News Briefs – Page 506
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SAZsport, the German trade publication, reports that Finnmark, a German...
SAZsport, the German trade publication, reports that Finnmark, a German buying and marketing cooperative, has added the claim “Die Outdoor Insider” to its name. While all the 16 affiliated retailers keep the names of their stores, their store banners will be co-branded with the new corporate name, which also appears ...
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Regatta has granted an exclusive license for tents to Argos,...
Regatta has granted an exclusive license for tents to Argos, the big British mail-order retailer, which put out its catalog in late January. The collection of six tent styles has a price range from £29.99 (€34.57-$47.07) to £139.99 (€161.36-$219.72). At the same time, Regatta has launched a special website, regattaoutlet.com, ...
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Cushe Footwear has opened its first store worldwide in Manila,...
Cushe Footwear has opened its first store worldwide in Manila, Philippines. It is less than 30 square meters. Another one is planned soon in a mall near the Manila airport. Cushe is a British brand recently acquired by Wolverine World Wide.
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Lacrosse Footwear, the American footwear company, is moving into a...
Lacrosse Footwear, the American footwear company, is moving into a new factory for the production of its Danner line of shoes in Portland, Oregon, from its current location in that city. The new facility is nearly 5,500 square meters, twice as big as the old place, and is about ...
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Aku will distribute Kamik’s footwear in Italy from the fall/winter...
Aku will distribute Kamik’s footwear in Italy from the fall/winter 2010 season on, replacing Crispi Sport in this role. As reported in the last issue, Genfoot Marketing Europe, the German distributor of Kamik, took on the distribution of Aku in Germany. These arrangements follow the acquisition of a 50 percent ...
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Wolverine World Wide’s board of directors has authorized repurchases of...
Wolverine World Wide’s board of directors has authorized repurchases of its own shares on the stock market for up to $200 million over the next four years. The company has already bought back more than $450 million worth of its own shares over the past 10 years.
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Garmin’s Italian subsidiary has signed an endorsement deal with Simone...
Garmin’s Italian subsidiary has signed an endorsement deal with Simone More, a well-known and versatile 42-year-old Italian mountain climber. He will also help to further develop Garmin’s specific GPS devices for various outdoor sports.
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Nikwax has created the position of a manager for business...
Nikwax has created the position of a manager for business development and key accounting in Poland and Germany. Tomasz Kruk, who will operate from Poland, served before as export manager of this British textile waterproofing, cleaning and insect protection company.
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Chiruca of Spain has appointed new agents for its function...
Chiruca of Spain has appointed new agents for its function outdoor footwear in Austria and Germany. Four regional sales agents will cover Germany. The man in charge of Bavaria, Johann Maier, also covers all of Austria.
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Woolpower, the Swedish brand of highly insulating socks and underwear...
Woolpower, the Swedish brand of highly insulating socks and underwear made from Merino wool, posted a 2009 turnover of some 70 million Swedish kronor (€7.1m-$9.6m). According to Jan Molander of Scandic Outdoor, the German distributor, Woolpower grew by 40 percent. There was substantial growth in the outdoor sector, but there ...
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Scandic Outdoor, the German distributor for Woolpower, Trangia and Brusletto,...
Scandic Outdoor, the German distributor for Woolpower, Trangia and Brusletto, the Norwegian knife brand, has also taken on the distribution of Baffin, the Canadian manufacturer of rugged outdoor footwear, for the German and Austrian markets. Until recently, these countries were covered from the U.K. Additionally, Scandic is now in charge ...
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Sport-Fachhandel, the new German trade publication, reports that Bill Wilkins...
Sport-Fachhandel, the new German trade publication, reports that Bill Wilkins is Berghaus’ new man for distribution in Switzerland. The plan is to open a showroom in Zurich as well as temporary showrooms in Graubünden and in Geneva. Wilkins is currently looking for two more sales agents to support his mission ...
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The same magazine says that Scarpa Schuhe, the German distribution...
The same magazine says that Scarpa Schuhe, the German distribution company for the Italian footwear brand by the same name, reached sales of €4.3 million in 2009, or 27 percent more than in the previous year. The figure includes the sale of Osprey backpacks, which Scarpa Schuhe distributes in Germany. ...
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GE Energy has launched a new seam tape whose temperature...
GE Energy has launched a new seam tape whose temperature application range allows the manufacturers to improve process flexibility without sacrificing the seam-sealing quality or durability of GE’s eVent membrane. At Ispo, GE presented a new generation of its eVent membrane, promising to be more sustainable and to reduce carbon ...
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For the first time, the Amundsen Sports brand showed at...
For the first time, the Amundsen Sports brand showed at Ispo. Its inventor, Jørgen Amundsen, is a relative of Norway’s Roald Amundsen, the first person to have ever set foot on the South Pole. He also holds a couple more records. The younger Amundsen is offering a small collection using ...
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Vibram continues to develop a program called “Impatto Zero” (“zero...
Vibram continues to develop a program called “Impatto Zero” (“zero impact”) by planting trees all over the world to balance the company’s own CO2 emissions. After the company planted some 10,000 square meters of trees in Madagascar last year, it is now about to plant 6,000 square meters more in ...
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Montane, the British high-end brand of technical outdoor apparel, is...
Montane, the British high-end brand of technical outdoor apparel, is supporting the Mountain Rescue service in England and Wales. The rescue organization comprises 3,500 volunteers who are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and who depend entirely on donations of money and equipment. Montane has committed to ...
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The Scandinavian Outdoor Group welcomes new members. Officially at this...
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group welcomes new members. Officially at this Ispo, Feelmax, a Finnish footwear brand, and Isbjörn of Sweden, a maker of children’s outerwear, joined the association, which supports exports outside the Nordic countries. Currently, the SOG counts 34 members.
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The British Outdoor Industries Association has outlined its agenda for...
The British Outdoor Industries Association has outlined its agenda for 2010, focusing among other things on market research. After two years of putting out “Shaping the Future,” a report on consumers’ attitudes in the U.K., OIA will intensify its work on market intelligence during 2010. The group has recently set ...
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Outdoor Nordic, the large-scale Nordic outdoor fair that was due...
Outdoor Nordic, the large-scale Nordic outdoor fair that was due to be launched in Stockholm this summer, has been postponed by one year. It was meant to be organized by Kistamässan, a trade fair company which spotted a gap in the market since only a few Swedish outdoor companies take ...
