News Briefs – Page 284
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Globetrotter and Hanwag, the German outdoor footwear company that belongs to...
Globetrotter and Hanwag, the German outdoor footwear company that belongs to the Fenix Outdoor International group, launched a joint campaign to support the Outdoor Against Cancer organization, which is working across Europe to ensure that cancer patients enjoy outdoor sports. The theme of the campaign launched by the two companies is ...
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Patagonia has announced that its whole wetsuit product line is...
Patagonia has announced that its whole wetsuit product line is now Fair Trade Certified. The company helped Sheico, the multinational manufacturer of sportswear products that supplies most of the wetsuits on the market, obtain Fair Trade Certification, thereby making it easier for other brands to join in. This development follows ...
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Cherokee Brands, the owner of the Hi-Tec Sports brand, has...
Cherokee Brands, the owner of the Hi-Tec Sports brand, has signed a new three-year financing agreement for $40 million with Gordon Brother Finance. Giving the company a much-needed cash infusion of $5.5 million, Cherokee has also increased the subordinated interest in its former credit facility by $2.0 million to $13.5 ...
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Columbia Sportswear's board of directors has authorized the company...
Columbia Sportswear's board of directors has authorized the company to spend an additional $200 million on the repurchase of its own shares. Since 2014, Columbia has purchased back 3.4 million shares at an average price of $56 per share, equivalent to $190.4 million. Since the beginning of this year, ...
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Harald Ennen has been appointed as the new chief executive...
Harald Ennen has been appointed as the new chief executive at Outnorth, the Nordic online retailer specialized in outdoor products. He takes over from Lars Nykvist, who decided to stand down after eight years with Outnorth, the last four of them as chief executive. Ennen has a track record in ...
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Thomas Aigner has been appointed as global marketing director for...
Thomas Aigner has been appointed as global marketing director for Salewa from the start of November. He will take over from Maurizio Priano, who has been in charge of the outdoor brand's marketing for five years and who left the company at the end of July. Aigner spent the last ...
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Jean-Marc Djian has been appointed as vice president of global...
Jean-Marc Djian has been appointed as vice president of global footwear at The North Face (TNF), after a similar assignment at the Amer Sports group, the Finnish owner of the Salomon and Arc'teryx brands. Djian reports directly to Arne Arens, TNF's global brand president. Djian was vice president of global ...
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Outdoor Edge Cutlery Corp., the 30-year-old American supplier of knives...
Outdoor Edge Cutlery Corp., the 30-year-old American supplier of knives and other tools based in Denver, has appointed three new top managers. Kirk Nichols is the new export manager, Michael Egan serves as hardware sales manager and Jonathan Stahlmann as key account sales manager. Nichols has joined the company after ...
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Nicolas Warchalowski is stepping down from his CEO position…
Nicolas Warchalowski is stepping down from his CEO position at Peak Performance after four years at the helm of the company. Under his management, the Swedish brand that belonged to the Danish IC Group underwent strategic changes that boosted its revenues and profit margins. As previously reported, Peak Performance was ...
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Willi Jungen, who has been the Swiss country manager...
Willi Jungen, who has been the Swiss country manager of Jack Wolfskin for 11 years, will become the chief executive of Snowlife, the Swiss producer of winter gloves, starting in September. He will take the place of Daniela Wenk, owner of the Swiss company, which is also the local ...
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Woolrich redesigned its Munich mono-brand store, in line with a...
Woolrich redesigned its Munich mono-brand store, in line with a corporate design that was developed for its European flagship store on the Corso Venezia in Milan. The theme of the new design, “American Soul,” is part of Woolrich's new international growth strategy. The design of the store was developed by ...
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Walmart is launching an online store for outdoor products on...
Walmart is launching an online store for outdoor products on its flagship site driven by Moosejaw, the specialist retailer it acquired for $51 million last year. This means that Moosejaw will sell an outdoor range on Walmart.com, as well as running its own store. Walmart said that much of the ...
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Sales remained stable at Oase Outdoors for the second quarter,...
Sales remained stable at Oase Outdoors for the second quarter, as the Danish camping equipment company made up for sluggishness in the U.K. market through increased sales in other markets. Its turnover reached 134 million Danish kroner (€18.0m-$21.0m) for the three months, up from DKK 132 million in the year-ago period. ...
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The turnover of the Haglöfs brand moved up by 5.6...
The turnover of the Haglöfs brand moved up by 5.6 percent to the equivalent of 4,021 million Japanese yen (€31.0m-$36.2m) for the first six months of this year. This amounted to a rise of 4.1 percent in constant currencies, with steady sales of outdoor apparel. The Swedish outdoor brand ended with ...
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Berghaus has started teasing a large-scale advertising campaign focusing on...
Berghaus has started teasing a large-scale advertising campaign focusing on the ways in which outdoor activities and the brand can help to deal with the chaos and pressures of contemporary life. The advertising campaign starting in September across print and digital media, radio and TV is part of a five-year ...
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Michele Graglia, the 35-year-old Italian trail running champion, has agreed...
Michele Graglia, the 35-year-old Italian trail running champion, has agreed to endorse La Sportiva. Graglia can boast that he is the first runner in the world to have won the hottest ultra-marathon, Badwater 135, and the coldest one, the Yukon Artic Ultra. Covering 135 miles from Death Valley to Mount ...
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Paddle Expo has agreed a partnership with Outdoor by Ispo...
Paddle Expo has agreed a partnership with Outdoor by Ispo to create a Paddlesport Village at the trade fair, starting from June 30 to July 3, 2019. Paddle Expo is a trade fair for kayaking, canoeing and stand-up paddling in Nuremberg, and the two parties formed a partnership ten years ...
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Emerald Expositions, which are the organizers of the Outdoor Retailer...
Emerald Expositions, which are the organizers of the Outdoor Retailer exhibitions, have announced that the first Summer Market in Denver on July 23-26 attracted more than 26,000 visitors. The event took place for the first time in Colorado's largest city following its move from its long-term home in Salt Lake ...
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Almost 300 delegates are already booked for the European Outdoor...
Almost 300 delegates are already booked for the European Outdoor Summit (EOS) taking place on Sept. 19 and 20 in Malmö, Sweden. John Straw, a senior adviser to Mckinsey and IBM Watson IoT, will be the opening keynote speaker .He will discuss the opportunities and the risks stemming for our ...
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Burton and Nitro, two leading snowboarding companies, have joined...
Burton and Nitro, two leading snowboarding companies, have joined the European Outdoor Group (EOG), widening the remit of the organization. Burton and Nitro have both become full members, and Salomon is adding its snowboard business to its existing membership. The EOG said that this highlights the alignment and synergy ...
