All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 12, Issue 23-24 – Page 4
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Woolrich International has appointed two new executives, recruiting them from...
Woolrich International has appointed two new executives, recruiting them from VF Corp. Federico Manno will serve as general manager of global direct-to-consumer and digital key accounts, and Gaetano Coccopalmeri as export sales director. Both roles are new. Stefano Saccone, another former executive of VF, became chief executive of Woolrich last ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Pierre Drui as its new director...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Pierre Drui as its new director for Western Europe for the Columbia and Sorel brands. Drui, who has worked for the group for the last 14 years, served most recently as apparel sales manager for Columbia in Europe. Meanwhile, the company has named Bruno Moalic as ...
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In October, the Millet Mountain Group of Lafuma appointed Verena...
In October, the Millet Mountain Group of Lafuma appointed Verena Angerer as marketing coordinator for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and Christian Gmünder as key account manager for Switzerland. Both have been working with Axel Neumann, sales manager at Millet since the beginning of this year. Angerer, 32, was previously a ...
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Gore Wear appointed Erman Aykurt to the position of...
Gore Wear appointed Erman Aykurt to the position of creative lead on Nov. 1. The 46-year-old was previously a creative director for Puma's sportstyle division. His successor at Puma has not yet been announced. Aykurt has spent the past 20 years in the sporting goods business, working for such companies ...
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Smartwool, part of VF Corp., has appointed Robin Hall to...
Smartwool, part of VF Corp., has appointed Robin Hall to the newly created role of director of sustainability
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Volcom is replacing Burton as the apparel sponsor of the...
Volcom is replacing Burton as the apparel sponsor of the U.S. Snowboard Team, its coaches and staff included. The California-based boardsports apparel company will be outfitting the snowboard-cross, slopestyle/big air and halfpipe teams – men and women – through the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The deal will cover the World ...
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Polygiene, the Swedish anti-odor technology provider, has appointed Nina Forsvall,...
Polygiene, the Swedish anti-odor technology provider, has appointed Nina Forsvall, previously of Bühler Nordic, as its new chief financial officer
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Another set of record results for Columbia
Columbia Sportswear is having a vintage year, scoring record results for the past two quarters. Revenues rose by 14 percent in the third quarter ended on Sept. 30 to $906.8 million, while net income improved by 19 percent to $119.3 million – both all-time records for the group. The ...
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The annual European Outdoor Film Tour has kicked off with...
The annual European Outdoor Film Tour has kicked off with a series of more than 500 events in 20 countries. The program, which can be viewed on its website, has been enriched by two last-minute additions, for a total of nine films. One of them features the recent, spectacular 2,100-meter ...
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Vista Outdoor has announced the promotion of four new executive...
Vista Outdoor has announced the promotion of four new executive officers to its corporate leadership team. Brad Crandell will become chief human resources officer; Mark Kowalski will be the company's controller and chief accounting officer; Dylan Ramsey will be vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary; and Kelly Reisdorf will ...
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Arc'teryx has announced the launch of the new Arc'teryx Trips...
Arc'teryx has announced the launch of the new Arc'teryx Trips program, featuring journeys to remote destinations. Through this new program, Arc'teryx will give participants access to wild places around the world. For its first edition, scheduled for the summer and autumn of 2020, the program will include 11 guided, small-group ...
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Timberland has announced a partnership with Other Half Processing to...
Timberland has announced a partnership with Other Half Processing to build a leather supply chain sourced from regenerative ranches. Ranchers and farmers who use regenerative grazing practices in the management of their cattle enable more rest and re-growth of grasses. These practices can lead to better food for livestock and ...
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Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) has announced four new...
Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) has announced four new contributors. Achille Pinto and Kaken Test Centre have joined in the value chain affiliate category. Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI), Taiwan's main textile R&D institute, and the Confederation of the German Textile and Fashion Industry have joined ZDHC as associates. ...
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Primaloft, the specialist in insulation material, has announced the...
Primaloft, the specialist in insulation material, has announced the introduction of P.U.R.E., a proprietary manufacturing technique that is said to reduce carbon emissions by as much as 48 percent. The acronym stands for “Produced Using Reduced Emissions.” Patagonia will be the first brand partner to incorporate Primaloft P.U.R.E. manufacturing technology ...
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Primaloft and Parley for the Oceans have announced a...
Primaloft and Parley for the Oceans have announced a strategic partnership to create high-performance insulation from existing plastics. The scheme will take plastic collected from beaches and coastal communities and use it to manufacture high-performance insulation products, showing that it is possible to re-purpose plastic into high quality products. Primaloft ...
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Palm & Pine Suncare launched its natural, plastic-free sunscreen...
Palm & Pine Suncare launched its natural, plastic-free sunscreen brand on the crowd-funding platform Indiegogo on Oct. 29. The Portuguese company – founded by Sarah Muir, a digital marketing strategist and project manager, along with three of her colleagues – is the first to promise sun protection without pollution. Aiming ...
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Cotopaxi, the American outdoor apparel brand based in Salt Lake...
Cotopaxi, the American outdoor apparel brand based in Salt Lake City, Utah, has appointed Unify Brand Partnerships as its first European distributor. The partnership begins with the launch of the autumn/winter 2020 season and will focus on the U.K. and Ireland. Unify Brand Partnerships, based in Wales, has partnered with ...
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Scarpa North America has recalled two models of men's ski...
Scarpa North America has recalled two models of men's ski touring boots, the Maestrale RS and Maestrale, because the boot shell can crack, posing a fall hazard and risk of injury for the consumer. The company says there are about 4,200 boots in the marketplace, of which 1,200 have been ...
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Izas Outdoor of Spain has withdrawn from Amazon Vendor and...
Izas Outdoor of Spain has withdrawn from Amazon Vendor and other low-price marketplaces and is seeking to replace the resulting revenues by entering into new markets, according to CMDsport. The first stage of the new strategy takes aim at the Americas. To enter the U.S., Izas has come to terms ...
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Down is more sustainable than alternatives, a study shows
A recent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) that studied the environmental impact of down versus polyester fill material found that natural down in jackets, sleeping bags and bedspreads has 18 times less of an impact on climate change than polyester fill. The LCA was commissioned by the International Down and Feather ...
