News Briefs – Page 515
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Satmap, the British supplier of satellite navigation solutions, has hired...
Satmap, the British supplier of satellite navigation solutions, has hired Sophie Nicolay for the newly created job of a marketing director. Helen Calthrop-Owen, the wife of Satmap’s co-founder Richard Calthrop-Owen, was in charge of both marketing and public relations and will continue to be in charge of communication. In the ...
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Oliver Schneider, chief of Salewa Austria during the last four...
Oliver Schneider, chief of Salewa Austria during the last four years, has quit the company to launch his own consultancy firm. He has been replaced by Christoph Mannel, a former executive of Puma and Völkl.
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Icebreaker, the Kiwi specialty brand of merino apparel, announcs various...
Icebreaker, the Kiwi specialty brand of merino apparel, announcs various appointments of new managers: Deb Boswel, marketing manager for the U.S., is now marketing director for North America, reporting to Russ Hopcus, president for the same region, and Rosanne Palmisano, vice president for global marketing. Kent Hawkins, formerly serving for ...
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The outdoor/fitness segment of Garmin had a small sales drop...
The outdoor/fitness segment of Garmin had a small sales drop of 1 percent to $188 million for the year to date, with a 9 percent decrease in the second quarter. The company attributed this to a tough comparison period in 2008, when several new products were launched. The division has ...
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Messe Friedrichshafen reports the latest steps to improve infrastructure around...
Messe Friedrichshafen reports the latest steps to improve infrastructure around the venue of its fairgrounds. Construction has commenced for a brand-new four-lane road on the southern side of the complex to facilitate access to its shows. The 1.8-kilometer road is planned for completion in May 2010, i.e. in time before ...
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The organizers of the Asia Outdoor show in Nanjing report...
The organizers of the Asia Outdoor show in Nanjing report strong growth in terms of trade visitors to the show in China, which ended Aug. 2. According to their information, the number of trade visitors increased by more than 50 percent to 14,344. The number of exhibitors grew from 245 ...
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Yeah!, a German outdoor retailer that operates the Sine store...
Yeah!, a German outdoor retailer that operates the Sine store in Frankfurt and low-budget specialty outdoor stores called McTrek, has opened its 12th McTrek outlet in the Bavarian city of Regensburg. The company has hired Georg Haas as purchasing manager. Haas worked for Sine for seven years before he switched ...
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The Lafuma Group reports a 2.4 percent increase in total...
The Lafuma Group reports a 2.4 percent increase in total sales to €170.2 million for the nine months of its current financial year, ended June 30. The more technical product lines and the group’s retail activities, including online sales, contributed to the growth. Excluding Eider, which was part of the ...
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Lundhags, the Swedish outdoor company, has set up an office...
Lundhags, the Swedish outdoor company, has set up an office in Munich headed by Martin Thoma, a former sales manager at Arc’teryx in Germany. The brand saw its sales increase by more than 10 percent to 66 million Swedish kronor (€6.0m-$8.5m) in 2008, driven by international growth. Furthermore, its pre-orders ...
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Exel Sports Brands (ESB), which owns the Exel brand for...
Exel Sports Brands (ESB), which owns the Exel brand for sports products, is preparing to launch a footwear range under this well-know trade name, concentrating on Nordic walking and outdoor shoes. ESB is entirely owned by Pertti Keskitalo, chief executive and shareholder of Karhu Sporting Goods Oy (KSG), the Finnish ...
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Smartwool has picked Reiner Kopf as its new agent for...
Smartwool has picked Reiner Kopf as its new agent for the German market. Besides Timberland’s apparel brand, Kopf represents Arc’teryx, Black Diamond and Five Ten in the country.
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M.J. Sports is the new exclusive distributor for Arc’teryx in...
M.J. Sports is the new exclusive distributor for Arc’teryx in Poland. The agency, which is based in Poznan, will start distributing and marketing the Canadian company’ for this winter season.
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After more than two decades, Ortlieb, the specialty brand for...
After more than two decades, Ortlieb, the specialty brand for waterproof packs and bags, is halting its distribution deal with Exped for Switzerland. Both parties confirmed that the split is because Exped started to market a small range of its own waterproof products. Ortlieb is currently searching for a new ...
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As reported before the show, Camp and Cassin, the two...
As reported before the show, Camp and Cassin, the two brands owned by the Codega family, will join forces for research and development, back office and worldwide distribution. At OutDoor, we learned that the joint distribution of Cassin will be taken over by the 30-odd Camp distributors worldwide. One exception ...
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Gerco Jongejans has been appointed as the new agent in...
Gerco Jongejans has been appointed as the new agent in the Netherlands for Montane, the brand of functional apparel. His company, Jongejans Trading, is also in charge of Royal Robbins, Exped, Optimus and Pacsafe in the region. Contrary to what was written in this publication right before the OutDoor show, ...
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Vibram’s technological center for research and development in Huadu in...
Vibram’s technological center for research and development in Huadu in the Guandong shoe district has been officially opened in the presence of the Chinese government and army as well as of the Italian consular corps. Among other things, the center comprises 1,000 square meters of floorspace for research and development, ...
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Husky CZ has decided to appeal against a ruling by...
Husky CZ has decided to appeal against a ruling by anti-trust authorities in the Czech Republic under which it was accused along with Penguin of fixing prices of tents, backpacks, sleeping bags and clothing in the Czech outdoor market. Other brands, such as Prosport, were absolved of the charges. The ...
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Marc Bourgoin is leading a group of outdoor and paddlesports...
Marc Bourgoin is leading a group of outdoor and paddlesports industry veterans that has bought Lincoln Canoe & Kayak, a 50-year-old paddling brand based in Freeport, Maine. Bourgoin was most recently a sales representative for Northeast Outdoor Sports. His coalition also includes Ponch Membreno, who has been in design and ...
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Black Diamond, the U.S. maker of climbing and skiing gear,...
Black Diamond, the U.S. maker of climbing and skiing gear, has won the Industry Award of the American Mountain Guides Association for 2009. The award goes to outdoor companies that support the industry through scholarships, products and sponsorships for mountain guides. The company has worked with the AMGA for 17 ...
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Some suppliers of outdoor products view the pilgrimage to Santiago...
Some suppliers of outdoor products view the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in 2010, a jubilee year that tends to attract much bigger crowds from all over the world, as a great opportunity to promote their brands. Chiruca will be an official sponsor of the pilgrimage, joining the likes of ...
