News Briefs – Page 454
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The new Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show in Denver was...
The new Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show in Denver was described as a success because of the venue and the complementarity of the two segments. Hosting more than 1,000 brands, it drew more than 29,000 visitors including 7,500 “verified” retail buyers from 60 countries. That was more than the sum ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has become a supporter of World Bicycle Relief (WBR), an organization that supports environmentally-friendly mobility by distributing specially designed bicycles through philanthropic and social enterprise programs. Established in 2005, WBR has delivered over 375,000 bicycles so far and trained over 1,800 ...
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Adidas and The Woolmark Company, a subsidiary of Australian Wool...
Adidas and The Woolmark Company, a subsidiary of Australian Wool Innovation, are launching The Woolmark Performance Challenge, a new annual design competition for tertiary students in Europe and North America. Through this new Challenge, students are offered the opportunity to develop innovative product applications within the sports and performance industry ...
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In a new restructuring move, Newell Brands is exploring strategic...
In a new restructuring move, Newell Brands is exploring strategic options for Rawlings, the American team sports brand inherited from Jarden Corp. in 2016, while merging the European operations of Coleman and Marmot Mountain. The latter move is adding fuel to a rumor that the two outdoor brands will somehow ...
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In another attempt to boost its women's business, Foot Locker...
In another attempt to boost its women's business, Foot Locker has announced a strategic investment in a Los Angeles-based women's luxury activewear brand, Carbon38, pumping $15 million in Series A funding for a minority stake in the brand. This strategic investment brings the total funding raised by Carbon38 since 2013 ...
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Pentland Brands is hiring up to 100 new recruits for...
Pentland Brands is hiring up to 100 new recruits for its offices in Nottingham. The new jobs will cover a diverse range of roles, from marketing and sales to finance and product innovation. As previously reported (SGI Europe – Vol. 28 n° 34,35 of Nov. 15, 2017), Pentland Brands is rationalizing the management of ...
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Asics Corp. has recruited a new president and chief operating...
Asics Corp. has recruited a new president and chief operating officer, Yasuhito Hirota, to handle day-to-day management from March 29. He would help Motoi Oyama, a former president of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry who became chief executive of the Japanese group in 2008 and took over ...
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Nike has appointed Dirk-Jan van Hameren as its new global...
Nike has appointed Dirk-Jan van Hameren as its new global marketing chief. With the title of vice president of global creative and marketing innovation, he will be in charge of brand communication, design, advanced concepts and digital marketing innovation. He will also handle event marketing. Van Hameren is a 25-year ...
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Molten has started a management carousel in Europe, with Markus...
Molten has started a management carousel in Europe, with Markus Wedler rising to the position of general manager in Germany and Kijo Matoba becoming the new managing director of Molten Europe, based in Düsseldorf. Matoba is replacing Norihiko Kamiya. Wedler's predecessor, Thorsten Pletz, has been appointed general manager in charge ...
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Sylvain Bouchès has been appointed as director for the Adidas...
Sylvain Bouchès has been appointed as director for the Adidas brand in France. He takes over from Nicolas Favre, who became general manager for Adidas France last November. Bouchès took up the position at the beginning of this year and he joined a seven-strong management committee. The Frenchman became part ...
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Seafolly, the Australian swimwear and beach lifestyle brand, has announced...
Seafolly, the Australian swimwear and beach lifestyle brand, has announced the appointment of Paul Kotrba as its new chief executive. Prior to joining Seafolly, Kotrba spent more than 15 years in New York City at Donna Karan and DKNY. Anthony Halas, who has led Seafolly since 1998, will remain as ...
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Günther Herrmann is the new sales and marketing manager of...
Günther Herrmann is the new sales and marketing manager of Schöffel, replacing Andreas Schupp. The 45-year-old was previously in charge of sports at the European level for Marchon Eyewear, which sells brands like Dragon and Nike.
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Ortlieb Sportartikel has appointed Jürgen Siegwarth as its new chief...
Ortlieb Sportartikel has appointed Jürgen Siegwarth as its new chief executive, with immediate effect. Siegwarth will be principally responsible for the marketing and sales divisions. He will be in charge of management alongside Hartmut Ortlieb, the company's founder, who will continue to head the technology and production division. Most recently, Siegwarth ...
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Dan Green has been promoted to the new position of...
Dan Green has been promoted to the new position of vice president of design at Arc'teryx Equipment after 17 years with the brand. He started at the Canadian company by designing packs, then gloves and then equipment for law enforcement and the Armed Forces before taking the leadership of the ...
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Elias J. Sabo is going to become the new chief...
Elias J. Sabo is going to become the new chief executive of Compass Diversified (Codi) on May 3, replacing Alan B. Offenberg who is retiring after 20 years in the post. Sabo is a founding partner of Codi's management company, Compass Group Management. He was instrumental in the takeover and ...
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Scandic Outdoor has expanded its top management with the promotion...
Scandic Outdoor has expanded its top management with the promotion of Jesper Rodig as joint chief executive, joining Jan Molander in the position. Rodig has been working since 2008 for the German company, which distributes many Scandinavian brands such as Baffin, Nokian, Sätila and Woolpower. He has been handling sales, ...
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Accell North America (ANA) has announced a new omni-channel strategy,...
Accell North America (ANA) has announced a new omni-channel strategy, designed to offer independent bicycle dealers (IBDs) various options in the fulfilment of online orders. The strategy is comprised of different levels of partnership. A first option enables an IBD to sign up as a preferred fulfiller, committing to zero ...
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Mons Royale has announced the opening of a new European...
Mons Royale has announced the opening of a new European office in Innsbruck, Austria, and the appointment of Holger Blomeier as its new European sales and marketing director. Mons Royale, which specializes in merino base layers and clothing, is based in Lake Wanaka, New Zealand, and the new European headquarters ...
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Michael Plank, the German recruitment specialist, has launched a new...
Michael Plank, the German recruitment specialist, has launched a new digital matchmaking platform, called Supreme Contacts, covering 15 European countries in combination with local experts in Scandinavia, Russia, Poland, Spain and Italy. Plank claims that this platform enables contacts for sales partnerships with more than 30,000 decision-makers in the sports ...
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Garmin has opened its first dedicated retail space in Europe,...
Garmin has opened its first dedicated retail space in Europe, in the center of Barcelona, to showcase the full range of sports and outdoor products it offers. The store consists of a sizeable shop-in-shop in the department store of El Corte Inglés in Portal de l'Angel, one of the busiest ...
