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Hans Otto Schrader, buying director of Otto Versand, will replace...
Hans Otto Schrader, buying director of Otto Versand, will replace Michael Otto as chief executive of the big German retail group in October 2008, after his planned retirement at the age of 65.
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Frédéric Basse, co-founder and general manager of Rip Curl Europe,...
Frédéric Basse, co-founder and general manager of Rip Curl Europe, replaces François Payot, recently promoted as president of the Rip Curl Group, as the new president of EuroSIMA, the European Boardsports Industry Manufacturers Association.
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Décathlon’s new communication director, Philippe Dourcy, who has replaced Frédéric...
Décathlon’s new communication director, Philippe Dourcy, who has replaced Frédéric Croccell after a brilliant career with the French retail group, denies a report that his company is about to conclude a partnership with Sierra Industrial Enterprises to enter the Indian market.
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Nicolas Girault, who used to be Décathlon’s manager for its...
Nicolas Girault, who used to be Décathlon’s manager for its own label Domyos, is now leading the new textile and shoe department at E.Leclerc’s buying office.
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Amer Sports’s 361,650 stock options for key staff, related to...
Amer Sports’s 361,650 stock options for key staff, related to a plan started in 2004, have begun to trade on the Helsinki Stock Exchange on Jan. 2.
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Pentland Group has decided to discontinue its license for the...
Pentland Group has decided to discontinue its license for the Airwalk brand for the UK and Ireland.
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Alnisa Sport Group, a new Spanish distribution company based in...
Alnisa Sport Group, a new Spanish distribution company based in Zaragoza, has become the exclusive importer of three important brands – Brunotti Sportswear of Spain, Under Armour of the USA and Zo-On of Iceland – in addition to a couple of others, Cloggens and Spira.
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Belfe appoints a new commercial director, Dario Pagliuca, who was...
Belfe appoints a new commercial director, Dario Pagliuca, who was previously for many years in a similar position at Mantero Seta and Gianfranco Ferré, replacing Alberto Marini who has left the company.
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Simon Walker, former UK manager of J. Lindberg, has become...
Simon Walker, former UK manager of J. Lindberg, has become the new UK country manager of Peak Performance.
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Helly Hansen has appointed its sales manager for Switzerland, Andreas...
Helly Hansen has appointed its sales manager for Switzerland, Andreas Jauslin, as sales director of Central Europe, responsible also for Germany and Austria, replacing Harald Heim.
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Webena, the Dutch distribution company specialized in sports accessories that...
Webena, the Dutch distribution company specialized in sports accessories that was taken over by Accell Group last November, has been integrated into Accell Fitness Benelux BV, to be headed by Steef Ploeger, who has long been in charge of the Dutch operations of Tunturi, the Finnish bicycles and fitness company ...
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VauDe elevates Daniel Gebel to the position of product manager...
VauDe elevates Daniel Gebel to the position of product manager of Edelrid, responsible for the development of the hardware product ranges for the Edelrid and Lucky brands.
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Roger Williams has resigned for personal reasons as president of...
Roger Williams has resigned for personal reasons as president of Warnaco’s swimwear group, and his position will temporarily be filled by Sherry Waterson, president of Speedo, and Paula Schneider, president of designer swimwear.
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Snow Factory has started to distribute K2 skis and apparel...
Snow Factory has started to distribute K2 skis and apparel in Spain, but Redipro will continue to market there K2 inline skates, whose sales reportedly grew by 30% in the country in 2006.
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Lowa’s U.S. sales subsidiary will distribute the sports socks and...
Lowa’s U.S. sales subsidiary will distribute the sports socks and the sports underwear of X-Socks, an Italian company based in Asolo.
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Sugoi Performance Apparel of Vancouver, which markets a line of...
Sugoi Performance Apparel of Vancouver, which markets a line of bike clothing, has appointed Robijns as its new sales agency for the Benelux countries.
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Umbro will sponsor the VFL Bochum football team in Germany,...
Umbro will sponsor the VFL Bochum football team in Germany, starting with the Fall/Winter 2007/08 season.
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VauDe’s bike bag line, labeled as ‘Discover,’ won the iF...
VauDe’s bike bag line, labeled as ‘Discover,’ won the iF Product Design Award from the International Forum for Design for 2007 thanks to its combination of seamless welding methods.
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Dahon, world leader in portable bicycles, will be donating 1...
Dahon, world leader in portable bicycles, will be donating 1 percent from its 2007 sales of its wheeled mini-bike range to the World Conservation Union to save sharks from extinction.
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Lucas Glover is endorsing Nike Golf in clubs, ball, footwear,...
Lucas Glover is endorsing Nike Golf in clubs, ball, footwear, glove, bag, headwear and accessories in a new, multi-year agreement.