News Briefs – Page 278
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Sympatex Technologies recently received the international B-Corp quality seal for...
Sympatex Technologies recently received the international B-Corp quality seal for above-average corporate management with a comprehensive approach and a social interest that extends outside the company itself. Sympatex is one of the first German companies in the textile industry to receive the seal, which rewards corporate concepts that, more than ...
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Hohenstein has announced that it is joining the ZDHC (Zero...
Hohenstein has announced that it is joining the ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) Roadmap to Zero Programme. Hohenstein is an international accredited testing laboratory whose work mostly involves the testing and certification of textiles. The goal of the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme is to eliminate the use of ...
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Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers, was given the T. Kenyon...
Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers, was given the T. Kenyon Holly Award of the Two Ten Footwear foundation for his philanthropic efforts for children in need, families impacted by natural disasters and other humanitarian causes.
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Wolverine Worldwide, the mother company of Saucony, Merrell and other...
Wolverine Worldwide, the mother company of Saucony, Merrell and other brands, is suing 3M for allegedly concealing information about the risks of the 3M'S Scotchgard water and stain repellent. The lawsuit was filed in Michigan District Court on Dec. 19. Wolverine claims that 3M knew that the PFOA and PFOS ...
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PlumRiver Technologies, the B2B e-commerce software company, has agreed to...
PlumRiver Technologies, the B2B e-commerce software company, has agreed to acquire CenterStone Technologies, a competitor that is well known as the operator of the iVendix B2B platform for wholesale transactions with users in 127 countries. Between them, PlumRiver and CenterStone serve a large number of high-profile clients in the outdoor, ...
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Yeti's initial public offering on the stock exchange didn't go...
Yeti's initial public offering on the stock exchange didn't go as well as expected. Its shares were initially priced at $18, below the target range of $19 to $21, and the price declined to $17 and has remained at that level, valuing the company at around $1.5 billion. Also, the ...
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Hydrapak has announced its acquisition of Polar Bottle. The financial...
Hydrapak has announced its acquisition of Polar Bottle. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Polar Bottle, created in 1994 by Robert Heiberger and Judy Amabile, offered the first reusable water bottle addressing the problem of heat loss during long rides. Polar Bottle will continue to operate ...
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Decathlon entered yet another new country, Cambodia, with a store...
Decathlon entered yet another new country, Cambodia, with a store in Phnom Penh this past August. It plans to move for the first time into Egypt next January and Chile in April with stores in Cairo and Santiago. The Cairo store will be supplied from Morocco and the Santiago unit ...
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Cherokee, the American licensing firm whose brands include the eponymous...
Cherokee, the American licensing firm whose brands include the eponymous Cherokee, Tony Hawk and Hi-Tec, has filed a registration statement to offer unspecified units of stock, warrants, debt securities and preferred stock and to sell some 2.8 million shares valued at $1.7 million. Short of cash, the firm hopes to ...
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David Labistour is planning to leave as chief executive of...
David Labistour is planning to leave as chief executive of Mountain Equipment Co-op next June. In the 11 years that he spent in this position, the Canadian outdoor retail chain raised the number of its stores from 12 to 23. The number of members of the cooperative rose from 2.7 ...
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Outdoor Research has hired Andy Burke as head of commercial...
Outdoor Research has hired Andy Burke as head of commercial sales and Dan Petersen as senior manager of corporate and group sales. Both are seasoned executives, and their appointment follows the departure late last year of Dave Mahoney, who was Outdoor Research's vice president of sales. For the past eight ...
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Chris Pawlus is the new vice president of product design...
Chris Pawlus is the new vice president of product design and innovation at Keen, the Portland-based maker of outdoor shoes. He will oversee the Outdoor, Lifestyle and Kids departments. Pawlus joins Keen from Timberland, where he spent 21 years, most recently as creative director and vice president of global product ...
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David Loechner has resigned as president, chief executive and board...
David Loechner has resigned as president, chief executive and board member of Emerald Expositions Events, owner of the Outdoor Retailer trade shows and others. He will, however, remain with the company through the end of the year to help with the transition. Emerald's chief financial officer, Philip Evans, has stepped ...
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Mizu, the American brand of reusable bottles, has hired two...
Mizu, the American brand of reusable bottles, has hired two new executives while it is introducing a new water filtration and purification category. Craig Smith, who has been most recently the European sales and marketing manager of Dragon, will serve as European sales and marketing manager of Mizu Europe. Scott ...
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Evan Engel, who is said to have 11 years of...
Evan Engel, who is said to have 11 years of experience in dealing with complex financial, operational and merger & acquisition processes, has joined the board of directors of Cherokee Global Brands, the owner of the Hi-Tec brand. Engel worked with Cherokee's chief executive, Henry Stupp, on its recent refinancing.
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Victor Duran, the forward-looking executive who replaced Franz Julen at...
Victor Duran, the forward-looking executive who replaced Franz Julen at the helm of Intersport International Corp. (IIC) at the beginning of 2017, has stepped down as chief executive of the international retail organization with immediate effect. IIC's board has appointed a 52-year-old Dutch executive, Steve Evers, to take his place ...
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XXL ASA announced a major change of leadership after publishing...
XXL ASA announced a major change of leadership after publishing relatively weak results for the third quarter. As of Dec. 1st, Ulf Bjerknes will become the new chief executive of the leading Nordic sporting goods retailer, replacing Hans Fredrik Steenbuch. Bjerknes was the CEO of the Swix Sport group between ...
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Pentland Brands has appointed Katrina Nurse as the company's new...
Pentland Brands has appointed Katrina Nurse as the company's new chief finance officer. She is replacing Sam Gilburd, who took a career break in 2017, after ten years with the group, and Mandy Venters, who had been serving as interim CFO since March of last year. Nurse is coming off ...
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Timberland has appointed Christopher Raeburn, the British fashion designer, to...
Timberland has appointed Christopher Raeburn, the British fashion designer, to be its first global artistic director. He will be splitting his time between his own Christopher Raeburn brand, based in London, and Timberland's offices in New Hampshire, Switzerland and Hong Kong. Known for his green philosophy and use of recycled ...
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The board of directors of Columbia Sportswear has elected Sabrina...
The board of directors of Columbia Sportswear has elected Sabrina Simmons to direct its Nominating and Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees. Simmons will also be a candidate for full-term board membership at the company's 2019 annual shareholders meeting. Currently, Simmons sits on the boards of Williams-Sonoma and ELF Cosmetics, chairing ...
