News Briefs – Page 22

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    Wolverine Worldwide aims for greater internationality with new license deals

    2024-05-02T16:08:00Z

    Wolverine Worldwide has inked two new global licensing deals as part of its strategic evolution into a brand-focused growth entity. Vida Shoes International will take on the role of global licensee for Merrell and Saucony kids footwear under the first agreement. This partnership grants Vida rights to these products across ...

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    CEO of Merida R&D Center resigns

    2024-05-02T14:56:00Z

    Source: Merida R&D Center GmbH Jürgen Falke After more than 20 years of helping build up the Merida R&D Center GmbH (MRD) based in Magstadt, Germany, and playing a key role in several of its achievements, Jürgen Falke stepped down as CEO of the Merida development department ...

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    Revelyst reschedules investor day to early fall

    2024-05-01T09:08:00Z

    Revelyst, the outdoor segment of Vista Outdoor Inc., has announced that the company will postpone its investor day. The change comes in light of the Vista Outdoor Board of Directors’ recent decision to postpone the date of its planned shareholder vote in connection with its third-party investment in the company. ...

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    Wolverine with new Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

    2024-05-01T08:51:00Z

    Source: Business Wire Dave Latchana, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Wolverine Worldwide Wolverine Worldwide has announced the promotion of Dave Latchana to the position of Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, where he will oversee a wide range of functions, including legal, compliance, corporate communications, ...

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    ZyroFisher appoints Chief Commercial Officer

    2024-05-01T08:21:00Z

    ZyroFisher, a UK-based distributor of sports and lifestyle brands, has announced the appointment of Nadine Thompson as Chief Commercial Officer. In a career spanning more than 20 years, Thompson has held senior positions with multinational companies such as Procter & Gamble and Pentland Brands and has maintained close relationships with ...

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    Amer sells its Enve bicycle brand

    2024-05-01T07:52:00Z

    Amer Sports is selling US-based Enve Composites, a manufacturer of carbon bicycle frames, wheels and components, and more recently cycling apparel, to Utah-based private investment firm PV3, led by entrepreneur and cycling enthusiast Mark Hancock, for an undisclosed price. The deal is expected to close in the coming weeks. Enve’s ...

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    Durango, Xtratuf brands drive Q1 sales for Rocky Brands

    2024-05-01T07:15:00Z

    Bolstered by double-digit sales increases for its Durango and Xtratuf footwear brands, Rocky Brands reported a 2.2 percent jump in Q1 revenues to $112.9 million from $110.4 million. Excluding Servus, a brand divested in March, sales rose by 7.6 percent year-over-year. Wholesale revenues (also excluding Servus) rose by 7.0 percent ...

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    Compass Diversified divests Crosman

    2024-05-01T07:13:00Z

    Connecticut-based Compass Diversified (CoDi), the owner of owner PrimaLoft, Boa Technology, 5.11 and Velocity Outdoor, has reached an agreement to sell Crosman Corp., the airgun division of its Velocity Outdoor subsidiary, to Arkansas-based Daisy Manufacturing Co. Financial terms of the transaction for the parent of the Crosman, Benjamin, Game Face, ...

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    ​Dometic awning production returns to Indiana

    2024-04-30T09:00:00Z

    After moving its manufacturing operations from its Elkhart, Indiana, facility to other locations in North and South America in early 2022, Dometic has now announced that it is bringing production and distribution back to the site. Awning production will resume in May at the plant on Industrial Parkway in Elkhart ...

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    The North Face tries Barcelona again

    2024-04-30T08:25:00Z

    The North Face (TNF) will be opening an own-store in Barcelona, according to TradeSport. It will cover 700 square meters at 121 Rambla de Catalunya – a site formerly held by Benetton. Intersport is next door. There is no set opening date, but the premises already display the TNF brand. ...

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    EOCA vote on nature conservation projects for 2024 started

    2024-04-28T15:49:00Z

    The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has opened the public vote to select the first conservation projects for 2024. With a potential reach in the millions, this is an opportunity for the shortlisted organizations to showcase themselves on an international platform to gain support and showcase the important work they ...

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    ​OTS venue commits to net zero by 2030

    2024-04-28T15:39:00Z

    Exhibition Centre Liverpool, the venue for the UK trade show OTS since 2021 and recently confirmed as a future venue until at least 2027, has committed to becoming a net zero venue by 2030. This puts Exhibition Centre Liverpool twenty years ahead of the events industry’s 2050 target and reflects ...

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    Dates for Slide & OTS Winter 2025, ski test in France

    2024-04-28T15:34:00Z

    Following a of exhibitors and visitors who took part in Slide & OTS Winter 2024, the dates for the 2025 trade show have now been set for Jan. 7-9, 2025. The early January date suited the majority of respondents, the survey found out, and there was a strong preference ...

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    Newell Brands broadens focus for Coleman

    2024-04-28T14:49:00Z

    Still working to turn around the fortunes of its struggling Outdoor & Recreation segment, parent Newell Brands has made numerous changes to the business. These include installing a new segment leadership team and broadening Coleman’s focus to all outdoor activities instead of camping exclusively. Newell CEO Chris Peterson told analysts ...

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    Polygiene’s recovery appears underway

    2024-04-26T08:40:00Z

    Polygiene, which forecasted a recovery in business conditions in mid-February, reported a 25 percent rise in Q1 sales to 35.1 million Swedish kronor (€3.02m) for the period ended March 31. Ebitda improved to SEK 4.8 million from negative SEK 1.4 million. The group generates an estimated 30 percent of its ...

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    ​Olympics-bound US climber Jesse Grupper signs with Trango

    2024-04-25T08:25:00Z

    Colorado-based climbing brand Trango announced a new partnership with U.S. climber and US Olympic team member Jesse Grupper. Grupper has qualified for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games and is a member of the US Climbing Team. He secured his Olympic ticket by winning the 2023 Pan American Championships. ...

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    Deckers creates role of President of Global Marketplace

    2024-04-25T07:39:00Z

    US company Deckers Brands, owner of a portfolio of brands including Ugg, Koolaburra, Hoka, Teva, Sanuk and Ahnu brands, has promoted Marco Ellerker to the newly created role of President of Global Marketplace, effective Aug. 1, 2024. Ellerker has served in various operational roles at Deckers since 2017, most recently ...

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    Klättermusen opens first Swedish store after almost half a century

    2024-04-23T12:44:00Z

    While the Swedish sustainable outdoor brand Klättermusen works with a large number of retailers worldwide, including fashion, sports and outdoor stores, and operates own stores in Asia, including one in Seoul, it did not have any own stores in Europe until the opening of its 36 Kings Road location in ...

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    Globetrotter opens additional store repair shops in Stuttgart and Cologne

    2024-04-23T11:56:00Z

    German outdoor retail chain Globetrotter opened another care and repair service workshop in Stuttgart on the occasion of Earth Day on April 22. On May 6, the largest repair workshop to date will open in Cologne. “We are very proud that with the new workshops in Stuttgart and Cologne, 17 ...

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    New CFO at Lowa

    2024-04-23T11:45:00Z

    As of April 1, 2024, Klaus Flock is the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the German outdoor footwear specialist Lowa Sportschuhe GmbH. Flock joins Managing Director Alexander Nicolai and International Sales Manager Matthias Wanner as part of the Lowa management team. The previous commercial director, Rudi Limmer, will retire ...