News Briefs – Page 602
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Close to 400 brands have signed up to participate in...
Close to 400 brands have signed up to participate in the new Ispo Shanghai fair on July 2-4, exceeding the originally rented space by 17 percent, and there is additional demand. The confirmed brands include Black Diamond, Camelbak, Fjällräven, Mammut, Osprey, Outdoor Research and Point 65 from the outdoor sector; ...
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Head is finally leaving the stock exchange. Shareholders approved all...
Head is finally leaving the stock exchange. Shareholders approved all the resolutions put forward at the company's annual meeting in Amsterdam on April 28, including a proposal to convert Head NV to a private liability company and to amend the articles of association. The company will no longer publish quarterly ...
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Berkshire Partners, an investment firm based in Boston, has teamed...
Berkshire Partners, an investment firm based in Boston, has teamed up with the management at Implus Corporation to acquire a majority stake in the U.S. company, which owns a gaggle of accessory brands in the footwear and fitness markets. The stake was bought from Trilantic North America at an undisclosed ...
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SurfStitch is restructuring its European operations. The Australian online surfwear...
SurfStitch is restructuring its European operations. The Australian online surfwear retailer will close down its eponymous site to focus on Surfdome, which it acquired from Quiksilver six months ago. Surfdome had 25 million visitors last year, versus 6.7 million for SurfStitch Europe. The company is also planning to shut down ...
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Shock Doctor Sports and McDavid have finalized their merger, without...
Shock Doctor Sports and McDavid have finalized their merger, without releasing the financial details of the transaction. Tony Armand, president and chief executive of Shock Doctor, will act as CEO of the new entity. Bob McDavid, president and CEO of the eponymous firm, will act as chairman. The two companies ...
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Bridgedale's North American sales and administrative office in Toronto, Canada...
Bridgedale's North American sales and administrative office in Toronto, Canada is now open for business. The office ships products to customers in the U.S. and Canada via its new distribution center in Buffalo, New York. The sock and accessories brand has also communicated that it is currently hiring sales agents ...
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Orbea is buying a 8,000-square-meter facility to expand its assembly...
Orbea is buying a 8,000-square-meter facility to expand its assembly capabilities at its plant in Portugal. In addition, the Spanish bike maker said it is increasing the customizing potential of its production center in Mallabia, Spain, while also boosting its logistics and soft-good development platform in Hong Kong, and investing ...
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While selling Rockport, the Adidas Group is said to be...
While selling Rockport, the Adidas Group is said to be investing in Bucketfeet, a new and innovative American brand of canvas sneakers along with Gordon Segal, founder of Crate & Barrell, and others. Adidas, which is apparently making the investment through a fund called Hydra Ventures, declined to comment on ...
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More than 500 employees of Converse have moved to the...
More than 500 employees of Converse have moved to the company's new state-of-the-art head office in downtown Boston from its former suburban premises. It occupies more than 186,000 square feet in a renovated building on the waterfront.
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Evans Cycles of the U.K. is being sold by Active...
Evans Cycles of the U.K. is being sold by Active Private Equity to ECI Partners. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Active Private Equity had bought its controlling interest in the company, at the time a family-owned chain, in 2008 for about £35 million (€47.6m-$53.0m). The company has ...
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Thomas Bittermann has left as chief executive of Sports Direct...
Thomas Bittermann has left as chief executive of Sports Direct Austria, the former Sport Eybl, after only eight months in office, citing private reasons. Dave Forsey, chief executive of the parent company, is taking over his responsibilities. As Sports Eybl's former attorney, Bittermann had been deeply involved in the process ...
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Michael Rumerstorfer has resigned as chief executive of Planet Sports,...
Michael Rumerstorfer has resigned as chief executive of Planet Sports, following the takeover of the German action sports retail chain by 21Sportsgroup. He will be replaced by Henner Schwarz, who remains in charge of finance and operations in the company's executive board.
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Massimo Fregonese, the former international sales director of Camelbak, has...
Massimo Fregonese, the former international sales director of Camelbak, has decided to leave his position as brand director of Masters, after only a few months in the role, to seize a new professional opportunity. He declines to elaborate at this stage.
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Todd Lewis has been appointed as global director of performance...
Todd Lewis has been appointed as global director of performance running footwear at Mizuno USA, starting this week. His brief is to lead the design and development of Mizuno's performance running footwear. Although he will be part of the global product team, Lewis will be based in Portland, Oregon. Mizuno ...
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The Adidas Group confirms reports that Tina Rolén, brand director...
The Adidas Group confirms reports that Tina Rolén, brand director at Adidas Nordic, is leaving the company. She joined Adidas in 2005 and has been in her latest job since 2012. Rolén was distinguished by Sportfack as Businesswoman of the Year in 2014 and she is the highest-ranking woman in the ...
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Callaway Golf has appointed Robert Julian as its new chief...
Callaway Golf has appointed Robert Julian as its new chief financial officer, effective May 11. He will replace Brad Holiday, who announced his retirement in December 2014, after serving in that role since August 2000. Julian brings more than 20 years of experience in financial leadership roles within industrial and ...
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Kering, parent company of Puma, Gucci and other brands, has...
Kering, parent company of Puma, Gucci and other brands, has appointed a new director of mergers and acquisitions to replace Charles de Fleurieu, who is going to serve as head of Kering Eyewear Japan. The new M&A director is Yves Egeileh, 35. He started his career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Paris. ...
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Antonio Dus has resigned as chief executive of Vibram, after...
Antonio Dus has resigned as chief executive of Vibram, after three years of collaboration, expressing gratitude for the “human and professional experience” gained at the company. Marco Bramani, president of Vibram and grandson of its founder Vitale Bramani, will act as interim CEO. Dus will provide his support for the ...
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Footbalance has signed a distribution agreement with Hickory Brands for...
Footbalance has signed a distribution agreement with Hickory Brands for the U.S. market, effective April 2. Headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, the FootBalance store concept is based on providing comprehensive foot-analysis and individually molded insoles made directly on-site. Hickory Brands will represent FootBalance's in-store concepts for 100% custominsoles and sandals as ...
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Columbia Sportswear is launching its Performance Fishing Gear range in...
Columbia Sportswear is launching its Performance Fishing Gear range in Germany through Fisherman's Partner, which has 45 stores around the country as well as an online store. The American outdoor group's brand of fishing products is sold exclusively through this retailer's franchises in Germany. Fisherman's Partner has about 60 stores ...
