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A little over a month after the resignation of Frank...
A little over a month after the resignation of Frank Hugelmeyer as president and chief executive of the Outdoor Industry Association of the U.S., Emerald Expositions has announced the departure of Kenji Haroutunian as show director of Outdoor Retailer. He is being replaced by Marisa Nicholson, group sales director of ...
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Quiksilver has reached a definitive agreement to sell its majority...
Quiksilver has reached a definitive agreement to sell its majority stake in its U.K.-based online store, Surfdome Shop, to Surfstitch, the Australian online action sports retailer in which Billabong International held a 51 percent majority stake until August 2013. Under the agreement, Quiksilver will get about US$16 million for its ...
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Robert van Houten is the new general manager of Agu...
Robert van Houten is the new general manager of Agu Holding and Agu BV, effective Nov. 3. This is a new position at the Dutch group. Van Houten, 46, has previously held various positions at Center Parcs, Gioma Group and Ahold Europe. Additionally, Marie-José van den Kommer and Martin van ...
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Primaloft has joined the Responsible Down Standard. It has also...
Primaloft has joined the Responsible Down Standard. It has also launched a new digital library of marketing assets where brands, retailers and manufacturers can access and order marketing materials, brand assets, collateral and training tools. Commercial partners can download such assets as logos, templates for customizable advertisements, product information, materials ...
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Altamont Capital says it has made an investment in Huf...
Altamont Capital says it has made an investment in Huf Worldwide, the American brand of skate and street shoes founded in 2002 by a professional skater, Keith Hufnagel. It has also announced a partnership with Brixton, a California lifestyle apparel brand founded in 2004. Altamont is the San Francisco-based investment ...
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Sätila of Sweden has announced that Mats Hedblom has joined...
Sätila of Sweden has announced that Mats Hedblom has joined the company board. Hedblom has worked for over 30 years at Haglöfs, including 17 years as chief executive, during the period 1993-2010. The other board members of Sätila of Sweden currently include Lennart Grebelius, also a director, and Fredrik Helgesson, ...
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Darich Ashford has been appointed president of Nike Golf, following...
Darich Ashford has been appointed president of Nike Golf, following the planned retirement of Cindy Davis after six years in the post. He has worked for Nike for 21 years, most recently as vice president and general manager of the Jordan brand. Nike says he has helped deliver strong revenue ...
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Under Armour has appointed three top managers to new roles....
Under Armour has appointed three top managers to new roles. Henry Stafford will act as chief merchandising officer, responsible for integrating the brand's apparel, footwear and accessories businesses globally and for overseeing direct-to-consumer operations. He was previously in charge of North America, a position which is now filled by Matt ...
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Peter Bedsted, who has been general area manager of Puma...
Peter Bedsted, who has been general area manager of Puma for the Nordic countries since the beginning of 2013, says he has decided to leave the company on Dec. 12 for personal reasons. He started at Puma as director of Tretorn in 1993 and became general manager of Puma Denmark ...
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The major sporting goods retail chains around the world raised...
The major sporting goods retail chains around the world raised their total sales by 7.4% to $87.0 billion, as shown in SGI's Global Retail Chart published in the Vol. 25 n°32+33 issue of SGI Europe, but not in the accompanying text. After rising by 28.2 percent in 2012, the turnover ...
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XXL ASA, the Nordic sports retailer that went public at...
XXL ASA, the Nordic sports retailer that went public at the beginning of October, reports a 31 percent increase in total revenues to 1,416 million Norwegian kroner (€166.90m-$207.29m) in the third quarter, with 6.7 percent growth on a same-store basis and a 74 percent jump in e-commerce. Operating profit before amortization ...
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Intersport is expanding its involvement in ski jumping by becoming...
Intersport is expanding its involvement in ski jumping by becoming official presenting sponsor of Vierschanzentouren, the ski jumping series organized by the Austrian and German ski federations at four locations in their respective countries. It is upgrading to the highest sponsorship level for the event, with which it was originally ...
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A new union has been reportedly established by workers at...
A new union has been reportedly established by workers at Yue Yuen's factory at Gaobu, which was the theater of violent demonstrations in April. Chaired by Chen Han, the new Trade Union Federation of Yue Yuen represents about 27,000 workers, or nearly 70 percent of the employees at 17 factories. ...
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In the U.K., ski and snowboard boot sales increased by...
In the U.K., ski and snowboard boot sales increased by 10 percent and 21 percent, respectively, in the 2013/14 season as compared to 2012/13. According to the Snowsport Industry of Great Britain (SIGB), which has released its trade survey findings, the market is showing positive growth for the first time ...
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Nordica, the ski brand that is part of the Tecnica...
Nordica, the ski brand that is part of the Tecnica Group, appointed new country managers for Austria and Germany. Herbert Riepl, previously responsible for sales in Germany and Austria, is leaving the company and will be replaced by Susanne von Hoermann as sales manager for Germany, and Tobias Stankus becomes ...
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Halfords Group, the leading British retailer of cycling and leisure...
Halfords Group, the leading British retailer of cycling and leisure products, reports a 16 percent increase in sales of cycling products for the 26 weeks ended Sept. 26 due to the expansion of the new Cycle Republic store format and the recent acquisition of Boardman Bikes. On a same-store basis, ...
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Compass Diversified Holdings (Codi) has launched a secondary offering of...
Compass Diversified Holdings (Codi) has launched a secondary offering of trust shares intended to raise up to $125 million to repay a portion of its credit facility. Codi is the parent company of Camelbak Products, Ergobaby and Liberty Safe. It is also a minority shareholder in Fox Factory, which is ...
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El Segreto del Mar has gone into liquidation. The Spanish...
El Segreto del Mar has gone into liquidation. The Spanish company had been performing very well in the past decade as the parent of the El Niño, which it had built into a major local surf and action sports label. The company was founded in 2002 by Javier Guerra, a ...
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Kelme says it has developed the prototype of a Gravity...
Kelme says it has developed the prototype of a Gravity running shoe integrating a special microelectronic device that provides for the first time recommendations on a smartphone to avoid injuries and other painful complications by measuring the biomechanical characteristics of the runner's stride and detecting a sense of fatigue, while ...
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Nautilus plans to integrate new digital health and fitness platforms...
Nautilus plans to integrate new digital health and fitness platforms across all its Bluetooth Smart-enabled fitness equipment. It is introducing the new Apple Health kit into its Bowflex Max Trainer this month and will follow with the new 616 line of cardio equipment. The company is also taking its first ...
