Sport

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    New Balance positioning to overtake Puma

    The American brand is looking to overtake Puma in the sportswear market in 2015, according to German paper Die Welt. James Davis, CEO, is looking to increase brand presence in Europe.

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    Puma chief Franz Koch to quit end-March

    German sportswear giant Puma said on Wednesday its chief executive Franz Koch is to step down at the end of March as part of a wider management shake-up at the company.

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    Reebok closes its European offices

    The Adidas-owned brand is undergoing an international restructure, seeing some 150 employees being made redundant. The brand has closed both its European and Asia Pacific offices in...

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    Rip Curl happy about its summer

    Rip Curl 's European restructuring recently ended, with retails sales over the period of July 1 to November 4 up by 14%.

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    Fox Head reviews its European team

    Fox Head has restructured its European management team and has based its new head office in the Spanish capital or Barcelona.

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    Nike transfers surf to Hurley

    After dropping the Nike 6.0 line, the brand seems to have given up on its surfing ambitions too, transferring their professional surf team to Californian brand Hurley.

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    Attractive goes virtual

    The women’s sportswear retailer Attractive has closed its store in Paris to focus exclusively on e-commerce through its website attractive.fr. The Attractive online store is banking on...

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    JD and Intersport growing closer through JD Pro?

    The British group is testing a performance wear concept in downtown London. The new store’s initial logo is an amalgam of JD Pro and Intersport. But for now, the agreement between the two...

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    Canada's Lululemon settles pant suit

    Canadian yoga wear retailer Lululemon Athletica Inc said on Tuesday it settled a lawsuit over its distinctive yoga pants against PVH Corp's Calvin Klein and G-III Apparel Group Ltd.

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    Vans sells off Pro-tec

    VF Corp. owned Vans is selling its protective gear brand for boardsports to the California-based company Dye Precision.

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    Nike sells Cole Haan brand to Apax Partners

    Nike Inc is selling its Cole Haan handbag and shoe brand to private equity firm Apax Partners for $570 million, nearly 24 years after buying it, the company said on Friday.

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    Nike launches Studio Wrap shoes

    Nike is launching its first studio shoe, the Studio Wrap, specially designed for indoor activities such as yoga, Pilates and barre workouts.

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    International sales buoy Asics

    Asics reported an increase in net sales of 2.2% for its second quarter (April 1 to September 30, 2012) driven by international results.

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    Adidas lowers 2012 sales goal on Reebok woes

    Germany's Adidas lowered its sales forecast for 2012 on Thursday due to weaker than expected business at its Reebok and Rockport brands as it reported in line third-quarter profits.