News Briefs – Page 287

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    OnTracks, a French company that makes a connected device providing...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    OnTracks, a French company that makes a connected device providing intuitive guidance for outdoor activities, without maps or audio assistance, has raised €1 million to pursue its development. Established in Marseille in 2016, OnTracks created a system working with two bracelets that vibrate and emit light signals to point the ...

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    Clarus Corporation wants to trigger new synergies in marketing, sales...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Clarus Corporation wants to trigger new synergies in marketing, sales and direct-to-consumer operations in Europe between its main brand, Black Diamond, and Pieps, the Austrian brand of alpine safety equipment acquired in 2012. To this end, all the operational functions of Pieps are being transferred to Black Diamond's European office ...

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    On June 20, five days after the publication of its...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    On June 20, five days after the publication of its stellar results for the last financial year (see the article in this issue), Canada Goose announced a secondary offering for 10 million subordinate voting shares by three of its shareholders, corresponding to about 9 percent of its equity. Bain Capital, ...

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    The Swix Sport Group is changing its name to Brav,...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    The Swix Sport Group is changing its name to Brav, because it has turned into a company with multiple outdoor and winter sports brands. They generate annual sales in the range of one billion Norwegian kroner (€105.0m-$122.6m), about half of them outside of Norway. The Swix Sport Group was formed ...

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    The Thule Group has entered into a new, more flexible...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    The Thule Group has entered into a new, more flexible and more cost-efficient financing agreement that replaces the one it had contracted in connection with its public offering in November 2014. The new revolving credit facility of €300 million has a maturity of five years with an option for a ...

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    Andy Schimeck, who recently resigned as European manager of Marmot...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Andy Schimeck, who recently resigned as European manager of Marmot Mountain in the course of a reorganization conducted by the Newell Brands group, will join Equip Outdoor Technologies of the U.K. on Sept. 1 in the new position of European director of sales. He will continue to be based in ...

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    Fredrik Steinwall has been appointed as chief executive at Recco,...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Fredrik Steinwall has been appointed as chief executive at Recco, the Swedish specialist in avalanche and crevasse rescue systems. The former trainer of Sweden’s national alpine skiing team, Steinwall has been with the company for about one year but he will take charge from the start of August. He will ...

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    Matthias Jendryschik has been appointed territory brand manager for Salomon...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Matthias Jendryschik has been appointed territory brand manager for Salomon in Central Europe, after spending three years as marketing manager in German for all the brands of the Amer Sports group. He joined the group ten years ago as communication manager for Salomon in Germany. Between 2012 and 2015, he ...

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    Dominic Heindl, 28, has been placed in charge of sales...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Dominic Heindl, 28, has been placed in charge of sales for Germany and Austria by Bergans of Norway. He comes from Amer Sports Austria, where he spent two years as area sales manager for Salomon. Heindl will report to Matthias Leurs, Bergans' sales manager for the German-speaking countries.

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    Amer Sports has appointed Jon Hoerauf as president in charge...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Amer Sports has appointed Jon Hoerauf as president in charge of the sports apparel category, a function that is meant to enable faster growth and to take more advantage of synergies in the Finnish group's apparel business. It has re-formed an apparel category structure that includes the Arc'teryx, Salomon and ...

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    Karstadt has agreed to offer Boomerang and Mountain Pro clothing...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Karstadt has agreed to offer Boomerang and Mountain Pro clothing for running, fitness and outdoor in its Karstadt department stores and its Karstadt Sports specialty stores in Germany, as well as on their websites. The two brands are private labels of El Corte Inglés, the big Spanish department store chain. ...

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    Schöffel has launched a new B2B internet portal for its...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Schöffel has launched a new B2B internet portal for its retailer partners worldwide. Retailers are able to place orders, put together collections for their stores, reorder items and receive marketing support for their communication with customers. Schöffel aims to expand the range of its services on its B2B portal in ...

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    Wiggle, the British online retailer specializing in cycling, running and...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Wiggle, the British online retailer specializing in cycling, running and swimming products, has launched a range of outdoor products on its website in the U.K. The brands featured on the site include The North Face, Berghaus, Jack Wolfskin, Craghoppers, Marmot, Mountain Hardwear, Icebreaker and Columbia. The initiative is steered by ...

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    Confirming articles in Sport-guide.com, SportEco and other French media, Decathlon...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Confirming articles in Sport-guide.com, SportEco and other French media, Decathlon says it is going on with a process of replacing external brands with its own private brands, indicating that their number could rise in the next few years in order to cover all the sports activities, including the most innovative ...

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    Mark Held, secretary general of the European Outdoor Group (EOG),...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Mark Held, secretary general of the European Outdoor Group (EOG), has agreed to stay on board until the end of June 2019. The EOG had announced at the OutDoor fair last year that Held intended to stand down, once a suitable replacement is found. This marked a major transition for ...

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    The 2018 annual assembly of the It's Great Out There...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    The 2018 annual assembly of the It's Great Out There Coalition will take place in Malmö on September 18, on the eve of the start of the European Outdoor Summit, when hundreds of leading industry figures will be gathered together. Founded by the European Outdoor Group (EOG), the It's Great ...

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    VF's The North Face and Vans have teamed up in...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    VF's The North Face and Vans have teamed up in a new counterfeit lawsuit seeking more than $300 million in damages. According to reports in Fashion Network, the complaint was recently filed in Florida federal court. The lawsuit involves 831 websites that are allegedly selling fake Vans and TNF product ...

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    Vibram's Euroshiki, known also as The Wrapping Sole, has received...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Vibram's Euroshiki, known also as The Wrapping Sole, has received the Golden Compass Award from the Italian Design Association (ADI). The upper of the sole, which is made of Eurojersey Sensitive fabric, surrounds feet of any size and in any condition, guaranteeing a personalized fit and excellent levels of comfort, ...

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    Gore-Tex and Chiruca are organizing shared events this year for...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Gore-Tex and Chiruca are organizing shared events this year for the pilgrimage trail to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. More than 100,000 people follow the route each year. Gore-Tex and Chiruca have installed five mobile tents along the trail for pilgrims to take a rest and to inform themselves on how ...

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    Oberalp has decided to start exhibiting again at the Ispo...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Oberalp has decided to start exhibiting again at the Ispo Munich show, after an absence of two years. It will have a corporate stand for all its brands – Salewa, Dynafit, Pomoca and Wild Country – but it will continue to hold its sales conventions in late October and May. ...