News Briefs – Page 436
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In a ceremony during the German Sustainability Day, Jack Wolfskin...
In a ceremony during the German Sustainability Day, Jack Wolfskin received a special award for the use of recycled paper in the framework of its sustainability program. The brand impressed the jury with the consistent use of eco-friendly paper in all operations, and notably for using it to print one ...
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Bluesign, the Swiss company that has been developing the eponymous...
Bluesign, the Swiss company that has been developing the eponymous standard for a sustainable supply chain in the textile industry, is announcing new system partners whose signatories have pledged to implement the Bluesign requirements. Among them are Black Diamond Equipment; YKK Corporation, the Japanese manufacturer of quality zippers; and Downlite ...
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Reportedly, Rab, the British brand of outdoor apparel, has signed...
Reportedly, Rab, the British brand of outdoor apparel, has signed its commitment to the codex of the European Down and Feather Association (EDFA). Signatories commit themselves to make sure that the goose and duck down they use is only a byproduct of meat processing and is by no means a ...
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Next year's Ispo Beijing fair, which will run for...
Next year's Ispo Beijing fair, which will run for four days starting on Feb. 27, will welcome a few new outdoor-oriented brands premiering at the show. They are Haglöfs, Adidas Outdoor, Li-Ning, which has just launched its own line of outdoor gear, and Mammut Sports Group in collaboration with the ...
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In an interesting move, The North Face has decided to...
In an interesting move, The North Face has decided to exhibit at the Asia Outdoor show in Nanjing, China, whose eighth edition will take place July 24-27, 2013. The two leading international brands in the Chinese market, TNF and Columbia Sportswear, have not shown at the major trade shows in ...
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Our previous issue included an article about product liability in...
Our previous issue included an article about product liability in the outdoor industry that was largely based on a speech made at the European Outdoor Forum by Bernard Bressoux, the quality and technical director at Petzl. While hoping that the article would help to stimulate industry-wide thought and action on ...
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Lafuma, the French outdoor group, said that preliminary talks held...
Lafuma, the French outdoor group, said that preliminary talks held with E-Land for a potential takeover by the Korean group had not revealed sufficient synergies between the two companies. Lafuma confirmed last month that it had been approached by E-Land and agreed to hold discussions with the Korean group, which ...
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Jetboil, the young U.S. brand of outdoor stoves, has been...
Jetboil, the young U.S. brand of outdoor stoves, has been acquired for an undisclosed price by Johnson Outdoors. Jetboil will be integrated into the U.S. group's Outdoor Gear business unit, along with the Eureka! and Silva brands, but it will continue to operate from its own facility in Manchester, New ...
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Katadyn North America, the U.S.-based subsidiary of the Swiss maker...
Katadyn North America, the U.S.-based subsidiary of the Swiss maker of water purification solutions, has acquired the assets of TyRy Inc., a privately held manufacturer of freeze-dried and dehydrated instant food. TyRy markets the brands Natural High, Richmoor, AlpineAir Foods and Gourmet Reserves. The acquired company will keep its facilities ...
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According to Sports Insight, a British publication, VF Corporation plans...
According to Sports Insight, a British publication, VF Corporation plans to discontinue the distribution in Europe of Jansport, its technical brand of backpacks, after the spring/summer 2013 season. Instead, the group wants to put its focus on its more lifestyle-oriented Eastpak brand. VF will redeploy more efforts on Jansport in ...
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Jack Wolfskin will boost its executive board with the appointment...
Jack Wolfskin will boost its executive board with the appointment from next Feb. 1 of Elke Stein to the newly created position of joint managing director in charge of marketing and product development. The 45-year-old spent 16 years at Adidas, first as key account manager and marketing director for Central ...
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Jonathan Petty, European marketing manager at Patagonia, is preparing to...
Jonathan Petty, European marketing manager at Patagonia, is preparing to move to London to become regional manager for the same brand in northern Europe, encompassing the U.K., Ireland, the Nordics and the Baltics. To reinforce its business in all of Europe, Patagonia has carved the continent into four regional units. ...
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Bridgedale, the U.K. specialty brand of functional socks, wants to...
Bridgedale, the U.K. specialty brand of functional socks, wants to intensify its presence on the European continent: It has hired Christian Benedikt as business development manager for Europe. In this newly created position, the 33-year-old will be working on strengthening Bridgedale's market position in Germany, Austria and Italy. Therefore, Benedikt ...
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Polartec has appointed Gary Smith as chief executive and...
Polartec has appointed Gary Smith as chief executive and Joe Robinson as chief financial officer, completing a management succession process announced in July. Smith, 49, is to succeed the current chief executive, Andrew J. Vecchione, as of Nov. 1. An expert in the outdoor and apparel industries, Smith previously served ...
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Didriksons, the Swedish company specializing in rainwear and outdoor garments,...
Didriksons, the Swedish company specializing in rainwear and outdoor garments, is setting up its own sales subsidiary in the U.K. The company has hired Jon Wright, former key account manager at Helly Hansen, who started with Didriksons last month and will be working with existing agents in Scotland and the ...
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Montane, the British brand of high-end apparel, now has a...
Montane, the British brand of high-end apparel, now has a regular distributor for Switzerland. The new partner is Merz AG, a distribution company based outside Zurich and founded in 1979, which also takes care of Nikwax as well as of the footwear brands Merrell, Magnum, Chaco and Cushe. With this ...
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In a move that is likely to be watched with...
In a move that is likely to be watched with interest by other sports companies, Jack Wolfskin has issued a warning that it will take more forceful action against retail partners in Germany and Austria that sell its products on internet auction websites in breach of their trade agreements with ...
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ABS, the German specialty supplier of the so-called avalanche airbags,...
ABS, the German specialty supplier of the so-called avalanche airbags, is going direct to consumers with its own webshop - shop.abs-airbag.de - dedicated to Austrian and German customers. The company intends to integrate its retail customers into this system through the Shopatron platform. Shopatron allows participating retailers to take over ...
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The North Face has opened a single-brand store in downtown...
The North Face has opened a single-brand store in downtown Cologne on a selling space of nearly 290 square meters. It is the brand's sixth standalone store, corporate or franchised, in Germany. We hear that TNF plans to open another door in Düsseldorf next spring with a possible selling surface ...
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Odlo has opened a franchised store for the first time...
Odlo has opened a franchised store for the first time in Germany in the town of Lörrach, in the extreme southwest corner of the country. The selling space of 180 square meters is run by Intersport Bohny, a local retailer that already operates two single-brand stores for The North Face ...
