Burlington, Vt.-based Gravis will relocate its product, sales and marketing functions to Irvine, Cali. under the leadership of a new general manager, Fabrice Le Det. The move will be completed by early 2007. Fabrice Le Det is a leader with twenty years of
Month: October 2006
Helly Hansen Acquired by Norwegian PE Firm
Altor, a private equity fund that focuses on Nordic investments with enterprise value ranging from SEK 500 million to SEK 4 billion, has entered into an agreement with Investcorp to purchase 100% of the company's shares in Helly Hansen. Helly Hansen
Boa Tech Partners with FootJoy
Boa Technology added FootJoy as its newest brand partner. FootJoy's first shoe featuring the Boa Lacing System, the ReelFit, marks Boa's first venture into the golf footwear market…
Ogio Names Eastern Regional Sales Manager
OGIO has appointed Cal Harris as the company’s new national sales manager for the eastern region. Prior to accepting this latest advancement, Harris served as the Ohio OGIO rep for two years. In his new position, he will oversee the company’s eastern sale
REI Awards Stewards of the Environment
REI named Pete “Pickaxe” Fish with the Pacific Crest Trail Association; Fran Taylor with San Francisco Bicycle Coalition; Jan Prentice with Seattle Girl Scouts – Totem Council; Anna Ryan with Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona; Bill Tregoning with Winter Wild
adidas Plans Tech Retail Shop in Paris
On October 24 adidas will unveil the newest in interactive high-tech design at retail, the adidas “mi Innovation Center” (mIC). The first of its type, the center will be located in the new adidas Sport Performance store in Paris, France on the Champs Ely
Elan Adds to Austrian Sales Team
Elan Snowboards added Markus Klaiber to their sales team to cover Austria. The 39- year-old Bavarian started his own snowboarding school back in 1992 and has worked as a sales rep for Sessions clothing in Austria since 2004. Klaiber will be responsible fo
MacGregor Golf to Acquire Greg Norman Collection
MacGregor Golf has agreed to acquire the Greg Norman Collection Apparel business (“GNC”) from the adidas Group. At the same time, it disclosed that Greg Norman has purchased a significant equity stake in MacGregor Golf.
The two companies, with combined an
O’Neill Taps Bost as CEO
O’Neill Clothing and Lost Clothing appointed Toby Bost as CEO. As CEO, Bost will oversee the day-to-day operations of O’Neill, Lost, and Metal Mulisha Clothing brands based out of the Irvine, CA offices. Bost succeeds Kelly Gibson who has resigned…
Nike Taps Sears Vet as VP E-Commerce
Nike, Inc. hired industry veteran Chris Shimojima to take the newly created position of VP, global e-commerce. Shimokima will report directly to president and CEO Mark Parker and will be responsible for driving an integrated global e-commerce strategy for
Crocs Acquires EXO Italia
Crocs, Inc. has acquired EXO Italia, S.r.l., designer and developer of EVA-based finished products with a focus on the footwear industry. Headquartered in Padova, Italy, EXO Italia has worked with several leading branded consumer companies to produce high
Pacific Cycle Adds Director of Industrial Design
Pacific Cycle has hired Aaron Bethlenfalvy as Director of Industrial Design. He will work with all of Pacific Cycle’s major brands, including GT Bicycles, Schwinn, Mongoose, Kustom Kruiser and a variety of others. A former GT Bicycles employee, Bethlenf
Asics Takes on Footstar in Trademark Fight
ASICS America Corporation and ASICS Corporation Japan have filed suit in Federal District Court in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California against Footstar, Inc. and their Meldisco Division for trademark infringement, unfair competition, t
Perez Finds Double the Flavor with Wrigley
Bill Perez, former president and CEO of Nike, Inc. has moved on to the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company where he has been named president and CEO as well as to the company's board of directors. Perez becomes the first person to serve as president and CEO of t
Buxbaum Group Expects ‘Middling’ Holiday Season
The coming holiday season won’t bring much joy to the nation’s retailers, retail expert Stevan Buxbaum forecasts.
Retailers can expect a small increase in holiday sales but no real strength – the same kind of middling performance they saw in back-to-schoo
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