News Briefs – Page 358
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Millet has opened its first free-standing store in Paris on...
Millet has opened its first free-standing store in Paris on the avenue des Ternes, near an Aigle store, taking the place of a former Lafuma shop. Millet will also set up between 10 and 12 concessions in the department stores of El Corte Inglés in Spain and ten in those ...
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Odlo has opened a 90-square-meter store on the Grand Rue...
Odlo has opened a 90-square-meter store on the Grand Rue of Strasbourg, France. It is the 20th franchised store of the Swiss-based sports apparel brand.
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The North Face plans to inaugurate its first store in...
The North Face plans to inaugurate its first store in Portugal on Oct. 17 in the presence of João (José Silva Abranches) Garcia, the first Portuguese mountaineer to have reached the summit of Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen in 1999. A year later, after reaching the top of Annapurna, he ...
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Lowa has opened an in-store shop in Summit Hut's new...
Lowa has opened an in-store shop in Summit Hut's new store in Tucson, Arizona, at 5251 E. Speedway. The collaboration is not new as Lowa has been working with Summit Hut for 19 years. Lowa's corner space features six panels of branded graphics and product display shelves. There is also ...
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Sport-guide.com reports that Chullanka, the French outdoor and cycling retailer...
Sport-guide.com reports that Chullanka, the French outdoor and cycling retailer formerly controlled by Decathlon, is to open its fourth store in Bordeaux next year. The expansion comes after Chullanka was taken over in April by its managers along with two investment companies, Compagnie d'Anjou and Notus Technologies. Chullanka reached an ...
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Wolverine Worldwide, which is scheduled to report its third-quarter results...
Wolverine Worldwide, which is scheduled to report its third-quarter results on Oct. 20, told the Goldman Sachs Retail Conference last month that foreign currencies will continue to impact its profitability through the first quarter of 2016. Product costs are affecting gross margins, but they are slightly mitigated by lower commodity ...
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In a presentation to financial analysts, Crocs predicted that its...
In a presentation to financial analysts, Crocs predicted that its sales will fall about $10 million below its previous forecasted range of $280 to $290 million during the third quarter of this year. The revised guidance stems from the strong dollar and the company's decision to hold back about $6 ...
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Sales of hammocks, coolers and thermal/insulated containers for camping and...
Sales of hammocks, coolers and thermal/insulated containers for camping and other purposes have grown rapidly in the U.S. in recent years, according to research conducted by the NPD Group. Sales of hammocks have more than doubled in terms of volume and value over the past two years, lead by the ...
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Trade negotiators from the U.S. and 11 other countries have...
Trade negotiators from the U.S. and 11 other countries have finalized the terms of the Trans Pacific Partnership, an agreement that would eliminate import duties and other trade barriers across the Pacific Rim over time. The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) praised the deal, noting that U.S. footwear ...
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Cambodian garment workers are considering strike action after the government...
Cambodian garment workers are considering strike action after the government voted to raise the monthly minimum wage for their industrial sector by 9.4 percent to $140, starting next January. A majority representing the government, factories and unions supported an increase to $135 a month, and the government then raised it ...
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As announced in June, Frank Hugelmeyer has taken his seat...
As announced in June, Frank Hugelmeyer has taken his seat as president of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA). Hugelmeyer was president and chief executive of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), the U.S. organization, for 14 years until 2014. He succeeds Richard Coon, who retired after serving as president of ...
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Mountain Hardwear has designed and launched a fashion and lifestyle-oriented...
Mountain Hardwear has designed and launched a fashion and lifestyle-oriented range of six styles of outerwear for men and women for the present autumn/winter season in collaboration with Cole Haan, the street footwear brand sold by Nike to Apax Partners at the beginning of 2013. Called ZeroGravity like Cole Haan's ...
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The North Face (TNF) has launched what it describes as...
The North Face (TNF) has launched what it describes as its first-ever global brand campaign, with the slogan “Never Stop.” It builds on a campaign that previously ran in the U.S. market and has adopted the same pay-off. Focused on the concept of pushing boundaries, the campaign features activities from ...
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The North Face organized a night of running and climbing...
The North Face organized a night of running and climbing along the Verdon Canyon of France on Sept. 12. About 100 outdoor enthusiasts were invited to join 11 athletes sponsored by TNF in the event, accompanied by a music group. Called The North Face Night Ray Outdoor Fest, the event ...
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Camp and Cassin have started sponsoring Tom Ballard, an English...
Camp and Cassin have started sponsoring Tom Ballard, an English athlete from the Peak District who has become famous through the widely publicized “Starlight & Storm” project, which consisted of climbing the north faces of six major alpine mountains without any external help between December 2014 and March 2015. He ...
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Houdini Sportswear has launched a campaign called “200 colors,” in...
Houdini Sportswear has launched a campaign called “200 colors,” in which the Swedish outdoor brand asks retailers, customers and other members of the public to pick their favorites from the color combinations used for the Power Houdi since 2002. The vote will take place until the end of November, and ...
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The European Outdoor Group has reached its goal to have...
The European Outdoor Group has reached its goal to have at least 300 delegates in attendance at this year's European Outdoor Summit in Sheffield, which will be starting with a networking dinner tomorrow night. More than 310 speakers and members of the public had registered for the event by the ...
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The American Mountain Guide Association's (AMGA) annual conference is to...
The American Mountain Guide Association's (AMGA) annual conference is to be held at the new Petzl Technical Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Oct. 22 to 24. More than 100 of America's top guides are expected to congregate at the 15,000-square-foot technical training center for the three-day summit, to ...
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The organizing committee for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in...
The organizing committee for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo has recommended the addition of five new sports to its programs, including sport climbing. The International Federation of Sport Climbing noted that the number of participants in the sport has grown from 25 million to an estimated 35 million ...
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A new consumer-oriented adventure and outdoor show, Discover Russia, is...
A new consumer-oriented adventure and outdoor show, Discover Russia, is scheduled to be held in Moscow next May 19-22. The idea is to promote outdoor activities and outdoor destinations in Russia and to exhibit the products of leading outdoor brands. The head of the project, Nazim Mustafaev, describes it as ...
