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Adams Golf has found success in its search for an...
Adams Golf has found success in its search for an entry product into the putter market with its purchase of Yes! Golf's assets. Yes!, which went into bankruptcy, sold for $1.65 million, which includes all of Progear Holdings' patented putter technology designs, registered trademarks, existing inventory and capital equipment. Progear ...
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Deutsche Bank is considering Billabong a possible takeover target in...
Deutsche Bank is considering Billabong a possible takeover target in a climate of increased interest in leverage buyouts in the retail industry. The bank said that Billabong has a good valuation and portfolio, but noted negatives such as its exposure to foreign currencies and the need for new capital to ...
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Erbacher, the German ski brand that has been out of...
Erbacher, the German ski brand that has been out of business for a while, is coming back on the scene. Kramer Elastics, a Nuremberg-based company owned by Andreas Kramer, has acquired the global license to market hardgoods for winter sports under this name. Kramer plans to enhance the skis and ...
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Odlo says it plans to transfer an increasing share of...
Odlo says it plans to transfer an increasing share of its production capacities from Asia to Europe. Last year, the company produced more than 6 million items, more than 75 percent of them in Europe, the rest in Asia. Thomas Spiess, chief of Odlo's supply chain management, notes that sourcing ...
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Effective June 1, Patrick Bundeli will be the new chief...
Effective June 1, Patrick Bundeli will be the new chief financial officer of Intersport Switzerland. In this position, he replaces Bernhard Baumgartner, who will assume another function within the company. Bundeli, 43, has been in leading positions with various consultancy firms, most recently with Ernst & Young in Bern. Previously ...
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Jean-Philippe Torgue has joined Fusalp as managing director in charge...
Jean-Philippe Torgue has joined Fusalp as managing director in charge of international operations. The appointment is part of the French skiwear company's plans to expand abroad, with an initial focus on countries inside and around the Alps: Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Germany. At a later stage, Fusalp will seek to ...
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Steve Bigelow, a former executive of Revlon who has been...
Steve Bigelow, a former executive of Revlon who has been working at Easton-Bell since 2002, is going to run the action sports division of the American group, consisting of the cycling products sold under the Giro, Bell, Blackburn and Easton brands. Reporting directly to Paul Harrington, president and chief executive ...
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Keith Simmons is the new president of Newton Running, the...
Keith Simmons is the new president of Newton Running, the natural running footwear brand. He was the founder of Xterra Wetsuits and the owner of the Inside Out Sports triathlon store. He replaces Stephen Gartside, who has moved to the position of chief operating officer.
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Starting Feb. 1, Sara Wänseth will become new marketing director...
Starting Feb. 1, Sara Wänseth will become new marketing director at Haglöfs, and Richard Jägrud will serve as new director of sales. Wänseth was recruited directly from Woolpower . She also served as director of information at Skistar AB.
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David Leclercq has been hired as chief executive of Pryde...
David Leclercq has been hired as chief executive of Pryde Group France. Leclercq previously worked for the Oxylane/Décathlon group for 17 years, His last job with the French retailer was sales director of its private golf brand, Inésis.
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Pierre Comte is K2 Sports' new country manager for France....
Pierre Comte is K2 Sports' new country manager for France. Comte, 38, has more than 14 years of experience in the sporting goods industry, and most recently was country manager in France for The North Face. He replaces Ivan Cecotti, who left the sporting goods industry. In his new job, ...
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BA Sportprodukter, which sells K2 in Sweden, is going through...
BA Sportprodukter, which sells K2 in Sweden, is going through a generation shift. Andreas Håkansta is leaving Interski and Head for BA Sportprodukter. Along with Markus Pupp, he will become responsible for the K2 brand in Sweden. Håkansta and Pupp are gradually buying their way into the company. Björn Andersson, ...
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Wolfram Mannherz, owner and managing director of Erima, has promoted...
Wolfram Mannherz, owner and managing director of Erima, has promoted Dominik Solleder head of the team sports brand's German operations. The 32-year-old has been with Erima for five years. He started as business development manager in international marketing, where he became chief in 2007. Last year, he was promoted to ...
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Oxbow has added three new managers to its international team...
Oxbow has added three new managers to its international team as it repositions itself. Marc Radville is now on board as brand manager for the U.K.; Rudy Cohen has that position for the Iberian Peninsula; and Nico Keifenheim is the business manager for Germany and Austria. Radville was previously senior ...
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Jamahl Grey has been named global business unit manager for...
Jamahl Grey has been named global business unit manager for boardshorts at Rip Curl. He was an employee of the company before he left to start Rhythm, where he spent the last seven years as merchandise, design and brand manager. He's been in the industry since he was a child: ...
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Sven Serena has been named head of production at LK...
Sven Serena has been named head of production at LK International, the marketer of the Kjus brand of activewear. This second son of Didi Serena, president and chief executive, joins his brother Nico in the top echelons of the Swiss company. Sven Serena had previously been marketing manager at Flow. ...
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Emmanuel du Noyer has created a new company, Ride On,...
Emmanuel du Noyer has created a new company, Ride On, to distribute in France the Swedish apparel brand 8848 Altitude, the gloves of the Canadian brand Kombi, the protection wear of Spain's Eassun and the shoes of the U.S. brand Vasque. Du Noyer has worked for several international sports brands ...
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Lafuma posted a 1.9 percent increase in revenues to €52.4...
Lafuma posted a 1.9 percent increase in revenues to €52.4 million in the first quarter of its financial year, which finished on Dec. 31. Sales were affected by the winding down of its Chinese joint venture with Lot and its replacement by a partnership with LG Fashion Excluding the changeover ...
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Brunswick Corporation narrowed its net losses to $104.1 million in...
Brunswick Corporation narrowed its net losses to $104.1 million in the fourth quarter from $124.0 million in the year-earlier period as revenues increased by 11 percent to $728.8 million. The full-year loss shrank to $110.6 million from $586.2 million and revenues rose by 23 percent to $3.4 billion. The group ...
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Amer Sports is expected to announce a 50 percent improvement...
Amer Sports is expected to announce a 50 percent improvement in operating profit and a 21 percent increase in net profit to €44.3 million on 14 percent higher sales of €552 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 when it reports its full-year results on Thursday, according to the mean ...
