News Briefs – Page 521
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Revenues from the outdoor and fitness segments at Garmin grew...
Revenues from the outdoor and fitness segments at Garmin grew by 13.5 percent to $80 million in the first quarter ended March 28. The company, which makes personal navigation devices (PND), said this was a result of its penetration in the channel and increasing market shares in the fitness division. ...
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Napapijri, the outdoor-inspired lifestyle brand, is presenting its new collection...
Napapijri, the outdoor-inspired lifestyle brand, is presenting its new collection called 66° 33’ Outdoor Project. The numbers represent the latitude of the Arctic Circle. The new collection merges daily life, function, fashion, metropolitan atmosphere and the call of the great outdoors. The collection is designed by Yoshinoro Ono, a Japanese ...
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Millet is inviting its consumers to send pictures of their...
Millet is inviting its consumers to send pictures of their older Millet-branded backpacks and to write stories about their personal experiences with the product. The winners of this contest will receive a new backpack from Millet’s current collection in exchange for the old model. The old rucksacks will be exhibited ...
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Bergans of Norway sponsors a trip to Jostedalsbreen, Europe’s largest...
Bergans of Norway sponsors a trip to Jostedalsbreen, Europe’s largest glacier (outside Iceland). The tour for 10 people is led by Cecilie Skog, a Norwegian climber who was the first woman ever who reached the “three poles” of the world: North Pole, South Pole and Mount Everest.
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Jack Wolfskin has teamed up with ASI, the Alpine School...
Jack Wolfskin has teamed up with ASI, the Alpine School of Innsbruck, Austria, to organize specially developed outdoor trips to selected European destinations such as the Dolomites in Italy, the Eiger mountain in Switzerland, Tyrol and the Carpathian mountains in Romania. The tours, called “Mountain Adventure,” are offered from June ...
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Bluesign, the Swiss textile standard, has found new partners: Everest...
Bluesign, the Swiss textile standard, has found new partners: Everest Textile of Taiwan will soon be the first Asian company to introduce Bluesign-certified coating and lamination products to the market. Four other Taiwanese manufacturers of fabrics have signed Bluesign’s system agreement: Paltex, Long Advance, Uttermost Dyeing and Finishing and Ho ...
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Schoeller, the Swiss manufacturer of premium yarns, now supplies Thoni...
Schoeller, the Swiss manufacturer of premium yarns, now supplies Thoni Mara, the specialty brand for runners’ shirts, with its Coldblack technology. Introduced at the city marathons of Hamburg and Zurich, the Thoni Mara shirts showed that Coldblack’s technology for reduced heat absorption and its protection against UV rays also work ...
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Ideas, the international network of apparel designers, is holding another...
Ideas, the international network of apparel designers, is holding another conference at the OutDoor show. The seminar, which is directed by Uli Arlt, a well-known trade journalist in the fashion business, will discuss the trends for summer 2010. The conference will take place on Friday, July 17 at 11 a.m. ...
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The organizers of the Outdoor Retailer show, which has summer...
The organizers of the Outdoor Retailer show, which has summer and winter editions held in Salt Lake City, Utah, have announced many new measures to keep costs down for exhibitors and visitors. In 2009, members of the Outdoor Industry Association will save 5 percent on their booths, with this discount ...
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Bluesign, the Swiss standard for environmentalism and corporate social responsibility,...
Bluesign, the Swiss standard for environmentalism and corporate social responsibility, has signed up more companies committed to meeting its requirements. One of the new Bluesign partners is Oriental Giant Dyes & Chemical Ind Corporation of Taiwan. Other companies which will now support the Bluesign standard are Lautex/Iris and Labtex.
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Salomon has appointed new managers for its Central European operations:...
Salomon has appointed new managers for its Central European operations: after eight years in office, Kai Butenberg, in charge of the product management of Conform’able, the insole and boot fitting brand, has left the company. He has been replaced by Simon Stöhr. Salomon’s new man in charge of trade marketing ...
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The European Outdoor Group’s Sustainability Working Group (SWG) reports that...
The European Outdoor Group’s Sustainability Working Group (SWG) reports that it now has its own website, europeanoutdoorsustainability.org. It promotes the ecological/environmental commitment represented by the EOG. Additionally, the website facilitates communication of sustainability credentials, including the review of certification and labeling schemes.
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Décathlon reports a 9.8 percent sales increase for its Spanish...
Décathlon reports a 9.8 percent sales increase for its Spanish store network in 2008, down from the 18.5 percent increase recorded in 2007. Coming short of a target to reach the €1 billion level, Spain’s leading sports retailer recorded a turnover of €979 million last year.
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Sales were boosted by favorable weather conditions in the summer...
Sales were boosted by favorable weather conditions in the summer and winter seasons, the company said, but store expansion played an important role as well. By the end of last year, Décathlon was operating 66 stores in Spain, up from 57 at the end of 2007.
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Arc’teryx has revamped its website. The focus of the new...
Arc’teryx has revamped its website. The focus of the new arcteryx.com is on the support of the Canadian brand’s retail customers. The site now has a dealer locator which is connected to the Google Earth interface.
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Sportler has opened its 20th store in the Italian town...
Sportler has opened its 20th store in the Italian town of Merano, close to the Austrian border. Replicating a business model that it has successfully followed in Bolzano, the new 1,000-square-meter outlet is based on the Sportler Alpin format, which is totally dedicated to outdoor sports. The €500,000 investment by ...
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation, the owner of the Teva brand, slightly...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation, the owner of the Teva brand, slightly adjusted its full-year outlook upward as it reported results for the first quarter. The company is now forecasting group revenues for the full fiscal year to grow by 7-9 percent, compared with prior guidance of 6-9 percent. The company expects ...
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The North Face has organized a European-wide event, called „Summit...
The North Face has organized a European-wide event, called „Summit Series Road Trip,” which is intended to promote climbing among consumers. The trip started on April 1 and will end on May 10 at the boulder festival in Val Masino, Italy, taking the brand through 14 European countries. The road ...
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Montane has hired Keith Hutcheon as product director, reporting to...
Montane has hired Keith Hutcheon as product director, reporting to Jake Doxat, the owner and managing director of British technical outdoor apparel brand. Hutcheon spent the last four years as head of design at Mountain Equipment after working as a designer in the automotive and immersion suit industries. He has ...
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Napapijri, the outdoor-inspired fashion brand of VF Corporation, has appointed...
Napapijri, the outdoor-inspired fashion brand of VF Corporation, has appointed Andrea Cannelloni as vice president and general manager. He comes from Hugo Boss where he worked for the brand’s Orange division. One of Cannelloni’s tasks will be to ensure that Napapijri regains and consolidates the brand’s vision and core competence ...
