News Briefs – Page 487
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Tanja Kulkies has started her assignment as the new European...
Tanja Kulkies has started her assignment as the new European marketing coordinator for Arc’teryx. This is a new position. The 34-year-old comes from Black Diamond, where she held a similar position. Arc’teryx has appointed Essential Basics as its agent in the Netherlands, taking over from Bryan Schröder, who quit handling ...
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Vaude has joined the Fair Wear Foundation, effective Nov. 15....
Vaude has joined the Fair Wear Foundation, effective Nov. 15. It is the third important German player after Jack Wolfskin and Schöffel which has announced its commitment to the non-profit organization this year. FWF monitors the working conditions in the affiliated brands’ factories and their suppliers. Vaude’s decision to join ...
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Càrn, the young British brand of technical footwear, is presenting...
Càrn, the young British brand of technical footwear, is presenting a new line called “Inspired by Ben Fogle.” Ben Fogle is a British adventurer and presenter who did a couple of challenging journeys including a hike to the South Pole, rowing across the Atlantic Ocean within 49 days and making ...
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Yitzhak Tishler, the company’s sales and marketing manager for Europe,...
Yitzhak Tishler, the company’s sales and marketing manager for Europe, is no longer with Source Vagabond Systems, the Israeli marketer and manufacturer of hydration solutions and sandals. After one and a half years in that position, Tishler is leaving with immediate effect. On an interim basis, his job will be ...
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ABC Distribution will represent TrekSta, the big and fast-growing Korean...
ABC Distribution will represent TrekSta, the big and fast-growing Korean brand of outdoor shoes, on the Italian market. ABC recently took on board GoLite and Orage in addition to Amplid, Brunotti Sportswear, Horesefeathers and Hoka One One.
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Sport-Fachhandel, the German trade publication, reports that Klättermusen is targeting...
Sport-Fachhandel, the German trade publication, reports that Klättermusen is targeting a turnover of 78 million Swedish kronor (€8.32m-$11.34m) by 2013. Sales in the currently 19 countries were SEK 28 million (€2.98m-$4.07m) in 2009 and the projected sales for this year are estimated to be at SEK 40 million (€4.26m-$5.81m).
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Barbour, the British brand of hunting and lifestyle apparel, has...
Barbour, the British brand of hunting and lifestyle apparel, has entered a license agreement with W.L. Gore & Associates to use Gore-Tex and Windstopper beginning with the fall/winter collection 2011-12. Currently, Barbour is sold in 40 countries, partially through 20 corporate stores (of which five are in Germany). To meet ...
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Customers can now “brand” GE’s eVent Fabrics with their own...
Customers can now “brand” GE’s eVent Fabrics with their own label. This gives some design freedom to brands who want to use the waterproof and breathable fabrics in their apparel, footwear and gear. GE’s full range of ePTFE membranes will be made available to customers in the outdoor, snow sport ...
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Sympatex has published a survey among 1,000 German consumers between...
Sympatex has published a survey among 1,000 German consumers between 18 and 59 years on how they take care of their functional outerwear. 70 percent of the participants said that they had at least one piece of functional outerwear in their households. 40 percent of them admitted that they did ...
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Sportful, the brand of technical mountaineering and snow wear, has...
Sportful, the brand of technical mountaineering and snow wear, has teamed up with Eschler, the Swiss manufacturer of higher-end fabrics. In its current “Dolomiti Windstopper” line, Sportful uses in its coating provided by Eschler diamond-hard ceramic particles.
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Nate Smith III has been named the outdoor and travel...
Nate Smith III has been named the outdoor and travel segment end-use marketing manager for the North American operations of Cordura, the Invista brand. He will try to grow sales of travel and outdoor recreation products using pull-through marketing and business models. He was previously an independent sales and management ...
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Albany International has reported a 66.4 percent increase in sales...
Albany International has reported a 66.4 percent increase in sales of PrimaLoft insulation products to $5.6 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, with growth of 72.1 percent in local currencies, as compared to the same period a year ago. This segment of the company’s activities, which caters heavily ...
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation has filed suit in a U.S. District...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation has filed suit in a U.S. District Court claiming that Tom Romeo and Romeo & Juliette, doing business as Bearpaw, copied the design of several of its UGG boots. Deckers says that Bearpaw is misleading customers and creating brand confusion when it uses inferior materials on boots ...
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Satmap, the British marketer of GPS solutions, is about to...
Satmap, the British marketer of GPS solutions, is about to enter the U.S. market. It has joined forces with National Geographic Maps to offer selected maps of some of the most popular American outdoor arenas. Additionally, Satmap’s handheld GPS device, “Active 10,” is now available in the U.S. The entire ...
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United Navigations, a unit which belongs to Falk, the well-known...
United Navigations, a unit which belongs to Falk, the well-known publisher of patent-folded city maps, is eyeing sporting-goods retail with its own GPS devices. Additionally, it has now Bryton, in its portfolio of distributed brands. Bryton, a company of Taiwan, markets its own computers for cycle training. Currently, United Navigations ...
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The Italian Senate has approved a decree providing for the...
The Italian Senate has approved a decree providing for the deduction of certain R&D expenses from income taxes for Italian shoemakers. The deduction applies to investments made in 2010 within the European Union on the design and the development, manufacture, promotion and warehousing of prototypes. Details can be provided to ...
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Johnson Outdoors has changed some terms of its credit agreements...
Johnson Outdoors has changed some terms of its credit agreements and says it will cut its borrowing costs for next year by more than 15 percent. Among the changes are extension of the debt agreements through November 2014, versus previous termination in September 2012; elimination of the LIBOR floor resulting ...
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GoLite Footwear which has been marketed by New England Footwear...
GoLite Footwear which has been marketed by New England Footwear in North America is going to make it into Australia and New Zealand. Starting spring 2011, the GoLite shoes will be distributed by Pacific Leisure, an Australia-based company which is already in charge of the distribution of Umbro and 7 ...
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Tecnica is expected to finish 2010 with sales of €352...
Tecnica is expected to finish 2010 with sales of €352 million compared with €343 million a year earlier, supported by new products and a new management structure in its outdoor division. The ski division also enjoyed some growth, despite a flat market, thanks to the Blizzard line, which posted a ...
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Blake Lipham, the president of Bushnell Outdoor Products, now additionally...
Blake Lipham, the president of Bushnell Outdoor Products, now additionally has the title of chief executive. He started at the American optical group in 2007 as chief financial officer, after it was acquired by another investment fund, and became president in 2008. Before joining the company he was chief operating ...
