Latest Short Stops – Page 5
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Short Stops Week 43, 2023
RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION +++ Timberland has launched more than 250 products across its EMEA platforms for virtual try-on via Vyking’s new Magic Mirror in-store augmented reality solution +++ Selle Royal Group has acquired Highway 2, a distributor in the USA that will continue to distribute SRG’s own Fizik, Crankbrothers, Brooks ...
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Short Stops Week 42, 2023
PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ US performance sock brand Darn Tough Vermont has re-signed ultrarunner Mirna Valerio, sit-skier Trevor Kennison, freeskier Michelle Parker and snowboarder Jake Blauvelt to its athlete roster for 2024 +++ GoPro was named exclusive action camera for Red Bull Rampage, the world’s largest freeride mountain bike event, ...
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Short Stops Week 41, 2023
PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ Swedish company Woolpower was honored with the Sustainability Award of the Year at the seventeenth Habit Fashion Awards in Gothenburg +++ Black Diamond has welcomed six new members to its global athlete and ambassador team: Angela Hawse (ski mountaineering, USA), Adrian Ballinger (ski mountaineering, USA), Topo ...
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Short Stops Week 40, 2023
EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ Salomon appointed Steve Doolan, most recently Vice President & General Manager of Hoka U.S., as President of the Americas, leading the company’s Americas business from its regional headquarters in Ogden, Utah +++ Italian cycling apparel firm Santini has promoted Charles-Evan Hary to country manager for France +++ ...
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Short Stops Week 39, 2023
RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION +++ Eddie Bauer and its LATAM partner Grupo Sport have opened the outdoor brand’s third store in the region at Oakland Mall, a multi-story retail complex in Guatemala City, continuing its expansion in Latin America +++ Just in time for the 20th anniversary of what is a ...
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Short Stops Week 38, 2023
EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ Former Lacoste Iberia CEO Manel Echevarria is the new chief executive of Ananas Anam, the company behind waste pineapple-leaf-based textile materials Piñatex and Piñayarn +++ PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ La Sportiva has confirmed its partnership with Festival dello Sport in Trento, Italy, organized by ...
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Short Stops Week 37, 2023
RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION +++ Megasport – which has deals with Rossignol, Haglöfs, Black Diamond, Spyder, Peak Performance, Briko, Protest, Dynastar, Lange and Giro – will be taking charge of Spanish and Portuguese distribution for Dometic Group’s outdoor products as of winter 2023 +++ Fjällräven expanded its global retail presence with ...
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Short Stops Week 35, 2023
EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ German sports electronics manufacturer Sigma Sport has filled the new position of Key Account Manager for Wholesale internally with long-time employee Dennis Glas, previously and also continuing in a dual role as Head of Customer Service +++ London-based cycling clothing brand Rapha has appointed Robert Lee, formerly ...
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Short Stops Week 34, 2023
PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ Colorado-based Nite Ize’s NiteHowl® Max Rechargeable LED Safety Necklace was chosen from over 2,000 global nominations and named Collar Product of the Year at the 5th annual Pet Innovation Awards +++ Hot Chillys announced the launch of Clima-Wool, a new collection of merino wool base layers ...
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Short Stops Week 33, 2023
PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ Schöffel will be the official clothing supplier for all IAA Mobility employees and hosts at the Munich tradeshow this September +++ EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ Columbia Sportswear has hired Woody Blackford as Senior Vice President, Chief Product Officer for the Columbia Brand, welcoming ...
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Short Stops Week 32, 2023
PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ British Cycling has announced a partnership with British brand Coral Eyewear that will see Coral provide its products to the Great Britain Cycling Team (GBCT) staff and athletes +++ Alpinist Tamara Lunger and trail runner Flo Neuschwander have joined the Deuter athletes team +++ ...
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Short Stops Week 31, 2023
EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, established in 2020 to define standards for sustainable cotton production in the U.S., has appointed Daren Abney, who was previously Head of Business Development for Lenzing’s U.S. markets and has also worked for the Better Cotton Initiative and Textile Exchange, as Executive ...
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Short Stops Week 30, 2023
EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ Long-time Reebok and Adidas Director Dave Stellick is to be Columbia Sportswear Company’s new Director of Strategic Accounts +++ Ruud Vermeij has been appointed European Business Development Manager at the Cordura, tasked with driving the growth of the brand’s European business +++ PRODUCT & MARKETING ...
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Short Stops Week 29, 2023
RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION +++ Together with Danner, Exped, Quality Bicycle Products and Smartwool, Swiss sporting goods company On received US retailer REI Co-op’s 2023 Vendor Partner of the Year award +++ PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ Helly Hansen has become the main partner of the popular Swiss hiking event ...
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Short Stops Week 28, 2023
EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ The National Cycling League (NCL) has named Andrea Pagnanelli as its new CEO +++ The Angling Trades Association (ATA), the trade body for the U.K. angling industry, is creating a new media and marketing role and is seeking someone to fill in this new position +++ The ...
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Short Stops Week 27, 2023
PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ La Sportiva will be the main sponsor of the Lavaredo Ultra Trail by UTMB until 2027 +++ Vango, a UK outdoor equipment company, announced a partnership with Glenmore Lodge, Sportscotland’s National Outdoor Training Centre, providing their tents for staff and participant use +++ Mountain Hardwear has ...
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Short Stops Week 26, 2023
CSR & SUSTAINABILITY +++ World Athletics has chosen Canfranc-Pirineos, Spain, for the third edition of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships (WMTRC), scheduled for Sept. 25-28, 2025 +++ Circulose production at the Renewcell 1 plant in Ortviken, Sweden has been certified Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) version 2.0, effective June ...
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Short Stops Week 25, 2023
CORPORATE AND M&A +++ German specialist e-tailer Bike 24 invests €10 million in a logistics center in Lliçà d’Amunt, near Barcelona +++ Spinnova will establish an R&D commercial scale yarn production cooperation agreement in Portugal with Tearfil, rather than the previously planned location of Jyväskylä, Finland +++ EXECUTIVE ...
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Short Stops Week 24, 2023
PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ Primus, the Swedish cooking equipment brand, announces new athlete partnerships with Italian alpinist Tamara Lunger and American professional climber Matt Segal +++ Goodr has become sunglass partner of USA Cycling through 2024 +++ Merrell has signed an agreement to be the main sponsor, for the ...
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Short Stops Week 23, 2023
CORPORATE AND M&A +++ German group Freudenberg has expanded its facility in Sant´Omero, Italy, into a competence center specializing in the production of base materials for apparel interlinings +++ PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ After artists like The Rolling Stones and Iron Maiden, Igloo now launched coolers in cooperation ...
