News Briefs – Page 519
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Sports-Contacts, the international German-based online portal for the recruitment of...
Sports-Contacts, the international German-based online portal for the recruitment of distributors and agents, is expanding its operations to Italy, working with Beniamino Bozano and Chiara Gattorno in the country. Bozano, who has more than 20 years of experience in the sports industry, began as an agent for leading sport brands ...
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Legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner of Italy has sealed a sponsoring...
Legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner of Italy has sealed a sponsoring deal with Adidas Outdoor. The two previously worked together in 1978 when Messner was preparing his expedition to Mount Everest, when he was the first man there without the help of additional oxygen. Then, Messner and Adidas developed the Supertrekking, ...
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Columbia Sportswear has re-arranged the management of its German operations....
Columbia Sportswear has re-arranged the management of its German operations. Mike Kaier, the brand manager in charge of Germany, Austria and Slovenia, has appointed Tom Czizegg for the new position of sales manager for the German market. In return, the position of the strategic key account manager has been cancelled. ...
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Stöckli Outdoor Sports, which operates 11 ski and outdoor stores...
Stöckli Outdoor Sports, which operates 11 ski and outdoor stores in Switzerland, has joined the Swiss Intersport organization. Stöckli’s retail operations will remain independent and the company will continue to carry its core ski and bike products, but will purchase others through Intersport to differentiate itself from other retailers, especially ...
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Intersport Germany will show off a brand-new booth in OutDoor’s...
Intersport Germany will show off a brand-new booth in OutDoor’s Foyer West. The new open stand aims to offer Intersport’s members a quiet place within the busy business at the show. Additionally, the booth is designed to present the group’s marketing activities as well as selected products of the important ...
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CamelBak will sell its new Stainless Steel Better Bottle at...
CamelBak will sell its new Stainless Steel Better Bottle at the OutDoor show at its booth in Hall B1-100. The raised money will go to the EOG Association for Conservation to support conservation projects.
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Another activity of that type will be organized by Vaude...
Another activity of that type will be organized by Vaude and Nikwax. At the OutDoor show retailers can buy a Vaude Sella trekking backpack that is stuffed with Nikwax care products. The €20 for the package at a recommended retail price at €100 goes to the EOG Association for Conservation ...
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Starting with the spring/summer 2010 season, Dolomite’s shoes and apparel...
Starting with the spring/summer 2010 season, Dolomite’s shoes and apparel will be sold to French retailers through different affiliated companies of the Tecnica Group. Nordica’s subsidiary is taking on the distribution of Dolomite shoes from an importer, JCP. Dolomite’s apparel line will be marketed by Lucien Hauteville, former country manager ...
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Norrøna is getting serious about trekking and mountaineering pants. At...
Norrøna is getting serious about trekking and mountaineering pants. At the show, it will present for the first time a wide range of 13 styles of pants and shorts. The Norwegians use eco-friendly, organic fabrics from Tencel and Cocona.
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The Bollin Group, the British conglomerate that markets brands such...
The Bollin Group, the British conglomerate that markets brands such as Ronhill, Mountain Equipment, Bridgedale and Sprayway, has acquired a majority stake in Hilly, a specialty brand of running socks. The company points out that Hilly's products fit perfectly with the group’s offer of Ronhill running wear and Bridgedale’s outdoor-oriented ...
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Columbia Sportswear is going to open its second European corporate...
Columbia Sportswear is going to open its second European corporate store in London in September. The store is located on the prestigious Kensington High Street and is the second of its type in Europe after the one in Frankfurt. On nearly 300 square meters, the company will present the ranges ...
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Raids by local authorities on two warehouses and four retail...
Raids by local authorities on two warehouses and four retail outlets in Thailand have netted more than 4,700 counterfeit Columbia Sportswear garments. One alleged leader of the counterfeit and smuggling operation was arrested near the Cambodian border. The raids, based on a tip from Columbia’s Thailand distributor, occurred after several ...
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Oxylane, parent company of Décathlon, has acquired Terres et Eaux,...
Oxylane, parent company of Décathlon, has acquired Terres et Eaux, a French retailer founded in 1999 that runs four large hunting and fishing stores of between 2,000 and 3,000 square meters. One is located in the Seclin section of Lille, close to Décathlon’s head office. The hiking footwear of ...
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Deuter has joined forces with the tourist board of Jordan...
Deuter has joined forces with the tourist board of Jordan to promote the Arab country’s wild outdoor arena and “SL,” the company’s line of backpacks especially designed for women. The brand invites 10 women to an outdoor camp in Jordan where these winners of a lottery can test Deuter’s backpacks, ...
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Allsport, the Austrian specialty brand for outdoor and snow apparel,...
Allsport, the Austrian specialty brand for outdoor and snow apparel, is investing in larger sizes. At the OutDoor show, the company will present its first collection called “Allsport Your Size.” The new line of apparel will have its own logo featuring this claim.
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Haglöfs has opened its first shop-in-shop in the United Kingdom....
Haglöfs has opened its first shop-in-shop in the United Kingdom. The Swedish brand was selected as an in-store partner by Fell & Mountain, a specialty outdoor store in Accrington.
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Timberland has decided to keep its world headquarters in Stratham,...
Timberland has decided to keep its world headquarters in Stratham, Massachusetts, after considering alternative locations. The lease on the premises, which was going to expire in 2010, has been extended. Investments will be made to improve the present structure.
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CamelBak will join a promotion campaign of the Garmin-Slipstream cycle...
CamelBak will join a promotion campaign of the Garmin-Slipstream cycle team at Tour de France. The so-called “Pick Up the Podium” promotion rewards spectators for picking up CamelBak’s bottles after the team’s riders hydrate and then drop them throughout the Tour. Spectators who pick up the dropped bottles along the ...
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Polartec is now official sponsor of The North Face’s “Ultra...
Polartec is now official sponsor of The North Face’s “Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc,” which takes place in the end of August this year. The fleece brand has co-operated with The North Face on the event for many years, but now has become official supporter. Every finisher of the race ...
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Canada Goose, the Canadian manufacturer of down apparel, is teaming...
Canada Goose, the Canadian manufacturer of down apparel, is teaming up with The North West Company, a local food retailer, and First Air, the Canadian airline that covers the north of the country, for a charity campaign to the benefit of traditional clothes-makers beyond the Arctic Circle. With the ...
