All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 25, Issue 19-20 – Page 2

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    Musical chairs at Nike

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Marc van Pappelendam returns in a way to previous responsibilities within Nike's European operation with his appointment as vice president and general manager for Central & Eastern Europe. He is taking the place of Michaela Stitz, who is leaving the group on Aug. 1. Stitz had been placed in charge ...

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    Icebug has signed up a Canadian distributor, Rock Gear...

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Icebug has signed up a Canadian distributor, Rock Gear Distribution

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    Brooks survey shows that running is sexy

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    To celebrate National Running Day in the U.S., Brooks Running Company connected with runners across the country to find out what running means to them. The company's second annual “Brooks Run Happy Nation Report” revealed that for 76 percent of all runners, people look sexy when they are running and ...

  • News briefs

    Scott Sports reported that thieves broke into the warehouse at...

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Scott Sports reported that thieves broke into the warehouse at its headquarters in Givisiez, Switzerland on Sunday, June 1 and stole 200 high-end bikes. It is the latest in a recent spate of burglaries that have affected bike manufacturers and retailers across the globe during the past few months. According ...

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    Electric turns into a lifestyle brand

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Electric, the Californian brand of sunglasses co-founded by Kipp Arnette 14 years ago, has run last week a temporary store across from the entrance of the huge Citadium lifestyle store in downtown Paris, featuring its new logo and an expanded line of products being developed under the same brand. Other ...

  • News briefs

    Nordica USA's president, Willy Booker, has left the company to...

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Nordica USA's president, Willy Booker, has left the company to become chief executive of Fischer Sports USA. Tecnica Group, the parent of Nordica internationally, has also announced that Reto Rindlisbacher has resigned his position as Nordica's international brand manager, effective Aug. 1. Rindlisbacher's successor will be named later this summer. ...

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    Doug Boessen, former chief financial officer of Collective Brands, has...

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Doug Boessen, former chief financial officer of Collective Brands, has joined Garmin as CFO and treasurer, reporting to the company's president and chief executive, Cliff Pemble. Boessen had worked previously at Arthur Andersen. Kevin Rauckmann, who has been Garmin's CFO and treasurer since 1999, will assist Boessen in the transition through ...

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    The board of Exceed, the Chinese sporting goods company, has...

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    The board of Exceed, the Chinese sporting goods company, has decided to delay once again a merger deal initially proposed last Dec. 2 to allow its chairman, Shuipan Lin, to complete the financing of the transaction. The new deadline is June 20. After the merger, Lin's stake would increase from ...

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    Jürgen Habermann is going to leave the executive of board...

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Jürgen Habermann is going to leave the executive of board of Sport Scheck, the German sporting goods retail chain, by the end of July. He has served on the board in various positions for the past ten years, most recently as director of sales and human resources, and he may ...

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    Intersport Krumholz, a big regional chain of sporting goods stores...

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Intersport Krumholz, a big regional chain of sporting goods stores in northern Germany, is going nationwide with an online shop, sporthaus.de, whose resounding domain was reportedly registered by the Krumholz family 15 years ago

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    Joachim Sjödin, who has been responsible for the Scandinavian market...

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Joachim Sjödin, who has been responsible for the Scandinavian market at Peak Performance since 2012, sees his territorial coverage expanded in the new position of European sales director. In addition to the Nordic countries, he will also take care of France, Benelux and the German-speaking countries. Andreas Scheibe, who has ...

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    Kering has been recognized as one of the “greenest” company's...

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Kering has been recognized as one of the “greenest” company's worldwide by Newsweek Magazine's Green Rankings, coming in fourth position in the overall Global 500 in Newsweek Green Rankings list and as top-ranked in consumer discretionary companies within the Global 500. Kering's inclusion in the 2014 Newsweek Green Rankings is ...

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    A Dutch ice skating champion, Koen Verweij, has become brand...

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    A Dutch ice skating champion, Koen Verweij, has become brand ambassador for Björn Borg Sport

  • News briefs

    The World Customs Organization (WCO), which is based in Brussels,...

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    The World Customs Organization (WCO), which is based in Brussels, is developing a special database of potentially counterfeit items in collaboration with the European federation of the sporting goods industry (Fesi). Using this database and new tools, customs officials were able to seize about 520,000 fake footballs, shirts, shoes and ...

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    Base Detall Sport, the second-largest Spanish buying group, is reported...

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Base Detall Sport, the second-largest Spanish buying group, is reported to have been discussing possible cooperation in purchasing with Intersport España, but we understand that such discussions are not taking place at this time

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    Barry Bown leaves JD

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    JD Sports Fashion has announced that its long-time chief executive, Barry Bown, is stepping down from its board with immediate effect, after 30 years with the company. He will remain a consultant to JD.While praising his “significant contribution to the growth and development” of the company, a public statement by ...

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    New Balance and the New Balance Foundation have launched a...

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    New Balance and the New Balance Foundation have launched a global initiative to encourage children to move in order to improve their sense of well-being and their self-esteem. Called NB SparkStart, it will involve grants and the organization of events including the company's first collective, global volunteer program next September. ...

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    Sportslink, an Australian trade publication quoted by ispo.com, says that...

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Sportslink, an Australian trade publication quoted by ispo.com, says that Darlene Beauchamp is leaving as Intersport Australia's group coordinator after more than a decade in office with the buying group, formerly known as The Team Sports Buying Group, indicating that she was the Intersport chief in the country. Intersport International ...

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    Spanx, the Atlanta-based shape wear specialist, has appointed Jan Singer...

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Spanx, the Atlanta-based shape wear specialist, has appointed Jan Singer as its new chief executive. Singer joins from Nike, where he was corporate vice-president of global apparel and corporate vice-president of global footwear. Singer, who is expected to join the company in early July, will report to Sara Blakely, Spanx' ...

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    Johnson Outdoors has appointed Gianluca Bugli as director of sales...

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Johnson Outdoors has appointed Gianluca Bugli as director of sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for the company's Diving business. These new responsibilities are in addition to Bugli's continued strategic oversight of European sales and marketing for the company's Marine Electronics business. Bugli has more than 25 ...