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Article Thumbnail Fitness: Did you hear?...
Dec 30, 2003
Detroit gets top "honors" in Men's Fitness Fattest Cities report, Iron Grip "Strength" pops up at Costco, Curves gym concept emulated widely, Horizon hires Bill Sotis as product development VP, Moving Comfort launches grant program, Pierre forecasts Nautilus as favorite buy in 2004, plus much more...
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Article Thumbnail Holiday greetings from SNEWS to you!
Dec 24, 2003
Happy Holidays from the SNEWS team! Enjoy our best wishes.
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Article Thumbnail York Barbell leveraging strong heritage in new brands
Dec 22, 2003
If you thought York Barbell was only about big, heavy things made of iron and steel for the garage muscleheads of the world, think again. Since William Thierfelder came on as president in June 2002, he has used York's well-recognized name and worldwide heritage spanning more than seven decades to expand products and brands into "softer" areas with broader consumer appeal.
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Article Thumbnail Amer Group may dump cigs by spring
Dec 19, 2003
Looking for a quicker transition out of the tobacco business to boost its sporting goods image and growth, Precor parent Amer Group has announced that Philip Morris may soon buy-back the tobacco-producing rights Amer owns, allowing it to get out of the contract earlier than the late 2005 expiration.
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Article Thumbnail Hoist, York, Mio among Sports Product of Year semi-finalists
Dec 18, 2003
Fitness companies dominate the list of 30 semi-finalists in an annual competition to name the most innovative sports product of the year. The products will be displayed at The Super Show in January. The top 30 group includes Hoist, York and Mio, among others.
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Article Thumbnail Fitness: Did you hear?...
Dec 16, 2003
Horizon hires sporting goods rep firm, online retailers making customers happier this year, Johnson Health Tech opens its global R&D; center, All About Fitness heads to Las Vegas for its 12th store, Is your dog fat?... and much more…
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Article Thumbnail Consumer Reports rates TV-hawked equipment
Dec 15, 2003
As is now standard, Consumer Reports' January issue focuses again on health and fitness, this time targeting what it calls "TV Exercise Devices" including those from Nautilus, Icon, Total Gym, Tony Little and Body by Jake.
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Article Thumbnail All we wanted was to give Bally positive press
Dec 12, 2003
When we saw the news that Bally Total Fitness' new chief marketing officer Martin Pazzani was going to rip hard-bodies and body-beautifuls out of many of the club's upcoming ad campaigns and plug in "more well-rounded" models, we cheered. Especially in context with all the other marketing and brand-building moves the chain had been churning out since Pazzani came on board in late summer.
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Article Thumbnail UK's fitness market to continue growth curve
Dec 10, 2003
With most U.S.-based fitness manufacturers eyeing the exponential growth expected in Europe in the next decade, the United Kingdom has become a primary target as companies make sure all their ducks are in a row with offices, staff and shipping. And rightly so, it seems.
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Article Thumbnail Fitness: Did you hear?...
Dec 9, 2003
FTC targets fraudulent weight-loss claims, Affordable Fitness in Florida still alive and kickin', Iron Grip licenses three-handgrip plates with Nautilus, Precor adds home elliptical trainers, Germany's ispo trade show exhibitor space sold out, and much more…
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Dec 26, 2011
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Retailer At Home Fitness launches own product line to help boost online sales
Dec 21, 2011
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