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Messe München organized one of its seminars under the Ispo...
Messe München organized one of its seminars under the Ispo Academy umbrella during the Brazilian Adventure Sports Fair, which took place in São Paulo for the 15th time last May 1-5. The 18 products that won the Ispo Awards last February were also presented for the first time at the ...
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The number of exhibitors at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen...
The number of exhibitors at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen later this month will be relatively stable overall with a total of more than 900 companies. Peak Performance will be a newcomer, but the Lafuma and Eider brands will not have a presence this time. The fair will celebrate its ...
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Two other top executives of Skullcandy have handed in their...
Two other top executives of Skullcandy have handed in their resignation as the audio company relocates from California to Utah. They are Aaron Behle, vice president of international sales, and Nate Morley, vice president of global marketing. As previously reported, the company's senior vice president and chief operating officer, Kyle ...
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Joma is taking over the distribution of its products in...
Joma is taking over the distribution of its products in Portugal. The Spanish brand was previously covering the country through two territorial agents, Fivezone in the south and Masterline in the north. Fivezone is also the local agent for Italy's Legea.
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Feeling Store has taken on the distribution of Hummel in...
Feeling Store has taken on the distribution of Hummel in Spain and Portugal
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Jeff McGuane, the global president of Dorel's Cycling Sports Group...
Jeff McGuane, the global president of Dorel's Cycling Sports Group (CSG), has resigned from his post. McGuane's decision was reportedly due to personal reasons and was not related to Dorel's recent announcement that the group would cut 50 positions worldwide, following disappointing sales in the first half of the year. ...
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Masai International reports that Switzerland's highest court has fully rejected...
Masai International reports that Switzerland's highest court has fully rejected any further challenges to its purchase of MBT. Two lower courts had already ruled in favor of the company's new owner, the Singapore-based Andy Chaw, and against plaintiffs such as the founder of the brand, Karl Müller senior. Chaw has ...
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D&K Distribution, which took over Conte of Florence last year,...
D&K Distribution, which took over Conte of Florence last year, plans to open a total of seven stores in Italy. The expansion plans also extend to foreign countries, according to a report, with Prague coming first in September, followed by locations in Spain and France. The store opening program will ...
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The Spanish Sports Unlimited trade show is going to concentrate...
The Spanish Sports Unlimited trade show is going to concentrate on fitness as of next year, moving from Valencia to Sant Cugat del Valles near Barcelona. Targeting operators of fitness centers rather than sporting goods retailers, it will take place on May 13-15, acting as a Spanish follow-up to the ...
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Tiong Liong, a Taiwan-based textile manufacturer, has collaborated with Invista's...
Tiong Liong, a Taiwan-based textile manufacturer, has collaborated with Invista's Cordura brand team to expand its Air Flow Technology (AFT) collection of fabrics with new knit constructions featuring enhanced abrasion and snagging resistance. Targeted primarily at outdoor, athletic and safety footwear, these breathable fabrics can also be used in mesh ...
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Nike Golf has signed a multi-year deal with Chris Williams,...
Nike Golf has signed a multi-year deal with Chris Williams, who will represent the brand with clubs, balls, shoes, gloves, apparel, headwear and accessories. After ranking as the number 1 amateur player in the world, Williams made his professional debut as a Nike Golf athlete at the Travelers Championships in ...
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Sportmaster eyes Chinese openings
Sportmaster, the leading Russian sports retailer, is one the latest international retail companies to try and explore the Chinese market for multi-brand retailing. Suppliers based in China confirmed that they had been approached by Sportmaster buyers as the Russian group is envisaging the opening of Chinese stores, and the company ...
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Sports Direct and Tesco, the U.K.'s largest supermarket chain and...
Sports Direct and Tesco, the U.K.'s largest supermarket chain and the world's third largest, are reportedly in advanced talks over sharing space at some of the grocer's biggest stores. According to a report in the Financial Times, the sports retailer could take on the mezzanine floors in three of Tesco's ...
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Julbo, the French sports eyewear company that is celebrating its...
Julbo, the French sports eyewear company that is celebrating its 125th anniversary, was a new sponsor of the Natural Games, which took place near Millaut in the south of France between June 27 and 30.
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Erreà will outfit the Cádiz football team in Spain...
Erreà will outfit the Cádiz football team in Spain
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Halfords in management buyout
Macintosh Retail Group has agreed to a management-led buyout of its Halfords subsidiary by Peter-Jan Stormmesand , the managing director of the Dutch chain of dealerships for bicycles and bike and automotive accessories . Macintosh will fund the acquisition with a capital base of about 30 percent, ...
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Charles Claire LLP, a British sourcing company for golf retailers...
Charles Claire LLP, a British sourcing company for golf retailers and professionals that had become the licensee of Lynx Golf, has acquired ownership of the Lynx golf brand for the U.K. and the rest of Europe from Chester Hunt, who has also been working with Claire for his Hippo Golf ...
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+++Seafolly has opened a shop in the Breuninger department store...
+++ Seafolly has opened a shop in the Breuninger department store in Stuttgart
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Peak Sports, the Chinese sports brand, has inaugurated its own...
Peak Sports , the Chinese sports brand, has inaugurated its own showroom in Madrid
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Odlo opens up to new categories and fibers to boost sales
Last year, Odlo International, the Swiss-based marketer of functional sportswear, lifted its sales by 2 percent to reach a total of 146 million Swiss francs (€118.0m-$153.8m) in turnover. Jonas Ottosson, the man at the top of Peak Performance for more than two decades and chief executive of Odlo since last ...
