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Norrøna launches ski collection

2021-10-22T07:43:00Z

For the first time in the company’s history, Norrøna is launching a limited-edition collection of handmade skis in November, with each model individually made in Norway. This first-ever hardware collection includes three models for ski touring, big mountain and powder (96, 104 and 112 mm underfoot) with very minimalist designs ...

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Norspo canceled, may take place in November

2021-10-08T06:20:00Z

The Norwegian sporting goods show, Norspo, which was going to take place in Oslo on Jan. 9 and 10, has been canceled like the one that was going to be held last January. Trond Evald Hansen, general manager of Norspomessen, is now betting that the new winter show will take ...

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New GM for the Norwegian branch of Fenix Outdoor

2021-08-24T14:42:00Z

Kyrre Ufert Lømo is the new general manager of Fenix Outdoor Norway AS. Lømo has more than 10 years of experience in sports marketing, multichannel business development and communications, and most recently spent 2.5 years at Columbia Sportswear as regional director for the Nordic and Baltic countries. The Norwegian subsidiary ...

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Bergans and WWF call for protection of the seasons

2021-08-23T14:28:00Z

Bergans of Norway and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) presented the outcome of their “Save The Seasons” petition to the Norwegian minister of climate and environment, Sveinung Rotevatn. The petition, signed by 10,554 people and 35 companies, calls for permanent protection of the seasons in the form of real climate ...

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Naturkompaniet to enter Norway

2021-06-04T13:15:00Z

Swedish outdoor retail chain Naturkompaniet – with German Globetrotter and Finnish Partioaitta part of the holding company Frilufts Retail Europe AB, which again is part of Fenix Outdoor International AG – has announced that it will enter the Norwegian market. To do so, it has recruited Simon Larsen from Carlings, ...

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Norspomessen is canceled

2020-10-20T12:33:00Z

The Norwegian trade show Norspomessen Vinter 2021, which was originally scheduled to take place Jan. 10-11 at X Meeting Point on Hellerudsletta, was canceled due to uncertainties about the developments of the Covid-19 pandemic. Norspomessen hopes that this early announcement will give suppliers and retailers time to find alternative solutions ...

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Norway's Beach Mountain and Response Nordic join forces

2020-10-01T11:30:00Z

Spex Holding is acquiring all the shares of two Norwegian wholesale distribution companies, Beach Mountain and Response Nordic. As reported by the Norwegian Sports Industry Association, Invest42, until now the sole owner of Beach Mountain, is becoming a co-owner of Spex. Both Beach Mountain and Response Nordic, which is already ...

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Norspomesse in Oslo canceled

2020-04-21T13:15:00Z

The board of Norspo AS and the Norwegian Sports Industry Association have formally decided to cancel the Norspomesse summer 2020, scheduled for June 21-22, because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The next show will be opening its doors in January 2021. The Norspomesse is held twice a year, in summer and ...