All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 24, Issue 32-33 – Page 2
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El Corte Inglés is launching an online store in English...
El Corte Inglés is launching an online store in English to sell a variety of private label items, including sports products. The goal of the Spanish retailer is to position itself as a leading supplier for tourists visiting Spain. According to a Spanish online information portal, Modaes, it is targeting ...
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The International Olympic Committee has selected Tokyo to be the...
The International Olympic Committee has selected Tokyo to be the host of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, defeating a rival offer from Istanbul. After intense lobbying by Masato Mizuno, who steered its campaign, the Games will thus return to the Japanese capital after an absence of 56 years. The ...
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Fogliato will run Columbia in Europe
Columbia Sportswear has named Franco Fogliato senior vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with effect from Nov. 4. As reported in the previous article, Fogliato is on the verge of leaving Billabong International, where he spent nine years after holding various leadership roles at The North ...
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Jordi “Coke” Salvans, a Spanish industry veteran, has joined Original...
Jordi “Coke” Salvans, a Spanish industry veteran, has joined Original Buff to act as sales manager. He has worked for Salomon since 1988 in the country, establishing the brand as a major player in the outdoor market. Two years ago he took charge of Salomon's snowboard operations, Bonfire, Wilson Golf ...
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O'Neill has promoted Christian Wander to the position of the...
O'Neill has promoted Christian Wander to the position of the European marketing manager, replacing Sascha Weil who has left the company. Wander played a similar role at O'Neill Germany where he was in charge of marketing in the German-speaking and Nordic countries as well as in Slovenia. The 37-year-old formerly ...
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Michel Rayot is retiring as president and chief executive of...
Michel Rayot is retiring as president and chief executive of Tecnica Group France after 40 years in the sports industry and 34 years at the head of the Italian company's operations in France. His functions are being taken over by Lucien Hauteville, who headed up The North Face in France ...
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Puma has signed an NFL player, Jamaal Charles, to a...
Puma has signed an NFL player, Jamaal Charles, to a two-year deal to represent the brand's training category for men. The Kansas City Chief's running back will be the fifth member on Puma's training team, along with Cordarrelle Patterson, Usain Bolt, Maurice Edu and Dave Mirra. Charles will be featured ...
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Intersport paves the way for a new Central European conglomerate
The Austrian and German shareholders of Intersport have merged their respective cooperatives into a single organization that groups independent sports retailers in Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. The original plan was for Intersport Germany to take a majority stake of at least 70 percent in a financially weakened Intersport ...
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Jörg Seifert has joined GMS, the German buying group for...
Jörg Seifert has joined GMS, the German buying group for shoe retailers formed nine years ago, to develop SportXtreme, the new concept launched by the group last May for the sporting goods sector. It has already been adopted by 42 retailers in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. SportXtreme concentrates on retail ...
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eBay launches new partnership program to with the brands
The German subsidiary of eBay, the international California-based online marketplace, has announced major changes in its offer to provide an improved platform for the brands. The company is about to implement a new service which gives the opportunity to them to present themselves to the general public – even if ...
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Sequential Brands Group, owner of Heelys and other brands, has...
Sequential Brands Group, owner of Heelys and other brands, has begun trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange
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Hyperice, the new brand of ice compression wraps used to...
Hyperice, the new brand of ice compression wraps used to relieve sore muscles, is working with Uhlsport for the distribution of the brand in the non-medical sector in various parts of Europe. Uhlsport's French subsidiary and Uhlsport's distributor for the U.K. and Ireland, Solutions for Sport, have agreed to market ...
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Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers and futsal boots, is...
Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers and futsal boots, is reportedly launching its first collection of eyewear, produced by a Spanish company called Optim. The line is starting off with a series of prescription frames that are being marketed in Spain by Optica Universitaria on an exclusive basis. Munich saw ...
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Head and HTM Sports have raised their new bond offer...
Head and HTM Sports have raised their new bond offer from €45 million to €60 million, following additional demand from investors. HTM, which is a subsidiary of Head, will hold an amount of €6.5 million. The bond, which was issued in Switzerland by HTM in behalf of both companies on ...
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Puma has renewed its sponsoring contract with Usain Bolt, the...
Puma has renewed its sponsoring contract with Usain Bolt, the Jamaican runner who is regarded as the fastest man on earth. Aged 27, he has been training and competing in Puma gear since 2003, when he was only 16 years old. Bolt will continue to participate in new product and ...
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Global Trademarks is taking Trespass on board for the Dutch...
Global Trademarks is taking Trespass on board for the Dutch market
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Chiemsee, the German brand of board sports clothing, has granted a...
Chiemsee, the German brand of board sports clothing, has granted a license for footwear to another German company, the Hamm Reno Group. The first collection is set to hit the market next spring and will comprise some 20 styles including sneakers, casual shoes and beach sandals. Hamm is already the footwear ...
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New shareholder for Bizerta
Bizerta Sport, a large-scale Dutch sports brand owner and trading company, has gone through a financial restructuring process that has brought in a new shareholder. Sport Partner reports that the ownership of the company is now split equally between its general manager, Elise Koggink, and Advion, a holding company for ...
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New owners and new challengers for Billabong
As reported in the last issue, two investment companies, Centerbridge Partners and Oaktree Capital, submitted an eleventh-hour proposal on Aug. 23 to rescue Billabong International, after Australia's Takeover Panel objected to some of the terms of a previous offer by Altamont Capital Partners and the Blackstone Group, which had been ...
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Ispo buries its bike show, launches Ispo Community
Messe München has put an end to its Ispo Bike show for the trade and decided to shift its bicycle-related offer to f.re.e, a leisure and travel show that it has been organizing for consumers. Bicycles already had their own space at f.re.e , but it is going to be ...
