News Briefs – Page 453
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The “King of Poles” had another passion - aviation. With...
The “King of Poles” had another passion - aviation. With his small red aircraft, Lenhart won various titles in artistic flying, including the German championships. Yesterday afternoon, he headed off for his last flight. Apparently, he trained a young pilot. The aircraft crashed nearby the runway at his home town ...
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The management was unavailable on today's holiday for further comment,...
The management was unavailable on today's holiday for further comment, but it is safe to say that the company is in good hands beyond the tragic death of its leader. Leki is led by long-time employees such as Bernd Mayer, sales director, and Heidi Kreusel, marketing director.
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Klaus Lenhart died yesterday - one day before his 57th...
Klaus Lenhart died yesterday - one day before his 57th birthday - leaving behind his family, some 250 employees and an industry which has been impressed by his visions, passions and missions. We will always be.
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Roger Furst, the co-founder of Eastern Mountain Sports, died this...
Roger Furst, the co-founder of Eastern Mountain Sports, died this month at 78 years old. He started the retail chain in the 1960s with Alan McDonough, with whom he hiked and fished. They opened their first store when they realized there was a huge market for lightweight backpacks, hiking boots, ...
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Didriksons, the Swedish company specializing in rainwear and outdoor garments,...
Didriksons, the Swedish company specializing in rainwear and outdoor garments, lifted its sales by about 50 percent last year as it pushed ahead with its strategy to offer activewear for the entire family. Sportfack, the Swedish sporting goods magazine, reports that Didriksons' turnover jumped to about 464 million Swedish kronor ...
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Basicnet is introducing K-Way to the Russian market via an...
Basicnet is introducing K-Way to the Russian market via an agreement with Bosco di Ciliegi, the big company of Mikhail Kusnirovich that represents many Italian fashion brands in his country. The collaboration has started with the sale of K-Way's spring/summer 2012 line in the Vesna shopping center, in the Novi ...
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Gerber is installing its first office outside North America. The...
Gerber is installing its first office outside North America. The new operation will be based in Munich and will be run by Joachim Colliander as director of international sales in charge of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) as well as of the Asia-Pacific region. Before, Colliander worked for ...
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Woolrich, the old U.S. company of outdoor apparel, has promoted...
Woolrich, the old U.S. company of outdoor apparel, has promoted Nicholas Brayton to the role of president. Before, he was in charge of the brand's domestic licensing business. He is the first member of the Rich family at the top of the company since his father steered the firm, founded ...
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Columbia Sportswear has confirmed a report that Petri Raatikainen, Finland-based...
Columbia Sportswear has confirmed a report that Petri Raatikainen, Finland-based country manager for the Nordics and the Baltics, has left the company. Formerly country manager for Salomon in Finland, Raatikainen was hired by Columbia about two and a half years ago when the company started to restructure its activities in ...
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Effective March 1, the German-based operations of Outlast appointed Dirk...
Effective March 1, the German-based operations of Outlast appointed Dirk Keunen European sales manager of the specialty manufacturer of phase change materials. The 53-year-old has 27 years of experience in the apparel business. From 2005 through 2011, the Belgian served as vice president for sales in Europe and Asia of ...
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Daniela Becker, marketing manager at Nikon's sports optics division in...
Daniela Becker, marketing manager at Nikon's sports optics division in Germany, has been promoted to marketing manager of sports and recreational optics at the Netherlands-based European operations of the Japanese company. She will keep some of her current functions and continues to be based in Düsseldorf.
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Last weekend, Globetrotter Ausrüstung, the big German specialty outdoor retailer,...
Last weekend, Globetrotter Ausrüstung, the big German specialty outdoor retailer, opened two climbing areas at once. The 60-square-meter specialty shop in Berlin is located right next to the retailer's Berlin flagship store and is called “Kletterland” (“climbing land”). The opening was packed with events such as the appearance of a ...
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HDE, the federation of German retailers, has awarded Globetrotter the...
HDE, the federation of German retailers, has awarded Globetrotter the prize for “Store of the Year” in the “off-line” category. The prize goes to the chain's big store in Munich, which opened one year ago. The four-storey shop has a selling surface of 6,500 square meters and features various attractions ...
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Vrijbuiter, the Dutch retailer with three megastores for camping products,...
Vrijbuiter, the Dutch retailer with three megastores for camping products, opened a fourth store in Zaandam earlier this month. Sport Partner reports that Vrijbuiter previously acquired De Kampeerwinkel, another camping store in Zaandam, which was owned by Joost Karsten. It then closed down this store and opened a new Vrijbuiter ...
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Salewa has received the “Rosa de Plata” (“silver rose”), an...
Salewa has received the “Rosa de Plata” (“silver rose”), an award put out by the Barna Centre federation for the brand's new store in Barcelona, Spain. The Italian brand opened the store around the corner from the Ramblas, the city's famous street, in cooperation with the local Mañanes family as ...
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At the end of February, Odlo shut down its factory...
At the end of February, Odlo shut down its factory outlet in the southern German town of Metzingen on schedule, after a five-month trial run. Metzingen is well known as a mecca for smart shoppers in the country, much like Troyes in France. The town is the base of Hugo ...
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Leki, Meindl, Lowa and Deuter continue to push their joint...
Leki, Meindl, Lowa and Deuter continue to push their joint concept of speed hiking, at least in Germany. The four companies are inviting their retail customers to seminars to be held during April and May. The 1.5-day sessions train interested retailers or their staff in becoming a speed hiking instructor. ...
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Adidas Outdoor is launching a free iPad app for outdoor...
Adidas Outdoor is launching a free iPad app for outdoor enthusiasts who want to read its outdoor magazine on their tablet. The app will enable users to view all the contents of the magazine, including interactive functions. For example, as part of a feature about two climbers tackling the Chimera ...
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Ueli Steck has joined the World Team of Béal, the...
Ueli Steck has joined the World Team of Béal, the big French supplier of mountaineering ropes and harnesses. Born at Emmental in Switzerland in 1976, he has been climbing mountains since the age of 12. He has developed a specialty of ascending them alone, fast. His latest achievement was climbing ...
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Paul Hubner, chief executive of Baffin, the Canadian brand of...
Paul Hubner, chief executive of Baffin, the Canadian brand of “polar-proven” outdoor footwear and clothing, is doing it again. He will be leading a 230-kilometer trek across Baffin Island in the Arctic to test a new range of clothing. He will go on the expedition together with his sons Mark, ...
