News Briefs – Page 441
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Amer Sports has restated its 2017 results based on new...
Amer Sports has restated its 2017 results based on new IFRS accounting rules. Revenues were increased by €24.1 million to €2,709.3 million, with increases of €3.8 million for Outdoor, €5.8 million for Ball Sports and €14.5 million for Fitness. Net income for the year was adjusted down by €0.4 million ...
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Martin Benda has taken over from Jochen Lederhilger as general...
Martin Benda has taken over from Jochen Lederhilger as general counsel at Puma. Benda is reporting directly to Michael Lämmermann, the group's chief financial officer. Benda started his career as legal counsel at Mannesmann Mobilfunk, which has become part of Vodafone, and in 2001 he joined The Coca-Cola Company, as ...
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Lululemon Athletica has announced the appointment of Patrick Guido as...
Lululemon Athletica has announced the appointment of Patrick Guido as its new chief financial officer. The appointment is effective April 30. Guido joins from VF Corp., where he served as treasurer and vice-president of corporate development. At Lululemon, he will report to the company's chief operating officer, Stuart Haselden. Guido ...
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Sophie Bambuck, whose has served as senior brand director for...
Sophie Bambuck, whose has served as senior brand director for Nike Sportswear for Western Europe for the past two years, has become chief marketing officer of Converse. She takes the place of Julien Cahn, who had moved to Converse from Nike in 2016. According to Bloomberg, he is going to ...
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Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of...
Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of the joint venture recently formed by Pentland Brands and Lacoste for the management of Pentland's long-standing Lacoste footwear license. He has been working most recently for Coach. He was previously in charge of European operations for Deckers' Ugg brand.
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Mary Ellen Glynn as director of...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Mary Ellen Glynn as director of corporate communications and Sara Bradshaw as corporate communications manager. Glynn comes from the public sector, where she worked, among other roles, as deputy press secretary and special assistant to President Bill Clinton and communications director for Ted Kulongoski, governor of ...
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Columbia Sportswear has also announced the appointment of Snow Burns...
Columbia Sportswear has also announced the appointment of Snow Burns as global vice president of marketing for Mountain Hardwear, with the task of redefining the way in which such an outdoor brand should connect with consumers in the new digital age. Burns spent ten years in Silicon Valley, running the ...
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Erik Tjerneld has been appointed as brand manager in Europe...
Erik Tjerneld has been appointed as brand manager in Europe for Royal Robbins, after the U.S. outdoor travel brand was purchased by Fenix Outdoor International and the Swedish-based company put an end to a European distribution agreement with Bradshaw Taylor. Tjerneld was previously the brand manager for Tierra, another outdoor ...
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Leif Holst-Liæker has resigned as chief executive at Bergans of...
Leif Holst-Liæker has resigned as chief executive at Bergans of Norway over disagreements with the board regarding the implementation of far-reaching strategic changes at the Norwegian outdoor brand. Holst-Liæker formally joined Bergans in December 2015, taking over the leadership from Ragnar Jensen, who retired after many years at the helm. ...
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The Oberalp Group has agreed to distribute the highly technical...
The Oberalp Group has agreed to distribute the highly technical Swiss X-Bionic and X-Socks brands of X-Technology in the Italian market under a new five-year contract, starting on May 1 with orders for the spring/summer 2019 season. The two Swiss brands were previously distributed in Italy and some other markets ...
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Iconix Brand Group, the owner of Umbro, has signed a...
Iconix Brand Group, the owner of Umbro, has signed a new master license agreement for Italy with NewAge, which has led to the creation of the Umbro Italy business unit. The launch of Umbro Italy's first collection is scheduled for autumn/winter 2018/19. NewAge is a manufacturer specializing in underwear, beachwear ...
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Perry Ellis International has signed a license agreement for its...
Perry Ellis International has signed a license agreement for its Gotcha brand in North Africa with Kennek FZE, a Morocco-based sourcing and retail business specializing in surf and skate products. The deal allows Kennek to source and distribute a full range of products under the Gotcha label, from surf boards ...
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Aldo Servadio replaces Stefan Heiniger as chief executive of Montana...
Aldo Servadio replaces Stefan Heiniger as chief executive of Montana Sport, the Swiss distribution company. Servadio has been working for the company for 25 years. He has held several positions, most recently as distribution and marketing manager for Asics and the company's lifestyle division. From this May, he will follow ...
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With the opening of a store of about 1,500 square...
With the opening of a store of about 1,500 square meters in Karlsruhe a few days ago, Decathlon has started a program of seven openings in Germany, which should enable it to end the year with 57 stores around the country. The next openings include a store after the summer ...
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Nike is reportedly preparing to open a mega-store of more...
Nike is reportedly preparing to open a mega-store of more than 1,600 square meters in the second half of this year at the department store of El Corte Inglés at the Puerta del Sol in Madrid. A person familiar with the project told Efe, the Spanish news agency, that Nike ...
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Foot Locker is reportedly opening a mega-flagship store at Marble...
Foot Locker is reportedly opening a mega-flagship store at Marble Arch in London, on a surface of about 1,300 square meters at street and basement level. The location at the western end of Oxford Street was previously occupied by a fast food outlet. The store is set to open across ...
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Golfino, the golfwear specialist based in Hamburg, has redesigned its...
Golfino, the golfwear specialist based in Hamburg, has redesigned its online store at www.golfino.com. The main feature of the site is a new shopping system, based on a software called “Shopware,” which is said to significantly enhance the customer's shopping experience. According to the company's description, the revamped site features ...
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GfK Switzerland estimates that the Swiss sporting goods market was...
GfK Switzerland estimates that the Swiss sporting goods market was on the rise again in 2017, for the first time in several years, as it expanded by 3 percent to about 1.8 million Swiss francs (€ 1.5m - $ 1.8m) last year. The increase was driven by a double-digit growth ...
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After regaining their control from its previous European licensee, X-Technology...
After regaining their control from its previous European licensee, X-Technology is pushing hard against fake shops and counterfeiters of its X-Bionic and X-Socks brands. A dedicated department of its Swiss head office in Wollerau has managed to close down seven fraudulent websites in the first three months of this year. ...
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Scott Sports is warning consumers of the proliferation of fraudulent...
Scott Sports is warning consumers of the proliferation of fraudulent online stores, which typically offer promising discounts of up to 80 percent and more on Scott bikes. Consumers are often led to these sites by sponsored ads. The company is reminding buyers of the risk of making payments on these ...
