News Briefs – Page 495
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Source, the Israeli brand of hydration solutions and sandals, no...
Source, the Israeli brand of hydration solutions and sandals, no longer works with Trangoworld/Artiach as its distributor for Germany. According to Yitzhak Tishler, Source’s international sales manager for Europe, his brand dropped out of Trangoworld’s distribution network since the Spaniards concentrate on their own brands. German customers can, however, rely ...
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Zamberlan, the Italian manufacturer of fine outdoor footwear, is expanding...
Zamberlan, the Italian manufacturer of fine outdoor footwear, is expanding its international activities through new distributors. The latest adds to Zamberlan’s global network are Mountain Designs in Australia, Greendoor in Finland (representing many brands in the country such as Komperdell, Osprey, Laken, Marmot, Artiach, Nikwax, Carinthia, Terra Nova, Trangia, Hilleberg, ...
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Schöffel and Lowa are getting serious about expanding their network...
Schöffel and Lowa are getting serious about expanding their network of bi-branded stores in the German-speaking countries. Four to five shops are planned annually and the stores should be run by franchisees in Germany, but also in Switzerland and Austria. Currently, the two brands have six stores in Germany, of ...
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Outdoor Research, the high-end U.S. company, has appointed a couple...
Outdoor Research, the high-end U.S. company, has appointed a couple of new distributors and agents for Europe. In Germany, four new field agents have been recruited, while in Switzerland Flagrant Sports Trading is going to replace Exped. The new agency for Denmark and Sweden is ODEX (Outdoor Extreme Sports)
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Leki has switched its Chinese distribution from G-View Adventure Equipment...
Leki has switched its Chinese distribution from G-View Adventure Equipment in Beijing to BC Outdoor Products in Nanjing. The latter is strongly connected to Northland Professional. The Austrian brand was an early mover into China and is strong in the distribution of Western brands such as Lowa and X-Technology as ...
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There’s no space left at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market,...
There’s no space left at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, slated for Aug. 2-6 in Salt Lake City, Utah. It has just over 1,000 exhibitors scheduled for the indoor area, 12 percent more than last year, including almost 170 new ones, which is a 48 percent increase over their numbers ...
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The Brazilian Adventure Sports Fair taking place in Sao Paulo...
The Brazilian Adventure Sports Fair taking place in Sao Paulo has been directed so far mainly to consumers, attracting up to 60,000 people, but it has also welcomed about 500 retailers and 3,500 other types of trade visitors, including tour operators. Ten are invited by the fair every year from ...
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Fjällräven has built up its East European distribution at break-neck...
Fjällräven has built up its East European distribution at break-neck speed since the launch of Fenix Eastern Europe last year, to supervise regional sales and marketing of the Swedish outdoor group’s four brands – Fjällräven, Hanwag, Primus and Brunton. Until then Fjällräven only had a distributor in Hungary, but in ...
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Hannah, the Czech outdoor brand, and Rock Point, the country’s...
Hannah, the Czech outdoor brand, and Rock Point, the country’s second-largest outdoor retailer and wholesaler, brought their businesses together earlier this year. The structure of the joint operation remains unclear, but it was confirmed that the five Hannah stores in the Czech Republic had been run for several months by ...
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Eagle Creek is seeking European sales expansion of 20 percent...
Eagle Creek is seeking European sales expansion of 20 percent per year for the next five years on the back of a global face-lift, increased marketing investments and a stronger focus on Europe. The travel and outdoor brand’s European sales reached about €12 million last year, amounting to roughly 25 ...
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Blue Ice, the young Chamonix-based brand of climbing gear, is...
Blue Ice, the young Chamonix-based brand of climbing gear, is having its premier presentation at OutDoor. It is showing a new generation of sustainable backpacks and ultra-light harnesses as well as a collection of shirts. Company owner, Giovannibattista Rossi told The Compass that Blue Ice is planning to extend its ...
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Columbia is introducing two new technologies to the European market...
Columbia is introducing two new technologies to the European market during this OutDoor show: It is presenting a small collection equipped with Columbia’s own ultra-breathable and waterproof membrane, “Omni-Dry,” which promises to be extremely air permeable and waterproof. The fabric transfers moisture vapor out of garments at an extremely high ...
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Pacsafe, the brand of anti-theft outdoor and travel luggage, has...
Pacsafe, the brand of anti-theft outdoor and travel luggage, has launched its new “through the line” marketing campaign to position itself as the “Smart Travel Gear” experts. The full range of 88 products – from bags and travel accessories to locks and anti-theft devices – has been redesigned with a ...
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Erima, the German brand of team, tennis and running wear...
Erima, the German brand of team, tennis and running wear is eyeing the outdoor-inspired market with its first line of activewear. The new collection will be available from fall 2010. The range includes softshell jackets, multi-functional winter jackets, functional underwear and accessories for men, women and children. The winter jackets ...
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A new generation is taking care of the distribution of...
A new generation is taking care of the distribution of Béal and Petzl in Switzerland, following the planned retirement of their distributor, Roger Guenat at the age of 65. From next Jan. 1, Petzl will be represented in Switzerland by Guenat’s present sales director, Fred Salamin, but he will have ...
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Asolo is taking on the distribution of Komperdell in Italy...
Asolo is taking on the distribution of Komperdell in Italy and the U.K.. The Austrian brand was previously represented by LandMark in Italy, but it has been out of the British market for more than three years. Asolo suffered a lot in Russia and other Eastern European markets last year, ...
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A U.S. company based in Boulder, Sport Hansa LLC, has...
A U.S. company based in Boulder, Sport Hansa LLC, has taken on the distribution of five European brands for all of North America. They are Gronell of Italy, Helle of Norway, Montane and Terranova of the U.K., and Termoswed of Sweden. Sport Hansa is the creature of Matt Huff, who ...
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The fabrics division of W.L.Gore & Associates has successfully performed...
The fabrics division of W.L.Gore & Associates has successfully performed a Bluesign screening of all its global manufacturing sites. This means that its production of laminates with Gore membranes meets the Bluesign standard. Gore fabrics has also signed a Bluesign system partner agreement. This will allow the leading technology manufacturer ...
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Victorinox, maker of Swiss Army Knives, is launching a special...
Victorinox, maker of Swiss Army Knives, is launching a special contest for sustainable community projects called “Victorinox Family” in eight European countries (Switzerland, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Belgium and the United Kingdom). As the title implies, the targeted participants are families. They are invited to present projects that benefit ...
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Keen has just launched an online store with a concept...
Keen has just launched an online store with a concept that is apparently unprecedented in the European outdoor business – enabling consumers to decide if they want to buy directly from Keen or from the company’s online retail partners. For this purpose, the inventories of the retail partners, such as ...
