All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 25, Issue 22-23 – Page 3
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The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) estimates that...
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) estimates that 176 plants have had to close down after the Rana Plaza disaster in April 2013, under pressure from wage increases, labor unrest and new safety requirements
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L-Fashion rejigs management to invest in Asia and franchising
Juha Luhtanen has been appointed to the helm of the L-Fashion Group's sports division, comprising the Icepeak and Luhta brands, among others. A former sales director of the sports division, he takes over from his elder brother Vesa Luhtanen, who previously combined the leadership of this division with the general ...
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Under Armour is said to have discussed the possibility of...
Under Armour is said to have discussed the possibility of collaborating with Samsung in the area of wearable technologies. UA's chief executive, Kevin Plank, reportedly met the son of Samsung's chairman, Lee Kun Hee, to discuss this topic. Such a combination would be a counterpoint to the long-standing alliance between ...
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission approved two final orders settling...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission approved two final orders settling charges that ski equipment manufacturers Marker Völkl (International) GmbH and Tecnica Group S.p.A. for many years illegally agreed not to compete for one another's ski endorsers or employees.
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation has reported the appointment of Rob van...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation has reported the appointment of Rob van der Vis as managing director for Teva's operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He will work from a new European head office for Teva in Rotterdam. Van der Vis previously acted as managing director for the Benelux countries ...
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Johnson Outdoors has appointed Patricia G. Penman to the position...
Johnson Outdoors has appointed Patricia G. Penman to the position of vice president of global marketing services and communication. She will be a member of the executive team reporting directly to Helen Johnson-Leipold, chairperson and chief executive of the company. Penman has spent more than 30 years in the packaged ...
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VF Corporation has appointed Jeremy de Maillard as vice president...
VF Corporation has appointed Jeremy de Maillard as vice president of marketing for The North Face in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), replacing Eric Pansier who has left the group to pursue other interests. He reports to Arne Arens, vice president and general manager of TNF EMEA. De ...
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El Corte Inglés, the Spanish retailer, has appointed Manuel Pizarro...
El Corte Inglés, the Spanish retailer, has appointed Manuel Pizarro in the new function of vice president, focusing on finance. A former partner at the law firm Baker & McKenzie, Pizarro could help to deal with debt restructuring efforts set in motion by the Spanish retailer about a year ago, ...
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Victoria Appelqvist is the new marketing director for Stadium. She...
Victoria Appelqvist is the new marketing director for Stadium. She will be responsible for all the Nordic markets as well as Germany, where Stadium will open its first store outside of Scandinavia this autumn. Appelqvist comes to Stadium from Samsung Electronics, where she was marketing manager for the Nordic markets.
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Ping has appointed Giles Birkhead as European apparel sales director,...
Ping has appointed Giles Birkhead as European apparel sales director, effective June 1. The appointment comes after Ping announced the acquisition of Ping Collection Europe from its former licensee in November 2013. Birkhead has worked in the apparel industry since 1991 and more recently in golf apparel since 2000, working ...
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Peak Sport Products, the Chinese sports apparel and footwear supplier,...
Peak Sport Products, the Chinese sports apparel and footwear supplier, said that orders for deliveries in China in the first quarter of 2015 increased at a mid-teens rate at wholesale prices during its latest sales fair. The group has enjoyed growing orders for four consecutive seasons, which it regards as ...
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Décathlon has announced the termination of a sponsorship deal with...
Décathlon has announced the termination of a sponsorship deal with Camille Muffat for its private brand of swimwear, Nabaiji, because the Olympic champion is ending her professional career for personal reasons. Two other swimming professionals, Fabien Gilot and Fabrice Pellerin, continue to endorse Nabaiji.
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Dakine has announced the launch of its first-ever surf apparel...
Dakine has announced the launch of its first-ever surf apparel collection for spring 2015. The 35-year-old American outdoor brand is known for its backpacks, bags, gloves and accessories for surf, skate, snowboard, ski, mountain bike, windsurf and kite. The new line of surf apparel focuses on men's board shorts and ...
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Footbalance, the Finnish brand for molded insoles and computer-aided analysis...
Footbalance, the Finnish brand for molded insoles and computer-aided analysis tools, has just started to sell in the Chinese market through a local distributor. The deal was signed with Mile Technology last October. At Ispo Beijing in February Footbalance set up an agreement with Tutwo, the Chinese outdoor retail chain ...
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The organizers of the Bread & Butter show have decided...
The organizers of the Bread & Butter show have decided to return to Barcelona for its winter edition in the next three years and to remain in Berlin only for its summer edition. The move seems to be clearly intended to counter the expansion of Premium, Panorama, Bright and other ...
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Hickies, the two-year-old American company that launched an innovative elastic...
Hickies, the two-year-old American company that launched an innovative elastic lacing system for shoes, has sold more than one million packages with 28 laces since its launch in July 2012 and is currently building its distribution network in Europe. The elastic laces, which turn a sneaker into a slip-on, were ...
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Amer Sports' Winter Sports Operations have received the Austrian Phoenix...
Amer Sports' Winter Sports Operations have received the Austrian Phoenix 2014 waste management award for their production site in Altenmarkt, Austria. The Austrian Water and Waste Management Association (ÖWAV) presented the annual award for the 13th time to companies that are particularly innovative in the area of environmental protection and ...
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Samsonite International, the international luggage giant, which already purchased High...
Samsonite International, the international luggage giant, which already purchased High Sierra two years ago, has signed a definitive agreement to buy Gregory Mountain Products, a more technical and outdoor-oriented brand of backpacks, from Black Diamond Inc. Somewhat like Eastpak and JanSport, which are both owned by VF Corporation, the two ...
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Quiksilver has signed several new licensing agreements for its various...
Quiksilver has signed several new licensing agreements for its various brands, some of which are limited to the Americas. The products covered by these contracts will be available in Quiksilver's retail stores and e-commerce sites. A new global licensing agreement with Euroglass and its Equity Bell subsidiary allows them to ...
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Lotto profitable again
In tune with the global sports market, Lotto Sport performed better in footwear than in apparel last year. In fact, the Italian company's total sales of shoes stabilized at €136 million in 2013 without including Etonic, which it divested in the previous year, but its overall turnover declined to €273 ...
