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Short Stops Week 49, 2023
EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ Newell Brands announced that effective Jan. 1, 2024, Anthony “Tony” Terry, recently retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, has been elected to the company’s Board of Directors where he will serve as a member of the Audit Committee +++ Marketing ...
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Short Stops Week 48, 2023
EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ Canadian lifestyle brand Roots has announced the appointment of Leslie Golts, previously GM and Head of Marketing of Unilever Canada’s Beauty and Wellness Business Unit, as its new Chief Marketing Officer +++ The US Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) hired Julie M.H. Brown, previously Head of Sustainability for ...
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Short Stops Week 47, 2023
EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ QuietKat, a Vista Outdoor brand, has hired a defense industry veteran, Ross Botha, as its new Sales Manager for Military, Law Enforcement and Government +++ TRADE SHOWS & EVENTS +++ LaMunt, part of Oberalp Group, will exhibit for the very first time at ISPO Munich ...
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Short Stops Week 46, 2023
RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION +++ Giant, according to Palco23, has opened its third, and largest, store in Spain (some 550 sqm) in Palma – the two other being in Málaga and Saint Sebastián +++ OBITUARY +++ Joan Créximas, an outdoorsman who led, among other things, a scientific expedition to ...
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Short Stops Week 45, 2023
PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ Decathlon has signed on to become an official sponsor, through 2024, of the Spanish Federation of Mountain Sports, according to Diffusion Sport +++ Exped USA, a subsidiary of Exped AG, located in Zurich, Switzerland, announced today the addition of US climber Beth Rodden to its team ...
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Short Stops Week 44, 2023
RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION +++ U.S.-based lure maker Z-Man will soon expand into five new markets across the globe, including Germany, France, Sweden, Mexico and South Africa, Angling International has revealed +++ Authentic Brands Group’s Japanese partner, Itochu, is working with Mizujin, a fashion wholesale and retail company, to reportedly open ...
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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 ...
