Patagonia hires new general manager, EMEA
Patagonia has announced that it has hired a new general manager for Patagonia EMEA, effective this May. Matthijs Visch will lead Patagonia’s growing business in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, which today includes more than 230 employees and 11 brand stores. He takes over from the previous general ...
Vibram North America undergoes management changes
Italian outsole specialist Vibram has announced several changes to its North American leadership team. It said this is part of its long-term organizational strategy to align the company for growth. Tammy Vrahopoulos, a former Deloitte employee and HR strategy consultant, has been hired as the company’s VP of human resources. ...
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Inov-8 opens first flagship store
Under the expert guidance of British running specialist Pete Bland Sports, Inov-8 is planning to open its very first flagship store on April 15, located right next to the brand’s headquarters. The 90-square-meter store will be called “The Forge” and is located in the Mill Yard in Staveley, a village ...
Giovanni Zoppas appointed new CEO of Tecnica Group
Giovanni Zoppas is returning to Tecnica Group as CEO and general manager, starting in May. Zoppas knows the group well as he is a member of its board of directors and worked as GM of its Nordica brand between 2003 and 2006, taking care of its reorganization after the group ...
Asics is the new title sponsor of SaintéLyon in France
Asics has joined forces with SaintéLyon, the iconic French ultra-trail event, and will be the title sponsor of the event for the next three years, starting from the 67th edition on Nov. 27, 2021. The SaintéLyon is a night winter run from Saint-Etienne to Lyon and the oldest trail running ...
Saucony takes over its Iberian distribution
Saucony is taking charge of its own distribution on the Iberian Peninsula through a new subsidiary. For the past couple of decades, the Wolverine-owned brand has relied on a company called Deerfoot Sport for its business in Spain, Portugal and Andorra. The new subsidiary will be headed up by Gerónimo ...
Inline skating compensates for Covid-19 impact on Tecnica results
The Tecnica Group reported a 9.8 percent drop in sales to €382 million for 2020 but said it still managed to further improve Ebitda by 10.7 percent to €55 million.
Hoka collaborates with TINT
Trail running specialist Hoka One One and Seoul-based lifestyle brand Thisisneverthat (TINT) are launching a new collaboration capsule that will be available for pre-sale at Bodega, END and thisisneverthat.com starting March 18, followed by hokaoneone.com and other select retailers starting March 19. The collection includes a special edition Speedgoat 4 ...
Wolverine sees weak results, but remains hopeful for 2021
The year 2020 was a difficult one for Wolverine Worldwide. Looking on the bright side, the management said it delivered better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter and is poised to drive an accelerated recovery over the next 12 to 16 months. The group posted a double-digit sales decline in the ...
Boa helps drive strong Q4 at CODI
U.S. investment and holding company Compass Diversified (CODI) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter net income, boosted by its acquisitions of Marucci and Boa Technology. The company said net income for the three months to Dec. 31 rose to $8.8 million from $5.4m a year earlier. Sales in the period increased to $475m, ...
La Sportiva adds three international names to its mountain running team
La Sportiva has expanded its mountain running team with the arrival of Jan Margarit, Mimmi Kotka and Alexis Sevénnec. Margarit, 23, was born in Matadepera, near Barcelona, and made his debut in trail running in 2015. Kotka, a 39-year-old athlete from Sweden specializing in ultrarunning, began competing in 2014 and ...
Garmin’s outdoor and fitness sales surge
Robust demand for advanced wearables and cycling products helped Garmin post record results for the fourth quarter of 2020. The company headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, with operational headquarters in Olathe, Kansas, which also makes equipment for the aviation and automotive industries, reported that its total sales rose by 23 percent ...
Record sales for Deckers Brands
Deckers Brands’ sales surged in the third financial quarter ended Dec. 31, 2020, boosted by demand for Ugg and the continued global expansion of Hoka One One. Despite headwinds from Covid-19, the group’s sales progressed by 14.8 percent from the same period last year to a record $1,078 million, with ...
On wins ISPO Product of the Year award
The jury that selected the ISPO Gold Awards winners at this year’s ISPO Munich Online chose two Products of the Year in the running & fitness category, namely On Running’s Cyclon shoe and Vaha’s Eton Motion Analysis mirror.
German ultra runner sets inofficial treadmill world record
German ultra and trail runner, Florian Neuschwander, broke the indoor world record for 100 km on a treadmill. Just 11 months after breaking the 50 km indoor running world record, Neuschwander set a time of 6h 26m 14s at his local gym, knocking 13 minutes off the previous record set ...
Scarpa is a new sponsor of Torx
Scarpa is a new (gold) sponsor of Torx, the trail running event series in Italy’s Aosta Valley. The new partnership is part of Scarpa’s plan to strengthen its involvement in the trail running segment, the company said. Scarpa hired Marco De Gasperi as category manager for trail running in April ...
The North Face unveils carbon fiber sole technology for trail running
The North Face (TNF) has unveiled Vectiv™, a new footwear system for trail runners and hikers. According to the manufacturer, the official presentation of the new technology on Jan. 26 was preceded by two years of development, significant investment and nearly 10,000 test kilometers.
Scarpa is the new sponsor of Limone Skyrunning Extreme
Scarpa has announced a three-year deal that makes it the new sponsor of the Limone Skyrunning Extreme, an international skyrunning competition valid for the sport’s World Series. The race runs every year in Limone sul Garda, Italy, in October. The 2021 edition is scheduled to take place on Oct. 15-16 ...
Michael White quits as president of Salomon
Amer Sports announced the immediate departure of Michael White as president of Salomon, indicating that he has decided to “pursue other interests” and adding that it has initiated an external search for a permanent successor. We were unable to find out about his new plans by the time of going ...
Karpos appoints Maximilian Hofbauer as new global sales manager
Manifattura Valcismon (MVC), the mother company of Sportful, Karpos, and Castelli, has appointed Maximilian Hofbauer as Karpos’ new global sales manager. Hofbauer, a German national, has previously worked for several outdoor brands – Schöffel, The North Face, Icebreaker, Bergzeit and Norrøna – where he held sales and other managerial functions. ...