All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 27, Issue 40-41 – Page 5
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Dam has hired André Akkermans, the former European managing director...
Dam has hired André Akkermans, the former European managing director of Fox International, as its new managing director. Akkermans left Fox in 2015 to launch his own fishing consulting business. He has now joined the business with full responsibility for all operations, including product development, marketing and sales. He replaces ...
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Perry Ellis International has extended its seven-year-old licensing agreement for...
Perry Ellis International has extended its seven-year-old licensing agreement for Callaway brand apparel, which covers the Americas, Europe, the Middle East Africa
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Giordana Cycling Apparel has announced a new multi-year clothing agreement...
Giordana Cycling Apparel has announced a new multi-year clothing agreement with Orica-Bike Exchange, an Australian professional road-race cycling team that competes on the UCI World Tour. The team will be wearing Giordana clothing for all racing and training activities beginning in January 2017. The Italian brand will also supply the ...
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Mike Brooks is again the chief executive of Rocky Brands...
Mike Brooks is again the chief executive of Rocky Brands on a permanent basis. He has been chairman of the board since 1991. He served as CEO between 1991 and 2011. Last Sept. 8, he took over the post again on an interim basis, following the resignation of David Sharp.
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Burton is putting out a snowboard named after Muhammad Ali,...
Burton is putting out a snowboard named after Muhammad Ali, the famous boxing champion
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Just eight months after signing a three-year partnership with Dryworld,...
Just eight months after signing a three-year partnership with Dryworld, a Canadian sports apparel and footwear supplier, Watford football club has switched to Adidas for at least three years, starting from next summer. The Premier League club's agreement with Dryworld was described as the largest ever obtained by the Hornets, ...
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Ping is coming out with a technically advanced line of...
Ping is coming out with a technically advanced line of polo shirts that use Coolmax All Season fabric technology
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The story of Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, and how a...
The story of Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, and how a dispute between these two brothers led to the creation of Adidas and Puma, is currently being turned into a movie. Production is scheduled to begin in 2017. The film, which is being financed by Fortitude International and will be co-produced ...
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Sports Direct wants to adjust European stores
Sports Direct International (SDI) has warned that its international retail business could continue to deliver a weak performance in the medium term, as the British sports retailer is suffering from unfavorable exchange rates and it has started to implement a “more tailored” approach to Europe.At the request of investors, and ...
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José Manuel Albentosa, a former sales manager for Adidas, Reebok...
José Manuel Albentosa, a former sales manager for Adidas, Reebok and Under Armour in Spain, has become sales director of Sport HG, a Spanish supplier of sports apparel
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Business Insider reports that Adidas has opened what the publication...
Business Insider reports that Adidas has opened what the publication describes as Europe's first interactive virtual-reality store, in conjunction with the re-opening of the brand's flagship store in central Stockholm. The accompanying website, 360conceptstore.com, is in Swedish. It takes the viewer on a tour of the flagship store filmed with ...
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As part of its investments in the U.S. market, Adidas...
As part of its investments in the U.S. market, Adidas has sealed an extension of its partnership with Kris Bryant, third baseman of the Chicago Cubs, the World Series champion. Bryant is also the 2016 National League MVP, and a two-time All Star player. Bryant is to continue taking part ...
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Cavida-Sports will act as the exclusive distributor in Germany for...
Cavida-Sports will act as the exclusive distributor in Germany for Miller Division's skateboard and longboards, starting next year. The company already distributes products by Osprey, Santa Cruz, Seawag and SharkBanz.
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Fitbit has announced the acquisition of key assets of Pebble,...
Fitbit has announced the acquisition of key assets of Pebble, which is set to close down, It was one of the pioneers in the manufacturing of connected watches. The company has reportedly delivered more than two million units since 2012. Fitbit stated in a press release that it will take ...
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Björn Borg has signed an agreement to acquire Baseline Group,...
Björn Borg has signed an agreement to acquire Baseline Group, the current distributor of Björn Borg products in the Benelux. The Benelux region is the largest market for the Swedish brand, ahead of Sweden, accounting for 26 percent of the total brand sales in 2015. Baseline Group had a turnover ...
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VF Corp. has announced it is committed to achieving gender...
VF Corp. has announced it is committed to achieving gender parity across its corporate leadership structure by 2030. In order to pursue this goal, the company will be working in partnership with Paradigm for Parity, a coalition of business leaders dedicated to addressing the leadership gender gap in corporate America. ...
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Adidas has launched the first versions of its ACE and...
Adidas has launched the first versions of its ACE and X soccer boots for female players. Using the insights provided by players, both boots have been designed to fit the female foot through a combination of shape and traction, according to the German brand. The tests showed, for example, that ...
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Ispo is inviting bloggers to get accredited as journalists at...
Ispo is inviting bloggers to get accredited as journalists at its next session in February. It will also set up a dedicated Influencer's Clublounge at the fair for them to exchange ideas with each other and with industry representatives. Bloggers are also being invited to participate in the Ispo Open ...
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Acushnet cuts losses by more than 50%
Acushnet, the company behind Titleist, Footjoy, Pinnacle and other golf brands that recently went public, reduced its net loss in the three months to Sept. 30 to $6.2 million, from $14 million a year ago. This was mainly due to higher income from operations as a result of higher gross ...
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Dainese will participate for the first time on Jan. 5-8...
Dainese will participate for the first time on Jan. 5-8 in the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
