News Briefs – Page 470
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Heiner Oberrauch, owner and president of the Salewa/Oberalp group, will...
Heiner Oberrauch, owner and president of the Salewa/Oberalp group, will be the keynote speaker at a dinner sponsored by Ispo during the European Outdoor Forum, scheduled to take place in Annecy, France, on Oct. 11-12. Like last year, where the keynote speaker was Paul Petzl, the dinner will take place ...
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Norbert Olbertz, who founded the American Sport Chalet chain of...
Norbert Olbertz, who founded the American Sport Chalet chain of outdoor and snow sports stores in 1959, died of natural causes on July 15 at the age of 86. Trained as a pastry chef, he moved from Germany to Canada and then to the U.S. He set up the first ...
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Maier Sports, the German brand of snow and outdoor wear,...
Maier Sports, the German brand of snow and outdoor wear, has created a new joint venture with a Chinese partner, Sunrise, in Xiamen. It is the new company's mission to sew samples and to take care of the sourcing in the Far East. The office employs 20 people who will ...
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Tatonka expects to reach sales of €20 million by the...
Tatonka expects to reach sales of €20 million by the end of its business year in September. The increase in sales at the end of June was about 18 percent compared with the same period in the previous year. In the business year 2009-10, the company's total sales amounted to ...
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Salewa's sales rose by 12 percent last year to €110...
Salewa's sales rose by 12 percent last year to €110 million, while those of Dynafit jumped by more than 30 percent to €40 million. Combined with other operations, including the distribution of Speedo, Rip Curl and other brands, the Oberalp group raised its sales to €165 million in 2010. Footwear ...
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Wild Roses, the specialty outdoor brand exclusively for women, has...
Wild Roses, the specialty outdoor brand exclusively for women, has appointed Birgit Delfs head of product management and product. The 45-year-old will operate from Switzerland and served most recently in a similar position at Schöffel. Delfs replaces Claudia Pellegrini, who will leave the company by the end of August.
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Garmin opened new offices in Johannesburg and Capetown in South...
Garmin opened new offices in Johannesburg and Capetown in South Africa in June this year. Another office to support the European sales structure was opened in Eemnes in the Netherlands a couple of months ago. The existing Dutch distributor, Sailtron, was acquired by Garmin at the beginning of this year ...
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This autumn, Vaude will open another franchised single-brand store in...
This autumn, Vaude will open another franchised single-brand store in Germany in the town of Villingen-Schwenningen. It is the brand's fifth door of that type in the country, not including two factory outlets.
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A number of outdoor associations have formed the Italian Outdoor...
A number of outdoor associations have formed the Italian Outdoor Federation. The new body aims to coordinate the activities of established and new associations covering 40 different outdoor activities, interacting with the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), which regulates and promotes sports in Italy. Headquartered in Turin, the new association is ...
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Mammut will be launching a big international online and offline...
Mammut will be launching a big international online and offline marketing campaign on the occasion of its 150th anniversary next year. An anniversary book including diverse mountaineering stories will be sold by retailers and in bookshops from autumn next year. A special anniversary collection will also be launched for next ...
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Tatonka will be launching a new print campaign, planned for...
Tatonka will be launching a new print campaign, planned for January 2012. It will promote the new “Skill 30” daypack, which weighs only 860g. Mood films to support the promotion and to promote the brand image will be forwarded to Tatonka retailers in January 2012, in order to support the ...
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Aku is joining Arc'teryx, Gore-Tex and other sponsors as premium...
Aku is joining Arc'teryx, Gore-Tex and other sponsors as premium partner for a photo contest around the theme of “Mountain.Moves,” intended to illustrate the more dynamic aspects of mountaineering. The best shots received before Aug. 15 by the organizer, Salem Frucht, will be rewarded with prizes of up to €3,000 ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association unveiled this year's funded projects...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association unveiled this year's funded projects at the OutDoor show yesterday. Following nearly 50 nominations for projects in 2010, the EOCA received an unprecedented 66 nominations from its members for conservation projects in 2011. Afterward, 31,000 consumers across Europe got involved in helping to choose those ...
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The members of the professional outdoor group in the Federation...
The members of the professional outdoor group in the Federation of the German Sporting Goods Industry (BSI) have launched the corporate social responsibility project “Social Compliance” in cooperation with the European Outdoor Group. The nonprofit organization Made-by, which works with the fashion industry on the continuous enhancement of social and ...
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Sympatex has developed a processing system that allows it to...
Sympatex has developed a processing system that allows it to reduce the amount of resources and material used by up to 15 percent. The key to saving of material and energy is the improved recycling. Previously, this was not efficiently done during membrane processing. On top of that, Sympatex aims ...
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At this OutDoor show, Vaude is presenting its first collection...
At this OutDoor show, Vaude is presenting its first collection of bike wear especially dedicated to children comprising backpacks, apparel and accessories. It is divided into two lines, race and mountain bike.
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Hanwag has presented its new concept called “Real Custom Made,”...
Hanwag has presented its new concept called “Real Custom Made,” which enables the customer to get a perfectly fitting pair of hiking boots even if the hiker has two different-sized feet or feet that differ significantly from the norm. Hanwag's initiative is the first of its type in the sector ...
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After the launch of its first apparel line last year,...
After the launch of its first apparel line last year, Buff is entering the next round with its second apparel collection, being presented during this year's OutDoor trade show in Friedrichshafen. With the second collection, Buff is sending a clear signal that it aims to establish itself as an apparel ...
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Toray, the Japanese company, whose core segments are based on...
Toray, the Japanese company, whose core segments are based on fibers, textiles, plastics and chemicals, has introduced a new soft compression wear that combines comfort and functional features. With the new innovation, compression clothing can be taken out of the triathlon corner and placed in every sporting goods section. The ...
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Black Diamond has developed a new magnetron technology that will...
Black Diamond has developed a new magnetron technology that will be available on selected locking carabiners from July 2012. The patent-pending magnetron technology uses the power of magnetic fields to reinvent the locking carabiner and to provide for security and ease of use. The new products, called “Magnetron GridLock” and ...
