News Briefs – Page 474

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    Primus, the brand of camping stoves under the helm of...

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Primus, the brand of camping stoves under the helm of the Swedish Fenix Outdoor group, has appointed Andreas Jakabffy as new chief executive. The 44-year-old replaces Joakim Grönvik, who quits the company at his own request after 24 years in service. Jakabffy has had a long career in the consumer ...

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    The North Face has named Duncan Bembridge to be its...

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    The North Face has named Duncan Bembridge to be its new hardgoods sales director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region (EMEA). He will work on the distribution and sales strategy for footwear and equipment in the region, and build a sales team to expand the brand’s presence there. ...

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    LK International, the Swiss company that markets the Kjus brand,...

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    LK International, the Swiss company that markets the Kjus brand, has hired three top managers. Heiner Löffler is head of logistics and will oversee purchasing and the apparel brand’s entire supply chain, effective immediately. The 52-year-old has joined LK International from WMF, the cutlery company, and was previously involved in ...

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    Tim Bantle has been named the new director of apparel...

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Tim Bantle has been named the new director of apparel for Black Diamond. He was formerly the business unit director of technical outerwear and equipment at Patagonia.

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    Deckers Outdoor Corporation has signed an agreement to acquire Sanuk,...

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    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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    Robert Kröger, head of marketing at Sympatex for the last...

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Robert Kröger, head of marketing at Sympatex for the last four years, has quit the company to join the German Sky TV channel. Kröger has been replaced by Beate Hoerl, who continues to run the marketing of Sympatex’ parent company, Plouquet.

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    Invista has made three internal promotions. After more than 15...

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Invista has made three internal promotions. After more than 15 years with the company in South America, the U.S. and Europe, Denise Sakuma is made global and North American brand com­munication director. She was previously segment director for leg­wear, a position in which she is going to be replaced by ...

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    Polartec has announced the winners of its annual APEX awards,...

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Polartec has announced the winners of its annual APEX awards, which are put out separately for Europe and North America. In Europe the lucky winners are: Peak Performance (“Black Light Mid Semi Pants,” “Gunsight T-neck” and “Mid Zip Long Sleeve” baselayers), Norrøna (“Lofoten Warm2 High Loft” jacket), Garm (“NFM Combat ...

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    Peak Performance, the largest brand of IC Companys, was not...

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Peak Performance, the largest brand of IC Companys, was not on the list of those that achieved double-digit growth within the group during the third quarter as it reported its results for the period. Total sales increased by 10 percent to 1.1 billion Danish kronor (€147.5m-$208.9m), with wholesale and retail ...

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    Dynafit will donate more than €5,500 (to be precise: €5,542.38)...

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Dynafit will donate more than €5,500 (to be precise: €5,542.38) to the protection of the endangered species of the snow leopard, the animal that this subsidiary of Salewa features in its logo. The money came from the second edition of an event in seven countries called Snow Leopard Day, which ...

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    Some 500 Patagonia employees have joined a movement in Chile...

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Some 500 Patagonia employees have joined a movement in Chile to protest new dam projects in the south of the country that are endangering valuable natural parks there. Apparently, the Chilean government allowed a multinational company to build five dams in Patagonia (the region, not the brand). The Patagonia staff ...

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    The European division of The North Face is setting up...

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    The European division of The North Face is setting up an initiative called “Explore Fund.” The fund is designed to support NGOs and projects that aim to attract young people to outdoor activities. On the website explorefund.eu, organizations can apply for financial support up to €2,500. The site is available ...

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    Since 2009, Keen has organized “Envirotrek,” an event to collect...

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Since 2009, Keen has organized “Envirotrek,” an event to collect waste in the wilderness. In summer 2010, 200 people did their utmost to collect 300 kilos of waste in touristic areas in France, Belgium and Austria. The initiative was not only about soda cans and any type of packaging, but ...

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    New England Footwear, the company started by former Timber­land executives...

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    New England Footwear, the company started by former Timber­land executives to continue production of GoLite footwear when Timberland decided to discontinue it, has won funding from the Green Launching Pad. This is a program run by the state of New Hampshire to promote sustainable business. Doug Clark, the chief executive ...

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    Petzl is recalling its “Scorpio” via ferrata lanyards sold between...

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Petzl is recalling its “Scorpio” via ferrata lanyards sold between March 2005 and this May 19 in the wake of an accident in France. Some of the affected models, “L60” and “L60CK”, were found to have a weakness in the tear webbing energy absorbers, which could have led to the ...

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    Outdoor Retailer is currently testing out the beta version of...

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Outdoor Retailer is currently testing out the beta version of its new Outdoor Retailer Hub, an online service designed to bring brands and retailers together in a virtual platform of brand microsites that can be used all year for everything from product development and launches to placing and managing orders. ...

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    The European Outdoor Forum, which was held in Annecy, France,...

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    The European Outdoor Forum, which was held in Annecy, France, last year, will continue. The next event is set for October 11-12. After last year’s success with some 220 attendants from mainly France, the German-speaking countries, the U.K., the U.S., the Netherlands and Italy, this year’s conference will feature speakers ...

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    Performance Days, the trade show held in mid-May in Annecy...

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Performance Days, the trade show held in mid-May in Annecy and Munich, reports a record in terms of exhibitors and visitors. The number of visitors increased by 65 percent compared with April last year and by 5 percent compared with the events in November. In Munich, the number of exhibitors ...

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    The organizers of the Sports Unlimited trade show in Valencia...

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    The organizers of the Sports Unlimited trade show in Valencia were very pleased with the results in the third year of the event, in spite of competition from the Outdoor Week being staged for the first time in Barcelona next week, on June 7-9. The Sports Unlimited trade show, which ...

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    Jean-Luc Diard, former president of Salomon and current vice president...

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Jean-Luc Diard, former president of Salomon and current vice president of Tecnica and president of the Outdoor Sports Valley, was among the 1,200-plus participants from 13 countries in the Maxi Race, a trail-running contest organized around the Lake of Annecy on May 29. Tecnica, Raidlight and a dozen other firms ...