornton, as business adviser, is looking for a buyer. Harris & Sheldon is trying to sell off all ...
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Greg Hind, the American businessman and philanthropist who created the...
Greg Hind, the American businessman and philanthropist who created the Hind brand of running apparel, died a few days ago at the age of 66. A former water polo champion, he sold the brand in 1997, but after spending two years with his young family in France, he eventually re-entered ...
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Following the cancellation of the New York Marathon, Asics America...
Following the cancellation of the New York Marathon, Asics America said it would donate to the American Red Cross 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of its apparel and accessories for the race made at the ING NYC Marathon Expo on the eve of the event. Two days ...
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Oakley is unveiling a very sophisticated Airwave snow goggle, available...
Oakley is unveiling a very sophisticated Airwave snow goggle, available immediately on Oakley.com and Apple.com and in Oakley stores, that features advanced head-up displays and integrate GPS and Bluetooth technologies, linked with various onboard sensors to check the outside temperature and other parameters. The viewer can visualize the slopes from ...
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Joma has opened a new store in the airport of...
Joma has opened a new store in the airport of Valencia and another one in Havana, the capital of Cuba
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Lotto Sport Italia has signed a licensing agreement with a...
Lotto Sport Italia has signed a licensing agreement with a new partner for the Australian market, Allied Sporting Products Pty, replacing United Sports. Located at Nundah near Brisbane, the company was distributing Asics before the Japanese company set up its own subsidiary in the country. It still sells Rider shoes ...
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Reusch has agreed on an extension of its contract with...
Reusch has agreed on an extension of its contract with the national Brazilian goalkeeper, Diego Alves, through the 2014 World Cup in Brazil
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Peak Performance ticks up after changes
Peak Performance, the Swedish ski, outdoor and golf brand, reached sales of 994 million Danish kroner (€133.3m-$169.3m) for the year until the end of September, up by nearly 2 percent compared with the same period one year earlier. The figures transpired from the results of IC Companys, the Danish fashion ...
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After many years of waiting, Stockholm will finally have its...
After many years of waiting, Stockholm will finally have its own bike exhibition. On Nov. 17, the Sweden Bike Expo will open its doors with more than 70 exhibitors. The exhibition will be purely for consumers. Visitors will be able to test new bike models and to attend lectures ...
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The Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce has fined Nike...
The Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce has fined Nike almost $780,000 for deceptive business practices. Nike is allegedly selling a basketball shoe that is touted worldwide as having two cushions – but in China it only has one. The price, about $208, is the same as in other markets. ...
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