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Polartec announces award winners
Polartec has announced the recipients of its annual Polartec APEX Awards, which honor the finest Polartec-based products available to consumers during autumn 2015 and spring 2016. Judges selected 13 winners for this edition, seven from North America and six from Europe and Asia, among the 90 and more apparel and ...
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MEC executive to lead the American OIA
The director of sustainability at Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), Amy Roberts, has been appointed as new executive director of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA). While guiding the Canadian outdoor retailer's commitment to business and product sustainability, Roberts serves on the boards of The Conservation Alliance, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness ...
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Allied Feather upgrades its traceability tool
Allied Feather & Down is launching an improved version of its TrackMyDown website that will enable consumers to check where the down used in its partners' products was produced and how it was processed. They will be able to do so from next autumn, coinciding with the retail launch of ...
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EOG teams up with EC on physical activity
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has announced that it is now an official partner of the first European Week of Sport, organized by the European Commission in September to support physical activity across Europe. The EOG regards this as the first major achievement of a working group set up precisely ...
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Many activities, debates and more at the OutDoor Show
In addition to a new layout and a new look, the OutDoor Show taking place in the German town of Friedrichshafen on July 15-18 is launching a new website and a new app. The “myOutDoor” smart service platform will enable synchronization between devices. After setting up a personal account, users ...
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NPD sees the 2014 outdoor market up by 2%
At the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen next Wednesday, the European Outdoor Group is scheduled to reveal the main findings of its annual report on the European outdoor market in 2014, based on the input it has received from most major brands and some retailers. Meanwhile, the NPD Group tells us ...
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Garmont gets a €1 million injection
An equity investment firm controlled by the Veneto region, Veneto Sviluppo, is injecting €1 million in Garmont International through an equity increase that gives it a 25 percent stake in the company, which took over most of the assets of the former Garmont in the spring of 2014. The investment ...
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Mountain Warehouse to intensify foreign openings
Buoyed by the growth of the U.K. cycling business, Mountain Warehouse reports that its sales jumped by 20 percent to £109.9 million (€150.5m-$170.6m) for the full year up to the end of February. The British outdoor, cycling and running retailer, which sells mostly private label products, enjoyed increases of 9 ...
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Scott gets European license for Outdoor Research
Outdoor Research (OR) has issued a European license to Scott Sports, starting from the beginning of this month, which will enable the U.S. outdoor company's European team to focus on sales and marketing.The move comes about three months after Youngone, the Korean company that bought a majority stake in OR ...
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Online retailers join EOG
Several online retailers have joined the European Outdoor Group (EOG), among five new members who increased the retail membership to 13 companies. The association only started accepting retail members last October.Among the online retail members is Internetstores, the company behind Campz, Addnature and Fahrrad.de. Another is Bergfreunde.de, the German online ...
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The organic cotton market rebounds
After three consecutive years of decline, the production of organic cotton grew by 10 percent from 2012/13 to 2013/14, according to the Organic Cotton Market Report, the annual study compiled by Textile Exchange. The latest report was released on June 3.The turnaround could be attributed to increased market demand and ...
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Eoca pledges to six conservation projects
European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) has announced the six projects that will receive a total of nearly €180,000, following a vote that was held this spring to select projects. During March, the association held its annual spring public vote, open to both its members and thousands of outdoor enthusiasts. In ...
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Management buys French outdoor retailer
It was confirmed last month that two French investment companies supported a management buy-out of Chullanka, a group of three French outdoor, mountain sports and cycling stores previously owned by Decathlon. The leading French sports retailer said earlier this year that it was selling interests in Chullanka and other retail ...
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Fenix finalizes Globetrotter buy
Fenix Outdoor International (Fenix) has finalized the acquisition of the 40 percent stake it did not own in Frilufts Retail Europe, a subsidiary regrouping three outdoor retailers: Globetrotter from Germany, Naturkompaniet in Sweden and Partioaitta in Finland, which form the second-largest outdoor retail group in Europe with joint sales in ...
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Vista builds for expansion
Vista Outdoor, the owner of the Bushnell, Bollé and Cébé brands, is preparing to move to a new corporate head office at Station Park in Farmington City, Utah. Construction on the facility is to start this summer and is expected to be completed toward the middle of next year.Formed earlier ...
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Broadening scope for smart climbing portal
Ilooove.it, which has become one of the most popular online portals for active climbers, is preparing to raise funds as it continues to expand its reach and studies the launch of a similar concept for other outdoor sports categories, such as mountain bikers and skiers.Ilooove.it was established just two years ...
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Black Diamond’s CEO in waiting resigns
Zeena Freeman, who was to become Black Diamond's chief executive this month, has resigned as the company's president and stepped down from its board of directors after it indicated earlier this year that it was studying a potential sale of its three remaining brands. This came after the lucrative sale ...
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New CEO for Bergans
Leif Holst-Liæker will take over as chief executive of Bergans Fritid, the supplier of outdoor products known also as Bergans of Norway, during the fourth quarter of 2015. He will join the company at a time when it is enjoying strong growth. Orders for the next autumn/winter season are up ...
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BD reinforces product development
Doug Heinrich has been appointed senior vice president of product at Black Diamond, to supervise development across its equipment and apparel categories. The U.S. outdoor company said this was part of a drive to unify the development teams for apparel and equipment – about two years after the launch of ...
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A.S. Adventure snaps up Snow + Rock
The A.S. Adventure Group, Europe's largest outdoor retail company, is expanding its reach with the acquisition of the Snow & Rock Group, a retailer with 46 stores specializing in outdoor and winter sports as well as running and cycling products, across the U.K. and Ireland. A.S. Adventure, which was itself ...
