News Briefs – Page 418
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GE, the marketer of the waterproof and breathable laminates, has...
GE, the marketer of the waterproof and breathable laminates, has announced a strategic partnership with the Dishang Group, a major original manufacturer and exporter of textiles. Dishang has agreed to provide completely integrated eVent solutions for the design, sourcing and production of apparel. The group will support GE in the ...
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Boa Technology has appointed Alois Badegruber to run its sales,...
Boa Technology has appointed Alois Badegruber to run its sales, marketing and customer service operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, after several years of steady growth in the region. The Austrian manager started off at W.L. Gore Associates and worked for eight years at Salomon, where he was ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has declared a two-for-one stock split, with effect...
Wolverine Worldwide has declared a two-for-one stock split, with effect from Nov. 1. The directors of Wolverine also declared a quarterly cash dividend of 6 cents per share.
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Oberalp, the Italian-based parent company of Salewa, Dynafit and Wild...
Oberalp, the Italian-based parent company of Salewa, Dynafit and Wild Country, has agreed to represent Julbo, the 125-year-old French brand of technical sports eyewear, on the Italian market. Major synergies are expected between Salewa and Julbo in this important market. For the past 15 years, Julbo has been distributed in ...
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Ortlieb has assigned Funbike for the distribution of its products...
Ortlieb has assigned Funbike for the distribution of its products in the Austrian market from January 2014. The German producer of waterproof bags and packs already cooperates since 2011 with Funbike for the distribution of its Racktime brand in the Austrian market, as Ortlieb assumes the worldwide distribution of the ...
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Vaude expects its sales to increase by about 10 percent...
Vaude expects its sales to increase by about 10 percent in 2013 as compared to last year. In 2012, its sales increased by 9.4 percent, company officials say, without mentioning actual figures Apparel accounts for 52 percent of Vaude's total sales, while backpacks account for 33 percent. Sales in the ...
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Schöffel announced on the first day of the OutDoor show...
Schöffel announced on the first day of the OutDoor show that its summer 2014 collection will be 100 percent PFOA-free. PFOA is notably helpful to make outer shells more water-repellent. While PFOA does not cause any harm to the user of the garment, its use in production has an impact on ...
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Hi-Tec Sports is working on an adaptation for the U.K.,...
Hi-Tec Sports is working on an adaptation for the U.K., Ireland and the rest of Europe of a new online training platform that it has just launched for its retail partners in the U.S. Company officials hope that the European platform will become operational for the autumn/winter 2013/14 season. The ...
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Sport Panel is launching a new trade magazine, Trade Bike...
Sport Panel is launching a new trade magazine, Trade Bike & Tri, and a consumer-oriented catalog, La Biblia del Bike, for the Spanish bicycle and triathlon markets. It is also opening a dedicated portal for the sector, tradebike.es. Besides its market research, Sport Panel has been publishing a trade magazine, ...
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Polish suppliers and visitors at the OutDoor fair were shaken...
Polish suppliers and visitors at the OutDoor fair were shaken by news that Artur Hajzer, an emblematic figure of the Polish outdoor industry, died last week after an attempt to reach the summit of Gasherbrum in the Karakorum range. Hajzer, who was 51 years old and was known among Polish ...
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Compass Diversified Holdings, which owns Camelbak and other brands, is...
Compass Diversified Holdings, which owns Camelbak and other brands, is proposing to float one of its subsidiaries, Fox Factory, on the stock exchange. Specializing in the development, production and sale of high-performance suspension systems for mountain bikes and many other types of vehicles, it had a pre-tax income of $22.4 ...
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New Wave Group of Sweden, parent company of Craft, has...
New Wave Group of Sweden, parent company of Craft, has acquired the rights to distribute its Craft performance apparel brand in the U.S. and Canada from Karhu North America, which had been Craft's exclusive distributor in North America since 1999. The acquisition was made through New Wave USA, a wholly ...
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Implus has announced the acquisition of the shoe care, insole,...
Implus has announced the acquisition of the shoe care, insole, and shoe lace assets of the Pennsylvania-based Penguin Brands, one of Implus' major competitors in the shoe care category. Implus' family of brands also includes Sof Sole, Yaktrax, Apara, Airplus, Sneaker Balls, Sof Comfort, Little Hotties, Perfect Fitness and ICETrekkers. For ...
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Icebreaker has appointed Rob Fyfe as its new executive chairman...
Icebreaker has appointed Rob Fyfe as its new executive chairman to replace Noel Todd, who is stepping down after 18 years. Fyfe will assume the new role at the outdoor clothing brand in September, after serving on the company's board for 12 months. Fyfe led Air New Zealand as chief ...
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Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart has been promoted to the new positionof Timberland's...
Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart has been promoted to the new positionof Timberland's president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The promotion follows the announced retirement of Richard O'Rourke, a Timberland veteran based in the U.K. who has been acting lately as senior vice president of international operations, in charge of ...
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The North Face has elevated Tony Erlick to the role...
The North Face has elevated Tony Erlick to the role of vice president of sales. Reporting to Todd Spaletto, president of the brand, he will be responsible for the leadership and execution of the brand's global sales and growth strategy. He began at TNF in 2005, handling sales in the ...
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Lars-Ola Brolinson has become the new chief executive of Primus,...
Lars-Ola Brolinson has become the new chief executive of Primus, replacing Andreas Jakabffy who is leaving the company. Brolinson has been with Fenix Outdoor, parent company of Primus, for more than ten years in various positions. He started with the Swedish group in 2002 as marketing director for Fjällräven. At ...
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Johnson Outdoors has hired Ken Avery as the new brand...
Johnson Outdoors has hired Ken Avery as the new brand manager for Jetboil, the group's outdoor cooking brand. Avery previously worked as brand manager for Vittoria Industries, the manufacturer of bicycle tires. Prior to that, he worked on product development for Maxxis International, also a tire brand. As a professional ...
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Andrea Nalesso, a former executive of Geox, Dolomite and Diadora...
Andrea Nalesso, a former executive of Geox, Dolomite and Diadora who acted most recently as commercial director of Dainese, has joined the Salewa Group as general manager of its footwear division, replacing Antonio Dus who is now running Vibram.Michael Levi, who was born in the U.S., is joining the Italian-based ...
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Martin Berendsen, a well-known Dutch industry veteran, is appointed by...
Martin Berendsen, a well-known Dutch industry veteran, is appointed by Hi-Tec Sports as president of its Magnum brand. He ran Reebok's operations in the Netherlands for many years in the 1990s before moving to the U.S. to run the local Dr. Martens business. After various stations, he ran the European ...
