News Briefs – Page 620
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Ski companies that are members of Fesi (Federation of the...
Ski companies that are members of Fesi (Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry) gathered their efforts, coordinated by the Federation, on Jan. 18 to promote snow sport activities through three World Snow Day events, in Germany, Italy and Austria, respectively. Participating companies for the 2015 edition included Atomic, Blizzard, ...
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Attendance at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida increased...
Attendance at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida increased by one percent to more than 41,000 visitors, with a 6 percent increase in the number of PGA of America professionals checking out the new offerings of around 1,000 companies. More than 200 exhibitors were new to the show. Visitors ...
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Applications for this year's Fibo Innovative Award, which recognizes innovative...
Applications for this year's Fibo Innovative Award, which recognizes innovative products in the fitness sector, will be accepted until Feb. 19. All exhibitors at Fibo in Cologne are eligible to enter their product innovations. The nominated products will then be presented during the trade show, which will be held on ...
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Ines Papert, the famous German ice climber, is putting out...
Ines Papert, the famous German ice climber, is putting out a new book about her exploits, titled “Unverfroren” (Not Frozen). At Ispo Munich, she will present it together with a short film at the stand of one of her sponsors, Lowa, in Hall 5 at 6:30 PM on Friday, Feb. ...
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Ykk is working on the development of an “Eco-Dye” technology...
Ykk is working on the development of an “Eco-Dye” technology that aims to reduce to nearly zero the quantity of water used for dyeing zippers. The company is currently working on the application of the Sfd technology, a method which uses carbon dioxide (CO2) as a dyeing medium that makes ...
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Adidas ranks third among the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations...
Adidas ranks third among the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World. Corporate Knights, a Toronto-based media and investment advisory company, announced its tenth-annual list of the world's most sustainable companies, also known as the Global 100, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21. The ...
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Literally at the end of the Ispo Beijing show, Knut...
Literally at the end of the Ispo Beijing show, Knut Jaeger passed away. This pioneer of the Chinese outdoor industry died in Hong Kong, where he was based, at the age of 72, right after coming back from Ispo. Jaeger had a focus on China since in the late 1980s, ...
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Sports Direct International has placed its USC chain of young...
Sports Direct International has placed its USC chain of young fashion stores into administration, a form of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It has also placed it under the control of Republic, another British fashion chain in its portfolio. Reports indicate that 28 of the 90 USC stores may be closed down. ...
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Canada Goose has acquired the assets of Grand Harbour Clothing,...
Canada Goose has acquired the assets of Grand Harbour Clothing, one of its largest outerwear factories. Based in Scarborough, Ontario, Grand Harbour Clothing has long been a key contract manufacturer for Canada Goose, producing a significant portion of the brand's outerwear. With the acquisition of the 45,000 square-foot facility, Canada ...
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Safilo has decided to locate its global sports & outdoor...
Safilo has decided to locate its global sports & outdoor division in the new Pacific Coast Design Center in Portland, Oregon. The site will also serve as the head office of Smith Sports Optics for product development, marketing, sales and e-commerce. Chatham Baker and Drew Chilson will serve as creative ...
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Vista Outdoor, the sporting goods spin-off from Alliant Techsystems that...
Vista Outdoor, the sporting goods spin-off from Alliant Techsystems that owns Bushnell, Bollé and a raft of other brands, mostly in the firearms segment, is evaluating several merger and acquisition opportunities to diversify its product portfolio in areas such as camping, cycling, fishing, golf, snow sports, trail sports and water ...
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Garmin has announced it is acquiring iKubu, a privately-owned designer...
Garmin has announced it is acquiring iKubu, a privately-owned designer of computer vision and radar systems for the cycling market based in South Africa. The financial terms of the acquisition have not been released. iKubu is working on the development of a backpack unit that tells cyclists the speed and ...
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The Recreation & Leisure segment of Dorel Industries has changed...
The Recreation & Leisure segment of Dorel Industries has changed its name to Dorel Sports and made another acquisition in Latin America. After the takeover of Caloi in Brazil, the Canadian parent company of Cannondale, GT, Schwinn, Sugoi and other bike brands is taking over the assets of Intercycles, a ...
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The Saban Brands division of Saban Capital Group has acquired...
The Saban Brands division of Saban Capital Group has acquired a majority stake in Mambo, the 30-year-old Australian surf-inspired fashion brand. Angus Kingsmill will remain managing director of Mambo, with the task of pushing its international growth. Saban has taken over control of Mambo from Equity & Capital Finance of ...
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Lotto Sport Italia and Stonefly, which share some managers and...
Lotto Sport Italia and Stonefly, which share some managers and shareholders, are reportedly studying a possible alliance at the administrative and logistic levels. The super-active Andrea Tomat runs both companies already. A spokesperson says the management has no comments at this stage.
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Amer Sports has completed the repurchase of 819,171 of its...
Amer Sports has completed the repurchase of 819,171 of its own shares at an average price per share of €15.49, a process that began on Aug. 15. As a result, the company now holds a total of 1,417,429 treasury shares representing about 1.20% of the total number of outstanding shares ...
