All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 31, Issue 9-10 – Page 4

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    Millet launches video

    2020-03-05T18:13:00Z

    (OIC) Millet has launched a new video revolving around the Rise Up concept, an invitation for sports enthusiasts and people in general to pursue their objectives without giving up. The two-minute video, produced by Almo Film, was shot in the French Alps as well as Nice and Paris between January ...

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    Vibram unveils Grip All Terrain

    2020-03-05T18:09:00Z

    (OIC) Vibram has unveiled the Vibram Arctic Grip All Terrain, a new version of the Vibram Arctic Grip. The Vibram Arctic Grip technology was designed to enable enhanced grip on ice, especially wet ice. The new version combines this technology with a new compound, the Vibram XS Trek Evo, developed ...

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    Vernon expanding its distribution

    2020-03-05T18:07:00Z

    (OIC) Vernon, the Danish sports distribution company, is expanding into new markets with the help of a Russian brand of rainproof and windproof apparel, Shu. Founded in 2012 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Shu operates three stores (in its hometown, in Moscow and in Yekaterinburg), maintains its head office in Moscow ...

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    Columbia appoints chairman

    2020-03-05T18:06:00Z

    (OIC) At its meeting of Jan. 24, the board of directors of Columbia Sportswear appointed as its chairman the company’s long-standing president and chief executive, Tim Boyle, who is now 70 years old. He takes the place on the board that was previously occupied by his “tough mother,” Gert Boyle, ...

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    Thule appoints CFO

    2020-03-05T18:04:00Z

    (OIC) Thule has announced that Marianne Bonrud Hagelqvist, the current group accounting director, has taken over as acting chief financial officer of Thule Group, effective Feb. 14. She is replacing Lennart Mauritzson, who has resigned as CFO, until Jonas Lindqvist, currently chief financial officer at Arjo, a global supplier of ...

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    VF closes industry’s first “green bond”

    2020-03-05T17:56:00Z

    (OIC) VF Corp. announced on Feb. 27 the closing of the first “green bond” in the apparel and footwear industry. The net proceeds from the €500 million bond offering will be used for investment in programs within the company’s “Made for Change Sustainability & Responsibility Strategy,” and to drive progress ...

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    ​EuroShop 2020: these trends determine the retail business of the future

    2020-03-05T17:50:00Z

    (OIC) What are the trends in retail design and retail technology? Which new solutions does the international shopfitting scene present to retailers? Düsseldorf’s international shopfitting trade fair, EuroShop, was able to provide a clear answer to these questions: the more digital the shopping experience, the more important the emotional quality ...