News Briefs – Page 528
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A joint venture between GCI Outdoor and RIO Brands has...
A joint venture between GCI Outdoor and RIO Brands has created Integrity Outdoor Brands (IOB). RIO Brands is using the deal to spin off its sporting goods and hunting division. The companies see synergies between GCI’s designs and product innovation and RIO’s 60-year reputation, its Chinese manufacturing facilities and its ...
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Emanuele Gerli, 37, who has worked for Décathlon Italia and...
Emanuele Gerli, 37, who has worked for Décathlon Italia and Cassin, joins the Oberalp group as Italian sales manager for Dynafit and for Salewa’s equipment and footwear lines. He takes over two of the responsibilities of Stefan Rainer, who will concentrate on Salewa’s textiles collection, which represents the biggest portion ...
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Black Diamond Equipment has opened a new global distribution center...
Black Diamond Equipment has opened a new global distribution center in a free trade zone in Guangdong province, in China. The new facility, which is near the company’s headquarters in Zhuhai, puts Black Diamond’s inventory closer to its manufacturing operation as well as some OEM providers.
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The magazine BusinessWeek has named Jarden Corporation to its annual...
The magazine BusinessWeek has named Jarden Corporation to its annual list of the World’s Most Influential Companies. It called it a “master” in the consumer goods industry. BusinessWeek worked with a panel of 14 scholars, consultants and industry leaders from around the world to formulate the list of 10, which ...
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Kenny Ballard is the first president of the Boulder Outdoor...
Kenny Ballard is the first president of the Boulder Outdoor Specialty Group, the new company that emerged from the reorganization of American Recreation products in December. Boulder Outdoor plans to boost collaboration among its brands, which are Kelty, Sierra Design, Ultimate Direction, Slumberjack and Wenger. Ballard was formerly the president ...
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Columbia Sportswear’s chief accounting officer, Thomas B. Cusick, is to...
Columbia Sportswear’s chief accounting officer, Thomas B. Cusick, is to be the company’s new vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer effective Jan. 23. Cusick started with the company as corporate controller in September 2002. He replaces Bryan L. Timm, who was promoted to chief operating officer and then executive ...
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Jim Morley is stepping down as president and chief executive...
Jim Morley is stepping down as president and chief executive of Igloo Products Corporation, effective Jan. 30, though he will remain on the board of directors. Gary Kiedaisch, chairman of the company, will step in to fill those positions until a replacement is found. David Thornhill will join the senior ...
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The European Outdoor Group has hired a new manager for...
The European Outdoor Group has hired a new manager for its Association for Conservation, effective early 2009. Tanya Bascombe will report to Mark Held, EOG’s secretary-general, and will oversee the association’s current projects on a day-to-day basis. Bascombe served for the U.K. operations of both Lowe Alpine and The North ...
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Victorinox, marketer of the Swiss Army Knives, opened a flagship...
Victorinox, marketer of the Swiss Army Knives, opened a flagship store on London’s prestigious Bond Street in November. The 500-square-meter store is the first of its type in Europe, while the brand already runs one corporate door in New York and two more in Tokyo. According to Waffenmarkt Intern, the ...
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Garant Schuh + Mode, the big buying group for shoe...
Garant Schuh + Mode, the big buying group for shoe retailers that left the stage of insolvency at the end of 2007, is getting serious about playing a major role in the outdoor business and about establishing international structures that are good for improved purchasing. Richard Brekelmans, who runs Garant’s ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Kirk Richardson as its new general...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Kirk Richardson as its new general manager for footwear. This is a new position within Columbia’s top management. Richardson will oversee the entire footwear business of the Columbia, Montrail and Sorel brands and will report to Mark Nenow, vice president for global footwear. Richardson is a ...
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Jonathan Petty, Patagonia’s U.K. marketing director, has been promoted to...
Jonathan Petty, Patagonia’s U.K. marketing director, has been promoted to be the brand’s European marketing director. The Brit has been with Patagonia U.K. since 2003 and belonged also to the American brand’s sales force in the country. Starting February, he will support Holger Bismann, a former Nike ACG executive, who ...
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Odlo is moving into the business of apparel for backcountry...
Odlo is moving into the business of apparel for backcountry use. The Swiss company says that it will adapt its experience in apparel for cross-country to the needs of touring-ski enthusiasts. The resulting collection of functional outerwear will be presented at the next ISPO.
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After a bleak month of November, New Wave Group, the...
After a bleak month of November, New Wave Group, the parent of Craft, has revised its forecast for the fiscal year. It previously had expected sales and income higher than last year’s, but its decline in November was so significant that it is now predicting a profit less than in ...
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Polygiene, the Swedish provider of anti-bacterial textile finishing, is new...
Polygiene, the Swedish provider of anti-bacterial textile finishing, is new supporter of the Bluesign standard. Some original manufacturers from the Far East have agreed to enter screening proceedings to be granted the Bluesign certificate as well, including Youngone of Korea as well as the Taiwanese companies Paltex, Grand Textile, Fortune ...
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For 2010, ISPO Winter will shift its dates forward to...
For 2010, ISPO Winter will shift its dates forward to Feb. 7-10. Messe München made this decision because of changes in the American trade show calendar. SnowSports, the trade show of SnowSports Industries America (SIA), has decided to move from Las Vegas to Denver and to adjust its schedule accordingly. ...
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Sportler, the large Italian sporting goods retailer based in Bolzano,...
Sportler, the large Italian sporting goods retailer based in Bolzano, has revamped its website, www.sportler.com, adding videos, photos and tips in Italian and German. The operation, based in Bolzano, continues to accept orders from all over the European Union and is negotiating to add Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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Allsport, the Austrian brand for snow, outdoor and golf wear,...
Allsport, the Austrian brand for snow, outdoor and golf wear, will open its first flagship store in March 2009. It will have a selling surface of 160 square meters and will be located on Limmatquai street in Zurich. The store will be operated by a local retail player, Och Sport.
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Karl Heinz Salzburger is a new corporate vice president for...
Karl Heinz Salzburger is a new corporate vice president for VF Corporation as well as a member of its operating committee and the new president of VF International. He moves up from his job as president of VF EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) and Asia, but will still ...
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Pierre Comte is taking charge of the French sales subsidiary...
Pierre Comte is taking charge of the French sales subsidiary of The North Face after four years as sales director in charge of strategic accounts. He had worked previously for Lafuma. Reporting to Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart, sales director of TNF for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Comte takes the place ...
