News Briefs – Page 412
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As partner of the Crossalps 2013 competition, each year Hanwag...
As partner of the Crossalps 2013 competition, each year Hanwag gives the ‘Hanwag Crazy Walker Award' to participants who reached the longest distance by foot. Kirsten Preiss and Clemens van Soest won the award with distances of 41.5 miles and 65.2 miles, respectively. Both won a pair of Hanwag shoes of ...
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The Outdoor Trade Show at Stoneleigh Park, England, attracted 1,392...
The Outdoor Trade Show at Stoneleigh Park, England, attracted 1,392 visitors, only 28 fewer than at its 2010 edition. Retailers represented almost two-thirds of the total attendance. Few consumers came from outside the Midlands.
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Performance Days, the specialty show of fibers and fabrics held...
Performance Days, the specialty show of fibers and fabrics held in Munich twice a year, is preparing for its 11th edition on Nov. 19-21. At 104, the number of exhibitors has grown by 14 percent compared to last year and the organizers have opened a fifth hall at Munich's MTC ...
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Messe München will provide free wireless access to the internet...
Messe München will provide free wireless access to the internet with a bandwidth of 1.5 Mbit per second over the entire fairgrounds during the Ispo Munich show. However, it will not be able to guarantee the availability and quality of data transfer, which is naturally subject to data traffic, show ...
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Paddleexpo, the global paddle-sports exclusive trade fair, will take place...
Paddleexpo, the global paddle-sports exclusive trade fair, will take place in a smaller venue this year. It is the first time in the 11-year history of the fair that its exhibition space has not been expanded. The trade show, to be held in Nuremburg, Germany on Oct. 2-4, will see ...
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Patagonia is extending its Worn Wear recycling scheme to a...
Patagonia is extending its Worn Wear recycling scheme to a number of stores following the success of a pilot launched in its Portland, Oregon store in October 2012. Worn Wear is part of the company's Common Threads Partnership with its customers to take mutual responsibility for the items it makes ...
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A few weeks ago, U.S. President Barack Obama took advantage...
A few weeks ago, U.S. President Barack Obama took advantage of his brief stopover in Stockholm on his way to the G20 summit in Saint Petersburg to learn about the latest eco-friendly technologies developed in Sweden. The products of MyFC were among those that attracted Obama's interest upon his visit ...
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La Sportiva and Klean Kanteen have joined the ranks of the...
La Sportiva and Klean Kanteen have joined the ranks of the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA). The Italian brand of footwear and apparel and the U.S. marketer of eco-friendly bottles and outdoor kitchen equipment are the 30th and 31st members that have been welcomed by the industry-sponsored non-profit organization since the ...
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Salewa and Dynafit, two brands of the Italian Oberalp group,...
Salewa and Dynafit, two brands of the Italian Oberalp group, have joined the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF), effective from Sept. 25. FWF is the non-profit organization, controlled by its stakeholders, which screens the social performance of the affiliated members from the textile industry. Around the same time, Oberalp published its ...
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Vaude has won this year's Green Fleet Award from TÜV...
Vaude has won this year's Green Fleet Award from TÜV Süd, the German testing body, for its efforts to reduce CO2 emissions from the use of vehicles. The outdoor company offers a wide range of solutions to employees such as car sharing, support for commuters using public transport and corporate ...
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VF Corporation, the parent of iconic brands such as Timberland,...
VF Corporation, the parent of iconic brands such as Timberland, The North Face, Vans, Wrangler and others, has joined BICEP (Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy), the coalition that advocates innovative climate and clean energy policies. BICEP was launched in 2008 to propose initiatives in the domains of renewable ...
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Thaller & Sappel Mediaworks from Munich is publishing a new...
Thaller & Sappel Mediaworks from Munich is publishing a new outdoor magazine for tablets. The magazine, launched on Sept. 15, is directed to alpine beginners and professionals. The first issue of Mountain4U, which can be downloaded via iTunes and Google-Play stores, includes information on companies, products, tests and videos and ...
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Deckers Ourdoor Corporation, which had already acquired a minority stake...
Deckers Ourdoor Corporation, which had already acquired a minority stake in Hoka One One in July 2012, has bought the balance of the shares for an undisclosed amount. Jim Van Dine, president of Deckers' Ahnu and Tsubo brands, will act as president of Hoka One One. The company's founders, Jean-Luc ...
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Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has completed the acquisition of Spyder...
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has completed the acquisition of Spyder Active Sports, the snow-wear brand from Boulder, Colorado, for an undisclosed price, from the private equity firm Apax Partners, which had bought the brand in 2004 for about $100 million. In connection with the acquisition, ABG and LF USA, the ...
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Jarden Corporation is raising the number of shares in its...
Jarden Corporation is raising the number of shares in its secondary offering from 11.6 to 15 million, priced at $47 each. The proceeds of $678.7 million, which would increase to $781.4 million if an overallotment option is exercised, would help finance the group's newly announced acquisition of Yankee Candle Investments, ...
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IC Companys, parent of Peak Performance and other sportswear brands,...
IC Companys, parent of Peak Performance and other sportswear brands, has appointed a new chief financial officer shortly after naming Mads Ryder as its chief executive officer. The new CFO is Rud Trabjerg Pedersen, who has been in charge of finance for Levi Strauss' operations in Europe, the Middle East ...
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Jack Wolfskin has appointed Philipp Prechtl to the new post...
Jack Wolfskin has appointed Philipp Prechtl to the new post of head of retail, reporting to Markus Bötsch, chief sales officer. The 35-year-old worked most recently with Ernst & Young, after acting as regional sales manager of Aldi.
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Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Gene McCarthy as president of the...
Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Gene McCarthy as president of the Merrell brand, reporting to Jim Zwiers, president of the company's Performance Group. His experience of more than 30 years in the footwear and apparel industry includes leadership roles as senior vice president of footwear at Under Armour, co-president of Timberland, ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has promoted Jodi K. Watson to the new...
Wolverine Worldwide has promoted Jodi K. Watson to the new position of president of consumer direct operations, reporting directly to Blake W. Krueger, chairman, chief executive and president of the growing American footwear group, which is committed to expanding the online and retail operations of its brands around the world. ...
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We have already reported on Sally Jewell leaving as chief...
We have already reported on Sally Jewell leaving as chief executive of Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) to become Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior. From Oct. 1, her position will be filled by Jerry Stritzke, who has been with Coach since 2008, serving lately as president and chief ...
