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Amer Sports has appointed Emilio Morabito as vice president in...
Amer Sports has appointed Emilio Morabito as vice president in charge of commercial portfolio management for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), replacing Markus Ense who left at the end of June after appointing several field sales managers and strategic account managers who are now working with the sales ...
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Birkenstock, which is enjoying a boom in the American shoe...
Birkenstock, which is enjoying a boom in the American shoe market, has notified Amazon that it will stop supplying it from next January. It has also asked its authorized dealers not to offer Birkenstock shoes on its marketplace. According to CNBC, Birkenstock has found it impossible to supervise the distribution ...
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BRG Sports has announced the appointment of Dan Arment as...
BRG Sports has announced the appointment of Dan Arment as its new chief executive. He replaces Terry Lee, who will become a strategic adviser to the company and continue to serve as executive chairman. In addition, Arment has been promoted to chief executive of Riddell, the company's core football brand. ...
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Rapala has announced the appointment of Jorma Kasslin, currently chief...
Rapala has announced the appointment of Jorma Kasslin, currently chief executive officer, as full-time executive chairman of the board, while the current deputy chief executive officer, Jussi Ristimäki, has been promoted to president and chief executive officer. Ristimäki's previous responsibilities as chief financial officer will be shared between Anu Koskinen ...
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Shimano has announced that its recently expanded bike distribution center...
Shimano has announced that its recently expanded bike distribution center in Poznan, Poland, will also be used to deliver fishing tackle products to Polish dealers next year. Bike components and fishing tackle distribution will be combined under one organization effective Feb. 1, 2017. Until then, Normark Polska will continue to ...
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Billabong International has announced the settlement of a litigation initiated...
Billabong International has announced the settlement of a litigation initiated in 2015 by shareholders who acquired shares in the company between February and December 2011. Billabong says the case will cost it 45 million Australian dollars (€30.5m-$33.7m) but will have no material impact on its results.
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Timberland, a brand of VF Corp., has announced a program...
Timberland, a brand of VF Corp., has announced a program to restore and create green spaces in five U.S. cities by 2020. Each year for the next five years, the brand will choose a different city with a Timberland store, beginning with New York City, and will match its retail ...
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GoPro went through another tough quarter in the period ended...
GoPro went through another tough quarter in the period ended June 30 as sales plummeted by 47 percent to $220.7 million as compared to a year ago, despite a 14 percent increase in average selling prices. On sequential basis, however, sales were up by 20 percent from the first quarter, ...
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Maier Sports, the German snow sports and outdoor apparel brand...
Maier Sports, the German snow sports and outdoor apparel brand that has become the property of Schwan-Stabilo, the German group that owns Deuter and Ortovox, signed a distribution agreement with Hej International in June. The British distribution company, managed by Tomas Torstensson, will start selling Maier Sports' spring/summer 2017 collection. ...
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Black Diamond Equipment has appointed Rick Vance as director of...
Black Diamond Equipment has appointed Rick Vance as director of quality, overseeing the company's quality policy, control and processes. He come from Petzl America, where he was responsible for quality control and managed the Petzl Technical Institute as its technical director. Prior to that, he worked as a mechanical engineer ...
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Musto has appointed Steve Jepson as its new head of...
Musto has appointed Steve Jepson as its new head of sales. He will manage the U.K. and Eire sales team and will take responsibility for all wholesale channels. He will report to Simon Busby, Musto's commercial director. Jepson was previously head of sales for Hunter, the British heritage brand best ...
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Coolcore, the company specializing in chemical-free cooling fabrics, has appointed...
Coolcore, the company specializing in chemical-free cooling fabrics, has appointed David Lund as vice president of global marketing. Lund has served in senior marketing positions for over 20 years, working for brands such as Levi's, Nike, Timberland, MBT and Converse.
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Rüdiger Fox has been appointed as the new chief executive...
Rüdiger Fox has been appointed as the new chief executive of Sympatex Technologies, taking the place of Michael Kamm, who is leaving by mutual consent after six years in the post. Like Kamm, he will also act as speaker for the management. Haiko Stüting will remain as joint managing director ...
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The general assembly of Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry...
The general assembly of Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, decided to extend Luca Businaro's mandate as its president through to the end of 2017. Businaro is also currently the president of Fesi, the federation of the European sporting goods industry. Businaro told the assembly that the association is ...
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Cornelis Hendrik (Cees) de Witte will start a new assignment...
Cornelis Hendrik (Cees) de Witte will start a new assignment on Aug. 1 as chief executive of X-Bionic, the Swiss developer of high-tech sportswear and socks. He will take the place of the company's 66-year-old founder and owner, Professor Bodo Lambertz, who will become chairman. De Witte recently left Spyder ...
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BSI, the German Sports Goods Manufacturers Association, presented a study...
BSI, the German Sports Goods Manufacturers Association, presented a study on watersports at the recent OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen, which we have covered widely in The Outdoor Industry Compass. BSI questioned online 250 men and 250 women who purchased a watersports product in sporting goods stores in the last 12 ...
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A new public-private partnership in New York City has been...
A new public-private partnership in New York City has been put in place to promote football to children. Adidas with Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Mayor's Fund to Advance NYC, the U.S. Soccer Foundation and the New York City Football Club have announced the launch of the New York City ...
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Bike Europe will be holding its first conference on supply...
Bike Europe will be holding its first conference on supply chain flexibility on Aug. 30, the day before the opening of Eurobike 2016, which will run from Aug. 31 to Sept. 4 in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The new conference, which is entitled “Supply Chain – Increased Speed to Market Conference,” will ...
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Black Diamond Europe says it has completed its staff, with...
Black Diamond Europe says it has completed its staff, with 29 highly motivated members at its new headquarters in Innsbruck. Run by Tim Bantle, the top management includes Craig Foster, Georg Hoffberger and Stephan Hagenbusch. Foster, who has been with BD since 2009, is taking over the role of director ...
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The Lafuma Group managed to improve both sales and margins...
The Lafuma Group managed to improve both sales and margins during the first six months of the year, despite challenging economic conditions and sluggish consumption. The French company's revenues gained 6.9 percent over the year-ago period to €85.6 million, with significant disparities among its brands. Millet, Lafuma furniture and the ...
