News Briefs – Page 223
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News briefsMerrell supports “We Hike to Heal” (Video)
Merrell presents “We Hike to Heal,“ a film produced by an all-female crew led by Faith Briggs and Whitney Hassett and starring Kenya and Michelle Jackson-Saulters, the two creators of the Outdoor Journal Tour from Atlanta, Georgia. Through a series of events called We Hike to Heal, Kenya and Michelle‘s ...
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News briefsMerrell joins Facebook boycott
Merrell is the next brand to stop all of its advertising on Facebook and Instagram for the month of July in support of #StopHateForProfit. The brand wrote on its website: ”At Merrell, we believe in the simple power of the outside. No matter who you are, where you came from, ...
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News briefsJulbo relaunches B2B platform
The French sports eyewear brand Julbo has launched a new B2B platform julbo-pro.com. According to the brand, the new interface sustainably strengthens customer relations by providing customers with a simple, modern, more powerful and efficient tool. In addition to a new look, its use has been made significantly easier and ...
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News briefsRecommended software update for BCA Tracker2 transceivers
Backcountry Access (BCA) has announced a software update specifically and exclusively for its Tracker2 avalanche transceivers. The company recommends all owners of Tracker2 to make use of this update. The update improves functionality in power saving mode. After 12 hours of no user input, Tracker2 will enter power save mode ...
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Globetrotter presents new store concept for Berlin flagship store
Globetrotter recently announced the new store concept, “adventure store 2.0” for its location in Berlin-Steglitz, which is scheduled to open in September. The German outdoor retail chain that is part of the Fenix Outdoor Group will move into SportScheck’s ten-year-old store in Berlin-Steglitz, which closes its doors on July 20. ...
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Exped USA hires Tracy Collins as sales director
The American subsidiary of the Swiss outdoor adventure equipment brand Exped has hired Tracy Collins as sales director. Effective July 1, Collins will join the growing team at the brand’s U.S. office in Tacoma, Washington. For the past five years, Collins has worked as a senior category merchandise manager at ...
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News briefsLafuma joins 1% for the Planet
According to its website, the French outdoor brand Lafuma has become a member of 1% for the Planet this June. Lafuma will donate 1 percent of the sales of its equipment range to partner associations approved by the initiative. Lafuma also says on its website that the step to join ...
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News briefsStadium opens outlet store in Varberg
Stadium, Sweden’s largest sports and sports fashion chain, is opening a Stadium Outlet in the Lugnetrondellen shopping center in Varberg in September 2020. The new outlet is the chain’s first store in Varberg, a coastal town 80 km south of Gothenburg. The lease covers an area of 1,351 square meters ...
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Grassroots Outdoor Alliance ConnectHub open for spring 21 planning
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance is opening its ConnectHub to U.S. specialty independent retailers looking to engage with vendor brands for spring 2021 planning and buying. A shared-resource solution designed to simplify a chaotic remote buying season, the Grassroots ConnectHub has attracted more than 100 essential vendor brands to date, covering a ...
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Globetrotter takes over retail premises from Ergo Outdoor in Wiesbaden
Globetrotter, the German outdoor retail chain that is part of the Fenix Outdoor Group, will take over Ergo Outdoor’s store premises in Wiesbaden and convert them into a new Globetrotter store, to be opened in April 2021. The remodelling will start at the beginning of next year. The existing sales ...
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ACE with two new brands and new showroom in Zurich
The Swiss distribution company ACE (Alpine & Climbing Equipment AG), founded in 1998, has moved into a new showroom in House 9 at Thurgauerstrasse 109 in Zurich and also welcomes two new brands to its portfolio: the Swedish brand Silva, known primarily for compasses and headlamps, and the Maltese touring ...
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News briefsCall for Innovation Projects by Eurosima and OSV open until July 24
Co-organized by Eurosima and Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the Call for Innovation Projects aims to boost the industry of action outdoor sports by supporting innovative initiatives. Open to all members and future members of both Eurosima and OSV, the Call for Projects aims to support and showcase either a project ...
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Fedas announces Stefan Herzog as new president
(SGI) The European Federation of Sports Retailers, Fedas, unanimously elected Stefan Herzog as its new president at its general assembly, convened via a videoconference. Herzog, who ran SportScheck for many years until 2016, will continue as secretary general of VDS, the German Sports Retailers’s Federation, which he has led since ...
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News briefsFrank Dassler dies aged 64
(SGI) Frank A. Dassler, a member of the family that founded Puma and Adidas in 1948 and 1949, died of a long and severe illness in Hamburg on June 20, six days after his 64th birthday. His passing closes an important chapter in the history of the sporting goods industry, ...
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Arc’teryx named one of the best workplaces in British Columbia
Great Place to Work (GPW), an international research and consulting institute that helps companies in around 60 countries to develop their corporate and workplace culture, has included Arc’teryx Equipment, based in North Vancouver, Canada, in the list of best workplaces in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The recognition, the ...
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Messe München tests digital and hybrid options after record year
Messe München, the organizer of the Ispo trade shows, had record revenues of €474.2 million last year, generating Ebitda of €138.4 million. Its success had a spill-over effect on the economy of Munich and the state of Bavaria, resulting in extra revenues of around €3.3 billion for the hotel industry ...
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Vasque Footwear enters Scandinavian market
Vasque, a family-owned outdoor footwear brand from the U.S. founded in 1964, announced its partnership with Norwegian distributor TRACX for the Scandinavian market. Founded in 2018, TRACX is based in Oslo and currently works with Darn Tough, Mountain Works, Goggle Soc, Takeya, Gorilla Glue, O’Keefe’s and others.
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Bus 142 removed from the wild (Video)
A team of national guardsmen of the Alaskan Army extracted the 1940s-era bus with the number 142 from Denali National Park, known from the book “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer. Bus 142, also known as The Magic Bus, was the home of Christopher McCandless for 114 days before he ...
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Substantial shareholder urges GoPro to consider a sale
According to SGB Online, Korr Acquisitions Group Inc., a New York-based investment advisor and significant shareholder of GoPro Inc., has sent an open letter to Nicholas D. Woodman, chairman, chief executive officer and founder of GoPro, and Kenneth Goldman, the company’s senior independent director, requesting that the company considers a ...
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Nixon announces Nancy Dynan as new CEO
Nixon, the watch and accessory brand from Encinitas, California, has promoted Nancy Dynan to the role of president. She takes over the position from Scott Kerslake, who has decided to pursue new opportunities outside the company. Kerslake joined Nixon in August 2017 from Prana, where he had been CEO since ...
