News Briefs – Page 319
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Ternua and Opegui have announced the results of a collaboration...
Ternua and Opegui have announced the results of a collaboration in a recycling scheme for fishing nets within the Redcycle project, backed by the Basque Government. Opegui is the organization of fishing producers of Guipúzcoa, in Spain's Basque Country. The Redcycle project, launched in 2015, involves the collection of fishing ...
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Allied Feather & Down claims it has become the first...
Allied Feather & Down claims it has become the first major down supplier to achieve the milestone of 100 percent cruelty-free down, which means down that is free from live feather plucking and force-feeding of geese and ducks. The company has been recognized for its responsible practices by the U.S. ...
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Timberland has unveiled a new sustainable collection in partnership with...
Timberland has unveiled a new sustainable collection in partnership with Thread International to make performance fabric. The collection comprises five styles of men's footwear, two bags and one T-shirt. Fibers are made from recycled plastic bottles from the streets and canals of Haiti. More than 1,300 locals collect the plastic ...
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Invista has announced that it is exploring alternatives for its...
Invista has announced that it is exploring alternatives for its Apparel & Advanced Textiles business. The company might either sell it or retain it and further invest in the business from within. Goldman Sachs is assisting the company in exploring strategic alternatives. Details about the exploration process are not being ...
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Vaude has opened a new €2 million production facility at...
Vaude has opened a new €2 million production facility at its company headquarters in Tettnang, in southern Germany. The blond wood façade of the Vaude Manufaktur building is meant to immediately suggest the role that sustainability plays in the facility, which has been designed to offer energy-efficient solutions and healthy ...
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The number of outstanding shares in the Thule Group will...
The number of outstanding shares in the Thule Group will increase by 1,036,455 to 102,072,910 as a result of an exercise of warrants. All the newly subscribed shares have been sold, resulting in proceeds of about 109.6 million Swedish kronor (€11.6m-$12.2m). The warrants were held by eight senior executives of ...
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Sport Press, the Italian publishing company, has launched a new...
Sport Press, the Italian publishing company, has launched a new trade magazine for wearable technologies in our sector, Sportech Magazine, accompanied by a dedicated website, a newsletter and a social network. It joins its other magazines: Point Break, Outdoor Magazine, Running Magazine, Bike4Trade and Sport4Trade.
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Black Diamond has appointed Radhika Ray, a former consultant for...
Black Diamond has appointed Radhika Ray, a former consultant for McKinsey & Company who has been with Cerberus Capital since 2012, to the newly created position of vice president of strategy and investor relations. In addition, the group has hired Robert Fry to serve as vice president of merchandising and ...
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After working in executive positions at Ortlieb for the past...
After working in executive positions at Ortlieb for the past 25 years, Wolfgang Paulus will leave the German company, which specializes in the supply of bicycle panniers and backpacks, at the end of June. The 60-year-old manager worked as sales and marketing director before he shared the management of Ortlieb ...
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Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder....
Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder. He comes from VF Corp. , where he spent nine years as area manager of The North Face for Germany and Central Europe and then three years as international sales manager for Smartwool. Based at Icebreaker's European office in Munich, ...
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Hydro Flask has announced the appointment of Yiorgos Makris as...
Hydro Flask has announced the appointment of Yiorgos Makris as director of marketing and John Cupit as director of design. Makris most recently served at Icebreaker as head of U.S. marketing. Prior to Icebreaker, he worked at Columbia as international marketing manager, and at Salomon as e-commerce manager. Cupit was ...
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A former showroom manager for Lululemon Athletica, Alena Diduch has...
A former showroom manager for Lululemon Athletica, Alena Diduch has been appointed as brand manager for Prana in Germany at Flashline C&Y. This German-based company distributes Prana, the Californian yoga and outdoor brand acquired by Columbia Sportswear in 2014, in Germany and Austria. Diduch is taking over from Wolfgang Rösch, ...
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Andrew Rees, who became president of Crocs two years ago,...
Andrew Rees, who became president of Crocs two years ago, will replace Gregg Ribatt as chief executive on June 1. Among other management changes, Ann Chan, senior vice president and general manager for Europe, will move to the U.S. as SVP and GM for the Americas. The current SVP for ...
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Todd Spaletto, who left recently as president of The North...
Todd Spaletto, who left recently as president of The North Face after six years in the role, is joining Wolverine Worldwide to be the president of its Outdoor and Lifestyle Group, which comprises Merrell, Chaco, Cat Footwear, Hush Puppies and Sebago. Jim Zwiers, a 19-year veteran of the group who ...
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The North Face is putting an end to a relationship...
The North Face is putting an end to a relationship of more than three decades with CJ Agencies in the Netherlands to set up its own sales and marketing team in the country. Sport Partner reports that TNF is growing steadily in the Netherlands and the change is part of ...
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After an absence of about four years from the Canadian...
After an absence of about four years from the Canadian market, Garmont is re-entering it with the current spring-summer season through a general agent, Stephen Bergeron, who is setting up a nationwide network of sub-agents, while handling key accounts directly. Bergeron, who previously worked for Trangoworld, La Sportiva, Kayland and ...
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Artcrafts International is taking over the distribution of Hoka One...
Artcrafts International is taking over the distribution of Hoka One One in Italy from ABC Distribution. Based on Florence, Artcrafts is already the Italian distributor for Teva, which belongs to Deckers Brands as does Hoka. It also distributes Crocs and Toms in the market, and it has several brands of ...
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Rab and Lowe Alpine, which has just celebrated its 50th...
Rab and Lowe Alpine, which has just celebrated its 50th anniversary, have a new distributor for the Italian market, 7to7. Based in Lombardy, 7to7 is the new name of Fashion Victims, the company that brought out its own brand of outdoor apparel, Rock Experience, in 2012. After moving a Lowe ...
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Crocs announced plans to close down about 25 percent of...
Crocs announced plans to close down about 25 percent of its 558 stores around the world in the next two years, while promoting Adam Michael to the position of senior vice president of global e-commerce. This and the changes outlined in the management section of this issue were announced while ...
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Schöffel and Lowa opened another joint store in Lörrach, Germany,...
Schöffel and Lowa opened another joint store in Lörrach, Germany, last September. Schöffel and Lowa present their collections there on a surface of 163 sqm. in total. The store is being managed by a franchisee, Jochen Bohny, who is already managing the Schöffel-Lowa store that opened in Freiburg in 2012. ...
