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    Perfect Moment reports Q3 results

    2024-03-28T15:31:00Z

    London-based luxury lifestyle brand Perfect Moment, which completed a NYSE IPO on Feb. 8, reported a 69 percent drop in operating income to $728,000 from $2.32 million for the period ended Dec. 31. Year-over-year net income fell by 63 percent to $1.2 million from $3.27 million. Total revenues declined by ...

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    ​Smith with new sales team for German market

    2024-03-15T08:26:00Z

    After a long-standing and successful sales partnership with three agencies in Germany, eyewear and helmet specialist Smith, part of Safilo Group, is opening the next chapter for the brand in the German market. Therefore, the brand has welcomed Michael Horstmann and Florian Krach to its sales force. A particularly strong ...

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    Tecnica Group confirms previous year's record results

    2024-03-12T14:11:00Z

    Tecnica Group sustained its strong performance through a market and product diversification strategy amidst post-pandemic challenges. Despite prevailing uncertainties, the group showcased resilience in 2023, maintaining its growth trajectory initiated in 2020, which saw double-digit expansion in 2021 and 2022. The fiscal year 2023 concluded with sales totaling €540 million ...

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    Progress in ski boot recycling; call for collaboration

    2024-03-08T21:59:00Z

    Source: Dalbello Dalbello LIFE ReSkiBoot Italian ski boot brand Dalbello celebrated the conclusion of its EU-funded LIFE ReSkiBoot project this February. The stated aim of this LIFE project was to produce and market 1,000 high-quality, competitive ski boots made from around 90 percent recycled secondary raw materials. ...

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    DPS skis come with ‘Will and Testament’ warranty

    2024-03-08T16:07:00Z

    Salt Lake City, Utah-based ski maker DPS is so confident its skis provide a legacy that they now come with a legally binding will and testament so you can pass them onto your heirs. The “Live For It – The DPS Will and Testament” campaign created by TDA Boulder, a ...

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    Amer Sports expands ski and binding production in Europe

    2024-03-07T10:55:00Z

    Amer Sports is increasing its annual production capacity through investments in Europe to enable its brands to grow further. The group said a new Nordic ski factory is nearing completion in Bulgaria, while preparations have begun for an alpine ski binding factory in Romania. The new ski factory will ...

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    Acushnet pleased with golf’s resilience across the EMEA

    2024-03-05T09:01:00Z

    Acushnet Holdings, the Titleist, FootJoy and Kjus parent, is impressed with golf’s resilience across the region, particularly in the UK, despite experiencing a 1.4 percent constant-currency decline in FY23 EMEA sales to $314.7 million when up against 20 percent growth in FY22. In Q4, the group’s EMEA sales dropped by ...

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    OOSC Clothing secures £1.4m export finance deal to fuel global expansion

    2024-03-04T11:32:00Z

    Skiwear brand OOSC Clothing has secured a substantial £1.4 million (€1.64m) export finance package courtesy of HSBC UK, in collaboration with the UK Export Finance (UKEF) agency. The objective of this significant deal is to bolster OOSC’s presence in key global markets, including the European Union, the US, Canada, Australia, ...

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    Refurbed expands into the second-hand sporting goods market

    2024-03-01T11:21:00Z

    Founded in Vienna in 2017, the Refurbed scaleup has already established itself in seven European markets, including Austria, Germany, Sweden and Italy, by reselling reconditioned second-hand technology, especially computers, tablets and smartphones. At the end of 2022, the marketplace also began offering reconditioned city bikes and e-bikes in Germany, followed ...

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    Moncler Group’s FY23 Ebit increases by 15 percent

    2024-02-29T09:13:00Z

    In its 10th year as a public company, Moncler Group, the Milan-based luxury group generated 15 percent Ebit growth to €893.8 million from €774.5 million on a 15 percent consolidated revenue increase to €2.98 billion from €2.6 billion.

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    Tradition meets innovation: Fischer’s limited NFT ski bundle

    2024-02-19T08:30:00Z

    Austrian company Fischer Sports GmbH has launched its 100 Years NFT Ski Bundle, available since Feb. 14, 2024, which allows fans to immerse themselves in both the history of skiing and the futuristic world of digital collectibles. This makes the 100-year-old company one of the first ski companies to pioneer ...

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    Perfect Moment announces pricing for IPO

    2024-02-09T06:25:00Z

    London-based luxury lifestyle brand Perfect Moment Ltd. has announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 1,334,000 ordinary shares at a price of $6.00 per share. This represents gross proceeds of approximately $8 million before deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses. In addition, Perfect Moment, a provider of technical ...

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    Prowinter in Bolzano becomes more international, offers connected ski test

    2024-02-05T08:02:00Z

    The 24th Prowinter took place in Bolzano, Italy, at the beginning of January, extended to 3 days and for the first time with a parallel ski test. We attended the trade show to find out whether it has the potential to become the new meeting place for the Central European ski industry.

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    SkiStar tests fossil-free ski resort

    2024-01-30T16:51:00Z

    The Scandinavian ski resort operator SkiStar is taking a significant step in the transition to fossil-free operation and is testing the complete electrification of a ski resort. The pilot project is being carried out at SkiStar’s Hammarbybacken ski resort in Stockholm. With the pilot project, SkiStar wants to show that ...

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    Fischer celebrates 100 years

    2024-01-19T15:41:00Z

    Source: © Fischer Sports GmbH CEO Franz Föttinger (2024) Source: Archive Fischer Josef Fischer in 1959 Fischer is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The company was founded in 1924 by Joseph Fischer in Upper Austria, where the headquarters are still located today. From ...

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    Lucas Braathen and Atomic launch limited Redster edition

    2024-01-19T10:42:00Z

    Source: Atomic Redster X9RS Revoshock S Luci, limited to 50 pairs Former Norwegian ski racer Lucas Braathen, who won the slalom globe last season, and Atomic have presented the Redster X9RS Revoshock S Luci in a limited edition. The exclusive version, limited to just 50 pairs, ...

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    FIS announces Impact Sustainability Program

    2024-01-18T14:27:00Z

    The International Ski Federation (FIS) has released its newly developed Impact Program, a sustainability action plan designed to guide FIS and its key stakeholders through current and future global sustainability challenges. The program covers the period 2024-2026 and includes short, medium and long-term projects and targets. It will serve as ...

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    Sprague becomes new CEO of POW

    2024-01-17T15:11:00Z

    After unanimous board approval, POW’s previous Board Chair steps in to the role of the organization’s CEO.

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    Intersport Austria motivates children and teenagers to do more sport

    2024-01-16T14:15:00Z

    To mark its 60th anniversary, Intersport Austria wants to motivate children and teenagers to participate in sports with specific activities because the foundation for a sporty and healthy future is laid at toddler and primary school age. Source: Intersport Austria Thorsten Schmitz, Managing Director Unfortunately, however, the ...

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    New Country Manager for POC in Switzerland

    2024-01-15T11:37:00Z

    Source: POC Jessica Negele POC, the Swedish manufacturer of ski and cycling helmets, goggles, protection and apparel, is optimizing its management structure in Switzerland. Jessica Negele, previously head of POC’s sales activities in Germany, has additionally taken over the position of Country Manager Switzerland on Jan. 1, ...