News Briefs – Page 510
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The British Outdoor Industries Association is going to introduce a...
The British Outdoor Industries Association is going to introduce a skills certificate for outdoor retailers by early 2010. OIA is about to develop a competence-based qualification for sales staff in outdoor retailing to create a benchmark for the whole outdoor sector. The pilot project will be launched in February.
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The publisher of the American Outside magazine is introducing the...
The publisher of the American Outside magazine is introducing the Outside Television Network next summer. The new network will be a partnership with, and complete rebranding of, the Resort Sports Network, an American network that provides outdoor content to top vacation destinations in the country. It is currently seen by ...
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Sportair, organizer of the successful French Sport Achât fair in...
Sportair, organizer of the successful French Sport Achât fair in Lyon, has decided to launch a new preview of sports apparel collections for the snow and outdoor sectors in Annecy next Jan. 18-19. About 1,200 buyers have been invited for the event, called ASAP for Annecy Showroom Avant-Première. At least ...
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The organizers of the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market show in...
The organizers of the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market show in Salt Lake City, Utah, have invited participants in the FlyFishing Retailer World Trade Expo to join them next August, since this fishing tackle show will not be held next year for the first time in 12 years. It ...
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Five months before the doors open, Ispo China has reported...
Five months before the doors open, Ispo China has reported that registrations are triple this time last year. The show, slated for March 4-6, has rearranged the layout to put a spotlight on various sports segments, for example with sports fashions getting their own exposition space in the In Sports ...
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CORRECTIONS: In the last issue of this publication, we said...
CORRECTIONS: In the last issue of this publication, we said that Ice Age, a franchisee of Mammut stores in Switzerland, was still part of Transa, the large Swiss specialty chain. This was incorrect. Transa sold Ice Age to the latter’s chief executive, Lukas Arnold, in late 2008. We apologize! +++ ...
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Famous Last Words
The American edition of Sporting Goods Intelligence reports that The North Face recently filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against a small St. Louis firm launched in 2007 by a 16-year old and named, The South Butt. At issue is whether The South Butt, which parodies the outerwear brand in ...
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Kirk Richardson is replacing the co-founder of Mountain Hardwear, Mike...
Kirk Richardson is replacing the co-founder of Mountain Hardwear, Mike Wallenfels, in his position as president. Richardson has been in Columbia Sportswear’s footwear division for nearly a year after a stint as president of Keen Footwear and a 27-year career at Nike. Wallenfels left the company to become chief executive ...
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Yves Mouriès, who has run Aigle International since 1989, is...
Yves Mouriès, who has run Aigle International since 1989, is going into retirement after a long transition period, leaving the helm in the hands of Romain Guinier, appointed in March 2008 as general manager by the company’s new Swiss-based owner, Maus Frères.
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The North Face has opened a 190-square-meter corporate shop in...
The North Face has opened a 190-square-meter corporate shop in Alexa, the prestigious shopping mall at Alexanderplatz in the heart of Berlin. The Berlin store is TNF’s sixth shop opening this year after Manchester, Glasgow, Bristol, Frankfurt and Andorra. Alexa already hosts other franchised or corporate doors of outdoor brands, ...
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Coleman EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), which comprises the...
Coleman EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), which comprises the brands Coleman, Campingaz and Sevylor in that region, has appointed Rens Evers as successor to Paul Stratta as commercial director for the group’s north division, which includes the U.K., the Republic of Ireland, the Benelux countries and Scandinavia. The Dutchman ...
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VF Outdoor is introducing two new brands of backpacks, Wolf...
VF Outdoor is introducing two new brands of backpacks, Wolf Creek and L8R, next autumn. Wolf Creek packs are geared toward younger children and will sell for $19.99 to $29.99, while L8R is aimed at teenagers and will cost $19.99 to $24.99. Steve Harden will lead the brands’ team at ...
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The North Face has added Denver, Colorado, to its “PlanetExplore”...
The North Face has added Denver, Colorado, to its “PlanetExplore” program, an online community for outdoor enthusiasts, particular youth. Until now the program was only in effect in the San Francisco area. The new site is partnered with such local groups as Big City Mountaineers and the Colorado Mountain Bike ...
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Li Ning is apparently developing a line of trail running...
Li Ning is apparently developing a line of trail running shoes with special soles in combination with Michelin. The French tire company has already helped to develop Babolat's line of tennis shoes and, most recently, its badminton shoes.
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GoLite has appointed Matthias Bürgi of MB Mountain Gear as...
GoLite has appointed Matthias Bürgi of MB Mountain Gear as its new agent for Switzerland. The agency is in charge of various climbing brands and of Trangoworld, the Spanish brand, in the country. Before, the business of GoLite in Switzerland was directed by Markus Bauer, the agent who continues to ...
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Johnson Outdoors, the group that markets Eureka!, records a decline...
Johnson Outdoors, the group that markets Eureka!, records a decline of net sales by 15.3 percent to $356.5 million. The outdoor business was down by 14.3 percent and reached $41.1 million in the 2008-09 fiscal year. The group worked hard on limiting net loss and improved from a loss of ...
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The Standards and Regulations Committee within the Sustainability Working Group...
The Standards and Regulations Committee within the Sustainability Working Group of the European Outdoor Group is now ready to compile a type of open database that provides a one-stop point of reference for the outdoor industry, notably for the brands themselves, not necessarily for consumers, to understand what is mandatory ...
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Crocs is back in the black at last. In the...
Crocs is back in the black at last. In the third quarter, sales were up by 1.7 percent to $177.1 million. The net income improved from a loss of $148.0 million in the third quarter of 2008 to a profit of $22.1 million. Backlogs for spring/summer 2010 orders are up ...
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Equip Outdoor Technologies, the British company behind brands such as...
Equip Outdoor Technologies, the British company behind brands such as Rab, Podsacs and Outdoordesigns, is expanding its sales team. Jon Morgan, who has been with the company’s internal sales team for four years, assumes responsibilities for the export outside the U.K. Matthew Clarke is now in charge of the internal ...
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Timberland is campaigning for a better world and against an...
Timberland is campaigning for a better world and against an expected stalemate at the Copenhagen summit from Dec. 7 to 18, which is designed to find a solution for global warming. At Timberland’s website www.donttellusitcantbedone.com everyone is invited to take part in a pre-summit online petition in favor of a ...
