News Briefs – Page 499
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The sustainable outdoor clothing company Earth Creations is planning its...
The sustainable outdoor clothing company Earth Creations is planning its new collection for spring 2011, using muted colors and sustainable fabrics such as organic cotton and hemp. The clothes come in men’s, women’s and children’s styles, and will be on exhibit at Outdoor Retailer. Earth Creations is based in Alabama ...
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The OutDoor trade fair being held July 15 to 18...
The OutDoor trade fair being held July 15 to 18 in Friedrichshafen is adding a “Fashion Sunday” to its schedule, showing off the new “urban outdoor” style. There will be a fashion show of the new look, which includes practical outdoor jackets, comfortable pants and sporty shoes. The fashion show ...
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Once again, the European Outdoor Group’s Sustainability Working Group will...
Once again, the European Outdoor Group’s Sustainability Working Group will be holding its breakfast workshop series, inviting attendees at the OutDoor show to come together to discuss sustainability in the industry. The first morning, Friday, will look at “How Sustainable Is Your Business,” featuring the launch of the beta version ...
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Karstadt, the big German department store chain with its 27...
Karstadt, the big German department store chain with its 27 Karstadt Sports specialty stores, is celebrating a lucky anniversary. Just two days before the anniversary of filing for bankruptcy one year ago, it found a buyer for the group at last. The investor is Nicolas Berggruen, the son of Heinz ...
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Gresvig, the leading player in the Norwegian sporting goods market...
Gresvig, the leading player in the Norwegian sporting goods market trading under the G-Sport and Intersport banners, will launch a new format of superstores next year, called G-Max, in major urban areas. The move is evidently a reaction to the strong expansion of XXL, which ranked as the fastest-growing major ...
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Transa, the large Swiss specialty retailer, is moving into the...
Transa, the large Swiss specialty retailer, is moving into the footwear business. The chain is about to open its first shop dedicated to shoes only at Zollstrasse in the heart of Zurich. This location used to be the home of Transa’s outlet shop, which will move to Weinbergstrasse, equally close ...
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Nol Gerritse, former group product manager at Colgate-Palmolive, joined Keen...
Nol Gerritse, former group product manager at Colgate-Palmolive, joined Keen Europe last week as its marketing manager for all of Europe. He replaces Dewi Ingrasin, who left the outdoor footwear company for Starbucks. Gerritse lists 11 outdoor and snow sports among his activities, and he is already familiar with the ...
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Haglöfs, the Swedish outdoor brand, has reinforced its management team...
Haglöfs, the Swedish outdoor brand, has reinforced its management team to deal with its continuing expansion. Nicolas Warchalowski, who became international sales and marketing director last year, will get support from Richard Jägrud, former business area manager for footwear and hardware at Haglöfs. As sales manager reporting to Warchalowski, Jägrud ...
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Marcus Haas, a former Swedish sailing champion, started last week...
Marcus Haas, a former Swedish sailing champion, started last week as director of international sales at Silva, the Swedish company specializing in outdoor compasses and other accessories, owned by Fiskars in Finland. Based at the Silva outdoor unit in Sollentuna, near Stockholm, Haas succeeds Göran Andersson, who is retiring. The ...
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Magnus Mansson is new managing director of Craft, following the...
Magnus Mansson is new managing director of Craft, following the appointment of his predecessor, Hans Larsson, to a position with the brand’s parent company, New Wave. Larsson now oversees the group’s sports brands division including Craft, Cutter & Buck and Seger. Mansson comes from Tretorn, a Puma brand that markets ...
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A few management changes are taking place at Timberland in...
A few management changes are taking place at Timberland in Europe following the already reported appointment of Marco Messini, former Italian country manager, as regional general manager for southern Europe. Claudia Lunati, who worked under him as the Italian marketing and communication manager, is now regional brand manager for all ...
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Columbia Sportswear sunglasses have been available in Europe so far...
Columbia Sportswear sunglasses have been available in Europe so far only through optical retail stores and a few Columbia mono-brand shops. Polaroid Eyewear, a division of the international StyleMark group, has developed a specific line of Columbia Sportswear sunglasses for European department stores, sunglass stores, sporting goods stores and specialty ...
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Johnson Outdoors has sold its Lendal brand of paddling equipment...
Johnson Outdoors has sold its Lendal brand of paddling equipment and related assets to Celtic Paddles, a British company owned by Nigel Dennis, a famous sea kayak adventurer. Johnson’s watercraft division continues to offer Necky, Ocean Kayak and Old Town boats as well as Carlisle paddles and Extrasport personal flotation ...
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Cascade Designs with its brands Therm-a-Rest, MSR, Platypus and SealLine...
Cascade Designs with its brands Therm-a-Rest, MSR, Platypus and SealLine has appointed a new agency for Austria, effective now: The Elementum Agency is currently also the local representative of G3 Genuine Guide Gear, The North Face and Nalgene, the U.S. specialty brand of hydration solutions. In charge of the sales ...
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Skins, the leading Australian brand of compression garments, has strengthened...
Skins, the leading Australian brand of compression garments, has strengthened its management structure by promoting Matz Bachmann to the new position of head of global distributor sales. He started at Skins in July 2009 as marketing and sales manager for Asia. Prior to that, he built up and managed the ...
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Hy Rosario, former product development manager at Hi-Tec Sports, is...
Hy Rosario, former product development manager at Hi-Tec Sports, is the new vice president of product development for the Merrell men’s line at Wolverine Worldwide. The company is trying to boost the Merrell, Chaco and Patagonia brands of its Outdoor Group.
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The truth is out: The “Liquid Mountaineering” clips that went...
The truth is out: The “Liquid Mountaineering” clips that went viral on the internet, depicting men apparently walking on water in their hiking shoes, were the work of Hi-Tec. More than 4 million people watched the documentary-like film. The clips were produced with the Amsterdam ad agency CCCP. And no, ...
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Canada Goose has now officially founded its European headquarters in...
Canada Goose has now officially founded its European headquarters in Stockholm. As reported at the beginning of this year, the operations are led by Jocke Südow, who has been the Canadians’ Swedish distributor since 1993. The specialty brand of down goods will put its focus on Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland ...
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The same company has donated CAD 45,000 (€33,800-$43,100) to PBI,...
The same company has donated CAD 45,000 (€33,800-$43,100) to PBI, Polar Bears International, an NGO that benefited from Canada Goose’s sales of an SMU of “Expedition Parka.” The brand is going to a have a similar initiative with its “Chilliwalk Bomber” model during the upcoming fall/winter season.
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On June 10, The North Face will open one of...
On June 10, The North Face will open one of its largest European stores in Berlin on a selling surface of 300 square meters. The new location at prestigious Kurfürstendamm is the seventh TNF-branded door in Germany and the second in the capital. In the meantime, VF Corporation has struck ...
