All Corporate articles – Page 68
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NKD, which has been licensing the Wild Roses brand of...
NKD, which has been licensing the Wild Roses brand of women's outdoor apparel from its Swiss owners, has presented a business plan to get over its own financial problems. In collaboration with a consulting firm, Ziems, its parent company, Daun, has developed a cost reduction program with the banks and ...
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Tony Wong, area sales manager for Asia at Sympatex Technologies,...
Tony Wong, area sales manager for Asia at Sympatex Technologies, told this publication at the recent Asia Outdoor show in Nanjing that this German supplier of waterproof and breathable laminates recently sealed some supply deals with various outdoor-oriented brands in the region. Starting with the upcoming winter season, Sympatex will ...
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Earlier this year, Kailas, the second-largest Chinese outdoor brand after...
Earlier this year, Kailas, the second-largest Chinese outdoor brand after Toread, launched a secondary brand named Udjat. The aim is to attract customers who go for more fashionable and less technical apparel and footwear in lower price ranges rather than for the Kailas brand. According to Kenneth Chen, the manager ...
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SmartWool has transferred its European headquarters from the U.K. to...
SmartWool has transferred its European headquarters from the U.K. to the office of VF Corporation (VFC) Europe in Lugano, Switzerland. Chris Hahn, who has headed SmartWool Europe for almost five years and has spent nine years with SmartWool in total, has relocated to Lugano. Some other executives have left the ...
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NRS, a manufacturer and distributor of inflatable watercraft and paddling...
NRS, a manufacturer and distributor of inflatable watercraft and paddling gear, is taking over WRSI, which has developed and patented a range of medium-priced whitewater helmets, in combination with John Hopkins University. WRSI is said to have set a new industry standard for impact and anti-rotational safety. NRS will sell ...
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(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Baffin is investing...
(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Baffin is investing $2.8 million on a new 67,000-square-foot global distribution warehouse as well as an energy-efficient retrofit of the 100,000-square-foot original building. The addition will help contain energy-related costs, with eventual savings from 36 percent to 48 percent in electricity bills. The ...
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(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Thule has appointed...
(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Thule has appointed Johan Hedberg as vice president of sales for the Europe, the Middle East and Africa for the company's business unit outdoor. He succeeds Frank Feiland. Hedberg worked for Suunto as business director from August 2003 to July 2005. Previously, he ...
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(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Mont-bell, the big...
(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Mont-bell, the big Japanese producer of premium outdoor products, opened a new office in Tokyo on June 27 in order to manage its expansion in the Japanese market; but its headquarters remain in Osaka. The new office in downtown Tokyo incorporates a mono-brand ...
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(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) GE, the marketer...
(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) GE, the marketer of the waterproof and breathable laminates, has announced a strategic partnership with the Dishang Group, a major original manufacturer and exporter of textiles. Dishang has agreed to provide completely integrated eVent solutions for the design, sourcing and production of apparel. ...
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(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Timbuk2 has consolidated...
(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Timbuk2 has consolidated the ownership structure as a group controlled by the company's management and by Timbuk2 Investors, a group of investors led by Ken Pucker, former chief operating officer at Timberland. The equity base has been expanded and Timbuk2 has repurchased shares ...
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We hear that a Norwegian equity investor has taken over...
We hear that a Norwegian equity investor has taken over the Rossignol Group from the Australian Macquarie investment fund and from Jarden Corporation. More in the next issue of Sporting Goods Intelligence Europe.
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Wolverine Worldwide has decided to carry out a two-for-one stock...
Wolverine Worldwide has decided to carry out a two-for-one stock split. Shareholders registered by Oct. 1 will receive one new share for each one that they own, and their market price will be cut in half. After the stock split, they will receive a dividend of 6 cents per share, ...
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GE, the marketer of the waterproof and breathable laminates, has...
GE, the marketer of the waterproof and breathable laminates, has announced a strategic partnership with the Dishang Group, a major original manufacturer and exporter of textiles. Dishang has agreed to provide completely integrated eVent solutions for the design, sourcing and production of apparel. The group will support GE in the ...
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The Tecnica Group is restructuring the distribution of Blizzard, Tecnica...
The Tecnica Group is restructuring the distribution of Blizzard, Tecnica and Nordica in Germany and Austria. It is also placing a new general manager at the head of its operations in France. From Oct. 1, Lucien Hateville will assume the position as general manager for Tecnica France, succeeding Michel Rayot, ...
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New Wave Group of Sweden, parent company of Craft, has...
New Wave Group of Sweden, parent company of Craft, has acquired the rights to distribute its Craft performance apparel brand in the U.S. and Canada from Karhu North America, which had been Craft's exclusive distributor in North America since 1999. The acquisition was made through New Wave USA, a wholly ...
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Compass Diversified Holdings, which owns Camelbak and other brands, is...
Compass Diversified Holdings, which owns Camelbak and other brands, is proposing to float one of its subsidiaries, Fox Factory, on the stock exchange. Specializing in the development, production and sale of high-performance suspension systems for mountain bikes and many other types of vehicles, it had a pre-tax income of $22.4 ...
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Implus has announced the acquisition of the shoe care, insole,...
Implus has announced the acquisition of the shoe care, insole, and shoe lace assets of the Pennsylvania-based Penguin Brands, one of Implus' major competitors in the shoe care category. Implus' family of brands also includes Sof Sole, Yaktrax, Apara, Airplus, Sneaker Balls, Sof Comfort, Little Hotties, Perfect Fitness and ICETrekkers. For ...
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Onex Corp. has completed the acquisition of Nielsen Expositions from...
Onex Corp. has completed the acquisition of Nielsen Expositions from Nielsen Holdings for $950 million cash. The business has been renamed Emerald Expositions. It will continue to organize the Outdoor Retail and Interbike shows in the U.S., among others. will continue to be headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, California.
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Jarden Corporation has placed $250 million worth of convertible notes,...
Jarden Corporation has placed $250 million worth of convertible notes, carrying interest of 1.5 percent a year and due in 2019, with a syndicate of investors headed by Barclays Capital and J.P Morgan. The investors have also exercised an option to purchase an additional $15.2 million at the same conditions. ...
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SmartWool, a wholly-owned subsidiary of VF Corporation, has completed the...
SmartWool, a wholly-owned subsidiary of VF Corporation, has completed the renovation of its global headquarters at Steamboat Springs, Colorado, its design center in Boulder, and its development center in Tennessee. At a cost of $2.2 million, the renovation of the three offices has taken nearly four years of planning and ...
