News Briefs – Page 482
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Ispo's outdoor awards of 2011 go to Edelrid for its...
Ispo's outdoor awards of 2011 go to Edelrid for its ?Cable Comfort Via Ferrata Set? and to Beal for its rope ?Diablo 10.2 Unicore? in the equipment category. For apparel, 66° North walks away with the price for its ?Snæfell? jacket. The other winner in the softgood category is Mammut ...
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The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market set a record last month,...
The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market set a record last month, selling 349,950 square feet of exhibition space. Preliminary figures show that attendance was up by 11 percent for buyers and by 16 percent overall, consistent with the increases seen at last year's Summer Market. The All-Mountain Demo drew more than ...
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A new Play Outdoor exhibition will take place in the...
A new Play Outdoor exhibition will take place in the Italian sea resort of Rimini next May 12-15 in connection of the big annual RiminiWellness fitness show, which was attended by 194,789 consumers and trade visitors last year. Outdoor brands are invited to take part through small stands of 16 ...
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Organizers of the OutDoor show, scheduled for July 14-17 in...
Organizers of the OutDoor show, scheduled for July 14-17 in Friedrichshafen, say that the currently thriving industry means more interest in their event. So far, more than 660 companies from 38 countries have registered, with that total number 6 percent higher than last year's figure. Many big players will be ...
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Outdoor Sports Valley has announced that the next European Outdoor...
Outdoor Sports Valley has announced that the next European Outdoor Forum will again be held in Annecy on Oct. 11 and 12. The big dinner evening will be on Oct. 11 rather than on the eve of the show, making it possible for the delegates to attend all the activities ...
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The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) launches a big industry summit...
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) launches a big industry summit up in Åre on March 31 and April 1. The meeting will be packed with top speakers, including Frederic Hufkens of A.S. Adventure, Thomas Lipke of Globetrotter, Mark Held from theEOG will discuss hot industry topics such as the future ...
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Correction Clarus Corporation, parent company of Black Diamond and...
Correction Clarus Corporation, parent company of Black Diamond and Gregory Mountain Products, has changed its name to Black Diamond Inc. We apologize for confusion due to writing the name differently in the last issue.
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Canada Goose has bought Engineered Apparel, a clothing manufacturer based...
Canada Goose has bought Engineered Apparel, a clothing manufacturer based in Winnipeg. Engineered Apparel specializes in down, and has made high-end clothing for numerous outdoor brands. It has been a contractor for Toronto-based Canada Goose for more than five years. Engineered Apparel has about 120 employees. The acquisition is expected ...
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Effective next winter season, Lowa will be an outdoor company...
Effective next winter season, Lowa will be an outdoor company solely dedicated to manufacturing hiking, trekking, mountaineering and other boots designed for outdoor activities. The decision-makers within the Tecnica Group have concluded that Lowa should pull out of the production of ski and touring ski boots under its brand. The ...
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Arc'teryx will open a 55-square-meter showroom at its European headquarters...
Arc'teryx will open a 55-square-meter showroom at its European headquarters in Annecy, France, on Jan. 17 to present its 2011-12 winter collection. The space will be increased to 110 m² in October to present, with a new concept, the winter 2012-13 collection. Separately, the company, which is part of ...
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Mammut and Ortovox have amicably settled their patent infringement case...
Mammut and Ortovox have amicably settled their patent infringement case over Mammut's ?Pulse Barryvox? device outside court. A German court ruled back in October (The Compass, Vol. 3, 23+24) that Mammut hurt Ortovox' patent (DE 10 2004 027314). While Mammut argued then that the compass function in its ?Pulse Barryvox? ...
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Salewa will open a new corporate store in the city...
Salewa will open a new corporate store in the city center of Augsburg in March. Next to a few franchises, the company operates one other regular corporate store in the city of Freiburg, plus two factory outlets in the outlet centers of Wertheim and Zweibrücken.
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Icebreaker will open its second corporate store in Canada in...
Icebreaker will open its second corporate store in Canada in March on a selling surface of 160 square meters. After the first ?TouchLab? in Montreal, the new door will be located in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighborhood where other outdoor and lifestyle retailers have their stores, including The North Face, Roots and ...
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Effective April 1, Odlo International has appointed Heiko Brunner marketing...
Effective April 1, Odlo International has appointed Heiko Brunner marketing director of the group supervising all activities in the sectors product management, design, marketing and communication, events and sponsoring. This position is new; until now, marketing has been headed by Andreas Kessler, chief executive. Brunner, 44, a former executive with ...
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Jill Layfield, the chief operating officer for Backcountry.com, will be...
Jill Layfield, the chief operating officer for Backcountry.com, will be the company's chief executive effective Feb. 1. Jim Holland, who has been CEO for the last 14 years after co-founding the company, will be executive chairman of the board. John Bresee, the other co-founder, will take on a consulting role ...
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New Wave Group, the Swedish parent of Craft and many...
New Wave Group, the Swedish parent of Craft and many other apparel brands, has named Rolf Karp to be its new chief administrative officer and deputy chief executive. He will take up the new position on May 2. He is a retail analyst in Sweden.
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David Sharp, 55, the president and chief operating officer for...
David Sharp, 55, the president and chief operating officer for Rocky Brands since 2005, is stepping up to take over the duties of chief executive on July 1, 2011. He takes the reins from Mike Brooks, 64, who will stay on as executive chairman of the board.
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Jetboil has hired James Bartho to be its new international...
Jetboil has hired James Bartho to be its new international sales manager. His previous positions include international market director for Pacific Outdoor Equipment and import brand manager for Sea to Summit. In his new position, he will work to expand Jetboil in markets outside North America. The appointment comes as ...
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Clarus Corporation, the parent company of Black Diamond and Gregory...
Clarus Corporation, the parent company of Black Diamond and Gregory Mountain Products, will formally change its name to Black Diamond Sports by the end of this month. Clarus has filed a shelf registration for the sale by some of its shareholders of 19 percent of the equity at a price ...
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For the first time, Millet booked sales of more than...
For the first time, Millet booked sales of more than €50 million in the financial year ended Sept. 30. The French company achieves 65 percent of its sales outside its domestic market. The group plans to double its network of shop-in-shops by opening about 15 points of sale for next ...
