News Briefs – Page 386
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Meindl, the German footwear manufacturer, has a new set-up for...
Meindl, the German footwear manufacturer, has a new set-up for the distribution of its range in China. Kailas, one of the leading domestic outdoor brands in the country, will continue to take care of Meindl's technical hiking, trekking and mountaineering lines. Under the helm of Kailas, Meindl's functional gear is ...
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Sea to Summit, the Australian company of outdoor equipment and...
Sea to Summit, the Australian company of outdoor equipment and accessories, has taken on the distribution of Smartwool, the Timberland-affiliated brand of merino socks and garments, for China. At Asia Outdoor, it was said that its former distributor Hill Rock, a major retailer and distributor from Hong Kong, wanted to ...
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A Swedish distributor, Granitbiten, has added Chaco and Clifbar to...
A Swedish distributor, Granitbiten, has added Chaco and Clifbar to its portfolio. Chaco is the brand of sandals taken over by Wolverine Worldwide a few years ago. Clifbar, a U.S. company that markets energy bars and energy gels, uses IC Enterprises as its master distributor in Sweden, and Granitbiten will ...
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Ferrino moved to a stand with a better location at...
Ferrino moved to a stand with a better location at last month's OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. The move followed the signing of a contact with a new agency for the German market, HMWHV, which had been working for ten years with Gelert, the British producers of tents and sleeping bags ...
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Instead of serving the Asian markets from one centralized office,...
Instead of serving the Asian markets from one centralized office, Primaloft has decided to use agencies to ensure distribution in the various markets of the Far East and Oceania. In Nanjing, the company's managing director for Europe, Jochen Lagemann, who has been appointed head of the Asian operations as well, ...
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Footbalance, the Finnish brand for molded insoles and computer-aided analysis...
Footbalance, the Finnish brand for molded insoles and computer-aided analysis tools, has just started to sell in the Chinese market through a local distributor. The deal was signed with Mile Technology last October. At Ispo Beijing in February Footbalance set up an agreement with Tutwo, the Chinese outdoor retail chain ...
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Garmin's sales in the Outdoor segment fell by 0.7 percent...
Garmin's sales in the Outdoor segment fell by 0.7 percent to $106.1 million in the second quarter ended June 28, instead of a previously projected 10-15 percent increase, due to a difficult start for its first action sports camera, the Virb, due to the competition from GoPro. The decline ...
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Go Pro's sales jumped by 38.1 percent to $244.6 million...
Go Pro's sales jumped by 38.1 percent to $244.6 million for the second quarter, with growing demand for its latest products as well as a rise in contents, which are themselves driving extra sales. Go Pro, a Californian company selling small cameras that people strap to themselves to record their ...
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The introduction of Cardio GPS sports watches led TomTom...
The introduction of Cardio GPS sports watches led TomTom to more than double its revenues from sports products in the second quarter. It helped its Consumer Division to record only a small decline to €169 million from €172 million, in spite of a 17.4 percent drop in automotive hardware to ...
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The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA), the British trade organization, has...
The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA), the British trade organization, has won a lottery award from Sport England that will enable it to fund a new market research project. The aim is to provide a better understanding of the outdoor physical activity market. The initial phase of the project will be ...
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Pentland Brands welcomed the British Prime Minister, David Cameron,...
Pentland Brands welcomed the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, to its global headquarters in London on July 25. The visit by the Conservative and Liberal Democrat party leaders was part of an exercise to see examples of flourishing British businesses. Pentland is a third-generation ...
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Keen Footwear describes its new Uneek lifestyle sandal as a...
Keen Footwear describes its new Uneek lifestyle sandal as a revolution that questions conventional shoemaking. It uses two cords to adjust the upper to the foot. First presented at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen last month, where it got an award, the new product has been under development for two ...
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Salomon has developed a capsule collection of vintage-style products in...
Salomon has developed a capsule collection of vintage-style products in high-quality materials for spring/summer 2015 with Topo Designs, an American company based in Colorado that makes its backpacks in the U.S. The line consists of the Rover Pack, a backpack and a shoe, called Instinct Pro.
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R'adys, the Swiss outdoor brand, is offering its customers greater...
R'adys, the Swiss outdoor brand, is offering its customers greater customization with the introduction of 3D body scanners in German stores and a larger range of options. The €10,000 machines scan one million body points that are relevant for specific garment measurements. The customer can then log in to access ...
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Schoeller is introducing new cooling fabrics. Micro-coating on the reverse...
Schoeller is introducing new cooling fabrics. Micro-coating on the reverse of its new Cool Fabrics evens out body temperature, producing a micro-climate that positively affects comfort and performance.
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Invista has introduced a new blend of Cordura nylon fiber...
Invista has introduced a new blend of Cordura nylon fiber and natural sheep wool fiber. Called the Wool Collection, the new hybrid fiber is a response to rising consumer demand for natural-feeling textiles that can keep the functional characteristics of synthetics. Chia Her is one of the first users of ...
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Toyota Tsusho is launching PFC-free waterproof breathable membranes in outdoor...
Toyota Tsusho is launching PFC-free waterproof breathable membranes in outdoor clothing. These high-performance membranes are made from Arnitel VC, a very flexible thermoplastic polyester-based elastomer developed by a Dutch company, DSM. This elastomer, which has been used for many years in membranes for clothing, does not rely on perforations to ...
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Nikwax is going to sponsor the first attempt to cross...
Nikwax is going to sponsor the first attempt to cross the Pacific Ocean on a stand-up paddle over a distance of 5,700 miles from the Japanese town of Choshi to San Francisco. The feat is due to be attempted next year by Sonya Baumstein, a 28-year-old who already crossed the ...
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Reda Rewoolution, the Italian brand of merino wool sportswear, will...
Reda Rewoolution, the Italian brand of merino wool sportswear, will sponsor a new trail-running event next year that will end in the Medieval town of Bergamo. The new Reda Rewoolution Orobie Ultra Trail will consist of two races of 65 and 140 km and will take place from July 31 ...
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The Outdoor Retailer Summer Market later this week will host...
The Outdoor Retailer Summer Market later this week will host a “Made in America Showcase,” featuring 30 products by American manufacturers, in the upper concourse near the East Entrance of the Salt Palace Convention Center. The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has taken this initiative together with the organizers of the ...
