News Briefs – Page 466
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Osprey Packs has promoted Sarah Harper Burke, with the company...
Osprey Packs has promoted Sarah Harper Burke, with the company since 2009, to be retail marketing manager. She launched the company's Pro Shop Program in her former position as pro deal and program packs manager. Before joining Osprey, she worked at the U.S. National Whitewater Center and the Nantahala Outdoor ...
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In the course of its reorganization across Europe in the...
In the course of its reorganization across Europe in the aftermath of the merger with Black Diamond, Gregory, the backpack company, has picked a distributor for Switzerland. On an interim basis, the Swiss Gregory business was handled through Black Diamond Europe, also based in Switzerland. The new distributor is Casoar, ...
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Regatta Group, the largest outdoor group in the U.K., is...
Regatta Group, the largest outdoor group in the U.K., is about to open a new 400,000-square-foot warehouse in Ellesmere Port. This will nearly double the warehousing capacity of the group, which owns the brands Regatta, Craghoppers, Dare2b, Regatta Professional and Hawkshead. As the company expands globally, it considers the enlarged ...
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Muddus, a Swedish brand of hiking footwear launched just last...
Muddus, a Swedish brand of hiking footwear launched just last year, moved into Norway this year and should be on German shelves from next year. Muddus is sold in Norway by an agent, Oddbjørn Lindebø-Tennebekk, and its sales in Germany will be handled by Huber Sport Consulting, which already deals ...
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La Sportiva North America has doubled the size of its...
La Sportiva North America has doubled the size of its warehouse and expanded its office space at its distribution site in Boulder, Colorado. It should allow the company to shorten supply-chain lead times and increase basic stock levels, as well as provide the extra needed space for La Sportiva's launch ...
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Sporttotal has assumed the distribution of the Australian brand Sea...
Sporttotal has assumed the distribution of the Australian brand Sea to Summit in Spain. Sea to Summit is known for its outdoor and travel product lines. Until now, the brand has been distributed in Spain by Esportiva Aksa, which will continue to cooperate with the Australian brand until the end ...
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Jack Wolfskin plans to open its third store in France...
Jack Wolfskin plans to open its third store in France in November. The 180-square-meter space at La Défense, west of Paris, follows the recent opening of the company's second French store, in Strasbourg.
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Super Retail Group, a retailer based in Queensland and listed...
Super Retail Group, a retailer based in Queensland and listed on the Australian stock exchange, is moving into the New Zealand outdoor market by launching the Fishing Camping Outdoors (FCO) banner. Last month Super Retail already opened three stores in Manukau, Whangarei and New Plymouth, with a plan to roll ...
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Mammut Sports Group, the leading outdoor brand from Switzerland, reports...
Mammut Sports Group, the leading outdoor brand from Switzerland, reports a decrease in sales of 10.1 percent for the first six months of the current year and reached total sales of 85.4 million Swiss francs (€75.1m-$107.3m). In local currencies and disregarding the divestment of the Toko wax brand last year, ...
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Timberland employees have embarked on more than a month of...
Timberland employees have embarked on more than a month of community service activities worldwide. Starting on Sept. 8, the company's Serv-a-palooza initiative began, with its goal of meeting communities' critical needs and creating sustainable impact. The annual project started 14 years ago as a one-day event geared toward getting Timberland ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Alliance (EOCA) has finally put out...
The European Outdoor Conservation Alliance (EOCA) has finally put out the results of its fund raising initiative during the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. Altogether, the association collected during the four days a total amount of €23,000 of which impressive €11,000 came in on the last day of the show. There ...
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The American Conservation Alliance raised nearly $50,000 from 20 companies...
The American Conservation Alliance raised nearly $50,000 from 20 companies at last month's Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City by selling products at big discounts and donating up to 100 percent of the proceeds. The list of the donors included Black Diamond, Camelbak, Chaco, Canada Goose, Columbia Sportswear, ...
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The German section of Sport 2000 has joined forces with...
The German section of Sport 2000 has joined forces with Jack Wolfskin to launch a marketing campaign aiming to reduce overstocks of rainwear. As reported earlier, Jack Wolfskin, the clear market leader in outerwear in the country, suffered from poor sales of rain jackets after a spring season that was ...
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Petzl, Schöffel, Lowa, Deuter, Lorpen, Komperdell and Adidas Eyewear can...
Petzl, Schöffel, Lowa, Deuter, Lorpen, Komperdell and Adidas Eyewear can be proud that their contractee, Austria's Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, has made it to the top of K2 at last – after a couple of ill-fated attempts. She is the first woman ever to have climbed all 14 summits higher than 8,000 ...
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The North Face has extended its title sponsorship of the...
The North Face has extended its title sponsorship of the Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc, which it has sponsored since its inception in 2003. Europe's premier ultra-running event consists of four races starting in late August in Chamonix, France, through Italy and Switzerland. It draws about 5,500 runners from 58 countries. ...
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Timberland has signed a licensing deal with Parigi that will...
Timberland has signed a licensing deal with Parigi that will take its children's clothing collection to the U.S. Parigi will design and distribute clothes and accessories for boys, girls and infants through 2014. They will be available at major department stores and specialty retailers through the U.S. Timberland will still ...
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Woolrich is planning to put out a range of technical...
Woolrich is planning to put out a range of technical outdoor clothing for its main markets, including North America, Europe and Japan, for the autumn/winter 2012-13 season. Meanwhile, the company has signed a multi-year licensing deal with Weeplay Kids for boys' sportswear and layette apparel in the U.S. and Canada. ...
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A court of justice in Madrid has declared the start...
A court of justice in Madrid has declared the start of insolvency proceedings for Coronel Tapiocca, the Spanish retailer of outdoor and travel apparel and accessories. After a meeting with the creditors, the court authorized the insolvency administrators of the chain to sell parts of it for €1.2 million to ...
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About 20,000 Grigiri 2 belay devices are being recalled by...
About 20,000 Grigiri 2 belay devices are being recalled by Petzl America, because the handle can become stuck in the open position, disabling the braking function and posing the risk of falling to the user. The recall includes 18,000 of the devices in the U.S. and 2,000 in Canada. No ...
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Effective 2012, The Outdoor Trade Show (OTS) and the Stoneleigh...
Effective 2012, The Outdoor Trade Show (OTS) and the Stoneleigh Tent Show, both held at Stoneleigh Park outside Coventry, England, will merge. This is the result of a survey executed among both exhibitors and retailers, of which 80 percent said that a joint event would be a good idea. 73 ...
