News Briefs – Page 491
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Garmin has joined forces with Powertraveller, the British specialty provider...
Garmin has joined forces with Powertraveller, the British specialty provider of portable power solutions. For Garmin’s “Edge 800” bike computer, which is expected to hit the stores this month, Powertraveller has developed a special edition of its “Powermonkey-Explorer”: The “Garmin External Battery Pack by Powermonkey-Explorer” is also compatible with all ...
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Haksan of Korea has launched a line of high-level technical...
Haksan of Korea has launched a line of high-level technical walking shoes whose triple-density midsole uses Boa Technology’s footwear customization system. Training programs for the sales staff are being organized. Bill Lee, president and chief executive of Haksan, has been the chairman of the Korean Shoe Industry Association since last ...
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Grupo de Alta Montaña Español (GAME), a Spanish high-altitude climbing...
Grupo de Alta Montaña Español (GAME), a Spanish high-altitude climbing and mountaineering association, appointed Jesus García López as a honorary member at its annual meeting, in the presence of 90 people including many Spanish climbers of all ages, because of his contribution to the development of climbing and mountaineering. He ...
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For fall/winter 2011-12, Gore-Tex is introducing its new Active Shell...
For fall/winter 2011-12, Gore-Tex is introducing its new Active Shell laminate. The streamlined 3-layer construction intends to provide extreme breathability and good next-to-skin comfort for all done-in-a-day activities such as trail running, mountain biking and speed ascent. The idea behind the laminate is to meet the demands of consumers whose ...
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Schoeller Textil has won this year’s Innovation Prize among the...
Schoeller Textil has won this year’s Innovation Prize among the Premère Vision Awards given at the eponymous textile fair in Paris. It won the prize for it new Energear technology, a fabric that has a transversely elastic bonded wool/polyester blend. The company says it provides maximum protection against wind and ...
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Nearly 400 stores across Germany are participating in a new...
Nearly 400 stores across Germany are participating in a new version of the “Odlo Day,” which the Swiss functional apparel brand is organizing from Oct. 15 through Nov 28. Individualized invitations are sent out to a “happening” at a local shop in the name of the retailer. Participating consumers receive ...
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Chiruca is widening its association with the Camino de Santiago,...
Chiruca is widening its association with the Camino de Santiago, the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, by providing disabled people with GPS devices and other tools that will facilitate their participation in the event. This special group of about 50 pilgrims left Roncesvalles on Oct. 4 to reach Santiago by ...
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VF Corporation has been commended by the Carbon Disclosure Project...
VF Corporation has been commended by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), which represents 534 institutional investors with $64 trillion in assets under management, for its approach to climate change disclosure. VF Corp. is featured in CDP’s “Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index,” a key component of CDP’s annual S&P 500 Report. It ...
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Timberland is using outdoor imagery and humor to convey a...
Timberland is using outdoor imagery and humor to convey a message of environmental accountability in a new “Nature Needs Heros” ad campaign for print and television, interspersed with humor, for its Earthkeepers footwear. Each pair is made with 1.5 plastic bottles. The spots are slated to appear in Europe, Asia ...
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Columbia Sportswear says it has launched the largest integrated global...
Columbia Sportswear says it has launched the largest integrated global marketing campaign in the company’s history to promote its Omni-Heat warmth technology. The campaign includes TV advertising, print ads worldwide, training clinics for key U.S. retailers, a social media program called “Ice Pics” on Facebook and many other activities.
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Ispo is offering a new service to its exhibitors next...
Ispo is offering a new service to its exhibitors next year, “Your Key to Trade Fair Success.” The program offers theoretical advice and practical solutions addressing the challenges presented by trade show planning, realization and follow-up. It consists of a range of professional online instructions and training, workshops, checklists, tools ...
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Held for the fifth time in Stoneleigh Park last week,...
Held for the fifth time in Stoneleigh Park last week, the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS) again increased number of its visitors by 13 percent to 1,427 over the three days. They were welcomed by 120 exhibitors carrying more than 300 brands. The atmosphere was upbeat, in spite of widespread worries ...
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Sport Achat, the French trade fair, enjoyed a 6 percent...
Sport Achat, the French trade fair, enjoyed a 6 percent increase in attendance for its September edition, drawing 1,618 visitors in two days. The organizers regard this as a convincing result for their decision to shorten the summer edition of the fair from three to two days. This was done ...
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Swedish sports retailing is undergoing yet more changes this month...
Swedish sports retailing is undergoing yet more changes this month with the acquisition of Sportex, an integrated retailer with two banners, by Team Sportia. This buying group was already the third-largest sports retailer in Sweden with 112 stores and sales of nearly 2.4 billion Swedish kronor (€258.6m-$328.9m) last year, but ...
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In the end, the showdown about Karstadt’s future was a...
In the end, the showdown about Karstadt’s future was a thrilling one between the would-be new owner, Nicolas Berggruen; the receiver, Klaus Hubert Görg; and the creditors of Highstreet, a company that is the landlord of the real estate of the department store retailer. The major dispute was about the ...
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Nordic Outdoor, a leading Norwegian distributor in fishing and outdoor...
Nordic Outdoor, a leading Norwegian distributor in fishing and outdoor products, and Bios, which has similar activities in Sweden, have gone ahead swiftly with the integration of their operations after they decided to merge earlier this year, as reported in our issue of April 15. To this end, Nordic Outdoor ...
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The Intersport organizations in the U.K. and Austria have decided...
The Intersport organizations in the U.K. and Austria have decided to start selling products online, joining those in.France, Norway and the Netherlands. The British one is doing it through one of its retail members, The Hut, in a unique arrangement. Intersport Austria has launched its own e-commerce operation through a ...
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CDC Entreprises, the French investment fund that acquired a 14.6...
CDC Entreprises, the French investment fund that acquired a 14.6 percent stake in Lafuma last year, has made an investment of 2 million in Avance Diffusion through a convertible bond, redeemable in five years’ time. Among other assets, this French company owns the Degré 7 brand of skiwear, which has ...
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The North Face has appointed Arne Arens new sales director...
The North Face has appointed Arne Arens new sales director for its operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He will report to Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart, who is vice president and general manager of The North Face EMEA and who held Arens’ position before. The Dutchman will operate from ...
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Effective Oct. 1, Mattias Josander has been appointed new marketing...
Effective Oct. 1, Mattias Josander has been appointed new marketing director of Peak Performance. The 37-year old used to work as chief executive for Red Bull’s Swedish operations and as marketing manager at L’Oréal. The new country manager for Sweden is Jonas Söderqvist who has been with Peak, most recently ...
