All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 4, Issue 22 – Page 2
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The new chief financial officer at Five Ten is Wally...
The new chief financial officer at Five Ten is Wally Barker. He will handle overall financial strategy for the company, which is best known for its shoes for rock climbing. His work history includes being president and chief financial officer for Quiksilver Japan, as well as stints with financial groups ...
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Kanumesse, the European trade show for paddling, canoe, kayak...
Kanumesse, the European trade show for paddling, canoe, kayak and other water sports, has proved to be a continued success. The event at Messe Nürnberg held in mid-September recorded another top result with an increase of trade visitors by 7 percent to 1,407 people from 41 countries. The 9th edition ...
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Eureka! tents and other camping products are going to be...
Eureka! tents and other camping products are going to be distributed in the U.K. by SGM Group
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Scott K. Williams has joined the executive team at Cabela's...
Scott K. Williams has joined the executive team at Cabela's as its new executive vice president and chief marketing and e-commerce officer. He comes from Fanatics, an online retailer of sports apparel and collectibles, where he was president. He joined Fanatics in 2010, before that, he was a corporate vice ...
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Carol Blayden, formerly with Cascade Designs, joins Ex-Officio, one of...
Carol Blayden, formerly with Cascade Designs, joins Ex-Officio, one of the brands of Jarden Corporation, as marketing manager
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Bettina Kiebler, formerly with Daniel Hechter Sport and Kjus, has...
Bettina Kiebler, formerly with Daniel Hechter Sport and Kjus, has joined the apparel design team of Halti
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Schoeller, the manufacturer of technical fibers and fabrics, strongly believes...
Schoeller, the manufacturer of technical fibers and fabrics, strongly believes in its home country as its base for own production and product development. It recently acquired a Swiss laboratory, Tensis. Schoeller and Tensis have collaborated in product development on high-tech garments in the past.
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Oscar Bel has left as Spanish country manager of The...
Oscar Bel has left as Spanish country manager of The North Face to work for Diesel in Madrid
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Columbia Sportswear has been named the official outerwear provider for...
Columbia Sportswear has been named the official outerwear provider for the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team through the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The athletes will show off Columbia's Omni-Heat technology, wearing the brand's outerwear, base layers and hats, and contribute ideas toward the research and development of new products. Some ...
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Carrer Canuda in Barcelona is the location of the first...
Carrer Canuda in Barcelona is the location of the first Salewa store opening in a major European city
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Au Vieux Campeur, which still is the major specialized outdoor...
Au Vieux Campeur, which still is the major specialized outdoor sports retailer in France, was set to reach a new record for its financial year ended last Sept. 30. According to Sport-Guide, its sales grew by 14.2 million to €111 million in the 11 months through Aug. 30, and they ...
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Wolverine’s at-once orders rise in an uncertain economic environment
Wolverine World Wide experienced accelerated growth in at-once orders during the third quarter ended on Sept. 10, as retailers were increasingly concerned about the business environment due to uncertainty about the economic outlook in the U.S. and in Europe.In the three-month period, at-once orders rose by a “mid-teens” growth rate, ...
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Icebreaker has appointed Darren Glassman global general manager of RedRam,...
Icebreaker has appointed Darren Glassman global general manager of RedRam, the Kiwis' line of everyday merino thermal underwear which was launched last year. Glassman has been with Icebreaker since 2008 where he steered the company's socks and accessories business.
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Vaude has appointed Birgit Bohnert general manager of its retail...
Vaude has appointed Birgit Bohnert general manager of its retail development company, Vaude Franchising. For the last decade, the 42-year-old built up the Marc O'Polo Junior collection under a licensing agreement. At Vaude, she will report at the operating level to Jan Lorch, sales director, and formally to the managing ...
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KTC Limited, the Hong Kong-based manufacturer of technical outdoor apparel,...
KTC Limited, the Hong Kong-based manufacturer of technical outdoor apparel, has joined the Fair Wear Foundation. KTC is said to be the first major supplier to major Western outdoor brands to have made the step of getting its factories in China and Laos to be supervised by independent monitors. Meanwhile ...
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Antje von Dewitz, the managing director of Vaude, has...
Antje von Dewitz, the managing director of Vaude, has received the “Economy Medal” from the government of Baden-Württemberg where Vaude is located for her achievements on ecological and social responsibility
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This week, Schöffel and Lowa will open another dual-brand store...
This week, Schöffel and Lowa will open another dual-brand store in the German city of Ingolstadt
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Andy Rubin, chief executive of Pentland Brands, was one...
Andy Rubin, chief executive of Pentland Brands, was one of 25 top executives from the U.K. who accompanied British Prime Minister David Cameron on a trade mission to Russia. One of Pentland's brands, Berghaus, is entering the country through a distributor, as reported in the Compass earlier this year.
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Patagonia Europe has hired Paul Anderton for the new position...
Patagonia Europe has hired Paul Anderton for the new position of merchandise manager. Over the past four years, Anderton served Salomon as apparel product line manager after he had worked for Berghaus. The new PR co-ordinator for Patagonia's European operations is Florence Lesouef. Meanwhile, the company has opened its first ...
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A top executive of Tiffany & Co., James E. Quinn,...
A top executive of Tiffany & Co., James E. Quinn, and Lauri M. Shanahan, formerly with The Gap, have joined the board of directors of Deckers Outdoor Corporation
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