News Briefs – Page 454
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An outdoor brand has won one of the prestigious Red...
An outdoor brand has won one of the prestigious Red Dot design awards for 2012. The “Bering -3º” sleeping bag by Nordisk is made of ultra-fine woven threads with a coating of microfine carbon particles to enhance insulation, and uses synthetic filling made from Advansa Thermo Dry Soft. Specialist retailers ...
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After 2005 and 2008, Vaude has again made it into...
After 2005 and 2008, Vaude has again made it into the final selection in the competition of Germany's family-friendliest enterprises. The competition is called “success factor family” and is supported by Chancellor Angela Merkel. Vaude was picked out of more than 530 applications. The company runs its own kindergarten and ...
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John Jansen, managing director of Keen in Europe, has agreed...
John Jansen, managing director of Keen in Europe, has agreed to become the acting president of the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) until the organization's annual assembly in July. This comes after the untimely passing last year of Holger Bismann, managing director of Patagonia Europe and president of EOCA. Jansen ...
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Sympatex accelerates its effort to reduce the volume of materials...
Sympatex accelerates its effort to reduce the volume of materials used in production that may increase the greenhouse effect. In cooperation with DSM, its Dutch manufacturing partner, the company intends to reduce the use of carbon in its new materials based on “co-polymers,” which are described as having a 50 ...
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Messe Friedrichshafen reports success for the second edition of its...
Messe Friedrichshafen reports success for the second edition of its consumer show, Velo Berlin, held in the German capital until last Sunday. Altogether 9,500 visitors were welcomed by 200 exhibitors during the two days of the event. The show spread over seven halls and an exhibition space of 13,000 square ...
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After a successful Ispo Beijing last month, its organizer, Messe...
After a successful Ispo Beijing last month, its organizer, Messe München, is already busy preparing next year's edition of this fast-growing show for the Chinese market. The 2013 edition will run from Feb. 27 through March 2. It will again be held at the China National Convention Center (CNCC), near ...
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Performance Days, the specialty show for fibers and fabrics, has...
Performance Days, the specialty show for fibers and fabrics, has decided to concentrate its efforts on Munich, where the next event will take place on May 9-10. That means that the usual other location, in the French town of Annecy, is cancelled. The organizers say that visitors, especially from overseas ...
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In the last issue, we said that Salewa's sales of...
In the last issue, we said that Salewa's sales of footwear were higher in China than in Europe. That is, of course, not correct. We were trying to say that footwear has a higher share of the company's total sales in China than the share it has in Europe. That ...
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In the fourth quarter ended last Dec. 31, sales increases...
In the fourth quarter ended last Dec. 31, sales increases of 37.7 percent for Ugg and 45.9 percent for Teva led to a surge of 40.4 percent to $603.9 million in Deckers Outdoor Corporation's total sales. The group's revenues rose by 21.0 percent in the U.S. during the latest quarter, ...
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A 14 percent sales increase in the fourth quarter helped...
A 14 percent sales increase in the fourth quarter helped Crocs to break the magic $1 billion threshold for its annual turnover in 2011. Total revenues jumped by 27 percent for the year to $1,000,903. Net income almost doubled, reaching a level of $112.8 million against $67.7 million the year ...
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Garmin reported sales increases of 24 percent in the fitness...
Garmin reported sales increases of 24 percent in the fitness segment to $298 million and of 14 percent in the outdoor segment to $363 million for its financial year ended last Dec. 31. The turnover in fitness would have been higher without the delayed shipment of the Forerunner 910XT system ...
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In releasing its annual results, Jarden Corp. told financial analysts...
In releasing its annual results, Jarden Corp. told financial analysts that Marmot performed last year in line with the accelerated growth plans that the group had set for it in the area of technical apparel, where it continues to take market share. Another highlight was the success of Coleman's “Instant ...
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Laya, the Chinese company in charge of the distribution of...
Laya, the Chinese company in charge of the distribution of La Sportiva and Innov8 in the country, has taken on more brands to sell into China. New partners are Camp and Cassin for climbing gear, Wild Roses for women's apparel and Montane, the British maker of high-end mountaineering apparel.
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Salewa is making progress in China with its business launched...
Salewa is making progress in China with its business launched last year. Robson Iu, the Italian company's man in China, reports that the brand counts currently 35 point of sale – department stores and specialty shops alike, in all but one of China's provinces. Rainer Gerstner, Salewa's brand director, added ...
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Jim Jin, general manager of Beijing Jintiancheng Finery and newly...
Jim Jin, general manager of Beijing Jintiancheng Finery and newly appointed distributor of Haglöfs in China, is very pleased about the Swedish brand's premiere with Sanfo, the leading specialty chain in the country. Jin said that no other brand has ever been as successful as Haglöfs with its marketing entry. ...
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Sigg Switzerland, which has produced beverage bottles for more than...
Sigg Switzerland, which has produced beverage bottles for more than a century, has appointed Petric Zingg as its new chief executive, replacing Walter Hinder. Zing served most recently as vice president for international marketing at Rado watches. He previously acted as head of international communication at Swatch, and then as ...
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Lothar Lotterer, who was with Fjällräven and the Fenix group...
Lothar Lotterer, who was with Fjällräven and the Fenix group for eight years, has switched to the Danish company Seeland International. Reporting to Bent Rasmussen, international sales manager, Lotterer will serve as country manager for the German-speaking countries. Seeland is a specialty company in the field of hunting apparel that ...
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Primus has appointed Paul Rosenquist global sales manager for the...
Primus has appointed Paul Rosenquist global sales manager for the stove specialty brand. The 35-year-old was already with Primus, but switched to Brunton one year ago after Fenix Outdoor, the parent company of Primus, acquired the U.S. brand of accessories. Rosenquist will keep his role as Brunton's general manager for ...
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Fenix Outdoor has a chief sustainability officer effective March 1....
Fenix Outdoor has a chief sustainability officer effective March 1. In the newly created position, Aiko Bode will supervise the performance of the entire group, which comprises the brands Fjällräven, Hanwag, Primus, Tierra and Brunton as well as the Swedish Naturkompaniet retail chain, in terms of social and ecological responsibility. ...
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Hyung-Rae “HR” Cho has been named general manager of Columbia...
Hyung-Rae “HR” Cho has been named general manager of Columbia Sportswear's wholly owned Korean subsidiary. Cho, 53, comes from Levi Strauss & Company, where he was general manager for Korea. Previously he held the same position for Gillette and its subsidiary, Braun. He succeeds SR Cho, no relation, who was ...
