All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 23, Issue 48-49 – Page 4
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Known as the first sports banner in France exclusively dedicated...
Known as the first sports banner in France exclusively dedicated to women, Attractive is closing its last physical store, located in Paris, to concentrate on the web. The decision follows the acquisition by Ch ristophe and Nicolas Deconinck, who founded Attractive in 2007, of a similar British operation, Sheactive, through ...
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Cycleurope is filing for bankruptcy proceedings at its production site...
Cycleurope is filing for bankruptcy proceedings at its production site in Machecoul, on the west coast of France. As reported by Bike Eco, the factory, which produces bicycles for supermarkets and other mass merchants, will remain operational for a six-month period, under observation by the commercial court of Troyes. The ...
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The Backenger backpack won this year's edition of the Oxylane...
The Backenger backpack won this year's edition of the Oxylane Innovation Awards. Every year, the prize showcases the most innovative products and services developed by any of the exclusive brands of Oxylane, the parent company of Décathlon and other smaller retail chains. The Backenger is one of the items offered ...
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Nike will continue to sponsor the Football Association of Singapore...
Nike will continue to sponsor the Football Association of Singapore until 2016
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Assosport, the Italian association for the sporting goods industry, organized...
Assosport, the Italian association for the sporting goods industry, organized a workshop in Warsaw on Nov. 14-15, under the aegis of the Italian ministry for economic development and the Italian Trade Commission (ICE), to promote trade relations between Italian companies and buyers from Eastern Europe. Reacting to the crisis in ...
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The Daily Telegraph reports that Mike Ashley, the majority shareholder...
The Daily Telegraph reports that Mike Ashley, the majority shareholder of Sports Direct International (SDI), is eyeing a stake in House of Fraser, a big British chain of fashion department stores. The unconfirmed report said that Ashley had been holding talks with several of House of Fraser's shareholders, to acquire ...
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Reinhard Schaffler has been appointed new managing director of Gigasport,...
Reinhard Schaffler has been appointed new managing director of Gigasport, the Austrian sporting goods retail chain operating under the helm of Kastner & Öhler. The 44-year-old replaces Alois Loidl, who left the company after 20 years of service to K&Ö at the end of August. Most recently, Schaffler was member ...
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Eric Cuenot, former general manager of Nike Russia, was appointed...
Eric Cuenot, former general manager of Nike Russia, was appointed at the helm of Nike France last month. The Frenchman replaces Ronnie Greenwood, who moved to Nike Europe's head office in the Netherlands to take charge of the Young Athletes program in Western Europe. Cuenot has only been with Nike ...
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++ Daniel Wingate has been appointed fashion director for Escada...
++ Daniel Wingate has been appointed fashion director for Escada and Escada Sport
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The countdown is set for applications to the prestigious Ispo...
The countdown is set for applications to the prestigious Ispo Awards. The final deadline is Jan. 10, 2013, but all the companies that turn in their applications by Nov. 30 will enjoy a discount on the participation fee. Exhibitors pay €75 instead of €125. For non-exhibitors, the fee is down ...
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Elan to appeal EU fine
Elan's management said that the Slovenian ski company and the country's government had both decided last week to appeal an order issued by the European Commission in September that Elan should reimburse a capital injection of €10 million it received from state-controlled shareholders in 2008. They will file an appeal ...
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Rossignol has updated and broadened a free app enabling skiers...
Rossignol has updated and broadened a free app enabling skiers to visualize their runs and to measure their performance: Ski Pursuit has already been used by 32,000 skiers since the French ski company launched it for iPhones earlier this year but Rossignol is certain that the numbers will surge as ...
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Nike is taking over from Umbro the sponsorship of another...
Nike is taking over from Umbro the sponsorship of another Spanish football team, Athletic
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Nike Inc. has announced that it will split its share...
Nike Inc. has announced that it will split its share capital in two on Dec. 24. Owners of Class A and Class B shares of record on Dec. 10 will get an extra share for each one in their possession, and the share price will be halved. They will also ...
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Canterbury announced that Geoff Parling, who plays for the Leicester...
Canterbury announced that Geoff Parling, who plays for the Leicester Tigers team and for the national England rugby team – both sponsored by the company – has become its newest brand ambassador. Meanwhile, Canterbury is using a new interactive 3D photo booth at the Twickenham stadium that allows fans of the ...
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China's Peak Sport Products announced the signing of a sponsorship...
China's Peak Sport Products announced the signing of a sponsorship agreement with the German Basketball Federation (DBB), replacing Nike in the role. Starting next Jan. 1, Peak will act as the exclusive “premium partner & official supplier” of the DBB, which features several NBA players and has qualified for the ...
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Le Coq and Boards & More ride high
Le Coq Sportif predicts that its apparel sales will double this year, following its return to the Tour de France as an official kit supplier, gaining large-scale exposure on the event's jerseys. While Le Coq has turned into a sports lifestyle brand, it started off more than eight decades ago ...
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Both Décathlon and Karstadt are reportedly introducing “click & collect”...
Both Décathlon and Karstadt are reportedly introducing “click & collect” programs, offering customers the possibility to order the goods on the internet, and to pick them up at the nearest store at no extra cost
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Interbike, the premier bicycle trade show in North America, will...
Interbike, the premier bicycle trade show in North America, will allow select consumers to attend the event for the first time in its history. Under a new program, called Interbike by Invitation, registered retailers will be able to invite some of their best and most loyal customers to visit the ...
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Amer reshuffles its Chinese organization
Amer Sports' Chinese subsidiary, Amer Sports Shanghai Trading Company, is set to establish its own sales organization for the Chinese market in 2013, and it will go direct with the new structure next year in order to bundle the sales activities of the Finnish group's outdoor brands under one roof.Beijing ...
