News Briefs – Page 473
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Messe Friedrichshafen and its managing director, Klaus Wellmann, have already...
Messe Friedrichshafen and its managing director, Klaus Wellmann, have already agreed on the extension of Wellmann’s working contract through 2018. In fact, the extension was not due before 2013, but the mayor of Friedrichshafen and chairman of Messe’s supervisory board, Andreas Brand, wanted to show a sign of continuity for ...
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Trekmates, the U.K. brand of outdoor accessories, has a new...
Trekmates, the U.K. brand of outdoor accessories, has a new managing director: After the takeover of the company by Enterprise Ventures earlier this year, Keith Paxton has been appointed managing partner owning a significant share in Trekmates. Before, Paxton served as U.S.-based executive vice president at Fiskars in charge of ...
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PrimaLoft has appointed Bartosz Lassak as sales agent for Eastern...
PrimaLoft has appointed Bartosz Lassak as sales agent for Eastern Europe and Russia. The Polish manager has long been connected with W.L. Gore, where he worked as a sales representative between 2001 and 2002. He founded his own sales and marketing agency serving brands such as Gore and Nokia.
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Arc’teryx has completely rearranged its yop management by appointing a...
Arc’teryx has completely rearranged its yop management by appointing a couple of vice presidents and other top positions: George Curleigh has been appointed vice president for sales while Gary Bryant, who has also acted as chief of the European operations, will take the role of vice president for the product ...
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Frank Saeger, country manager in the German-speaking countries for Erke...
Frank Saeger, country manager in the German-speaking countries for Erke from China, has also been appointed country manager in Germany for Trespass.
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Keen has switched agents in Austria. Since the start of...
Keen has switched agents in Austria. Since the start of July its new agent has been Widmann Trading, represented by its owner, Ernst Widmann, and by Klaus Öllerer as brand manager, replacing Gerhard Pfaffenbichler Sportagentur. The American company already has strong contacts in the Austrian outdoor and footwear markets, due ...
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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 a contest organized by Outdoor Magazine. The votes came from about 100 companies in the outdoor sector and other operators. Its prizes include the limited-edition skis developed by Atomic for The North Face and 50 copies of ...
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Canada Goose says that it has won a trial in...
Canada Goose says that it has won a trial in a Chinese court against local counterfeiters. After 2,000 pieces of coats of the brand were confiscated, the court ruled that the chief of the fake operations would be sentenced to 10 months in prison and a fine of slightly under ...
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Stubai, the Austrian brand of mountaineering equipment, has launched its...
Stubai, the Austrian brand of mountaineering equipment, has launched its own web-based TV program on YouTube.
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Mammut Sports Group is investing some €22.5 million in building...
Mammut Sports Group is investing some €22.5 million in building a new warehouse in a small town, Wolfertschwenden, close to its current German office in Memmingen, Bavaria, which has become too small. The new logistics center, to be opened by the end of 2012, will have a gross surface of ...
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As revealed in the The Compass last year, Hi-Tec moved...
As revealed in the The Compass last year, Hi-Tec moved its head office from Southend-on-Sea to Amsterdam earlier this year. The company inaugurated its new building with a dazzling get-together on May 9. The event was attended by more than 400 guests from around the world, from Hi-Tec salespeople and ...
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation has signed an agreement to acquire Sanuk,...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation has signed an agreement to acquire Sanuk, an American brand of beach sandals and other lifestyle shoes whose sales are expected to double this year from $43 million in 2010, generating Ebitda of $15 million. Deckers will pay $120 million in cash, plus an earn-out provision of ...
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H.S. Trask is an American brand of outdoor and casual...
H.S. Trask is an American brand of outdoor and casual shoes that uses leather made from the skin of American bisons, elks and longhorns. Named after its founder, Harrison Trask, and based in the state of Montana, it has been for many years the property of a financially shaky U.S. ...
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KKR, the big American investment company, has acquired a controlling...
KKR, the big American investment company, has acquired a controlling interest in Academy Sports + Outdoors, a chain of 131 outdoor and general sporting goods stores in the southern part of the U.S. The chain’s sales grew last year by an estimated 12.5 percent to $2.7 billion, making it the ...
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Sigg Switzerland USA, the exclusive distributor of the Swiss company’s...
Sigg Switzerland USA, the exclusive distributor of the Swiss company’s aluminum water bottles in the U.S., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It plans to sell its operations to Sigg’s Canadian distributor, and will continue to operate until the deal is closed. Sales of the aluminum bottles jumped in 2008 ...
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Outdoor Sports Valley, the French outdoor industry association based in...
Outdoor Sports Valley, the French outdoor industry association based in Annecy, has selected three young local firms for a program of support by the local Chamber of Commerce and other institutions. The companies are Azimut Innovation, specializing in environmental protection in the sporting goods sector; Ginkio, which develops the Henjl ...
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Norrøna has opened its second store in the capital of...
Norrøna has opened its second store in the capital of Norway. In contrast to the first store in Oslo, which has a selling surface of some 500 square meters, the new door in the Storo shopping mall will be smaller, with some 200 square meters. The Norwegian sports apparel company ...
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Last Thursday, Patagonia opened its first store in Spain. It...
Last Thursday, Patagonia opened its first store in Spain. It is located in the Basque city of San Sebastián and is mainly dedicated to boardsports. The selling surface is 220 square meters and it is located near the Playa de Gros beach. Besides the current summer collection, the offer comprises ...
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Invia, the German distributor of high-end gear, will no longer...
Invia, the German distributor of high-end gear, will no longer be in charge of selling the GPS systems of Satmap. The British company, based in Leatherhead near London, has taken the distribution in the country into its own hands, effective June 1. Also, from Aug. 1 on, Invia will no ...
