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Cole Haan has a new VP of North American wholesale
Cole Haan has appointed Andrew Rudolph as senior vice president of North American wholesale sales, preparing the American casual footwear brand for its entry into the sporting goods retail channel. Rudolph spent the past five years as vice president of sales at Adidas, his home since at least 2007, generating ...
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Converse signs its first WNBA star
Converse – a former brand of basketball shoes that has been under Nike’s ownership since 2003 – has signed its first endorsement deal with a female basketball player: Natasha Cloud, guard for the Washington Mystics. Converse returned to basketball in April of last year, signing in the interim the NBA ...
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Lumos to receive Kickstarter funding for new helmet
As of June 17, the Ultra, a smart LED helmet from Lumos, had drawn 11,666 backers and raised $1,372,710 on Kickstarter. The Ultra project will be launched, as its funding has passed its goal of $60,000 and still has until July 20 to collect more. Among the helmet’s features are ...
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Mike Ashley makes new investments in fashion
Frasers Group, the parent company of Sports Direct, continues with its portfolio investments in the fashion sector, acquiring a 5.1 percent stake in Hugo Boss in the form of shares and derivative put options. If the options are fully exercised, the total exposure would be worth a maximum of around ...
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More insulation options from Thermore
Thermore has expanded its line of blow-in Ecodown fibers, offering five different options in terms of weights and thicknesses with its heat-regulating technology. That includes a new Ecodown Fibers Light version, which provides a soft, ultra-light and packable insulation that is said to be 20 percent warmer than comparable products. ...
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Vans opens its first store in Japan
Vans has inaugurated its first retail location in Japan, a three-story building in the Harajuku district of Tokyo. The first two floors are for footwear, apparel and accessories; and the third one for its skate collection. Three Japanese artists – Shigeki Matsuyama, Yutaka and Hirotton – were commissioned to produce ...
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Vivobarefoot develops an amphibian shoe with Michelin
Vivobarefoot has launched a new “swim run” shoe, created in collaboration with Michelin. The Vivobarefoot Tempest is the first style in Vivobarefoot’s Extreme Survival collection. The shoe has been designed to enable an easy transition from trails to water. The pattern of the outsole, developed in collaboration with Michelin, mimics ...
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News briefsNew mid-December timing for Expo Riva Schuh
Expo Riva Schuh, the leading international shoe fair for the low and medium segments of the footwear market, where many low-priced sneakers and other types of footwear are exhibited twice a year, is bringing forward the winter edition of its trade show, making it happen along with the Garda Bags ...
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News briefsXXL expects a sales rebound of 25-30%
Mentioning a “strong” spring/summer season for sports retail in the Nordic markets following the Covid-19 situation, XXL ASA said it now expects an increase in its revenues of 25 to 30 percent for the second quarter ending on June 30, as compared to the year-ago period, which could generate an ...
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WBIA joins new WHO’S task force
The World Bicycle Industry Association (WBIA) has been invited to participate in a new task force to develop “Principles of Green and Healthy Sustainable Transport.” The task force is part of THE PEP (Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme), a joint body of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the ...
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News briefsMerrell names new chief marketing officer
Merrell has announced the appointment of Janice Tennant to the position of chief marketing officer, reporting directly to the brand’s global brand president, Chris Hufnagel, and joining its senior leadership team. Tennant has more than 18 years of global brand-building experience, most recently serving as chief marketing officer for Cat ...
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Boardriders sees it credit rating lowered
Standard & Poor’s has downgraded Boardriders’ debt rating to CCC+ from B- after the company reported that it recorded “severely negative” Ebitda on 40 percent lower revenues for the second quarter ended on April 30, indicating that it may need additional liquidity to meet its obligations. Ebitda is expected to ...
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Sport 2000 organizes virtual order show for its running segment
Due to the current market situation and uncertainty about future legal restrictions associated with the coronavirus epidemic, the German retail organization of Sport 2000 has replaced its Order Show 4 / Running Special (June 14-16) with a virtual event. It is still uncertain whether the Outdoor Professionals Show (July 5-7), ...
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Paris Surf & Skate Film Fest is open for submissions
The fifth edition of the Paris Surf and Skate Film Festival (Sept. 24-27) is open for submissions until July 14. This year, the organizers have announced a new category for music videos with a predominant surf or skate theme. Details and registration are available at pssff.fr.
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Puma cooperates with the designer Billy Walsh
Puma and Billy Walsh, a designer based in Boston, have developed a joint collection. According to Puma, Walsh is one of the most innovative creative minds of our time. His creative work is said to be versatile, ranging from fashion design to songwriting. Above all, he is a well-known name ...
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Tokyo to cut costs on postponed Olympics
(updated) Two-thirds of the japanese companies that were planned to be a sponsor of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are having second thoughts about maintaining their commitment until next year, according to the Japanese TV channel NHK. The survey was aired after members of the organizing committee of the Games ...
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Intersport’s head of marketing moves to Hervis
David Tews, marketing director of Intersport Deutschland since 2014, changed companies in June and is now responsible for international marketing at one of the biggest Austrian sports retailers, Hervis Sport. Tews a further addition to the growing management team of the international retail chain. In May, the company, which belongs ...
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Vincent Wauters quits Hunter Boots
Vincent Wouters, the former president of Arc’teryx who became the chief executive of Hunter Boots in 2016, will be stepping down “by mutual agreement” at the end of July to pursue new opportunities, said the Edinburgh-based company, adding that it is launching a “strategic review” of its operations. This comes ...
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Responding to unrest in the U.S., Adidas pledges to make three investments
In reaction to the unrest in the U.S. over the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a group of black employees working for Adidas in the U.S. recently addressed a 32-page document, titled “Our State of Emergency,” to the company’s executives. According to ...
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Hanesbrands will soon have a new CEO
Champion’s parent company, Hanesbrands, has appointed Stephen B. Bratspies as its new chief executive, granting him a seat on its board of directors. He will be taking these posts on Aug. 3, thereby succeeding Gerald W. Evans Jr., who already announced his retirement after 37 years with the company, staying ...
