All Short stops articles – Page 63
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Eschler, the Swiss manufacturer of fabrics, is introducing its own...
Eschler, the Swiss manufacturer of fabrics, is introducing its own ranking for Olympic medals at the Vancouver games at its website for a daily update; it will detail which athletes wearing Eschler products make it to the podium.
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Hi-Tec has launched its first line of outerwear garments, featuring...
Hi-Tec has launched its first line of outerwear garments, featuring 20 styles, for distribution in the U.S.
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Unfazed by the dire economic situation in the Netherlands, Bever...
Unfazed by the dire economic situation in the Netherlands, Bever Zwerfsport, the leading Dutch outdoor retailer, opened three stores last year and another three openings are slated for the coming weeks in Ede, Emmen and Assen, lifting the tally to 35 stores.
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Terra Nova Equipment, a British company that supplies products for...
Terra Nova Equipment, a British company that supplies products for backpacking and mountaineering, is partnering with the Spanish brand Grifone for a technical clothing range to be launche this autumn in the U.K.
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Schweizer Sport & Mode, the Swiss trade publication, reports that...
Schweizer Sport & Mode, the Swiss trade publication, reports that Urs Bamert, Columbia Sportswear’s country manager for Switzerland, is taking over the same responsibility for Austria.
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Lafuma Group has decided against distributing dividends for the financial...
Lafuma Group has decided against distributing dividends for the financial year ended last Sept. 30, in spite of a modest net profit.
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Garmin is new title sponsor of the Alpen-Triathlon, a local...
Garmin is new title sponsor of the Alpen-Triathlon, a local event in Bavaria.
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Peak Performance is new sponsor of the America’s Cup and...
Peak Performance is new sponsor of the America’s Cup and will provide apparel for the sailing event’s officials.
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Northland has a new corporate store in Liezen, Austria, a...
Northland has a new corporate store in Liezen, Austria, a country where it has already 24 mono-brand doors.
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Sympatex has won the “Editor’s Choice Award” of Sportswear International...
Sympatex has won the “Editor’s Choice Award” of Sportswear International for its commitment to the environment.
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Icebreaker is the sponsor of base layers of the New...
Icebreaker is the sponsor of base layers of the New Zealand Olympic Committee and the country’s athletes at the upcoming Olympic Games in Vancouver.
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OutDry, the Italian marketer of breathable and waterproof laminates for...
OutDry, the Italian marketer of breathable and waterproof laminates for shoes and gloves, has joined forces with Ueli Steck, the Swiss mountaineer, who will serve as testimonial and consultant for product development.
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GoLite’s chief operating officer, Dan Brillon, has managed to make...
GoLite’s chief operating officer, Dan Brillon, has managed to make it to the finish of the Everest Mountain Marathon, the world’s highest 42-kilometer circuit, ranking 10th out of 79 participants.
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Salewa and Dynafit are sponsors of new snowshoeing and touring-ski...
Salewa and Dynafit are sponsors of new snowshoeing and touring-ski trails in the Bavarian Alps.
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Salewa and Gore-Tex supplied their gear for the “Nanga Parbat”...
Salewa and Gore-Tex supplied their gear for the “Nanga Parbat” film, a movie on Reinhold Messner, with functional but retro-styled apparel reminiscent of outerwear of the early 1970s.
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Canada Goose hires Ian Widmer, formerly national key accounts manager...
Canada Goose hires Ian Widmer, formerly national key accounts manager and international sales manager for Gramicci, as its new U.S. sales manager.
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The Cook and Bordin families that own Kamik and Aku...
The Cook and Bordin families that own Kamik and Aku decided to set up a 50-50 joint venture, called Aku Italia, that will take over all the assets of Aku, a leading Italian producer of outdoor boots in Montebelluna. The Aku deal made an end to the Cooks’ original plan ...
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Principle Capital, an alternative investment fund, has nearly halved its...
Principle Capital, an alternative investment fund, has nearly halved its stake in Blacks Leisure to 10.7 percent.
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Rock Point, the Czech retailer and distributor, appointed András Sárközy...
Rock Point, the Czech retailer and distributor, appointed András Sárközy as its new chief executive. This move is particularly interesting because Sárközy is and continues to be the owner of Mountex, a leading Hungarian retailer and distributor. Sárközy said that some synergies may be established between the two companies. As ...
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"Don't Look Back In Anger" - The Outdoor Year In Review
2009 BEGAN WITH A BIG PARTNERSHIP IN EUROPEAN SPECIALTY RETAILING The outgoing year began with breaking news: Globetrotter Ausrüstung, the huge German outdoor retail chain and mail-order retailer, bought a 25 percent stake in its Swiss counterpart, Transa Backpacking, the leader in Switzerland’s specialty outdoor retailing, whose common stock ...
