News Briefs – Page 290
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CORRECTION: Vista Outdoor is not planning to sell Camelbak. In...
CORRECTION: Vista Outdoor is not planning to sell Camelbak. In fact the company has hired a new manager, Andy Welling, to take over the position of Andy Shand, a veteran of the brand who has become the European director of Helinox (see our previous issue). Welling will act as senior ...
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Patrol Oy, the Finnish distributor of Fischer, has bought the...
Patrol Oy, the Finnish distributor of Fischer, has bought the One Way Sport brand of poles. The acquisition doesn't include the rights to the brand in China, which are owned by 361 Degrees. Meanwhile, Nordic Sports Consulting has started distributing the poles of Exel in Germany and Austria, according to ...
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Acting through its strategic investment arm, Tin Shed Ventures, Patagonia...
Acting through its strategic investment arm, Tin Shed Ventures, Patagonia has joined a $12.4 million funding round for NuMat Technologies, which develops and markets metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) that are programmed to specifically interact with targeted molecules. NuMat compares its manufacturing process to precision medicine in the health care sector.
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Newell Brands plans to divest Pure Fishing, a division of...
Newell Brands plans to divest Pure Fishing, a division of the former Jarden Corporation that groups numerous brands including Berkley, Abu Garcia, Penn and Shakespeare, joining Rawlings on the selling block. It will also seek a buyer for Jostens, among other assets in other sectors. Together, they represent about 35 ...
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Jimmy Reynolds was appointed international director for the Regatta and...
Jimmy Reynolds was appointed international director for the Regatta and Dare2B brands earlier this year, following the departure of Laurent Houlier. Reynolds previously spent nearly six years with the Pentland group, as multi-channel business director for Speedo International and then interim group digital director for Pentland Brands. He has dealt ...
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Osprey Packs has appointed new managers in the U.S., while...
Osprey Packs has appointed new managers in the U.S., while elevating Chris Graham, the company's vice president of innovation, to the position of senior vice president of product. The new managers hired by Osprey are Ed Gavin, vice president of operations; Michael Meyer, director of design; and Guillaume Schweitzer, director ...
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Michael Kunz, who has worked for Amer Sports in various...
Michael Kunz, who has worked for Amer Sports in various roles in the last few years, has joined Chris Sport to take care of the Daehlie and Mountain Hardwear brands in the German part of Switzerland. He replaces Andy Kopp, who is now working for Löffler in Switzerland.
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Christoph Engl will be the new chief executive of the...
Christoph Engl will be the new chief executive of the Oberalp Group from Sept. 1, taking the place of Massimo Baratto after 17 years at its helm. As we have already reported, Baratto has become the European manager of Under Armour. Engl worked for 12 years with a marketing agency ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Michael Richardson, a former executive at...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Michael Richardson, a former executive at Gap, as its new vice-president for global merchandising. The appointment is effective immediately. Richardson has 30 years of retail experience. Most recently, he was Gap's vice-president of franchise product. At Gap, he spent around 20 years. His background also includes ...
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Patrick Schmollinger has been appointed to the newly created position...
Patrick Schmollinger has been appointed to the newly created position of country manager for the German market at Schöffel. Previously, the 44-year-old worked as sales manager for Schöffel. He will continue as sales manager, but will also be responsible for trade marketing, stationary and digital services as well as communication ...
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Sport Hansa has become the U.S. distributor for Laguiole Honré...
Sport Hansa has become the U.S. distributor for Laguiole Honré Durant, the French brand of knives, in the outdoor, boutique, gift and jewelry retailing channels. Sport Hansa, which specializes in the sale of authentic European outdoor brands, already markets the products of other European producers such as Helle, Hultafors, Hults ...
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Ferrino has launched its official web store, integrating it into...
Ferrino has launched its official web store, integrating it into its revamped website. Addressing consumers in four languages – English, Italian, French and Spanish – the website and the web store are also meant to support the brand's wholesale clients, offering a higher degree of customer care.
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Oase Outdoors started the year with a relatively weak quarter,...
Oase Outdoors started the year with a relatively weak quarter, as its sales were nearly flat at 105 million Danish kroner (€14.1m-$16.4m) and its operating margin (Ebitda) shrank by 3.2 percentage points to 18.0 percent. Oase Outdoors is the Danish group specializing in tents and other camping gear with the Outwell, ...
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The Other business segment of Asics Corporation, which refers to...
The Other business segment of Asics Corporation, which refers to the Haglöfs brand, managed an income of ¥197 million (€1.5m-$1.8m) for the first quarter ended March 31. The brand's sales increased by 12.6 percent to ¥2,981 million (€23.3m-$27.2m), up by 7.2 percent in constant currencies. Apparel sales moved up by 5.8 ...
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Ortovox has announced a precautionary product recall for Version 2.1...
Ortovox has announced a precautionary product recall for Version 2.1 of the running software for its 3+ avalanche transceivers. Feedback from its Safety Academy Partners has revealed that a temporary disruption of the transmission function can occur in some very rare situations, due to a software error. Pointing out that ...
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Primaloft has developed its first insulation made entirely from recycled...
Primaloft has developed its first insulation made entirely from recycled PET bottles. The company claims the new insulation fully meets all of its performance standards, such as low weight, high compressibility and water repellency. Around nine PET bottles are needed to create the insulation layer for one jacket (40g of ...
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“Can you eat old sportswear?” That's the unusual title of...
“Can you eat old sportswear?” That's the unusual title of a short video on Houdini's web store about the “Houdini Menu,” broadcast by the Swedish sportswear company to support its sustainability claim. It features a composting expert, Gunnar Eriksson, and a Swedish chef, Sebastian Thureson. Houdini says it took it ...
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W. L. Gore has announced that Alex Megos has joined...
W. L. Gore has announced that Alex Megos has joined its team of athletes as a global Gore-Tex ambassador. The world-class climber, 24, who was born and raised in Germany, started climbing when he was only six years old. Most recently, he has completed “The Finnish Line” V15/16 in Rocklands, ...
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La Sportiva has ended its relationship with Joe Kinder and...
La Sportiva has ended its relationship with Joe Kinder and has removed him from its brand ambassador roster amid claims of cyberbullying. The professional rock climber admitted he had a private meme account on Instagram, which he and a small group of followers would use to post inside jokes making ...
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After three years of collaboration, Garmin has agreed to officially...
After three years of collaboration, Garmin has agreed to officially partner with The New Forest Marathon, starting with its next edition on Sept. 9. The race, which has been ranked in the top ten marathons in the U.K., has been taking place in Hampshire for 32 years, attracting thousands of ...
