All Short stops articles – Page 64
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Outlyne, the Swiss label of snow sports apparel, has hired...
Outlyne, the Swiss label of snow sports apparel, has hired Mike von Grünigen, the former ski champion, as testimonial who will be involved in product testing and development.
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Macpac is back. The kiwi brand appointed Ideavelop, its partner...
Macpac is back. The kiwi brand appointed Ideavelop, its partner in the Benelux countries, as European distributor. Macpac’s European distribution was somewhat neglected after the brand had been acquired by Mouton Noir, a specialty retailer from New Zealand, which had been busy filling its own shelves with Macpac merchandise.
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Pierre Gogin, president of the French sporting goods retailers’ association...
Pierre Gogin, president of the French sporting goods retailers’ association (FPS), has been appointed as president of a new environmental committee of the French Retail Council.
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A federation is re-inventing itself: The British Outdoor Industries Association...
A federation is re-inventing itself: The British Outdoor Industries Association incorporated its organization as a Limited company under British law. OIA elected a new board of directors to fully represent the U.K. outdoor industry with members from across the sectors. The new board is made up of transfers from the ...
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Black Diamond has been awarded the “Pfeifferhorn-Conservation Leadership Award” which...
Black Diamond has been awarded the “Pfeifferhorn-Conservation Leadership Award” which is granted by six leading environmental organizations based in Utah.
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The North Face Took A Break, But Will Be Back In Friedrichshafen Next Year
At last Ispo, The North Face shocked the outdoor industry by announcing that the brand would not show at this year’s OutDoor in Friedrichshafen. The company argued that it had to save costs to contribute to the plan of its parent company, VF Corporation to save money from all of ...
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Gregory, the backpack company, is supporting the youth organization of...
Gregory, the backpack company, is supporting the youth organization of the German Alpine Club with gear.
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Karstadt Filed For Bankruptcy
The bomb exploded in early June: Karstadt, its parent company Arcandor along with its sister company within the group, Quelle, the mail-order service, sought protection under the German bankruptcy code. Quelle went into liquidation by the end of October; its brand rights were acquired by Otto, the other big mail-order ...
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Sporttotal, which has been representing Icebreaker, GoLite and Mountain Force...
Sporttotal, which has been representing Icebreaker, GoLite and Mountain Force in Spain, has added Gabel of Italy, Eisbär of Austria and G3 of Canada to its portfolio of brands.
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In October, Bergans Fritid, the marketer of the Bergans of...
In October, Bergans Fritid, the marketer of the Bergans of Norway and the Ally brands, appointed Helge Flemmen as deputy managing director of the company. The 46-year-old most recently served for Norge-TV, a Norwegian television station. The appointment came along with the fact that Ragnar Jensen, managing partner of the ...
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Berghaus is going to sell its merchandise via internet directly...
Berghaus is going to sell its merchandise via internet directly to consumers in the U.K. by March 2010. The British brand sees the initiative as part of a broader strategy not only to extend the appeal of the brand, but also to develop the outdoor segment as a whole.
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Blacks Leisure Escapes Insolvency
In late November, the creditors and members of Blacks Leisure Group and its subsidiary The Outdoor Group (TOG) approved company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) with the landlords of hundreds of stores. The CVAs will settle the claims from landlords of 101 stores that are closed or closing and another nine that ...
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The Year In Briefs
General Electric, the owner of the eVent brand, caused confusion among its customers during this summer. There were rumors that the huge U.S. company might discontinue its membrane business. Instead, the company was trying to improve its relationship with customers. To achieve this, G.E. called for more “flexibility”, meaning that ...
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Columbia presented its latest effort to gain ground in the...
Columbia presented its latest effort to gain ground in the sector of technical footwear and apparel. Its new technology is called “Omni-Heat”, which it calls advanced temperature management. “Omni-Heat” is an effort by the brand to get back into the field of innovation. Mick McCormick, the company’s senior executive vice ...
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VF International, a unit of VF Corporation headed up by...
VF International, a unit of VF Corporation headed up by Karl Heinz Salzburger, has announced its intention to move the European head office of The North Face from Pederobba, a little Italian town in the area of Montebelluna, to the group’s European office in Lugano, Switzerland, where Vans, Reef and ...
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Deuter Raised Legal Questions On The Future Of Selective Distribution
The control over its own distribution policy is what kept Deuter busy this year, but the company lost a case before a Munich court (Landgericht München I, Az. 11HK O 3139/09) against one of the German retail customers that it did not want to supply any longer. Deuter is ...
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Johanna Grömmer has replaced Petra Klingesberger as marketing director of...
Johanna Grömmer has replaced Petra Klingesberger as marketing director of Lowa in Austria.
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Helly Hansen has opened flagship stores in Oslo and Manchester...
Helly Hansen has opened flagship stores in Oslo and Manchester and plans another one for Gothenburg before the end of the year.
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Icebug Footwear has hired Gary Richter of Merrell to lead...
Icebug Footwear has hired Gary Richter of Merrell to lead its U.S. business.
