News Briefs – Page 421
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Hi-Tec has announced three new sales appointments in the U.K....
Hi-Tec has announced three new sales appointments in the U.K. David McIntosh is the new country sales manager rejoining the sports and outdoor brand, where he was previously the Scottish territory manager. McIntosh has worked in similar senior roles for leading sports, lifestyle and outdoor brands and his expertise covers, ...
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Samson Wong has been appointed president of the new joint...
Samson Wong has been appointed president of the new joint venture for the Chinese market between Columbia Sportswear and Swire Resources, effective next Jan. 1. The 54-year-old spent 23 years with Swire. He has been involved with Columbia since 2002, running Swire's operations as a distributor of the company in ...
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Effective with the company's spring/summer 2014 deliveries, Mammut Sports Group...
Effective with the company's spring/summer 2014 deliveries, Mammut Sports Group will implement a more selective distribution system, authorizing only some retailers to sell its products in the German market. The same system will be applied in Austria and Switzerland from theautumn/winter 2014-15 season and in other markets later on. The ...
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The agency of Klaus-Peter Klaus, which was in charge of...
The agency of Klaus-Peter Klaus, which was in charge of the German market for Silkbody, the marketer of functional apparel based on natural silk, has dropped the distribution of this brand from New Zealand. Klaus argued that the cost for energy and transportation has pushed the price of its products ...
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ABC Distribution has taken on board the representation of Inov-8...
ABC Distribution has taken on board the representation of Inov-8 in Italy. Led by Alberto Penne, who worked for Salomon in Italy from 2002 to 2009, ABC started off in 2010 with the shoes of Hoka One One launched by two other former Salomon executives, Jean-Luc Diard and Christophe Aubonnet. ...
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Ultra Outdoor Sports has been established in The Hague to...
Ultra Outdoor Sports has been established in The Hague to distribute specialist trail running and triathlon products, and to help develop these activities in the Netherlands. Sport Partner reports that the company was launched by Ronald de Graaf, a well-known personality in the Dutch triathlon community. He has obtained agreements ...
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Bestard, the Spanish brand of mountain boots, has teamed up...
Bestard, the Spanish brand of mountain boots, has teamed up with Sneeuw + Berg Trading for distribution in the Dutch market. Based in Brummen, in the eastern part of the Netherlands, the company specializes in the distribution of technical outdoor products such as Grifone, the Spanish outdoor apparel brand, Lorpen ...
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Snowgoose, which previously sold Haglöfs, La Sportiva and Dale of...
Snowgoose, which previously sold Haglöfs, La Sportiva and Dale of Norway in the Netherlands, has obtained a new deal to distribute Marmot in the Benelux countries. The company, which is led by Marcel Koomen, is covering the entire territory. Snowgoose became a very influential outdoor distribution specialist in the Netherlands by building ...
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SGI Zopfi Sustainable Business Development, the new Dutch company recently...
SGI Zopfi Sustainable Business Development, the new Dutch company recently founded by John and Rob Zopfi, is going to introduce Houdini in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, starting with the spring/summer 2014 season. As reported, John Zopfi build up Patagonia's sales in northern Europe and then acted as sales director ...
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Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Keen has opened a store in...
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Keen has opened a store in Palo Alto, California, close to the location where the company was founded. The 2,800-square-foot store is the brand's fourth ‘Keen Garage' store in the world and the second one in the U.S, aside from the Keen store being opened in ...
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In October, Icebreaker will open a new corporate store, called...
In October, Icebreaker will open a new corporate store, called TouchLab, in Chicago on a retail area of about 200 square meters. The store will be located in the shopping area of GoldCoast Magnificient Mile, not far away from doors of Lululemon, Patagonia and Burton. Currently, the merino wool brand ...
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Mark Held, secretary general of the European Outdoor Group (EOG),...
Mark Held, secretary general of the European Outdoor Group (EOG), is a new member of the board of directors of the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF). According to Held, this Dutch-based lobbying group devoted to social fairness in the supply chain for textile and apparel products, wanted to achieve a more ...
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The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.S. has launched...
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.S. has launched a pilot program to test the equipment module of the Higg Index, the tool developed to give outdoor companies an insight into the supply chain to make their products more sustainable. Some initial feedback is expected by July 15.
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CEP, a German brand of socks, has developed a...
CEP, a German brand of socks, has developed a technical line that combines merino wool and nylon for for thermoregulation and moisture management in hiking, trekking and climbing. Made the company's own German factory in Bayreuth, the new Outdoor Merino Socks line uses the gradual compression technology of ...
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Costa, an American brand of sunglasses specializing in the fishing...
Costa, an American brand of sunglasses specializing in the fishing segment, is expanding its activities in the area of branded apparel. It has hired Margaret DeWeerth as its new apparel merchandising manager, responsible for product development from design through manufacturing for its apparel line, which consists at this stage mainly ...
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Montane, the U.K. brand of high-end outdoor apparel, has added...
Montane, the U.K. brand of high-end outdoor apparel, has added David Scott Cowper to its team of ultra athletes. Cowper is an explorer specialized in doing the Northwest Passage in the Arctic sea. He has already made the passage five times, four solo. Cowper is about to try it for ...
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Gore-Tex is introducing a new, more contemporary logo, starting with...
Gore-Tex is introducing a new, more contemporary logo, starting with items sold for the autumn/winter 2013-14 season. The new logo enhances the visibility of the brand by featuring a new type of rhombus.
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The organizers of the eighth edition of the Outdoor Trade...
The organizers of the eighth edition of the Outdoor Trade Show announce that its website www.outdoortradeshow.com is now open to visitors for online registration. As in the past years, the show will take place at Stoneleigh Park, outside Coventry in the U.K. from Sept. 8-11, where the show welcomes trade ...
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The upcoming edition of the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in...
The upcoming edition of the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City, Utah will feature a deep-water climbing event at the nearby Park City, after a two-year hiatus with no climbing competitions in conjunction with the big American trade show. The Psicobloc Masters Series, to be held in conjunction ...
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Bluesign Technologies has revised the consumer safety limits on its...
Bluesign Technologies has revised the consumer safety limits on its list of restricted substances. The 2013 revision takes into consideration new scientific knowledge of the toxicological profile of the substances, revised risk assessments, new analytical standards and other elements
