News Briefs – Page 434
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For the first time, Ispo Munich is giving out awards...
For the first time, Ispo Munich is giving out awards for the most impressive efforts in communication. The lucky winners have already been announced, and the awards ceremony will be held at the show on Feb. 4. A jury picked 26 winners, nine gold winners, and from them, one overall ...
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Bill Forrest, the legendary climber and inventor from Colorado who founded...
Bill Forrest, the legendary climber and inventor from Colorado who founded Forrest Mountaineering, died on Dec. 21 of a heart attack while snowshoeing with his wife, Rosa. He owned 17 U.S. patents, generally related to climbing and snowshoeing equipment. One of his legacies is the first rock-and-ice hammer with interchangeable picks, ...
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Cocona, the materials technology company based in Boulder, Colorado, has secured...
Cocona, the materials technology company based in Boulder, Colorado, has secured a $15 million Series C equity private placement and will use the funds for marketing, developing new technologies and general working capital purposes. The transaction was led by H.I.G. Growth Partners and two prior Cocona investors, Fairhaven Capital and Milcom ...
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The Vegam division of Spac, an Italian developer and...
The Vegam division of Spac, an Italian developer and manufacturer of technical fabrics and components near Vicenza, is partnering with the eVent division of General Electric to bring a new line of permeable and bi-component waterproof fabrics to European shoe companies. Spac will produce both three- and four-layer laminates for ...
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A few days ago, Odlo began the construction of its...
A few days ago, Odlo began the construction of its new global distribution center in the German town of Brüggen. By the end of 2013, it will take the place of a cluster of five distribution centers in the same area. The total warehouse space will increase from 18,500 to ...
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There is unconfirmed speculation that Werner Riethmann, CEO of Lowa,...
There is unconfirmed speculation that Werner Riethmann, CEO of Lowa, and the company's contract manufacturer in Slovakia, Riko, are among the candidates to take over Tecnica Group's 60 percent stake in the profitable German-based firm. Two years ago, Riethmann doubled his personal stake in the company to 20 percent and ...
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Jonas Peterson has replaced Magnus Månsson as chief executive of...
Jonas Peterson has replaced Magnus Månsson as chief executive of Craft, the sports apparel specialist owned by the Swedish New Wave Group. Peterson already worked at Craft a few years ago as sales and marketing manager but in May 2010 he became chief executive of Cross Sportswear, another Swedish brand, ...
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Effective Jan. 1, Clifton Pemble will be promoted president and...
Effective Jan. 1, Clifton Pemble will be promoted president and chief executive of Garmin. In this role he replaces Min Kao, one of the founders of the American GPS company, who will remain with the group as chairman of the supervisory board. Pemble joined Garmin as an engineer shortly after ...
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After six years in office, Kay Steinbach has decided to...
After six years in office, Kay Steinbach has decided to step down from his job as managing director of Yeti, the specialty brand of sleeping bags and other down products. A successor has yet to be announced. The majority shareholder of Yeti is Nordisk, the Danish company of outdoor products, ...
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Alan Offenberg, founding partner of Compass Group Management, has been...
Alan Offenberg, founding partner of Compass Group Management, has been promoted chief executive of Compass Diversified Holdings, parent company of Camelbak and other firms. He had been made interim CEO after the former CEO, Joseph Massoud, took a protracted leave in February 2011. He has resigned from the position and ...
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Silvia Felt has been appointed product line manager for Europe,...
Silvia Felt has been appointed product line manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Berghaus. She replaces Sébastien Willefert, who switched to the Lafuma Group as assistant director in charge of international development earlier this year. Operating from Berghaus' subsidiary in Munich, Felt will be responsible for ...
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Fjällräven, the Swedish outdoor brand, has appointed Erik Jansen to...
Fjällräven, the Swedish outdoor brand, has appointed Erik Jansen to become its sales manager for the Benelux countries. This new position is meant to cope with the Swedish brand's rapid expansion in the Netherlands and Belgium. Jansen, who previously worked in publishing, will supervise two sales representatives, one of them ...
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Dale of Norway appointed Anette Evensen as marketing manager from...
Dale of Norway appointed Anette Evensen as marketing manager from the start of November. The Norwegian knitwear brand's marketing activities were previously supervised by Arnstein Raunehaug, marketing and sales manager, who is leaving the company in February. The sales manager's job is to be taken over in March by Bjørn ...
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Inov-8, the fast-growing British company that is making its mark...
Inov-8, the fast-growing British company that is making its mark in trail running and other sports, has appointed Lee Cox as vice president of sales for the U.S. He worked for five years at Reebok and then spent one year at New Balance, leading its merchandising team in the U.S.
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Invista has hired Catherine Anderson Jones for its Cordura brand...
Invista has hired Catherine Anderson Jones for its Cordura brand as marketing communications manager for the performance and protective fabrics division. In her new role, the 46-year-old will be responsible for the management of all marketing communications activities for the European market. Anderson Jones has 25 years of experience in ...
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Terramar Sports, the American producer of technical baselayers, is...
Terramar Sports, the American producer of technical baselayers, is going to be the new distributor of Bridgedale socks for the U.S. and Canada from next January. The British line has been distributed until now by Garmont North America, which is being dissolved. As previously reported, Scott Sports will distribute Garmont ...
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Edelrid will use Scarpa North America's facilities in Boulder, Colorado,...
Edelrid will use Scarpa North America's facilities in Boulder, Colorado, for warehousing and fulfillment. A local sales coordinator will continue to work with Edelrid for sales and customer service.
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Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS), which has 69 outdoor specialty shops...
Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS), which has 69 outdoor specialty shops in the U.S., has been acquired by Versa Capital at undisclosed conditions. In 2008, Versa had already bought another American sporting goods retailer, Bob's Stores, which operates 35 units in the northeastern part of the country. Previously called Chrysalis Capital, ...
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Shortly after opening its own TouchLab stores in Seattle, Washington,...
Shortly after opening its own TouchLab stores in Seattle, Washington, and Vail, Colorado, Icebreaker's retail operations have now reached Australia. The first shop in the country is located in the Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne and has a selling surface of 160 square meters. Currently, the merino specialty brand runs ...
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Keen has inaugurated a new corporate store in Portland, Oregon....
Keen has inaugurated a new corporate store in Portland, Oregon. With a selling space of 400 square meters, it is four times larger than the former one, which was just a few blocks away from the new location. The so-called Keen Garage is part of the company's new four-level headquarters, ...
