News Briefs – Page 281
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Moncler has announced the opening of two pop-up stores in...
Moncler has announced the opening of two pop-up stores in New York and Tokyo on Oct. 4, to mark the launch of “The House of Genius,” a new concept store for its Genius collections. The two concept stores are interactive spaces, enlivened by special activities and designed to establish close ...
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The board of the European Outdoor Group approved the appointment...
The board of the European Outdoor Group approved the appointment of a new secretary general on the eve of the European Outdoor Summit in Malmö last month. The person's name is not being made public yet. He or she will become operational at the beginning of next year, replacing Mark ...
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The European Network for Outdoor Sports (ENOS) has signed a...
The European Network for Outdoor Sports (ENOS) has signed a partnership agreement with the Europarc Federation, the representative body of Europe's protected areas, which is dedicated to preserve the continent's natural spaces, their sustainable development and their biodiversity. ENOS, which represents national public authorities in the area of outdoor sports ...
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The Outdoor Industry Association of the U.S. is protesting the...
The Outdoor Industry Association of the U.S. is protesting the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on half of all Chinese imports. The tariffs, intended to strengthen the U.S. position in trade negotiations with China, will apply to some $200 billion in goods. As China is the ...
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Ortovox has issued a recall for its 3+ avalanche transceivers....
Ortovox has issued a recall for its 3+ avalanche transceivers. Safety Academy, a non-profit trade association, has discovered an apparent glitch in version 2.1 of the transceivers' software that can cause the devices to stop transmitting, and so potentially interrupt rescue searches. Ortovox cautions that there have been no known ...
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Victorinox, the Swiss-based maker of the famous Swiss Army knife,...
Victorinox, the Swiss-based maker of the famous Swiss Army knife, and Armasuisse, the military procurement agency for Switzerland, have settled their dispute over the rights to the trade name “Swiss Military” in the U.S. In particular, the settlement gives Armasuisse exclusive rights to market fragrances there under the “Swiss Military” ...
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The Conzzeta Group reported a 12.4 percent increase to 183.2...
The Conzzeta Group reported a 12.4 percent increase to 183.2 million Swiss francs (€160.4m-$184.0m) in the first nine months of this year for its sporting goods segment, which consists essentially of the Mammut Sports Group. A spokesman declined to comment on the effect that the recent depreciation of the Swiss ...
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The once booming Korean outdoor market continued to decline to...
The once booming Korean outdoor market continued to decline to an estimated $4.5 billion in 2017 from $6 billion in the previous year, according to local experts, and it's expected to be flat this year. It's still relatively big, considering that NPD has estimated that the total Korean sporting goods ...
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Scarpa, Lowa, Mammut, Dolomite, Dynafit and Kailas have adopted Vibram's...
Scarpa, Lowa, Mammut, Dolomite, Dynafit and Kailas have adopted Vibram's new Litebase technology for their spring/summer 2019 footwear lines after a positive exclusive trial with 20,000 pairs of shoes sold by Scarpa for the spring/summer 2018 season. Salming has introduced a model for the current season. The Litebase sole, which ...
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Revo has partnered with Bear Grylls, the British adventurer and...
Revo has partnered with Bear Grylls, the British adventurer and television personality, on a line of co-branded sunglasses targeting active people. The collection features the signature Revo lenses, which are said to offer an optimal visual experience for outdoor enthusiasts. The line of sunglasses is due for a pre-launch in ...
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Woolrich and Griffin Studio have teamed up on a capsule...
Woolrich and Griffin Studio have teamed up on a capsule collection revisiting two classic Woolrich jackets - the Atlantic Parka and Atlantic Smock. The two reversible jackets feature one side combining Woolrich's Buffalo Check and Griffin's signature orange lining, while the other side is black or photo-print camo. The two ...
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Ispo and Jack Wolfskin are running a survey to find...
Ispo and Jack Wolfskin are running a survey to find out to what extent outdoor equipment should be digital, and specifically what the outdoor customers want and need. The questionnaire, which can be completed until Oct. 21, focuses on the technical and digital resources that respondents use outdoors, how they ...
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Merrell has launched on its YouTube channel a 16-minute video...
Merrell has launched on its YouTube channel a 16-minute video documentary featuring Jason Antin and Mike Chambers, endurance athletes and ambassadors of the brand, and their journey to complete Greenland's Arctic Circle Trail by foot in the fastest known time, in March of this year. The film, entitled “In Due ...
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Snowleader, the French omni-channel retailer based in Annecy, has partnered...
Snowleader, the French omni-channel retailer based in Annecy, has partnered with a publisher, Nivéales, to produce a magazine on mountaineering. The 52-page magazine will be packed in with all the information of Snowleader's offerings online and be available free of charge at its brick-and-mortar stores. The initiative aims to inspire ...
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Altra, the American brand of running shoes recently acquired by...
Altra, the American brand of running shoes recently acquired by VF Corp., has signed a sponsorship deal with a 40-year-old distance runner, Kara Goucher, who was formerly sponsored by Skechers. Goucher competed for the U.S. in the Beijing and London Olympics in 2008 and 2012. She was the silver medalist ...
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Altra has also released an ultrarunning documentary on its Altra...
Altra has also released an ultrarunning documentary on its Altra Running YouTube channel. The 22-minute video, called “Balance,” profiles Nicole Kalogeropoulos Bitter, Kyle Pietari and Cory Reese as they train for and compete in the grueling Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run. While striving to cross the same finish line, the ...
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Tough Mudder has announced a new multi-year partnership with Alanic...
Tough Mudder has announced a new multi-year partnership with Alanic as the official apparel partner of the race. Tough Mudder is a series of 16-19 km obstacle courses – mud run events designed by British Special Forces to test the mental as well as physical strength of participants.
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La Sportiva was a partner in the first edition of...
La Sportiva was a partner in the first edition of “Festival dello Sport,” a new event to celebrate sport and its values, co-organized by La Gazzetta dello Sport, Italy's sports daily newspaper, and the Trentino region, under the auspices of the Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) and the Italian Paralympic Committee. ...
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Isbjörn of Sweden, which makes outdoor clothing and accessories for...
Isbjörn of Sweden, which makes outdoor clothing and accessories for children, has appointed the two-year-old Sonny Reed to represent its range of products for kids as brand ambassador in the U.K. Sonny Reed is the son of Oli Reed, who runs a blog called The Outdoor Dad. As the brand's ...
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Preparation for next year's OutDoor by Ispo trade show are...
Preparation for next year's OutDoor by Ispo trade show are going well. By the opening of the European Outdoor Summit last month, where Ispo was again one of the main sponsors, Messe München had already reached 30 percent of its goal in terms of space to be booked, although it ...
