News Briefs – Page 312
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La Sportiva is opening its fourth mono-brand store and the...
La Sportiva is opening its fourth mono-brand store and the first one outside the domestic Italian market. Calling it a “cult location,” it has chosen the Pyrenean village of Rodellar in the Spanish province of Huesca for its new store. The town has become a famous shopping destination for climbers.
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Canada Goose told investors at the recent Baird Global Consumer,...
Canada Goose told investors at the recent Baird Global Consumer, Technology & Services Conference that it is planning to have no more than 20 physical stores in place by 2020 because its business is still largely seasonal, but as previously reported, it is investing heavily in e-commerce, particularly now in ...
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Garmin International has announced that it has won its patent...
Garmin International has announced that it has won its patent dispute with Navico as the previous rulings in the dispute have been reversed by a Federal Court in the U.S. In December 2015, the International Trade Commission (ITC) found that Garmin had infringed patents related to Navico's sonars. The U.S. ...
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Vibram is introducing a new Vibram Litebase technology which, it...
Vibram is introducing a new Vibram Litebase technology which, it says, reduces by up to 30 percent the weight of the outsole without affecting the properties of Vibram's normal soles. The new technology will be tested on a shoe with Vibram's Megagrip compound by the members of the Trailrunning Team ...
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Schoeller Textil is teaming up with Lubrizol on a warp-knitted...
Schoeller Textil is teaming up with Lubrizol on a warp-knitted material made with a new elastomeric fiber from Lubrizol. The innovative material will be presented at the OutDoor exhibition in Friedrichshafen on June 18-21. According to Schoeller, the fabrics using Labrizol's X4zol-J elastomeric fiber are suited for outdoor activities such ...
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Hoka One One has signed up a triathlete, Kirsten Kasper,...
Hoka One One has signed up a triathlete, Kirsten Kasper, and an ultrarunner, Tim Frederiks, for endorsement contracts. Meanwhile, Deckers Brands continues to develop the presence of Hoka One One in the road running segment. The brand, which started off in trail running, will be the official sponsor of the ...
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Merrell will accompany the launch of its spring/summer 2018 outdoor...
Merrell will accompany the launch of its spring/summer 2018 outdoor shoe collections with a campaign around the theme of “Create your Trail.” The collection will include a new version of the Chamaleon shoe with a lighter construction, and a flexible MQM (Moving Quickly in the Mountains) shoe with the Gore-Tex ...
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The European Outdoor Group will present the results of a...
The European Outdoor Group will present the results of a comprehensive study of the role of its OutDoor show to the association's members tomorrow, asking them to make a decision on the next stage to be taken on this important project. The EOG declined to say anything about the results ...
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Icebug and Silva are inviting attendees at the OutDoor show...
Icebug and Silva are inviting attendees at the OutDoor show to a charity run during the first evening of the fair, with the proceeds going to fund a German organization called Outdoor Against Cancer. The starting point will be the new Running Center in Hall B4 at 6 PM on ...
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With online registration for the European Outdoor Summit in Treviso...
With online registration for the European Outdoor Summit in Treviso now open, the European Outdoor Group has announced the first keynote speakers at the conference, due to be held in the Italian city of Treviso on Oct. 4-5 and revolving around the theme of “It all starts with the consumer.” ...
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Hosting more than 500 brands, including many newcomers who were...
Hosting more than 500 brands, including many newcomers who were not showing there when it was held at the beginning of September, the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS) is going to feature a new layout for its July 11-13 session at Stoneleigh Park, in Warwickshire. Meanwhile, the Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) of ...
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Ferrino has presented the new edition of Greatest Italian Treks,...
Ferrino has presented the new edition of Greatest Italian Treks, a project for sustainable tourism, which is meant to take outdoor enthusiasts to beautiful and often unknown trekking sites across Italy. After Sardinia in 2016 and Piedmont in 2017, in 2018 the initiative will take place in the Aeolian Islands, ...
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Compass Diversified Holdings (Codi) has acquired Crosman Corporation, a leading...
Compass Diversified Holdings (Codi) has acquired Crosman Corporation, a leading American producer of airguns, archery products, outdoor optics and related accessories sold under the Crosman, Benjamin and CenterPoint brands. It is paying about $118 million for the business, which had sales of around $118 million in the last 12 months, ...
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Invista is spending more than $65 million to expand the...
Invista is spending more than $65 million to expand the capacity of its Camden nylon factory in the U.S. for the production of high-tenacity nylon fibers used in Cordura fabrics for outdoor and lifestyle clothing, footwear and equipment. The new facilities will use patented and proprietary technology for solution dyeing ...
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Thule Group has entered into an agreement with Curt Group,...
Thule Group has entered into an agreement with Curt Group, a company of Audax Private Equity, for the sale of United Welding Services (UWS), a maker of storage solutions and truck accessories headquartered in Perry, Florida. The transaction is expected to be finalized this month. The move is part of ...
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Wolverine Worldwide is going ahead with its slimming-down program by...
Wolverine Worldwide is going ahead with its slimming-down program by licensing out its Stride-Rite brand of children's shoes. After closing all its Stride-Rite retail stores, it has signed a global, long-term license for the brand with Vida Shoes International, a company that runs a portfolio of more than a dozen ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has recruited Sue Rechner and appointed her as...
Wolverine Worldwide has recruited Sue Rechner and appointed her as president of Merrell, reporting to Todd Spaletto, the former executive of The North Face who was recently named president of Wolverine's broader Outdoor & Lifestyle Group. Rechner has been more than 25 years in the outdoor industry. After working as ...
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Christoph Mannel, who was taking care of sales and marketing...
Christoph Mannel, who was taking care of sales and marketing for the Oberalp group's brands in the German-speaking countries as general manager for Central Europe, left the company at the end of April. Benedikt Böhm, general brand manager for the group's Dynafit brand, has taken over his place on an ...
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Kenny Bement has been appointed as a vice president and...
Kenny Bement has been appointed as a vice president and corporate controller of Vista Outdoor. He is also replacing Tom Sexton as chief accounting officer. This former executive of Raytheon served most recently as controller of reporting and governance at Alphabet, the parent company of Google and several former subsidiaries ...
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Osprey has named Scott Maslen to head up its design,...
Osprey has named Scott Maslen to head up its design, development and manufacturing operations in Vietnam, replacing Chris Graham who is moving to the U.K. to become senior vice president for products. Maslan previously held similar roles for Timberland and Columbia Sportswear.
