News Briefs – Page 347
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As part of increased investments in the British market, Patagonia...
As part of increased investments in the British market, Patagonia has hired Lisa Douglas as marketing manager for the U.K. and Ireland, starting from the beginning of March. Previously at Musto and Bench, Douglas will be based at the office and showroom opened by the outdoor brand in a Victorian ...
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Andy Rubin, chairman of Pentland Brands, has joined the board...
Andy Rubin, chairman of Pentland Brands, has joined the board of JD Sports Fashion as a non-executive director to support the British retailer's international expansion, thanks especially to his experience in brand development outside Europe. The Pentland Group, which is controlled by the Rubin family, owns 57.47 percent of the ...
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Kelty has promoted Anne Miltenberg to the position of operations...
Kelty has promoted Anne Miltenberg to the position of operations manager. The American company says she played key roles in product development and testing to enhance the Kelty Built for Women initiative. She has worked for the company for almost three years, most recently as sales coordinator. A special adventurer, ...
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Petzl's North America sales director, Kenneth Thomas (Tom) Adams, has...
Petzl's North America sales director, Kenneth Thomas (Tom) Adams, has been chosen by Utah's Office of Economic Development as the new director of the state's Office of Outdoor Recreation. Adams has worked in Utah's outdoor recreation industry for more than 20 years. In addition to Petzl, he has worked in ...
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Jason Zhu has been appointed as general manager of...
Jason Zhu has been appointed as general manager of Columbia Sportswear's joint venture in China with Swire Resources. He replaces Alice Lai who returned to a position withg Swire as part of a planned transition. A native of Shanghai, he spent the last 13 years with Nike in China and ...
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Icebreaker has appointed Carla Murphy as its new chief marketing...
Icebreaker has appointed Carla Murphy as its new chief marketing and strategy officer. In this role she will be responsible for developing the brand's strategy, at a time when Icebreaker aims at growth both in and outside of its outdoor core market. Murphy was most recently vice president of the ...
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Lowa is taking on the distribution of Sixtus Sports' products...
Lowa is taking on the distribution of Sixtus Sports' products on an exclusive basis among German and Austrian sporting goods and footwear retailers. The 80-year-old Bavarian firm uses natural alpine herbs for a variety of products for the wellbeing of the body and the feet. A former captain of the ...
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Alchemy Equipment, the New Zealand brand of outdoor performance apparel...
Alchemy Equipment, the New Zealand brand of outdoor performance apparel with a classical, urban touch, has teamed up with B&S Co. for its distribution in the South Korean market. B&S was established in Seoul at the end of last year by Byungkun Park to distribute Alchemy Equipment and to launch ...
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Grifone is marching ahead with an ambitious retailing program. The...
Grifone is marching ahead with an ambitious retailing program. The Spanish outdoor and ski brand has opened a second store in Barcelona. The first one, which began operations last spring, is located across from Vèrtic, the well-known outdoor retailer. Prior to that, Grifone opened two other stores last year: a ...
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Jarden Corp. has announced it expects sales of around $8.6...
Jarden Corp. has announced it expects sales of around $8.6 billion for 2015, consistent with its guidance, and organic revenue growth to be at the higher end of its targeted range of 3 to 5 percent. The company will file a Form 10-K, which includes final sales and earnings figures, ...
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Johnson Outdoors' sales increased by 20 percent to $85.3 million...
Johnson Outdoors' sales increased by 20 percent to $85.3 million for the three months up to Jan. 1, with a negative impact of 2 percentage points from exchange rate changes. The three months are the first quarter of Johnson Outdoors' fiscal year and a seasonally weak quarter. The company said ...
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Tomtom reports that sales of its sports products soared by...
Tomtom reports that sales of its sports products soared by 40 percent to €69 million last year, with the shipment of more than 600,000 GPS sports watches. This compensated for slightly lower sales in personal navigation devices, although Tomtom said it performed better than the market and gained share in ...
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Garmin sales increased by 6 percent in the outdoor division...
Garmin sales increased by 6 percent in the outdoor division for the fourth quarter of last year, driven by the strength of outdoor wearables, although gross and operating margins for the segment were down slightly. Sales for the fitness segment were up by 14 percent for the three months, with ...
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Kathmandu Holdings, the New Zealand chain of outdoor stores, reports...
Kathmandu Holdings, the New Zealand chain of outdoor stores, reports that its sales for the six months until the end of January reached about NZ$195.7 million (€115.7m-$130.3m), up by 9.1 percent compared with the same months the previous year. This amounts to a sales increase of 3.8 percent in constant ...
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Calzados Fal, the Spanish company that produces the Chiruca line...
Calzados Fal, the Spanish company that produces the Chiruca line of outdoor shoes, reports an 18.2 percent increase in its 2015 sales to €11.96 million. The launch of a line of Gore-Tex Surround membranes contributed to the growth. Sales outside Spain represented 20 percent of the turnover.
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The German retailer who brought a high-profile case against Deuter...
The German retailer who brought a high-profile case against Deuter Sport relating to selective distribution in Germany, has approached the German Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) about an appeal against the verdict issued by the higher regional court of Frankfurt (Oberlandesgericht) in December. It decided that Deuter should be allowed not to ...
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Moncler obtained the transfer of 50 domain names that had...
Moncler obtained the transfer of 50 domain names that had been unfairly registered in its name by three Chinese residents after the Arbitration and Mediation Center at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva said that the domains were registered in bad faith and used to sell counterfeit, low-quality ...
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Columbia Sportswear is re-branding Montrail and focusing its footwear line...
Columbia Sportswear is re-branding Montrail and focusing its footwear line on trail running. The products will carry the Columbia Montrail label from spring 2017 onward, somewhat like the recently launched Columbia PFG sub-brand, which stands for Columbia Performance Fishing Gear. Columbia is investing strongly in the growing trail running category, ...
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Proged is re-launching Tuckland, an old Spanish brand of outdoor...
Proged is re-launching Tuckland, an old Spanish brand of outdoor shoes, adding a line of outdoor clothing for autumn/winter 2016/17 after marketing some hiking and trekking shoes for the current autumn/winter season. The new footwear line developed for the next season, which will be made in Europe and Asia, uses ...
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Invista has introduced a new line of Thermolite infrared yarns...
Invista has introduced a new line of Thermolite infrared yarns that absorb near-infrared (NIR) rays to raise the temperature of the garment. Their hollow fibers insulate the garment and minimize heat loss. Drying times are reduced.
