News Briefs – Page 402
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Wigwam, which claims to be the second-largest American maker of...
Wigwam, which claims to be the second-largest American maker of sports socks, has appointed HEJ International as its new U.K.-based distributor, charged of growing its European business. HEJ is a new company formed by Andrew Baguley and Thor Sten. Baguley has been handling sales for Wigwam at a company called ...
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The Chinese joint venture between Columbia Sportswear and Swire Resources,...
The Chinese joint venture between Columbia Sportswear and Swire Resources, which has acted as Columbia's exclusive distributor in China since 2004 commenced operations as planned on Jan. 1 under the leadership of Samson Wong and other people who held comparable roles at Swire. It will service a network of 51 ...
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Vertical Sports has taken on the distribution of Grivel in...
Vertical Sports has taken on the distribution of Grivel in Spain, replacing Esportiva Aksa. The Spanish distributor will also start representing Silva. The decision to work with these brands of climbing equipment and head lamps are related to the termination of Vertical's long-standing distribution agreement with Petzl, which has set ...
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Martes Sport, the Polish sports wholesaler and retailer, has obtained...
Martes Sport, the Polish sports wholesaler and retailer, has obtained a distribution agreement to start selling Icepeak in the country from the start of this year. The Finnish outdoor brand was previously distributed in Poland by Ski Team, a specialist retail chain. Martes is the Polish distributor for Arena, Colmar, ...
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Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Sports Brand Development as its agent...
Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Sports Brand Development as its agent in Belgium and Luxembourg. The company was established three years ago by Patrick van den Bosch, a former high-level executive at Nike and Reebok. Sport Partner reports that Sports Brand Development already represents the K1X and Brekka brands, as well as ...
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McTrek, the German online and offline discount retailer for outdoor...
McTrek, the German online and offline discount retailer for outdoor products, raised its sales by 27 percent last year to €37.4 million, with a 43 percent increase in e-commerce. In spite of a difficult market situation due to weather conditions, the gross margin improved by one percentage point to about ...
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The core sports retail business of JD Sports Fashion performed...
The core sports retail business of JD Sports Fashion performed particularly well during the last Christmas selling season. On a same-store basis, the growth in its sales in the U.K. and Ireland in the 48-week period ended Jan. 4 was marginally ahead of the previously reported increase of 5.8 percent ...
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Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the association based in Annecy, France,...
Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the association based in Annecy, France, announces a new Bachelor's degree program for “International Sales Specialists in Sports” in collaboration with the Technical Institute of the Université de Savoie. Held in English and targeting students from all over the world, it will start next September, rounding ...
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The Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition (OIWC) has announced the winners...
The Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition (OIWC) has announced the winners of its 2014 Pioneering Woman and First Ascent awards. Sally Jewell, 51st U.S. Secretary of the Interior and former chief executive of REI, has won the Pioneering Women Award and Elizabeth Averbeck, director of sales and marketing at Active Interest ...
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Freewaters, the California-based maker of beach style shoes and sandals,...
Freewaters, the California-based maker of beach style shoes and sandals, will partner with Therm-a-Rest and Cascade Designs to provide real-world lessons on water science and purification for high school students in Ventura County, California, starting in May. Sales of Freewaters shoes featuring Therm-a-Rest insoles will support the project. Volunteers will ...
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China's President Xi Jinping recently talked around the country about...
China's President Xi Jinping recently talked around the country about his passion for hiking and this may have been indirectly beneficial for some brands. Beijing-based Toread saw its share-price climb sharply in mid-January at a time when the President's comments on his passion for outdoor activities were being extensively covered ...
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Houdini Sportswear's new Bedrock pants for women have received Ispo's...
Houdini Sportswear's new Bedrock pants for women have received Ispo's Eco Achievement Award because it is cradle-to-cradle recyclable. The company's new three-shell Bedrock collection uses a hydrophilic membrane, Atmos, made of pure polyester. The pants are fully seam-sealed and DWR-treated. They are made of engineered stretch panels. They feature a ...
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Primus, the Swedish stove specialist, has released its new Winter...
Primus, the Swedish stove specialist, has released its new Winter Gas, which increases low temperature performance of LP gas cartridges by using Vapour Mesh inside the cartridge. Vapour Mesh is made from absorbent paper and increases the surface for the evaporation process. By that means, LP gas can change from ...
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Dansko, the American brand of clogs, has launched Boulder, a...
Dansko, the American brand of clogs, has launched Boulder, a new outdoor lifestyle collection for women. The shoes in the collection, conceived with performance characteristics for everyday use, feature Vibram rubber outsoles and are finished with waterproof nubuck leathers uppers. The Boulder footwear also incorporates DuPont's Sorona fiber moisture management, ...
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Mammut has identified that some products in batches 12/12 and...
Mammut has identified that some products in batches 12/12 and 03/13 of the “RescYou” crevasse rescue device do not meet the functional requirements. The “RescYou” is supposed to simplify the rescue of any team member who falls into a crevasse thanks to a six-fold pulley allowing the weight of the ...
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Runners wearing minimalist running shoes tend to experience more injuries...
Runners wearing minimalist running shoes tend to experience more injuries than those in traditional shoes, according to a recent study by Griffith University in Australia. Biomechanical studies in laboratories, based on the observation of 99 runners over a three-month period, indicated that running barefoot, or close to it, shortens a ...
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Thermore is presenting yet another alternative to down through the...
Thermore is presenting yet another alternative to down through the second generation of its Aria insulation, which is more eco-friendly than the previous one. Half of the contents is recycled fibers. The Italian company has been Bluesign-certified for its Classic, Ecodown, Rinnova and Thermosoft ranges.
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W.L. Gore will officially launch a new online platform for...
W.L. Gore will officially launch a new online platform for customers and retailers at Ispo 2014. The new portal provides information and services related to the Gore-Tex and Windstopper brands in ten different languages. The site will first be launched in English. Other language versions will then follow, including German, ...
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Vasque is going to support the launch of its new...
Vasque is going to support the launch of its new advanced trail running shoe, the Ultra SST, through a partnership with the United States Advanture Racing Association. This year it will be the official footwear of the USTA, which assists race directors and committees in conducting fun, safe and fair ...
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Canada Goose has signed a three-year agreement with the International...
Canada Goose has signed a three-year agreement with the International Film Festival in Berlin to be its “official outerwear partner.” As in the past ten years, the festival will continue to be sponsored by Hugo Boss in the fashion sector. As part of the deal, members of the organizing team ...
