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Outlyne Appoints New Ceo; Makes It Into New Markets
Outlyne, the young Swiss snow and outdoor sportswear label, has appointed a new chief executive, Riccardo Pfenninger-Fabro, who will run the company along with Rico Dürst, the co-founder and head of sales and marketing. Pfenninger-Fabro replaces Katja Berlinger, who took a maternity break. The new chief has held various ...
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All New For Tnf In Its Central And Northern European Regions
The North Face’s management for the Europe/Middle East/Africa region (EMEA) has made a few major changes in structure and personnel, evidently in an effort to cope with the brand’s continuous expansion. It has created new positions for area managers that oversee the Northern European and Central European regions, following the ...
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Nordisk And Yeti Are Set For European Expansion
Nordisk, the Danish outdoor brand, has recently appointed a couple of agencies across Europe to expand both the Nordisk brand and Yeti, its German subsidiary for sleeping bags, into new markets. Christoph Declerq of the Elements company will take care of Belgium and Luxembourg. The new agency in the ...
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Canada Goose Flies Into Europe Via Sweden
Canada Goose, the high-end brand for down apparel, gives a new structure to its European distribution. The Canadian company has appointed Jocke Südow general manager for Europe. He has been with Canada Goose since 1993 and has acted as its Swedish distributor. His office continues to take care of the ...
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Drowning In Snow, British Outdoor Companies Are Happy
The British Outdoor Industries Association is happy about the unexpected loads of snow that have fallen over the U.K. during this winter. Apparently, the unusual stiff weather conditions on the British Isles caught the locals quite unprepared and caused a run on the shops. Managers of Cotswold Outdoor, the ...
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Former Salomon And Dynastar Managers Launch A New Brand Of Outdoor Shoes
Jean-Luc Diard, the former chief executive of Salomon, and his former marketing manager, Nicolas Mermoud, have set up a new company, Hoka One One, to market a new brand of outdoor shoes called Hubbles. The first models for the next autumn/winter season are being presented at the Outdoor Retailer show ...
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Dynafit And Scarpa Become Best Buddies To Make The Tour Together
Two big players in the realm of touring skiing are about to join forces for the winter 2010-11 season and beyond. Dynafit, a Salewa brand, has granted a license to Scarpa to use its “Quick-Step-In” insert. The core of that strategic alliance is to be partners in binding interfaces, meaning ...
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The Barkers Pack Their Bags At The Top Of Eagle Creek
Steve Barker and his wife, Nona, the founders of Eagle Creek, a specialty brand of travel bags and accessories, have decided to reduce their involvement in the company’s operations. After 34 years in office, Steve Barker has stepped down as president of Eagle Creek, though he will remain a consultant ...
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Vf Appoints New Chief For The North Face’S Emea Operations
Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart, sales director of The North Face for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region (EMEA), has been promoted to vice president and general manager of the same unit. Patrik Frisk previously had this responsibility, and he continued to hold it on an interim basis after his promotion last ...
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Fenix Outdoor And Fjällräven Appoint New Managers
The Swedish Fenix Outdoor group has appointed Lothar Lotterer as its business coordinator in charge of the strategic integration of its brands, Fjällräven, Primus, Tierra, Hanwag and the recently acquired Brunton, as well as the Naturkompaniet retail chain and the group’s joint venture in China. The job also ...
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Sympatex Announces Sudden Changes In Its Top Management
Morgan Stanley and Annex Capital, the shareholders of Ploucquet Holding, the owner of Sympatex Technologies, have unexpectedly replaced the two top managers of the laminate manufacturer. The company is not ready to comment the prompt departure of its managing directors, Thomas Baierlein and Udo von Reinersdorff. The new spokesman ...
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After A Good Selling Season, Blacks Considers An Equity Issue
Things are turning around for Blacks Leisure after a rough year. The British retail company said that for the six weeks ended Jan. 7, comparable store sales rose by 12 percent. The outdoor division saw an increase of even 13.1 percent in comparable store sales, while the boardwear division dropped ...
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Vf Corporation Is Happy With Its Acquisitions
VF Corporation recently outlined its position and some of its plans for the future at the ICR Xchange conference earlier this month. It is focusing on brands that it thinks have potential for organic growth, global reach and margin expansion. The company stressed that it had a successful record of ...
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The Outdoor Industry’S Market Capitalization Grew By 70.9% In 2009
The stock market capitalization of the 18 major public outdoor and outdoor-related companies trading on various stock exchanges grew at an average weighted rate of 70.9 percent in local currencies in 2009, reaching a total value of $25.8 billion and outperforming the global economy. Comparatively, the FTSE index in London ...
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Wolverine Wants Merrell To Be A $1 Billion Brand
At the 8th Annual Consumer Conference of Cowen and Company held in New York on Jan. 11-12, the leadership of Wolverine World Wide said it is aiming to take Merrell’s annual sales up to $1 billion as it expands in apparel and accessories, increases direct sales and better penetrates existing ...
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Powertraveller Sends Wilderness Of Monkeys To Ispo
Powertraveller, the U.K. brand of power and charging devices, is serious about moving into the sports and outdoor business. The privately owned company of founder, owner and chief executive Jerry Ranger has appointed Gareth Hughes, a former executive of Pepsi, key account manager for the outdoor retail channel. The appointment ...
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Lafuma Feels The Worst Is Over
The management of the French outdoor and surf group is quite confident that its results will improve markedly as of the first half of the current financial year, which began on Oct. 1, although its revenues are likely to be down slightly. It’s good news for its new shareholders, ...
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With Brunton, Fenix Outdoor Cooks Up A New Deal
Fenix Outdoor, the Swedish outdoor group, has agreed to buy Brunton, an American brand of backpacking and outdoor accessories. The seller is Fiskars, the Finnish company, which indirectly acquired Brunton when it took over Silva, another Swedish company specializing in compasses and pedometers, three years ago. The transaction should be ...
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Shoe Duties May Become A Never Ending Story
Meeting in a technical committee of the European Council, a tiny majority of 14 out of the 27 member governments of the European Union supported yesterday the European Commission’s proposal to keep the current anti-dumping duties on non-athletic leather shoes imported from China and Vietnam for another 15 months, but ...
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Founder Of Five Seasons Buys Back His Baby
Five Seasons, the Swedish outdoor and golf apparel company, has been bought back by its founder, Gunnar Johansson, almost exactly three years after he sold the company to EQT Opportunity, a Swedish-based investment fund. At the time, EQT also acquired Tenson and it later added Lundhags, two other Swedish brands, ...
