All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 24, Issue 34-35 – Page 5
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Sergi González has been appointed general manager of Intersport SCCL,...
Sergi González has been appointed general manager of Intersport SCCL, the purchasing arm of Intersport España. His responsibilities were previously handled by Ignasi Puig, who remains chief executive of the company and general manager of Intersport Expansión, in charge of retail expansion. González previously worked for Now and Inditex. As ...
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Perry Laukens has been appointed marketing manager of Keen Footwear...
Perry Laukens has been appointed marketing manager of Keen Footwear for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He takes the place of Nol Gerritse, who has moved to the company's head office in Portland, Oregon to serve in the new role of global product marketing director. Laukens, 38, spent ...
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Footbalance, the Finland-based maker of custom insoles, has appointed Tassos...
Footbalance, the Finland-based maker of custom insoles, has appointed Tassos Karamouzis as sales director for new markets. Karamouzis joined the company in 2010 as Scandinavian market area manager. He will use this experience to lead the company's expansion into strategically important new markets. Before joining Footbalance, Karamouzis had a long ...
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Greg Sullivan, a former executive of Wal-Mart, has been appointed...
Greg Sullivan, a former executive of Wal-Mart, has been appointed by Crocs as general manager for the Americas region, which includes North, Central and South America
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Jason Hodell has been appointed chief operating officer of Skullcandy...
Jason Hodell has been appointed chief operating officer of Skullcandy
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Puma has launched a new running application for the iPhone...
Puma has launched a new running application for the iPhone that analyzes the effect of external conditions on the user's running performance, for example the fact that the time of day affects the results. Called Pumatrac, the new app doesn't require input of much data as it mainly uses its ...
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A new information application for Blizzard and Tecnica is now...
A new information application for Blizzard and Tecnica is now free to download for dealers and retail customers. The app has been made available to retailers since January 2013 but is now also available for consumers as well. iPad users can load it directly on their device through the App ...
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APO, the French snowboard company of Régis Rolland, is launching...
APO, the French snowboard company of Régis Rolland, is launching a new generation of rear-entry snowboard bindings for the winter 2013/14 season
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Anta Sports has signed an endorsement contract with Rajon Rondo,...
Anta Sports has signed an endorsement contract with Rajon Rondo, four-time NBA All-Star and Boston Celtics guard. The basketball player will represent the Chinese sportswear brand for the next eight years. The deal includes Rondo's own signature shoe and sports apparel line, which will come out with the RRI label. ...
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Undergoing yet another mutation, Killer Loop, one of the brands...
Undergoing yet another mutation, Killer Loop, one of the brands of Italy's Benetton Group, has shifted its focus to the technical outdoor segment. Starting with the current autumn/winter collection, its offer now includes highly technical garments developed for extreme weather conditions. They are being sold in selected specialty stores and ...
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Black Diamond launches many innovations – and announces a recall
Black Diamond is serious about putting together a striking collection of technical snow sports and outdoor apparel. The company has partnered with two top suppliers in the industry, Schoeller and W.L. Gore & Associates.Schoeller, the Swiss manufacturer of high performance fabrics, will supply the U.S. brand with its latest materials ...
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Athletic Propulsion Lab of Los Angeles has released a special...
Athletic Propulsion Lab of Los Angeles has released a special edition of its APL Concept 3 men's basketball shoe in pink and white to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The custom insoles carry the words “Hope” in the left shoe and “Cure” in the right shoe. Ten percent of the ...
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Kering’s Sport & Lifestyle segment is struggling
In disclosing its sales results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, Kering yesterday reported a 0.9 percent drop in the sales of its Sport & Lifestyle Division for the period on a currency-neutral basis. Sales increased by 2 percent for Volcom but were off by 0.8 percent for Puma. ...
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Bauer Performance Sports has announced that Kohlberg & Co., the...
Bauer Performance Sports has announced that Kohlberg & Co., the company's largest shareholder, has agreed to hold a secondary offering of 3.2 million shares of Bauer stock at 12.15 Canadian dollars (€8.67m-$11.74m) each. In addition, a syndicate of the underwriters that has entered into an agreement with the Kohlberg funds, ...
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Bluesign Technologies has appointed a dedicated staff for North America....
Bluesign Technologies has appointed a dedicated staff for North America. It will be headed by Kevin Myette who has been named director of customer relationship management for the U.S. and Canada, servicing North American companies that are affiliated with Bluesign. Myette has worked for 26 years at REI, the U.S. ...
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Good growth for Amer
The parent company of Salomon, Atomic, Arc'teryx, Wilson, Precor, Suunto and other sports brands managed to raise its total revenues by 7 percent in local currencies during the quarter ended Sept. 30, driven by increases of 19 percent in apparel, 15 percent in sports instruments, 11 percent for footwear, 10 ...
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A new Golf World Alliance has been created to launch...
A new Golf World Alliance has been created to launch a global membership program. The founders are golf course owners and operators from seven countries. Members from any of the participating golf courses will be invited to upgrade to the Golf World Member program and will have access to the ...
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Nicola Szekely is taking the place of Albert Schwarzmeier as...
Nicola Szekely is taking the place of Albert Schwarzmeier as chief operating officer of Mysportsgroup, the German company that runs the Mysportsworld and Mysportsbrand online shops. He will work together with the group's founder and chief executive, Erik Pfannmöller. Szekely previously ran Baumax. Schwarzmeier, who participated in the establishment of ...
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Wolverine reports record results, sees big growth ahead
Wolverine Worldwide is projecting an increase in its total reported sales to about $4.1 billion by 2018 from around €2.7 billion this year, implying an annual growth rate of around 8.5 percent. This doesn't include the revenues of its licensees around the world.Together, its two biggest brands, Merrell and Sperry ...
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Easton-Bell Sports has agreed to take on a license for...
Easton-Bell Sports has agreed to take on a license for the Kevlar trademark that it uses in the packaging of some of the tires, locks and other bicycle products marketed under the Bell and Blackburn brands to settle a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by DuPont de Nemours & Co. in the ...
