News Briefs – Page 563
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Mirco Geise has been named country sales director of Vans...
Mirco Geise has been named country sales director of Vans for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He had previously worked for O'Neill, starting as key account manager in 2009 and then becoming three years ago its country manager for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia.
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Under Armour has announced the appointment of Chip Molloy as...
Under Armour has announced the appointment of Chip Molloy as chief financial officer, effective Jan. 19. He replaces Brad Dickerson, who will remain with the company in an advisory role through February. Molloy most recently served as a senior adviser for Roark Capital Group. From 2007 to 2013, he was ...
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Our subscribers at SGI Europe and The Outdoor Industry Compass...
Our subscribers at SGI Europe and The Outdoor Industry Compass were wondering where Mathias Basedow was going to land after leaving the European Outdoor Group, where he recently acted as marketing manager. Basedow, who had previously worked at Oakley Europe, is now running a brand-new office and showroom of Icebug ...
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Rand Whitney has been appointed as director of sales at...
Rand Whitney has been appointed as director of sales at the U.S. subsidiary for Original Buff, the Spanish provider of performance headwear for runners, cyclists and outdoor enthusiasts. The company said in a press release that Whitney has been in leadership functions in the general sporting goods and specialty outdoor ...
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Confluence Outdoor, the U.S. watersports equipment company, appointed Hastings Blumer...
Confluence Outdoor, the U.S. watersports equipment company, appointed Hastings Blumer as director of product management for its surf, stand-up paddleboard and paddle brands, Boardworks and Adventure Technology. He previously led strategic product line development for Adventure Technology, which is the company's performance paddle brand, as the product manager. Boardworks is ...
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New Balance has announced the takeover of Gartner Sports, which...
New Balance has announced the takeover of Gartner Sports, which has been its exclusive Italian distributor since 1996. It already acquired a 30 percent interest in the company in 2003 and bought the remaining 70 percent from the Gartner family. Christian Gartner, who led the management team for New Balance ...
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Zyro has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for the...
Zyro has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for the Giro brand's snow goggles and helmets in the U.K. and Ireland, complementing a distribution agreement sealed two years earlier for Giro Cycling. BRG Sports, which owns Giro and several other sports brands, said in a press release that Zyro has ...
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Chris Sports, which supervises sales of the Bjørn Dæhlie brand...
Chris Sports, which supervises sales of the Bjørn Dæhlie brand in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, previously covering the German market with agents, has agreed for TP Sports to take care of German distribution for the Norwegian winter sports apparel brand from the next winter season with support from some of ...
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CMP has signed an agency contract for the U.K. with...
CMP has signed an agency contract for the U.K. with Ardblair Sports, which also represents Leki, X-Bionic and Aku. Meanwhile, International Sportswear Company (ISC) is taking on the distribution in Sweden of the fast-growing Italian brand of outdoor clothing, starting with deliveries in August 2016. ISC is also the distributor ...
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El Corte Inglés has started to offer home delivery within...
El Corte Inglés has started to offer home delivery within two hours for items ordered through its website. The service is limited for the moment to the cities of Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Málaga, Sevilla and Bilbao. The initiative is regarded as a pre-emptive move against Amazon, which is reportedly considering ...
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North Sails has inaugurated its Spanish store, covering 190 square...
North Sails has inaugurated its Spanish store, covering 190 square meters on Carrer Consell in Barcelona. This takes up to 36 the number of corporate and franchised stores of the Italian company, which was acquired by a private equity fund in 2014. North Sails is planning other openings in Stockholm, ...
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One of the two Go Sport stores in Dubai has...
One of the two Go Sport stores in Dubai has been reopened and is now the largest one in the French retail group's chain with a total surface of 3,200 square meters. Operated by its master franchisee for the Gulf States, Al Mana Fashion Group, the store has benefited from ...
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Snipes, the German-based chain of sneaker stores, is reportedly planning...
Snipes, the German-based chain of sneaker stores, is reportedly planning to launch a women-specific format of shoe stores under a different name, which would also offer high-heeled shoes and clothing. Meanwhile, Snipes has opened its first Spanish store in the Gran Casa shopping center of Zaragoza. It is said to ...
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E-commerce in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to rise by...
E-commerce in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to rise by 35.7 percent in 2015, according to new figures from eMarketer. With sales hitting $877 billion, the region will be the largest e-tail market in the world. The growth is mostly driven by the rising middle classes in China, India and ...
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Himaraya, the Japanese sporting goods retailer, said that it suffered...
Himaraya, the Japanese sporting goods retailer, said that it suffered a loss of nearly 2.5 billion yen (€19.0m-$20.8m) for the first quarter of its fiscal year, to the end of November. This compares with a loss of ¥955.8 million (€7.3m-$7.9m) for the same period last year. Sales were off by ...
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Dunlop Sports Co. has suspended payment of its dividend and...
Dunlop Sports Co. has suspended payment of its dividend and reduced executive pay for three months from January, after a sharp sales decline at Cleveland Golf Company and a large impairment loss on the shares of this subsidiary. Dunlop Sports said in a statement that the golf company is struggling ...
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Issuing its second profit warning in three months, Pittards, the...
Issuing its second profit warning in three months, Pittards, the U.K.-based leather producer, said it will make a reasonable profit for this year, but it will be materially below forecasts, due to the slowdown in China and Russia. These two factors are apparently offsetting the impact on margins from lower ...
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The China-based Alibaba Group has appointed a former U.S. federal...
The China-based Alibaba Group has appointed a former U.S. federal prosecutor, Matthew Bassiur, to lead a team that will work to enforce intellectual property protection at the company, in cooperation with international brands and retail partners, industry associations, government regulators, law enforcement agencies and other organizations. The move follows renewed ...
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Burton Snowboards announced just before Christmas that it will be...
Burton Snowboards announced just before Christmas that it will be able to market all its apparel products and accessories in France under the Burton brand name. Up to now, the American brand had to label these products as B Snowboards because the rights to the brand were owned by a ...
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The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in the U.K. reports that...
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in the U.K. reports that Chris Ronnie, former chief executive at JJB Sports, the defunct British sports retailer, has been ordered to pay about £633,000 within three months or face another five years in jail. Ronnie, who led JJB Sports from 2007 to 2009, is ...
