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Prana, the outdoor and yoga apparel brand that was acquired...
Prana, the outdoor and yoga apparel brand that was acquired by the Columbia Sportswear group two years ago, has become a member of the European Outdoor Group (EOG). Prana embarked on an international expansion drive last year, which was one of the strategies advocated by Columbia to capitalize on the ...
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SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has announced that it will relocate...
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has announced that it will relocate its headquarters office from McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, DC area, to Park City, Utah. The new location will bring the organization near Salt Lake City, into one of North America's snow sports hubs and close to like-minded organizations and ...
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Patrick Giraudon, owner and chief executive of Arva/Nic Impex, a...
Patrick Giraudon, owner and chief executive of Arva/Nic Impex, a leading player in the French ski touring market, has taken over from Jean-Luc Diard as president of Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), a French-based organization representing about 370 members in the outdoor industry. Giraudon, who was already on OSV's board in ...
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A new European norm for avalanche airbags is tentatively planned...
A new European norm for avalanche airbags is tentatively planned for release in the autumn
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Cascade Designs and Garmont are among the new members of...
Cascade Designs and Garmont are among the new members of the Conservation Alliance in the U.S. Other new entrants are Hicamp, Nunne, Seaview Outfitters, Shift Advantage and Ursack.
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Two more suppliers to the industry, W.L. Gore & Associates...
Two more suppliers to the industry, W.L. Gore & Associates and Pertex, have joined the European Outdoor Group. They join Primaloft, the first ingredient brand to have become a member of the EOG last month. The EOG voted at its annual assembly last month to admit such technology brands into ...
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The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) and Hanson Dodge Creative (HDC),...
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) and Hanson Dodge Creative (HDC), a Milwaukee-based marketing firm with long experience with outdoor brands, have announced a partnership to build a deeper understanding of the evolution of the outdoor industry's needs and to engage more brands and retailers in OIA. HDC will conduct research ...
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JV International, the global marketer of Michelin branded technical soles,...
JV International, the global marketer of Michelin branded technical soles, has become a member of the U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)
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Garmin International Inc., a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd., has prevailed...
Garmin International Inc., a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd., has prevailed in a proposed class action lawsuit over the battery life of some Garmin navigation units filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in Meyers v. Garmin International. The plaintiff, Brian Meyers, claimed that Garmin's Nuvis navigators ...
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Primaloft is the first ingredient brand to have signed up...
Primaloft is the first ingredient brand to have signed up as a full member of the European Outdoor Group. Others are expected to join the EOG shortly, following a recent change in the criteria for eligibility. Primaloft is already a long-standing member of the Outdoor Industry Association in the U.S. ...
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Moncler obtained the transfer of 50 domain names that had...
Moncler obtained the transfer of 50 domain names that had been unfairly registered in its name by three Chinese residents after the Arbitration and Mediation Center at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva said that the domains were registered in bad faith and used to sell counterfeit, low-quality ...
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The German retailer who brought a high-profile case against Deuter...
The German retailer who brought a high-profile case against Deuter Sport relating to selective distribution in Germany, has approached the German Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) about an appeal against the verdict issued by the higher regional court of Frankfurt (Oberlandesgericht) in December. It decided that Deuter should be allowed not to ...
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The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has appointed a new head...
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has appointed a new head of marketing and business development, Arne Strate. It is a new position, but his appointment to the executive team follows the departure of the EOG's former marketing and communication manager, Mathias Basedow, who is now running Icebug's new office in ...
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Jim Weber, who has been the chief executive of Brooks...
Jim Weber, who has been the chief executive of Brooks Running since 2001, has joined the board of directors of the Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition (OIWC) in the U.S. The organization's board has two other new members: Jessica Klodnicki, executive vice president and general manager of BRG Sports, in charge ...
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has assessed fines of between...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has assessed fines of between $150,000 and $500,000 against four U.S. retailers - Backcountry.com, Bed Bath & Beyond, Nordstrom and J.C.Penny - because they falsely labeled rayon textiles as made of “bamboo”
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The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) hailed big wins for the...
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) hailed big wins for the U.S. outdoor industry as a $1.1 trillion funding bill was passed by Congress last week – including the re-authorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which expired two months ago, as well as a 6 percent boost for ...
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The Italian Outdoor Group (IOG) has started to enlist retailers...
The Italian Outdoor Group (IOG) has started to enlist retailers as members of the industry association, following similar moves by the Outdoor Industry Association (0IA) in the U.S. as well as the European Outdoor Group (EOG)
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The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) is among the global business...
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) is among the global business associations that the United Nations has recently recognized as having an impact and moving the needle on ten of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Leaders from U.N. member states officially adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in September. The Agenda ...
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Victorinox Swiss Army, the U.S. subsidiary of the Swiss Victorinox,...
Victorinox Swiss Army, the U.S. subsidiary of the Swiss Victorinox, won on Oct. 22 a trademark infringement lawsuit launched in 2013 against B&F System of Dallas in the Federal District Court of New York. The judge in the case awarded a fine of $9.8 million, plus injunctive relief, against the ...
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Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the predominantly French association of outdoor...
Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the predominantly French association of outdoor companies, has established a partnership with Mont-Blanc Insertion (MBI) in Passy, near Chamonix, to offer apparel repair service for suppliers, distributors and retailers in the outdoor industry. Companies such as Salomon, Patagonia, Blue Ice, Jonathan & Fletcher and Picture & ...
