All Corporate articles – Page 73
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APJeT, a U.S.-based textiles specialty coatings company, will collaborate with...
APJeT, a U.S.-based textiles specialty coatings company, will collaborate with VF Corporation on potential uses for its textile finishing technology. The collaboration between the two companies is connected with VF's Global Innovation Center activities. VF operates three centers in the U.S. which work to develop advancements in apparel, footwear and ...
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GSI Outdoors has announced the acquisition of Innate, the Canadian...
GSI Outdoors has announced the acquisition of Innate, the Canadian supplier of food and drink storage systems and travel essentials based in Vancouver. The food and drink storage solutions will be integrated into GSI Outdoors' branded product line while the Travel Essentials Collection will continue to be marketed under the ...
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The French Post Office has become the majority shareholder of...
The French Post Office has become the majority shareholder of Expé, a French chain of eight outdoor stores with an annual turnover of around €8 million, according to sport-guide.com. XAnge, an investment fund operated by the French Post Office had first acquired a 49 percent stake in the chain in ...
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Columbia Sportswear is asking shareholders to elect Malia Wesson, former...
Columbia Sportswear is asking shareholders to elect Malia Wesson, former president of the U.S. Bank of Oregon, to a full term on its board of directors, which would be expanded to 11 members
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Amer Sports has transferred 290,596 of its treasury shares...
Amer Sports has transferred 290,596 of its treasury shares to its personnel who participate in various performance share and stock incentive programs instituted in 2010 and 2013. This leaves Amer with 1,131,756 own shares, or 0.95 percent of the whole equity. Meanwhile, Amer's board of directors has approved a new ...
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Black Diamond Equipment will expand its manufacturing operations in Utah,...
Black Diamond Equipment will expand its manufacturing operations in Utah, according to a joint announcement by the company and the state's Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED). The company, which manufactures specialized outdoor equipment for climbing, skiing and mountain sports, is a subsidiary of Black Diamond Inc., which also owns ...
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Esquif Canoes has announced on its website and Facebook page...
Esquif Canoes has announced on its website and Facebook page that it ceased operations on March 16. After 15 years in business, the Quebec-based canoe maker has sold its assets and ended production. Esquif sold whitewater, touring and sporting canoes. The company had been striving to develop a replacement for ...
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Samsonite International has completed the acquisition of Rolling Luggage, an...
Samsonite International has completed the acquisition of Rolling Luggage, an airport retailer of branded luggage and travel products, as part of its ongoing strategy to enhance its global multi-brand retail platform. Samsonite has acquired the U.K.-based retailer from the capital-owned Tie Rack Retail Group for a cash consideration £15.75 million ...
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Amer Sports has transferred 290,596 of its treasury shares to...
Amer Sports has transferred 290,596 of its treasury shares to its personnel who participate in various performance share and stock incentive programs instituted in 2010 and 2013. This leaves Amer with 1,131,756 own shares, or 0.95 percent of the whole equity. Meanwhile, Amer's board of directors has approved a new ...
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Osprey Packs is planning to complete an expansion of its...
Osprey Packs is planning to complete an expansion of its Cortez, Colorado headquarters in the second half of the year to house a growing staff. Fourteen new positions will be added to its Cortez facilities in the course of 2015, including staff for the IT department and the sales, marketing, ...
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Cascade Designs will open a new manufacturing and distribution center...
Cascade Designs will open a new manufacturing and distribution center in Reno, Nevada later this year to assist growth at lower costs, the company said. The facility will handle all distribution for the company's brands, which include SealLine, MSR, Platypus, Therm-a-Rest, and others. The company has offered around 100 employees ...
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Thule Group has inaugurated a big new distribution center in...
Thule Group has inaugurated a big new distribution center in Poland to service customers in Central and Eastern Europe as well as Russia and Scandinavia. The new center, which has involved investments of 65 million Swedish kronor (€6.9m-$7.8m) is located at Huta, in western Poland, where the group has operated ...
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Igloo has completed the purchase of Cool Gear International from...
Igloo has completed the purchase of Cool Gear International from Raf Industries, which, along with Cool Gear's founders—Donna and Hank Roth—will remain shareholders in the combined company. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Additionally, Acon Investments, which is Igloo's mother company, has announced that Mark Parrish has been ...
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Vista Outdoor, the sporting goods spin-off from Alliant Techsystems that...
Vista Outdoor, the sporting goods spin-off from Alliant Techsystems that owns Bushnell, Bollé and a raft of other brands, mostly in the firearms segment, is evaluating several merger and acquisition opportunities to diversify its product portfolio in areas such as camping, cycling, fishing, golf, snow sports, trail sports and water ...
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Garmin has announced it is acquiring iKubu, a privately-owned designer...
Garmin has announced it is acquiring iKubu, a privately-owned designer of computer vision and radar systems for the cycling market based in South Africa. The financial terms of the acquisition have not been released. iKubu is working on the development of a backpack unit that tells cyclists the speed and ...
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The Swiss-based Katadyn Group has acquired the assets of Spectra...
The Swiss-based Katadyn Group has acquired the assets of Spectra Watermakers, a company in California that makes desalination systems, based on its proprietary recovery pumps, that are used on the water and on the land. Bill Edinger, who founded the business in 1976, chose to sell it to Katadyn because ...
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Canada Goose has acquired the assets of Grand Harbour Clothing,...
Canada Goose has acquired the assets of Grand Harbour Clothing, one of its largest outerwear factories. Based in Scarborough, Ontario, Grand Harbour Clothing has long been a key contract manufacturer for Canada Goose, producing a significant portion of the brand's outerwear. With the acquisition of the 45,000 square-foot facility, Canada ...
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A French TV production company, Groupe AB, is launching a...
A French TV production company, Groupe AB, is launching a new cable and satellite TV channel in France. Called Trek, it will go live on Feb. 2 and will feature a diversified program 24 hours a day, covering one theme each day of the week: extreme sports, hiking, snow sports, ...
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Amer Sports has completed the repurchase of 819,171 of its...
Amer Sports has completed the repurchase of 819,171 of its own shares at an average price per share of €15.49, a process that began on Aug. 15. As a result, the company now holds a total of 1,417,429 treasury shares representing about 1.20% of the total number of outstanding shares ...
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YKK, the world's largest manufacturer of zippers, is reportedly planning...
YKK, the world's largest manufacturer of zippers, is reportedly planning to invest $88 million in its Vietnamese factory to raise its annual production by 30 percent to 10 billion units by the end of 2016 and to double it by 2017. The additional capacity will become available by November 2015 ...
