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Short Stops Week 30, 2021
CORPORATE AND M&A +++ Strava will open an office in Dublin as part of its European growth strategy, with recruitment already underway, The Irish Times reports +++ Vision Quest Velocity LLC, an early-stage virtual cycling start-up led by former U.S. professional cyclist Robbie Ventura, announced it had raised $3.4 million ...
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Short Stops Week 29, 2021
MARKETING +++ Through August 18, U.S. mountain lifestyle brand Stio and the 5Point Film Festival in Colorado are accepting applications for a chance to win $10,000 in the festival’s inaugural Emerging Filmmakers Pitch Event, designed to support emerging filmmakers and storytellers +++ The pilot episode of a new news-panel podcast ...
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Short Stops Week 28, 2021
MARKETING +++ Olympic gold medalist Deb Armstrong has joined the ranks of Fischer Sports US’ alpine ambassadors for winter 2021/22 +++ Italian company AKU supports its most loyal dealers with a digital advertising campaign for the new Rock DFS GTX, in the context of which a short image video for ...
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Short Stops Week 27, 2021
DISTRIBUTION +++ Camelbak has expanded its distribution agreement in France with Royal Vélo France, previously limited to cycling, to all product categories effective July 1st, Sport Guide has reported +++ RETAIL +++ The fifth Sport 2000 Absolute Run store, with nearly 300 square meters, opened July 2 in ...
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Short Stops Week 26, 2021
PRODUCT +++ German footwear brand Lowa, part of the Italian Tecnica Group, has not only introduced the latest traditional mountain and outdoor styles in its spring 2022 collection but also bolstered the emerging everyday lifestyle category with a host of new multi-purpose footwear models +++ Igloo unleashed a brand-new Playmate ...
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Short Stops Week 25, 2021
TRADE SHOWS & EVENTS +++ Winter Sports Market (WSM), the longest-running winter sports trade show in the U.S., announced that its next in-person trade shows would be held at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 20-22, 2022; Jan. 19-21, 2023; ...
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Short Stops Week 24, 2021
RETAIL +++ Luis Trenker will open a new store in Munich in mid-July with a sales area of around 100m² in the prestigious 5 Höfe downtown shopping arcade +++ Danish footwear brand Ecco has opened four outlet shops this spring across the U.S. in Dolphin Mall, Miami; Opry Mills, Tennessee; ...
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Short Stops Week 23, 2021
CORPORATE AND M&A +++ Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and SPARC have completed the acquisition of Eddie Bauer, previously announced in May and reported by the Outdoor Industry Compass +++ U.S.-based Weyco Group, owner of U.S. waterproof specialty boots provider Bogs among others, has acquired substantially all of the operating ...
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Short Stops Week 22, 2021
LEGAL & INSTITUTIONAL +++ The 7th edition of the World Cotton Research Conference (WCRC-7) has been delayed for a second consecutive time due to ongoing pandemic-related uncertainty and is now scheduled to take place on Oct. 3-7, 2022 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt +++ RETAIL +++ Austrian retail company ...
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Short Stops Week 21, 2021
MARKETING +++ Aquasphere has been chosen as the official swim kit partner for the 2021 Keswick Mountain Festival, the event in England’s Lake District offering a mix of outdoor activities and live music, scheduled for September 10-12 +++ Scarpa is a new sponsor of the Monte Rosa SkyMarathon 2021, the ...
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Short Stops Week 20, 2021
MARKETING +++ Scarpa will supply the official footwear for the 7th edition of the Adamello Ultra Trail, scheduled to take place in Italy’s Ponte di Legno-Tonale area on September 24-26, 2021 +++ Swiss brand On Running signed on to sponsor Africa’s first-ever world tour pro cycling team, Qhubeka ASSOS, ...
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Short Stops Week 19, 2021
EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ Clarus, the Utah-based corporation that owns the Black Diamond and Pieps brands, among others, nominated Susan Ottmann, a director of graduate programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison, to its board of directors +++ Dominic Köfner, previously managing director of the communications agency Serviceplan Austria and most ...
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Short Stops Week 18, 2021
TRADE SHOWS & EVENTS +++ With the rapid rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, Emerald Holding, the organizer of many U.S. trade shows, including Outdoor Retailer and Surf Expo, expects a full resumption of its in-person events calendar beginning this summer +++ With two weeks to go until the opening of the ...
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Short Stops Week 17, 2021
MARKETING +++ Salomon’s new short film “Her Way,” which coincides with the expansion of Salomon’s WMN campaign, celebrates three women who have chosen to ignore stereotypes as they chart unique lifepaths +++ Ferrino has added Italian mountaineer and Paralympic athlete Andrea Lanfri to its roster of athletes +++ Tough Mudder ...
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Short Stops Week 16, 2021
TRADE SHOWS & EVENTS +++ Informa, a British provider of information services, advanced learning, B2B exhibitions and events whose Informa Markets unit is involved in numerous trade shows, including Magic, Micam Americas, Coterie and APLF Leather, said demand for physical events “remains strong” and it expects the sector to start ...
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Short Stops Week 15, 2021
CSR & SUSTAINABILITY +++ Swedish brand Houdini is supporting the U.S. non-profit organization Sierra Club’s Team Sierra this April to celebrate Earth Month, helping to drive funds and create awareness around environmentalism and circular business +++ In a blog entry, Patagonia announced that it is “transitioning away from adding ...
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Short Stops Week 14, 2021
EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ To further grow the Red Bull SPECT eyewear brand in the U.K., sales representative Sean Ashby, who has been in the apparel and accessories trade for more than 16 years and worked for various brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Armani, Michael Kors and O’Neill, has joined ...
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Short Stops Week 13, 2021
PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ Poler Stuff has launched its new spring 2021 offerings with London-based guest artist, Stevie Gee, who is recognized worldwide for his surf, skate, music, and moto-inspired illustrations and award-winning collabs with brands like Adidas and Stella McCartney +++ With Rally, Garmin presents a new product series ...
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Short Stops Week 12, 2021
PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ Inov-8 presented a new ultra trail running shoe, the Trailfly Ultra G 300 Max, that is the first one to use graphene in the midsole, claiming it offers 25 percent more energy return than an industry-standard EVA midsole, plus more comfort and durability +++ Blackroll is ...
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Short Stops Week 11, 2021
PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ Sanuk, a division of Deckers Brands, has launched the fourth Sanuk & Grateful Dead™ collection powered by Warner Music Artist Services exclusively on sanuk.com +++ Hoka One One will be the title sponsor of the Ravenna Marathon City of Art for the next two years, with ...
