News Briefs – Page 539
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The Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon has announced a strategic...
The Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon has announced a strategic partnership with Venice Marathon, which is meant to further its global reach and highlight the Sketchers running events on an international scale. Both races boast international fields that draw from more than 60 countries worldwide. The 2016 Venice Marathon is ...
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Diffusion Sport, the Spanish trade magazine, is organizing a Sport...
Diffusion Sport, the Spanish trade magazine, is organizing a Sport Business Day in the Hotel Esperia in Madrid on Sept. 20 for networking and other purposes. Aside from exhibition stands, there will be conferences and round-table discussions on various topics.
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Slackline Industries will back a series of professional slackline competitions...
Slackline Industries will back a series of professional slackline competitions in the U.S. this summer that is expected to draw competitive slackliners from around the world. The high-profile events comprise Dominion Riverrock Festival in Virginia on May 20-22, X Games in Texas on June 3-5 and GoPro Mountain Games in ...
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SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has announced it will abandon plans...
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has announced it will abandon plans to move its annual trade show to early December. The show will be maintained at its previous late-January dates. The decision was made by the organization after listening to stakeholders and members of the SIA community, a consultation process that ...
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Igor Landau, supervisory board chairman of the Adidas Group, has...
Igor Landau, supervisory board chairman of the Adidas Group, has told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung that the company intends to stick with its partnership with Fifa, which runs until 2030, despite the governance issues that have been plaguing the football organization. Landau said that the company deplored what occurred at ...
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The nominal shares of Intersport PSC, the Swiss licensee of...
The nominal shares of Intersport PSC, the Swiss licensee of Intersport, stopped trading on the SIX Swiss stock exchange on May 12. They can still be negotiated over the counter on the eKMU-X platform of Zurich's Cantonal Bank, BCZ.
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Hydra Ventures, the venturing arm of the Adidas Group, has...
Hydra Ventures, the venturing arm of the Adidas Group, has become an investor in 360fly, a Californian company that specializes in single-lens cameras capturing 360-degree videos. Hydra Ventures came on board as part of a Series C round of financing worth $40 million. It joins L Catterton and Qualcomm Ventures, ...
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Hanesbrands has expanded and priced its debt offering. It will...
Hanesbrands has expanded and priced its debt offering. It will sell $1.8 billion worth of senior executive notes in two tranches, up from a previous plan for $1.5 billion. The offering will consist of $900 million worth of senior notes maturing in 2024 and carrying interest of 4.625 percent, plus ...
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Go Outdoors, the British outdoor retailer with 57 large-scale stores,...
Go Outdoors, the British outdoor retailer with 57 large-scale stores, is studying strategic options that could lead to a sale of at least part of its shares. Go Outdoors said it was in the initial stages of discussions with potential investors, as a means to fuel expansion. Chris Matthews, the ...
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Claes Meldgaard will take over as the new chief executive...
Claes Meldgaard will take over as the new chief executive of Team Sportia, the Swedish voluntary group, in August. He will replace Anders Edvardsson, who left the CEO post back in December, and Richard Westerlund who became the interim CEO afterwards. Westerlund will resume his previous position as deputy CEO. ...
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Dorel Sports has appointed Dean Stojanovic as vice president of...
Dorel Sports has appointed Dean Stojanovic as vice president of international sales operations. Dorel Sports, a segment of Dorel Industries, owns a large portfolio of brands in the cycling and recreational industries including Cannondale, Caloi, Schwinn, GT, IronHorse, Kid Trax, Mongoose, Charge, Guru, Fabric, and Sugoi. Stojanovic, who will be ...
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Jan Rosenberg has been appointed as the new chief executive...
Jan Rosenberg has been appointed as the new chief executive of Silhouette International, the eyewear licensee of Adidas, taking the place of David Rogger after two years in service. He will work together with Thomas Windischbauer, chief operating officer and chief financial officer of the big Austrian-based company founded and ...
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Performance Sports Group (PSG) has announced that Rich Wuerthele, its...
Performance Sports Group (PSG) has announced that Rich Wuerthele, its hockey executive vice president, is leaving on May 20. PSG is the parent company of several brands including Bauer, Cascade, Combat, Easton, Mission, Maverik and Inaria. Wuerthele joined PSG in 2014. He will now return to Newell Brands, where he ...
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Dave Allen has been named senior vice president of sales...
Dave Allen has been named senior vice president of sales for Vista Outdoor, reporting to the company's chairman and chief executive, Mark DeYoung. He was most recently the president of Coleman USA. He was previously in charge of sales and marketing in the Americas for this brand of Jarden Corp., ...
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Mavic, a brand of Amer Sports, will soon be distributed...
Mavic, a brand of Amer Sports, will soon be distributed in the Netherlands directly by Amer's Dutch office. Mavic, a French bicycle parts maker, has been part of Amer Sports' portfolio since 2005, and has been distributed in the Benelux by Codagex. The change in the distribution strategy is effective ...
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Confirming our earlier report, the Rossignol Group has changed the...
Confirming our earlier report, the Rossignol Group has changed the distribution of its products in Sweden and Norway. Starting on June 1, a new subsidiary of the French group in Sweden will handle both markets. It will be headed up by Jerker Nyman, former head of purchasing for selected brands ...
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BM Sportech will handle the distribution of Adidas' textile and...
BM Sportech will handle the distribution of Adidas' textile and footwear offerings for pádel, the Spanish version of tennis, from the spring/summer 2017 season. BM Sportech is already the Spanish distributor of Prince and K-Swiss.
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From the 2016/2017 ski season, Avafrost will handle sales in...
From the 2016/2017 ski season, Avafrost will handle sales in Sweden of 4frnt snow sports products. The American ski and skiwear brand was previously distributed by Dsporter. Avafrost is a company run by André Amonsson, a mountain guide who also runs Skier, an event agency located in the Swedish ski ...
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Sports Direct International (SDI) is among the parties that have...
Sports Direct International (SDI) is among the parties that have reportedly shown interest in acquiring BHS, a British retailer with 164 stores specializing in clothing and household items, which went into administration (a form of bankruptcy) earlier this month. Talks held with Mike Ashley, majority shareholder of SDI, fell through ...
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Karstadt's online business has become profitable, said the manager in...
Karstadt's online business has become profitable, said the manager in charge in an interview with the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ) last month. Klaus Haensch took over this function in May last year and he has made far-reaching changes at the German retailer's online business, leading to a reduced offering on ...
