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La Sportiva has been honored with an Italian award
La Sportiva has been honored with an Italian award dedicated to family-owned companies that have been able to successfully manage the generational shift. The prize, which is called “Di padre in figlio” (Italian for “From father to son”), was presented at a special ceremony at the Swiss Center in Milan ...
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Anllian Capital is issuing convertible bonds with a zero coupon worth €1 billion
Anllian Capital – a special-purpose investment vehicle belonging to Anta Sports Products that directly or indirectly owns just over 59 percent of Amer Sports through the Mascot Bidco consortium – is issuing convertible bonds with a zero coupon worth €1 billion. Issued at a price 0.25 percent higher than the ...
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The Oberalp Group, which owns Salewa and other brands, indicated at its recent sales meeting…
…that its “Brand House” is going to soon add a sixth brand of mountain sports products. Declining to provide any details at this stage, Ruth Oberrauch, brand manager and sustainability manager of the group, said it is still working on the new project, but she denied that Oberalp is about ...
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Anta Sports Products, which had a 57.95 percent stake in...
Anta Sports Products, which had a 57.95 percent stake in the consortium that bought Amer Sports earlier this year, will no longer have to include and report Amer's figures, which have been dilutive, in its consolidated income statements. Anta is shedding 5 percent of its economic interest in the group ...
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Kering, the French luxury group that controlled Puma for a...
Kering, the French luxury group that controlled Puma for a while, has held “preliminary discussion” about a potential takeover of Moncler, according to Reuters. The Italian luxury outerwear brand is more profitable than Puma, and it is growing as fast as some of Kering's luxury brands, including Gucci, Yves Saint-Laurent ...
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Bookman, a Swedish company that offers functional headlights, bike lights...
Bookman, a Swedish company that offers functional headlights, bike lights and reflectors under the Bookman Urban Visibility label, has received an injection of SEK3.5 million (€330,000-$370,000) from three Swedish investors including Stefan Ytterborn, the founder of Poc Sweden. Founded in 2011 in Stockholm by Victor Kabo and David Axelsson, Bookman ...
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In keeping with a months-old plan to pare down its...
In keeping with a months-old plan to pare down its brand portfolio, Idealp Sport will be shutting down Degré 7, its brand of technical ski apparel, according to sport-guide.com. Quoting Michel Pescio, director of sales and marketing at the French mountain-sports company, sport-guide.com said that Idealp seeks to narrow its ...
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Jack Wolfskin, the German outdoor gear and apparel brand, has...
Jack Wolfskin, the German outdoor gear and apparel brand, has announced plans to build North American headquarters in Utah. The State of Utah is offering a tax rebate to the company for expanding its operations there. The company expects to create 50 jobs in connection with the new facility over ...
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Hyosung has begun commercial operation at its first spandex plant...
Hyosung has begun commercial operation at its first spandex plant in India. The facility, which occupies about 400,000 square meters, is located in the Auric industrial complex near Aurangabad, in the state of Maharashtra. It has an annual production capacity of 18,000 tons of spandex. Hyosung began operations in India ...
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Poler Outdoor Stuff, a Portland-based outdoor apparel company founded in...
Poler Outdoor Stuff, a Portland-based outdoor apparel company founded in 2012 with a strong focus on the direct-to-consumer business, has reopened its flagship store in downtown Portland and redesigned its e-commerce website. The brand had been dormant for the past 12 months following its bankruptcy. The Pacific & Everest Lifestyle ...
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Paul Batsch has returned to Salomon as brand manager of...
Paul Batsch has returned to Salomon as brand manager of its snowboard division, after working for Scott Sports as product manager and in marketing. Batsch worked for Salomon as an intern six years ago. He reports to Jeremy Joire, business unit director for Salomon Snowboards.
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Chuck Ponthier has been appointed by VF Corp. as the...
Chuck Ponthier has been appointed by VF Corp. as the new senior director of sales for Altra, the brand of running shoes that it recently acquired. He is described as an experienced executive who has been in charge of sales strategy at major global brands, including Toms, where he served ...
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Archroma, the Swiss producer of chemicals and dyes, has made...
Archroma, the Swiss producer of chemicals and dyes, has made Heike van de Kerkhof its chief executive. She is replacing Alexander Wessels, the founding CEO, who is becoming both vice chairman of the board and a senior adviser to the company's owner, SK Capital. The latter acquired the textile chemicals, ...
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Stephan Drake, who founded DPS Skis together with Peter Turner...
Stephan Drake, who founded DPS Skis together with Peter Turner in 2005, left the company this fall. Now serving as president and chief executive is Alex Adema, who has been the chief operating officer of the Utah-based ski company since 2015. The reasons for Drake's departure from the company have ...
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Oboz Footwear, the American outdoor footwear company recently acquired by...
Oboz Footwear, the American outdoor footwear company recently acquired by Kathmandu, has appointed Rich Hohne as its new director of marketing. Hohne is joining from Simms Fishing Products, where he spent 10 years in the marketing department. Speaking on his appointment, Oboz's president, Amy Beck, praised Hohne's understanding of technical ...
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The board of directors of Viking Outdoor Footwear has appointed...
The board of directors of Viking Outdoor Footwear has appointed René Høgsted as the company's new chief executive. He is expected to take up his new position on Jan. 1, 2020. The 46-year-old brings a wealth of experience in sales, marketing, e-commerce, branding, product and management in strong retail and ...
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The MOC Order Center in Munich has welcomed On Running...
The MOC Order Center in Munich has welcomed On Running shoes, Komperdell/Camaro, Paul Lange and 4F as new tenants. Four other tenants have expanded their permanent showrooms, including Equip Outdoor, the parent of Rab and Lowe Alpine, and Osprey Packs, which are using the space for their local subsidiaries. The ...
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Descente opened a new showroom at the MTC World of...
Descente opened a new showroom at the MTC World of Fashion in Munich, Germany. The Japanese brand, outfitter of the Canadian and Swiss Ski World Cup teams, returned to the German marketplace for the first time in years at Ispo Munich 2019. The country manager is Lothar Heinisch, who previously ...
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Amplifi, the German brand for snow, bike and outdoor protectors...
Amplifi, the German brand for snow, bike and outdoor protectors and accessories based in Oberstdorf, has brought in a new sales team for Austria, Germany and Benelux, starting with products for autumn/winter 2020/21. Amplifi's move is said to be meant to ensure the best possible service for customers, both B2B ...
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Canada Goose has just opened a new and sophisticated experimental...
Canada Goose has just opened a new and sophisticated experimental store at CF Sherway Gardens, a mall near Toronto. Called “The Journey,” it has no products in its inventory, and it will treat customers to daily synthetic snowstorms. The store uses OLED TV displays, 4K laser applications, rock walls and ...
