All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 23, Issue 48-49 – Page 3
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Didriksons, the Swedish company specializing in rainwear and outdoor...
Didriksons, the Swedish company specializing in rainwear and outdoor garments, is setting up its own sales subsidiary in the U.K. The company has hired Jon Wright, former key account manager at Helly Hansen, who started with Didriksons last month and will be working with existing agents in Scotland and the ...
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Pursuing its expansion in China, Protest has opened a new...
Pursuing its expansion in China, Protest has opened a new store in Tianjin after the startup of two stores in Beijing last year. The Dutch boardwear brand already has stores in Russia, France and the U.K. With a population of more than 10 million, Tianjin is one of the top ...
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Harald Fraszczak has resigned as chief financial officer of Karstadt,...
Harald Fraszczak has resigned as chief financial officer of Karstadt, for personal reasons and in amicable agreement with the German retail company. Formerly with Metro Cash & Carry, he had joined Karstadt in June 2011. German observers noted that two other top managers had left the company since one year ...
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Sue Rechner, president and chief executive of Confluence Watersports, has...
Sue Rechner, president and chief executive of Confluence Watersports, has been appointed to the board of directors of PrimaLoft
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Migros’ fitness chain expands into Germany
A few days ago, Elements, the chain of high-end fitness gyms owned by the Zurich section of the Swiss Migros retail cooperative, opened its first studio in the heart of Munich. This health, wellness and fitness center and other gyms that will be set up by Elements in Germany are ...
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New CEO to redress Cross Sportswear
Niclas Valfridsson started earlier this month as the new chief executive of Cross Sportswear, the Swedish ski, outdoor and golf apparel brand. Valfridsson was previously the chief executive of a Swedish watchmaker, Sjöö Sandström, which he turned around.The appointment comes after Cross suffered a sharp decline in sales, down to ...
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Rossignol has opened a newly designed testing center for skis...
Rossignol has opened a newly designed testing center for skis in Sölden, Austria. It is part of the Europa Test- und Ausstellungszentrum (“Europe Testing and Exhibition Center”), described as the only one in the world, where all leading brands of snow sports equipment are represented. At Rossignol's testing area, staff ...
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VF Corporation has decided to pull the Jansport brand...
VF Corporation has decided to pull the Jansport brand of backpacks and daybacks out of the European market after the spring/summer 2013 season. It will do the same thing in the Americas for its other, more fashion-oriented brand, Eastpak, but it will continue to market both brands in Asia. The ...
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Bridgedale, the U.K. specialty brand of functional socks, wants to...
Bridgedale, the U.K. specialty brand of functional socks, wants to intensify its presence on the European continent: It has hired Christian Benedikt as business development manager for Europe. In this newly created position, the 33-year-old will be working on strengthening Bridgedale's market position in Germany, Austria and Italy. Therefore, Benedikt ...
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Body Glove has partnered with a Guinness world record holder,...
Body Glove has partnered with a Guinness world record holder, Garrett McNamara, to create a new flotation wetsuit designed for big-wave, cold-water surfing, to help surfers in potentially life-threatening conditions. Facilitating a faster surfacing time, the interior of the new suit comprises a system of modular foam inserts that are ...
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Jack Wolfskin will boost its executive board with the...
Jack Wolfskin will boost its executive board with the appointment from next Feb. 1 of Elke Stein to the newly created position of joint managing director in charge of marketing and product development. The 45-year-old spent 16 years at Adidas, first as key account manager and marketing director for Central ...
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BM Sportech takes over as the exclusive distributor of Prince...
BM Sportech takes over as the exclusive distributor of Prince for Spain, Portugal and Andorra, replacing Eurinver SHI of Valencia
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Paul Naude, a director of Billabong International and its president...
Paul Naude, a director of Billabong International and its president for the Americas, is studying a leveraged buyout of the whole company. Billabong emphasized that there had been no agreement or commitment from the company with regard to this proposal but said that it had allowed Naude to step aside ...
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Lacoste was reportedly the only brand that issued a bid...
Lacoste was reportedly the only brand that issued a bid to outfit French athletes outside the field of play at the Olympics, after the French Olympic Committee decided to no longer attribute all-encompassing rights to a single brand. For many years that brand was Adidas, which provided outfits for French ...
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Bernard Tapie, formerly the president of the French football club...
Bernard Tapie, formerly the president of the French football club Olympic Marseille, has confirmed his interest in the acquisition of some of the newspapers of the group Hersant Média in the south of France, including La Provence, Nice-Matin and Corse-Matin. With accumulated debts reaching €200 million, the media group is ...
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Next year's Ispo Beijing fair, which will run for four...
Next year's Ispo Beijing fair, which will run for four days starting on Feb. 27, will welcome a few new outdoor-oriented brands premiering at the show. They are Haglöfs, Adidas Outdoor, Li-Ning, which has just launched its own line of outdoor gear, and Mammut Sports Group in collaboration with the ...
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Li-Ning, the leading Chinese sports brand, has just begun...
Li-Ning, the leading Chinese sports brand, has just begun a test in the outdoor sector by launching its own line of outdoor products, called Li-Ning Adventure. In late October, the first Li-Ning Adventure single-brand store dedicated to the new offer was opened at the group's headquarters in Beijing. The selling ...
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Kai Tutschke has been promoted as Garmin's sales director for...
Kai Tutschke has been promoted as Garmin's sales director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He has been with the company for the past five years, acting as German sales manager. His position has been taken over by Mathias Paul.
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Raul Casañas has been named marketing manager of Orca, the...
Raul Casañas has been named marketing manager of Orca, the triathlon company from New Zealand
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Frans Dunsmore, a seasoned British golf industry executive, has become...
Frans Dunsmore, a seasoned British golf industry executive, has become sales manager of Bridgestone Golf UK. Most recently, he was running apparel sales all over Continental Europe for Callaway Golf. He worked previously for Dunlop Slazenger, TaylorMade, Ashworth and Lotto/Etonic.
