News Briefs – Page 310
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Canada Goose has opened its fifth factory, the first one...
Canada Goose has opened its fifth factory, the first one in Quebec, as part of its commitment to Canadian manufacturing. The 95,000-square-foot facility, which is located in Boisbriand, has already created more than 125 jobs and is expected to create 325 more by the end of 2018. The company has ...
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Ivo Richaers has been appointed chief executive of Vrijbuiter, a...
Ivo Richaers has been appointed chief executive of Vrijbuiter, a Dutch group of four megastores for camping, outdoor and other leisure products, from the start of July. He takes over from Steven de Raat, a former executive in sports and footwear retailing, who led Vrijbuiter for four years in a ...
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Andi and Heidi Brun, the founders of Exped, will be...
Andi and Heidi Brun, the founders of Exped, will be retiring by the end of the year. Andi Brun is head of innovation and IT and responsible for the development of mats, hammocks, bivy bags and ponchos, while Heidi Brun is the company's general manager. They will continue to work as consultants ...
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Bernd Mayer, international sales manager at Leki, has left at...
Bernd Mayer, international sales manager at Leki, has left at his own request after 30 years with the German supplier of poles. Mayer was responsible for Leki's sales in Asia and Eastern Europe. Leki aims to focus more intensely on North America, Asia and Scandinavia in the near future. Michael ...
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Morten Mosland has been appointed as marketing and business development...
Morten Mosland has been appointed as marketing and business development manager at Viking Footwear, after a few months working with the Norwegian footwear brand on a consultancy basis. Mosland previously spent nearly ten years with the Carlsberg Group. He is replacing Karl Henrik Felde, who left to become international marketing ...
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Cascade Designs has appointed John Bowen as supply chain manager for Europe, replacing Derrick...
Cascade Designs has appointed John Bowen as supply chain manager for Europe, replacing Derrick Jones. Bowen, who was previously supply chain manager at EMC Corporation and Apple, started at Cascade Designs in May, handling also customer service, planning and purchasing. He is based at the company's European office and factory in Cork, Ireland.
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Anne Leidenfrost, who worked previously as marketing director at Edelrid, joined Skylotec in...
Anne Leidenfrost, who worked previously as marketing director at Edelrid, joined Skylotec in the newly created position of brand manager on June 1. Skylotec won this year's OutDoor Gold Award in the climbing equipment category for its Rider 3.0 via ferrata set.
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GSI Outdoors has parted ways with its German distributor, Ventus...
GSI Outdoors has parted ways with its German distributor, Ventus Sports. The U.S. company, which started in 1985 with a truckload of enamelware from Mexico, has grown to be a producer of high-quality camping cookware. The distribution in Germany will be directly handled by the company's European sales consultant, Andreas ...
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Devold of Norway, the Norwegian wool apparel specialist, has teamed...
Devold of Norway, the Norwegian wool apparel specialist, has teamed up with Peter Rostron to explore the U.K. market. Rostron was previously the managing director for Haglöfs in the U.K. and a sales and marketing director at Bradshaw Taylor. Although Devold already sells directly to a handful of British retailers, ...
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Marc Tanis has been appointed as the sales agent for...
Marc Tanis has been appointed as the sales agent for Garmont in the Benelux countries, starting in May. Tanis is familiar with the outdoor footwear market since he previously worked for several years as a Dutch agent for the Hi-Tec brand in the Netherlands, until May 2016. He started selling ...
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Outdoor Magazine from Italy reports that Wave Distribution has been...
Outdoor Magazine from Italy reports that Wave Distribution has been appointed as Italian distributor of Treksta, the Korean outdoor footwear brand. The company established near Turin has been operating in the Italian sports market for over ten years, focusing on snow sports brands such as Jones Snowboards, Yes, Bern helmets ...
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Sport Partner reports that Not Just Some Wear, a Dutch...
Sport Partner reports that Not Just Some Wear, a Dutch distribution company, has added three brands to its portfolio of sports and outdoor products: The winter sports assortment of Scott Sports, Dolomite's outdoor footwear, and functional ski and mountain sports apparel by Powderhorn. Not Just Some Wear, which already sells ...
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Leatherman started to sell its products directly in Italy in...
Leatherman started to sell its products directly in Italy in January, setting up its own sales office with four employees in Montichiari. Before it worked in the market with Cantale, an Italian distributor. Leatherman also sells its products directly in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It achieved global sales of more ...
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Gregory, winner of the OutDoor Gold Award in the category...
Gregory, winner of the OutDoor Gold Award in the category of backpacks for its Baltoro 65l, recently signed a distribution contract with Ace Distribution for sales in the Swiss market, starting in the autumn of this year. Gregory worked before with a different distributor in this market. The brand, which ...
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After joining forces, as we reported in May, Edelrid and Red Chili...
After joining forces, as we reported in May, Edelrid and Red Chili have taken their first decisions on how to optimize their international distribution. In Germany, one of the three sales representatives of Red Chili will take care of both brands in the future, and he will become an employee of Edelrid, ...
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Conzzeta, the owner of Mammut Sports Group, said its performance...
Conzzeta, the owner of Mammut Sports Group, said its performance for 2017 should be stronger than anticipated in March, projecting a sales increase of 15 to 20 percent and a jump of 40 percent in operating result for the first half of the year. The group says that the robust ...
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Vaude recorded an increase in its total sales of 8.7...
Vaude recorded an increase in its total sales of 8.7 percent in 2016, as compared to the previous year. The management is predicting another 6 percent increase this year, despite a 20 percent jump in pre-orders for the coming winter season. Sales in Germany, Austria and Switzerland account for 70 percent ...
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Osprey Europe expects to record a sales increase of 24...
Osprey Europe expects to record a sales increase of 24 percent to £32 million (€36.4m-$41.4m) for its 2016/2017 business year, which runs until the end of July. Sales outside the U.K. will account for 70 percent of the company's total sales in Europe. Sales in the German market were very ...
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Keen Footwear demonstrated its new robotic technology for the manufacture...
Keen Footwear demonstrated its new robotic technology for the manufacture of its Uneek shoe at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. The labor- and time-saving technology will be soon applied to a new shape. Meanwhile, the company is working on a customization project that may see the light in about three ...
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Primus launched its first collection of cooling backpacks, made by a...
Primus launched its first collection of cooling backpacks, made by a production partner in China, at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. The line includes three different models of insulated bags. Primus also presented its first barbeque grill at the show.
