News Briefs – Page 552
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John Haugh, a former executive of Luxottica and Mars, will...
John Haugh, a former executive of Luxottica and Mars, will be the new president and chief executive of Iconix Brand Group, the company that owns many sports and fashion brands including Umbro, Starter, Ocean Pacific and Danskin. On April 1, he will take the place left vacant last August by ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed John Walbrecht as brand president for...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed John Walbrecht as brand president for Mountain Hardwear, starting from March 7. Walbrecht has accompanied the rise of the Fjällräven brand in the U.S. market as the chief executive of Fenix Outdoors North America since 2012. He is to take charge of all aspects of the ...
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Converse, a subsidiary of Nike, has announced the departure of...
Converse, a subsidiary of Nike, has announced the departure of Geoff Cottrill, the brand's chief marketing officer. Cottrill joined Converse in 2007 in the same role. Prior to Converse, he worked at Starbucks as vice president of global entertainment, leading marketing, category development and international divisions. Before joining Starbucks, he ...
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Nike has announced the appointment of Adam Sussman as Nike's...
Nike has announced the appointment of Adam Sussman as Nike's first chief digital officer. Sussman will report to Trevor Edwards, president of Nike Brand. The move is part of the company's plan to accelerate its digital strategy. In his new role, Sussman will be at the head of the team ...
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Adidas has hired Dan Near as its new head of...
Adidas has hired Dan Near as its new head of Adidas Hockey for Adidas Group North America. He will report to Michael Rossi, general manager of Adidas Group Canada. Near joins from the National Hockey League (NHL), where he has worked for ten years. In addition to his background and ...
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United Sports Brands has a new director of marketing communications,...
United Sports Brands has a new director of marketing communications, Daniella Gasaway, who worked previously at Oakley. The company, which had a big unified stand at the recent Ispo Munich trade show, is the result of the recent merger of Shock Doctor Sports and McDavid. It recently bought Nathan Sports.
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Rodney McMullen, chairman and chief executive of The Kroger Company,...
Rodney McMullen, chairman and chief executive of The Kroger Company, will join the board of directors of VF Corp. He will also serve on the board's audit committee and its nominating and governance committee.
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Mark D. Schwabero has been promoted president of Brunswick Corp.,...
Mark D. Schwabero has been promoted president of Brunswick Corp., the parent company of Life Fitness, after leading its acquisition of Cybex. He succeeds the retiring Dustan McCoy, effective immediately. After working for ten years in Mercury Marine, the largest subsidiary of the American group, Schwabero became president and chief ...
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Vincent Wauters, the brilliant Belgian-born manager who worked wonders in...
Vincent Wauters, the brilliant Belgian-born manager who worked wonders in the sports sector rece-ntly, has been named as the new chief executive of Hunter, the British brand of boots, indicating that it should be able to keep up with its strong momentum. Wauters will start on March 1, taking the ...
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Andy Rubin, chairman of Pentland Brands, has joined the board...
Andy Rubin, chairman of Pentland Brands, has joined the board of JD Sports Fashion as a non-executive director to support the British retailer's international expansion, thanks especially to his experience in brand development outside Europe. The Pentland Group, which is controlled by the Rubin family, owns 57.47 percent of the ...
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Rob Langstaff, who spent the last two years supervising sales...
Rob Langstaff, who spent the last two years supervising sales in Asia-Pacific and Latin America at Brooks Running, has been appointed vice president of international at Keen, the U.S. manufacturer of outdoor footwear. He is taking over from Morten Israelsen, who moved to England for personal reasons. Langstaff is a ...
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Quiksilver has taken over the distribution of DC Shoes in...
Quiksilver has taken over the distribution of DC Shoes in Denmark, where it already markets the Quiksilver and Roxy brands directly, but it has decided to close down its Italian sales subsidiary. In the next six months, the distribution of Quiksilver and Roxy will be transferred to California Sports, a ...
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Brekka has signed a license agreement with Spivo for the...
Brekka has signed a license agreement with Spivo for the North American market. Spivo, which is also the manufacturer of the Canadian Bula brand, will manage the Italian brand of headwear and other winter accessories in the U.S. and Canada through its offices in the two countries. Its distribution in ...
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Kubus Sports has been appointed as distributor for Skins in...
Kubus Sports has been appointed as distributor for Skins in the Netherlands and Belgium from the start of February. The Australian and Swiss-based compression apparel brand was previously sold in these countries by R.A. Company. Kubus is strongly established in the Benelux countries as a distributor of performance sports products, ...
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After a positive experiment in London last year and a...
After a positive experiment in London last year and a more recent one near its head office in Lille, Decathlon is opening a small “Connect Store” with an internet kiosk to access its online store in the center of Munich, says an executive of the company, confirming a report in ...
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While opening its ninth Spanish brand store in the center...
While opening its ninth Spanish brand store in the center of Salamanca, Joma says it plans to open ten new corporate stores in the country over the next two years. The next one will be inaugurated shortly in Zaragoza. The Spanish athletic footwear company is also planning to open corners ...
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Evasion Running, a well-known Spanish specialty retailer, has reportedly closed...
Evasion Running, a well-known Spanish specialty retailer, has reportedly closed down its biggest store, which it had opened in Barcelona in 2011. It measured 600 square meters, offering the products of 90 different brands. The chain will keep its two corporate stores in Valencia, four other franchised shops in Spain ...
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Nike has opened its largest Asian Jordan store in Hong...
Nike has opened its largest Asian Jordan store in Hong Kong, emulating the design of the Jordan store in Chicago. The brand is also getting ready to open an 850-square-meter Nike flagship in the center of Paris, located in the renovated and expanded Forum des Halles. Contrary to some press ...
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Grifone is marching ahead with an ambitious retailing program. The...
Grifone is marching ahead with an ambitious retailing program. The Spanish outdoor and ski brand has opened a second store in Barcelona. The first one, which began operations last spring, is located across from Vèrtic, the well-known outdoor retailer. Prior to that, Grifone opened two other stores last year: a ...
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Sports Direct suffered a loss on its recently acquired Austrian...
Sports Direct suffered a loss on its recently acquired Austrian business of €45.6 million in its 2014/15 financial year, according to the local media, or three times as high as the loss of €17.8 million reported for the previous 8-month fiscal year. Sales declined to €188.7 million from €199 million, ...
