All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 25, Issue 28-29 – Page 4
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Arc'teryx has opened a flagship store in Toronto, Canada, the...
Arc'teryx has opened a flagship store in Toronto, Canada, the first one in the Canadian city
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Cédric Morisset has been appointed vice president of sales at...
Cédric Morisset has been appointed vice president of sales at Orage, the Canadian brand of skiwear. He previously served as vice president of operations at a retail franchisee of the Sports Experts chain and as Canadian country manager for Peak Performance. At Orage, he takes over the sales role from ...
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Crocs has appointed Michelle Poole as its senior vice president...
Crocs has appointed Michelle Poole as its senior vice president of global merchandising, a newly-created position in the company. Poole, who started her new role on Aug. 25, is based at the company's product creation and global shared-services center in Niwot, Colorado. She will report directly to Andrew Rees, president ...
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The Regatta Group has appointed Bill Lockwood, who comes from...
The Regatta Group has appointed Bill Lockwood, who comes from American Rec, to the position of North American sales director for its Craghopper and Dare 2b brands of technical apparel
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Nike has reportedly applied for governmental permission to open its...
Nike has reportedly applied for governmental permission to open its own single-brand stores in India
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Sequential Brands Group has announced a secondary offering of shares...
Sequential Brands Group has announced a secondary offering of shares to raise an estimated $184.2 million, with warrants for additional shares worth more than $40 million. It did so after the completion of its takeover of Galaxy Brand Holdings for US$100 million, adding brands such as And1, Avia and Nevados ...
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Puma has announced plans to buy a stake of up...
Puma has announced plans to buy a stake of up to 5 percent in Borussia Dortmund, a leading German football team that it sponsors, as part of a capital increase that the club unveiled on Aug. 21. Borussia Dortmund is Germany's only listed football club. Dortmund plans to issue up ...
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Jeff Straeder, chief operating officer of Billabong International, has announced...
Jeff Straeder, chief operating officer of Billabong International, has announced the appointment of two new members of his sourcing team, Randy Mikko Royce and Kitty Ho, based in Hong Kong. Royce is joining the company as vice president in charge of the global supply chain, including sourcing, product development and ...
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Puma has announced an extension of its long-standing sponsorship of...
Puma has announced an extension of its long-standing sponsorship of the Czech Football Federation, which dates back to 1995, “until the next decade”
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Lyle & Scott has bought Front Up Rugby, the British...
Lyle & Scott has bought Front Up Rugby, the British rugby-inspired clothing brand, for an undisclosed price. Front Up Rugby sells T-shirts, rugby shirts, polo shirts and hoodies through its own website and also has accounts with U.K. retailers including House of Fraser and Debenhams. Lyle & Scott, whose move ...
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Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. (BRS), a New York-based private...
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. (BRS), a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired New Archery Products (NAP) and Quikfletch from NAP's founder, Andy Simo, and other Quikfletch stockholders. NAP and Quikfletch, based in Forest Park, Illinois, are designers and manufacturers of fixed and mechanical broadheads, vanes and fletching and ...
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Peter Weaver, the longtime American executive of Tecnica Group, stopped...
Peter Weaver, the longtime American executive of Tecnica Group, stopped his two-year commitment as its chief executive on Aug. 31. He will continue as chief executive of Tecnica Group USA and remain on the board of director of the Italian company. Alberto Zanatta, general manager of the group, has been ...
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Amer Sports sees room for further growth in profitability
The management of Amer Sports is generally pleased with the results of its outdoor brands, including Salomon, Arc'teryx and Suunto. It sees further potential for the development of the footwear and apparel categories within the group, and it is taking action to boost the sales and profitability of its only ...
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Amer Sports will inaugurate a new Amer Sports Brand Store...
Amer Sports will inaugurate a new Amer Sports Brand Store at the group's headquarters in Helsinki, at Aleksis Kiven katu 17 A, on Aug. 29. The 280-square-meter store will offer a comprehensive selection of products representing the various brands of the group. The store offering will include sports and lifestyle ...
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Kering has revealed a program to take all its existing...
Kering has revealed a program to take all its existing eyewear licenses in-house with the help of Roberto Vedovotto, who recently left as chief executive of Safilo. Its biggest eyewear license is for Gucci with Safilo, which will get $90 million in compensation for termination of the deal two years ...
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Airesis reports a small improvement in the results of Le...
Airesis reports a small improvement in the results of Le Coq Sportif for the first half of 2014. Its sales increased by 4 percent to €52.9 million, with double-digit progress in apparel. The turnover with Russian and Argentinian distributors has been under pressure due to the economic situation in those ...
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Body Glove has announced the signing of a licensing agreement...
Body Glove has announced the signing of a licensing agreement with Push Creations to create a new line of Body Glove watches. The watches, designed both for the surfer and the fashion focused swimsuit consumer, are wate- resistant up to a depth of 300 feet and feature innovative styling and ...
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FootBalance has signed an agreement to become an official partner...
FootBalance has signed an agreement to become an official partner of the Finnish National Basketball Team, which was very successful in last year's European Basketball Championships, supplying custom-made footbeds for its members. To celebrate this partnership, FootBalance has released special footbeds from its Susijengi collection that are going to be ...
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Rossignol is launching its first after-ski boot for the winter...
Rossignol is launching its first after-ski boot for the winter 2014/15 season, developed in a very elegant version by its research and development laboratory in Montebelluna
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Jack Wolfskin launched a new advertising campaign for end consumers...
Jack Wolfskin launched a new advertising campaign for end consumers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on Aug. 18. The campaign includes a TV spot, which has been available on the campaign's website, draussen-ist-ueberall.com, since Aug. 18 and which was aired for the first time on TV on Aug. 25. Together ...