All News briefs articles – Page 909
-
News briefs
Pentland is reportedly on the verge of signing a five-year...
Pentland is reportedly on the verge of signing a five-year licensing deal for Ellesse in India with S Kumars Nationwide.
-
News briefs
Two pop-up stores are opening in the French snow resorts...
Two pop-up stores are opening in the French snow resorts of Courchevel and Megève for Rossignol's 1907 vintage line of apparel.
-
News briefs
Kappa is going to be the official supplier of the...
Kappa is going to be the official supplier of the Toulouse football club in France for five years, starting next July.
-
News briefs
PPR Group has successfully negotiated a new syndicated loan of...
PPR Group has successfully negotiated a new syndicated loan of €2.5 billion, replacing a six-year-old credit line and outstanding liabilities of €1.5 relating to its acquisition of Puma in 2007.
-
News briefs
Startex Oy, owner of Start Ski Wax, is the new...
Startex Oy, owner of Start Ski Wax, is the new agent for Karhu footwear in Finland.
-
News briefs
Effective April 1, Odlo International has appointed Heiko Brunner marketing...
Effective April 1, Odlo International has appointed Heiko Brunner marketing director of the group, supervising all activities in the sectors of product management, design, marketing and communication, events and sponsoring. This position is new; until now, marketing has been headed by Andreas Kessler, chief executive. Brunner, 44, a former executive ...
-
News briefs
Andy Thê-Anh started on Jan. 17 as head designer of...
Andy Thê-Anh started on Jan. 17 as head designer of Coalision's women's apparel collection Lolë. He will be based in Montreal and report to Evelyn Trempe, vice president in charge of products. Born in Vietnam, Thê-Anh has been in Quebec since 1981 and worked for the Canadian brands Parasuco and ...
-
News briefs
Metro Group's total revenues increased by 2.6 percent in 2010...
Metro Group's total revenues increased by 2.6 percent in 2010 to €67.3 billion. Sales in Germany were down by 1.4 percent and flat on a comparable basis. They were up by 2.8 percent in other Western European countries, by 7.1 percent in Eastern Europe and by 17.1 percent in Asia ...
-
News briefs
Rossignol has signed new partnership deals for 2011 with the...
Rossignol has signed new partnership deals for 2011 with the carmarker Citroën and the computer manufacturer HP to increase its visibility among the general public. The ski equipment producer already had a partnership deal with Citroën during the 2009-10 winter season. Under the new agreement, a range of Citroën cars ...
-
News briefs
Acitvinstinct, the British online sports retailer, reports a 31 percent...
Acitvinstinct, the British online sports retailer, reports a 31 percent sales increase for last year to £8.1 million (€9.5m-$12.8m), outstipping the estimated growth in total retail sales over the internet in the country, and profits increased at a faster rate. Sales rose by 26 percent in December alone. New business ...
-
News briefs
Pascal Fontaine, 38, joins the recently restructured management of Intersport...
Pascal Fontaine, 38, joins the recently restructured management of Intersport France as trading director, responsible for marketing and communication as well as the operational management of the group's various retail banners. He reports to François Bouche, secretary general of the French group. Fontaine has worked for several retail companies outside ...
-
News briefs
Marker Völkl USA and Kästle are recalling 5,400 Twin Cam...
Marker Völkl USA and Kästle are recalling 5,400 Twin Cam 12.0 ski bindings because they have faulty steel springs in the heel that could break. The recall involves 2010-11 model year ski bindings from both companies that have maximum release/retention settings of 12.0. The bindings were made in the Czech ...
-
News briefs
According to an unconfirmed rumor, Brown Shoe Company, the big...
According to an unconfirmed rumor, Brown Shoe Company, the big American shoe retailer that operates Famous Footwear and other chains, is gearing up to buy American Sporting Goods, parent company of Avia, Ryka and several other brands. ASG's owners, Jerry Turner and his wife, Margaret Oung, have been looking to ...
-
News briefs
Torsten Hochstetter, formerly working at Adidas as creative director for...
Torsten Hochstetter, formerly working at Adidas as creative director for the Originals, Y3 and Porsche Design lines, has been named to the new position of new creative director at O'Neill. The 43-year-old reports to Keith Harkness, general manager of product and supply. New on his team is also David Henry, ...
-
News briefs
Adidas confirms that Brian Kerby, its former managing director in...
Adidas confirms that Brian Kerby, its former managing director in South Africa, left the company at the end of last year. It had already been announced in September that Kerby would be replaced in his position by Winand Krawinkel, former marketing manager for Adidas' Sports Performance and Sports Style ranges ...
-
News briefs
Less than a month after announcing it would split into...
Less than a month after announcing it would split into three separate businesses to focus entirely on distilled spirits, Fortune Brands, parent company of Titleist and FootJoy, has taken on Morgan Stanley to oversee an auction of its golf business, Acushnet, which generates annual Ebitda of approximately $120 million and ...
-
News briefs
Isabelle De Bardies has left the management of Dorotennis after...
Isabelle De Bardies has left the management of Dorotennis after 27 years with this French company specializing in women's activewear. The daughter of its founder, Philippe Baur, she was running it lately together with Simon Azzia. The company was taken over at the beginning of 2008 by BCBG Max Azria, ...
-
News briefs
After only a few months in operation, Outdoor Sports Valley...
After only a few months in operation, Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV) already has 36 members and is targeting 50 additional memberships in the next few years. Together with the municipalities of Annecy and Chamonix, which are candidates for hosting the Winter Olympics in 2018, OSV applied last month for financial ...
-
News briefs
Look has launched a collection of skiwear and after-ski clothing...
Look has launched a collection of skiwear and after-ski clothing under its own brand name for the next winter season. It was designed by Ludovic Alban and Emilie Fontaine. Alban worked at Yves Saint Laurent and Tom Ford and was head of sportswear for Hermès and of Carven's men's collection. ...
-
News briefs
Intersport Krumholz, the major German sporting goods retailer along the...
Intersport Krumholz, the major German sporting goods retailer along the Rhine between Koblenz and Bonn, is moving northward through the acquisition of Intersport Nett, a 2,000-square-meter store located in the Rhenish town of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. The deal came after the latter's founder, Paul Nett, decided to retire. This acquisition increases ...
