All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 10, Issue 20-21 – Page 4
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The North Face has appointed Tim Hamilton as head of...
The North Face has appointed Tim Hamilton as head of global creative, taking over from Peter Valles. In his career of more than than two decades in design, Hamilton has already created products for brands and retailers from Gap to Polo Ralph Lauren and others. He also launched his eponymous ...
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Barrabès, the Spanish outdoor and winter sports retailer, has appointed...
Barrabès, the Spanish outdoor and winter sports retailer, has appointed Jesús Ferradas as sales area manager, charged with coordinating the operations of its seven physical stores and its online store at the strategic and sales levels. He previously worked for BM Sportech, Mammut and Millet.
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Oriol Mercadal has been appointed country sales manager of Helly...
Oriol Mercadal has been appointed country sales manager of Helly Hansen for Spain and Portugal
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Kamik has appointed a new distributor for the U.K. and...
Kamik has appointed a new distributor for the U.K. and Ireland, starting this past Sept. 1. It's The Outside Resource Company, a company run by Peter Rostron, who has spent more than 30 years in the outdoor, snow sports and lifestyle markets. His career includes roles as U.K. managing director ...
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Outdoor Retailer has given the dates of the three annual...
Outdoor Retailer has given the dates of the three annual trade shows that it is going to hold in Denver for the next five years. They include the new Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, which will take place next year on Nov. 8-11, after the new combined Outdoor Retailer + Snow ...
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Woolrich has announced a new partnership with Goldwin, a Japanese...
Woolrich has announced a new partnership with Goldwin, a Japanese firm specializing in the manufacturing and sale of sporting apparel, which will result in a new Goldwin premium outdoor collection. The first men's line will be on offer in autumn 2018 in North America, Europe and Asia. Goldwin has acquired ...
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Nemo Equipment has announced the introduction of the first-ever portable...
Nemo Equipment has announced the introduction of the first-ever portable swinging and reclining camp chair. The Stargaze Recliner is a suspended engineered chair that allows the dynamic swinging motion of a hammock with hands-free “just-lean-back” reclining. The company said the development and testing of the new chair took four years ...
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Salomon is extending its design center in Annecy with the...
Salomon is extending its design center in Annecy with the purchase of a 1,760-square-meter administrative building adjoining its headquarters in the French alpine city, where it stopped its manufacturing activities many years ago. The management said the investment represents a great opportunity for expansion as it prepares its development plans ...
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Salomon has opened its first single-brand store in Andorra, located...
Salomon has opened its first single-brand store in Andorra, located in the Carlemany shopping center, through the biggest local sports retailer, Viladomat
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Brian Davidson, director of sales for Nikwax North America, has...
Brian Davidson, director of sales for Nikwax North America, has been promoted to be its president, taking the place of Rick Meade after three years in the post
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Apparel drives outdoor division at Amer Sports
A rise in underlying sales of outdoor apparel helped Amer Sports to slightly raise the turnover of its outdoor division for the third quarter, while sluggishness in the American wholesale market led to declining sales in ball sports and a flat turnover in fitness products.The turnover of the Finnish group's ...
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Peter Schlickenrieder is the new brand ambassador for Suunto, the...
Peter Schlickenrieder is the new brand ambassador for Suunto, the sports instruments brand owned by the Amer Sports group. Schlickenrieder has already been brand ambassador for Salomon, which is part of the same group, since 2007. He started to promote Suunto's Spartan Ultra GPS watch for athletic and adventure multisport ...
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Kayland has a new brand ambassador, Angel Luis Salamanca, who...
Kayland has a new brand ambassador, Angel Luis Salamanca, who has gained a lot of coverage in the specialized press for openining up new climbing routes in the Himalayas. The alpine guide, who was born in Madrid, is testing various models of the Italian brand to provide his feedback.
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W.L. Gore & Associates has signed up AKQA, an international...
W.L. Gore & Associates has signed up AKQA, an international communication agency that has worked with many global consumer brands such as Audi, Caterpillar and Levi's, to focus on a more holistic view of the Gore-Tex brand in future B2B and B2C brand positioning work. Gore says the new arrangement ...
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Globetrotter is ahead of its turnaround plan
Fenix Outdoor International saw an upswing in its retail business in the third quarter, as Globetrotter's profit margin moved ahead of the plans for its turnaround.The group's outdoor retail operations - Globetrotter in Germany, Naturkompaniet in Sweden and Partioaitta in Finland - jointly raised their sales by 4.6 percent to ...
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Lorenzo Delladio, chief executive of La Sportiva, has agreed to...
Lorenzo Delladio, chief executive of La Sportiva, has agreed to acquire the 49 percent stake it didn't own in the Italian outdoor footwear company from his brother Marco. The financial coverage of the deal was structured by the company's bank, Mediocredito Trentino-Alto Adige. The takeover will allow the company to ...
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Garmin has signed up an adventurer and survival expert, Ant...
Garmin has signed up an adventurer and survival expert, Ant Middleton, to endorse its Fénix line of multisport watches
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Outdoor and Cycle Concepts, the AS Adventure Group's business in...
Outdoor and Cycle Concepts, the AS Adventure Group's business in the British market, confirmed in October that it intends to close three Cycle Surgery stores in the U.K. and to replace another three stores with other banners in OCC, which comprises Cotswold Outdoor, Snow & Rock and Runners Need. The ...
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Hoka One One is adding a Swedish triathlon champion, Patrik...
Hoka One One is adding a Swedish triathlon champion, Patrik Nilsson, to its elite team, joining Cyril Viennot, Charlotte Morel, Boris Stein and Alessandro Degasperi. The 25-year-old has won four Ironman Triathlon races. Hoka is an exclusive sponsor of the Ironman Series.
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An investor group led by Victor Capital Partners has acquired...
An investor group led by Victor Capital Partners has acquired Primaloft from the Prudential Capital Group. Victor Capital teamed up with the Allstate private equity group and the management team of Primaloft for the buyout. Madison Capital, Antares and Intermediate Capital Group provided financing. Primaloft said the acquisition will provide ...
