All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 25, Issue 22-23 – Page 2
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ISA TanTec, a German-owned tannery supplying top footwear brands globally,...
ISA TanTec, a German-owned tannery supplying top footwear brands globally, is setting up its first leather manufacturing facility in the U.S. The site will be located in Vicksburg, Mississippi and the project will be known as Mississippi TanTec Leather. ISA TanTec currently has operations in Saigon, Vietnam and Heshan City, ...
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Sequential Brands, which owns and licenses out Heelys, DVS and...
Sequential Brands, which owns and licenses out Heelys, DVS and Revo, among other brands, has reported a financial turnaround for the fiscal year ended last Dec. 31. On a pro forma basis, it generated income of $4,173,000 from continuing operations, versus losses of $39,161,000 in the previous year. Revenues, which ...
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Outer Known will be the name of the new brand...
Outer Known will be the name of the new brand that Kelly Slater is going to launch with the support of Kering, the parent company of Puma, Volcom and Electric, according to an Australian surf magazine, Stab. The former surf champion, who was previously sponsored by Quiksilver, is said to ...
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Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of higher-end snow and outdoor...
Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of higher-end snow and outdoor wear, has founded a sales subsidiary for the Austrian market. Mountain Force Austria will be led by Bent Jensen as managing director from Aug. 1. The Dane has worked as a sales representative in Austria for Peak Performance for over ...
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Karstadt, the embattled German department store group, is bracing itself...
Karstadt, the embattled German department store group, is bracing itself for significant cost reductions and perhaps store closures, after several managers indicated that further restructuring measures would have to be taken at the company. This came after the abrupt departure of Eva-Lotta Sjöstedt, the company's chief executive, after just five ...
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Billabong Europe has named Jean Kress as head of merchandising...
Billabong Europe has named Jean Kress as head of merchandising and design and Nicolas Burger as sales manager. They will both work out of Billabong's head office in Hossegor, in south-western France, and report to Jean-Louis Rodrigues, general manager of Billabong Europe. Kress will be overseeing Billabong Europe's design and ...
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Biretco and Bike Total will merge
Retail members of Biretco and Bike Totaal have approved the merger of the two chains. The new powerhouse in two-wheeler retailing, which has been named Dynamo Retail Group, will operate a combined 750 bike stores in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. It will be the second biggest bike dealer cooperative ...
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Nixon has big plans for Europe
Philippe Gouzes, former vice president of Burton in charge of international operations, has been appointed general manager of Nixon for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He will take over from Arnaud Gaillard, who is leaving the post after six years with this brand of sports watches to pursue ...
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Sport Zone, the big Portuguese sporting goods retail chain owned...
Sport Zone, the big Portuguese sporting goods retail chain owned by Sonae Group, has launched its online store, offering some 25,000 different items. It has also launched a blog, connected with social networks, that will be updated daily. The new web shop is accessible to customers in Spain, where the ...
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Sport Schuster, the big Munich-based sports retailer, has introduced a...
Sport Schuster, the big Munich-based sports retailer, has introduced a special new loyalty card for its customers. Instead of collecting points through their purchases, they collect “meters of elevation.” Registered card-holders get two meters for every euro spent. Once they reach a certain altitude, they obtain a special discount. For ...
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Bernd Hummel, the licensee for KangaROOS in Germany and many...
Bernd Hummel, the licensee for KangaROOS in Germany and many other European countries, has a new distributor in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Since July, Urban Shoes has been working as sales agent for the brand with some retailers and as distributor for other accounts. In the U.K., Bernd Hummel ...
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Building on the growing success of its Ispo Beijing fair,...
Building on the growing success of its Ispo Beijing fair, Messe München has finally announced a summer edition of its Chinese show and decided on the timing and the venue of the new event, which will be called Ispo Shanghai. After polling exhibitors and visitors and holding extensive one-on-one meetings ...
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Pål Harv, who has been the chief executive of Scantrade...
Pål Harv, who has been the chief executive of Scantrade since the autumn of 2012, is leaving the Norwegian sports distribution company. A message from the chairman, Terje Normann Johansen, indicates that Scantrade has been affected by declining profits and has initiated a number of measures to counteract this negative ...
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Jochen Lagemann, Primaloft's managing director for Europe, has been granted...
Jochen Lagemann, Primaloft's managing director for Europe, has been granted additional responsibilities. Apart from Europe, he will also be in charge of Asia. This position is new. At the same time, the American specialty company for insulation solutions has appointed Eileen Berner to the role of sales director for the ...
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One Way Sport will become the main sponsor of Snowproof...
One Way Sport will become the main sponsor of Snowproof Racing, a long-distance cross-country team based in Austria. The newly-signed partnership includes naming rights, apparel, roller skis, running shoes as well as ski wax and lasts until 2017. One Way had been the partner and official clothing supplier of the ...
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Ceramiq, a French brand with a range of base layers...
Ceramiq, a French brand with a range of base layers made from volcanic stone, intended for running and outdoor sports, is expanding its offering with a cycling apparel range. The company behind the brand is HT Concept from the Vosges area. The membrane developed by the firm is made from ...
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The Fenix Outdoor Group has formally moved to Baar in...
The Fenix Outdoor Group has formally moved to Baar in Switzerland and turned into Fenix Outdoor International AG, after a series of administrative and financial changes that were set in motion about two months ago. However, the company will continue to operate from Örnsköldsvik and it remains in the hands ...
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Löffler is the first Austrian sports brand to have obtained...
Löffler is the first Austrian sports brand to have obtained Oeko-Tex' new SteP certification for sustainable textile production
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Bushnell Eyewear is joining the Austrian Ski Pool, with Bollé...
Bushnell Eyewear is joining the Austrian Ski Pool, with Bollé supplying helmets, ski goggles and sunglasses for alpine skiing to its members, and Cébé outfitting cross-country skiers. The deal will enable Bollé to equip Anna Fenninger, the 25-year-old Austrian ski champion who won a gold medal in the Super G ...
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Dennis Wilson, the founder of Lululemon Athletics, is attempting to...
Dennis Wilson, the founder of Lululemon Athletics, is attempting to regain control of the company, according to American press reports. The Wall Street Journal reported that Wilson was studying various options, together with Goldman Sachs. These include a buyout of the company but also a sale of Wilson's shareholding, placed ...
