News Briefs – Page 484
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Ispo, which will take place from Feb. 6 through 9...
Ispo, which will take place from Feb. 6 through 9 at Munich's fairground, welcomes the outdoor community with a rich program of initiatives designed for outdoor-oriented trade visitors. Outdoor continues to be the largest of all categories featured at the trade show, occupying the four eastern halls of the venue. ...
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Ispo China, with its prominent attendance of important domestic and...
Ispo China, with its prominent attendance of important domestic and international outdoor brands, will take place on much larger space than before at its new venue, the China National Convention Center, from Feb. 23 to 25. New brands could be won to show in China's capital then, including Kolon, Phenix ...
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The Wool Research Consortium of New Zealand is going to...
The Wool Research Consortium of New Zealand is going to get more than $6.5 million from that country's government over the next five years. The consortium and other industry groups will try to match the amount, which is coming from the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology. The new investment ...
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Hi-Tec Sports is asking the International Olympic Committee to recognize...
Hi-Tec Sports is asking the International Olympic Committee to recognize Liquid Mountaineering as an Olympic sport and consider it for the 2012 London Games. The sport, which Hi-Tec captured in a YouTube video, involves wooden ramps built under a pond with people supposedly running on water. Though competitions are held ...
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OBITUARY: Michael Uhrmann. The managing director of AustriAlpin, the Austrian...
OBITUARY: Michael Uhrmann. The managing director of AustriAlpin, the Austrian brand of climbing equipment, passed away on Dec. 28 at the age of 35. He crashed in the Tyrolian Alps after he had apparently lost control of his speed paraglide. Uhrmann did shortly afterward in a hospital in Innsbruck. Uhrmann, ...
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Intersport Eybl, the large-scale Austrian retailer, is pushing its own...
Intersport Eybl, the large-scale Austrian retailer, is pushing its own outdoor specialty brand, Seven Summits, and its other offer in that segment by renewing its sponsoring deal with Askimo, the country’s federation for touring-ski competitions. Seven Summits also sponsors Sabrina Grillitsch and Alex Serdjukov, who are currently on their way ...
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Officials of Cisalfa Sport indicate that its private label for...
Officials of Cisalfa Sport indicate that its private label for outdoor products, 8848, has reached an annual sales level of around €20 million. The brand, which is diversifying its product range from clothing to include outdoor accessories, is named for the height of Mount Everest and was originally launched by ...
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The two general managers of Intersport Germany reported quite satisfying...
The two general managers of Intersport Germany reported quite satisfying figures for Intersport Polska, the Polish unit of which the Germans are a 25 percent shareholder. Sales were up by 5-6 percent exceeding €70 million (including VAT). It is said that the commitment to the Polish market has been very ...
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McTrek, the German low-budget specialty chain, has opened its 17th...
McTrek, the German low-budget specialty chain, has opened its 17th outlet in the country in the town of Kerpen. It has a selling surface of 750 square meters. It is located close to the go-cart facility sponsored by Michael Schumacher, the Formula 1 champion from Kerpen.
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Hank Aldrich, a former manager of eVent and Keen, has...
Hank Aldrich, a former manager of eVent and Keen, has been busy these days developing a European distribution network for Vibram’s Five Fingers. For Switzerland, he picked DD-Fashion as distributor for both Five Fingers and Lizard, the Italian brand of sandals and outdoor footwear. DD-Fashion also carries Trespass and Erke, ...
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Point6, the American brand of merino wool socks, has hired...
Point6, the American brand of merino wool socks, has hired new distribution partners in Europe such as Sport Pichler for Austria, Fritigsagenten for Denmark and TKC Sales for the U.K. and Ireland. After its première at the OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen last July, it will exhibit for the first time ...
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S.C.A.R.P.A, the Italian company with a North American headquarters in...
S.C.A.R.P.A, the Italian company with a North American headquarters in Colorado, is a new vendor partner of the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance for autumn 2011. The alliance is a buying group of outdoor retailers in the U.S.
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La Sportiva’s TC Pro climbing shoe has received the Mountain...
La Sportiva’s TC Pro climbing shoe has received the Mountain Standard Award from the U.S. magazine Alpinist. Designed in collaboration with Tommy Caldwell, the TC Pro was already selected by the magazine Climbing last year as a “new and notable” model.
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Mountain Hardwear will be the title sponsor of the 2011...
Mountain Hardwear will be the title sponsor of the 2011 Big Mountain Telemark Series being produced by Tough Guy Productions. The series will have four stops before an invitation-only final in Valdez, Arkansas, next April 1-10.
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OCC Outdoor, the U.K. trade magazine, writes that The Mountain...
OCC Outdoor, the U.K. trade magazine, writes that The Mountain Boot Company has hired Jo Overton as new manager in charge of marketing and P.R. She served recently as P.R. manager of GoLite on the payroll of agency MCS, which also organizes the OTS show in Coventry. Tiso, the large-scale ...
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A high-profile Scandinavian Outdoor Summit will be held on March...
A high-profile Scandinavian Outdoor Summit will be held on March 31 and April 1, bringing together about 100 outdoor brands and as many retailers in the top-notch ski resort of Åre in Sweden. Supported by The Outdoor Industry Compass, the summit is organized by the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), which ...
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Sweden’s New Wave Group, the owner of the Craft apparel...
Sweden’s New Wave Group, the owner of the Craft apparel brand, had a 6 percent increase in sales to 1.06 kronor (€0.11-$0.15)for the third quarter, led by the U.S., which had higher-than-expected growth. On a currency-neutral basis, sales were up by 9 percent. The net profit skyrocketed by 188 percent ...
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Eider, the French mountain apparel brand acquired by the Lafuma...
Eider, the French mountain apparel brand acquired by the Lafuma group two years ago, is moving further into Eastern Europe. Lafuma Poland is introducing Eider in the country and taking up Killy, a brand licensed to Eider, which was already sold widely in Poland through Sportinel. Furthermore, Eider has signed ...
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Erik Beekman was appointed at Outware Trading, a prominent Dutch...
Erik Beekman was appointed at Outware Trading, a prominent Dutch agency, to build up its sales of ski and outdoor products to winter sports retailers. Outware Trading handles sales of Eider, Millet, Camp, Cassin, Rohner socks and Osprey backpacks. The offering is complemented with VS ski helmets and Skylotec freeride ...
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Mountain Force, the young Swiss snow wear company, has appointed...
Mountain Force, the young Swiss snow wear company, has appointed Roland Stepek as new agent for Austria. He will be in charge starting with the winter 2011-12 selling season in eastern Austria, and will take over the rest from Helmut Dürr, who will remain in charge of the western part ...
