News Briefs – Page 343
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Bergans of Norway has named Sven Mostögl as the new...
Bergans of Norway has named Sven Mostögl as the new sales director for its German subsidiary, which takes care of direct sales in the German, Austrian and Italian markets, and distribution in the rest of the European Union. He reports directly to Leif Holst-Liæker, chief executive of the Norwegian company. ...
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Newell Rubbermaid, which agreed last December to acquire Jarden Corp....
Newell Rubbermaid, which agreed last December to acquire Jarden Corp. through a merger, has appointed Russ Torres to the newly-created position of chief transformation officer, starting on April 1. Reporting to Mark Tarchetti, who will become president of Newell Brands after the deal is completed, Torres will be in charge ...
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VF Corp. has named Scott H. Baxter as president of...
VF Corp. has named Scott H. Baxter as president of its outdoor and action sports group in the Americas, which includes Eagle Creek, Eastpak, JanSport, Kipling, Lucy, Napapijri, Reef, SmartWool, The North Face, Timberland and Vans. Baxter previously held the same role at VF's Jeanswear Americas. The new role is ...
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Johnathan Nielsen has been confirmed as chief executive of Backcountry.com,...
Johnathan Nielsen has been confirmed as chief executive of Backcountry.com, starting on March 11. He had been named interim chief executive last December after the former CEO chief executive, Jill Layfield, left in the wake of Liberty Interactive's sale of the American e-commerce company to TSG Consumer Partners last July. ...
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Linda Balfour has been appointed global director of marketing for...
Linda Balfour has been appointed global director of marketing for Superfeet on the eve of its biggest product launch to date – outdoor sandals with inbuilt insole support. Prior to this, Balfour spent 10 years in the marketing department of Keen Footwear with responsibilities ranging from overseeing field services, retail ...
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Tasci has decided to handle directly the distribution of its...
Tasci has decided to handle directly the distribution of its Montura brand in France, where it is servicing about 50 specialty outdoor stores, following the expiration of its contract with a French agent, Nord Ouest/Eleven Outdoor. The latter will continue to run a franchised Montura store recently opened in Annecy.
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Crocs has taken over the distribution of its products on...
Crocs has taken over the distribution of its products on the Austrian market. Starting on April 1, it has also acquired seven Crocs stores in the country. It plans to set up its own sales team, which would become operational from next June. Crocs already distributes its products directly in ...
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Tasci, the Italian parent company of Montura, is about to...
Tasci, the Italian parent company of Montura, is about to open its 21st multi-brand Alpstation store in the Italian city of Trieste. Excluding those in Munich and Salzburg, all the others are in Italy. There are also three single-brand Montura stores in Italy and one in France, which is run ...
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Evasion Running, the Spanish sporting goods chain specializing in road...
Evasion Running, the Spanish sporting goods chain specializing in road running, trail running and triathlon, closed two of its three corporate stores in the last few months. The Barcelona store, covering 600 square meters, closed its doors at the end of the year, while another store in Valencia, measuring 380 ...
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Go Outdoors, the large-scale British outdoor retailer, reportedly wants to...
Go Outdoors, the large-scale British outdoor retailer, reportedly wants to open 43 Cycle Concept stores in its outlets in the next three months. Cycle sales have apparently doubled in the stores where Go Outdoors trialed the concept, with in-store workshops and personalized fitting. The Cycle Concept areas should offer hundreds ...
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The North Face has reportedly leased a space of nearly...
The North Face has reportedly leased a space of nearly 20,000 square feet on Fifth Avenue at 43rd Street in New York City for its flagship store in the Big Apple. TNF already has two other smaller stores in the Upper West Side and Soho districts of Manhattan.
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The first Decathlon store in Slovenia is due to open...
The first Decathlon store in Slovenia is due to open this week on 2,700 square meters in Ljubljana - the capital city. The company says it has been leaning on its teams in neighboring countries for the opening, particularly in Italy, Croatia and Hungary. The store manager is from the ...
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Decathlon has also moved into the Australian market with online...
Decathlon has also moved into the Australian market with online sales, offering products for more than 35 sports. The French retailer says that orders are to be dispatched from a warehouse in Sydney, which will also handle deliveries to New Zealand after a few months. Sylvain Baudens, chief financial officer ...
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Two more suppliers to the industry, W.L. Gore & Associates...
Two more suppliers to the industry, W.L. Gore & Associates and Pertex, have joined the European Outdoor Group. They join Primaloft, the first ingredient brand to have become a member of the EOG last month. The EOG voted at its annual assembly last month to admit such technology brands into ...
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Cascade Designs and Garmont are among the new members of...
Cascade Designs and Garmont are among the new members of the Conservation Alliance in the U.S. Other new entrants are Hicamp, Nunne, Seaview Outfitters, Shift Advantage and Ursack.
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The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) and Hanson Dodge Creative (HDC),...
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) and Hanson Dodge Creative (HDC), a Milwaukee-based marketing firm with long experience with outdoor brands, have announced a partnership to build a deeper understanding of the evolution of the outdoor industry's needs and to engage more brands and retailers in OIA. HDC will conduct research ...
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Garmin International Inc., a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd., has prevailed...
Garmin International Inc., a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd., has prevailed in a proposed class action lawsuit over the battery life of some Garmin navigation units filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in Meyers v. Garmin International. The plaintiff, Brian Meyers, claimed that Garmin's Nuvis navigators ...
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Vertical, a brand of the Raidlight-Vertical group, has worked with...
Vertical, a brand of the Raidlight-Vertical group, has worked with the French hiking federation (FFRandonné) on the design of a full range of hiking clothes and accessories. Vertical will make an exclusive GR-FFRandonnée-branded line of products including waterproof and breathable technical apparel for men and women, ultralight backpacks and textile ...
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Nikwax, the specialist in waterproofing and cleaning products for technical...
Nikwax, the specialist in waterproofing and cleaning products for technical outdoor gear, was named among FabricLink's Top 10 Textile Innovations of 2015-16 for its Nikwax Hydrophobic Down. The annual FabricLink Network Top 10 Textile Innovation Awards honor organizations and product developers who strive for excellence in advances of textile products ...
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The Zipper Cooling Wallet of Frio, a British company, was...
The Zipper Cooling Wallet of Frio, a British company, was named overall Product of the Year at the inaugural UK Outdoor Industry Awards. The wallet has a water-activated crystal inner liner that can keep temperature-sensitive medication including insulin and anaphylactic shock pens at a safe temperature for days. Other companies ...
