News Briefs – Page 341
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Dave Allen has been named senior vice president of sales...
Dave Allen has been named senior vice president of sales for Vista Outdoor, reporting to the company's chairman and chief executive, Mark DeYoung. He was most recently the president of Coleman USA. He was previously in charge of sales and marketing in the Americas for this brand of Jarden Corp., ...
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Brian Jung, who previously headed Haglöfs' subsidiary in South Korea,...
Brian Jung, who previously headed Haglöfs' subsidiary in South Korea, has apparently been appointed managing director at the Blackyak Group and chief executive of Nau Clothing, the Oregonian outdoor apparel company acquired by the South Korean group in 2013. Jung spent the last five years as country manager for Haglöfs ...
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Mizu, the California-based maker of reusable water bottles, has hired...
Mizu, the California-based maker of reusable water bottles, has hired Hike Hoefer as executive vice president of sales and marketing. Hoefer has spent 17 years at Nixon as a sales executive. His 25-year experience in global retail and sales management has also included brands such as Burton and Salomon.
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Primaloft has promoted Chris Humphris to director of sales for...
Primaloft has promoted Chris Humphris to director of sales for the Americas. Humphris has been serving as the company's European sales manager since 2014. He has also been a Primaloft sales agent for the U.K. and Scandinavia for more than a decade. Humphris is a textile specialist and outdoor athlete, ...
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STMI, the European buying group spearheaded by Groupe Go Sport...
STMI, the European buying group spearheaded by Groupe Go Sport and Hervis Sports, plans to give a further push to its pan-European buying synergies and partnerships with key brands. As a new step, it is seeking to bundle some of the members' private label programs in areas such as outdoor, ...
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The Sport 2000 voluntary group in Germany has appointed a...
The Sport 2000 voluntary group in Germany has appointed a new advisory board that better reflects the structure of its membership, where about half of the affiliated 940 retailers are now specialists in team sports, outdoor, running or online retailing. Its so-called Outdoor Profis, who operate 140 outdoor shops in ...
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Merrell is launching an e-learning program for the personnel in...
Merrell is launching an e-learning program for the personnel in any stores in France, similar to one that it recently introduced in the U.K., and the brand may take similar initiatives in other countries based on the results. In France, salespeople who are handling the brand can connect with a ...
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Aclima and Bergans won a major Norwegian design award last...
Aclima and Bergans won a major Norwegian design award last month. The Award for Design is given out annually by the Norwegian Center for Design and Architecture (DOGA). The label is a stamp of quality that shows that a product or solution is among the very best in Norwegian design. ...
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Sympatex Technologies, the specialist in functional textiles, is a sponsoring...
Sympatex Technologies, the specialist in functional textiles, is a sponsoring partner of “Couture in Orbit,” the first European space fashion project staged by the European Space Agency (ESA). ESA is joining with five European fashion schools for this new international project, asking young designers to find inspiration in space technologies ...
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Adidas Outdoor has added Michael Silitch to its roster of...
Adidas Outdoor has added Michael Silitch to its roster of athletes. The alpine climber and guide has climbed extensively in the Swiss and French Alps, and has more than 20 years of guiding experience, including ascents of Denali in Alaska and iconic routes in Yosemite. He is an internationally certified ...
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Helly Hansen has announced it will reward the best comments...
Helly Hansen has announced it will reward the best comments on its “What's on Your Horizon?” Facebook page. Between April 18 and May 15, online visitors will have a chance to comment on Facebook about their summer plans and how the product they see on the brand's What's on Your ...
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Lowa, the German-based producer of outdoor shoes, opened a new...
Lowa, the German-based producer of outdoor shoes, opened a new test center in Albstadt in the Zollernalb region, a typical hiking destination in Southern Germany. A selection of outdoor shoes in various sizes for women, men and children will be available for testing purposes from the end of April. The ...
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Regatta and Dare 2b have been awarded the 2016 “Queen's...
Regatta and Dare 2b have been awarded the 2016 “Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade.” The honor is awarded in the U.K. in recognition of outstanding achievement in export. This is the third time the two brands have won the award, after winning in the same category in 2012 and ...
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Pentland Brands has been named as one of the U.K.'s...
Pentland Brands has been named as one of the U.K.'s Best Workplaces 2016 by the Great Place to Work Institute (GPTW). It is the only sports, outdoor or fashion brand-owner to have made the 2016 list. Pentland, which owns well-known brands such as Berghaus, Ellesse, Speedo and others, ranked 11th ...
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Timberland has teamed up with Betabrand, a crowdfunded apparel company,...
Timberland has teamed up with Betabrand, a crowdfunded apparel company, on a crowdsourced project to design its latest collection – the Craftletic. The name is said to stand for an intersection of craftsmanship and athletic ease-of-wear. Until March 17, consumers had a chance to vote on one of three unisex ...
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Sympatex Technologies is introducing new outer and lining materials made...
Sympatex Technologies is introducing new outer and lining materials made of recycled PET bottles for a range of applications in sports, fashion and leisure. The recycled polyester outer material is certified according to the Global Recycle Standard and is 100 percent recyclable and free of PTFE and PFC, says the ...
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Vista Outdoor is hosting this year an annual outdoor innovation...
Vista Outdoor is hosting this year an annual outdoor innovation contest, “Concept to Company,” that has been organized since 2008 by Grow Utah, a non-profit organization, to help new entrepreneurs to launch their businesses. More than 150 of them enter the contest every year. The new contest is open to ...
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Some 40 different presentations will be made during the OutDoor...
Some 40 different presentations will be made during the OutDoor show starting in Friedrichshafen on Wednesday July 13, covering a wide range of topics including digital communication, retail, sustainability, trends and the changing environment. A new OutDoor Blogger Base in Foyer East will create a platform for international exchange, boosting ...
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Black Yak, the fast-growing mountain clothing brand from South Korea,...
Black Yak, the fast-growing mountain clothing brand from South Korea, has signed up as the third major sponsor of the next European Outdoor Summit, which will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Barcelona on Sept. 29-30. It will thus join Ispo and W.L. Gore & Associates, which have ...
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The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market has modified its dates for...
The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market has modified its dates for 2017 and reduced the event by one day. Emerald Expositions, the organizers, said the trade show will be pulled into the mid-week and will now last only three days instead of four. The 2017 edition will begin on Tuesday, Jan. ...
