News Briefs – Page 368
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Antonio Dus has resigned as chief executive of Vibram, after...
Antonio Dus has resigned as chief executive of Vibram, after three years of collaboration, expressing gratitude for the “human and professional experience” gained at the company. Marco Bramani, president of Vibram and grandson of its founder Vitale Bramani, will act as interim CEO. Dus will provide his support for the ...
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Patagonia has hired Dean Carter as vice president for human...
Patagonia has hired Dean Carter as vice president for human resources and shared services. Carter is to report directly to Rose Marcario, the outdoor company's chief executive. Described as an avid hiker, snowboarder and swimmer, he was previously chief human resources officer at Sears Holdings and at Fossil Inc. Carter ...
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Keen has hired Chris Heffernan, a seasoned executive in the...
Keen has hired Chris Heffernan, a seasoned executive in the footwear industry, as general manager of Keen Utility. Heffernan previously spent three years at Honeywell International, as general manager of safety footwear and vice president of global product. He also worked for seven years at Timberland as global brand manager ...
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Jörg Aumüller is reportedly taking over as country manager for...
Jörg Aumüller is reportedly taking over as country manager for German and Austria at Helly Hansen in the middle of May. The job was previously handled by Harry Schedlbauer, who has left in January to become global commercial manager at Atomic Austria. Aumüller has been in the outdoor and sports ...
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Dean Polic has been appointed as country manager for Mammut...
Dean Polic has been appointed as country manager for Mammut in Germany, starting from June. He has been with the company for 14 years and is currently head of marketing for the Swiss outdoor brand in Germany. His predecessor, Ernst Schweble, who has been building up Mammut in Germany since ...
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Patrick Pons de Vier, former brand manager for Salomon, is...
Patrick Pons de Vier, former brand manager for Salomon, is head of global footwear at Brooks, the U.S. running footwear company, starting last month. Pons de Vier spent about 18 years at Salomon, starting in 1996 in marketing for snowboarding products. He was leading strategic business development for Salomon's winter ...
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Footbalance has signed a distribution agreement with Hickory Brands for...
Footbalance has signed a distribution agreement with Hickory Brands for the U.S. market, effective April 2. Headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, the FootBalance store concept is based on providing comprehensive foot-analysis and individually molded insoles made directly on-site. Hickory Brands will represent FootBalance's in-store concepts for 100% custominsoles and sandals as ...
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L-Fashion Group, the Finnish company behind the Luhta and Icepeak...
L-Fashion Group, the Finnish company behind the Luhta and Icepeak brands, has purchased the Top-Sport retail chain consisting of 18 stores in 15 cities around Finland. L-Fashion bought the chain through an asset deal with Top-Sport Oy, which belongs to The Orange Company, a Finnish family-owned entity. L-Fashion said that ...
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Arc'teryx already has a store in the Covent Carden district...
Arc'teryx already has a store in the Covent Carden district of London, which is operated by Snow + Rock. Nevertheless, the fast-growing Canadian brand, which is owned by Amer Sports, has announced that it will inaugurate a corporate store in the heart of London in August. It will be the ...
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Vibram has revamped its store in Boston's Newbury Street, adding...
Vibram has revamped its store in Boston's Newbury Street, adding a “Sole Factor” space where customers can customize their shoes with a variety of Vibram soles. It also features a new gallery displaying more than 150 pairs of shoes developed with Vibram soles since the original “Carrarmato” sole introduced by ...
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Bogs enjoyed its sixth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth during...
Bogs enjoyed its sixth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth during the period ended March 31, posting a 20 percent increase in wholesale revenues for the period, driven by higher sales of women's and children's boots in North America. The ongoing progress of the American boot brand helped its parent company, ...
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Outperforming analysts' estimates, Rocky Brands has reported a net profit...
Outperforming analysts' estimates, Rocky Brands has reported a net profit of $1.4 million for its first quarter, double the level of the year-earlier period. However, revenues declined to $65.5 million from $65.8 million, despite a 30 percent increase for the Durango brand of shoes. The management feels that the drop ...
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Kailas of China has become the main partner of the...
Kailas of China has become the main partner of the International Federation of Sport Climbing for apparel, ropes and safety gear. It has been the IFSC's main partner for ropes and safety gear since 2013. Under a new, enlarged four-year contract. IFSC officials will exclusively wear Kailas uniforms specifically developed ...
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Keen has launched a global $5,000 photo contest on Instagram,...
Keen has launched a global $5,000 photo contest on Instagram, running through June 30, to support sales of its Uneek line of shoes, which was released in March. Participants will be given a chance to win $1,000 each week for the most unique photo.
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Treksta has become a major sponsor of the Banff Mountain...
Treksta has become a major sponsor of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. The deal commences with the 2015 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, which will take place in the Canadian town from October 31 to November 8. The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour includes more than ...
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Red Wing Shoes is one of the recipients of the...
Red Wing Shoes is one of the recipients of the Manufacturing Executive 2015 Manufacturing Leadership 100 Award (ML 100), in the Supply Chain Leadership category. ML winners and their technology partners will be honored at a gala in Carlsbad, California, on June 4, at the conclusion of the 11th annual ...
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Crocs has announced the launch of its first global integrated...
Crocs has announced the launch of its first global integrated marketing campaign. The #FindYourFun campaign, which launched on Mar. 30, will run throughout 2015 in the U.S., Germany, U.K., China, Japan and South Korea. Consumers are encouraged to “find their fun,” as the tagline suggests, through innovative imagery featuring Crocs' ...
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In response to some exhibitors' requests to expand their booths,...
In response to some exhibitors' requests to expand their booths, the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen will enlarge the total exhibition space to more than 85,000 square meters, covering all the 12 halls of Messe Friedrichshafen's fairgrounds, the open-air exhibition grounds and the lake. Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, The North Face, Polartec, ...
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China is definitely on the radar of the outdoor industry....
China is definitely on the radar of the outdoor industry. In spite of the new competition from Ispo Shanghai, more than 450 exhibitors had already registered for the 10th Asia Outdoor fair in Nanjing by the end of April, or about 20 percent more than at the same time one ...
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The European Outdoor Group has opened online registration for delegates...
The European Outdoor Group has opened online registration for delegates to the next European Outdoor Summit, due to take place in Sheffield, England, on Oct. 13-15. Speeches will be given by Lord Sebastian Coe, the famous British athlete who led London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympic Games, and by ...
