News Briefs – Page 479
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Crocs has named Andrew Davison chief marketing officer. He was...
Crocs has named Andrew Davison chief marketing officer. He was previously senior director of digital innovation at Crispin Porter & Bogusky, leading the efforts of its joint venture start-up, B-cycle, the first citywide bike-sharing program in the U.S. He was also a founder and chief executive of Texturemedia, a marketing ...
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After the merger of Black Diamond and Gregory, the latter...
After the merger of Black Diamond and Gregory, the latter is seeking a new distribution structure in Europe. This means a friendly step-by-step end to Gregory's partnership with Invia, the German distributor for 18 years, effective August 1. Invia, a highly respected distributor in the country for high-end brands including ...
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Oboz, the American outdoor shoe company founded in 2008 by...
Oboz, the American outdoor shoe company founded in 2008 by John Connelly, former general manager of Montrail, has sealed a distribution agreement for China, Hong Kong and Taiwan with Wild Rampage, a company that was distributing Montrail prior to the brand's takeover by Columbia Sportswear. Wild Rampage, which also distributes ...
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K2 Summit, the Chinese brand unrelated to K2 in the...
K2 Summit, the Chinese brand unrelated to K2 in the U.S. or K2 in South Korea, managed to increase its sales to RMB 60 million (€6.6m-$9.1m) in 2010 from RMB 35 million (€3.8m-$5.3m) in 2009. The company has announced a change in its retail strategy for 2011. After building up ...
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Albany International has reported a 19.0 percent increase in sales...
Albany International has reported a 19.0 percent increase in sales for its PrimaLoft products division in the three months ended Dec. 31, but the growth on a currency-neutral basis reached 23.0 percent. The division's operating income improved to $351,000 from $21 million in the same period the year prior, indicating ...
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Décathlon is now marketing an improved version of the 2...
Décathlon is now marketing an improved version of the 2 Seconds tent that it has developed under its private Quechua label. Heavily advertised, the tent has an ingenious patented mechanism that allows it to open up in only two seconds after throwing it on the floor, but it took a ...
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While the whole world is watching with distress, worry and...
While the whole world is watching with distress, worry and compassion the catastrophe that happened in Japan last week, it should not been forgotten that New Zealand was hit by another earthquake shortly before that. Icebreaker raised donations worth 78,429 New Zealand dollars (€41,320-$58,249) for the victims of the ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Alliance (EOCA), formerly known as the...
The European Outdoor Conservation Alliance (EOCA), formerly known as the EOG Association for Conservation, is calling on European consumers to vote for the next grass-roots conservation projects. After a trial with the British Trail magazine last year, EOCA has extended the voting to additional publications such as Alpin from Germany, ...
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Nike and Patagonia are heading up a 30-member group whose...
Nike and Patagonia are heading up a 30-member group whose goal is to lead the apparel industry in developing improved sustainability strategies and tools to measure and evaluate sustainability performance. Other members of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition include Gap, H&M, Levi Strauss and Marks & Spencer. The SAC hopes to ...
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Asia Bike, the new bicycle trade show to be held...
Asia Bike, the new bicycle trade show to be held in Nanjing, China, from July 27-30, announces that already a fistful of important brands have already signed up to show at the event: Shimano, Pearl Izumi, Look, Specialized and Mavic. Asia Bike will be part of a ?double show? organized ...
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Neil Gillis has informed Blacks Leisure that he plans to...
Neil Gillis has informed Blacks Leisure that he plans to step down as chief executive and a director of the company in six months, under the terms of his three-year service contract. Blacks' nomination committee will now start looking for his replacement. He has overseen a rough time for the ...
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Globetrotter has finally taken its corporate publication, 4-Seasons, to the...
Globetrotter has finally taken its corporate publication, 4-Seasons, to the internet. The contents of Europe's largest outdoor magazine with a circulation of 430,000 copies per year are now available at 4-seasons.de. The site is linked with globetrotter.de, 4-seasons.tv, the company's web TV program, and reiseberichte.com (?travel reports?). Transa, Globetrotter's partner ...
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This summer, Patagonia will have a flagship at London's Covent...
This summer, Patagonia will have a flagship at London's Covent Garden, in the former building of the former Watney Combe & Reid brewery. The surface with a selling space of roughly 250 square meters will be run by a retailer, Outside. It already operates Patagonia's door in Hathersage in the ...
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Outdoor Research is quickly expanding its European sales network by...
Outdoor Research is quickly expanding its European sales network by appointing two new agencies for France and Austria. In France, the OR business will be handled by P.L. Diffusion led by Eric Lafuma, which is also in charge of MSR and the other brands of Cascade Designs as well as ...
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Wild Roses has appointed Laura Herrault of Tonic Sport to...
Wild Roses has appointed Laura Herrault of Tonic Sport to be agent for the French market. In the Benelux countries, the Ideavelop company has been replaced by Sablon Sport, an important Belgian distributor representing companies such as Fischer, Atomic, Garmont, Fizan, Back Country Access and a couple more. The specialty ...
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Grivel is making it into the German market with a...
Grivel is making it into the German market with a new distribution company called Magnetic-Storm. The latter is run by Armin Wünsch, a former executive of Nike, Reebok and Fila in the country, and Urs Odermatt, who has been Grivel's distributor in Switzerland.
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The Accapi Group, the distributor of Nexus Energy Source (infrared...
The Accapi Group, the distributor of Nexus Energy Source (infrared apparel) and Ruffwear (canine accessory gear) in the U.K. and Ireland, has taken on the distribution of three brands of Wellington boots: Superlite, Grub's and Muddies. Additionally, it is introducing Accapi-branded base layers to the British Isles.
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Tom Czizegg has been appointed sales director for Columbia Sportswear...
Tom Czizegg has been appointed sales director for Columbia Sportswear in Austria. He was in a similar position in Germany, where he has been replaced by Stefan Gmeiner. The latter served most recently in the key account management of Timberland in charge of the German-speaking countries, the Czech Republic ...
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In a strategic move, Oberalp, parent company of Dynafit, Silvretta...
In a strategic move, Oberalp, parent company of Dynafit, Silvretta and Salewa, has taken over Pomoca, a leading Swiss manufacturer of skins for touring skis. The founding Dufour family will remain at the top of the operating business of the company, which was founded in 1933. Pomoca will remain an ...
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On its website, Eschler, the Swiss fibers and fabrics company,...
On its website, Eschler, the Swiss fibers and fabrics company, has set up its own medal table for the skiing world championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Oslo. At the Olympic Games in Vancouver last year, 115 medalists were wearing apparel made of Eschler fibers and fabrics.
