News Briefs – Page 490
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Gresvig, the buying group that operates both the Intersport and...
Gresvig, the buying group that operates both the Intersport and G-Sport formats in Norway, is preparing to open its first G-Max megastore in the Norwegian city of Stavanger in November. Earlier this year the company unveiled plans to open stores of about 4,000 square meters to compete head-on with XXL, ...
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Sport Eybl & Sports Experts increased its turnover by 5.3...
Sport Eybl & Sports Experts increased its turnover by 5.3 percent to roughly €400 million in the fiscal year ended last Aug. 31. The market leader in Austrian sports retailing took advantage of a good winter season and four new shop openings. Another factor for the satisfactory evolution of sales ...
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We hear that Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports opens two more...
We hear that Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports opens two more stores in the center of London. With the two latest openings, the chain makes it to 24 stores across the U.K. since it opened three other doors in the last two years, including one Mountain Equipment shop in Manchester.
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Allsport, the Austrian brand of snow and outerwear, has launched...
Allsport, the Austrian brand of snow and outerwear, has launched its own online shop, which is placed on the company’s website www.allsport.at. The brand has teamed up with Arendicom, a German IT firm, to develop an intelligent system that integrates Allsport’s retail customers into web sales: Arendicom provides the retailers ...
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Coleman has acquired Aero Products International, a manufacturer of premium...
Coleman has acquired Aero Products International, a manufacturer of premium air-filled mattresses. Aero has been marketing mattresses for two decades, among others under the brand names Aerobed and Aero Sport for indoor, outdoor and camping purposes. Coleman itself has some experience in bringing mattresses to the market, since it currently ...
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3M has acquired Ross Outdoors Sports Specialties, a U.S. manufacturer...
3M has acquired Ross Outdoors Sports Specialties, a U.S. manufacturer of fly fishing equipment and accessories, based in Colorado, that works with small outdoor specialty stores as well as larger chains such as Academy Sports + Outdoor and Bass Pro Shops, generating annual sales of $1 million to $2.5 million. ...
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Since announcing its new strategy with a focus on softgoods...
Since announcing its new strategy with a focus on softgoods (read more in the last issue of this publication), Amer Sports has appointed Andy Towne president of apparel and member of the group’s executive board. Most recently, the 44-year-old served as chief executive of Musto, the apparel brand for sailing ...
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Benchmade Knife Company, based in Oregon, has acquired another company...
Benchmade Knife Company, based in Oregon, has acquired another company in the same state, Lone Wolf Knives. Benchmade, which also has the license for Harley-Davidson and HK knives, recently added 20,000 square feet of office space and manufacturing to its head office in Oregon City, after several years of consecutive ...
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One rumour replaces the other: When the news was spread...
One rumour replaces the other: When the news was spread that Jack Wolfskin was for sale, quite a few publications quickly reported that potential buyers were Adidas, Nike and Puma. In an interview with the fashion website Fabeau, Herbert Hainer, CEO of the Adidas group, clearly denied that the Three ...
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Jack Wolfskin’s man in the U.K., Andrew Nicholson, has stepped...
Jack Wolfskin’s man in the U.K., Andrew Nicholson, has stepped down from his position as country manager. He is said to be on his way to take on other business opportunities. Nicholson was in charge of sales and key account management in the country for the brand with the paw ...
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We hear that Mike Lynskey is no longer on top...
We hear that Mike Lynskey is no longer on top of Smartwool’s European operations. He assumed that position in October 2009 coming from the brand’s parent Timberland where he had served as European commercial director. At that time he replaced Chris Hahn who switched to the position of Smartwool’s chief ...
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The integration of Gregory into the Black Diamond operations continues....
The integration of Gregory into the Black Diamond operations continues. BD’s search for a European brand manager for the backpack brand since the merger of the two companies has come to an end: The newly created position is filled by Andrea Meerholz. She worked most recently as export manager for ...
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Mammut Sports Group has appointed Marc Estor as new head...
Mammut Sports Group has appointed Marc Estor as new head of its footwear business unit. The 41-year-old has been with shoe companies for 15-odd years, serving for companies like Adidas, Ecco and most recently MBT. Estor replaces Stefan Merkt who took on the newly created position of head of category ...
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Mountain Hardwear has appointed Joe Flannery vice president of global...
Mountain Hardwear has appointed Joe Flannery vice president of global marketing for the high-end outdoor brand and for Montrail footwear, which are both brands of Columbia Sportswear. He held a similar position at The North Face, a company where Topher Gaylord previously also worked. Gaylord used to direct TNF’s European ...
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Mark Hammersley is a new non-executive director of Blacks Leisure...
Mark Hammersley is a new non-executive director of Blacks Leisure Group. He has been chief executive of Zoggs International, the swimwear brand, since 2003, and will continue in that position. He has also been an executive for Lowe Alpine, Tenson, Speedo and Rockport.
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The Dutch agent Bryan Schroder has put an end to...
The Dutch agent Bryan Schroder has put an end to his agreements with Arc’teryx and Silkbody. The rights for Arc’teryx in the Benelux are still in the hands of Outsider, a company headed by Willem Gussenhoven. Since the latter is based in Denmark, he had teamed up with Schroder to ...
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ABK, a small French company specializing in bouldering apparel, has...
ABK, a small French company specializing in bouldering apparel, has sealed two distribution deals and is discussing several others after it attended the OutDoor fair three months ago. The brand was launched near Grenoble two years ago by three climbers, Hugo Allard, Daniel Afonso and Nicolas Cecconi, and ABK Company ...
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Trezeta, the Italian outdoor footwear brand, has teamed up with...
Trezeta, the Italian outdoor footwear brand, has teamed up with Ricochet Protect for its distribution in the French market. The French company already sells X-Action socks and Bodytech soles, among others. It belongs to the same owners as Ricochet Access, a long-established French distribution company with brands like Ziener and ...
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The committee on international trade of the European Parliament approved...
The committee on international trade of the European Parliament approved on Sept. 29 the introduction of mandatory origin labeling in the European Union for some products, including all kinds of footwear, apparel and eyewear, manufactured outside the union. The draft was approved by 19 members of the committee, while two ...
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Katadyn, very probably the global market leader in portable water...
Katadyn, very probably the global market leader in portable water purifying solutions, is calling back certain products of its Optimus stove brand. No incident has happened so far, but the potential risk of a fire hazard applies to Optimus’ “Nova” and “Nova+” expedition stoves which were delivered between January 2009 ...
