News Briefs – Page 585
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SportScheck has appointed a new member of the executive board,...
SportScheck has appointed a new member of the executive board, Lars Schöneweiss, who will take care of finance, controlling, IT, logistics and human resources from October. He will replace Guido Jaenisch, who is leaving the company at the end of this month. The 46-year-old manager has worked recently in similar ...
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The Swiss Globus Group has a new chief executive, Thomas...
The Swiss Globus Group has a new chief executive, Thomas Herbert, who is replacing Jean-François Zimmermann. Herbert has been running Schild, a subsidiary of the group with 55 fashion stores.
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Wolverine Worldwide has appointed John Coe as managing director of...
Wolverine Worldwide has appointed John Coe as managing director of its London-based subsidiary, taking the place of Dan LeVesconte, to “drive continued growth” for its brands in the region. As general manager of Chaco since March 2011, Coe has been running Wolverine's fastest-growing brand. He gained international experience as president ...
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Franck Waterlot is taking on a new position being created...
Franck Waterlot is taking on a new position being created at Burton Europe as vice president of sales, product merchandising and marketing for the region, reporting to Hermann Kapferer, senior vice president and general manager of Burton Snowboards' subsidiary, which is based in Austria. Since 2007 Waterlot had been acting ...
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Protest has appointed Anjet Wesselink as head of marketing, replacing...
Protest has appointed Anjet Wesselink as head of marketing, replacing Martijn Jegerings who has moved to Switzerland. She will report to Wesley van Wijnbergen, sales and marketing director of the Dutch-based action sports apparel company. Wesselink has been organizing big snow and surf events. She worked most recently at a ...
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Head is consolidating its sales operations in Germany and Austria....
Head is consolidating its sales operations in Germany and Austria. Rainer Schramm, who has been running its German subsidiary, will take responsibility also for Austria. The Austrian country manager, Rob Koch, will remain available for support until the end of this year, and the company praised him for expanding Head's ...
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Willy Booker has left as chief executive of Fischer Ski...
Willy Booker has left as chief executive of Fischer Ski US to take charge of Dalbello ski boots at Marker/Dalbello/Völkl, which will allow him to be closer to his family. Dave Kuhlman, vice president of finance, will act as interim president until a replacement is found. Meanwhile, Fischer U.S. has ...
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Michael Marckx has resigned as chief executive of Spy Inc.,...
Michael Marckx has resigned as chief executive of Spy Inc., the California-based brand of action sports-inspired sunglasses, following the release of poor sales and profits figures for the first half of this year. He is also leaving the company's board of directors but will continue as a consultant until Dec. ...
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Mike De Bell, former chief sales officer for Crocs, has...
Mike De Bell, former chief sales officer for Crocs, has been recruited by Xero Shoes to act as vice president of global sales. As previously reported, John McCarvel, Crocs' former chief executive and president, has become chairman and lead investor in the young American company. Dennis Driscoll, former head of ...
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Ned Post, a former manager of Benetton Sportsystem who led...
Ned Post, a former manager of Benetton Sportsystem who led and grew Smith Optics for more than 20 years until his retirement earlier this year, will act as an adviser to Combat Flip Flops. This American company sells tongs, neckties and other products and invests some of the proceeds in ...
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ElliptiGo, the San-Diego based creator of outdoor elliptical bicycles, has...
ElliptiGo, the San-Diego based creator of outdoor elliptical bicycles, has hired Raphael Weishaupt as vice president of global marketing, a newly-established position. He will report directly to the company's chief executive, Bryan Pate. Weishaupt has held several marketing leadership roles at big companies such as General Electric (GE), eBay, and ...
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Skechers has set up a new sales subsidiary in Panama...
Skechers has set up a new sales subsidiary in Panama to oversee more than 30 countries in Latin America including Panama, Peru, Colombia and Costa Rica. It will trade directly in these four markets instead of working with its largest distributor in the region, Dabsan International. The brand will take ...
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Perry Ellis has signed a license agreement with Tiendas por...
Perry Ellis has signed a license agreement with Tiendas por Departamento Ripley in Peru for Gotcha, its skate and surf apparel brand. Gotcha is currently available in Ripley's 27 stores in Peru. Through the new license, plans for the brand now envisage further expansion in Peru as well as expansion ...
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Decathlon, Timberland, Zara and about 20 other major international brands...
Decathlon, Timberland, Zara and about 20 other major international brands have signed exclusive partnership agreements with the Alibaba Group, establishing its Tmall.com website as the only third-party internet platform through which they will sell their products to consumers in China. In announcing these deals, Alibaba also said that it is ...
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Descente will open its first European store in London in...
Descente will open its first European store in London in November. Located at 14-16, Foubert's Place, in the Carnaby Street area of the city, it will fill 700 square meters on three floors. The Japanese brand wants to add three to five more stores at various European locations.
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Fusalp, the French skiwear brand acquired by Philippe and Sophie...
Fusalp, the French skiwear brand acquired by Philippe and Sophie Lacoste 18 months ago, will open its first boutique next month at 8 rue des Blancs-Manteaux, in the Marais district of Paris. It will also have a space in three Seibu department stores in Japan, the NK department store in ...
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Icebug, the highly technical Swedish brand of outdoor shoes and...
Icebug, the highly technical Swedish brand of outdoor shoes and ice boots, has opened its own concept store in Gothenburg. Since it was established in the early 2000s, production has increased significantly every year, and growth has remained at an average of about 30 percent. Last year, Icebug had a ...
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New Wave Group reported a 21 percent increase in consolidated...
New Wave Group reported a 21 percent increase in consolidated sales to 208 million Swedish kronor (€21.9m-$24.7m) for the second quarter, but 52 percent of the growth was attributed to currencies. The Sport & Leisure segment, which includes Craft, Cutter & Buck and the distribution of Speedo and Umbro in ...
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The revenues of China Dongxiang rose by 28.4 percent to...
The revenues of China Dongxiang rose by 28.4 percent to 597 million yuan renmimbi (€82.9m-$93.4m) in the first half ended June 30, leading to a 202 percent jump in net income to RMB 290 million (€40.3m-$45.4m). A big boost came from a 46.4 percent sales increase to RMB 464 million ...
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The turnover of Li & Fung declined by one percent...
The turnover of Li & Fung declined by one percent to $8.63 billion in the first half, reflecting macroeconomic conditions. It remained flat in the U.S. and fell by 13 percent in Europe. It grew by 14 percent in Asia but dropped by 9 percent in the rest of the ...
