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Antje von Dewitz’ book now available

2020-05-20T07:43:00Z

Antje von Dewitz’ German-language book “Mut steht uns gut” (“Courage suits us well”), about which we reported earlier , will finally be available as of May 20 in the Vaude webshop and assorted bookshops in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Von Dewitz, managing director of Vaude, explains: “In my ...

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Vaude opens its 20th franchise store

2020-05-19T06:37:00Z

Vaude opened a new franchise store of more than 210 square meters in Kaiserslautern on April 20. The company has currently 20 franchise stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. For this new store, Vaude will be working with new partners, Eva and Kalli Marx , two franchise experts ...

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Vaude launches local delivery service platform

2020-04-10T11:44:00Z

To support the specialized retail trade in times of the Covid-19 crisis, Vaude has set up a package of measures that should help the its retail partners to generate sales despite shop closures. This includes several options: local delivery service, support for online business and an accommodating approach to ...

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Vaude is reorganizing Swiss distribution

2020-04-02T13:25:00Z

As of July 1, Vaude will end its 15-year cooperation with Völkl Switzerland (distribution of mountain sports and Pack’n’Bags) and Uvex Switzerland (bike products) and take over direct distribution of its three business units. The Swiss business will be handled by a new Swiss subsidiary, centrally managed ...

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Vaude: balanced gender distribution at management level

2020-03-29T06:05:00Z

The restructuring of Vaude ’s marketing department in 2019 has created three new management positions aimed at driving digitization and internationalization, according to a statement released by the German outdoor brand earlier this month. The new structure creates a 50 percent quota of women in management positions in marketing, exceeding ...

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Voluntary product recall: Vaude Cushion Frog

2020-03-18T08:58:00Z

Vaude announces the voluntary product recall of the Cushion Frog (Cushion Frog art.no. 11861, sold with the Shuttle Premium art.no. 11778). The company determined that products sold between February 2015 and March 2020 contain a material that has elevated levels of pollutants (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, PAH). The ...

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Vaude’s von Dewitz to publish motivational book

2020-03-13T11:02:00Z

Antje von Dewitz , managing director since 2009 of the German outdoor brand Vaude , which was founded by her father in 1974, has now joined the ranks of book authors. According to a foreword by Winfried Kretschmann , Minister President of Baden-Württemberg, her German book “ Mut steht uns ...

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Vaude’s Second Use Shop launched on eBay

2020-03-10T16:23:00Z

Vaude has recently launched an upcycling store with eBay . The German manufacturer of outdoor products is now selling residual materials through a newly launched upcycling store on the online marketplace with more than 18 million customers in Germany alone. In 2015, Vaude launched the so-called “ Vaude Second ...

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Vaude’s von Dewitz awarded for sustainable commitment

2020-03-03T06:52:00Z

Vaude ’s chief executive, Antje von Dewitz , has been honored with a Vanity Fair Changing Your Mind Award 2020 . Von Dewitz was presented with the award on Feb. 6, during a ceremony at the Kimpton Fitzroy Hotel in London, in the presence of 150 guests from the ...