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Matt Mannelly, the president and chief executive of Cannondale Bicycle,...
Matt Mannelly, the president and chief executive of Cannondale Bicycle, is stepping down in September. Mannelly, who oversaw Cannondale’s acquisition of Sugoi Performance Apparel and subsequently the company’s sale to Dorel Industries in February, has been CEO since 2005, two years after being named president. He will be replaced by ...
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With growth in both of its divisions, Easton-Bell Sports had...
With growth in both of its divisions, Easton-Bell Sports had a 7.0 percent increase in net sales in the second quarter compared with the same period last year, reaching $220.8 million. The company’s gross profit margin for the quarter, ended June 28, was 36.9 percent, nearly flat from the 37.0 ...
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Iconix Brand Group is broadening its horizons, expanding some of...
Iconix Brand Group is broadening its horizons, expanding some of its brands into new markets. Ocean Pacific (or Op), which is licensed in the USA to Wal-Mart, has appeared in a few of its stores in Canada, with plans to be in all stores there by next Spring. Wal-Mart also ...
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JD Sports Fashion, owner of the British JD sports fashion...
JD Sports Fashion, owner of the British JD sports fashion banner, has acquired Footpatrol, a retailer of sneakers in London that once drew a following among fashionistas in the U.K. and beyond. Footpatrol’s only store, in the Soho district of the English capital, closed its doors last March because of ...
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Völkl is moving into the summer business. Effective immediately, the...
Völkl is moving into the summer business. Effective immediately, the distribution company Marker Tecnica Völklski Sports is the German importer of Body Glove, the American water sports brand. Its Austrian subsidiary, Marker Völkl Austria, has taken over responsibility for the alpine republic. According to Völkl’s managing director, Udo Stenzel, Body ...
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The chief executive and president of Nike, Mark Parker, had...
The chief executive and president of Nike, Mark Parker, had a 10 percent salary increase to $1.38 million for the fiscal year ended May 31. He also received $3.4 million as his stock option award, 83 percent more than last year, and almost $1.2 million in restricted stock. The company ...
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Jarden Outdoor Solutions has chosen a long-time VF Corporation executive,...
Jarden Outdoor Solutions has chosen a long-time VF Corporation executive, Michael J. Rees, to be its chief financial officer. Rees spent 16 years at VF Corp., most recently as CFO of Reef and Eagle Creek.
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Police officers from the Spanish Civil Guard seized a few...
Police officers from the Spanish Civil Guard seized a few days ago €830,000 worth of apparel and gear in Barcelona bearing the logos of football clubs. Nike and the clubs, Celtic, Manchester United and Arsenal, had filed a complaint about counterfeit goods, so the officers raided four properties outside the ...
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Icebreaker, which makes outdoor clothing made of merino wool, is...
Icebreaker, which makes outdoor clothing made of merino wool, is making its products traceable so that customers can practically pet the sheep whose wool made their new garments. Starting this month, Icebreaker clothes will carry a barcode number. The purchaser can enter this number at the Icebreaker website and trace ...
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Look Cycle USA, a division of the French company Look...
Look Cycle USA, a division of the French company Look Cycle, has recalled 40,000 pairs of KéO bicycle pedals because they can easily break. The pedals, made in France, were sold in the USA between January 2004 and July 2007.
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Reebok and Hasbro have gotten together to create footwear inspired...
Reebok and Hasbro have gotten together to create footwear inspired by the Monopoly game. Launched this month along with the new “Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition,” the collection will have lines for children and adults. Monopoly icons such as dice, tokens, Chance and Community Chest cards and houses ...
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The North Face has reorganized its research and development efforts...
The North Face has reorganized its research and development efforts into four categories: outdoor, action sports, performance athletics and youth. VF Corporation’s star brand delivered a sales increase of more than 40 percent in dollar terms during the second quarter ended June 30, rising at similar rates in the U.S. ...
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Nike says is taking steps to provide a fair workplace...
Nike says is taking steps to provide a fair workplace at a factory in Malaysia where its products are made. Hytex, the factory that Nike contracts with, is accused of having poor living quarters, taking employees’ passports and garnisheeing wages. Nike is going to move the workers into housing it ...
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Masai Marketing & Trading of Switzerland is taking over the...
Masai Marketing & Trading of Switzerland is taking over the distribution of its MBT shoes in Germany from a distributor, Biodyn, starting with next Jan. 1. Based in Munich, the new Masai Germany will be led by Uwe Schäfer, who has been sales manager of K-Swiss on the German and ...
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Nike is launching a new “Courage” advertising campaign in the...
Nike is launching a new “Courage” advertising campaign in the lead-up to the Beijing Olympic Games. The global campaign coincides with 20th anniversary of Nike’s famous “Just Do It” campaign. The new one includes a 60-second commercial at a dedicated website, www.nike.com/courage, where European and American viewers can leave comments. ...
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After three years in office as Salewa’s managing director for...
After three years in office as Salewa’s managing director for sales and marketing in Switzerland, Andreas Schmocker will leave the outdoor brand by the end of October. He will join Puma Switzerland as its general manager. This job has been vacant for a while since Stefan Kropf left Puma.
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Perry Ellis International has signed a licensing agreement for its...
Perry Ellis International has signed a licensing agreement for its Gotcha brand with TV Mania of Germany and Must International Trading PTE, covering the whole European Union plus Switzerland, Turkey and Norway, and starting with the Spring 2009 collections. The two companies will develop, manufacture and sell casual, snow and ...
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Ashworth has appointed Laura Catley as its new European marketing...
Ashworth has appointed Laura Catley as its new European marketing manager. She was previously editor of Step Ahead magazine and then marketing manager of Dukes of London, responsible also for design, editorial and graphics. Separately, Ashworth has hired Dick Gianferante, a 35-year industry veteran with prior stints with Callaway Golf ...
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Arena has teamed up on a couple of initiatives with...
Arena has teamed up on a couple of initiatives with Mattel, the toy company behind brands such as Barbie, Hot Wheels, Polly Pocket and Fisher Price. The Italian swimwear company is putting out a co-branded line of clothing and accessories for the swimming pool and the beach. It will also ...
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Arthur van der Kroft, who has been successfully leading the...
Arthur van der Kroft, who has been successfully leading the Converse business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa over the past few years, left the Nike group last week after building up a team around him over the last few months. His responsibilities have been taken over by a ...
