News Briefs – Page 489
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Scarpa and Vibram have joined forces to develop “Maestrale,” a...
Scarpa and Vibram have joined forces to develop “Maestrale,” a super-lightweight freeride boot. Partially, thanks to Vibram’s “Cayman” sole, the “Maestrale” is said to be the lightest four-buckle alpine touring boot.
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Cassie Tweed and Hut Cheng have been brought onboard at...
Cassie Tweed and Hut Cheng have been brought onboard at Osprey Packs as product designers. Tweed was previously the lead designer at Diversified Sports Technologies. Cheng comes from Lafuma, where she did design in Hong Kong.
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Woolrich is joining a scientific exploration project in Antarctica, providing...
Woolrich is joining a scientific exploration project in Antarctica, providing clothes to be tested in the extreme conditions there. Dale Andersen will wear and test Woolrich garments as he explores the life forms in remote lakes under 20 feet of ice. Woolrich first was involved in polar exloration in 1939, ...
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More than 100 projects intended to introduce 85,000 young people...
More than 100 projects intended to introduce 85,000 young people to the outdoors have won a total of $250,000 from The North Face’s Explore Fund in its inaugural years. The Outdoor Foundation administers the fund. The North Face launched the program in June and received hundreds of grant applications asking ...
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Outdoor Research, the Seattle company that is preparing for its...
Outdoor Research, the Seattle company that is preparing for its 30th anniversary next year, has restructured its management team. Most notably, it has created a new vice president role that will more closely link product development to the firm’s heritage and brand DNA. Jordan Wand, a 20-year industry veteran with ...
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Filson, the outdoor brand known for its American heritage and...
Filson, the outdoor brand known for its American heritage and styling, particularly in the hunting and fishing segment, has hired industry veteran Mark Korros, 58, to be its new chief executive and president.
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The former president at Samsonsite, Franklin Covey and Central Restaurant...
The former president at Samsonsite, Franklin Covey and Central Restaurant Products will be based out of Filson’s corporate headquarters in Seattle. His 35-year career also includes executive stints with Reebok, Levenger and Health-tex.
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The North Face has apparently become the first major brand...
The North Face has apparently become the first major brand to roll out geo-fencing technology on a national level at its 31 own stores in the U.S., in the wake of two retailers, American Eagle and REI, who tested the concept regionally. VF Corporation has been notifying customers of TNF’s ...
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A Dutch trading company, Wintec Trading, is marketing an interesting...
A Dutch trading company, Wintec Trading, is marketing an interesting collapsible hammock that can be folded into a little bag and tucked into a backpack to nap or sleep anywhere in the middle of nature, and it carries a low suggested retail price of €34.95. Made of the type of ...
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Berghaus will be sponsoring the International Mountain Summit 2010, being...
Berghaus will be sponsoring the International Mountain Summit 2010, being held Oct. 30-Nov. 7 in the Alps of South Tyrol, Italy. The company is supporting IMS Talk, a program of lectures and discussions involving top mountaineers. One climber who will be at the show is Mick Fowler, who is sponsored ...
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Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of ski and outerwear, has...
Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of ski and outerwear, has appointed Roman Stepek as new managing director. Effective Jan. 1, Stepek will join the owners as managing partner and will direct the operating business. The current shareholders, Freddy Maag and Mountain Force’s founder Peter Jud, will remain on the board. ...
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Icebreaker has appointed Keryn Francisco global product design director. She...
Icebreaker has appointed Keryn Francisco global product design director. She worked for Nike since 2004, most recently as global design director for women’s training. Before her service to Nike she designed apparel mainly in the denim industry, among others for Levi Strauss. Meanwhile the Merino brand has opened its largest ...
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Shortly after its announcement to commit itself to the standards...
Shortly after its announcement to commit itself to the standards of the Fair Wear Foundation, Schöffel has hired Marlies Hartmann as head of its sustainability and quality management working group. In this position she will report to Urs Konstantin Rouette, head of the company’s production and logistics division. The 43-year-old ...
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Po-Zu and Timberland have teamed up to make a shoe...
Po-Zu and Timberland have teamed up to make a shoe made from biodegradable, recyclable components, and they can be disassembled at the end of their lifespan so that parts can be used to make new pairs. Po-Zu offers materials such as coconut fiber, natural rubber and hemp. The founder of ...
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Lundhags has halted its distribution in the U.K., which had...
Lundhags has halted its distribution in the U.K., which had been handled through the Ark group. Company officials say that the Swedish outdoor brand intends to build Lundhags by focusing its investments on Scandinavia and Germany. While the break is said to be of a temporary nature, a few British ...
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The British Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) has published the third...
The British Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) has published the third volume of Shaping the Future, a report that focuses on the factors driving purchasing decisions in the British outdoor market. The study confirms that price is becoming an increasingly decisive factor for British consumers. It comes before any other consideration, ...
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The European Outdoor Group has recently signed a letter of...
The European Outdoor Group has recently signed a letter of cooperation with the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry to provide input to the EOG’s Sustainability Working Group’s committee on standards and regulations. The deal will help make sure that the EOG’s Standards and Regulations’ Web Tool, coming out ...
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A pilot program for retail training run by the Outdoor...
A pilot program for retail training run by the Outdoor Industries Association in the U.K. concluded at the end of September. Skillsmart Retail managed the program, intended to improve staff skills in the industry. Six members of the OIA participated, with employees going through a series of modules designed to ...
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Famous Last Words
“God is dead.” – Friedrich Nietzsche The attentive reader may have realized that The Compass has reported little or nothing since the last OutDoor show on the activities of the so-called Christian Initiative Romero, which heavily promotes CCC, the Clean Clothes Campaign. We did not like to ...
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Euro Family, the 10-year-old co-operation of leading outdoor retailers in...
Euro Family, the 10-year-old co-operation of leading outdoor retailers in Europe, welcomes a new member: Gigasport, the sport subsidiary of Austria’s Kastner & Öhler, has joined the club after two years of trial membership. Reportedly, Gigasport’s idea is to strengthen its offer of exclusive labels through the ones provided by ...
