News Briefs – Page 477
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Trevira, the German polyester producer, has two owners now. Indorama...
Trevira, the German polyester producer, has two owners now. Indorama Ventures of Bangkok has acquired a 75 percent stake in the company. Italy’s Sinterama owns the balance. Trevira’s former personnel director, Klaus Holz, has been appointed chief executive, replacing Uwe Wöhner who let at the beginning of this year.
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Invista’s plans to build a new production facility in the...
Invista’s plans to build a new production facility in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park are going forward after a recession-related delay. It should help meet the region’s need for nylon 6,6 intermediates and polymer. It is currently working on an environmental impact assessment, and should start construction on the facility ...
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Deckers Outdoor is going to set up a subsidiary for...
Deckers Outdoor is going to set up a subsidiary for the French market in 2012. Nicolas Touitou, formerly with Orangina-Schweppes and Reebok, where he handled key accounts and operations, will be in charge of Teva. Jean-Michel Herrault, former chief executive of Eider, will take care of the Ugg brand.
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REI has reported a 14.0 percent increase in sales to...
REI has reported a 14.0 percent increase in sales to $1.66 billion for 2010, with comparable store sales rising by 8.1 percent. While the gross margin declined to 43.9 percent, the operating margin rose to 7.0 percent. The final result was net income of $30.3 million, 1.4 percent higher than ...
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Icebug has hired its first marketing manager, Thomas Johansson, who...
Icebug has hired its first marketing manager, Thomas Johansson, who comes from Sierra. The Swedish company sold a total of 110,000 pairs of shoes in 2010, or 32 percent more than in the previous year. Deliveries for the past fall/winter season were up by 50 percent, and a further increase ...
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Salomon Germany has created the position of sales and marketing...
Salomon Germany has created the position of sales and marketing director. The job will be handled by Michael Bauer, who has been sales and marketing manager for the brand’s softgoods in Austria for the last eight years. In this position, Bauer will be replaced by Thomas Kamm, who was in ...
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Schöffel-Lowa-Sportartikel, the joint retail arm of the two brands, has...
Schöffel-Lowa-Sportartikel, the joint retail arm of the two brands, has appointed Ralf Seufert managing director of the joint venture in charge of the operating business. He will share responsibilities on the board along with Peter Schöffel and Werner Riethmann, the managing partners of the respective brands. Seufert, 45, served as ...
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Vaude has appointed Benedikt Sauter for the new position of...
Vaude has appointed Benedikt Sauter for the new position of export manager in charge of “Packs ‘n Bags,” the company’s line of rather small and fashionable packs. The 30-year-old used to serve as area manager for Esprit.
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Sue Miller Payton is the new marketing director for Igloo...
Sue Miller Payton is the new marketing director for Igloo Product Corporation, coming from Fairway Markets, where she was vice president for marketing and the chief merchandising officer. She will handle marketing and public relations.
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For its Europe, Middle East, Africa region (EMEA), The North...
For its Europe, Middle East, Africa region (EMEA), The North Face reports that it has closed its order books for the fall/winter season 2011-12 one month earlier than usual, in spite of a successful sell-through over the past months. With this move, the brand aims to continue to be a ...
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Vango has reported a good start with Vango Connect, a...
Vango has reported a good start with Vango Connect, a new e-commerce system that allows its retail partners to log on to participate in an auction for orders placed by consumers. The system is powered by Shopatron, an international platform based in the U.S. that also works with other brands ...
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Lafuma Group has decided to consolidate customer invoicing for all...
Lafuma Group has decided to consolidate customer invoicing for all of its brands and is outsourcing the work to Esker. Previously, all seven of Lafuma’s brands – Lafuma, Millet, Eider, Oxbow, Killy, Ober and Le Chameau – did their own invoicing. Esker will take over processing of the group’s 300,000 ...
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Bruce Ward, a co-founder of Choose Outdoors, is stepping down...
Bruce Ward, a co-founder of Choose Outdoors, is stepping down from his position as president for a role as senior adviser, making way for Michelle Barnes to be the interim president of the company. Barnes, a former vice president of the Outdoor Industry Association, will serve during Choose Outdoors’ search ...
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Vaude has laid out a retail concept to present its...
Vaude has laid out a retail concept to present its environmental approach at its customers’ points of sale. For this spring season, the sell-out of the eco friendly “Packs ‘n Bags” collection will be supported with fliers, posters, banners, displays and other point-of-sale advertising material. This initiative comes along with ...
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In March, Tatonka launched a project called “Open Factory.” The...
In March, Tatonka launched a project called “Open Factory.” The idea is to open Mountech, the company’s own backpack factory in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to interested consumers who would like to see for themselves whether Tatonka’s factory meets good working conditions. The company itself says that it is ...
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A Czech NGO, The Fair Trade Company, has publicly accused...
A Czech NGO, The Fair Trade Company, has publicly accused Hannah, Husky, Alpine Pro and Direct Alpine of ignoring the working conditions of the people who work for them in China and Vietnam. It said that Hannah and Husky have ignored them completely and the other two partly. The companies ...
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Teva has a new initiative out, Pair for a Foot,...
Teva has a new initiative out, Pair for a Foot, in which it will contribute to protecting one linear foot of global waterways for each pair of Teva shoes or sandals sold in 2011. It is working with nonprofit groups dedicated to clean water, including the Ocean Conservancy and Waterkeeper ...
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In partial cooperation with Gore-Tex, the Chinese edition of Outside...
In partial cooperation with Gore-Tex, the Chinese edition of Outside magazine has awarded a few brands for the best products in the market. Among the winners were products from Adidas Outdoor, Aku, Arc’teryx, Black Diamond, Columbia, ECCO, Mountain Hardwear, Never Summer, Oakley, Outdoor Research, The North Face, Thermos, Vasque, Vaude ...
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Scarpa has signed an exclusive deal to provide ski boots...
Scarpa has signed an exclusive deal to provide ski boots for the Colorado Mountain School, a mountain guide service that provides courses in avalanche education. All of the school’s full-time and seasonal guides who work on ski gear will wear Scarpa boots. The Colorado Mountain School has been Rocky Mountain ...
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Vibram is the sponsor of Milan Climbing 2011, the event...
Vibram is the sponsor of Milan Climbing 2011, the event being held April 14-17 that kicks off the climbing World Cup. Many of the participants at the competition, in the Parc del Sempione, will be wearing shoes with Vibram soles such as the “XS Grip 2” and the “XS Edge”. ...
