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Skullcandy announced yesterdat that its board of directors had accepted...
Skullcandy announced yesterdat that its board of directors had accepted to negotiate a revised takeover offer at $6.35 a share by Mill Road Capital Management that values the American headphone producer at about $196 million. Meanwhile, another company, Incipio, extended an offer at $6.10 share for another two weeks. Incipio ...
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Nike has announced the acquisition of Virgin Mega, a tech...
Nike has announced the acquisition of Virgin Mega, a tech start-up that is part of Richard Branson's Virgin Group. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition is meant to help Nike launch a new digital studio based in New York City, which will focus on innovative consumer ...
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Stefan Rosenkranz and Reinhold Hugo, who have been acting as...
Stefan Rosenkranz and Reinhold Hugo, who have been acting as country managers of Salewa Sport for Germany and Switzerland, respectively, are going to leave the Oberalp Group as part of the reorganization of its activities in Central Europe. Christoph Mannel, who has been the general manager of Oberalp Austria since ...
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Adidas has announced it will open its first Speedfactory for...
Adidas has announced it will open its first Speedfactory for the U.S. market in the Atlanta, Georgia area in 2017. The purpose of the new highly automated shoe factory is to allow the sporting goods giant to create products faster and closer to its consumers in the U.S., with more ...
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Chervò has launched a new online app advising golfers on...
Chervò has launched a new online app advising golfers on the weather forecast and the most suitable outfit to wear for the conditions. The app can be downloaded for free from the App Store for iPhone and iPad users. This is the first-ever app that the Italian golf and leisure ...
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Ecco Golf and American Golf Supplies (AGS), a Sydney-based private...
Ecco Golf and American Golf Supplies (AGS), a Sydney-based private company, have announced a new partnership which will see AGS as the new distributor of Ecco Golf shoes in Australia. This agreement will replace the current distribution by Ecco Shoes Pacific. AGS, which has been owned by Paul and Kim ...
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Dynafit is voluntarily recalling all the men's and women's models...
Dynafit is voluntarily recalling all the men's and women's models of its Khion boot in the U.S. because of an undisclosed safety issue that could cause a fall or an injury. The users are entitled to a new ski boot or a refund.
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Ecco Golf has announced the appointment of Andrzej Bikowski as...
Ecco Golf has announced the appointment of Andrzej Bikowski as its new lead designer, effective Aug. 15. Most recently, he was head of the design team at Ecco Sport. As an expert in industrial design and the shoe making process, Bikowski has worked at a number of lifestyle and sports ...
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Bridgestone Golf has hired Angel Ilagan as president and chief...
Bridgestone Golf has hired Angel Ilagan as president and chief executive, responsible for overseeing all aspects of the specialty sports-equipment maker's core business functions, including product planning, sales, marketing and customer operations. Ilagan comes with broad experience in marketing and luxury goods. Before joining the Covington, Georgia-based subsidiary of Bridgestone ...
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Compass Diversified Holding (Codi) has announced it has raised around...
Compass Diversified Holding (Codi) has announced it has raised around $63 million in total net proceeds following the sale of 3.5 million shares in Fox Factory Holding Corp., a maker of high-performance suspension systems for mountain bikes and off-road vehicles, in a secondary offering that also involves other shareholders. BofA ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has announced the appointment of Mike Jeppesen, the...
Wolverine Worldwide has announced the appointment of Mike Jeppesen, the current president of its Global Operations Group, to an expanded role as president of the Wolverine Heritage Group, which includes the Wolverine, Harley-Davidson, Bates, and HyTest brands. He takes over from Ted Gedra, who has recently retired after 30 years ...
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Lululemon has announced the resignation of Rhoda Pitcher effective Aug....
Lululemon has announced the resignation of Rhoda Pitcher effective Aug. 3. Pitcher is the longest-serving board member whose very existence as a real person was questioned this summer by an article in TheStreet.com. A reporter from the news outlet was allegedly unable to reach her and questioned her educational credentials, ...
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Patagonia has announced that its Nano Puff styles will now...
Patagonia has announced that its Nano Puff styles will now use PrimaLoft Gold Insulation Eco, an eco-friendly synthetic insulation made with 55 percent recycled content. PrimaLoft presented Gold Insulation Eco at the recent OutDoor exhibition in Friedrichshafen in mid-July. PrimaLoft Gold Insulation Eco will be featured exclusively in the Nano ...
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Speedo has announced the launch of a new website for...
Speedo has announced the launch of a new website for China – speedo.com.cn – to meet the rapid growth of the local swimwear market. The company said the preparation for the launch required 18 months of collaborative work between its teams at its Nottingham headquarters, in the U.K., Hong Kong, ...
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Willy Bogner has appointed two new members to its executive...
Willy Bogner has appointed two new members to its executive board. Both of them have worked at Hugo Boss before, among other stations. One of the new members is Christian Ender, who joined Bogner at the beginning of this year to act as international sales manager. He will be responsible ...
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Sole Technology has appointed Esmail Mawjee as interim president of...
Sole Technology has appointed Esmail Mawjee as interim president of the company. Sole Technology's brands include Etnies, éS, Emerica, Altamont, ThirtyTwo and STI Lab. In his new position, Mawjee will report directly to the owner and chief executive officer, Pierre-André Senizergues. Mawjee most recently served as president of the Active ...
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EFFTA, the European fishing tackle industry association, confirms that Budapest...
EFFTA, the European fishing tackle industry association, confirms that Budapest will be the venue for its annual EFTTEX show next year, followed by Amsterdam in 2018, and that it is looking at other potential venues for 2019 and 2020. Reportedly, exhibitors prefer Amsterdam, but the organizers indicate that it is ...
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Wolverine Worldwide's board of directors has authorized a new stock...
Wolverine Worldwide's board of directors has authorized a new stock repurchase program for up to $300 million, replacing the balance of a program it had approved in 2014. The company will also issue 10-year bonds with a face value of $250 million that will help redeem a series of outstanding ...
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Yonex is having a ball in the newly opened Chinese...
Yonex is having a ball in the newly opened Chinese market with its badminton products. Sales in China led to a jump of 676 percent in the Japanese company's sales in the Asia region – outside Japan - to 4,174 million yen (€36.9m-$41.6m) in its first quarter, ended June 30. ...
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Eider will include a new “beard-friendly'' ski jacket in its...
Eider will include a new “beard-friendly'' ski jacket in its 2016-2017 winter collection. Using a “Fix A Shape” zipper developed exclusively for the French winter-sports clothing maker by YKK of Japan, the “Shaper” jacket features a concave curve around the upper part of the face combined with a zip fastener ...
