All Other outdoor sports articles – Page 9
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News briefsPentland Brands appoints new creative director
Source: Pentland Brands Paisley Wright, new director of creative (Pentland Creative Agency) Pentland Brands, owner of several sports, outdoor and lifestyle brands including Speedo, Berghaus, Ellesse, Canterbury of New Zealand, Mitre and Endura, has appointed Paisley Wright as its new creative director. Wright, who joins the company ...
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ArticleColumbia revises FY22 outlook, will lean on key markets
At the same time as announcing its results for the quarter with the seasonally lowest sales volume, Columbia Sportswear has reduced its sales and profit forecasts for the full year. The company is concerned about the current state of the consumer and potential retail order cancellations later this year. It ...
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News briefsVölkl, Dalbello and Marker realign sales structure in Germany
Source: EOC Volker Brötzenberger Following the changes in the global sales organization of Elevate Outdoor Collective (EOC) – formerly K2-MDV Holdings, which includes the K2 Ski, K2 Snowboarding, Völkl, Marker, Dalbello, Line, Ride, BCA, Tubbs Snowshoes, Atlas Snowshoes, Madshus and K2 Skates brands – the German subsidiary ...
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News briefsJapanese e-commerce company to acquire majority stake in Phenix owner
As reported by sportstextiles.com, Japanese e-commerce company E-store Corporation has taken steps to acquire Shiffon, a Tokyo-based licensee and developer of brands such as Kappa and Hummel, and Phenix licensee* for its worldwide sales territories except for China, the brand founded in 1952 that is the official outfitter of the ...
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ArticleXXL ASA’s Q2 profits dip 81% on lower sales
XXL ASA experienced decelerating sales and waning consumer sentiment for sporting goods in its Scandinavian markets from mid-May, which continued through June, a typically important month for the category. With CEO Pål Wibe slated to step down from the executive position today over disagreements regarding the company’s strategic direction, CFO ...
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News briefsKMD Brands updates annual guidance
KMD Brands, formerly Kathmandu Holdings, is now forecasting total annual sales of NZ$955 to NZ$965 million (€580.7m to €586.8m) for the 12 months ending July 31 after a record performance during a winter promotional period for its Kathmandu retail operation. FY22 Ebitda, excluding one-off, non-cash items, including government subsidies, is ...
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News briefsZalando signs Four Paws’ letter of intent for mulesing-free wool
The animal welfare organization Four Paws has announced a new signing of the letter of intent to move away from mulesing sheep’s wool. Retailer Zalando has joined the campaign, pledging to phase out its offerings of wool products that are not mulesing-free. The campaign calls for a complete shift away ...
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News briefsDainese and Momodesign collaborate for apparel line
Dainese is teaming up with Momodesign on a new line of clothing, footwear, helmets and accessories designed for the outdoors and urban mobility. Upon the terms of the all-Italian license agreement, the products will be designed by Momodesign in its Style Center and manufactured by Dainese, which will also distribute ...
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ArticlePeugeot Frères Industrie acquires Julbo
Christophe and Matthieu Beaud, co-owners and CEO and managing director, respectively, of Julbo, have announced an agreement for Peugeot Frères Industry to acquire a majority stake in the family eyewear company. The Beaud family, unrelated to Jules Beaud, the founder of the company in 1888, acquired the business in the ...
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News briefsVista Outdoor acquires Fox Racing
Vista Outdoor, the parent of 39 sports and outdoor brands, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Fox Racing, a global provider of high-performance motocross, mountain biking and lifestyle gear fromCalifornia. The purchase price is $540 million, with the possibility of earning an additional $50 million depending ...
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News briefsWayne Edy to hand over leadership of Inov-8 this autumn
U.K.-based running, hiking and fitness brand has announced that Mike Snell will join the company as its new CEO this October. Snell will leave his current role as commercial director of supermarket chain Asda in September before joining Inov-8. Before joining Asda, Snell was chief commercial officer at Wiggle and ...
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News briefsNew eco-friendly eyewear brand from Switzerland
Veteran action sports designer Tony McWilliam is the driving force behind Attika, a new eco-friendly sports eyewear manufacturer that uses only biopolymers and recycled materials instead of virgin plastic and offers a repair service and used product (end-of-life) collection. Based in Verbier, Switzerland, Attika says its management team includes seasoned ...
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News briefsPuma and Sympatex start product partnership
Improving the recyclability of products is one of the goals Puma has set out in its sustainability report, as is a reduction in its carbon footprint. As part of the evolution of the company’s strategy, the German brand has now partnered with materials provider Sympatex to develop and use more ...
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ArticleOutDoor by ISPO 2022: Back in business
OutDoor by ISPO, which ended on Tuesday, June 14, represented the relaunch of the ISPO Group’s sports trade shows after two and a half years of the Covid pandemic. Surprisingly for many, Messe München placed the show in the Munich Order Center (MOC) instead of the exhibition center in Munich-Riem, ...
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X-Technology takes over Swiss distribution of X-Socks
Wollerau-based X-Technology Swiss Research & Development AG, which company founder Bodo Lambertz had sold to Swiss investors in November 2021, will take over distribution of the X-Socks brand in Switzerland from Lowa Schuhe AG as of January 1, 2023. This step consolidates and strengthens the distribution of the X-Bionic and ...
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ArticleCoDi to acquire PrimaLoft
Compass Diversified (CoDi), the Connecticut-based owner of several sporting goods brands, including Boa Technology, 5.11, Marucci Sports and Velocity Outdoor, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the equity of PrimaLoft Technologies Holdings, Inc, the parent company of the PrimaLoft business and brand, at an enterprise ...
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News briefsMammut has found a new CEO
Source: Mammut Heiko Schäfer Mammut Sports Group AG has appointed Heiko Schäfer as its new CEO, effective Sept. 1, 2022. For Schäfer, who previously served as chief operating officer of Hugo Boss AG, Mammut represents a return to the world of sporting goods as he worked in ...
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News briefsNew brand director at Chiemsee
Source: Chiemsee GmbH & Co. KG Alexander Timmers With immediate effect, Chiemsee has a new brand director in Alexander Timmers. He succeeds Lutz Mai, who is leaving the company at his own request at the end of June. Timmers has many years of experience in sales, marketing ...
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ArticleTopgolf tees up earnings guidance rise for Callaway after strong Q1
Callaway Golf raised annual guidance after a strong first quarter, driven by its Topgolf driving range venues, where sales surged on pre-Covid pandemic levels after a slow start due to the Omicron variant and strong performances from its other segments. Revenue for the three months to March 31 rose 59.6 ...
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News briefsBoa launches new marketing campaign aimed directly at end consumers
Boa Technology, the maker of the Boa Fit System, is launching a new global brand campaign that targets consumers more directly than before. The campaign uses professional athletes in the brand’s key segments – snowboarders, road cyclists, trail runners, downhill mountain bikers, climbers and backcountry skiers – to ask consumers ...
