News Briefs – Page 333
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Keen Footwear is using robots to make its Uneek shoes...
Keen Footwear is using robots to make its Uneek shoes in half the time required with the conventional manufacturing process. The robots, which were developed by ABB, were presented at its booth at the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City at the beginning of this month. Retailers have shown ...
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Wolverine Worldwide announced on Aug. 16 that it was going...
Wolverine Worldwide announced on Aug. 16 that it was going to offer $250 million worth of senior notes to fund the redemption of its outstanding senior notes due 2020, which carry annual interest of 6.125 percent. The new notes have been priced with an interest rate of 5.000 percent, due ...
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Keen has hired John Eberle as general manager of its...
Keen has hired John Eberle as general manager of its outdoor, lifestyle and kids division, Keen's largest product category. He will oversee global business operations, management strategy and product and business development for the division, effective Aug. 9. Eberle spent 13 years at Nike in various roles. Most recently, he ...
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David Burroughs is taking over as president of Cascade Designs...
David Burroughs is taking over as president of Cascade Designs from Joe McSwiney, who held the post for ten years. He is the son of John Burroughs, founder and chairman of the 44-year-old company, whose brand portfolio includes Therm-a-Rest, Mountain Safety Research (MSR), Platypus, SealLine, and PackTowl. McSwiney, who has ...
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Hohenstein has announced the appointment of John Frazier as senior...
Hohenstein has announced the appointment of John Frazier as senior technical director of Hohenstein Institute America. In this role, he will support apparel and footwear clients across North America in the implementation of green chemistry, textile and materials research. Prior to joining Hohenstein, he was senior director of chemistry at ...
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Oboz Footwear, headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, has opened a product...
Oboz Footwear, headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, has opened a product design and development office in Portland, Oregon. The company has also announced two new members to its product creation team. Brad Long has been named director of product while Seth Brown is the new senior product developer. Long has more ...
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Stanley has a new marketing director, Lisa Wood. She worked...
Stanley has a new marketing director, Lisa Wood. She worked most recently as brand development manager for Continental Tire. She previously handled the introduction of a luxury overland camping brand, ARB 4x4 Accessories, in North, South and Central America
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Liz McLellan has been appointed marketing manager of Sterling Rope,...
Liz McLellan has been appointed marketing manager of Sterling Rope, building upon the relaunch of the American brand in 2015. She worked previously with Emery Waterhouse and The Via Group, an advertising agency where she had Greenpeace and Samsung among her clients.
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Frédéric Seymarc has been appointed as French country manager of...
Frédéric Seymarc has been appointed as French country manager of Ternua, the Spanish outdoor brand, which has taken over the distribution of its products in the country, starting in October. Seymarc worked for Decathlon until 1992. After spending some time in Australia, he came back to France to work for ...
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Wolverine Worldwide's board of directors has authorized a new stock...
Wolverine Worldwide's board of directors has authorized a new stock repurchase program for up to $300 million, replacing the balance of a program it had approved in 2014. The company will also issue 10-year bonds with a face value of $250 million that will help redeem a series of outstanding ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has announced the appointment of Mike Jeppesen, the...
Wolverine Worldwide has announced the appointment of Mike Jeppesen, the current president of its Global Operations Group, to an expanded role as president of the Wolverine Heritage Group, which includes the Wolverine, Harley-Davidson, Bates, and HyTest brands. He takes over from Ted Gedra, who has recently retired after 30 years ...
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+++ Gary Adam, president of international sales at Rocky Brands,...
+++ Gary Adam, president of international sales at Rocky Brands, has left the company +++
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Darren Wilcox, former country manager for Columbia Sportswear and Sorel...
Darren Wilcox, former country manager for Columbia Sportswear and Sorel in the U.K., has been appointed to lead the European launch of Saxx Underwear, a fast-growing North American brand of men's underwear. Primarily targeting outdoor and action sports stores, along with department stores and other specialists, Saxx is getting started ...
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Alchemy Equipment, the New Zealand-based brand of urban outdoor performance...
Alchemy Equipment, the New Zealand-based brand of urban outdoor performance apparel, has teamed up with Partners Growth in Canada for distribution in the U.S. and Canadian markets. The group said it started exploring the North American market at the Outdoor Retailer winter fair last year and walked away with nine ...
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Edelrid has decided to partner with NetRush of Vancouver, Washington...
Edelrid has decided to partner with NetRush of Vancouver, Washington to sell its products on Amazon's marketplace. It has decided to work exclusively with the American firm on Amazon's website because of its experience in engaging final users.
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Jack Wolfskin has expanded the coverage of its web store...
Jack Wolfskin has expanded the coverage of its web store from four countries – Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the U.K. – to a total of 25 European countries. The choice of languages has been widened, adding French to German and English. Other languages will be added the future. Prices are ...
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Columbia Sportswear opened last month a special store at Disney...
Columbia Sportswear opened last month a special store at Disney Springs, a new Disney World resort that is nearing completion on Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The 5,000-square-foot store focuses on Columbia's new Performance Fishing Gear (PFG) collection. It has an overhead display where 500 fish float in a pool of ...
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Sport climbing is one of the five new sports that...
Sport climbing is one of the five new sports that were approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Aug. 3 for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The 2020 Games will also include skateboarding, surfing, karate and baseball/softball. Like climbing, which has been growing in popularity in recent years, ...
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Wolverine Worldwide says it expects a visit this week from...
Wolverine Worldwide says it expects a visit this week from U.S. Senator Gary Peters, who is expected to make an announcement regarding new legal provisions that would require the Pentagon to source athletic shoes for U.S. military forces from domestic sources. The bill, which may be approved in September, would ...
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Birkenstock, which is enjoying a boom in the American shoe...
Birkenstock, which is enjoying a boom in the American shoe market, has notified Amazon that it will stop supplying it from next January. It has also asked its authorized dealers not to offer Birkenstock shoes on its marketplace. According to CNBC, Birkenstock has found it impossible to supervise the distribution ...
