News Briefs – Page 344
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The 11th edition of the annual Skechers Pier to Pier...
The 11th edition of the annual Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk, for children with special needs and students, has raised more than $2 million. The event drew Kodi Lee, winner of this season's America's Got Talent; the retired boxer Sugar Ray Leonard; the retired baseball player and coach Tommy ...
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Vans has launched the “Save Our Planet” collection, in an...
Vans has launched the “Save Our Planet” collection, in an effort to promote environmental awareness. The range has four different shoes including the Era, Slide-On, UltraRange Rapidweld and Sk8-Hi Reissue. Each shoe features a graphic of the world map alongside the slogan “Save Our Planet,” printed in a graffiti style. ...
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After Icebug achieved its goal of becoming climate positive in...
After Icebug achieved its goal of becoming climate positive in February of this year, the Swedish outdoor footwear brand is now offering what it calls the “world's most sustainable trail running shoes.” The “Outrun” will first be offered and sold exclusively via a Kickstarter campaign to reach the accurate end ...
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Rallye, the parent company of Go Sport and other retail...
Rallye, the parent company of Go Sport and other retail operations in France, indicates that it has finalized proposals for a settlement with its creditors that would reschedule the repayment of its debt of around €3.3 billion. The group's high debt led Go Sport to divest its Courir chain of ...
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Selle Royal, the leading Italian supplier of bike saddles, has...
Selle Royal, the leading Italian supplier of bike saddles, has mandated UBS to help find a financial partner to accelerate its growth. The company is prepared to review preliminary offers in mid-February. Founded by the Bigolin family 60 years ago, Selle Royal sells saddles and other bike accessories under four ...
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Pure Fishing, which is now owned by the private-equity firm...
Pure Fishing, which is now owned by the private-equity firm Sycamore Partners, has acquired the two saltwater tackle producers Fin-Nor and Van Staal, both headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and owned until now by W.C. Bradley/Zebco Holdings. The terms remain undisclosed, but Captain Craig Cantelmo, a former director of sales at ...
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Hannes Rumer, chief financial officer at Intersport Germany, will leave...
Hannes Rumer, chief financial officer at Intersport Germany, will leave the company at the end of March 2020. He will be taking on new professional challenges. Rumer joined Intersport in November 2015 and was responsible for finances, IT, supply chain and participation management. He played an important part in the ...
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Bogner is making several new changes at the top management...
Bogner is making several new changes at the top management level and in the supervisory board. The German company will now be managed under the oversight of a trust company. Arndt Geiwitz, managing partner of a law firm, SGP Schneider Geiwitz & Partner, will take over the shareholders' role from ...
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Chuck Ponthier has been appointed by VF Corp. as the...
Chuck Ponthier has been appointed by VF Corp. as the new senior director of sales for Altra, the brand of running shoes that it recently acquired. He is described as an experienced executive who has been in charge of sales strategy at major global brands, including Toms, where he served ...
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Archroma, the Swiss producer of chemicals and dyes, has made...
Archroma, the Swiss producer of chemicals and dyes, has made Heike van de Kerkhof its chief executive. She is replacing Alexander Wessels, the founding CEO, who is becoming both vice chairman of the board and a senior adviser to the company's owner, SK Capital. The latter acquired the textile chemicals, ...
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Pelican International, the maker of stand-up paddleboards, canoes, kayaks, pedal...
Pelican International, the maker of stand-up paddleboards, canoes, kayaks, pedal boats and fishing boats, based in Quebec, has appointed Danick Lavoie as its new chief executive. Lavoie brings 20 years of broad management experience in the U.S. and Canada. During his career, he has held senior roles in the areas ...
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Lululemon has announced that Stuart Haselden, chief operating officer and...
Lululemon has announced that Stuart Haselden, chief operating officer and executive vice-president, will leave the company on Jan. 10, 2020. Haselden joined Lululemon in 2015 as chief financial officer. He will become the chief executive of Away, an American lifestyle-oriented travel luggage start-up. Lululemon said the regional heads of the ...
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Marker Dalbello Völkl has promoted Greg Trip to president of...
Marker Dalbello Völkl has promoted Greg Trip to president of its U.S. subsidiary. The appointment follows the recent retirement of Mike Noonan, the long-time president of the subsidiary. Grip most recently served as vice-resident of sales for Marker Dalbello Völkl's U.S. subsidiary.
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Shiner is to become the exclusive worldwide distributor for Arbor...
Shiner is to become the exclusive worldwide distributor for Arbor Skateboards from March of next year. The U.K.-based skate specialist will be handling development, production, logistics, sales and marketing for the American brand as well. The Arbor Collective, for its part, will “continue to foster the brand,” managing its look, ...
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The MOC Order Center in Munich has welcomed On Running...
The MOC Order Center in Munich has welcomed On Running shoes, Komperdell/Camaro, Paul Lange and 4F as new tenants. Four other tenants have expanded their permanent showrooms, including Equip Outdoor, the parent of Rab and Lowe Alpine, and Osprey Packs, which are using the space for their local subsidiaries. The ...
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Sprinter, the Spanish sports retail chain partly owned by JD...
Sprinter, the Spanish sports retail chain partly owned by JD Sports Fashion, has expanded its e-tail page into an e-commerce marketplace, adding some 500 brands and 50,000 products to the catalog. Sprinter will now be hosting the sale of hoverboards and electric skates, for instance. Existing categories, such as cycling, ...
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Trial Sport, the third-largest Russian sporting goods retailer after Sportmaster...
Trial Sport, the third-largest Russian sporting goods retailer after Sportmaster and Decathlon and a major distributor of foreign sports brands, has opened a new store in the city of Omsk, one of the biggest cities in Siberia. This is the company's second store in the city. As of today, the ...
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Canada Goose has just opened a new and sophisticated experimental...
Canada Goose has just opened a new and sophisticated experimental store at CF Sherway Gardens, a mall near Toronto. Called “The Journey,” it has no products in its inventory, and it will treat customers to daily synthetic snowstorms. The store uses OLED TV displays, 4K laser applications, rock walls and ...
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Zalando has launched its Zalando Lounge concept in the Czech...
Zalando has launched its Zalando Lounge concept in the Czech Republic, a market that the e-tailer entered in the summer of 2018. Zalando Lounge, which has more than 25 million members in 14 European countries already, offers discounts of up to 75 percent on a selection of shoes, clothing and ...
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Lacoste has inaugurated its revamped store in Milan's via Dante,...
Lacoste has inaugurated its revamped store in Milan's via Dante, which has been redesigned in accordance with the brand's Le Club concept. The 350-square-meter store, on two floors, was inaugurated on Dec. 5. “Le Club” is the format that Lacoste launched internationally in 2017, to enable a customer's total immersion ...
