News Briefs – Page 327
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An Italian investment fund, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, is considering...
An Italian investment fund, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, is considering the acquisition of a stake in the Tecnica Group through a capital increase, according to the Italian daily Sole 24 Ore. The funds would help the company to reach its objective of generating a double-digit operating margin on a turnover ...
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The office of Hydro Flask Europe in Lausanne became fully...
The office of Hydro Flask Europe in Lausanne became fully operational on Oct. 17. Run by David Ledouble, it will benefit from the long-established back-office operations of Kaz Europe, a subsidiary of Helen of Troy, the American consumer goods company that took over Hydro Flask earlier this year. This includes ...
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Datateam Business Media, which publishes Footwear Today in the U.K.,...
Datateam Business Media, which publishes Footwear Today in the U.K., has sold SGB Outdoor and its other B2B sports trade magazines, Sporting Good Business (SGB) and SGB Golf, to Silverback Publishing, a company in Surrey that is also putting out consumer-oriented magazines in the areas of music and cars. SGB's ...
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Sports Direct is facing parliamentary demands for explanations after a...
Sports Direct is facing parliamentary demands for explanations after a group of members of Parliament turned up unannounced at its head office and warehouse in Shirebrook, and alleged that an attempt was made to record a private discussion in one of the group's meeting rooms. Ian Wright, head of the ...
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Veraison Capital, a Swiss investment firm, has reportedly acquired a...
Veraison Capital, a Swiss investment firm, has reportedly acquired a 16.31 percent stake in Calida Holding, the Swiss clothing company that is the majority shareholder of the Lafuma group. Established two years ago, Veraison is known as an active shareholder, specializing in what it describes as companies that are under-rated ...
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OluKai has announced a strategic investment in Melin, a lifestyle...
OluKai has announced a strategic investment in Melin, a lifestyle headwear brand based in Southern California. The move is part of OluKai's plan to establish itself as an incubator for quality-driven consumer product brands. Melin, which was founded by longtime friends Brian McDonell and Corey Roth in 2013, derives its ...
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Gerber, the Oregon-based maker of personal knives and multitools, has...
Gerber, the Oregon-based maker of personal knives and multitools, has announced the expansion of local employment and plant operations to a 24/7 schedule following the addition of a third shift at its Portland plant. Gerber makes products such as the StrongArm Fixed Blade, Impromptu Tactical Pen, 06 and Covert Automatic ...
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JD Sports Fashion is proposing a stock split. The fast-growing...
JD Sports Fashion is proposing a stock split. The fast-growing British retailer has called shareholders to a general meeting on Nov. 24 to approve it. The proposed move would involve splitting the company's existing ordinary shares, which have a nominal value of 1.25 pence each, into five new ordinary shares ...
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In May 2017, Columbia Sportswear will relocate the headquarters of...
In May 2017, Columbia Sportswear will relocate the headquarters of Sorel and 45 employees to the downtown area of Portland, Oregon, but it will keep its own global head office in Washington County, where it moved from downtown Portland in 2001. Columbia bought Sorel in 2000. Tim Boyle, chief executive ...
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Implus Corp. and Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm,...
Implus Corp. and Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, have appointed Sally McCoy and Chris L. Shimojima as members of Implus' board of directors. Implus, headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, is a provider of athletic, fitness and outdoor accessories brands including Perfect Fitness, Harbinger, TriggerPoint, Yaktrax, FuelBelt, Sof Sole, ...
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SOG Specialty Knives & Tools has appointed Joe McSwiney as...
SOG Specialty Knives & Tools has appointed Joe McSwiney as its new chief executive. For the past 10 years, McSwiney has served as president and chief executive of Cascade Designs, a Seattle-based outdoor equipment maker where he started his career in 1995. While at the helm of Cascade Designs, he ...
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Mammut UK has appointed Neil Bradley, former country manager for...
Mammut UK has appointed Neil Bradley, former country manager for Haglöfs in the U.K., to take over as managing director for the Swiss outdoor brand's British subsidiary from the start of December. He takes over from Chris Roberts, who left the company at the end of September. Apart from heading ...
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Anke Stärk, 28 years old, and Karin Roth, 45, are...
Anke Stärk, 28 years old, and Karin Roth, 45, are supporting Lowa's marketing department, led by Michael Frank, since Oct. 1. Stärk is responsible for public relations and corporate publishing, supporting Frank with Lowa's print and online communication. Stärl previously worked in the PR department of Bruckmann, J. Berg and ...
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Amer Sports has promoted Bill Kirchner to vice president and...
Amer Sports has promoted Bill Kirchner to vice president and general manager for the Americas. Most recently, he served as vice president of U.S. sales for Wilson Sporting Goods, prior to his added responsibilities at the parent company, Amer Sports. Kirchner has worked at Wilson for 32 years. In his ...
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Sport Partner reports that Matthijs de Vries, Odlo International's country...
Sport Partner reports that Matthijs de Vries, Odlo International's country manager for the Netherlands and Belgium, is leaving the company at the end of the year to become manager for the business unit in charge of export at the Oberalp Group, covering the Salewa and Dynafit brands. De Vries is ...
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Bluesign Technologies has appointed Jill Dumain as its new chief...
Bluesign Technologies has appointed Jill Dumain as its new chief executive, effective January 2017. She replace Peter Waeber, who will retire at the end of the year, while remaining a member of Bluesign Technologies' advisory board. Dumain is currently Patagonia's director of environmental strategy. She has been with Patagonia for ...
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eVent fabrics has announced the appointment of Dave Wilson as...
eVent fabrics has announced the appointment of Dave Wilson as its new sales account manager. Wilson returns to the company after a nine-year break. He joins from Garmin International, where he served as senior product designer and developer, managing soft goods and accessory lines for multiple product categories. During his ...
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Deckers Brands has lost its European direct, Sergio Azzolari, who...
Deckers Brands has lost its European direct, Sergio Azzolari, who has moved to the Italian Tod's group as brand manager of Hogan. The 48-year-old Italian manager had left Luxottica for Deckers two years ago.
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Polartec has released a new version of its NeoShell waterproof...
Polartec has released a new version of its NeoShell waterproof fabric, specifically designed for Teton Bros, the Japanese apparel brand. The new NeoShell has been tailor-made for Teton Bros' Special Edition Jacket. Teton, which makes apparel for high-exertion activity in mountainous areas, was one of the first brands to use ...
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Hi-Tec is launching an innovative shoe that indicates to the...
Hi-Tec is launching an innovative shoe that indicates to the wearer where to turn left or right. The new Hi-Tec Navigator features a vibrating insole with haptic technology which communicates via a smartphone navigation app through Bluetooth. After entering a destination in the smartphone via this app, the shoe guides ...
