All Short stops articles – Page 73
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Uvex Schweiz, which is also the local distributor of Vaude...
Uvex Schweiz, which is also the local distributor of Vaude bike products, is handing over the Swiss business of Ciclo Sport to Intercycle, a Helvetian bike importer.
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Asolo America has appointed Gary Fleming as director of sales...
Asolo America has appointed Gary Fleming as director of sales and marketing; a former Salomon executive, he presently holds that position for the Lowe Alpine brand and will add Asolo to his responsibilities.
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Eog Fights Anti-dumping Duties
The European Outdoor Group joined forces with other European lobbying groups such as FESI for sports and EBFC, a group of footwear brands that sponsors manufacturing outside the European Union, i.e. in China, Vietnam, and other countries. The newly created European Footwear Alliance fights anti-dumping duties and other restrictions to ...
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ARX Equity Partners, an investment firm, created a Czech outdoor...
ARX Equity Partners, an investment firm, created a Czech outdoor industry alliance by acquiring the majority of Lanex, the local ropemaker, and by entirely taking over Singing Rock, the Czech manufacturer of climbing equipment
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SBV, the Swiss association of mountain guides, has sealed a...
SBV, the Swiss association of mountain guides, has sealed a sponsoring deal with Gore, Lowa, Mammut, Fritschi and X-Socks.
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Intersport Eybl has been awarded by the Austrian Post for...
Intersport Eybl has been awarded by the Austrian Post for its Seven Summits initiative as the nationwide best direct-to-consumer marketing campaign.
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Berghaus Reshuffles Its Global Distribution
The Pentland brand inked various deals to improve its worldwide distribution. One goes to China where Symphony Resources already markets Pony and Mango as well as Speedo, the swimwear brand that belongs to Pentland. Earlier this year, Berghaus came to terms with E-Land in South Korea and Arugo in Japan ...
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Mammut put its own-branded boots on: As the Swiss had...
Mammut put its own-branded boots on: As the Swiss had done with the Ajungilak and the Lucido brands, Raichle will be kept as a technical sub-brand, but the footwear will be Mammut-branded, starting with the Spring/Summer 2009 line
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Topher Gaylord, most recently the boss of The North Face...
Topher Gaylord, most recently the boss of The North Face in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, left Europe to accept another challenge within the VF Corporation for which he now runs Seven for All Mankind, a denim brand
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Nikwax, the specialty brand for textile maintainance, has hired two...
Nikwax, the specialty brand for textile maintainance, has hired two professionals to improve the awareness of the company in the U.K. and the German-speaking countries: Stephanie Spring of Spring PR will take care of the British media while Chrissy Dorn is in charge of the PR in Germany and Austria ...
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Silke Buck is new head of design and product development...
Silke Buck is new head of design and product development of Kjus’ Spirit Collection, coming from 13 years with Orsay.
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Vértic, a small chain of three outdoor shops in Catalonia,...
Vértic, a small chain of three outdoor shops in Catalonia, has moved the one in Sabadell to a larger location of 550 m² and is now readying the launch of a transactional website like that of Barrabès.
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Chiruca has revamped its website, introducing a touch of freshness...
Chiruca has revamped its website, introducing a touch of freshness and humor.
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Coldblack, the latest Schoeller innovation presented at the last OutDoor...
Coldblack, the latest Schoeller innovation presented at the last OutDoor show, has been awarded by the U.S. Popular Science magazine as well as by the Swiss Innovation Forum as one of nine top Swiss innovations of the year.
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Columbia Wants More Own Retail
The big brand from Portland, Oregon, faced some quarters of shrinking profits and sales, especially in its European wholesale business. Columbia Sportswear’s high-end brand, Mountain Hardwear, performed extremely well, and Sorel, the label for rugged footwear, is on the way to becoming a fashionable but still functional brand for women. ...
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This summer, Oxylane, the parent company of Décathlon, surprised the...
This summer, Oxylane, the parent company of Décathlon, surprised the outdoor industry by acquiring Simond, a French manufacturer of technical mountaineering equipment
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And Then There Was... The Compass
In early July, EDM Publications, publisher of the European edition of Sporting Goods Intelligence, came out with its first issue of The Outdoor Industry Compass at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. Many dropped into SGI Europe’s booth there, stating how great that idea was. The editor of The Compass responded ...
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... And Goes Cycling
It was certainly the big news of the year, as far as sponsoring in the outdoor business is concerned. Right before this year’s Tour de France, Columbia Sportswear announced that it would sponsor the team High Road, which was re-named Team Columbia. In the outdoor industry, this news caused a ...
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Jean-Luc Diard, formerly Salomon’s strong man, joined the Tecnica group...
Jean-Luc Diard, formerly Salomon’s strong man, joined the Tecnica group to run the Italians’ outdoor business
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Helly Hansen’s sport division will be moved from Moss to...
Helly Hansen’s sport division will be moved from Moss to the Norwegian capital of Oslo within the next two years to give the brand more street credit, and all 50 employees will be kept on.
