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Pete Augustine, president of New Era Cap, has decided to...
Pete Augustine, president of New Era Cap, has decided to leave the company after almost 25 years. The chief executive, Chris Koch, will assume a more active role, the company said, adding that it will look for a successor for Augustine.
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Haglöfs has won the Sustainability Brand of the Year award,...
Haglöfs has won the Sustainability Brand of the Year award, from the Swedish trade magazine Sportfack. It was presented at Swesport, the Swedish outdoor and sports trade show, which ran in Stockholm on Jan. 11-12. In 2013, Haglöfs defined an array of ambitious sustainability goals that would be achieved in ...
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Wesley van Wijnbergen has become the new sales and marketing...
Wesley van Wijnbergen has become the new sales and marketing manager at Protest Sportswear, the Dutch board sports brand, from the start of this year. He has already been with the company since 2002, working in marketing and retailing. Sport Partner reports that Van Wijnbergen's tasks include sales through all ...
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Eleven Outdoor has become the exclusive importer for Houdini Sportswear...
Eleven Outdoor has become the exclusive importer for Houdini Sportswear in France, where the Swedish company didn't have a distributor before. Run by Jean-Marc Declroitre, who took it over at the beginning of this year, Eleven Outdoor was previously called JCP. It is still the distributor of Ferrino and Camelbak in ...
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European brands and retailers have been invited to participate in...
European brands and retailers have been invited to participate in a trade mission to Myanmar, the former Burma, on March 22-27 to meet potential suppliers as part of the Smart Myanmar program funded by the European Union. Only 20 firms will be allowed to join in. The deadline for applications ...
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Exceed, the Chinese company behind the Xidelong brand, reported that...
Exceed, the Chinese company behind the Xidelong brand, reported that its performance improved markedly in the first half of 2014. Its sales jumped by 29.7 percent to 845.2 million yuan renminbi (€117.5m-$136.1m) and its operating profit more than doubled to RMB 96.9 million (€13.5m-$15.6m). Exceed ended the half-year with net ...
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Scarpa has welcomed two freeride skiers, Lynsey Dyer and Ben...
Scarpa has welcomed two freeride skiers, Lynsey Dyer and Ben Leoni, to its roster of sponsored athletes. The move reflects the brand's growth in the freeride-ski category. Graham Zimmerman has joined the company as a sponsored athlete for climbing. Dyer, who will be using Scarpa's Freedom series boots, was named ...
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Tom Ritchey has promoted Claudio Bianchi to the position of...
Tom Ritchey has promoted Claudio Bianchi to the position of chief executive of Ritchey Designs. The founder and chairman of the American bike company will stop acting as CEO to concentrate on product development. Bianchi has been with the company for more than 20 years in various roles. He has ...
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Bluesign has reminded bluesign-certified manufacturers and brands that they are...
Bluesign has reminded bluesign-certified manufacturers and brands that they are to have no long-chain C8 durable water repellents (DWR) in their products or supply chains as from Jan. 1. However, the Swiss certification company also mentioned that the positive list of bluesign-approved chemical products (bluesign bluefinder) includes several short-chain DWR ...
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Eurojersey is launching a new fleece bonded with heat-sealed seams...
Eurojersey is launching a new fleece bonded with heat-sealed seams for thermal clothing. Its heat-sealing tapes are applied on the company's Sensitive fabrics through body-mapping. Eurojersey also says that it is using an environmentally friendly digital printing system.
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Researchers at the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim and the Leibnitz...
Researchers at the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim and the Leibnitz Institute for Interactive Materials (DWI) in Aachen have developed an antimicrobial treatment for wool and wool blends. Antimicrobial treatments are typically effective on cotton, polyester and polyamide, but not many are effective on wool, which tends to be washed less ...
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W.L. Gore has presented four outdoor brands that will start...
W.L. Gore has presented four outdoor brands that will start using its Gore-Tex or Windstopper technology in 2015. The four new licensees are Woolrich John Rich & Bros., Gaastra, Black Crows and Skhoop. The American outdoor apparel brand Woolrich is the best known while the other three are European. Gaastra ...
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John Henderson is set to replace Ken Brewster as commercial...
John Henderson is set to replace Ken Brewster as commercial director of Pure Fishing UK, responsible also for Ireland. Brewster, a former national sales manager of Adidas, has been in charge of sales and marketing at Hardy & Greys before its take over by the Jarden Corp. subsidiary in 2013. ...
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New Era Cap is set to introduce a technical line...
New Era Cap is set to introduce a technical line of knitted headwear for next winter, featuring Outlast technology, Dri-Release and Durable Water Repellency (DWR). They will be worn by promising snowboarders and skaters on and off the mountains in Europe from the beginning of this year. The brand will ...
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Sports Direct International has placed its USC chain of young...
Sports Direct International has placed its USC chain of young fashion stores into administration, a form of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It has also placed it under the control of Republic, another British fashion chain in its portfolio. Reports indicate that 28 of the 90 USC stores may be closed down. ...
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Robert Polet, a former president and chief executive of the...
Robert Polet, a former president and chief executive of the Gucci Group of luxury goods companies, has joined North Sales as partner in its apparel division. He will work on building up the brand with Eric Bijlsma, former chief executive of Scotch & Soda, who became a major shareholder and ...
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Dakine has chosen Northridge Mills to produce its new junior...
Dakine has chosen Northridge Mills to produce its new junior women's swimwear line in California. The swimsuits will be available in select stores and online this spring. Northbridge Mills, which is owned by Encore Brands, is an experienced producer of beach and competitive swimwear, with a manufacturing capacity exceeding 100,000 ...
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Le Coq Sportif is proposing a limited edition of its...
Le Coq Sportif is proposing a limited edition of its iconic Arthur Ashe shoe, made in France. It comes in two styles using stressed leather. One of them has been developed to be sold exclusively in the high-end Colette store in Paris, starting on Jan. 12.
