All Suppliers articles – Page 26
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Gordini introduces a line of gloves made of sustainable materials...
Gordini introduces a line of gloves made of sustainable materials such as PET bottles and recycled tire waste.
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Granger’s, the British supplier of waterproofing treatments and other finishes...
Granger’s, the British supplier of waterproofing treatments and other finishes for footwear, outerwear and equipment, has won bluesign certification for its environment-friendly materials.
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Vaude, the German mountain sports supplier, has appointed a climbing...
Vaude, the German mountain sports supplier, has appointed a climbing expert, Anne Leidenfrost, as manager of its technical marketing division, and her functions will include leading a training program for retailers.
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Ziener has become official supplier of the Austrian Ski Federation...
Ziener has become official supplier of the Austrian Ski Federation and has signed a sponsorship deal with Evelyne Neu, a Swiss Olympic freestyle ski champion.
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Nike’s logistic center for European, Middle Eastern and African (EMEA)...
Nike’s logistic center for European, Middle Eastern and African (EMEA) region, located in Laakdal, Belgium, officially opened a few weeks ago a new distribution center for equipment and accessories, enlarging the capacity of the whole complex by some 30,000 square meters. The construction of the new equipment distribution center began ...
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Acting through M&S Market Service, the new consultancy of Markus...
Acting through M&S Market Service, the new consultancy of Markus Zaversnik, X-Action Function Wear has signed multiple distribution agreements since the launch of its international project in February 2007. The Austrian sock and functional wear manufacturer is now represented by Web Sport in Russia, Woodland in Greece, Skodsborg Sport in ...
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Puma, which will be the official kit supplier to 15...
Puma, which will be the official kit supplier to 15 national athletic teams at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has just opened its first concept store in China. Located in Beijing like the flagship store already opened by Nike and the flagship due to be opened by Adidas, it will be ...
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Go Sport Will Work With Fewer Suppliers
Groupe Go Sport will continue to reduce the number of SKUs and suppliers, currently consisting of 600 different companies. However François Neukirch, a former Décathlon executive who launched its Quechua and Tribord private labels and joined the French retailer as its new chief executive a few days ago, did not ...
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Cintamani, an Icelandic supplier of outdoor apparel, is going to...
Cintamani, an Icelandic supplier of outdoor apparel, is going to present a special footwear collection at the Friedrichshafen OutDoor show next month. The shoes feature “Green Diamond,” a new sole marketed by an Icelandic-Chinese company. The rubber contains industrial diamonds to increase the grip of the sole. The Icelandic company ...
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Scan Trade, one of the major suppliers of sporting goods...
Scan Trade, one of the major suppliers of sporting goods in Norway and Denmark, has become the biggest factor on the Norwegian market at the wholesale level through the acquisition of Ramo AS, the exclusive importer of Atomic, Nordica, Rollerblade and Scott in the country. The takeover will lift its ...
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One of the suppliers of Sergio Tacchini is said to...
One of the suppliers of Sergio Tacchini is said to be negotiating the acquisition of a certain portion of the company’s assets. The new candidate to the acquisition is reportedly Hembly, a Chinese company quoted on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The new scenario follows the apparent break-up of previous ...
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Blacks Antagonizes Suppliers
Several weighty suppliers are terminating their relationships with Blacks Leisure, apparently due to some tightened purchasing conditions that the British outdoor retailer sought to impose earlier this year in an effort to redress its sagging margins. Mountain Boot Co., the British distributor for Deuter backpacks and Scarpa climbing shoes, ...
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GolfStore Group and some leading suppliers, such as Acushnet and...
GolfStore Group and some leading suppliers, such as Acushnet and Callaway Golf, are working together with the Swedish Golf Federation on a project to stimulate participation in golf in reaction to the recent decline in the number of registered players. Together they are considering the organization in the Spring of ...
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Sympatex, the German supplier of membranes and other fibers and...
Sympatex, the German supplier of membranes and other fibers and fabrics, has created the position of a head of footwear at its new headquarters in Munich. The role is being assumed by Bernd Klink, who has been representing lately the Norwegian Viking brand of footwear on the German market. He ...
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Décathlon has decided to set up a new international logistic...
Décathlon has decided to set up a new international logistic platform at Dourges, bordering the A1 highway 20 kilometers south of Lille where its campus is based. It will be housed in a 51,000-square-meter building that is expected to come on stream in December 2008, employing up to 300 people ...
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Béal, the French supplier of climbing ropes, is going into...
Béal, the French supplier of climbing ropes, is going into the apparel business by acquiring a French brand for technical outdoor clothing, Vertical. That company was for sale after the man behind the company, Patrice Dheu, tragically found his death in the mountains a few weeks ago. Béal plans to ...
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Rudy Project will once again be the official eyewear supplier...
Rudy Project will once again be the official eyewear supplier at the 38th edition of the Barcelona boat race.
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Adidas has become an official supplier of footwear to the...
Adidas has become an official supplier of footwear to the U.S. National Football League, joining Reebok, Nike and Under Armour. Reebok remains the exclusive apparel supplier of the NFL. Adidas shoes are already endorsed by a couple of NFL players, but the new deal allow the Big a to place ...
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Suunto will be the exclusive supplier of timers and heart...
Suunto will be the exclusive supplier of timers and heart rate monitors for XTERRA, the largest off-road multi-sport event in the world. At certain events XTERRA will use Suunto’s X9i, which is said to be the smallest GPS (Global Positioning System) device on the planet, providing 3-dimensional maps of the ...
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Vulkan, a UK-based supplier of muscle and bone supports for...
Vulkan, a UK-based supplier of muscle and bone supports for various sports activities, has become the sole distributor for Sorbothane, the British insole brand, in the UK and the rest of the European continent and the Middle East, including the former Russian states. Vulkan, which is part of the Mobilis ...
