News Briefs – Page 505
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Nautilus has promoted Rob Murdock to senior vice president of...
Nautilus has promoted Rob Murdock to senior vice president of innovation, a new position, while Brian Pope has been appointed vice president and general manager of the direct market. Murdock, who joined Nautilus in 2005, will be responsible for all the aspects of the product development process for the Nautilus, ...
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Brooks Running, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has promoted Dan...
Brooks Running, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has promoted Dan Sheridan to executive vice president, general manager of global sales. Sheridan has been with Brooks for 19 years, during which he has led business development, sales, e-commerce, regional marketing execution and customer service in North America.
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Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings has dismissed Chen Kuo-Lung, the chief...
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings has dismissed Chen Kuo-Lung, the chief financial officer of its 62.41 percent owned distribution and retail subsidiary, Pou Sheng International, and its chief executive, Kwan Heh-Der, has resigned. The reason given by Yue Yuen is the discovery of “certain incorrect sales data,” but the discrepancies with ...
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Alpargatas, parent company of Havaianas, has appointed Guillaume Prou...
Alpargatas, parent company of Havaianas, has appointed Guillaume Prou as the new president for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, replacing Eno Polo who left a few weeks ago, as we have already reported. Prou joined Alpargatas EMEA five years ago in the role of chief financial ...
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C. J. King has been appointed by Arc'teryx as vice...
C. J. King has been appointed by Arc'teryx as vice president in charge of global commercial operations. He takes the position occupied by Jon Hoerauf until he was appointed general manager and president of the company in February 2016. He will report to Hoerauf. King, whose full first name is ...
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Todd Spaletto, a veteran of VF Corp., is resigning as...
Todd Spaletto, a veteran of VF Corp., is resigning as president of The North Face. He is being replaced on an interim basis by Scott Baxter, president of VF's Outdoor & Action Sports division for the Americas region, but VF is looking for a permanent replacement. Spaletto has been with ...
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John Are Lindstad is to relinquish his job as international...
John Are Lindstad is to relinquish his job as international sales manager at Fjällräven, the Swedish outdoor brand, to become chief executive at Mustad, the Norwegian fishing equipment specialist, from the start of April. Lindstad has held this job for about five years, along with two other functions as head ...
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Ferdinando Cervigni has become the new country manager for Amer...
Ferdinando Cervigni has become the new country manager for Amer Sports in Italy. He spent more than 15 years with Procter & Gamble in various roles, most recently as the managing director of Wella Italy from June 2013. Cervigni takes the place of Emilio Morabito, who was promoted last summer ...
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Scarpa has announced the appointment of two new executives who...
Scarpa has announced the appointment of two new executives who will be in charge of sales and marketing, following a reorganization of management functions within the Italian outdoor footwear company. Francesco Favilli, an outdoor enthusiast who comes from other industrial sectors, will take care of sales. The marketing office will ...
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Sport 2000 Germany has concluded an agreement that will allow...
Sport 2000 Germany has concluded an agreement that will allow its 100-plus running stores affiliated with its Lauf-Profis concept to offer Karhu shoes exclusively from next July. The distribution of the line will be gradually extended in 2018 to other retailers affiliated with Sport 2000. The deal was negotiated with ...
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Sport Zone, the leading Portuguese sporting goods retail chain, has...
Sport Zone, the leading Portuguese sporting goods retail chain, has decided to centralize purchases for the Iberian Peninsula to increase efficiencies and achieve new economies of scale. It will close company's purchasing office in Madrid, which was handling purchases for the 44 stores that Sport Zone is currently operating in ...
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Deportes Blanes, a Spanish sports retail chain that has 40...
Deportes Blanes, a Spanish sports retail chain that has 40 directly managed stores and 33 franchises, is changing their banners to Blanes Sport and Shoes. Its four outlet stores are going to be called Blanes Factory Sport & Fashion Outlet. The new banners have adopted a younger and more modern ...
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Lululemon Athletica has opened its biggest European store at 187-191...
Lululemon Athletica has opened its biggest European store at 187-191 Regent Street, measuring 590 square meters on two floors. It has a yoga area and a quiet coffee shop. For its opening, Lululemon is offering a capsule collection developed in cooperation with students at the Central Saint Martins School of ...
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Volcom, which already has ten other stores in France, will...
Volcom, which already has ten other stores in France, will open its first store in Paris in March, covering 210 square meters. It is located at 5 rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, near the Bastille and close to other sports stores. It will be the 15th store in Europe for the ...
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Asics has opened its first performance store in Belgium, showcasing...
Asics has opened its first performance store in Belgium, showcasing a retail concept that is to be rolled out in other Asics stores and point of sale areas. The store in Brussels features the latest performance ranges along with a community fitness space, running services and a digital experience linked ...
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Fashion Network reports that Jack Wolfskin is preparing to open...
Fashion Network reports that Jack Wolfskin is preparing to open a store in The Exchange, one of the oldest shopping arcades in Nottingham. It will be the ninth store for the German outdoor brand in the U.K. Dating back to the 1920s, The Exchange is a relatively small shopping center ...
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Retailwatching.nl, a Dutch publication, reports that Perry Sport intends to close...
Retailwatching.nl, a Dutch publication, reports that Perry Sport intends to close at least six stores this year, while going ahead with the roll-out of an updated store concept in the largest Dutch cities and the launch of a new online store. Perry Sport is one of the Dutch retail banners acquired ...
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Helge Mankowski, a former professional football player, has been appointed...
Helge Mankowski, a former professional football player, has been appointed by Intersport Germany to be managing director at Intersport Voswinkel from the start of this year, alongside Alla-Lena Schulte-Angels. The appointment comes after Matthias Bärtels passed away last year. Mankowski will be in charge of operations, buying, marketing and expansion. ...
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Preliminary data put out by the ANWR Group show an...
Preliminary data put out by the ANWR Group show an increase of 11.2 percent to about one billion euros last year in the centralized settlements of Sport 2000 on behalf of affiliated retailers in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland. ANWR scored well also in leathergoods with a 12 increase ...
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361° reported a high single-digit increase in orders collected at...
361° reported a high single-digit increase in orders collected at its in-house trade fair in mid-December for deliveries in the third quarter of 2017. It was the 12th consecutive quarterly improvement for the Chinese brand since the first quarter of 2014. The increase was driven by higher volumes and average ...
