News Briefs – Page 511
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Martti Uusitalo is new chief executive of Halti. The 38-year-old...
Martti Uusitalo is new chief executive of Halti. The 38-year-old has acted as vice president. The managing partner replaces Matti Mustaniemi, who has resigned for health reasons.
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Tropicare, the specialty brand of travel health care solutions, is...
Tropicare, the specialty brand of travel health care solutions, is reshuffling its distribution in Belgium and Luxembourg. After eight years serving for Tropicare as sales representatives in the region, Christophe Declercq and Francis Van Nueten have decided to set up their own distribution company called Elements. The new company is ...
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Sport-Fachhandel, the new German trade publication, reports that Directalpine, the...
Sport-Fachhandel, the new German trade publication, reports that Directalpine, the Czech label of outdoor apparel, is about to enter Germany and Austria through Rossbach, an Austrian distributor. The brand, founded by mountaineer Radek Novácek in 1999, currently sells into 20 countries worldwide.
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Odlo is new main sponsor of the Biathlon-World-Challenge, Europe’s largest...
Odlo is new main sponsor of the Biathlon-World-Challenge, Europe’s largest one-day event in that sport, which is annually held in the soccer stadium of Schalke, the Bundesliga club. During 2009 and 2010, the mega-event with 50,000 live spectators and 4 million TV spectators will bear the name Odlo-Biathlon-WTC. The event ...
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Since the introduction of the “Baacode” last year, Icebreaker has...
Since the introduction of the “Baacode” last year, Icebreaker has counted 75,000 people tracking their garments back to the farm in the Southern Alps of New Zealand where the Merino-fabric was grown. The Baacode is an initiative – launched in autumn 2008 – that allows consumers traceability of the garment ...
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Katadyn, probably the world market leader in the sector of...
Katadyn, probably the world market leader in the sector of portable water purification solutions with a market share higher than 50 percent, continues to diversify its product range. It has acquired a majority stake in the Swiss and German operations of Aquafides, a manufacturer of industrial water purifying equipment. The ...
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Bluesign, the Swiss standard for sustainability and corporate social responsibility,...
Bluesign, the Swiss standard for sustainability and corporate social responsibility, is eyeing new companies to possibly become new members in its pool of partners, and one of them is quite prominent: It is Pontetorto, the well-known Italian garment company, which is ready to undergo the Bluesign-screening. Hong Kong-based Tai Tung ...
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Some 55,000 consumers visited this month’s edition of Esqui y...
Some 55,000 consumers visited this month’s edition of Esqui y Montaña – Naturivia, the outdoor and snow sports fair in Madrid. This compares with 42,000 visitors one year ago, but the number of exhibitors declined to 72 from 82. The comments were mixed. A total of 105 firms, including many ...
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FAMOUS (ALMOST) LAST WORDS Icebreaker has proven its sense...
FAMOUS (ALMOST) LAST WORDS Icebreaker has proven its sense of irony by announcing that its “Long Sleeve Chase Zip” shirt made it on the front page of Newsweek’s issue of Nov. 23. It is worn by the controversial Sarah Palin, the former Republican candidate for vice president of the ...
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FAMOUS LAST WORDS The editor of this publication would...
FAMOUS LAST WORDS The editor of this publication would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Eugenio Di Maria, the publisher of The Compass, for the 20th anniversary of his company, EDM Publications, which was born in early December 1989. He is also the publisher of SGI Europe, which ...
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The Lafuma Group has completed the integration of the Eider...
The Lafuma Group has completed the integration of the Eider and Killy brands into the operations of its U.S. subsidiary, opening up new distribution opportunities across all channels in the market. Eider and Killy will use Lafuma’s customer service center, warehouse, sales and marketing, and office and showroom in Colorado. ...
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Primus, the Swedish brand of stoves belonging to the Fenix...
Primus, the Swedish brand of stoves belonging to the Fenix Outdoor group, has appointed a second distributor in the Benelux countries to deal with the family camping and caravan market. The brand has already been sold to outdoor retailers in the Netherlands and Belgium since 2002 by Robijns, a specialist ...
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McTrek, the price-driven specialty retail chain, will open its 14th...
McTrek, the price-driven specialty retail chain, will open its 14th outlet in Germany on Nov 25. The store has a selling surface of 700 square meters and is located in a town outside Munich. The range comprises 500 different outdoor shoes and more than 100 models of tents and sleeping ...
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Sorel, the boot brand of Columbia Sportswear, has launched its...
Sorel, the boot brand of Columbia Sportswear, has launched its new website, www.sorel.com. Customers can search for footwear based on type, size, color, price or the temperature where it’s going to be worn. Product photos will be zoomable with 360-degree views, and the site includes a store finder and a ...
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Columbia Sportswear has named Adrienne Lefebre Moser to be its...
Columbia Sportswear has named Adrienne Lefebre Moser to be its general manager of apparel merchandising, a new position. She comes from LaCrosse, where she was senior vice president for product, sales and marketing. Before that she was a founder of Nau, where she was chief operating officer and general manager. ...
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LaCrosse Footwear saw sales climb by 1.2 percent to $40.8...
LaCrosse Footwear saw sales climb by 1.2 percent to $40.8 million for the third quarter, but net income went the other direction, falling by 21.4 percent to $2.2 million. Sales of outdoor products dropped by 10.1 percent to $2.2 million as the worldwide retail market remained weak. Work products grew ...
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Michael Crooke is stepping down as the chief executive at...
Michael Crooke is stepping down as the chief executive at Prana, where he has been for 11 months. A co-founder of the business, Beaver Theodosakis, will step in to take over those duties, but plans to look for a new CEO next year sometime. He will share responsibilities with Scott ...
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Mammut Sports Group, the sporting goods business of Conzzeta Group,...
Mammut Sports Group, the sporting goods business of Conzzeta Group, saw its sales increase by 15.5 percent to 129.2 million Swiss francs (€85.3m-$127.4m) in the four-month period from May 1 to Aug. 31. The consumer climate in Switzerland and Germany, key outdoor markets, remained strong despite the global economic downturn. ...
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Bruce Barrows has been promoted to North American sales manager...
Bruce Barrows has been promoted to North American sales manager for the Spanish company Lorpen, which makes performance socks. Barrows had been U.S. sales manager since he started with the company in January. The new title adds responsibility for Canadian sales. In addition, Bill Weatherall has been named key account ...
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Woolrich will launch a new collection of outdoor lifestyle headwear...
Woolrich will launch a new collection of outdoor lifestyle headwear together with Dorfman Pacific. The Woolrich brand products in knits and wool felt will be sourced, manufactured, sold and distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Dorfman Pacific. They will be in stores next autumn, but can be seen starting ...
