News Briefs – Page 324
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Mike Brooks is again the chief executive of Rocky Brands...
Mike Brooks is again the chief executive of Rocky Brands on a permanent basis. He has been chairman of the board since 1991. He served as CEO between 1991 and 2011. Last Sept. 8, he took over the post again on an interim basis, following the resignation of David Sharp.
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Garmont International, which recently moved its head office from Volpago...
Garmont International, which recently moved its head office from Volpago del Montello to Vedelago in the same area of Italy, is setting up a dedicated distribution network in Europe and the Middle East for its tactical and wildlife lines of boots, which already represent about 20 percent of the volume ...
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Like A River, the Italian company that distributes Douglas Outdoors's...
Like A River, the Italian company that distributes Douglas Outdoors's products in Italy, is expanding the deal with the American firm, promoting and distributing its fly fishing rods and reels all over Europe. It will develop a network of dealers and service them. It will also participate in several trade ...
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Commercial Udra will be the new distributor of Hoka One...
Commercial Udra will be the new distributor of Hoka One One for the Spanish market, replacing Onzel. It will start by taking orders for the next autumn/winter season through a subsidiary called Running King.
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General Outdoor Iberica is the new Spanish distributor of Black...
General Outdoor Iberica is the new Spanish distributor of Black Yak, the Korean producer of high-tech outdoor clothing. Starting with the spring/summer season, the collection is being sold in France through an agent, Virginie Canal-Hase.
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Globetrotter is increasing the number of stores again. The German...
Globetrotter is increasing the number of stores again. The German outdoor retailer was reported to be preparing to open a store of 1,150 square meters in Hamburg in March, and it will open another store of a similar format on the Königsallee in Düsseldorf around the same time. Since its ...
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Sport-guide reports that Fjällräven has opened a store of about...
Sport-guide reports that Fjällräven has opened a store of about 30 square meters in Paris called “La Tanière du Kånken,” which translates as the Kånken's Den, referring to the Swedish outdoor brand's iconic backpack. The store in the Bastille area was reportedly opened in partnership with Thierry Hoo, the owner ...
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Leroutard.com, a leading French travel website associated with a range...
Leroutard.com, a leading French travel website associated with a range of travel guides, has started selling outdoor apparel, footwear and equipment in partnership with a marketplace operator, Boutwik. Leroutard.com describes the online shopping facility as an added service to its customers. It provides significant exposure, since Leroutard.com boasts about 2.5 ...
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A new “Vibram Paris Academy” opened its doors at 20,...
A new “Vibram Paris Academy” opened its doors at 20, rue des Petits-Champs in Paris on Dec. 6. The 50-square-meter shop is Vibram's first in France, while it is the third in the world, after the Vibram “academies” in Athens and London. This store concept combines a selling area with ...
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The JD Sports Fashion group has continued to perform outstandingly...
The JD Sports Fashion group has continued to perform outstandingly in the last weeks. The company reported in September that the comparable store sales for all of its retail banners had increased by about 10 percent for the 26 weeks until July 30. It added earlier this week that the ...
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Polartec has launched an innovative and functional brand of apparel,...
Polartec has launched an innovative and functional brand of apparel, called MtnLogic, in partnership with Peter Whittaker, the well-known mountain climber and guide who owns Rainier Mountaineering (RMI), the largest guide service in the U.S. The line is being presented at the current Outdoor Retailer Winter Show. It will be ...
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Woolrich, the American brand of outdoor apparel that recently came...
Woolrich, the American brand of outdoor apparel that recently came under new ownership and leadership at the international level, is launching a new line of footwear for the autumn/winter 2017/18 season. It will feature two distinct lines – a more outdoor-oriented hiker boot line and an urban one. The two ...
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Casio and ViewRanger have teamed up to develop a new...
Casio and ViewRanger have teamed up to develop a new smartwatch for outdoor activities with an inbuilt GPS chip that can display color maps. The product was presented at the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Garmin, Misfit and Suunto also came up with the sports smartwatches at ...
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Hoka One One, part of Deckers Brands, has announced the...
Hoka One One, part of Deckers Brands, has announced the launch of its new “Evo Time to Fly” elite team, an international squad that includes world-class trail and road runners, track athletes and triathletes. The new group of global ambassadors will work closely with the brand's product development team as well ...
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Squeezed into 102,000 square meters of net exhibition space in...
Squeezed into 102,000 square meters of net exhibition space in three super-packed halls at the Ispo Munich show next month, the outdoor section at the fair will be divided into four different segments – a general one, a snow & safety area, an outdoor & travel area and a vertical ...
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The next European Outdoor Summit (EOS) will not be held...
The next European Outdoor Summit (EOS) will not be held in Venice as was announced at the end of September's EOS in Barcelona, but not far away. The European Outdoor Group says it will be staged next Oct. 4 and 5 at the BHR Hotel in Treviso. The city has ...
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For the first time, the Italian Outdoor Group (IOG) will...
For the first time, the Italian Outdoor Group (IOG) will organize a series of free, institutional clinics for outdoor retailers on March 27, giving them information about new products that will help in the sell-through process. Called the IOG Academy, the event will be held at a location that has ...
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ENOS, the European Network for Outdoor Sports, will hold the...
ENOS, the European Network for Outdoor Sports, will hold the kick-off meeting for the new BOSS project on Jan. 17-20 at Vallon-Pont-d'Arc in France. We have already reported about this project. Funded by the Erasmus+ program of the European Commission, it is intended to study and monetize the benefits of ...
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A total of 48 brands will participate in the Annecy...
A total of 48 brands will participate in the Annecy Showroom Avant-Première (ASAP) trade show in the French outdoor-oriented city of Annecy on Jan. 16 and 17, down from 54 a year ago. Many already have a showroom in the city. Halti and Ortovox will be among the newcomers.
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Thermore says that its Ecodown range is now completely certified...
Thermore says that its Ecodown range is now completely certified by Bluesign. Its down fiber is the only one in the market that is completely made from recycled plastic bottles. A down jacket made with Ecodown saves ten bottles from landfills. At Outdoor Retailer this month and at Ispo Munich ...
