News Briefs – Page 530
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Markus Hefner, who has been in charge of the outdoor...
Markus Hefner, who has been in charge of the outdoor community at ISPO, is now responsible for all the sectors of the ISPO Winter exhibition, including outdoor. He reports to Tobias Gröber, a former manager of ISPO's outdoor community and of the ISPO show itself who is now the director ...
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One of the two major sports brands has already indicated...
One of the two major sports brands has already indicated that it is interested in participating in a new consumer-oriented show which is set to be held for the first time in Paris next June 12-14. This brand and the board of directors of FIFAS, the French sporting goods industry ...
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The Extreme Group from the U.K. has partnered with Development...
The Extreme Group from the U.K. has partnered with Development Design Group of Baltimore to help it create “leisuretainment” facilities in malls in Europe, the USA, Asia and the Middle East. The joint venture will put skateboard facilities, climbing walls and surf waves in retail malls and mixed-use and entertainment ...
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Salewa, the big Italian player in the outdoor business, projects...
Salewa, the big Italian player in the outdoor business, projects a 5.5 percent increase in sales to €135 million. The Bolzano-based company says that a great deal of the increase is due to its footwear division, which was established in Montebelluna in 2005. The South Tyrolians expect to sell more ...
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Nikon Sports Optics is informing its retail customers that it...
Nikon Sports Optics is informing its retail customers that it is determined to fight parallel imports of its own original products into the European Union. Nikon has had some trouble with dealers online and elsewhere who do not order their goods from their local distributor, but from sources outside the ...
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Polartec and Millet support PowderAlarm, an initiative to inform consumers...
Polartec and Millet support PowderAlarm, an initiative to inform consumers via e-mail about recent snowfall and general winter conditions in 1,200 ski resorts in Europe. With the slogan “I’ve got the powder,” it promises to keep snow enthusiasts supplied with three-day weather forecasts for the respective resorts. It is available ...
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Jarden Corporation has reported a 10 percent increase in net...
Jarden Corporation has reported a 10 percent increase in net sales to $1.46 billion for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. Net income more than tripled to $63.8 million. Total revenues from the Outdoor Solutions group, which includes Coleman, Camping Gaz, Marmot, Atlas, and Tubbs among others, were up by ...
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A German Intersport member, the Paul brothers, is opening a...
A German Intersport member, the Paul brothers, is opening a specialty store in the outdoor format called Intersport Adventure. The store is located in Balingen outside Stuttgart and has a selling surface of 1,500 square meters, of which 700 are reserved for bicycles. It is the fourth store of that ...
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Messe Friedrichshafen has informed the exhibitors at the OutDoor show...
Messe Friedrichshafen has informed the exhibitors at the OutDoor show that there are still some untrustworthy companies that are trying to promote their own catalogs and to suggest that they are selling official publications. The Messe emphasizes that publications called “Messe Direkt,” “Die Messe,” “Expo Guide,” “Fair Guide” and others ...
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Vaude just opened its first store in Kathmandu, the capital...
Vaude just opened its first store in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The surface is 230 square meters and is subject to a cooperation between the German brand and Himalayan Techno Gears Trading, a local retailer. More shops are planned in the region, including one in the Nepalese town of ...
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Bill Dodge has been named as the new general manager...
Bill Dodge has been named as the new general manager of Patagonia Footwear. He will oversee all business operations, product development, marketing and sales initiatives for that licensed brand within Wolverine World Wide’s Outdoor Group. Most recently, he was general manager of GoLite Footwear for Timberland. He has also been ...
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Blake Lipham, who joined Bushnell Outdoor Products as chief financial...
Blake Lipham, who joined Bushnell Outdoor Products as chief financial officer last year, is adding the title of president. The company also announced the nomination of a new chairman, Robert L. Caulk. The two new executives effectively take the place of the previous chairman, president and chief executive of Bushnell, ...
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After two editions, Sportitaly, the Italian trade show in Bolzano,...
After two editions, Sportitaly, the Italian trade show in Bolzano, has come to an end. The fair that was planned for February 2009 has been canceled. A spokesperson of Messe Bozen/Fiera Bolzano told THE COMPASS that the demand for such a show was great on the side of the exhibitors, ...
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Indarra.DTX is a new functional apparel brand from Argentina. The...
Indarra.DTX is a new functional apparel brand from Argentina. The start-up company is based in Buenos Aires and is directed by its designer, Julieta Gayoso. The brand seeks to combine the combination of ecological design and a passion for technology. The collection includes pure cotton jackets as well ...
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Eric Pansier is the new marketing director of The North...
Eric Pansier is the new marketing director of The North Face in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He is based in Treviso, Italy, and will report to Patrik Frisk, the entity’s general manager. Pansier served for the past decade in various positions at Unilever.
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Timberland increased its net income while losing some turnover in...
Timberland increased its net income while losing some turnover in its fiscal third-quarter period ended Sept. 26. Sales went down by 2.2 percent to $423.6 million. The net income, however, jumped by 19 percent to $30.7 million, partially due to an decrease in operating cost of 9 percent. While the ...
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LaCrosse, the American brand for rugged footwear, increased its sales...
LaCrosse, the American brand for rugged footwear, increased its sales by 9 percent to $40.3 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 27. Net earnings slipped from $3.3 million to $2.8 million, partially due to the cost for establishing a European subsidiary, about which THE COMPASS already reported.
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For the first 39 weeks of 2008, Garmin reports a...
For the first 39 weeks of 2008, Garmin reports a strong growth for its outdoor and fitness division. Sales soared from $225.4 to $308.3 million. The operating income improved from $80 to 116.9 million.
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Morgan Stanley and Annex Capital have completed the acquisition of...
Morgan Stanley and Annex Capital have completed the acquisition of Sympatex Technologies as well as Ploucquet Textiles Zittau. The two institutional investors now own 100 percent of the two companies on a 50-50 basis. They had moved into the Ploucquet Group in 2006 by acquiring a majority stake and now ...
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Timberland will open another store using its so-called Footwear Plus...
Timberland will open another store using its so-called Footwear Plus concept in Bern on Oct. 8. The 76-square-meter surface will be operated by the franchisees Ruedi Soltermann and Bruno Aegeter. The two retailers opened their first Timberland stores in Davos last year and in Crans-Montana in July 2008. The Footwear ...
