News Briefs – Page 385
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Technology, urban outdoor garments and water sports novelties created much...
Technology, urban outdoor garments and water sports novelties created much of the buzz at Outdoor Retailer's summer show earlier this month. The number of attendees remained roughly stable at about 27,000 but the number of exhibitors expanded from nearly 1,300 last year to 1,595 for the latest edition, 329 of ...
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Paul März, 29, has been appointed to act as project...
Paul März, 29, has been appointed to act as project manager for Ispo Beijing and the new Ispo Shanghai show. On Aug. 1, he took the place of Kerrin Müggenburg, who has led Ispo Beijing since 2008 and has gone on maternity leave. Mârz has been working for Messe München ...
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The 6th edition of Raid in France, the French round...
The 6th edition of Raid in France, the French round of the multisport Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS), will take place on Sept. 13-20, supported by Intersport. Named “Volcanoes to Camargue,” the track will go from Haute-Loire, in Auvergne, to the Grau-du-Roi in Camargue. The organizers of the event expect ...
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The Swiss Irontrail 2014, presented by Mammut, yielded a big...
The Swiss Irontrail 2014, presented by Mammut, yielded a big surprise when a woman passed the finish line in Davos, on Aug. 17, as the overall winner. Denise Zimmermann from Mels, Switzerland, covered the total 202 kilometers in 38:15.54 hours and was more than 39 minutes ahead of the male ...
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Deckers Outdoor said the company's corporate headquarters has achieved Leed...
Deckers Outdoor said the company's corporate headquarters has achieved Leed (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Leed certification is awarded for buildings that are energy efficient and environmentally sustainable in design and operation. For its new 190,000-square-foot headquarters, Deckers earned credits ...
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Patagonia has published its Environmental & Social Initiatives 2014 book,...
Patagonia has published its Environmental & Social Initiatives 2014 book, which reveals the company donated $6.6 million to environmental groups worldwide during fiscal year 2014. Patagonia employees decide which organizations receive funds generated from 1 percent of the company's sales and 770 environmental groups in 16 countries benefited over the ...
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Houdini Sportswear will open an eco-sustainable store in Gothenburg in...
Houdini Sportswear will open an eco-sustainable store in Gothenburg in September. The Swedish company claims it will be Sweden's greenest store. This will be made possible through the collaboration with Vasakronan, a major real estate firm managing 192 properties in the country with a total area of around 2,600,000 square ...
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More than 900 people gathered at a church in the...
More than 900 people gathered at a church in the Netherlands on Aug. 13 for the funeral of Barry Kooijmans, the 47-year-old managing director of The Nomad Company, according to the Sport Partner magazine. Kooijmans died along with his wife April and their two daughters on the Malaysia Airlines' flight ...
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Keela has produced a guide aimed at those planning a...
Keela has produced a guide aimed at those planning a trip into the mountains entitled “Spare Five Minutes. It could save your life.” The guide has been compiled in association with Scottish Mountain Rescue and Mountain Rescue England & Wales, two U.K.-based mountain rescue groups. The company is inviting retailers ...
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Black Diamond Equipment has announced the completion of its sale...
Black Diamond Equipment has announced the completion of its sale of Gregory Mountain Products to Samsonite for $84.1 million. The company has used $26.7 million out of the net proceeds of $68.4 million to pay off its credit facility. It took about six months to complete the negotiations after the ...
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Horny Toad will unveil its new brand name “Toad&Co” at...
Horny Toad will unveil its new brand name “Toad&Co” at the upcoming Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, which will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Aug- 6-9. The announcement will be followed by a fully integrated omni-channel consumer launch in February 2015. The 18-year-old outdoor lifestyle apparel brand, headquartered ...
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Ulf Michels, 35, has replaced Christoph Bösl as European marketing...
Ulf Michels, 35, has replaced Christoph Bösl as European marketing manager of Five Ten. Before joining the Adidas subsidiary, Michels worked for a Munich-based production company and was responsible among other things for the European Outdoor Film Tour.
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The Calida Group, which has acquired a 59.6 percent controlling...
The Calida Group, which has acquired a 59.6 percent controlling interest in the Lafuma Group, has hired ThorstenWalter as sales manager of the French company for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He previously worked for two Swiss companies, Toko and Wenger. He acted as brand manager of Toko, continuing after its ...
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Bill Conradt, former vice president of global sales at Cascade...
Bill Conradt, former vice president of global sales at Cascade Designs, has been hired by Sierra Designs to act as head of global sales. Before Cascade Designs, Conradt worked at Cannondale, running sales and operations in Japan and Australia among other roles. Sierra Designs belongs to American Rec, along with ...
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Nikwax has named Rick Meade as the new president of...
Nikwax has named Rick Meade as the new president of Nikwax North America, effective immediately. He joins Nikwax after a 15-year career with Recreational Equipment (REI). Most recently, he served at REI as director of merchandising management, leading teams in the Camping and Climb, Snowsports and Watersports businesses. Meade will ...
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Vasque, the U.S. marketer of outdoor footwear, has appointed John...
Vasque, the U.S. marketer of outdoor footwear, has appointed John Irvine director of international sales replacing George Brown, the long-time international executive of Vasque, who retired earlier this year. Irvine served Arc'teryx for the past three years in international sales, and before that in sports marketing.
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Armin Weber has been appointed marketing manager of Amer Sports...
Armin Weber has been appointed marketing manager of Amer Sports for Central Europe, concentrating on digital marketing for the various brands of the group. He has taken the place of Stephan Hagenbusch, who recently became European marketing manager of Black Diamond. Weber had previously handled similar functions at Quiksilver Europe.
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Johnson Outdoors has appointed Patricia G. Penman to the position...
Johnson Outdoors has appointed Patricia G. Penman to the position of vice president of global marketing services and communication. She will be a member of the executive team reporting directly to Helen Johnson-Leipold, chairperson and chief executive of the company. Penman has spent more than 30 years in the packaged ...
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MGM, which took over Kayland from Novation in the past...
MGM, which took over Kayland from Novation in the past year, has developed five styles of soft-heel shoes specifically for the English market. The company has decided to upgrade the Kayland brand, using only Gore-Tex membranes and Vibram outsoles, and to produce the whole collection in Italy or Romania. Some ...
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Viking Fottoy, the Norwegian producer of Gore-Tex boots and shoes,...
Viking Fottoy, the Norwegian producer of Gore-Tex boots and shoes, is looking for suitable distribution in North America after settling trademark disputes with companies in the U.S. and Canada that have been using the Viking brand name for other types of shoes. The U.S. company, Alliance Mercantile, is going ...
