All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 23, Issue 50-51 – Page 2
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Jet Set hires Chiemsee’s founder for its skiwear
Jet Set has announced its return to the skiwear category. The Swiss apparel brand was iconic for its snow wear in the 1980s, but put later on its focus on pure fashion. To set a momentum in the newly rediscovered sports category, Jet Set has hired Martin Imdahl, the well-known founder of ...
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Karstadt has established the new position of chief operating officer...
Karstadt has established the new position of chief operating officer for Rüdiger Hartmann. It has also appointed a new chief financial officer, Miguel Müllenbach, replacing the departing Harald Frasczcak. They both report to Andrew Jennings, chief executive of the German retail group.
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Quiksilver's chief executive officer, Robert McKnight, two other top managers...
Quiksilver's chief executive officer, Robert McKnight, two other top managers and the board of directors of the group are charged of violating a mandate issued by shareholders in 2000 to cap the number of new shares offered under the company's stock option plan at a maximum of 800,000. The Vladimir Gusinsky Living ...
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Champion enters Turkey
Champion Europe has decided to enter the Turkish market by the big door. It has set up a sales office and opened its first store in the country, while at the same time striking a sponsorship deal with a major local sports club. Though it is already very strong in ...
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Patagonia has revamped its store in Chamonix, France
Patagonia has revamped its store in Chamonix, France
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Goldwin sets its sights on Central Europe
Goldwin will have a completely new stand, with a different look and concept stressing its Japanese identity, at next February's Ispo show in Munich. The Japanese company, known for its very technical garments, is going to launch a completely redesigned skiwear line for the winter 2013-14 season at Ispo to gain ...
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Décathlon enters Bulgaria
The Oxylane group will enter the Bulgarian market next year with its first Décathlon store in the country. It is due to open in the country's capital, Sofia, on a surface of 3,000 square meters in September 2013. Reportedly, Décathlon has been looking for a suitable location in Bulgaria for ...
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The first and only Budget Sport store in Sweden is...
The first and only Budget Sport store in Sweden is closing its doors. Ola Persson, the Intersport franchisee who has been running the store, has found a new tenant for the location from the Sportringen chain. According to Intersport officials, there were at least two reasons for dropping the experiment. ...
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The A.S. Roma football team has decided to break up...
The A.S. Roma football team has decided to break up its sponsorship contract with Kappa, well before its scheduled expiration in June 2017, apparently in order to let in a new unnamed big-ticket sponsor. Observers see a relationship between this move and efforts by the new American shareholders of the Roman ...
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Inside Brands, a well-established distributor of sporting goods in the...
Inside Brands, a well-established distributor of sporting goods in the Netherlands, has restructured its activities, splitting them into two separate companies. Inside Brands continues to sell Rossignol, Tecnifibre, Trezeta and Pro Kennex in the Netherlands. Meanwhile, a separate unit has been set up for Under Armour, the American brand for ...
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Xtep, the Chinese sports brand, is opening a store in downtown...
Xtep, the Chinese sports brand, is opening a store in downtown Valencia and three others in other parts of the Levante region of Spain
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Fischer and its sister brand of sports clothing, Löffler, are...
Fischer and its sister brand of sports clothing, Löffler, are working more closely together in marketing and sales. As part of this process, the two brands will have a common Swiss sales and marketing office of 9,000 square meters in a former paper plant at Stettlen, according to Schweizer Sport + ...
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Napapijri, the Italian sports lifestyle brand of VF Corporation, has...
Napapijri, the Italian sports lifestyle brand of VF Corporation, has a new country manager for Germany, responsible also for Austria and Switzerland. Dirk Pracel, who previously took care of key accounts in these countries and in Eastern Europe, has been promoted to the position, replacing Uwe Lehmann.
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Blue Tomato weighs down on Zumiez
Zumiez, the big American action sports retailer that took over Blue Tomato last July, continues to believe in the long-term potential for the expansion of the Austrian-based online retailer. In the short term, however, it is suffering from its sudden lack of dynamism, due no doubt in part to the ...
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Speedo is supporting a new project that will combine biotechnology...
Speedo is supporting a new project that will combine biotechnology and laser technology to develop new and sustainable textile processing techniques as well as new creative patterns and design ideas. The idea is to use lasers as a design tool on fabrics before and after they are treated with enzymes ...
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Billabong has opened its third franchised single-brand door in Germany....
Billabong has opened its third franchised single-brand door in Germany. Located in Hamburg and measuring 140 square meters, it carries also the group's Element line and follows the opening of stores in Berlin and Dortmund. In return, the Australian boardsports brand has closed its first and only corporate store in the country. ...
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Solé Bicycles moves into Europe
Solé Bicycles, a trendy American brand of fixed-gear bicycles, has started exploring several European markets following the opening of a regional head office in Finland earlier this year. The company has begun by setting up distribution in the Nordic countries and holding talks with potential partners in Germany, the Netherlands, ...
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International Sportswear Company (ISC) has become the Swedish distributor of...
International Sportswear Company (ISC) has become the Swedish distributor of Barigo, makers of watches and altimeters for mountaineers and skydivers
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The European operations of Columbia Sportswear are recalling rechargeable battery...
The European operations of Columbia Sportswear are recalling rechargeable battery packs that have been delivered to retailers to heat some of the jackets in Columbia's OmniHeat line. While the jackets themselves are safe, it is possible that the batteries may lead to overheating the jackets, which could result in burn injuries ...
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Helly Hansen will be the official supplier of baselayers to...
Helly Hansen will be the official supplier of baselayers to the U.S. Alpine Ski Team until the end of 2016 season. The collaboration reportedly began last Nov. 30 when the 48 athletes of the team wore Helly Hansen baselayers at a World Cup event at Beaver Creek, Colorado. The Norwegian ...
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