All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 30, Issue 31-32 – Page 3
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Nike will reportedly open a big Niketown flagship store in...
Nike will reportedly open a big Niketown flagship store in the Yorkdale Shopping Center of Toronto, operated by the Israeli-based Fox-Wizel fashion retail chain
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Sportmaster will service eastern Russia better
Russia's biggest sports retailer, Sportmaster, has opened a big distribution center of 50,000 square meters in the city of Yekaterinburg to service its stores in the eastern part of the country – including the Urals, a part of Siberia and the Volga region – as well as in Kazakhstan.The overall ...
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The Lenzing Group's fibers have been certified for full biodegradability...
The Lenzing Group's fibers have been certified for full biodegradability in fresh water by Organic Waste Systems (OWS), the independent research laboratory. The new and existing international certifications conducted by OWS, and issued by TÜV Austria, verify that Lenzing Viscose fibers, Lenzing Modal fibers and Lenzing Lyocell fibers are biodegradable ...
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Intersport France has signed a three-year deal to become the...
Intersport France has signed a three-year deal to become the official distributor for the French Tennis Federation (FFT). The Swiss retailer will be providing exclusive offers to the federation's members as well as licensed apparel. Bernard Giudicelli, chairman of the FFT, hopes to boost membership to 1.5 million by 2020. ...
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Look has become the official pedal partner of Dirty Kanza...
Look has become the official pedal partner of Dirty Kanza gravel events in a three-year deal to 2022
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Matthieu Bazil has taken over as chief executive officer at...
Matthieu Bazil has taken over as chief executive officer at Aqua Lung. The new CEO comes with experience from Fox Racing, Oxbow and Boardriders, with leadership roles at DC Shoes and Quiksilver and key account management at Adidas. Based at the watersports equipment maker's offices in Carros, France, the self-professed ...
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From the current autumn season, BA Sport Products is the...
From the current autumn season, BA Sport Products is the Swedish agent for the cycling footwear range of Italy's Northwave. The agency has already been the agent for K2, including its ski boots and snowboard boots, for the past 25 years.
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Toru, an autonomous robot that Zalando is using to pick...
Toru, an autonomous robot that Zalando is using to pick shoe boxes from the shelves of its warehouses, has completed its test phase at the German e-tailer's logistical hub in Erfurt, Germany. Next up are a pilot phase at the company's warehouse in Lahr and, if that is successful, deployment ...
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Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, has moved its...
Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, has moved its main office from Treviso to Mestre, near Venice. The transfer is taking place because of the reconstruction of the building where the association had its seat. Located near Venice, the city of Mestre is easier to reach by train and ...
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Asics, whose European office is in the Netherlands, has closed...
Asics, whose European office is in the Netherlands, has closed a deal with KLM to access the airline's staff and frequent travelers, providing them with footwear and apparel in the framework of the airline's Vitality program of fitness training and running events. The partnership will also connect KLM's 30,000 employees ...
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Mike Ashley, chief executive and majority shareholder of Sports Direct...
Mike Ashley, chief executive and majority shareholder of Sports Direct International, reportedly managed to get all resolutions passed at the company's annual general meeting last week, where the media were banned from attending. He refused to accept an independent review of corporate governance as all the major auditing firms have ...
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Wolverine Worldwide's board has approved a share repurchase program which...
Wolverine Worldwide's board has approved a share repurchase program which will return $400 million to shareholders over the next four years. The footwear group said it will repurchase shares as appropriate and in compliance with any restrictions contained in the company's credit agreements.
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Kosaka Takeshi, a former chief operating officer, has been appointed...
Kosaka Takeshi, a former chief operating officer, has been appointed as chief executive of Li-Ning Company alongside its founder, Li Ning. He will focus on operations and the supply chain, where the Chinese company has encountered some difficulties.
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Garneau has appointed Claude Loblond as business development director for...
Garneau has appointed Claude Loblond as business development director for Europe and the Middle East. The manager is joining the Canadian cycling company with more than 30 years of experience in the cycling industry and the sporting goods industry in general. He was most recently global vice president of sales ...
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Lacoste has appointed Catherine Spindler as executive vice-president of marketing...
Lacoste has appointed Catherine Spindler as executive vice-president of marketing and branding, and Jean-Louis Delamarre as executive vice-president of markets and distribution. Spindler was most recently vice-president of customer experience at GM France. She started her career at LVMH, and has held various marketing and communication roles at Yves Rocher. ...
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StockX has appointed Deena Bahri as its first chief marketing...
StockX has appointed Deena Bahri as its first chief marketing officer to oversee the marketing, content and design teams as well as the overarching consumer-facing strategy for the Detroit-based online sneaker retailer
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Fifa has appointed Simon Thomas, the former chief executive of...
Fifa has appointed Simon Thomas, the former chief executive of Team Marketing, as its new chief commercial officer, to replace Philippe Le Floc'h, who is leaving football's regulatory body for personal reasons
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Lego Wear, the Danish brand of sporting goods apparel for...
Lego Wear, the Danish brand of sporting goods apparel for children, has been cooperating with the German ski federation, DSV, for its “DSV on-tour” project since August. With this project, DSV aims to motivate children to learn to ski and is paying visits to sports clubs, kindergartens and schools in ...
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New partnerships for an incentivizing app
My Money Time, maker of the WePulse platform and app, has signed two partnership deals in the past couple of weeks with Wellness Training and, more recently, with Klésia. Wellness Training has also purchased a minority share in the company.Headquartered in the French city of Biarritz, My Money Time has ...
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Apex expands Hi-Tec licensing and distribution
Apex Global Brands has reported the signing of several new licensing and distribution contracts for its Hi-Tec brand with partners in Europe, North America and Asia, and more partnerships may follow.The company had previously announced the addition of new licensing deals for its Tony Hawk brand, including an interesting contract ...
