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Coalision, the Montreal-based company that owns the Lolë brand of...
Coalision, the Montreal-based company that owns the Lolë brand of athleisure wear and the Paradox brand of outdoor clothing, has reportedly obtained $21 million in new financing to cover general requirements for working capital, product development and marketing. The move will also help protect the company from currency fluctuations. The ...
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Thule Group has taken over the leading Dutch supplier of...
Thule Group has taken over the leading Dutch supplier of child bike seats, GMG, which generated sales of €6.1 million last year, mainly with its Yepp brand. The purchase price is €10 million, free of debt and cash. Thule, which is already a strong player in the segment, says the ...
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JD Sports Fashion discloses that Brian Small, chief financial officer...
JD Sports Fashion discloses that Brian Small, chief financial officer of the group, bought 5,000 shares in the company on July 7 at a price of £10.92. The purchase raises his total holdings in the company to 100,800 shares, representing a stake of 0.05 percent.
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Amer Sports has appointed Emilio Morabito as vice president in...
Amer Sports has appointed Emilio Morabito as vice president in charge of commercial portfolio management for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), replacing Markus Ense who left at the end of June after appointing several field sales managers and strategic account managers who are now working with the sales ...
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Black Diamond Europe says it has completed its staff, with...
Black Diamond Europe says it has completed its staff, with 29 highly motivated members at its new headquarters in Innsbruck. Run by Tim Bantle, the top management includes Craig Foster, Georg Hoffberger and Stephan Hagenbusch. Foster, who has been with BD since 2009, is taking over the role of director ...
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Dirk Ostertag has been hired as European sales manager for...
Dirk Ostertag has been hired as European sales manager for Camelbak, after the hydration company's acquisition by Vista Outdoor last year and as a means to reinforce its international business. Ostertag previously worked as commercial manager for the Speedo brand at the Oberalp Group in Germany, after other management functions ...
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Hoka One One, a division of Deckers Brands, has hired...
Hoka One One, a division of Deckers Brands, has hired Michael McManus as its senior sports marketing manager. He joins from Adidas, where he was senior director of global sports marketing for running. At Adidas, he also worked as director of go-to-market, director of grassroots running, and manager of specialty ...
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Odlo recently appointed Phillip Weston as its new general manager...
Odlo recently appointed Phillip Weston as its new general manager for the U.K. and Ireland. Weston was most recently at Esprit, where he served as vice president and head of the U.K., Ireland and Benelux region. In his new role at Odlo, he will manage all aspects of the Odlo ...
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Chris Licata will take the place of Peter Weaver as...
Chris Licata will take the place of Peter Weaver as chief executive of Tecnica USA when the latter retires on Sept. 6. Licata returned to the winter sports business in 2010, working under Weaver in the Tecnica/Blizzard division, after acting as president and CEO of Blake's All Natural Foods since ...
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Antoine Haincourt has been appointed expert associate at the EM...
Antoine Haincourt has been appointed expert associate at the EM Lyon Business School, in charge of its international master's degree course on the sports industry. He takes the place of Pascal Aymar, who has decided to work for another university-level program in the same sector, as we have already reported. ...
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Bedivar, which has been the agent of Crocs in Portugal,...
Bedivar, which has been the agent of Crocs in Portugal, changed its status to that of the brand's exclusive distributor in the country on July 1. Run by a Portuguese industry veteran, Carlos Alemão, Bedivar has been distributing foreign footwear brands since 1990. Crocs said the change was meant to ...
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Asolo has struck a partnership with Helinox for the Korean...
Asolo has struck a partnership with Helinox for the Korean market, starting from May 1. The Korean company is known internationally for its lightweight trekking poles and portable chairs.
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Berghaus has teamed up with a former Haglöfs manager as...
Berghaus has teamed up with a former Haglöfs manager as a sales agent for the Benelux countries. Nico Kruis was formerly area manager for Haglöfs in Central Europe but after several management changes at the Swedish outdoor company last year his assignment was narrowed to the Benelux countries. That job ...
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Alchemy Equipment, the brand of urban outdoor performance apparel from...
Alchemy Equipment, the brand of urban outdoor performance apparel from New Zealand, is to work with a Dutch logistic partner for spring/summer 2017 deliveries. A warehouse in the area of Rotterdam will be used to have a limited stock of styles available for the European markets. Alchemy is currently supplying ...
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Brand Agility is launching Totto, a Colombian brand of school...
Brand Agility is launching Totto, a Colombian brand of school bags and backpacks with vibrant colors and prints, in the U.K. market. Totto operates some 500 corporate stores and has a presence in more than 10,000 stores in 40 countries. Brand Agility is also the U.K. distributor for Caribee, which ...
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Shimano has announced that its recently expanded bike distribution center...
Shimano has announced that its recently expanded bike distribution center in Poznan, Poland, will also be used to deliver fishing tackle products to Polish dealers next year. Bike components and fishing tackle distribution will be combined under one organization effective Feb. 1, 2017. Until then, Normark Polska will continue to ...
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Altra Footwear, the U.S. brand of zero-drop running footwear, has...
Altra Footwear, the U.S. brand of zero-drop running footwear, has teamed up with the Outdoor and Sports Company (OSC) for its distribution in the U.K. and Ireland, starting from the beginning of July. OSC is the British company that sells the Ronhill running apparel brand, among others. Altra was previously ...
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Original Buff has opened its first outlet store near its...
Original Buff has opened its first outlet store near its recently enlarged head office at Igualada, near Barcelona. It's the company's second store after the one it opened in Barcelona's El Prat airport in 2014. The company had record revenues of €29.2 million in 2015, up by 11.1 percent from ...
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Arc'teryx is stepping up its long-term relationships with Chamonix with...
Arc'teryx is stepping up its long-term relationships with Chamonix with the opening of its first French Arc´teryx partner store later this year. Five years ago, the Canadian technical outdoor brand chose Chamonix for its Alpine Academy. The fifth edition of the academy, which was held on June 16-19, attracted 360 ...
