All Corporate articles – Page 62
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IC Group, the Danish company that owns Peak Performance, has...
IC Group, the Danish company that owns Peak Performance, has signed an agreement for the sale of its head office in Copenhagen and it plans to relocate to a much smaller property in or around the Danish capital during the first half of 2016
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Balega Socks, a company from North Carolina specializing in performance...
Balega Socks, a company from North Carolina specializing in performance socks, has been acquired by Implus Corporation, a group that owns a slew of brands in the footwear, sports and fitness markets, such as Sof Sole, Yaktrax, Airplus, Sneaker Balls, Icetrekkers and more. The partnership is meant to help Implus ...
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Vibram USA, the North American subsidiary of the Italian sole...
Vibram USA, the North American subsidiary of the Italian sole maker, has acquired the soling assets of Quabaug Corporation, its U.S. manufacturing and distribution partner since 1965. Their activities are to be integrated into Quabaug Vibram Innovation (QVI). Vibram said the aim of the acquisition was to maintain its U.S.-based ...
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Lafuma confirms that its investors are eligible for the fiscal...
Lafuma confirms that its investors are eligible for the fiscal benefits that accrue to those who own shares in small and medium-sized companies in France
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Keen has hired Nikolai Christensen as vice president of product,...
Keen has hired Nikolai Christensen as vice president of product, Cesar Geronimo as development director, and Manon Belley as design director. Christensen was most recently at Ecco, where he also worked on product management. Geronimo is an industrial engineer and has worked for more than 16 years at Wolverine Worldwide. ...
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Thomas Vangsgaard has left Viking Footwear to become Danish country...
Thomas Vangsgaard has left Viking Footwear to become Danish country manager for Ecco, replacing Jens-Jacob Iversen. Vansgaard has been the country manager for Viking in Denmark since 2006. He had assumed additional responsibility for KangaROOS in the Nordic countries since 2011.
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Warren B. Kanders, the executive chairman of Black Diamond Inc.,...
Warren B. Kanders, the executive chairman of Black Diamond Inc., has acquired Mountain Khakis from Remington Arms Company, the majority owner, and the other owners. The purchase was made through an affiliate of Kanders & Company, of which Kanders is the owner and president. Founded in 2003, Mountain Khakis is ...
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APJeT, a U.S.-based textiles specialty coatings company, will collaborate with...
APJeT, a U.S.-based textiles specialty coatings company, will collaborate with VF Corporation on potential uses for its textile finishing technology. The collaboration between the two companies is connected with VF's Global Innovation Center activities. VF operates three centers in the U.S. which work to develop advancements in apparel, footwear and ...
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GSI Outdoors has announced the acquisition of Innate, the Canadian...
GSI Outdoors has announced the acquisition of Innate, the Canadian supplier of food and drink storage systems and travel essentials based in Vancouver. The food and drink storage solutions will be integrated into GSI Outdoors' branded product line while the Travel Essentials Collection will continue to be marketed under the ...
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The French Post Office has become the majority shareholder of...
The French Post Office has become the majority shareholder of Expé, a French chain of eight outdoor stores with an annual turnover of around €8 million, according to sport-guide.com. XAnge, an investment fund operated by the French Post Office had first acquired a 49 percent stake in the chain in ...
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Columbia Sportswear is asking shareholders to elect Malia Wesson, former...
Columbia Sportswear is asking shareholders to elect Malia Wesson, former president of the U.S. Bank of Oregon, to a full term on its board of directors, which would be expanded to 11 members
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Amer Sports has transferred 290,596 of its treasury shares...
Amer Sports has transferred 290,596 of its treasury shares to its personnel who participate in various performance share and stock incentive programs instituted in 2010 and 2013. This leaves Amer with 1,131,756 own shares, or 0.95 percent of the whole equity. Meanwhile, Amer's board of directors has approved a new ...
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Black Diamond Equipment will expand its manufacturing operations in Utah,...
Black Diamond Equipment will expand its manufacturing operations in Utah, according to a joint announcement by the company and the state's Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED). The company, which manufactures specialized outdoor equipment for climbing, skiing and mountain sports, is a subsidiary of Black Diamond Inc., which also owns ...
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Esquif Canoes has announced on its website and Facebook page...
Esquif Canoes has announced on its website and Facebook page that it ceased operations on March 16. After 15 years in business, the Quebec-based canoe maker has sold its assets and ended production. Esquif sold whitewater, touring and sporting canoes. The company had been striving to develop a replacement for ...
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Samsonite International has completed the acquisition of Rolling Luggage, an...
Samsonite International has completed the acquisition of Rolling Luggage, an airport retailer of branded luggage and travel products, as part of its ongoing strategy to enhance its global multi-brand retail platform. Samsonite has acquired the U.K.-based retailer from the capital-owned Tie Rack Retail Group for a cash consideration £15.75 million ...
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Amer Sports has transferred 290,596 of its treasury shares to...
Amer Sports has transferred 290,596 of its treasury shares to its personnel who participate in various performance share and stock incentive programs instituted in 2010 and 2013. This leaves Amer with 1,131,756 own shares, or 0.95 percent of the whole equity. Meanwhile, Amer's board of directors has approved a new ...
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Osprey Packs is planning to complete an expansion of its...
Osprey Packs is planning to complete an expansion of its Cortez, Colorado headquarters in the second half of the year to house a growing staff. Fourteen new positions will be added to its Cortez facilities in the course of 2015, including staff for the IT department and the sales, marketing, ...
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Cascade Designs will open a new manufacturing and distribution center...
Cascade Designs will open a new manufacturing and distribution center in Reno, Nevada later this year to assist growth at lower costs, the company said. The facility will handle all distribution for the company's brands, which include SealLine, MSR, Platypus, Therm-a-Rest, and others. The company has offered around 100 employees ...
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Thule Group has inaugurated a big new distribution center in...
Thule Group has inaugurated a big new distribution center in Poland to service customers in Central and Eastern Europe as well as Russia and Scandinavia. The new center, which has involved investments of 65 million Swedish kronor (€6.9m-$7.8m) is located at Huta, in western Poland, where the group has operated ...
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Igloo has completed the purchase of Cool Gear International from...
Igloo has completed the purchase of Cool Gear International from Raf Industries, which, along with Cool Gear's founders—Donna and Hank Roth—will remain shareholders in the combined company. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Additionally, Acon Investments, which is Igloo's mother company, has announced that Mark Parrish has been ...
