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A total of 438 shares granted as share-based incentives were...
A total of 438 shares granted as share-based incentives were returned to Amer Sports on March 18, 2014 in accordance with the terms of the incentive plan as the beneficiaries' employment ended. Amer now holds a total of 572,699 treasury shares, corresponding to 0.48% of all the company's shares.
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Herbert Hainer, who recently accepted to extend his mandate as...
Herbert Hainer, who recently accepted to extend his mandate as chief executive of the Adidas Group, has agreed to become now also the chairman of the supervisory board of FC Bayern München, the big football club in which Adidas is a minority shareholder. He was already a vice president of ...
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Mareen Lissner will act as trade marketing manager of Peak...
Mareen Lissner will act as trade marketing manager of Peak Performance for Central Europe, reporting directly to Daniel Jontén, global marketing manager of the brand in Stockholm and focussing on Germany, Austria and Switzerland. She previously worked for Unilever, O'Neill, Burton and Patagonia.
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Pitti Uomo, a menswear fair in Florence that acts as...
Pitti Uomo, a menswear fair in Florence that acts as an exhibition platform for several sporting goods brands, will be held a little later than before next year, running from Jan. 13 to 16. The decision follows a move to a later date for the men's fashion shows in Paris.
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Nikita Clothing and Bonfire Snowboarding have announced the addition of...
Nikita Clothing and Bonfire Snowboarding have announced the addition of Vicki Vasil as brand manager for both brands. Vasil will be based in Portland, Oregon, where the two brands are headquartered, and work closely with the design teams, including Heida Birgisdottir, Nikita's founder, who is based in Reykjavík, Iceland. Vasil's ...
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Adidas Originals has opened the first store under its new...
Adidas Originals has opened the first store under its new “Neighborhood” concept in Berlin. Five others are due to come on stream this year in London, Shanghai, Seoul, Moscow, New York and Paris. Adidas Original's symbol, the Trefoil, has been reinvented for the occasion. Each store is supposed to be ...
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IC Companys has signed an agreement to divest its Mid...
IC Companys has signed an agreement to divest its Mid Market division, leaving the Danish apparel group with only three brands: Peak Performance, Tiger of Sweden and By Marlene Birger. The group pointed out that these three brands, which were recently put in a new Premium segment of the company, ...
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Inspecs has announced a longterm licensing agreement for eyewear with...
Inspecs has announced a longterm licensing agreement for eyewear with O'Neill, the international surf and young lifestyle brand that had been licensed by Spy since 2009. The agreement covers the design, manufacture and distribution of ophthalmic frames, sunglasses and snow goggles under the O'Neill name. The first collections are being ...
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Nike has announced a long-term partnership agreement with US Youth...
Nike has announced a long-term partnership agreement with US Youth Soccer, the largest youth sports organization in the U.S. The deal will guarantee the sporting goods brand a presence at all major US Youth Soccer events including the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series, the US Youth Soccer National League, ...
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Aigle has launched a new version of its website which...
Aigle has launched a new version of its website which provides visitors with intuitive access to e-commerce functions. The website is managed by The Other Store and is already operational in France, Germany, Italy and Spain. In partnership with SoCloz, customers can also book products online to try them on ...
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Quiksilver has appointed Alan Vickers to the new position of...
Quiksilver has appointed Alan Vickers to the new position of international sales director, responsible for the wholesale operations of all the brands of the group and for all the regions of the world except for the Americas. He will be in charge of all the countries where Quiksilver has an ...
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With concept store locations already in Stockholm and Helsinki, Hestra...
With concept store locations already in Stockholm and Helsinki, Hestra is now opening a new store in Oslo in August. It will be located in the popular shopping street of Bogstadsveien and will display over 300 models of sports and fashion gloves.
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Li & Fung plans to spin off its global brands...
Li & Fung plans to spin off its global brands and licensing business, with a separate stock exchange listing and a goal of doubling its profitability by the end of 2016. The unit generated an operating profit of $534 million on sales of $3.3 billion last year. The sourcing company's ...
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation announced this week the opening of its...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation announced this week the opening of its first Brand Showcase store at the company's new headquarters at Goleta, in the Santa Barbara area of California. Measuring more than 8,000 square feet, it features an extensive range of products across all its brands: Ugg Australia, Teva, Sanuk, Tsubo, ...
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Another international surf brand, Rip Curl, has licensed its eyewear...
Another international surf brand, Rip Curl, has licensed its eyewear to the recently formed Swiss Eyewear Group (SEG) for Europe and some other parts of the world, starting in spring/summer 2015, with ADSL of France acting as a distributor. The Australian surfwear brand had been previously made only in-house. Formed ...
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Marina Egydio de Carvalho has been appointed executive director of...
Marina Egydio de Carvalho has been appointed executive director of MOVE, the Brazilian sporting goods industry association. She takes the place of Andre Raduan, who left a few months ago, after three years in the post. She became a lawyer in 2006 after her studies in Brazil and the U.K. ...
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The North Face is reportedly testing artificial intelligence by IBM...
The North Face is reportedly testing artificial intelligence by IBM Watson in its online shop. Through its new software, the website helps to reply to questions regarding the most suitable gear for a winter expedition, for example. It proposes various types of sleeping bags based on the opinions expressed by ...
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Lions Capital has reportedly asked the Rothschild bank to investigate...
Lions Capital has reportedly asked the Rothschild bank to investigate strategic options for the big Belgian-based outdoor retailer, which also owns Bever Zwerfsport in the Netherlands and Cotswold Outdoor in the U.K. The options may include a public offering or a transfer of ownership (more in The Outdoor Industry Compass).
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Following a resolution taken by the United Nations General Assembly...
Following a resolution taken by the United Nations General Assembly last year, the first International Day of Sport for Development and Peace will take place on April 6. A dedicated website, www.april6.org, has been launched in English, Spanish and French to promote initiatives taking place on that day around the ...
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Gigasport, the Austrian sporting goods retail chain, is said to...
Gigasport, the Austrian sporting goods retail chain, is said to be pulling out of Slovenia, closing its three stores in Ljubljana, Maribor and Celje in the summer. Slovenia is the last foreign market for the Austrian retailer which left the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 2012. In Austria, this subsidiary ...
