Industry Shorts: Brompton, 888, Sport Industry Group…
Brompton Bicycle has revealed plans to open a new flagship store in Westfield London, as part of the global expansion of its network of Brompton Junction retail stores.
The new store in Europe’s largest shopping centre will include interactive bike build facilities and a live demo area, along with the brand’s first electric bike hire scheme in the UK.
It will open in April 2019, taking the number of global Brompton stores to 19.
To commemorate the opening of the new store and to mark the next chapter for Brompton in the company’s home city of London, a new special edition Brompton W12 edition will also be launched, with the name taken from the Shepherd’s Bush postcode of Westfield London.
Brompton saw a 7% increase its UK sales from 2017 to 2018 and expects to benefit further from the rapid growth of the E-Bike sector.
Sport Industry Group is on the hunt for a Senior Reporter / Reporter, to manage the day-to-day delivery of Sport Industry Group’s editorial output via the Sport Industry Daily and Sport Industry Informer newsletters and sig-staging.ypstagingserver.com/.
The successful candidate will be a key contact with the sport industry covering news and features relating to sponsorship deals, technology developments, business wins, expert insight and interviews, agency activations, people moves and much more.
The role will place the successful candidate at the heart of the industry, giving them incredible access to all the key figures and organisations as well as working closely with the Head of Content and Communications and the rest of the Sport Industry Group team.
Christian Horner, Team Principal of the Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Formula One team, has been announced as an ambassador for The Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation.
Horner will play an integral role in raising funds and awareness for the charity.
To mark the appointment, The Wings for Life UK team is offering F1 fans the chance to win a tour of the Aston Martin Red Bull Racing factory for one winner and up to nine guests.
Betting brand 888 has announced the appointment of Naama Kushnir as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer.
Kushnir, formerly 888’s Senior Vice President (SVP) and Head of Human Resources, has been promoted to the role following 11 years with the company.
She previously worked in human resources at global law firm Herbet Smith Freehills.
Kushnir will report directly to CEO Itai Pazner and will work alongside the rest of the company’s SVPs to deliver 888’s growth strategy.
She said: “I am hugely excited to be taking on this new role in 888’s Operational Management team. The group has made some exciting recent acquisitions, including adding a sportsbook to its proprietary technology stack for the first time.”
