News Briefs – Page 432
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Cold Front Outdoor Clothing Systems & Arctic Expeditions is the...
Cold Front Outdoor Clothing Systems & Arctic Expeditions is the new U.K. distributor for Talus Outdoor Technologies, the maker of the ColdAvenger line of facemasks for cold weather. Cold Front, which provides clothing, equipment and systems to arctic expeditions, will distribute the ColdAvenger Classic, Pro, Expedition Balaclava and Hunter. Talus ...
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After four years with the British outdoor company, Matt Kemp...
After four years with the British outdoor company, Matt Kemp has quit Berghaus to accept another interesting challenge in retail. At Blacks Outdoor, Kemp has taken on the role of trading director, in which he reports directly to Ken Reeve, the retailer's managing director. Most recently, Kemp served as Berghaus' ...
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Mountain Hardwear has promoted Chris Harges to the position of...
Mountain Hardwear has promoted Chris Harges to the position of director of global marketing for the Mountain Hardwear and Montrail brands. He will oversee a global marketing management team which also includes the two newly created positions of brand manager for product and brand manager for communications. These jobs have ...
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Bastian Jung has been appointed international marketing manager of Hanwag,...
Bastian Jung has been appointed international marketing manager of Hanwag, the German shoe manufacturer. The 29-year-old joined Hanwag's parent company, Fenix Outdoor, as a member of the Swedish group's trainee program. In his new role he replaces Mareike Lehmann, who is accepting new professional challenges.
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Reima, the Finnish specialty company of outerwear for children, has...
Reima, the Finnish specialty company of outerwear for children, has named a country manager for the German market. Jan Mangold, 34, has held various positions in the distribution of larger fashion companies such as Joop!, René Lezard and Mustang Jeans.
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The German subsidiary of Original Buff has hired Mirjam Mergenthaler...
The German subsidiary of Original Buff has hired Mirjam Mergenthaler as brand manager for the Spanish specialty brand of head and neckwear, in charge of sales and marketing. The 33-year-old worked for Polar, the Finnish maker of sports electronics equipment, as event manager. In her new position at Buff she will ...
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After 35 years with Vaude, many of them directing the...
After 35 years with Vaude, many of them directing the purchase and import department, Hubertus von Dewitz retired at the turn of the year. He is the brother of Albrecht von Dewitz, the company's founder, and uncle of Antje von Dewitz, the current managing director. When Vaude first started up, ...
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Oboz Footwear has brought in two new employees at its...
Oboz Footwear has brought in two new employees at its headquarters in Montana. Jen Radick is the new marketing coordinator, working with Sharon Gauding, vice president of sales and marketing. Radick has wide-ranging experience in interior design, arts, marketing, retail buying and store management. The American shoe company says she ...
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The parent company of Rab and Lowe Alpine has a...
The parent company of Rab and Lowe Alpine has a new U.S. sales manager. Chris Tennal will work for Equip Outdoor Technologies, managing two national sales teams for the two technical outdoor brands, working from the company's office in Louisville, Colorado. His previous experience includes a job as hardgoods buyer ...
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Johnson Outdoors continues to beef up the management of its...
Johnson Outdoors continues to beef up the management of its watercraft segment by hiring David Hadden as brand director, responsible for all its product lines including Necky and Ocean kayaks, Old Town canoes and kayaks, and Carlisle paddles. He previously worked at three other kayak companies ? Freedom Hawk, Emotion ...
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Tierra, the Swedish brand of outdoor wear, will be distributed...
Tierra, the Swedish brand of outdoor wear, will be distributed in the U.K. by Rosker starting in the autumn. Tierra, which is owned by the Fenix Outdoor Group, is making its first foray into Western Europe with the move. Rosker has added it to its portfolio, which also includes Fjällräven, ...
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Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of outdoor and snow wear...
Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of outdoor and snow wear apparel, has announce a change of distributors in Belgium The new company in charge is Antwerp-based G-Force, a distributor led by Gunther Heuvelmans, which also sells brands like Colmar, Icepeak and Timezone. Previously, Mountain Force was handled in Belgium by ...
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Another sporting goods company has taken action to see its...
Another sporting goods company has taken action to see its merchandise sold properly through the internet by its customers. The new agreements between Schöffel and its retail clients call for strict conditions to be applied on various aspects of the relationship, including the offer of a relevant part of the ...
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Sport Schuster, the large German sporting goods retailer based in...
Sport Schuster, the large German sporting goods retailer based in downtown Munich, is starting the celebration of its 100th anniversary by closing a shop, a single-brand store of The North Face with a selling surface of 280 square meters. The store, where clearance sales are being held now, will be ...
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Sport Partner reports that Demmenie Sport, an emblematic sports and...
Sport Partner reports that Demmenie Sport, an emblematic sports and outdoor specialist retailer in Amsterdam, has been taken over by Kathmandu, a group of six Dutch outdoor stores. Demmenie, which was a destination store for many Dutch trekkers, was declared bankrupt at the end of November. The takeover will enable ...
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This week, Patagonia is opening its store on Fourth Street in...
This week, Patagonia is opening its store on Fourth Street in Santa Monica, California, less than a mile from the ocean. The grand opening is slated for Jan. 24, including a benefit for the Surfrider Foundation's West L.A./Malibu chapter and the Rise Above Plastics program. The store will sell Patagonia wetsuits, ...
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India's cotton industry will see a drop in exports in...
India's cotton industry will see a drop in exports in the current year, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as well as the Cotton Association of India. The U.S. agency foresees a 60 percent decline to 5.7 million bales of cotton. While a drop, that is still ...
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The North Face has signed a sponsorship agreement with Timothy...
The North Face has signed a sponsorship agreement with Timothy Olson, an ultra-runner from Oregon. The 29-year-old will be part of TNF's global athlete team of about 75 sportspeople including top athletes in running, snowboarding, skiing, rock climbing and mountaineering. Some of the well-known members of the team are, among, others, Jez ...
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The 11-year-old youth national champion of the American Bouldering Series,...
The 11-year-old youth national champion of the American Bouldering Series, Ashima Shiraishi, has joined the Adidas Outdoor team as a sponsored athlete. She has been climbing since she was 6, and last year was the youngest person in the world to climb a 5.14a from base to anchors without falling ...
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Garmin will act as official sponsor of the FIS World...
Garmin will act as official sponsor of the FIS World Championship in Nordic skiing taking place in Val di Fiemme, Italy, from Feb. 20 through March 3. Organizers expect 300,000 spectators to visit the Italian ski resort to watch the world's top athletes in ski jumping, cross-country skiing and Nordic ...
