All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 7, Issue 21-22 – Page 2
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Dakine rebuilds European operations
Dakine is putting together a new European team at its new head office in the French alpine town of Annecy, with a new sales structure to cover the European market and a stronger focus on outdoor products for the winter and summer seasons. The European office of the brand moved ...
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation is launching a new logo and a...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation is launching a new logo and a new corporate brand name, Deckers Brands, for its marketing and communications efforts. to mark its transformation into an omni-channel organization, but the company will remain formally registered under its present name
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Columbia hires new manufacturing and marketing executives
Columbia Sportswear has hired Steve Woodside, formerly at VF Corp., as vice-president of global manufacturing and appointed Stuart Redsun, a former executive at Under Armour, to the newly-created role of chief marketing officer.Woodside, who will report directly to Columbia's chief operating officer, Bryan Timm, joined Columbia on Aug. 25. His ...
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Osprey Packs plans to expand its headquarters in Cortez, Colorado....
Osprey Packs plans to expand its headquarters in Cortez, Colorado. The company also plans to open a new 108,000-square-foot distribution center in Ogden, Utah, close to the railroad network. It should go into operation in 2015, replacing smaller facilities in Cortez.
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Peak Performance has opened a store in Cologne
Peak Performance has opened a store in Cologne
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VF Corporation has hired Dan Cherian as vice president, global...
VF Corporation has hired Dan Cherian as vice president, global innovation, performance apparel and footwear, a newly-created role. In this position, Cherian will oversee VF's Global Performance Apparel and Footwear Innovation Centers, where the company focuses on product innovation for the apparel, footwear and accessories of its brands. Cherian joins ...
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Sympatex Technologies is the title sponsor of “Trail of Change”...
Sympatex Technologies is the title sponsor of “Trail of Change” for the second consecutive year, a scientific expedition project led by geomorphologist Hannes Künkel to investigate climate change in the Himalayas. This year, it will take place in Annapurna Himal, widely regarded as the wildest high mountain region in the ...
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Tim O'Donovan, the retired former chairman and chief executive of...
Tim O'Donovan, the retired former chairman and chief executive of Wolverine Worldwide, has been designated to receive the Bob Campbell lifetime achievement award at gala to be staged by the Two Ten Foundation on Dec. 2 to celebrate its 75th anniversary. O' Donovan actively served on the board of the ...
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Patagonia has launched a capsule collection made from reclaimed or...
Patagonia has launched a capsule collection made from reclaimed or alternatively-sourced fabrics. The company said the new Truth to Materials collection is meant to re-imagine the source of raw materials. The collection includes an undyed cashmere snap-t pullover and cardigan, a reclaimed cotton hoody and crew, a reclaimed wool jacket ...
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Columbia Sportswear has revealed that it has signed a broad...
Columbia Sportswear has revealed that it has signed a broad apparel licensing partnership with the Dallas Cowboys, a professional American football franchise of the National Football League (NFL). Columbia will provide Cowboys-branded sportswear, outerwear and accessories for men, women and kids. The deal, which extends through early 2018, marks Columbia's ...
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The Hohenstein Institute explains how to measure real textiles' “breathability”
The breathability of a textile, a key feature for sporting and outdoor clothing, is determined by the textile's permeability to water vapor. According to the Hohenstein Institute, customers should not rely too much on advertising claims as many products that are called “breathable,” are, in fact, not. This is partly ...
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Hyperlite Mountain Gear (HMG) has secured new financing to boost...
Hyperlite Mountain Gear (HMG) has secured new financing to boost development and marketing of lightweight outdoor products such as backpacks, shelters and tent stakes. The new financing came from the Maine Venture Fund, which invests in Maine-based firms, the Telluride Venture Fund and other private investors. Run by Mike and ...
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Two heavyweights have joined the board of directors of Johnson...
Two heavyweights have joined the board of directors of Johnson Outdoors, chaired by Helen Johnson-Leipold, who also acts as chief executive of the group. One is Casey Sheahan, former CEO of Patagonia, and the other one is Katherine Button Bell, former chairwoman of the Business Marketing Association of the U.S. ...
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Lafuma moves into the black
The Swiss Calida group, which has gradually taken over 59.9 percent of the shares in the Lafuma Group, has managed to turn it around after many years of losses, following a major reorganization which is now largely completed. Lafuma reached an operating profit of €1.5 billion for the first six ...
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Black Diamond Equipment says it is intensifying trade marketing in...
Black Diamond Equipment says it is intensifying trade marketing in Europe this winter with targeted sales training, an optimized point-of-purchase program and close partnerships with leading European outdoor retailers. The goal is to coordinate the different aspects of the communication to the consumer, says Stephan Hagenbusch, European marketing director of ...
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Berghaus and Brasher have a new brand president
Richard Leedham has been appointed brand president of Berghaus and Brasher, with immediate effect. Leedham has been fulfilling the role on an interim basis since January, following the departure of Richard Cotter for the Snow + Rock retail chain four months earlier, and has now been confirmed in the position ...
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Bergans of Norway is expanding its Norwegian subsidiary, which it...
Bergans of Norway is expanding its Norwegian subsidiary, which it set up in Longmont, Colorado, in January 2012, following an annual growth rate of more than 75 percent. It has hired a customer service manager, Ryan Pennock, and it is adding more than 350 square meters of space to the ...
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The organizers of the new Outdoor Show Belgium, which was...
The organizers of the new Outdoor Show Belgium, which was going to take place for the first time last month, have decided to postpone its dates to April 25-26, 2015 at the request of its exhibitors. It will be held at Libremont simultaneously with the third edition of a sports ...
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Keen has been named a Gold-Level Bicycle Friendly Business by...
Keen has been named a Gold-Level Bicycle Friendly Business by the League of American Bicyclists. With this award, Keen joins a group of more than 800 local businesses, Fortune 500 companies and government agencies across the U.S. that are helping make the American workplace more sustainable. Keen encourages bicycling as ...
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PrAna has been working over the last three years through...
PrAna has been working over the last three years through the Poly Program to cut back on the number of plastic bags it uses in packaging and has now announced that it has cut 31,000 pounds of plastic so far. The core of prAna's Poly Program is to deliver products ...
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