News Briefs – Page 291
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Perfect Descent, a world leader in auto-belays for speed climbing...
Perfect Descent, a world leader in auto-belays for speed climbing distributed by Aerial Adventure Technologies, has become the exclusive partner of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) for its devices. The brand, which had already been selected by the IFSC in 2016 to provide a more secure and fair ...
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Messe München, which won the bid to host the European...
Messe München, which won the bid to host the European OutDoor show from 2019 on just before the Ispo Munich show last January, is inviting industry professionals to register to attend free of charge a conference in Munich on June 27 to introduce the new concept of the fair, which ...
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Offering an early bird discount until July 27, the European...
Offering an early bird discount until July 27, the European Outdoor Summit has opened registration on its website for the conference planned to take place at a congress center attached to the Clarion Hotel in Malmö, Sweden, on Sept. 19 and 20, with a “networking evening” on the 19th. Delegates ...
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Arc'teryx, Hoka One One, Danner, Diemme, Filson, Goldwin, Mountain Research,...
Arc'teryx, Hoka One One, Danner, Diemme, Filson, Goldwin, Mountain Research, Reda, Slam, Teva and Woolrich will be among the 30-odd brands participating in I Go Out, a new forest-inspired section of the Pitti Uomo fair in Florence that will explore the urban outdoor concept, combining style, performance and sustainability at ...
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The Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, commonly known as UTMB,...
The Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, commonly known as UTMB, will also be staged in the Sultanate of Oman. The new 137-km trail running race will involve 300 participants from various countries, starting next Nov. 29, at a time of the year when temperatures reach a maximum of 25 degrees ...
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Lenzing, Birla Cellulose and Isko have signed up as new...
Lenzing, Birla Cellulose and Isko have signed up as new contributors of the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) group. The three new contributors bring the total number to 95, comprising three categories: 24 signatory brands, 56 value chain affiliates and 15 associates. All the three new contributors will join ...
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Ternua's project “For a Plastic-Free Sea,” proposed by the Spanish...
Ternua's project “For a Plastic-Free Sea,” proposed by the Spanish brand together with Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), was the most voted for in the category Nature among those submitted to the European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) back in October. Thanks to Eoca's award, the project received an aid of €30,000, ...
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Aquafil and Genomatica have announced the creation of Project Effective,...
Aquafil and Genomatica have announced the creation of Project Effective, a new initiative to increase the adoption of sustainable materials. The new multi stakeholder collaboration aims to produce more sustainable fibers and plastics for commercial use by using renewable feedstocks and bio-based technologies. Project Effective extends across the entire product ...
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Arc'teryx has announced the donation of the proceeds for Earth...
Arc'teryx has announced the donation of the proceeds for Earth Day from its U.S. and Canada websites - defined as 40 percent of net e-sales after returns – to the Conservation Alliance. Earth Day is an annual worldwide event celebrated on April 22. The Conservation Alliance partners with organizations and ...
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Vaude has been honored with the GreenTec Award 2018 in...
Vaude has been honored with the GreenTec Award 2018 in the category “Sports by Jack Wolfskin” for its new sustainable Green Shape Core Collection. The award was presented at a ceremony at the International Congress Center in Munich on May 13, in the presence of more than 1,000 guests from ...
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GoPro's depressed share price took a jump after reports that...
GoPro's depressed share price took a jump after reports that a Chinese rival, Xiaomi, may make an offer for the company. Xiaomi, a big Chinese company that makes smartphones, mobile devices, laptops and other consumer electronics, is a minority shareholder of Yi Technology, which makes action cameras that are much ...
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Amer Sports has restated its 2017 results based on new...
Amer Sports has restated its 2017 results based on new IFRS accounting rules. Revenues were increased by €24.1 million to €2,709.3 million, with increases of €3.8 million for Outdoor, €5.8 million for Ball Sports and €14.5 million for Fitness. Net income for the year was adjusted down by €0.4 million ...
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Adidas Outdoor has been growing at a double-digit rate so...
Adidas Outdoor has been growing at a double-digit rate so far this year in the U.S. market, according to a report in SGB last week, centering round the office taken over by Adidas Outdoor USA in Golden, Colorado. The four employees who work there are part of Agron Inc., which ...
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VF Corp. has completed the acquisition of Icebreaker, which...
VF Corp. has completed the acquisition of Icebreaker, which had sales of about $220 million last year. It plans to combine the brand with Smartwool to create a global distribution footprint in the nature fiber market. The plan for the market positioning of the brand has yet to be worked ...
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Eagle Creek is strengthening its European sales structure with the...
Eagle Creek is strengthening its European sales structure with the appointment of Björn Jansen to the new position of sales manager for European wholesale, directly reporting to Oliver Messing, executive managing director for Eagle Creek Europe. The 34-year-old comes from Uhlsport, where he served as international area sales manager for ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Mary Ellen Glynn as director of...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Mary Ellen Glynn as director of corporate communications and Sara Bradshaw as corporate communications manager. Glynn comes from the public sector, where she worked, among other roles, as deputy press secretary and special assistant to President Bill Clinton and communications director for Ted Kulongoski, governor of ...
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Columbia Sportswear has also announced the appointment of Snow Burns...
Columbia Sportswear has also announced the appointment of Snow Burns as global vice president of marketing for Mountain Hardwear, with the task of redefining the way in which such an outdoor brand should connect with consumers in the new digital age. Burns spent ten years in Silicon Valley, running the ...
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Polygiene says that its former chief executive, Christian von Uthmann,...
Polygiene says that its former chief executive, Christian von Uthmann, has left the company. He had resigned the post in January, retaining a position as vice president of new venture and strategies, which has now been taken over by Peter Sjösten, chief commercial officer of Polygiene. In March, Polygiene said ...
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Moroder Alpine, which became the Italian distributor of Red Chili...
Moroder Alpine, which became the Italian distributor of Red Chili in January, is taking over the distribution of Edelrid as well, starting in June. In turn, Edelrid's former Italian distributor, Panorama Diffusion, has agreed to become the exclusive importer of Gentic, the brand of sustainable climbing apparel owned by Skylotec.
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Mountain Warehouse reported a 10 percent uplift in online sales...
Mountain Warehouse reported a 10 percent uplift in online sales after the relaunch of its online store with more personalized features, as reported without a specific time frame by Certona, a real-time personalization service based on artificial intelligence (AI). The company helped revamp Mountain Warehouse's online store ahead of a ...
