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Short Stops Week 20, 2025
TRADE SHOWS & EVENTS +++ The third edition of Skimofestival, the Italian festival of ski mountaineering, is scheduled to take place on March 6-8, 2026, in Santa Caterina Valfurva +++ Cycling (“Pitti Bikes”) has been unveiled as the theme of the summer 2025 fairs of Pitti Immagine in Florence ...
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Short Stops Week 19, 2025
LEGAL +++ The EU has fined TikTok €530 million for violating data protection laws related to the handling of children’s personal information +++ MARKETING +++ Swiss performance brand On has become the first company from Switzerland to enter the Lyst Index’s Top 20 Hottest Fashion Brands, driven by ...
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Short Stops Week 18, 2025
CSR & SUSTAINABILITY +++ Decathlon has joined Ellen MacArthur’s The Fashion ReModel project alongside brands like eBay and John Lewis to scale circular business models and reduce reliance on new garment production +++ EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ The WFSGI General Assembly appointed four new board members – Anne Larilahti ...
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Short Stops Week 17, 2025
MARKETING +++ Xtratuf has been named the Official Boot of the 2025 Sport Fishing Championship, outfitting competitors at 14 tournaments in the US, including April’s NFL-angler event “The Catch” in Fort Lauderdale +++ Mammut has been named the official Performance Mountain Outerwear Partner of PSIA-AASI, supplying uniforms and gear to ...
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Short Stops Week 16, 2025
EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ Trade show organizer Munich Fabric Start has appointed a new management team that consists of Peter C. Dumont and Florian Klinder, following the departure of the previous Managing Director, Sebastian Klinder, who will remain as a shareholder +++ Carola Schömig has been appointed as the new DACH ...
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Short Stops Week 15, 2025
M&A +++ Oiselle, the US-based women’s running brand founded in 2007, is now officially woman-owned following a majority investment by runner and longtime supporter Margo Cramer +++ E-COMMERCE +++ US-based teleshopping and e-commerce company QVC is turning to TikTok to rejuvenate its live shopping business and attract a ...
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Short Stops Week 14, 2025
DISTRIBUTION +++ New Heights has secured exclusive UK distribution rights for Tatonka backpacks, expanding its outdoor gear portfolio with the renowned German brand +++German company air up has launched its new 20-ounce Click Bottle in the US, offering a compact, leak-proof hydration solution for kids, powered by scent-based flavor technology ...
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Short Stops Week 13, 2025
OBITUARY +++ The outdoor industry is mourning the deaths of The North Face Global Sports Marketing Manager Alex Pashley, Dinosaurs Will Die co-founder Jeff Keenan and Stellar Heli Skiing’s Jason Remple, who died in an avalanche in British Columbia, Canada, on March 24, 2025 +++ EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ ...
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Short Stops Week 12, 2025
TRADE SHOWS & EVENTS +++ The second edition of Mile & Stone / Connect, the B2B event dedicated to trail running, will be held at Novotel Atria in Annecy, France, on March 25, 2025 +++ M&A +++ US-based payments and financial tech company Fiserv has acquired CCV, a ...
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Short Stops Week 11, 2025
RETAIL +++ Buff has opened a new store of 18 sqm at Barcelona’s L’Illa Diagonal, where it has been doing business since 2008, and for six of those years through a pop-up MARKETING +++ Oakley has extended its deal with Spain’s Royal Federation for Winter Sports (RFEDI) to ...
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Short Stops Week 10, 2025
EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ Angling Direct has appointed former French Connection COO, Neil Williams, as a non-executive director, effective immediately +++ US sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer Academy Sports + Outdoors has appointed Sumit Anand as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, overseeing enterprise technology operations +++ ...
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Short Stops Week 09, 2025
EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ North American sporting goods retailer Lids has appointed long-time executive Greg Cox as CFO to lead finance, loss prevention, HR and IT initiatives and drive strategic growth and operational efficiencies +++ Eyewear brand Wiley X has expanded its sales leadership team, appointing Seth Quackenbush, Jack Schindler and ...
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Short Stops Week 08, 2025
EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ Salomon has appointed exercise physiology expert Aitor Viribay as Global Sports Performance Director +++ Riese & Müller has appointed Johannes Herre as Head of Total Quality Management to oversee supplier quality, production processes and environmental management +++ Alexander Esser has joined the Bike & Outdoor Company (B.O.C.) ...
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Short Stops Week 07, 2025
CORPORATE AND M&A +++ Outside Interactive Inc. has acquired Inntopia, combining its outdoor content and mapping with Inntopia’s booking technology to create a comprehensive adventure travel platform +++ finanzen.ch reports that Germany-based Bike24 Holding AG has successfully extended its €40 million syndicated loan with three banks, enhancing financial stability and ...
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Short Stops Week 06, 2025
CSR & SUSTAINABILITY +++ Halti’s headquarters in Sipoo, Finland, has been re-certified as a WWF Green Office, reaffirming its commitment to sustainability and reducing its carbon footprint +++ CORPORATE AND M&A +++ Unifi Inc., the manufacturer of Repreve recycled yarns, announced plans to close its Madison, North Carolina, ...
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Short Stops Week 05, 2025
CORPORATE AND M&A +++ The shares of Descente Ltd. have now been delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange following the completion of the takeover by Itochu Corp +++ Finnish biomaterials company Spinnova has joined the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) as a new corporate member +++ Intersport Sweden strengthens its ...
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Short Stops Week 04, 2025
CORPORATE AND M&A +++ French textile group Chargeurs will become Compagnie Chargeurs Invest, effective April 29, 2025 +++ TRADE SHOWS & EVENTS +++ The B2B days at the upcoming edition of Skimofestival in Santa Caterina Valfurva, Italy, running on Feb. 8-10, will take place on Sunday, Feb. 9, ...
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Short Stops Week 03, 2025
RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION +++ Panorama Diffusion has ceased the distribution of the Kästle ski brand in Italy, effective Jan. 1, 2025 +++ As of Jan 1, 2025, Poland-based ski brand Majesty is distributed in Italy by Panorama Diffusion +++ French outdoor apparel brand Lagoped has opened a permanent store in ...
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Short Stops Week 02, 2025
CORPORATE AND M&A +++ Johnson Outdoors Inc. will hold its virtual Annual Shareholders Meeting on Feb. 27, 2025, allowing shareholders to vote and participate online via a live webcast +++ Pierer Mobility AG is convening an Extraordinary General Meeting at the end of January 2025 to hold Supervisory Board elections ...
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Short Stops Week 01, 2025
CORPORATE AND M&A +++ Compass Diversified (CoDi), parent of the 5.11 Tactical, Boa, PrimaLoft, Lugano and Velocity Outdoor brands has sold its majority stake in Ergobaby to Highlander Partners, with proceeds aimed at debt reduction and future brand acquisitions +++ RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION +++ Suunto has transitioned to ...
