News Briefs – Page 492
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Effective Nov. 1, Dietmar Axt is new head of global...
Effective Nov. 1, Dietmar Axt is new head of global sales at Falke, where he will be responsible for the wholesale, retail and e-commerce operations. Before, the 43-year-old worked in top positions for companies such as Tom Tailor and Diesel.
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Equip UK intends to intensify the presence of its Rab...
Equip UK intends to intensify the presence of its Rab brand on the German market. It therefore has assigned Chrissy Dorn to execute the necessary marketing activities in the region. The former European sales director of Mountain Hardwear is also in charge of the marketing of Jetboil and Nikwax in ...
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More officials have left Capestorm, a major South African producer...
More officials have left Capestorm, a major South African producer and retailer of outdoor apparel, according to Sports Trader, after the departure last July of the company’s founder Andrew Baxter, who agreed to become technical product developer at the biggest outdoor retailer in the country, Cape Union Mart. Three other ...
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Gary DeGaetano is the new vice president for direct-to-consumer affairs...
Gary DeGaetano is the new vice president for direct-to-consumer affairs at Woolrich, overseeing the catalog and internet segment as well as all retail stores for the American company. He was formerly vice president and brand manager for Jessica London/BC Outlet at Redcats USA. The profitable 180-year-old American outdoor apparel company, ...
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As of the end of October, Kenny Ballard, the president...
As of the end of October, Kenny Ballard, the president of Boulder Outdoor Specialty Group, is leaving the company to move back to the eastern part of the U.S. to be with his aging parents. During this transition period he is working from the Vermont offices of Isis for Women, ...
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After the launch of its subsidiaries in Finland and Sweden...
After the launch of its subsidiaries in Finland and Sweden last year, Columbia Sportswear opened its own business in Denmark this year as well. This is headed by Lars Rafn, who has dealt with the Columbia brand for 14 years as its Danish agent. Columbia has attained a strong market ...
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Hi-Tec Sports and its sister brand of work and safety...
Hi-Tec Sports and its sister brand of work and safety shoes, Magnum USA, have announced that they will transition into two separate companies. Since the inception of Magnum USA in 1982, both companies have functioned as one corporation with shared assets. The co-chief executives, Bill Berta and Bob Kaiser, will ...
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Black Diamond is splitting from XXL, which has been its...
Black Diamond is splitting from XXL, which has been its French agent for a decade, to hire three sales representatives in the country from the beginning of next year. The company explained that the switch was not part of a wider European strategy, but that Black Diamond required strong technical ...
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Snow Factory has become the distributor of Vasque boots and...
Snow Factory has become the distributor of Vasque boots and Gregory backpacks for Spain, Andorra and Portugal. A Spanish agent, Zaraia Import, previously represented Vasque. To market these two brands, Snow Factory will use the same sales network as Eider, another brand in its portfolio along with K2, Killy, Planet ...
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Nemo Equipment, the American producer of innovative tents based in...
Nemo Equipment, the American producer of innovative tents based in New Hampshire, has found distributors to sell its products in Austria, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Norway. Triple X, the new partner in Germany and Austria, already presented its products at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. Nemo already sells ...
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Ahead of its launch in the U.S. outdoor market, Adidas...
Ahead of its launch in the U.S. outdoor market, Adidas has named sales agencies to handle various regions of the country. BP Associates will be in charge of nine states in the Midwest; the Helaman Group will oversee four states in the region of the Rocky Mountains, and Frontier Group ...
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As reported in the last issue, Outdoor-Profis, the German buying...
As reported in the last issue, Outdoor-Profis, the German buying group of specialty retailers that is affiliated with Sport 2000, intends to sell its Gentic brand. When we reported this, OP’s managing partner, Olaf Wittayer, said that he already had a buyer for the label at hand with a contract ...
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Yeti, the Nordisk brand of high-end sleeping bags, is highly...
Yeti, the Nordisk brand of high-end sleeping bags, is highly endangered after it suffered from heavy rainfalls in August. The company is located at the Polish-German border where the flooding of the Neiße river caused severe damage. The water came up to 2 meters in the warehouse and the production ...
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Julbo, the French manufacturer of sports sunglasses, has sent three...
Julbo, the French manufacturer of sports sunglasses, has sent three of its own employees to participate in two of the four races of this year’s edition of The North Face Ultra Trail du Montblanc, of which it is a sponsor. Both races were interrupted because of bad weather, but all ...
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The Outdoor Foundation in the U.S. has published the section...
The Outdoor Foundation in the U.S. has published the section of its Outdoor Recreation Participation Report dedicated to camping, finding that 44 million Americans went camping in back yards, cars and RVs in 2009, a new high. The average camper spent 13.2 days camping, for a combined total of ...
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Starting next spring, Regatta’s brand Dare2be will launch a bikewear...
Starting next spring, Regatta’s brand Dare2be will launch a bikewear collection. The line comprises 40 pieces of jackets, shorts, pants and underwear.
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Vibram has come up with new products for mountain bikers....
Vibram has come up with new products for mountain bikers. The MTBike sole is made of Vibram’s XSTrek material to provide grip, and the tread has deep grooves to aid performance. Lateral slugs provide even better traction and stability and flexion lines for comfort. The new soles are compatible with ...
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A look at August sales figures in the outdoor market...
A look at August sales figures in the outdoor market in the U.S. shows a slight increase of 0.9 percent to $816.8 million, a big slowing of growth compared with the several previous months. Retail sales data compiled by SportScanInfo for OIA VantagePoint indicated that in the surveyed outdoor chain ...
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Hawaii now has two Patagonia stores with the opening of...
Hawaii now has two Patagonia stores with the opening of a shop in Honolulu. That brings its total to 27 stores. Though the new location opened last month, it will be holding a celebration on Saturday that includes refreshments, giveaways and representatives of local groups encouraging environmental activities.
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Càrn, the British specialist in outdoor footwear, has collaborated on...
Càrn, the British specialist in outdoor footwear, has collaborated on a new line with Ben Fogle, the TV personality, writer and outdoorsman. Among the collection are a mid-cut boot and an urban trail shoe. The new footwear should be available at retail for the spring/summer 2011 season.
