Citing disappointing sales, TomTom took an impairment charge to cover the entire goodwill of its Consumer segment of €169 million and said it is reviewing options, including a sale of its Sports business.
Category: Outdoor
Christoph Bronder To Lead Newell’s Former Winter Sports Business
Christoph Bronder, president and CEO of Marker Dalbello Völkl, will assume the new role of president and CEO of the K2-MDV Holdings, LP, the new holding company that will own the K2 Sports and Marker Dalbello Völkl business units.
Spy Promotes Dana Leshyk To Director Of Product Development
Leshyk first joined Spy in 2015 in the role of product development coordinator.
Garrett Mays: A Single-Blade Sensation
In a kayak, Mays does with one paddle blade what many fear to do with two. The Soddy-Daisy, TN native (or as he refers to it – “Soddy-By God-Daisy”) is a member of a select few boaters in the C1 category.
Item Of The Day: Altra Timp
“We call the Timp our ‘long day’ shoe,” said Altra founder Golden Harper. “It’s perfect for ultramarathoners like Jeff Browning, an Altra athlete who wore prototypes of this shoe for the Hardrock 100 in 2016 and at Western States in 2017.”
Speaker Roster Announced For This Land Is Our Land March At Outdoor Retailer
Speakers include Amy Roberts, Adam Cramer, John Sterling, Shaun Chapoose, Blake Spalding, Conrad Anker, Mayor Ben McAdams (Salt Lake County) and Mayor Jackie Biskupski (Salt Lake City).
Sportsman’s Warehouse To Open Locations In Wyoming And Washington
The location in Sheridan will be the fifth Sportsman’s Warehouse store in the state of Wyoming while Walla Walla will be the twelfth location in the state of Washington.
Icebreaker Partners With Camelbak Pursuit Series
Icebreaker has signed on as the official adventure apparel partner of the CamelBak Pursuit Series.
Sole Partners With JSC And Midcoast Outdoors
Sole announced a partnerships with Andy Shapin and the JSC Inc. sales agency to cover sales in the Midwest and Great Lakes territories and Michael Felix and the Midcoast Outdoors sales agency to cover sales in the South Central territory.
Why Did Mission Apparel Launch On Amazon?
Josh Shaw, founder and CEO of Mission, said, “Mission had a handful of options to launch the new Mission Cooling Apparel line, but none compared to the synergy we saw in Amazon.”
Why Is On Leaving Amazon?
Caspar Coppetti, co-founder and global head of sales, On, stated, “The biggest issue with Amazon is lack of control over the story and experience we know that On customers appreciate. It also doesn’t support our specialty run doors.”
Sweet Protection Adds Three New Rep Groups
DP and Associates, Tokul Creek Marketing and independent rep Alex Stratmann will represent Sweet Protection in the Rocky Mountains, Northwest and Southeast regions of the U.S., respectively.
Maui Jim x Vinylize Collaborate On Vinyl Vision
Built on Vinylize’s proprietary production technology and featuring Maui Jim’s revolutionary lenses.
Accell Group To Appoint Ton Anbeek CEO
Accell Group N.V. announced that its supervisory board intends to appoint Ton Anbeek as chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of the board of directors as of November, 1 2017. Anbeek is currently CEO of Beter Bed Holding N.V.
Kohlberg Completes Newell’s Winter Sports Acquisition
Christoph Bronder, president and CEO of Marker Dalbello Völkl, will assume the new role of president and CEO of the company. K2 President & CEO Robert Marcovitch will be leaving following a transition period.
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