News Briefs – Page 468
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Sea to Summit, the Aussie brand of accessories, presented its...
Sea to Summit, the Aussie brand of accessories, presented its own sleeping bags at the Asia Outdoor show in Nanjing. The brand has already marketed sleeping bags in Australia, but offers them now to the international markets. Sea to Summit has been exploring the Chinese market by showing at the ...
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Capitalizin g on the success of its “Omni-Heat” technology for...
Capitalizin g on the success of its “Omni-Heat” technology for winter wear, Columbia Sportswear is seeking to boost its new high-tech image by introducing two new technologies for its spring/summer 2012 collection. It has a design patent pending on one of them and a technological patent pending on an upgrade ...
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Schuster, the big Munich-based outdoor and sporting goods retailer, is...
Schuster, the big Munich-based outdoor and sporting goods retailer, is launching a three-week campaign later this month to make consumers familiar with sustainable products. All across the store, products that are made with respect for the environment will be highlighted with a specially designed logo. The retailer will inform customers ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association, of which – as reported...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association, of which – as reported – this publication is the latest member, has awarded Patagonia with the title of “Conservation Champion.” This prize was granted to the company for three reasons: First, Patagonia under the leadership of its European chief, Holger Bismann, has spent loads ...
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This fall, Dynafit is going to launch a film tour...
This fall, Dynafit is going to launch a film tour across Europe which aims to promote ski touring with impressive movies featuring some of the leading athletes in that sport. The Salewa brand for athletic snow sports will show movies in selected spots in Italy, the German-speaking countries, France and ...
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Mammut has begun to celebrate its 150th anniversary, which officially...
Mammut has begun to celebrate its 150th anniversary, which officially takes place next year. It started its tour around the globe, comprising the ascent to 150 summits worldwide, on Aug. 3 at Jungfrau in Switzerland, which was climbed for the very first time exactly 200 years before. The team included ...
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The Kanumesse, which claims to have become the...
The Kanumesse, which claims to have become the most important trade show for canoes and kayaks in the world, reports another record in the number of exhibitors at its next session, scheduled for Sept. 18-20 in Nuremberg, Germany. There will be more than 170 exhibitors on a gross surface of ...
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Roger Zeng, president of the China Outdoor Retailers Association (CORA),...
Roger Zeng, president of the China Outdoor Retailers Association (CORA), will be among the speakers featured at the European Outdoor Industry Forum in Annecy next Oct. 11-12, complementing presentations by Mark Held and Frank Hugelmeyer, who run the European Outdoor Group (EOG) and the U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), respectively. ...
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The organizers of the European Outdoor Forum have announced that...
The organizers of the European Outdoor Forum have announced that Alex Stiler, the author of “X Play Nation,” will appear at the event to give a presentation on how to capture the youth market. He will take the example of how action sports have made themselves appealing to young people ...
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Sports Direct International has raised its stake in Blacks Leisure...
Sports Direct International has raised its stake in Blacks Leisure Group to 21.3 percent. The aggressive British retailer and brand owner had seen its stake in Blacks diluted by an equity increase in May 2010. At the end of its own financial year last Apr. 24, Sports Direct had only ...
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Garmont denies rumors concerning a possible sale of the company,...
Garmont denies rumors concerning a possible sale of the company, although it has reportedly received at least one takeover offer. The rumors probably originated from the departure earlier this year of Gord Bailey, the company's longtime U.S. manager. Company officials say that Garmont plans to announce a new management structure ...
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Bradshaw Taylor, the U.K. distributor for Mountain Hardwear and Montrail...
Bradshaw Taylor, the U.K. distributor for Mountain Hardwear and Montrail for 17 years, will lose its gig at the end of next spring as the two Columbia Sportswear brands take over their own distribution in the country. Andrew Barker, the brand director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, will ...
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Optamit, the German owner and distributor of outdoor brands, has...
Optamit, the German owner and distributor of outdoor brands, has taken over the distribution of the U.S. brand Geigerrig in Europe since June. Geigerrig manufactures hydration packs with an innovative spray function that are priced at €60-75 at the retail level. Optamit aims to sell the brand via the outdoor ...
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CamelBak, the U.S. brand of hydration packs, recently signed new...
CamelBak, the U.S. brand of hydration packs, recently signed new distribution contracts for several Asian markets. In Singapore, Pinnacle Distribution Network will take care of the distribution of CamelBak's product line starting from next year. Universal Fitness and Leisure UFL, which won with the Asian Distributor of the Year award ...
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Roody Rasmussen, who has been the president of Petzl America...
Roody Rasmussen, who has been the president of Petzl America for the last 12 years, has announced that he will step down from that position at the end of this year. He will be succeeded by Nazz Kurth, currently the sales director for Petzl America, the manufacturer of headlamps and ...
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Michael Millenacker is the new vice president for sales in...
Michael Millenacker is the new vice president for sales in the Americas for The North Face. He has more than 15 years' experience in the industry, most recently as president at Eagle Creek, a fellow VF Corporation brand.
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Stan Mavis is joining the team of Australian Wool Innovation,...
Stan Mavis is joining the team of Australian Wool Innovation, owner of the Woolmark brand, tasked with promoting the use of Merino wool to manufacturers of sports apparel. He hopes to refute misconceptions that Merino wool is uncomfortable or hard to clean. Mavis was a co-founder of Pearl Izumi in ...
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The latest outdoor store to have been opened in Arco...
The latest outdoor store to have been opened in Arco di Trento, the Italian town with the highest density of outdoor shops, has a special unique selling proposition: it features only Italian brands. Called Art Rock, it offers clothing by Bailo, footwear by Zamberlan and technical backpacks by Marsupio. The ...
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Mountain Spirit of Bolzano has been named “Best Outdoor Shop”...
Mountain Spirit of Bolzano has been named “Best Outdoor Shop” in Italy in contest organized by Italy's Outdoor Magazine. The votes came from about 100 companies in the outdoor sector and other operators. The winner gets the limited-edition skis developed by Atomic for The North Face and 50 copies of ...
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The Japanese company Mont-Bell opened a new mono-brand store in...
The Japanese company Mont-Bell opened a new mono-brand store in the center of Tokyo last month. Including the new store in the Japanese capital, the company will be opening five new stores in Japan in 2011. LS Group, which owns the license for Mont-Bell products in South Korea, will expand ...
