News Briefs – Page 371
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Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports, the British chain of outdoor stores,...
Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports, the British chain of outdoor stores, successfully participated in the “This Girl Can” campaign launched by Sport England, which reported about in our last issue. The retailer offered 48 free climbing and ice-climbing initiation sessions to girls aged over six years at its Milton Keynes, Manchester ...
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Bergans of Norway is looking for 30 outdoor enthusiasts to...
Bergans of Norway is looking for 30 outdoor enthusiasts to test prototypes for the new Ecodear jackets, developed in partnership with Toray, the Japanese high-tech textile group. Applicants have to fill out a questionnaire on the Ispo Open Innovation platform. In the course of the project, testers will discuss product ...
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Sherpa Adventure Gear has announced it is sponsoring the 2015...
Sherpa Adventure Gear has announced it is sponsoring the 2015 Restore Vision Expedition team, which will provide free eye care to villagers in the Upper Gorkha, a remote and impoverished region of Nepal, on May 1-10. The brand will supply functional outdoor clothing for the expedition's eye surgeons, technicians and ...
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Chaco is partnering with American Rivers, a U.S.-based non-profit organization...
Chaco is partnering with American Rivers, a U.S.-based non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and restoring national rivers, on a film project documenting conservation efforts in the Grand Canyon. The short film will make its debut at the 5 Point Film Festival in Carbondale, Colorado, at the end of April. In ...
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Vaude was among six companies nominated for the Boldness in...
Vaude was among six companies nominated for the Boldness in Business Award in the corporate responsibility/environment category. Antje von Dewitz, Vaude's chief executive, was in London for the awards ceremony last month. The prize was awarded by The Financial Times and Arcelor Mittal, the steel and mining company. The nominations were ...
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Greenlight Planet, a company delivering innovative energy solutions to people...
Greenlight Planet, a company delivering innovative energy solutions to people with no access to electricity, is now entering the outdoor market by offering three versions of its Sun King lamps in the U.S. Greenlight Planet developed in 2005 from an idea by T. Patrick Walsh, a student of the University ...
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Patagonia wants to give its contribution to the completion of...
Patagonia wants to give its contribution to the completion of the Patagonia National Park, located in the Patagonian region, shared by Argentina and Chile. The outdoor brand has presented Mile for Mile, a 15-minute film celebrating the Patagonian landscape through the sport of trail running, in an effort to attract ...
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Patagonia has announced an investment in Beyond Surface Technologies (BST),...
Patagonia has announced an investment in Beyond Surface Technologies (BST), a chemical company that uses sustainable technologies, based on natural substances, to produce high-performance textile treatments. The investment, the details of which have not been disclosed, has been made by Patagonia through its $20 Million & Change venture fund, created ...
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Harrison Greenberg, 19-year-old son of Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers...
Harrison Greenberg, 19-year-old son of Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers USA, died unexpectedly on April 6 while on a vacation in Thailand. His death was attributed by the company to a tragic and sudden choking accident. Introduced since the age of 15 to the family's business, he had been working ...
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Amer Sports has transferred 290,596 of its treasury shares to...
Amer Sports has transferred 290,596 of its treasury shares to its personnel who participate in various performance share and stock incentive programs instituted in 2010 and 2013. This leaves Amer with 1,131,756 own shares, or 0.95 percent of the whole equity. Meanwhile, Amer's board of directors has approved a new ...
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Samsonite International has completed the acquisition of Rolling Luggage, an...
Samsonite International has completed the acquisition of Rolling Luggage, an airport retailer of branded luggage and travel products, as part of its ongoing strategy to enhance its global multi-brand retail platform. Samsonite has acquired the U.K.-based retailer from the capital-owned Tie Rack Retail Group for a cash consideration £15.75 million ...
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Esquif Canoes has announced on its website and Facebook page...
Esquif Canoes has announced on its website and Facebook page that it ceased operations on March 16. After 15 years in business, the Quebec-based canoe maker has sold its assets and ended production. Esquif sold whitewater, touring and sporting canoes. The company had been striving to develop a replacement for ...
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Black Diamond Equipment will expand its manufacturing operations in Utah,...
Black Diamond Equipment will expand its manufacturing operations in Utah, according to a joint announcement by the company and the state's Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED). The company, which manufactures specialized outdoor equipment for climbing, skiing and mountain sports, is a subsidiary of Black Diamond Inc., which also owns ...
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Ken Reeve has left the Blacks Outdoor chain of stores...
Ken Reeve has left the Blacks Outdoor chain of stores in the U.K., where he was appointed as managing director after the departure of Julia Reynolds in mid-2012 after a brief stint. He has also quit the board of the Outdoor Industries Association (OIA). Reeve was made strategy director of ...
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Berghaus has hired Paul Cosgrove as product manager for the...
Berghaus has hired Paul Cosgrove as product manager for the Berghaus Extreme range of outdoor gear, the brand's most technical collection. Cosgrove has spent 15 years in the outdoor industry. He served most recently as head of marketing and product at Montane.
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Jonathan Petty has been appointed by Montane as its new...
Jonathan Petty has been appointed by Montane as its new brand manager, replacing Paul Cosgrove who has moved to Berghaus. He will be responsible for product management and strategic planning. Petty has spent 20 years in the outdoor industry. He ran the U.K. subsidiaries of Salomon and Patagonia. He spent ...
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Patagonia has promoted Bruce Old to the position of vice...
Patagonia has promoted Bruce Old to the position of vice president of global wholesale. His mission will be to elevate the company's presence in all specialty retail channels, continuing to build up a global customer service team. Old has spent more than 20 years with Patagonia, working in retail, wholesale ...
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Chuck Roth, who has been the designer of Oboz Footwear...
Chuck Roth, who has been the designer of Oboz Footwear since its launch in 2008, is now employed by the company. He is already a shareholder of Oboz, which he founded together with the company's current president and vice president, John Connelly and Josh Fairchilds, who had been working for ...
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Deckers Brands has promoted Dave Powers to the role of...
Deckers Brands has promoted Dave Powers to the role of president of the company. In his new role, he will lead the omni-channel, as well as each of the brand teams. Deckers' portfolio of brands includes Ugg, Teva, Ahnu, Sanuk, and Hoka One One. Powers joined Deckers in 2012 as ...
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Leatherman Tool Group has named Bobbie Parisi vice president of...
Leatherman Tool Group has named Bobbie Parisi vice president of marketing for its Leatherman brand, effective Feb. 16. She will work at Leatherman's headquarters east of Portland International Airport, and will report to the president of Leatherman Tool, Ben Rivera. In her new role, she will be leading the marketing ...
