News Briefs – Page 485
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Vulpine, a British brand of urban cycling apparel, went into...
Vulpine, a British brand of urban cycling apparel, went into bankruptcy proceedings when it ran out of cash last month, but then it announced about three weeks later that it has been saved by Mango Bikes. The new investor is a bicycle maker from Gloucestershire. The apparel brand was established ...
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Musto has appointed Walker Logistics to fulfil orders for its...
Musto has appointed Walker Logistics to fulfil orders for its range of shoes and luggage as part of a broader review of the company's supply chain. Musto had previously directly managed its entire logistics process from two warehouse facilities in Essex. Orders for clients across the U.K. and other countries ...
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Compass Diversified Holdings (Codi) has acquired Crosman Corporation, a leading...
Compass Diversified Holdings (Codi) has acquired Crosman Corporation, a leading American producer of airguns, archery products, outdoor optics and related accessories sold under the Crosman, Benjamin and CenterPoint brands. It is paying about $152 million for the business, representing about 1.3 times revenues and 7.3 times adjusted Ebitda, to its ...
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Black Diamond has filed a so-called shelf registration statement with...
Black Diamond has filed a so-called shelf registration statement with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, announcing its intention to offer shares, warrants or other types of securities worth up to $200,000 in connection with the acquisition of new assets. That would include the sale of up to 7.5 million ...
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Sports Direct International has completed the acquisition of Bob's Stores...
Sports Direct International has completed the acquisition of Bob's Stores and Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) in the U.S. The British sporting goods retailer is expected to enter U.S. retailing with 51 stores, of which 21 are EMS and 30 are Bob's. Sports Direct paid $101 million in cash for the ...
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Invista is spending more than $65 million to expand the...
Invista is spending more than $65 million to expand the capacity of its Camden nylon factory in the U.S. for the production of high-tenacity nylon fibers used in Cordura fabrics for outdoor and lifestyle clothing, footwear and equipment. The new facilities will use patented and proprietary technology for solution dyeing ...
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Thule Group has entered into an agreement with Curt Group,...
Thule Group has entered into an agreement with Curt Group, a company of Audax Private Equity, for the sale of United Welding Services (UWS), a maker of storage solutions and truck accessories headquartered in Perry, Florida. The transaction is expected to be finalized this month. The move is part of ...
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Intersport France confirmed Jacky Rihouet as chairman and general manager...
Intersport France confirmed Jacky Rihouet as chairman and general manager of the voluntary group for the next six years at its annual meeting on June 2. Rihouet, a 58-year-old manager whose chain of 20 sporting goods stores is a member of Intersport France, has held the post since 2010. Under ...
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Ed Kinnaly has been appointed as chief executive of Bauer,...
Ed Kinnaly has been appointed as chief executive of Bauer, Maverick and Cascade Brands at Peak Achievement Athletics (PAA), the successor company of the former Performance Sports Group, which emerged from bankruptcy proceedings earlier this year. PAA, which is owned by two private equity firms, Sagard Holdings and Fairfax Financials, ...
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Pure Fishing has appointed Neil Eibeler as its chief executive,...
Pure Fishing has appointed Neil Eibeler as its chief executive, replacing John Doerr as part of a reorganization of the big American fishing tackle company, whose portfolio of brands includes Abu Garcia, Berkley, Penn, Shakespeare and Stren. Pure Fishing has also announced that it is considering closing its offices in ...
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Odlo has appointed Esther Woollett as international sales development manager...
Odlo has appointed Esther Woollett as international sales development manager with a focus on Scandinavia, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. She is one of several managers who have left the Mammut Sports Group recently. She served as head of retail at the Swiss company for the last five ...
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Craghoppers has hired Claire Wilson as retail marketing manager, starting in July. She...
Craghoppers has hired Claire Wilson as retail marketing manager, starting in July. She worked for Reebok in the past. The English brand appointed James McNamara to the newly created position of global commercial director last October. He had previously held a similar position at Salomon. In May, Craghoppers started selling its products in Austria through a sales agent, Thomas Hautz, ...
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Puma has appointed Raliza Koleva as chief compliance officer, starting...
Puma has appointed Raliza Koleva as chief compliance officer, starting from June 7 and reporting directly to Bjørn Gulden, the group's chief executive. Koleva is a trained lawyer who joined Puma's legal department in 2014. As head of governance, she will keep her function as adviser to Puma's managing directors ...
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Tobias Zingel has been appointed country manager for New Balance...
Tobias Zingel has been appointed country manager for New Balance in Germany, where the brand is said to be growing fast. He replaces Jürgen Konrad, who left the company after six years in order to take on new challenges. Apart from one year as sales manager at Jack Wolfskin, the ...
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Brunswick Bowling Products has announced the retirement of its chief...
Brunswick Bowling Products has announced the retirement of its chief executive, Brent Perrier, after nearly 37 years of service to the company and the bowling industry. Perrier will stay on as executive adviser to the board and chief executive officer over the next two months. He will then be succeeded ...
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Supra has hired Kara Duffy as the brand's new senior...
Supra has hired Kara Duffy as the brand's new senior global director of product, with immediate effect. She will report directly to Cape Capener, the brand's president. Most recently, Duffy was global director of footwear operations at DC Shoes, part of Quiksilver. In her new role at Supra, she will ...
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Confluence Outdoor has appointed Greg Cattrano as vice president of...
Confluence Outdoor has appointed Greg Cattrano as vice president of sales, replacing Shelly Moore. He worked for 15 years for Warrior Sports and for Brine Lacrosse, which are owned by New Balance, rising from the position of sales rep to that of general manager.
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Shawn Neville has been appointed chief executive of Boa Technology,...
Shawn Neville has been appointed chief executive of Boa Technology, a company that works with more than 300 firms with its own closure system. The seasoned executive was most recently chief executive and chairman of an American shoe company, Aerosoles. Among other stations, he previously ran Reebok International's operations in ...
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Rudy Project has opened a sales subsidiary for the German...
Rudy Project has opened a sales subsidiary for the German and Austrian markets, located in Munich and run by Sebastian Siedler. This former cycling professional was previously working with Sport Direkt, the former distributor of the Italian brand of sports eyewear in this territory.
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Bootskompaniet of Sweden has taken over the distribution in the...
Bootskompaniet of Sweden has taken over the distribution in the Nordic countries for Havaianas, the Brazilian brand of rubber sandals, targeting both sports shops and lifestyle stores. Previously, Bootskompaniet worked with two other brands of summer shoes, Laidback and Soludos. The actual selling job will be performed by two agencies, ...
