News Briefs – Page 373
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Messe Friedrichshafen has announced a couple of interesting changes in...
Messe Friedrichshafen has announced a couple of interesting changes in the layout of the OutDoor show next July. Hall 1 will again host the stands of major brands instead of tents, which will move to the open-air area on the eastern side of the fairgrounds and to Hall A7. Known ...
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Idaho's legislature passed a resolution a few days ago inviting...
Idaho's legislature passed a resolution a few days ago inviting Outdoor Retailer to stage its biannual trade shows in the state. As reported, OR's present contract with Salt Lake City expires in 2016. Las Vegas and Denver have been mentioned as alternative venues for the growing American fair. Stressing that ...
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The Telegraph Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show in London experienced...
The Telegraph Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show in London experienced an 11 percent increase in attendance last month to more 50,000 people. The organization of the consumer-oriented fair was taken over by the Telegraph Media Group in 2013.
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Petzl is launching the first edition of “J'Irai Grimper Chez...
Petzl is launching the first edition of “J'Irai Grimper Chez Vous,” a new rock climbing, itinerant experience where the athletes of the Petzl team will meet with participants in a series of climbing activities, which will also include deep water soloing, for the first time in France. The initiative will ...
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Vibram has announced a new partnership with “Girls on the...
Vibram has announced a new partnership with “Girls on the Run,” a physical-activity based program aimed at inspiring and empowering pre-adolescent girls in North America. For every pair of Vibram-soled shoes sold at participating retailers, the brand will donate 5 percent of the price to “Girls on the Run.” The ...
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Prana, the yoga and outdoor apparel brand acquired last year...
Prana, the yoga and outdoor apparel brand acquired last year by Columbia Sportswear, obtained accreditation for its social compliance program with the Fair Labor Association (FLA) last month. It underlines Prana's commitment to promoting and complying with international labor standards through its supply chain, by using FLA's workplace code of conduct. ...
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Houdini is launching Houdini Travel, a tour operator for sustainable...
Houdini is launching Houdini Travel, a tour operator for sustainable travel, in cooperation with Pure Ski Touring and Carl Lundberg, a certified mountain guide. Houdini Travel will be starting with two ski trips to Tarfala and Abisko, in northern Sweden. Environmentally-friendly criteria are based on the choice of closer destinations ...
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News and analysis of the international market
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Cascade Designs will open a new manufacturing and distribution center...
Cascade Designs will open a new manufacturing and distribution center in Reno, Nevada later this year to assist growth at lower costs, the company said. The facility will handle all distribution for the company's brands, which include SealLine, MSR, Platypus, Therm-a-Rest, and others. The company has offered around 100 employees ...
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Osprey Packs is planning to complete an expansion of its...
Osprey Packs is planning to complete an expansion of its Cortez, Colorado headquarters in the second half of the year to house a growing staff. Fourteen new positions will be added to its Cortez facilities in the course of 2015, including staff for the IT department and the sales, marketing, ...
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Thule Group has inaugurated a big new distribution center in...
Thule Group has inaugurated a big new distribution center in Poland to service customers in Central and Eastern Europe as well as Russia and Scandinavia. The new center, which has involved investments of 65 million Swedish kronor (€6.9m-$7.8m) is located at Huta, in western Poland, where the group has operated ...
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Mark S. Hoplamazian, a director and former president and CEO...
Mark S. Hoplamazian, a director and former president and CEO of Hyatt Hotels Corp., has joined the board of directors of VF Corp., which has been expanded to 13 members. Two director, Ursula O. Fairbarn and George Fellows, will not stand for re-election because of a minimum retirement age of ...
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Arc'teryx has named Stéphane Tenailleau to the newly-created role of...
Arc'teryx has named Stéphane Tenailleau to the newly-created role of senior manager, EMEA consumer and channel marketing. Tenailleau, 42, will be leading an eight-member team based in Garching, north of Munich. The French national has a strong background across the fashion, sport and apparel industries. Most recently, he worked on ...
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Amer Sports Europe has appointed Armin Fuchs to the new...
Amer Sports Europe has appointed Armin Fuchs to the new position of vice president of sales, coordinating all the various sales organizations in Europe. The 44-year-old had already been promoted in 2012 from the position of German country manager to general manager for the Central Zone, covering Germany and nine ...
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Robert Suter has resigned as chief executive of Conzzeta, the...
Robert Suter has resigned as chief executive of Conzzeta, the Swiss holding company that controls the Mammut Sports Group, by mutual consent with the board of directors. He had held the post for six years. The group's chairman, Ernst Bärtschi, will run the executive board on an interim basis, pending ...
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Bergans, the Norwegian outdoor company, is searching for a chief...
Bergans, the Norwegian outdoor company, is searching for a chief executive as Ragnar Jensen is preparing to retire. This was confirmed by ads placed in Scandinavian trade publications. The 71-year-old Jensen has been in charge since 1981 but he previously worked for Ally, a brand of canoes and kayaks taken over by ...
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Cocona has announced the appointment of Edouard Liffran to the...
Cocona has announced the appointment of Edouard Liffran to the new position of European general manager for 37.5, the performance fiber previously marketed under the Cocona brand name, which is experiencing growing demand in Europe. Liffran will continue to be based in France. He has more than 20 years of ...
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Wigwam, the U.S. specialty socks brand, has appointed a distributor...
Wigwam, the U.S. specialty socks brand, has appointed a distributor for the Polish market, Portal Gorski, which also distributes the British brands Rab and Kozi Kidz, the marketer of specialty outdoor and snow apparel for children. Wigwam has been distributed in Europe, since last year, by Hej International, a U.K.-based ...
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Millet will inaugurate a new store concept in the French...
Millet will inaugurate a new store concept in the French resort of Chamonix on Feb. 27. It will be deployed in the course of this year at shop-in-shops all over Europe, notably at Alpisport in Namur, Belgium; at El Corte Inglés in Barcelona; at Alpi Trail in Puidoux, Switzerland; and ...
