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    Short Stops Week 45, 2023

    2023-11-06T09:33:00Z

    EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ After taking office in April 2021, Susie Mulder, President of the global Timberland brand, is leaving the company and will be replaced on an interim basis by Nina Flood, VP and GM of Timberland EMEA +++ Birkenstock has appointed Tiffany Wu as its first-ever Managing Director, Greater ...

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    Short Stops Week 44, 2023

    2023-10-29T05:28:00Z

    CSR & SUSTAINABILITY +++ Alibaba Cloud said it is joining forces with the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) to drive sustainability in international baseball competitions with the help of its AI-driven sustainability platform Energy Expert +++ LEGAL & INSTITUTIONAL +++ The International Apparel Federation (IAF) has extended President ...

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    Short Stops Week 43, 2023

    2023-10-22T04:10:00Z

    EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ California-based action sports brand Arbor Snowboarding has hired Matt Patti as General Manager, Cale Meyer as Marketing Director, Garrett Gibb as Senior Manager of Product Development and Trevor Brady as North American Sales Manager +++ PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ Hoka is the official technical partner ...

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    Short Stops Week 42, 2023

    2023-10-15T04:42:00Z

    PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ Montréal-based manufacturer of hockey equipment CCM Hockey has been named equipment supplier and official partner of the new Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) and will provide helmets, protective gear, skates and sticks to PWHL players starting in January 2024 +++ BNP Paribas has become the title ...

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    Short Stops Week 41, 2023

    2023-10-08T05:05:00Z

    EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ Richard Payne has taken up a new position as Co-Managing Director of UK-based research firm Sporting Insights, alongside current Managing Director John Bushell +++ Puma appointed industry veteran Andrew Rudolph as SVP of North American wholesale sales +++ Stöckli USA appointed Max Wingard, previously Regional Promotional Assistant ...

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    Short Stops Week 40, 2023

    2023-10-01T13:32:00Z

    RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION +++ Norwegian-based ski manufacturer Stereo Skis, founded in 2008 and manufactured in Åre, Sweden, announced its official launch and debut to the US skiing market +++ Intersport has reportedly rolled out an AI platform supplied by Akeneo-owned Unifai to automatically standardize and categorize its product catalogs +++ ...

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    Short Stops Week 39, 2023

    2023-09-23T07:07:00Z

    TRADE FAIRS & CONFERENCES +++ The next edition of the invitation-only trade show SportsInnovation – scheduled for March 20-21, 2024, at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany – expects to draw 1,200 guests, 60-some exhibitors and 55 speakers to its program of conferences and live, in-stadium demonstrations of sports tech ...

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    Short Stops Week 38, 2023

    2023-09-18T14:11:00Z

    RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION +++ Allbirds has announced that In-Sport Fashions Inc. and EFG Corporation will become its exclusive distributor in Canada and South Korea, respectively, both overseeing the distribution of its products across retail, online and wholesale channels while allocating dedicated brand and marketing resources +++ Sneaker and streetwear retailer ...

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    Short Stops Week 37, 2023

    2023-09-08T09:57:00Z

    LEGAL & INSTITUTIONAL +++ David Lappartient will continue his mandate as president of the French Olympic Committee (CNOSF) until spring 2025 after being confirmed in the role by the body’s General Assembly +++ TikTok has been fined €345 million for violating data protection laws for processing children’s personal data in ...

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    Short Stops Week 36, 2023

    2023-09-02T07:16:00Z

    RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION +++ The North American branch of Swedish brand Craft has appointed Waypoint Outdoor as its nationwide U.S. sales agent for the Craft footwear collection, which Craft calls ”a significant milestone for both companies as they joined forces to expand Craft’s reach in the footwear market” +++ According ...

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    Short Stops Week 35, 2023

    2023-08-28T08:43:00Z

    MARKET STATISTICS +++ Vietnam’s textile and garment exports dropped 14.5 percent from January to July 2023, while yarn exports fell 20.8 percent during the same period +++ E-COMMERCE & DTC +++ TikTok is reportedly planning to ban links to external e-commerce sites, pushing users towards its own TikTok ...

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    Short Stops Week 34, 2023

    2023-08-21T06:03:00Z

    TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES +++ The sneaker show Sneakerness in Cologne, Germany, planned for Sept. 16-17, has to be postponed to April 13-14, 2024, because the main sponsor unexpectedly “dropped out on short notice” +++ PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ Adidas has revealed the Official Match Balls for the ...

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    Short Stops Week 33, 2023

    2023-08-16T07:30:00Z

    EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ Columbia Sportswear has hired Woody Blackford as Senior Vice President, Chief Product Officer for the Columbia Brand, welcoming back an employee who previously worked for the brand for 14 years, including Blackford’s invention of Omni-Heat +++ Mares, a subsidary of Head, has reorganized its Aquazone and ...

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    Short Stops Week 32, 2023

    2023-08-07T12:43:00Z

    RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION +++ Footasylum has selected NewStore, a mobile-first omnichannel cloud platform for retail brands, to create a new omnichannel experience for its customers, which will also include the Talon.One loyalty automation solution +++ Lacoste has launched a virtual store on its website, showcasing its summer collection, powered by ...

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    Short Stops Week 31, 2023

    2023-07-31T05:59:00Z

    RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION +++ On July 1, the Spanish firm BM Sportech took charge of “professional sector” distribution in Spain and Andorra for the German table-tennis brand Joola, according to TradeSport +++ Authentic Brands Group has entered into a long-term partnership with Poland-based footwear retailer The CCC Group, which operates ...

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    Short Stops Week 30, 2023

    2023-07-22T07:38:00Z

    EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ For “personal and professional” reasons, Alejandro Galán has resigned as chairman of the Professional Padel Players Association (PPA), with vice chairman Pablo Lima stepping in as interim chairman and board member Jose Carlos Gaspar filling in for Lima +++ Asics North America has hired Michael Dougherty as ...

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    Short Stops Week 29, 2023

    2023-07-16T06:25:00Z

    CORPORATE AND M&A +++ Shop Eat Surf reports that Boardriders announced in a meeting at its California headquarters that the closing of the acquisition by Authentic Brands Group has been postponed from July 31 to Aug. 31 +++ As part of its strategy shift toward digital content, Lululemon has laid ...

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    Short Stops Week 28, 2023

    2023-07-10T16:42:00Z

    EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ Zumiez appointed Guy M. Harkless, most recently serving in operational and strategic roles for Foot Locker Inc. from 2015 through 2023, as a Class II independent director until the company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2025, to serve on the company’s board of directors and as a ...

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    Short Stops Week 27, 2023

    2023-07-02T10:01:00Z

    CSR & SUSTAINABILITY +++ Californian surf brand O’Neill has teamed up with the international non-profit organization Save The Waves Coalition to combine their efforts to protect surf ecosystems around the world +++ PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ Adidas signed a long-term partnership with AS Roma to become the Italian ...

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    Short Stops Week 26, 2023

    2023-06-25T03:40:00Z

    LEGAL & INSTITUTIONAL +++ The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Special Olympics, the world’s largest sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities, to expand cooperation and communications between the two entities +++ The R&A, England Golf and the Golf Foundation have announced The Road ...