News Briefs – Page 444
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Petzl America has appointed Blair Williams sales director. A professional...
Petzl America has appointed Blair Williams sales director. A professional mountain climber and a versatile sportsman, he worked previously as government program manager for Grainger, a supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products.
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Haglöfs, the Swedish outdoor brand, has sealed an agreement with...
Haglöfs, the Swedish outdoor brand, has sealed an agreement with Step Hill to start distribution in Taiwan from the second half of this year. This is the last Asian country where Haglöfs has made arrangements for distribution as part of an expansion drive that started shortly after its acquisition by ...
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Gregory, the brand of backpacks in the Black Diamond group,...
Gregory, the brand of backpacks in the Black Diamond group, is quickly expanding in Europe with a strengthened network of agencies and distributors. Most recently, Gregory has moved into Switzerland through the Casoar agency, which can rely on good service and logistics since Gregory's European headquarters is located in Switzerland ...
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Camp, the Italian mountaineering company, is about to set up...
Camp, the Italian mountaineering company, is about to set up its own subsidiary for the Russian market. The chief of the new operation based in Moscow is Artem Zaikin. Over the past eight years, Zaikin served first as brand manager and for the past three years as head of marketing ...
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Wild Country, the British brand of climbing products acquired by...
Wild Country, the British brand of climbing products acquired by Salewa early last year, has begun to introduce items from the Italian brand to selected outdoor stores in the U.K. The distribution of the recently acquired British brand for climbing products. As reported, Salewa will start representing Wild Country in ...
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Jürgen Wank assumes the distribution of the Austrian outdoor brand...
Jürgen Wank assumes the distribution of the Austrian outdoor brand Carinthia in Switzerland and South Tyrol. Carinthia recently signed a cooperation agreement with Intersport Eybl for the development of a shop-in-shop concept in 14 Eybl stores in Austria. The company reached total sales of €32 million in 2011, representing an ...
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Powertraveller, the British brand of mobile solar solutions, is quickly...
Powertraveller, the British brand of mobile solar solutions, is quickly expanding its worldwide distribution network. The brand's new distributor in Australia is Sea to Summit, the local outdoor brand there. Another new market has been added with Estonia, where Matka Sport is now in charge of Powertraveller. Matka also distributes ...
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The Spanish outdoor brand Trangoworld plans to expand further, both...
The Spanish outdoor brand Trangoworld plans to expand further, both in its domestic market and abroad. As some of Trangoworld's competitors in the Spanish market are disappearing, the brand managed to increase its market share. In this framework, Trangoworld plans to open mono-brand stores in Spain as a medium-term objective. ...
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Eider has signed a distribution contract with the Canadian distributor...
Eider has signed a distribution contract with the Canadian distributor Lanctôt, which is also distributing the outdoor brands Millet, Julbo and Trezeta as well as the snowsports brands Fischer, Swix and Uvex. First deliveries will be made in summer 2013. Lanctôt will also take over the distribution of Eider's sister ...
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Oberalp will replace Project 2010 as the distributor of Fischer...
Oberalp will replace Project 2010 as the distributor of Fischer Sports in Italy, starting in March 2013. The deal is described as a strategic partnership that will involve cooperation in product development, branding and marketing. The two family-owned companies already collaborate through the studio of Antonio Dus in Montebelluna, which ...
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SportScheck, Germany's leading multi-sport and multi-channel retailer, significantly increased its...
SportScheck, Germany's leading multi-sport and multi-channel retailer, significantly increased its sales of outdoor equipment, shoes and apparel in its last fiscal year, which ended on Feb. 29. While its total sales increased by 6 percent to €408 million, its sales of outdoor products jumped by 12 percent. The outdoor segment ...
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Kozi Kidz, the U.K.-based brand of functional apparel for children,...
Kozi Kidz, the U.K.-based brand of functional apparel for children, will open its first store in China in a department store in Guangzhou. Another store is scheduled for November in Shanghai. The expansion into retailing came quickly after Kozi Kidz' chief, Tomas Torstensson, picked a local distributor, Providence Trading, just ...
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Barrabès, the big Spanish outdoor retailer based in the Basque...
Barrabès, the big Spanish outdoor retailer based in the Basque region, has inaugurated its first store in Catalunya. Located at 77-79 Calle Roger de Lluria in Barcelona, it measures a total of 1,600 square meters, including a net sales area of 1,000 m².
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Salewa recently opened two franchised stores in Austria. The store...
Salewa recently opened two franchised stores in Austria. The store in Saalfelden is managed by Stefan Klingmayr from Kliko-Sport. Another franchised store will be opened on July, 28 in Schladming. Salewa has five mono-brand stores in Austria; two of them are managed by the company itself.
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The European Parliament voted on July 4 to reject the...
The European Parliament voted on July 4 to reject the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), which therefore cannot become law in the European Union. A total of 478 members of the European body voted against the deal, with 39 in favor and 165 abstentions. The guidelines of the treaty was meant ...
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Columbia Sportswear has asked a court to dismiss the lawsuit...
Columbia Sportswear has asked a court to dismiss the lawsuit brought against it by Innovative Sports, a company in Eugene, Oregon that claimed infringement of its intellectual property rights with its Omni-Heat electrically heated apparel. Columbia pointed out, among other things, that two lawyers have rejected a request to represent ...
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Jack Wolfskin has presented its second sustainability report and published...
Jack Wolfskin has presented its second sustainability report and published the evaluation of the company under the standards of the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF). In 2011, the brand managed for the first time to cover all its affiliated manufacturing plants through 83 audits among its suppliers to check their performance ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Alliance has named Original Buff, Wild...
The European Outdoor Conservation Alliance has named Original Buff, Wild Roses and Nikwax as the organization's “Conservation Champions 2012.” The three companies secured that title of honor for their outstanding commitment to EOCA's environmental projects in the current year. Buff has taken care of three conservation projects in their entirety ...
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“Respect the Mountains Envirotrek Mountain Clean Up,” an initiative to...
“Respect the Mountains Envirotrek Mountain Clean Up,” an initiative to clean up the environment sponsored by Keen, will take place for the first time in the U.K. next Aug. 5 in the Peak District. Participants will help collect rubbish and other waste at the site in Bamford. After the clean-up, ...
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Following the leitmotiv “roped together in solidarity,” Mammut will donate...
Following the leitmotiv “roped together in solidarity,” Mammut will donate 1 percent out of the sales of its peak collection and the jubilee book put out for the brand's 150th anniversary. The benefit goes to the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations with a special focus on the support of ...
