News Briefs – Page 472
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Deuter is cooperating with Gibbon, slackline pioneer and market leader...
Deuter is cooperating with Gibbon, slackline pioneer and market leader in its segment, for a marketing campaign this summer. From June until the beginning of September, about 100 specialist leathergoods stores in Germany are decorating their shop windows with slacklines and impressive photos to create awareness of the Deuter campaign ...
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Patagonia is expanding its presence in the trail-running category, linking...
Patagonia is expanding its presence in the trail-running category, linking up with Krissy Moehl, the ultra runner, and growing its line of trail-running shoes. Moehl and the member s of Patagonia's Ultra Running Team will have a full line of the brand's products to wear for training and competition. The ...
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Columbia Sportswear, the U.S. outdoor apparel and footwear company, announced...
Columbia Sportswear, the U.S. outdoor apparel and footwear company, announced a collaboration with Jeffrey Kalinsky to create a collection of outdoor-inspired pieces. Kalinsky is the founder of Jeffrey New York, a luxury boutique with designer merchandise, and executive vice president of designer merchandising for Nordstrom, the American department store and ...
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Vaude has published its sustainability report for 2011 after a...
Vaude has published its sustainability report for 2011 after a renewed environmental management and audit scheme was validated by an independent environmental verifier. One hundred percent of the electricity Vaude uses in production, logistics and administration at its headquarters in Tettnang comes from renewable sources. Since 2009, the company has ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) aims to reach the...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) aims to reach the target of €1 million to support conservation projects in 2012. The EOCA has a fundraising stand at this year's OutDoor trade show in Friedrichshafen. Outdoor products that have been donated by EOCA members can be purchased at the stand in ...
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Superfeet, the American manufacturer of shoe insoles, is launching the...
Superfeet, the American manufacturer of shoe insoles, is launching the first sandals collection at the OutDoor trade show in Friedrichshafen. The newly developed sandals are called “FLP” and include the Superfeet Trim-To-Fit shoe insoles. The Northwest Podiatric Laboratory in the U.S., which developed the shoe insoles for and with Superfeet, ...
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Haglöfs and Asics have set up a development center for...
Haglöfs and Asics have set up a development center for outdoor and trail running shoes, which will enable the two companies to implement a dual-brand strategy for this category and to share technologies. The development center is based at Asics' head office in Japan, with a relay in Europe, Abe ...
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VF Corporation has inaugurated a new, environmentally-friendly corporate head office...
VF Corporation has inaugurated a new, environmentally-friendly corporate head office for three brands of its outdoor division – The North Face, JanSport and Lucy – on a 14-acre property in Alameda, California. Accommodating more than 470 employees, the 160,000-square-foot campus comprises a 1,000-sqft. fitness center, an outdoor training area, an ...
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Black Diamond has announced the completion of its acquisition of...
Black Diamond has announced the completion of its acquisition of Poc Sweden. Part of the initial takeover price of 311.3 million Swedish kronor (€36.3m-$44.3m) will be paid through 460,065 Black Diamond shares.
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Primaloft has formally become an independent company, following the completion...
Primaloft has formally become an independent company, following the completion of its management buyout from Albany International for $37.9 million. In connection with the move, Tom Seaver is joining Primaloft as chief financial officer, reporting directly to Michael Joyce, president and chief executive of the American textile insulation specialist. Seaver ...
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Philippe Joffard, president and chief executive of Lafuma Group, has...
Philippe Joffard, president and chief executive of Lafuma Group, has promoted the 33-year-old Arnaud du Mesnil to the position of deputy managing director. The young manager worked for Ernst & Young and for Orange International before joining the French outdoor group in 2008 as controller. He then took charge of ...
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Yesterday, Leki confirmed that the company will remain definitely in...
Yesterday, Leki confirmed that the company will remain definitely in the ownership of the Lenhart family after the tragic and untimely death of its owner and managing director, Klaus Lenhart. He died in an air crash on April 30. After some rumors on a possible sale came up, the management ...
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Ralf Stegemann, sales manager of Timberland for the German-speaking countries,...
Ralf Stegemann, sales manager of Timberland for the German-speaking countries, is leaving after more than ten years with the group. Fouad Gross, general manager for Central Europe, is taking over his responsibilities on an interim basis.
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Nemo Equipment has added five new positions at its headquarters...
Nemo Equipment has added five new positions at its headquarters in Dover, New Hampshire. Tina Bourgeois joins as the new chief financial officer from Ibex Outdoor Clothing. Tiffany Teaford is the new senior director of marketing, after directing brand and product management for outdoor companies for over ten years. Mike ...
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Sir Joseph, the Czech brand of high-end down products such...
Sir Joseph, the Czech brand of high-end down products such as sleeping bags and jackets for use under extreme conditions, has entered the French and Italian markets by picking agencies there. In France, the business will be run now by Grenoble-based Aventure Nordique, which acts also as a retailer specialized ...
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Peter Metcalf, chief executive of Black Diamond, has resigned from...
Peter Metcalf, chief executive of Black Diamond, has resigned from the Utah Ski and Snowboard Industry working group over legislation proposed by Utah's governor, Gary Herbert, that would transfer ownership of public lands from the federal government to the state. He argued that the governor's proposal would be detrimental to ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) unveiled at the OutDoor...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) unveiled at the OutDoor show yesterday the ten projects that it is funding this year, out of 74 project applications. Several European magazines encouraged an estimated four million readers to vote for their favorite project in three separate project categories: nature, outdoor and alpine. ...
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Salomon has signed a sponsorship deal with Greg Hill, a...
Salomon has signed a sponsorship deal with Greg Hill, a record-breaking ski mountaineer based in British Columbia who has already been connected with Arc'teryx, another brand of Amer Sports. Hill is the first person to have climbed and skied over a total of two million vertical feet on more than ...
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Mammut added the trail running category to its collection, and...
Mammut added the trail running category to its collection, and is presenting it at the OutDoor show for the first time. According to the Swiss company, 98.4 percent of trail runners are also engaged in other outdoor activities. Its first mountain trail running shoe won the OutDoor Industry Award 2012 ...
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Ricosta, the major German brand of children's shoes, is showing...
Ricosta, the major German brand of children's shoes, is showing for the first time at the OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen this week, following its successful introduction of its first styles of outdoor shoes a couple of years ago. They are particularly strong in the German-speaking countries and Russia. On the ...
