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Timberland Drops Mion And Golite
The American big player reacted to flat sales at the beginning of this year. While Timberland examined its portfolio of corporate stores and started to develop smaller shop formats, it dropped its two specialty footwear brands, Mion and GoLite. The Mion brand was cancelled entirely, but GoLite is still alive: ...
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And The Winner Is ... Port Frederick
Last ISPO Winter, which was an extremely successful show in terms of exhibitors and attendees, ended with a big bang. During the show, there was no topic among decision makers other than the future location of the European outdoor show, which had been decided on the eve before ISPO, but ...
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Globetrotter Is Up And Moves Southward
Globetrotter Ausrüstung, the Hamburg-based retailer, continues to be tops in Europe for specialty outdoor retail. In its fiscal year 2007-08, the chain reached sales of €178 million, or 11 percent more than the year before. In an understatement which is typical for the people from the north of Germany, the ...
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In November, Gunnar Molander, a pioneer in introducing Scandinavian outdoor...
In November, Gunnar Molander, a pioneer in introducing Scandinavian outdoor brands in Central Europe, passed away at the age of 68. In more than three decades, he launched the business in the German-speaking countries for companies such as Bergans of Norway, Suunto, Haglöfs, Trangia, and Ullfrotté/Woolpower.
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Trezeta Teams Up With Kamik
The Italian and the Canadian footwear brands are joining forces. In a first step, they merged their distribution in France and Germany, and a joint distribution in the U.S. was not excluded. The two brands see also chances to work closely together on the fields of product development and manufacturing. ...
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A former manager of K2, Emmanuel du Noyer, has become...
A former manager of K2, Emmanuel du Noyer, has become European sales manager of Orage, based in Annecy, France.
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Garmin has completed the acquisition of its former Swedish distributor,...
Garmin has completed the acquisition of its former Swedish distributor, Sportmanship International.
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Afydad, the Spanish sporting goods industry association, has organized a...
Afydad, the Spanish sporting goods industry association, has organized a trade mission to South Korea.
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Thierry Peuchot, European marketing director of Nike AGC, has left...
Thierry Peuchot, European marketing director of Nike AGC, has left the Swoosh company.
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Sport Conrad, a large retailer in the Bavarian Alps, has...
Sport Conrad, a large retailer in the Bavarian Alps, has opened a general store for Peak Performance in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the Olympic town that will host the 2011 FIS world championships in alpine ski.
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Loki, the American technical brand for climbing and skiing, will...
Loki, the American technical brand for climbing and skiing, will enter the Swedish market through Vertical Experiences, a distributor that works with Icebreaker, Timbuk2 and Mountain House in the region.
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Tilley, the specialty brand for functional headwear, has appointed Miguel...
Tilley, the specialty brand for functional headwear, has appointed Miguel Ferreira as head of sales and marketing for Italy and the German-speaking countries.
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Arc’teryx was honored with the “Business Excellence Award” of the...
Arc’teryx was honored with the “Business Excellence Award” of the chamber of commerce of North Vancouver.
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Vibram has received the Italian Grand Design Etico International Award...
Vibram has received the Italian Grand Design Etico International Award for its FiveFingers footwear brand.
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B. James Bottoms is the new chief operating officer for...
B. James Bottoms is the new chief operating officer for Sugoi Performance Apparel, which hired him from Mountain Hardwear, where he was director of operations.
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Vickers is the new U.K. distributor of Bushnell’s GPS-supported Backtrack...
Vickers is the new U.K. distributor of Bushnell’s GPS-supported Backtrack range.
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Bruno Coffre, former European sales manager of New Balance and...
Bruno Coffre, former European sales manager of New Balance and Cascade Designs, has a new job as president of Action Sport Equity, which owns Royal Outdoor, specializing in sportswear under the Fox brand, in addition to companies that distribute products for cycling and motorcycling (more in SGI Europe).
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Benninger, the big Swiss manufacturer of machines for textile processing,...
Benninger, the big Swiss manufacturer of machines for textile processing, has signed an agreement to adopt the Bluesign standard.
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Odlo has opened its seventh German mono-brand store in Berlin...
Odlo has opened its seventh German mono-brand store in Berlin after having established doors in Cologne, Düsseldorf, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, and Hamburg.
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Hi-Tec, the British brand for outdoor, indoor and golf footwear,...
Hi-Tec, the British brand for outdoor, indoor and golf footwear, supplies the candidates of the U.K. TV program “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here” with rugged outdoor shoes.
