News Briefs – Page 255
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If all goes well, Sharma Climbing will be opening a...
If all goes well, Sharma Climbing will be opening a new climbing gym in Madrid late in the autumn. This will be the young company's second gym, after the one in Barcelona. At 4,000 square meters, it will be the largest climbing gym in Spain. Its three floors will accommodate ...
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Lenzing is cooperating with JDA Software to digitize its supply...
Lenzing is cooperating with JDA Software to digitize its supply chain. The company's goal is to create an end-to-end planning process that precisely matches demand and supply. The JDA Sales & Operations Planning software was recently deployed across Lenzing's operations in production as well as sales, marketing and finance. With JDA's ...
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Canada Goose has appointed Woody Blackford to oversee global design...
Canada Goose has appointed Woody Blackford to oversee global design and merchandising, with a focus on category expansion and innovation, as the company is considering opportunities in new product categories, including footwear. Blackford will join Canada Goose this autumn as executive vice-president of design and merchandising. He has more than ...
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Ortholite has hired Rob Falken as vice-president of global innovation....
Ortholite has hired Rob Falken as vice-president of global innovation. Falken is a material developer and an expert in bioplastic development, rigid and flexible foams, as well as global sourcing. His expertise should help Ortholite with its ongoing commitment to sustainable product development.
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On Aug. 27, Matt Hickman will become the new global marketing...
On Aug. 27, Matt Hickman will become the new global marketing manager at Montane, with oversight of marketing strategy and e-commerce at the U.K.-based brand of outdoor apparel and gear. According to Jake Doxat, managing director, he will also be joining Montane's management committee. For the past three years, Hickman has ...
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Prana has appointed Marcie Peters as vice-president of global sales....
Prana has appointed Marcie Peters as vice-president of global sales. Peters has 20 years of sales and leadership experience in the wholesale apparel, footwear and accessories sectors. Before joining the American brand owned by Columbia Sportswear, she served as director of department store sales at Under Armour. Prior to that, ...
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Andreas Rudolf, one of the two managing directors of Sport...
Andreas Rudolf, one of the two managing directors of Sport 2000 Germany, has announced that he will not renew his contract. He has worked for the German buying group for the past 13 years, serving most recently as joint managing director as joint managing director alongside Hans-Hermann Deters, overall manager of ...
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Ravi Saligram will be the permanent new chief executive of...
Ravi Saligram will be the permanent new chief executive of Newell Brands, which owns Coleman and Marmot Mountain, taking the place of Michael Polk. Saligram has a track record of turning around loss-making companies, while developing digital and omni-channel operations. He led Office Max before its merger with Office Depot. ...
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VF Corp. announced the appointment of Michel Bilodeau as vice...
VF Corp. announced the appointment of Michel Bilodeau as vice president and general manager in charge of Vans in the EMEA region, starting in October. He will replace Stefano Saccone, who had taken on the responsibility in April but is instead going to run Woolrich International (see the following article). ...
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VF Corp. has announced the appointment of Jan Van Mossevelde...
VF Corp. has announced the appointment of Jan Van Mossevelde as vice-president and general manager of Icebreaker for the EMEA region, effective with this coming autumn. He will replace Peter Ottervanger, who has decided to leave the brand to pursue new opportunities. Van Mossevelde joined VF in 2015, and since ...
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Mountain Hardwear, one of the brands of Columbia Sportswear, has...
Mountain Hardwear, one of the brands of Columbia Sportswear, has recruited The Group Distribution as its general agent for Italy. Based in Faenza, the company represents K2 and its sister brands, including Madshus, Atlas, Tubbs, Ride, etc.
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Mystery Ranch of Montana is partnering with new international distributors...
Mystery Ranch of Montana is partnering with new international distributors including Sanfo in China; XXL in France; 2Pure in the U.K.; Granitbiten in Sweden, Denmark and Finland; Raven in the Baltic countries; and Shaldag in Israel and other parts of the Middle East.
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Grayl, a young Portland-based company, is entering the Austrian and...
Grayl, a young Portland-based company, is entering the Austrian and German markets. It recently signed a distribution contract with E-Tremmel Marketing. Grayl supplies cleaning and filtration systems that provide protection against pathogens. According to Grayl, its systems remove 99.9 percent of the viruses, bacteria and protozoa from polluted water, while ...
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Mammut has opened its first concept store in cooperation with...
Mammut has opened its first concept store in cooperation with a franchisee in the Swiss town of Andermatt. It is described as a “Point of Experience” rather than a point of sale. Together with bike and ski rental services offered by the franchisee, Imholz Sport, it hosts the first example ...
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Au Vieux Campeur will have a shop-in-the-shop in the flagship...
Au Vieux Campeur will have a shop-in-the-shop in the flagship department store of Galeries Lafayette in Paris next year. The French outdoor retailer has a total of 51 stores, 30 of them in Paris. It generated sales of €121 million last year, 7 percent of those from its own web ...
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Yeti, the big American supplier of coolers and drinkware, has...
Yeti, the big American supplier of coolers and drinkware, has opened a third-party distribution center in the Netherlands and launched its first European e-commerce site. The international market made only 4 percent of its total revenues in the first quarter of this year. In the second quarter, its revenues rose ...
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Salomon plans to open its first full-fledged mono-brand store in...
Salomon plans to open its first full-fledged mono-brand store in Germany, measuring 200 square meters, on Nov. 8. It will be located in the very central Sendlinger Strasse of Munich, very close to the local store of The North Face. Salomon will offer apparel and shoes for men and women ...
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The North Face has opened another store in New York...
The North Face has opened another store in New York City. Located at 584 Broadway in the SoHo neighborhood, the 8,000-square-foot location is the first to showcase a so-called “basecamp for exploration,” with the sales staff referred to as “guides.” It focuses on premium products and uses reclaimed wood certified ...
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Norrøna will open a flagship store in the SoHo district...
Norrøna will open a flagship store in the SoHo district of New York City this autumn. It will be its second store in the U.S., following the inauguration of its concept store in Boulder, Colorado, in May. The new store will feature the Norwegian brand's full assortment of technical outerwear, ...
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Arc'teryx has opened a new store in Sapporo, the capital...
Arc'teryx has opened a new store in Sapporo, the capital of Japan's Hokkaido prefecture. The 425-square-meter floor surface of the store makes it the brand's largest in Japan.
