All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 24, Issue 25 – Page 3
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Cushe Footwear, a division of Wolverine World Wide, has announced...
Cushe Footwear, a division of Wolverine World Wide, has announced that it will pair up with Hoffman California Fabrics to create an exclusive collection of surf-style footwear for spring/summer 2014. Since 1924, Hoffman California Fabrics has been creating screen-prints and handmade batik fabrics for beach and surfwear that have helped define ...
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Angela Merkel is scheduled to visit the next session of...
Angela Merkel is scheduled to visit the next session of the Eurobike fair in Friedrichshafen on Aug. 28. The German Chancellor is expected to spend a couple of hours at its official inauguration and to gather information on urban mobility and cycling in general. The annual fair should host more ...
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Andrea Nalesso, a former executive of Geox, Dolomite and Diadora...
Andrea Nalesso, a former executive of Geox, Dolomite and Diadora who acted most recently as commercial director of Dainese, has joined the Salewa Group as general manager of its footwear division, replacing Antonio Dus who is now running Vibram.Michael Levi, who was born in the U.S., is joining the Italian-based ...
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Kelme is sponsoring a Spanish track & field athlete, Paula...
Kelme is sponsoring a Spanish track & field athlete, Paula González Berodia
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American Golf saw a surge in its sales on the...
American Golf saw a surge in its sales on the back of Justin Rose's triumph in the U.S. Open on June 16, the first by any Englishman in the tournament for more than 40 years. In the week following the event, the U.K.-based golf retailer registered a 16.4 percent increase ...
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Sports-Contacts is widening its mediation services for agents and distributors...
Sports-Contacts is widening its mediation services for agents and distributors to Russia. The agency's new partner in the country is Ruslan Ilyin, who has had 12 years of experience in the Russia outdoor industry. He was marketing director of Penta Sport until 2007. He has been acting since as a ...
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Kurt Schild is the new Austrian agent for Seafolly, replacing...
Kurt Schild is the new Austrian agent for Seafolly, replacing Belinda Ömmer
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Bushnell goes on sale once again
The American company, which produces binoculars, rangefinders, GPS devices and owns important brands of sunglasses and sports eyewear such as Bollé and Cébé, is accepting bids until the end of this week for the takeover of the company. Bushnell Outdoor Products' shareholders are reportedly seeking a valuation of as much ...
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Adriano Zuccala has left Vibram, where he had served as...
Adriano Zuccala has left Vibram, where he had served as general manager and head of operations since 2007, reporting to Marco Bramani. The latter resigned earlier this year as chief executive of the Italian company, after 25 years in the post, and transferred this role to Antonio Dus, formerly with ...
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Adidas tops the retail apparel category in Interbrand's annual ranking...
Adidas tops the retail apparel category in Interbrand's annual ranking of the 50 Best Global Green Brands, where the German brand landed 15th overall. In this category the next position was held by Nike, followed by H&M, and then Zara. Adding brands from other sectors, they were ranked 31st, 42nd ...
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Bernard Tapie, the controversial French businessman who owned Adidas for...
Bernard Tapie, the controversial French businessman who owned Adidas for a while, has been placed under police surveillance while a Paris court is holding hearings on charges of organized fraud in relation to his company's sale of Adidas through a French state bank, Crédit Lyonnais, in the 1990s. Tapie, who ...
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Adidas has struck a four-year partnership with the Canadian Olympic...
Adidas has struck a four-year partnership with the Canadian Olympic Team, covering footwear and apparel, taking the place of the Hudson's Bay chain of department stores. The Big a will launch a new high-performance collection for Canadian Olympic Team that will be exclusively carried in the 170 Sport Chek stores ...
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Adidas has extended its sponsorship of the Chelsea football club...
Adidas has extended its sponsorship of the Chelsea football club for the next ten year under a deal that is said to be worth £300 million (€350m-$455m). The Three Stripes have clothed the English team since 2006. The new contract is due to expire in 2023.
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Internetstores buys Addnature
Internetstores, a German-based online retailer of bicycles and outdoor products, has signed an agreement for the acquisition of a Swedish e-tailer, Addnature, for an enterprise value of around 230 million Swedish kronor (€26.5m-$34.5m). Most of the proceeds will be reinvested into the combined company. The takeover is being financed by ...
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Hi-Tec Sports is working on an adaptation for the U.K.,...
Hi-Tec Sports is working on an adaptation for the U.K., Ireland and the rest of Europe of a new online training platform that it has just launched for its retail partners in the U.S. Company officials hope that the European platform will become operational for the autumn/winter 2013/14 season. The ...
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Spyder Active Sports has started up an new distribution facility...
Spyder Active Sports has started up an new distribution facility in Kent, Washington for products sourced in the Far East and dispatched to U.S. and Canadian customers
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Intersport has stopped acting as a sponsor of the handball...
Intersport has stopped acting as a sponsor of the handball section of the FC Barcelona club
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The board of Mizuno Corp. decided last week to acquire...
The board of Mizuno Corp. decided last week to acquire its long-time distributor in Korea, Duckhwas Sports Co. The Japanese company says that it wants to establish a more solid foundation to better serve customers and enhance its competitive edge in the Korean market by directly controlling marketing and sales ...
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Acting through a subsidiary in Singapore, Shimano is investing about...
Acting through a subsidiary in Singapore, Shimano is investing about $36 million to set up a factory in the Philippines for the local market. It is expected to go into operation at the end of 2014.
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Puma is stopping its sponsorship of Aaron Hernandez, who plays...
Puma is stopping its sponsorship of Aaron Hernandez, who plays for the New England Patriots team in the U.S., following his arrest on suspicion of first-degree murder and associated weapons charges in the shooting death of Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional American football player. Puma had signed up the 23-year-old NFL ...
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