News Briefs – Page 318
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Roland Wagner is retiring as chief executive of his own...
Roland Wagner is retiring as chief executive of his own Munich-based sales agency, Die Sportsspezialisten (SO!), which represents brands such as Elan, Buff, Laken, Smellwell, Runtastic and Fila Skates, but he will continue to be its owner, while consulting for sports-related brands. The helm will go over to Marc Hasenstein, ...
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The North Face is putting an end to a relationship...
The North Face is putting an end to a relationship of more than three decades with CJ Agencies in the Netherlands to set up its own sales and marketing team in the country at an unspecified date. Sport Partner reports that TNF is growing steadily in the Netherlands and the ...
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Artcrafts International is taking over the distribution of Hoka One...
Artcrafts International is taking over the distribution of Hoka One One in Italy from ABC Distribution. Artcrafts is already the Italian distributor for Teva, which belongs to Deckers Brands as does Hoka. It also distributes Crocs and Toms in the market, and it has several brands of lifestyle footwear (more ...
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Rab and Lowe Alpine, which has just celebrated its 50th...
Rab and Lowe Alpine, which has just celebrated its 50th anniversary, have a new distributor for the Italian market, 7to7. Based in Lombardy, 7to7 is the new name of Fashion Victims, the company that brought out its own brand of outdoor apparel, Rock Experience, in 2012. In France, meanwhile, ...
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Hej International, owner of the Kozi Kidz brand of children's...
Hej International, owner of the Kozi Kidz brand of children's rainwear and distributor of the Wigwam brand in the U.K. aims to set up a logistic warehouse in Rotterdam next year for sales on the European continent. In the next three months, Hej International will start to sell the Wigwam ...
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The North Face opened its first European lifestyle-oriented store on...
The North Face opened its first European lifestyle-oriented store on London's Carnaby Street on March 31. Placing a focus on its “Urban Exploration” range, it targets urban consumers, and it follows a successful experiment with a pop-up store in Covent Garden last year. It will feature exclusive items and limited ...
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Under Armour has announced the launch next summer of a...
Under Armour has announced the launch next summer of a new Under Armour Mountain Running Series of clothing, footwear and equipment for trail running and sky running pros and enthusiasts. It has been developed in collaboration with the Powdr Adventure Lifestyle Co. under the management of Topher Gaylord, the former ...
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Patagonia has released a new version of its 850 Down...
Patagonia has released a new version of its 850 Down sleeping bag. It is inspired by the mummy-style bag that Yvon Chouinard himself, the founder of the brand, built for him as a climber 45 years ago, when the company did not yet exist. The down sleeping bag, available in ...
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Decathlon is launching a new private label, Itiwit, for a...
Decathlon is launching a new private label, Itiwit, for a growing range of paddlesports products that it has been marketing under its Tribord brand. The name is inspired by the words “itinerary” and “inuits,” the Arctic tribes that introduced the kayak many centuries ago.
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Jack Wolfskin launched its first social media campaign under the...
Jack Wolfskin launched its first social media campaign under the slogan “Go Backpack” on April 3 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the U.K. Customers who have purchased a Jack Wolfskin product accompanied by a special flag can get a refund of €200 if they upload a video of their journey ...
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Ortholite is inviting customers to follow the Ortovox Merino Story...
Ortholite is inviting customers to follow the Ortovox Merino Story on the internet and to win 25 Orovox Merino Cool Shirts. The online video prepared for the contest allows customers to see how the company's merino wool is sourced in Tasmania with high standards of animal welfare and subsequently processed ...
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Vasque will be the footwear sponsor of the Swiss Alps...
Vasque will be the footwear sponsor of the Swiss Alps Trail Running Retreat for Women in the Bernese Oberalp in July, which is set to involve 12 participants. The trail running clinic will be led by Krissy Moehl, a sponsored athlete who is said to have a balanced approach to ...
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The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) of the U.K. has announced...
The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) of the U.K. has announced the launch of the Outdoors Future Camp, a new conference for the future leaders of the outdoor industry, in partnership with Ispo Academy. The conference and networking event will take place at The Outdoor City in Sheffield, U.K., on Sept. ...
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The European Outdoor Group is making progress in determining what...
The European Outdoor Group is making progress in determining what exhibitors and retail buyers want the most from its OutDoor show, and how it can be improved. It has received replies to its questionnaire from about 100 brands and retailers, which have been analyzed. Three industry experts are now in ...
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The Grassroots Alliance has decided to stop holding its twice-annual...
The Grassroots Alliance has decided to stop holding its twice-annual trade show in Salt Lake City and to co-locate them with the Outdoor Retailer show at a new venue yet to be determined, starting in the summer of 2018. The odds are still in favor of Denver, Colorado as the ...
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Emerald Expositions Events, the company formerly known as Nielsen Expositions...
Emerald Expositions Events, the company formerly known as Nielsen Expositions that owns Outdoor Retailer, Surf Expo, Interbike and some 50 other B2B trade shows in the U.S., has filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange, boasting excellent figures. Its revenues in the sports segment grew to $71 ...
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Alastair Humphreys, the British adventurer who is credited with inventing...
Alastair Humphreys, the British adventurer who is credited with inventing the concept of “microadventures” close to one's doorsteps, is set to deliver a keynote speech at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen in June. He already made a highly acclaimed speech at the European Outdoor Summit in Barcelona last September.
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Patagonia has released a series of interactive 360-degree films as...
Patagonia has released a series of interactive 360-degree films as part of its ongoing fight for the protection of the Bears Ears National Monument, 547,074 hectares of public land surrounding the Bears Ears mesas in Utah. The ten short films, powered by Google's 360 technology, highlight the cultural and recreational ...
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Textile Exchange and NSF International are working together to turn...
Textile Exchange and NSF International are working together to turn the Global Traceable Down and the Responsible Down standards into one global down standard. More than 80 brands currently have their down supply chain certified to one of these two standards, which share the goal of ensuring best practices standards ...
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Kristine Tompkins, the former chief executive of Patagonia, has donated...
Kristine Tompkins, the former chief executive of Patagonia, has donated to the government of Chile 1 million acres of land she and her late husband, Doug Tompkins, owned in the country. The donation, which is being labelled as the world's largest donation of privately-held land, is part of a larger ...
