News Briefs – Page 292
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Meindl has a new concept store in the Swedish town...
Meindl has a new concept store in the Swedish town of Östersund, addressing a population that is interested in the outdoor and hunting because of the surrounding mountains and forests. Operated by the brand's Swedish agent, Moxter, the store offers customers services like boot repair and sole replacements.
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Thule has opened a new concept store in Stockholm....
Thule has opened a new concept store in Stockholm. The store is located on the city's central shopping street, the Kungsgatan, where neighbors include the likes of The North Face, Fjällräven, Haglöfs and Norrøna, among others. The store allows the company to showcase its entire range of its transportation ...
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Ellis Brigham stated it had new stores planned to take...
Ellis Brigham stated it had new stores planned to take it into “new geographies” as it reported a slight increase in turnover to £23.8 million (€27.0m-$32.7m) for the year until the end of June 2017, up from £23.2 million. The report filed for Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports shows that its gross ...
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The Mammut Sports Group raised its sales by 18.4 percent...
The Mammut Sports Group raised its sales by 18.4 percent to 70.6 million Swiss francs (€59.0m-$71.3m) for the first quarter, as reported by Conzzeta group under its sporting goods segment. Conzzeta as a whole saw its sales jump by 43.5 percent to CHF 430.6 million (€359.8m-$438.4m) for the three months, amounting to ...
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Andrew Denton, the dynamic chief executive of the Outdoor Industries...
Andrew Denton, the dynamic chief executive of the Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) of the U.K., has been voted to join the membership council of ukactive, a non-profit, fitness-oriented organization with more than 3,000 members interested in promoting an active lifestyle. He will represent the outdoor recreation sector, advising the main ...
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Hoka One One, part of Deckers Brands, is teaming up...
Hoka One One, part of Deckers Brands, is teaming up with Outdoor Voices on the launch of a collaborative footwear range. The new capsule collection features Hoka's Clifton 4 running shoe, and will be available in three new colorways, including pale blush and mist green for women, and midnight navy ...
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Chris Packham is launching his new clothing range exclusively with...
Chris Packham is launching his new clothing range exclusively with Cotswold Outdoor. Packham is an English naturalist, TV presenter, photographer and award-winning environmental campaigner. The range for men, women and children includes jackets, fleeces and trousers. Each jacket in the collection has an inscription on the yoke which reads: “Love ...
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Canada Goose is launching a new range of reflective rain...
Canada Goose is launching a new range of reflective rain jackets. Each jacket in the collection has a different birch bark print, inspired by the nature of British Columbia, which reflects in low light. The four styles in the range include the heavy-duty men's Harbour jacket and women's Trinity jacket, ...
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The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) of the U.K. and the...
The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) of the U.K. and the European Outdoor Group have commentated positively about a campaign being launched by GP Batteries, a British producer of rechargeable batteries. Its “Recharge the Outdoors” campaign encourages consumers to recycle single-use disposable batteries and switch to eco-friendly rechargeable batteries. According to ...
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Hoka One One continues to invest heavily in sponsorships. It...
Hoka One One continues to invest heavily in sponsorships. It has just signed on as the official running shoe for Ironman North America and Ironman Europe. Meanwhile, Franco Collè, the Italian ultrarunner who won the Tor Des Géants race in 2014, has joined Hoka One One's team of sponsored athletes.
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Nemo Equipment says it has launched a new website designed...
Nemo Equipment says it has launched a new website designed to inspire and enable great outdoor experiences and help adventurers to select the best gear for their journey. Visitors to the website can browse for Nemo's products by activity and find a store where they can purchase them. A logbook ...
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Montane has teamed up with Melanie Windridge, the British physicist...
Montane has teamed up with Melanie Windridge, the British physicist and science communicator, on a project to reach the 8,848-meter Everest summit whilst showcasing career options for young people, especially girls and those from disadvantaged backgrounds, in science. Montane has supplied equipment and clothing for cold weather. The project, which ...
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Craft Sportswear and Spartan have announced a global multi-year...
Craft Sportswear and Spartan have announced a global multi-year partnership, which makes Craft the official performance apparel and footwear of the Spartan Race, the world's largest obstacle race and endurance brand. The agreement will see the two brands developing the first high-performance technical apparel for Obstacle Course Racing (OCR), ...
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The OutDoor show is offering a new opportunity to experience...
The OutDoor show is offering a new opportunity to experience a “microadventure” in the region of Friedrichshafen to a limited number of participants during the afternoon, the evening and the night before the start of the exhibition at 9 AM on Sunday, June 16. They will not be able to ...
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Gore-Tex will the sponsoring this year's OutDoor Party at the...
Gore-Tex will the sponsoring this year's OutDoor Party at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen on July 19. It will also sponsor each day a new OutDoor Networking Lounge in the atrium next to the West Entrance of the fair, with comfortable fixtures and seating facilities for business discussions and a ...
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Almost 100 exhibitors have booked space at the Outdoor Trade...
Almost 100 exhibitors have booked space at the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS) taking place in Manchester for the first time on July 3-5. More than 20 of them are new to the English show including Beal, Berg Outdoor, Blundstone, Boreal, Craft, Five Ten, Lowe Alpine, Osprey and WakaWaka.
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Registration is open for the European Outdoor Summit (EOS) scheduled...
Registration is open for the European Outdoor Summit (EOS) scheduled to take place in Malmö, Sweden, on Sept. 19 and 20 under the theme “The Outdoor Industry – A Progressive Business Sector.” The focus will be on the digitalization of the supply chain and other aspects of the sectors including ...
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La Sportiva is gearing up for a big celebration of...
La Sportiva is gearing up for a big celebration of its 90th anniversary with a mega-event on May 23 in the city of Trento, which is said to be the Italian city with the highest number of people actively engaging in sports. A 20-meter boulder wall will be erected to ...
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A delegation from the Chinese province of GuiZhou led by...
A delegation from the Chinese province of GuiZhou led by its governor, Shen Yiquin, paid a visit earlier this month to the Italian city of Treviso and to the head office of the Tecnica Group to find ways to develop sports tourism, which represents 11 percent of its GDP. According ...
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Pitti Uomo, the international menswear fair taking place in Florence...
Pitti Uomo, the international menswear fair taking place in Florence next June 21-23, will feature a new exhibition showcasing contemporary outdoor style trends. Called “I Go Out – Outdoor meets Fashion, Fashion meets Outdoor,” it will present 30 selected firms. The list has not yet been finalized, according to a ...
