News Briefs – Page 508
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Kamik will introduce its first line of socks at the...
Kamik will introduce its first line of socks at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. The socks are designed for children, women and men for hiking, skiing and casual purposes. One feature is an exclusive mixed garment comprising Merino wool and “Thermo Cool.” The material is provided by Richter International, one ...
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At Ispo, Hagan will present itself for the first time...
At Ispo, Hagan will present itself for the first time as a full-range vendor of touring-ski equipment. The company’s first binding, called “Hagan Z01,” will be added to the skis and the footwear of Garmont, which Hagan distributes in some key markets such as Austria and Germany. It will be ...
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SPORTéco, the French trade magazine, reports that Millet has opened...
SPORTéco, the French trade magazine, reports that Millet has opened another single-brand store in Courchevel, France, in partnership with Patrick Aubert and Gilles Simion. Currently, the brand has some 20 stores and/or shop-in-shops in the country.
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Schweizer Sport & Mode, the Swiss trade publication, reports a...
Schweizer Sport & Mode, the Swiss trade publication, reports a couple of changes in the national distribution of outdoor-related products. The newly created UB Sports, a merger of UB Trading Ueli Bühler and MB Sports, continues to distribute Patagonia in Switzerland and has added Edelrid to its portfolio. Fusione, a ...
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Cortney McDermott has been re-elected chairwoman of the European Outdoor...
Cortney McDermott has been re-elected chairwoman of the European Outdoor Group’s sustainability working group, which she has headed since 2008. She is in charge of sustainability and corporate social responsibility at The North Face in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The committee’s steering group also voted Anne Girard of ...
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As it did at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen last...
As it did at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen last summer, the European Outdoor Group is inviting any of the companies at Ispo in Munich next month to a breakfast workshop where it will provide an overview of the workplan of its Sustainability Working Group (SWG) and the U.S.-driven Eco ...
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For the first time ever, GoLite has presented a sustainability...
For the first time ever, GoLite has presented a sustainability report on its own social and environmental record. The 156-page paper on the lightweight specialty brand’s activities in this sector is titled “Transparency Weighs Nothing” and can be downloaded free of charge on GoLite’s website. The report is aimed at ...
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Bluesign Technologies, the Swiss marketer of a textile industry standard...
Bluesign Technologies, the Swiss marketer of a textile industry standard for product safety and sustainability, has again added more manufacturers to its long list of partners from the chemical industry. New supporters of the Bluesign standard are Ding Zing Chemical Products of Taiwan as well as the French Protex International ...
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Eider is a partner in an unusual extreme Antarctic expedition...
Eider is a partner in an unusual extreme Antarctic expedition that kicked off from Ushuaia last Jan. 1. Called the No Man’s Land Project, it involves three French sailors and three climbers including Isabelle Autissier and Lionel Daudet. The highlights of the three-month-long adventure include the approach to Peter I ...
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Julbo, which has become the leading French brand of ski...
Julbo, which has become the leading French brand of ski goggles after the demise of Cébé, has become a partner in The North Face Ski Challenge Tour, a tournament involving nine different European countries that holds the claim to the biggest free-ski contest in Europe. Reserved for youngsters aged 17 ...
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Westcomb, the Canadian outdoor brand, is moving into Germany and...
Westcomb, the Canadian outdoor brand, is moving into Germany and Austria through the appointment of the Triple X agency of Stefan Donner. Triple X represents various smaller climbing brands including Metolius.
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Dan Dahl, so far international sales manager for the Pacific...
Dan Dahl, so far international sales manager for the Pacific region at Arc’teryx, has switched to Red Wing Shoes, the footwear company. He has been replaced by John Irvine, until now the brand’s sports marketing manager.
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Crazy Creek, an American maker of outdoor comfort seating products...
Crazy Creek, an American maker of outdoor comfort seating products that has nothing to do with the Intersport brand by the same name, has been bought by John and Kim Elsberry. John Elsberry has been acting as general manager for the company since its founder and president, Rob Hart, died ...
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Romain Millet has been named general manager of Lafuma Group’s...
Romain Millet has been named general manager of Lafuma Group’s hunting and fishing company, Le Chameau. He replaces Olivier Theulle, who is leaving the group. Romain, 31, is a grandson of the founder of Millet, another brand of the group. He joined Lafuma in 2005 as marketing manager of Oxbow ...
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American Recreation Products, a division of Kellwood Company, has bought...
American Recreation Products, a division of Kellwood Company, has bought Isis, an outdoor company for women’s performance and casual clothing. Isis was founded in 1998 and has its own sizeable retailer network. Kellwood plans to expand its distribution channels, including specialty retailers and e-commerce. Terms of the acquisition were not ...
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Gregg Duffy has been named senior director of performance footwear...
Gregg Duffy has been named senior director of performance footwear for Timberland. He will report to Brian Moore, the company’s global vice president for men’s footwear and outdoor performance. Duffy’s 17 years of experience in performance footwear include stints with Puma, Saucony and Burton-Gravis. He most recently was with Merrell.
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Preliminary results for the fourth quarter and full year are...
Preliminary results for the fourth quarter and full year are in for Lacrosse Footwear. For the fourth quarter, sales are expected to be 21 percent higher than last year at $42.5 million. For the full year the company expects to report 9 percent growth in sales to $139.2 million. The ...
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Polartec is teaming up with Unifi to make performance fabrics...
Polartec is teaming up with Unifi to make performance fabrics with “Repreve 100”, a material made 100 percent from post-consumer waste. The new initiative will increase Polartec’s production from recycled materials, which has already gone from 1 percent of total production to more than 30 percent in the last four ...
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The city of Portland, Oregon, has awarded the Outdoor Industry...
The city of Portland, Oregon, has awarded the Outdoor Industry Association of the U.S. a $10,000 grant to finalize the development of its Outdoor Project Environmental Leadership Standard (OPELS) project. OPELS, slated to make its debut in August, is a series of environmental leadership standards for outdoor products, resulting in ...
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The same federation has teamed up with AmeriCares to get...
The same federation has teamed up with AmeriCares to get relief supplies to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. The OIA is asking industry members to help with donations of medical supplies, water purification, headlamps, tarps, work gloves and hydration containers. All donations will be flown from AmeriCares’ headquarters ...
