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Hydro Flask has hired Dena Blevins as its new creative...
Hydro Flask has hired Dena Blevins as its new creative director. Blevins most recently served at Starbucks Coffee as creative, global promotion and brand director. During her 10-year tenure there, she helped guide the strategic direction and global execution of the company's seasonal in-store promotions and brand. In her new ...
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Diego Hidalgo Nourry has been appointed chief executive of Trangoworld,...
Diego Hidalgo Nourry has been appointed chief executive of Trangoworld, the Spanish mountaineering brand. He succeeds Manuel Lucea, who has retired after 40 years with the company. Hidalgo Nourry has been with Trangoworld for about 16 years and was most recently chief production officer. He also spent four years working ...
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Patagonia has hired Marty Pomphrey to serve as general manager...
Patagonia has hired Marty Pomphrey to serve as general manager of Patagonia Japan. He will be reporting to John Collins, vice president of global sales. Pomphrey is replacing Takasuki Tsujii, who has stepped down after 10 years. Tsujii has been with Patagonia for 20 years in all, working his way ...
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Carl Davies, who has been working for the Pentland Group...
Carl Davies, who has been working for the Pentland Group for ten years, has left it following its recent management reshuffle. He was the president for EMEA and the Americas at Pentland Brands, whose brand portfolio includes Berghaus. As previously reported, a veteran of the group, Richard Newcombe, is now ...
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Lifestraw, the Dutch-based producer of water filters and purifiers that...
Lifestraw, the Dutch-based producer of water filters and purifiers that recently joined the Conservation Alliance in the U.S., has appointed Try Trimmer as national sales manager, based in Seattle, for the North American market. Lifestraw says he is bringing ten years of experience in wholesale, retail and key account management. ...
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Marmot has appointed Melf Sönnichsen as the new senior manager...
Marmot has appointed Melf Sönnichsen as the new senior manager for brand marketing and communications. He will be responsible for the development and execution of the brand's marketing strategy in Europe. He will report to Jan Schapmann, the commercial director of Marmot EMEA. Sönnichsen has extensive experience in marketing and ...
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Mammut North America has announced three appointments for its new...
Mammut North America has announced three appointments for its new marketing and sales office in Denver, Colorado. Ben Eagleton joins Mammut as marketing coordinator. Nash Welch joins as the new customer service and internal sales representative. Finally, Dave Bottomley has joined the Mammut team as North American sales manager.
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As an indication of its penetration of the European market,...
As an indication of its penetration of the European market, Tentree has to date planted nearly 30 million trees as part of its goal to plant one billion trees by 2030 through the sale of its products. The Canadian producer of sustainable outdoor apparel has been planting ten trees for ...
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Bergzeit, the big German-based online outdoor retailer, has become a...
Bergzeit, the big German-based online outdoor retailer, has become a member of Sport 2000, the German buying group, joining other pure players like 11teamsports and Keller Sports. According to its management, the benefits of the move include access to special make-ups and to the marketplaces of Sport 2000, plus help ...
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Buff has opened its first permanent brick-and-mortar store in downtown...
Buff has opened its first permanent brick-and-mortar store in downtown Barcelona. It is located in the Illa Diagonal shopping mall, where the Catalonian brand of head- and neckwear has been running a pop-up store every winter for the past 12 years. The brand's only other permanent points of sale locally ...
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CMDSport reports the recent closure of a couple of outdoor...
CMDSport reports the recent closure of a couple of outdoor retail stores on the island of Mallorca. One of them is Trekoon, which opened its online store in 2009, followed by a physical store in Palma de Mallorca last year. The presence of four Decathlon stores on the island is ...
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La Sportiva is expanding its retail presence in Spain with...
La Sportiva is expanding its retail presence in Spain with the opening of a new franchised mono-brand store at Siurana, in the region of Catalonia. Nested in the Tarragona mountains, Siurana is a major attraction for climbers thanks to its vertical walls, slabs and steep overhangs, and grades varying from ...
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LVMH is planning to reopen La Samaritaine later in 2019...
LVMH is planning to reopen La Samaritaine later in 2019 or early in 2020, and according to a report by sportguide.com, several outdoor brands will be present there. La Samaritaine, a historic department store between rue de Rivoli and the river Seine, in the heart of Paris, has been closed ...
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The Swiss Conzzeta Group reports a 1.9 percent increase to...
The Swiss Conzzeta Group reports a 1.9 percent increase to 186.7 million Swiss francs (€169.7m-$187.3m) for the first nine months of this year in its Outdoor segment, which mostly consists of the Mammut Sports Group. It was the only segment of the Conzzeta Group that recorded an increase for the ...
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American Outdoor Brands, whose main asset is Smith & Wesson,...
American Outdoor Brands, whose main asset is Smith & Wesson, suffered a 10.9 percent decline in total revenues to $123.7 million in the first quarter ended on July 31. Disappointing financial analysts, the group had a net loss of $2.1 million for the period, compared with net income of $7.6 ...
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Brands like Canada Goose and Arc'teryx get a halo effect...
Brands like Canada Goose and Arc'teryx get a halo effect by promoting the Canadian manufacture of their products. According to a survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), there is significant demand for Canadian-made products abroad. The Canadian branch of the London-based “professional services network” surveyed 3,521 consumers in Australia, France, Germany, ...
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Four more companies – LEDX of Sweden, Helle of Norway...
Four more companies – LEDX of Sweden, Helle of Norway and Uphill Sport and Svala of Finland – have become members of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG). All of them have their own production facilities. LEDX has been supplying headlights for night-time orienteering since 2010. Helle is a third-generation family ...
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Steve Barker, co-founder and former president of Eagle Creek, the...
Steve Barker, co-founder and former president of Eagle Creek, the Colorado-based maker of luggage, backpacks and accessories, will serve as interim executive director of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.S., starting on Oct. 14. He is replacing Amy Roberts, who has stepped down to take a post at ...
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The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is...
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is backing the European #BeActive campaign, which promotes sport and exercise for healthier living. As part of the campaign, the European Week of Sport (EWoS), which ran from Sept. 23 to 30, saw the organization of thousands of events across Europe, ...
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Schoeller Textil has introduced a new line of biodegradable fabrics,...
Schoeller Textil has introduced a new line of biodegradable fabrics, called Proearth, as part of its joint venture with Formosa Taffeta, Schoeller FTC. The bluesign-approved collection uses a biodegradable polyester technology that will allow the material to degrade faster than other offers on the market, the company claims. First presented ...
