News Briefs – Page 458
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Barrabés is hiring people for its first store in Barcelona,...
Barrabés is hiring people for its first store in Barcelona, due to open in the spring. The company is the major specialty outdoor retailer in Spain. Besides its long-standing e-commerce platform, it already has stores in Benasque, Huesca, Madrid and Zaragoza.
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Migros, the huge Swiss retail cooperative and owner of the...
Migros, the huge Swiss retail cooperative and owner of the SportXX and Outdoor by Sport XX stores, is the new main sponsor of SAC, the Swiss alpine club. It is one of three main sponsors and the exclusive supporter of the youth section. Currently, SAC counts some 135,000 members. In ...
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Beal, the French outdoor equipment brand, has renewed its partnership...
Beal, the French outdoor equipment brand, has renewed its partnership with the French Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (FFME) until 2015. In addition, Beal's Diablo climbing rope will be available for use at the this year's World Climbing Championships in Paris this September. The Diablo uses Unicore proprietary technology, which links ...
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The Conservation Alliance Legacy Fund has reached its goal of...
The Conservation Alliance Legacy Fund has reached its goal of a $3.5 million endowment thanks to a pledge from The North Face to give $750,000 over three years. The Legacy Fund's earnings cover the Conservation Alliance's operating expenses. It was launched in January 2008 and grew to $2.75 million when ...
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REI has named Vibram USA its 2011 Vendor Partner of...
REI has named Vibram USA its 2011 Vendor Partner of the Year in its annual awards program, for the second year in a row. The honor was announced at the Outdoor Retailer show, along with the three divisional awards: Black Diamond Equipment for camp/travel; Thule for action sports; and Merrell ...
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Jack Wolfskin and the German Office for Nature Protection (BfN)...
Jack Wolfskin and the German Office for Nature Protection (BfN) have opened the floor to nominations for their joint award for 2012, and will accept applications until April 9 – or until Aug. 3 for a new category called citizen's prize. It is the second year in a row that ...
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Columbia Sportswear gave out $50,000 worth of cash and product...
Columbia Sportswear gave out $50,000 worth of cash and product to 10 grant recipients of its new Belay Program, launched with the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance. The program and the grant recipients were unveiled at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City this month. The Grassroots Outdoor Alliance and ...
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A few days ago, the Genfoot headquarters and factories received...
A few days ago, the Genfoot headquarters and factories received high-ranking Canadian politicians, including the minister of environment and the minister of justice. The press event at the place where Kamik footwear is produced marked the launch of a new certification program supervised by the government for the use of ...
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Vaude has sealed a deal with LichtBlick (“light view”), a...
Vaude has sealed a deal with LichtBlick (“light view”), a company which provides electrical power that comes 100 percent from renewable resources. The contract runs through at least two years. LichtBlick will supply Vaude's headquarters with 640,000 kilowatt hours annually.
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K2 has announced that it is determined to move into...
K2 has announced that it is determined to move into the business of outerwear. In 2013, the ski company will present its line of apparel, which is set to complement K2's offer of backcountry, all-mountain and freestyle hardgoods. In charge is Mark Valdez as outerwear product director; he was with ...
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Mammut Sports Group voluntarily recalls some cartridges of its Snowpulse...
Mammut Sports Group voluntarily recalls some cartridges of its Snowpulse brand of avalanche air bags that it acquired in last July. It is related to the cartridges of the series “Inflation System 1.0,” whose manometer may leak and lose pressure. Cartridges sold in this winter 2011-12 are not affected.
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Energear, the new textile technology from Schoeller that returns energy...
Energear, the new textile technology from Schoeller that returns energy radiated by the body back to it, has been tested by the Hohenstein Institute, which confirmed its efficacy. Schoeller says that every living creature emits Far Infrared Rays into the environment. Energear uses a titanium-mineral matrix to reflect these rays ...
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Falke is introducing a collection of seamless underwear targeted at...
Falke is introducing a collection of seamless underwear targeted at people who participate in winter sports. The German sports apparel brand says it is the first ever to have a plush-knitted inside. Called the First Layer Falke Skiing Comfort Fit range, the collection of 3D circular knitted underwear uses ThermaCool ...
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The European Outdoor Group has a full schedule planned for...
The European Outdoor Group has a full schedule planned for Jan. 30 during Ispo, starting with an 8 a.m. breakfast that will include several discussions centering on sustainability. The three-hour event, being held in the Turmblick Room at Ispo's East Entrance, is open to all, and will allow attendees to ...
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More than 600 companies have already booked exhibition space for...
More than 600 companies have already booked exhibition space for the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen this July. New participants this year include Pearl Izumi, Scott, GoPro and Kangaroos.
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Regatta, along with its affiliated brands - Dare2b, Craghoppers, Regatta...
Regatta, along with its affiliated brands - Dare2b, Craghoppers, Regatta Professional and Hawkshead – is opening its new international distribution center at Ellesmere Port, near Manchester, in time for deliveries of the spring/summer 2012 collections. Its surface of 400,000 square feet is designed to cope with the Regatta Group's continuous ...
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Maier Sports, the German sports apparel firm acquired by the...
Maier Sports, the German sports apparel firm acquired by the Findos Investor equity firm last Aug. 1, is taking over a specialty brand of running wear, Rono Innovations. Rono will reportedly continue to operate independently within the new enlarged group, which also markets Maier Sports snow apparel and outerwear as ...
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Hestra, the Swedish glovemaker for outdoor, snow sports and other...
Hestra, the Swedish glovemaker for outdoor, snow sports and other purposes, now has its own factory in Europe. It is located in the town of Rakamaz, Hungary, and currently employs 50 people. The company says that it wants to triple the number of employees. Hestra has long contracted manufacturing to ...
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Crocs has entered into an amended and restated credit agreement...
Crocs has entered into an amended and restated credit agreement that replaces the existing $30 million asset-backed line of credit set to expire in September 2014 with a five-year, $70 million secured revolving line of credit. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility will bear interest at variable rates, and it ...
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The German market is reportedly becoming the biggest one for...
The German market is reportedly becoming the biggest one for Napapijri, bigger even than Italy, where this outdoor-inspired brand owned by VF Corporation started originally. Company officials have indicated that the brand should experience a sales increase of around 12 percent globally this year, taking its turnover up to more ...
