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Seven executives of Thule Group including Magnus Welander and Stefan...
Seven executives of Thule Group including Magnus Welander and Stefan Jacobsson, who are respectively chief executive and chairman of the Swedish company, have exercised warrants issued since 2014, paying 84.90 Swedish kronor (€9.05-$9.88) per share. The transaction raises the total number of shares by 1,036,455 to 101,036,455, resulting in net ...
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The number of exhibitors at Ispo Munich is on the...
The number of exhibitors at Ispo Munich is on the rise again. They will total 2,645 at the edition of the world's largest sporting goods show starting on Sunday, compared with 2,585 a year ago. The exhibition space of more than 180,000 square feet is fully booked. Messe München's management ...
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The North Face has moved its office and showroom for...
The North Face has moved its office and showroom for the German-speaking countries from the MOC to the German office of VF Corporation in the northern part of the city, along with other group brands such as Smartwool, Napapijri, Timberland, Vans and Wrangler.
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Marmot Mountain will have for the first time a general...
Marmot Mountain will have for the first time a general manager with global responsibility for product, sales and marketing. The role has been assigned to Joe Flannery, who worked for Adidas in Germany and the U.S. and then served as vice president of global marketing for The North Face. In ...
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Lululemon has upgraded its guidance for the quarter running to...
Lululemon has upgraded its guidance for the quarter running to the end of January on the back of robust sales during the holiday season. The Canadian yoga apparel company said the uptick had been driven by strong execution in stores and online during the key holiday weeks. While sales were ...
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New types of waterproof hoods made a sensation at the...
New types of waterproof hoods made a sensation at the Outdoor Retail Winter Market. An observer of the market picked the hood of a Berghaus jacket with a three-layer Gore-Tex shell and a hood by Columbia Sportswear featuring an OutDry membrane on the outside.
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Atmósfera Sport, the Spanish buying group, has expanded its 2,000-m²...
Atmósfera Sport, the Spanish buying group, has expanded its 2,000-m² head office near Valencia by an additional 1,000 square meters. The reasons given for extension are a growing number of retail members and plans for a stronger verticalization process for the group's operations. According to CMD Sport, the group's revenues ...
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Jochen Hoffmann returns to Eagle Creek, after a 17-year absence...
Jochen Hoffmann returns to Eagle Creek, after a 17-year absence from this property of VF Corporation, in the position of European key account manager, concentrating on the sports and outdoor retail channels. He also worked in sales and marketing positions at Berghaus, Bergans of Norway and Norrøna. In the U.S., ...
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Carving Sport has set up a B2B platform that allows...
Carving Sport has set up a B2B platform that allows retailers to place orders online. The company is the Spanish distributor of various brands including Asolo, Dalbello, Marker, Völkl, Yaktrax and Fila skates. It recently hired a new commercial director, Arman Majoral.
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At least three companies are reportedly holding talks about their...
At least three companies are reportedly holding talks about their possible takeover of Scapino, the large Dutch shoe retailer that was declared bankrupt last Friday. While Scapino stores remain open, a spokesman for the receivers confirmed that they were holding talks with interested parties to obtain a rapid relaunch for ...
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A group of U.S. customers has launched a class action...
A group of U.S. customers has launched a class action suit against Fitbit, alleging that its wrist-based Charge HR and Surge heart monitors do not and cannot measure heart rates accurately, especially during intense physical activity, contrary to claims made by the company in national advertisements. One of the lawyers ...
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Vans has announced the addition of Daan Van Der Linden...
Vans has announced the addition of Daan Van Der Linden to its global skateboarding team. The promising 19-year-old Dutch amateur skateboarder, who has been raised under the tutelage of Jeroen Sars, is said to have already displayed great mastery of skateboarding.
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Herbert Hainer, chief executive of the Adidas Group, told the...
Herbert Hainer, chief executive of the Adidas Group, told the Süddeutsche Zeitung that the company achieved sales of more than €2 billion in China last year, up from €1,811 million in 2014, making it the group's second-largest national market after the U.S. For this year the Adidas chief predicts buoyant ...
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Zalando and the Adidas Group have been partnering since last...
Zalando and the Adidas Group have been partnering since last November on a pilot project. If the e-tailer runs out of stock of certain Adidas or Reebok products in certain sizes or colors, it can access the Adidas Group's own central distribution center in Germany, which will ship them directly ...
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The Adidas Group ended last year with a closetful of...
The Adidas Group ended last year with a closetful of awards for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts in China. As detailed in a company statement, Adidas Greater China was listed by the CSR Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences as one of the top ten multinational ...
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After the recent departure of Jason Steris, chief executive of...
After the recent departure of Jason Steris, chief executive of Volcom, Eric John, vice president of global retail at Volcom, has now left the company as well. Described by Shop-eat-surf as a member of Steris' close circle, John had been with Volcom since 2008. The changes follow the appointment of ...
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Graeme Roustan, the former chairman of Bauer, is again threatening...
Graeme Roustan, the former chairman of Bauer, is again threatening a hostile takeover of its parent company, Performance Sports Group. He says he is looking for partners to take the company private, claiming that it is pursuing a direct-to-consumer strategy that could be a threat to its existing customer base. ...
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Nike filed a lawsuit against Skechers USA in Oregon's U.S....
Nike filed a lawsuit against Skechers USA in Oregon's U.S. District Court on Jan. 4, claiming trademark infringement of the designs of its Flyknit shoes' uppers and soles, covered by several patents. The designs at issue are those of Skechers' Burst shoes, its Flex Appeal style for women, its Skech ...
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Head has signed a marketing agreement with John McEnroe, the...
Head has signed a marketing agreement with John McEnroe, the first tennis player to have topped the rankings of the ATP Tour for four years in a row. The American champion, who won seven Grand Slam singles titles between 1979 and 1984, will play with Head racquets in the senior ...
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Joma has signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Nicolás Almagro,...
Joma has signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Nicolás Almagro, a 30-year-old Spanish tennis player. He has won 12 tournaments, reaching the 9th position in the ATP ranking in 2011. He stopped playing after suffering a serious injury in 2014, but he has started again, making his return during the ...
