News Briefs – Page 382
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VF Corporation has announced that Robert K. Shearer, the group's...
VF Corporation has announced that Robert K. Shearer, the group's senior vice president & chief financial officer, will retire in March 2015, after 28 years with the company. VF has named Scott A. Roe, currently vice president, as controller and chief accounting officer, to replace Shearer in the role of ...
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Nemo has hired Andrew Milkovits from EMS as product-line manager...
Nemo has hired Andrew Milkovits from EMS as product-line manager and Tom Bath from REI as senior product developer. As product-line manager, Milkovits is in charge of developing and executing the strategy that drives the product line from concept to market. He will work with Nemo's internal teams, outside reps ...
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VF Corporation has hired Dan Cherian as vice president, global...
VF Corporation has hired Dan Cherian as vice president, global innovation, performance apparel and footwear, a newly-created role. In this position, Cherian will oversee VF's Global Performance Apparel and Footwear Innovation Centers, where the company focuses on product innovation for the apparel, footwear and accessories of its brands. Cherian joins ...
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Asics's French subsidiary is taking over the distribution of Haglöfs...
Asics's French subsidiary is taking over the distribution of Haglöfs in France from a distributor, Nord Ouest, after delivery of the spring/summer 2015 collection. The move is a logical step for the brand as they now have common ownership ?now share owners /owner. It comes after the opening of a ...
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Sanuk has appointed Holysport as the exclusive distributor of the...
Sanuk has appointed Holysport as the exclusive distributor of the brand in Benelux, France and the U.K. starting in spring 2015. Based in Cornwall, U.K., Holysport specializes in distribution across Europe for the surf, skate, snow and lifestyle markets. Sanuk, founded by southern Californian native and surfer Jeff Kelley, was ...
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This autumn, the Swedish outdoor retail chain Naturkompaniet will have...
This autumn, the Swedish outdoor retail chain Naturkompaniet will have a new store in the Täby Centrum shopping mall north of Stockholm. The shop will have a total surface of 682 square meters on two floors. Täby Centrum was named Stockholm's best shopping mall in 2013.
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Mountain Hardwear is due to open its first European store...
Mountain Hardwear is due to open its first European store in the French mountain resort of Val d'Isère on Nov. 29, taking the place of a Nike concept shop. It will do so in partnership with a big local retailer, Killy Sport, which manages two multi-brand stores and ten single-brand ...
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Original Buff has opened its second store in Barcelona's airport....
Original Buff has opened its second store in Barcelona's airport. The first one was opened in Terminal 1 in March. The new one is in Terminal 2 and measures 75 square meters. It offers a special line designed for the Pilgrimage to Santiago on an exclusive basis.
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Tradesport reports that Camp Base of Barcelona is about to...
Tradesport reports that Camp Base of Barcelona is about to open a store of 600 square meters on the C17 road at Paret del Valles. It already has one in the same region at Sant Cugat. The Spanish magazine also reports the opening of a second store by Evasion Running ...
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Woolrich has opened its first standalone retail space in North...
Woolrich has opened its first standalone retail space in North America in New York's SoHo neighborhood, at 125 Wooster Street. The two-level flagship will sell men's and women's clothing and accessories from its contemporary collection, Woolrich John Rich & Bros. It will also feature menswear from the designer label Woolrich ...
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Sporting Goods Intelligence Europe, the older sister of The Outdoor...
Sporting Goods Intelligence Europe, the older sister of The Outdoor Industry Compass, reports that the consumption of sporting goods in general, including outdoor products, fell by 1.7 percent to €54.0 billion in the 15 major countries of Western Europe last year. In terms of local currencies, the drop amounted to ...
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The leading French sporting goods retailer, Au Vieux Campeur, expects...
The leading French sporting goods retailer, Au Vieux Campeur, expects to report a 3 percent increase in its sales for the 12 months ended on Sept. 30, according to Sport-Guide, and its profit margin will be lower than before. According to the publication, the family-owned company has kept its margins ...
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Two part-time general secretaries - Sara Wänseth and Rolf Hilleberg...
Two part-time general secretaries - Sara Wänseth and Rolf Hilleberg - are taking the place of Martin Kössler at the head of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group, following a favorable vote by its general assembly. They are both members of SOG's board of directors. They are both around 40 years old ...
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Investors who bought shares in GoPro after it went public...
Investors who bought shares in GoPro after it went public in June are questioning the release by J.P. Morgan of 5.82 million shares from a lock-up restriction. The shares have been gifted by the action camera maker's founders, Nicholas and Jill Woodmann, to a charitable foundation with effect from Oct. ...
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The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is...
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is going to ask the European Union and the member governments to help fund national programs to encourage youth to practice sports along the lines of “Dote in Movimento,”a project that has been successfully led by the Italian sporting goods industry ...
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National Geographic has selected Craghoppers as exclusive licensed apparel partner...
National Geographic has selected Craghoppers as exclusive licensed apparel partner for North America, providing National Geographic-branded apparel for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico at stand-alone retail and online stores. Select styles will be specifically manufactured for the National Geographic-branded product line, which will be available at retail in spring 2015. ...
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Patagonia has launched a capsule collection made from reclaimed or...
Patagonia has launched a capsule collection made from reclaimed or alternatively-sourced fabrics. The company said the new Truth to Materials collection is meant to re-imagine the source of raw materials. The collection includes an undyed cashmere snap-t pullover and cardigan, a reclaimed cotton hoody and crew, a reclaimed wool jacket ...
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In a further innovative initiative, Patagonia has launched a new...
In a further innovative initiative, Patagonia has launched a new temperature regulation technology that uses a proprietary element for extra stability against fiber migration. It is described as a multi-denier synthetic insulation, called FullRange, that is made up of different types of polyester fiber. It has been developed by Toray ...
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Columbia Sportswear has revealed that it has signed a broad...
Columbia Sportswear has revealed that it has signed a broad apparel licensing partnership with the Dallas Cowboys, a professional American football franchise of the National Football League (NFL). Columbia will provide Cowboys-branded sportswear, outerwear and accessories for men, women and kids. The deal, which extends through early 2018, marks Columbia's ...
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Black Diamond Equipment says it is intensifying trade marketing in...
Black Diamond Equipment says it is intensifying trade marketing in Europe this winter with targeted sales training, an optimized point-of-purchase program and close partnerships with leading European outdoor retailers. The goal is to coordinate the different aspects of the communication to the consumer, says Stephan Hagenbusch, European marketing director of ...
