All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 27, Issue 31-32 – Page 3
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Brooks France has named Franck Mesnage, formerly at Asics France,...
Brooks France has named Franck Mesnage, formerly at Asics France, as its new general manager. He takes over from Christophe Vatinel, who has been at the helm of the company for over ten years. Brooks France posted revenues of €9.8 million in 2015.
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Asics Corp. has been picked for the second time as...
Asics Corp. has been picked for the second time as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index. The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) relate to socially responsible investment and they are jointly determined by S&P Dow Jones and RobecoSAM, an investment firm based in Switzerland. They evaluate the ...
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Aqua Lung might be sold soon
Air Liquide has asked Goldman Sachs to find a buyer for Aqua Lung. In a statement on Sept. 7, the Paris-based industrial gas giant and current owner said it is evaluating the opportunity to potentially divest Aqua Lung. Aqua Lung, formerly known as La Spirotechnique, is a French firm that ...
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Polar has appointed Tom Fowler as president of Polar USA....
Polar has appointed Tom Fowler as president of Polar USA. He will be responsible for all segments of the business including sports technology, corporate wellness, consumer fitness, club, education and team sport. Prior to Polar, he served at Intel as director of marketing and sales of head-worn devices. He previously ...
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Rottefella has appealed the Oslo district court's judgment in the...
Rottefella has appealed the Oslo district court's judgment in the matter of claims against Amer Sports Norway. Rottefella claims violations of marketing regulations, product copying and violations of intellectual property rights in connection with Salomon's launch of its Pro Link cross-country ski bindings earlier this year. On July 13, the ...
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Belle International raised the sales of its sportswear and apparel...
Belle International raised the sales of its sportswear and apparel stores in mainland China by 6 percent on a same-store basis in the second quarter of its financial year. These improvements in the three months from June until August were offset by a comparable sales decline of 10.0 percent for ...
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Nautilus, the owner of Octane Fitness, has announced that Dennis...
Nautilus, the owner of Octane Fitness, has announced that Dennis Lee will leave Octane at the end of the year. Lee is currently the company's vice president and general manager of commercial and specialty. Ryan Simat, a veteran of the company and the current vice president of sales, has been ...
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Vibram has announced has celebrated its centennial anniversary of manufacturing...
Vibram has announced has celebrated its centennial anniversary of manufacturing in the U.S. The milestone celebration, which was open to the public, took place on Sep. 16, at its Quabaug Vibram Innovation (QVI) plant in North Brookfield, in central Massachusetts. The company said 2016 will not only celebrate the past, ...
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W.L. Gore & Associates has authorized for the first time...
W.L. Gore & Associates has authorized for the first time an external source, Formosa Taffeta, to manufacture some of its Gore-Tex laminates. The Taiwanese firm will act as the exclusive dual source for these products from the fourth quarter of 2016, expanding their availability for the industry. A new factory ...
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Reef and three of its surf ambassadors have been involved...
Reef and three of its surf ambassadors have been involved in a project this summer to aid young refugees from Afghanistan, Syria and other Middle East countries in the Oinofyta camp in Greece, funding an educational program, the construction of schools and the supply of equipment. The brand has donated ...
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Skechers USA has entered into a new joint venture agreement...
Skechers USA has entered into a new joint venture agreement for Israel with MGS Sport Trading, its current distributor for the region. The joint venture is called Skechers Footwear. Adi Moliov, the previous brand manager of MGS Sport Trading, has been named general manager of Skechers Footwear. MGS Sport Trading ...
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Sport Partner reports that Intersport Nederland has signed an agreement...
Sport Partner reports that Intersport Nederland has signed an agreement with the Dutch football federation to support women's football in the Netherlands, at least until the women's football World Cup in 2019. Although the “Leeuwinnen” (the Lionesses) wear Nike outfits, Intersport is the first partner of the women's team. The ...
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IC Group reported a few days ago that one of...
IC Group reported a few days ago that one of its shareholders, ATP, has reduced its stake in the company to 7.15 percent. The company, which owns Peak Performance, later announced that its share capital has been increased by 0.2 percent because of an exercise of warrants. The exercise price ...
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Bode Miller has filed a lawsuit against Head in a...
Bode Miller has filed a lawsuit against Head in a federal court in Los Angeles. The skier is currently planning to return to professional ski racing but a termination agreement signed with Head USA in 2015 prevents him from racing competitively on another company's equipment for two years. Miller's new ...
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After a year's hiatus, the Swesport trade fair near Stockholm...
After a year's hiatus, the Swesport trade fair near Stockholm will be back on Nov. 27-28, but in a new format that caters primarily to independent retailers. Its role diminished after the purchasing activities of the major Swedish sporting goods chains became more centralized. Therefore, Sweden's trade association in the ...
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Herbert Hainer is leaving a transformed Adidas Group
Some of the most influential retailers, suppliers and other executives in the international sporting goods industry will be converging on a football pitch in Herzogenaurach next Friday to mark the departure of Herbert Hainer, the chief executive of the Adidas group for more than 15 years. The players will include ...
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Adidas has begun a search for a permanent replacement for...
Adidas has begun a search for a permanent replacement for Chris Grancio, who is leaving as the company's global head of basketball. He has been overseeing Adidas' NBA deal and relations with basketball players since May 2014. Rebecca Jury, vice president of product in Adidas' basketball division, is taking over ...
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Adidas has added eight more basketball rookies to the growing...
Adidas has added eight more basketball rookies to the growing roster of athletes sponsored in the U.S.
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The Fundación Vida Activa y Saludable (FVAS), which was established...
The Fundación Vida Activa y Saludable (FVAS), which was established last year to promote an active and healthy lifestyle in Spain, has set up a research observatory together with the Centro de Estudios del Deporte (CED, Center of Sports Studies), which belongs to the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid
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VF Corp. has issued Eurobonds worth a total of €850...
VF Corp. has issued Eurobonds worth a total of €850 million. The proceeds from the senior unsecured notes, which carry annual interest of 0.625 percent, will be used for working capital requirements and general corporate purposes. They will provide a natural currency hedge for operations in Europe.
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