All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 9, Issue 11-12 – Page 3
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Fjällräven has appointed Joe Prebich as its new director of...
Fjällräven has appointed Joe Prebich as its new director of marketing in North America. The Swedish outdoor brand entered the North American market four years ago and has a growing consumer base in the U.S. and Canada. Prebich will report to Nathan Dopp, vice president of marketing and sales for ...
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Stephen Barnes has been appointed senior product manager for Sierra...
Stephen Barnes has been appointed senior product manager for Sierra Designs, the American outdoor brand. Barnes was most recently the founder and president of Barnestorm Product Solutions, assisting startups on business plans and working with other customers on brand messaging and product launches. He was formerly product development manager at ...
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Garmont International, the Italian outdoor footwear company, has appointed new...
Garmont International, the Italian outdoor footwear company, has appointed new distribution partners in the U.K. and Spain. The Italian brand's sales agency in the U.K. is New Heights, a young company run by Kieron MacKenzie, who has a track record of more than 30 years in the industry as a ...
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Maier Sports, the German outdoor and snow sports apparel brand,...
Maier Sports, the German outdoor and snow sports apparel brand, won the German Brand Award 2016 in the category of sports, outdoor activities & leisure. According to the jury, Maier Sports was awarded because the brand is seen as a pioneer in the field of PFC-free alternatives for durable water ...
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Royal Robbins announces leadership appointments
Royal Robbins has appointed Nicole Chabot to director of international operations. Chabot previously served as general manager of international affairs for Timbuk2 and Mountain Hardwear. In her new role, she will work to strengthen Royal Robbins' presence in Europe and Asia.In addition, Joanne Steinbauer has joined Royal Robbins as its ...
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Canada Goose has announced the opening of its first two...
Canada Goose has announced the opening of its first two stand-alone stores this coming autumn. The stores are set to open on New York's Wooster Street, in the heart of SoHo, and in the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto. Each store, covering a surface of more than 4,000 square feet, ...
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Polartec has announced that Westcomb, Outdoor Research, Kitsbow and Velocio...
Polartec has announced that Westcomb, Outdoor Research, Kitsbow and Velocio will be the first brands to offer garments featuring its Delta cooling platform. Polartec Delta is said to utilize a sophisticated construction as opposed to chemical additives. The technology is based on a mechanical wicking construction which uses hydrophobic and ...
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The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has announced that the first...
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has announced that the first keynote speaker in this year's European Outdoor Summit will be Jens Nymand Christensen, the European Commission's deputy director-general for education and culture. Christensen is responsible for education, culture, youth, languages and sport at the Commission (DG EAC). He has worked ...
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Angela Rux has stepped down as managing director at Globetrotter...
Angela Rux has stepped down as managing director at Globetrotter at the beginning of March, but she was appointed to handle the German outdoor retailer's finance, controlling, human resources and administration as an authorized representative. The change comes after Fenix Outdoor International, the Swedish-based outdoor retailer and brand owner, became ...
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SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has announced that it will relocate...
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has announced that it will relocate its headquarters office from McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, DC area, to Park City, Utah. The new location will bring the organization near Salt Lake City, into one of North America's snow sports hubs and close to like-minded organizations and ...
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New commercial leadership for Amer
Just as Intersport International Corp. announced the appointment of its future chief executive, Victor Duran, starting next Jan. 1, Amer Sports announced the promotion of Michael White to the new position of chief commercial officer. He will also have additional responsibility for the company's global Business to Consumer (B2C) and ...
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Chris Tattersall, former U.K. marketing manager at Amer Sports, has...
Chris Tattersall, former U.K. marketing manager at Amer Sports, has been appointed as head of marketing at Berghaus, the British outdoor brand. He started in May and is reporting to Julian Nichols, vice president of product and marketing. Prior to Amer Sports, Tattersall worked at William Grant & Sons, a ...
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Thule has unveiled Apa Sherpa as a new brand ambassador....
Thule has unveiled Apa Sherpa as a new brand ambassador. Apa, nicknamed “Super Sherpa” and “Tiger of the Himalayas,” is a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer who has helped 21 expeditions reach the summit of Mount Everest without losing a single life. Thule said his story was an inspiration in the brand's ...
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Ortovox is organizing a series of alpine summer courses in...
Ortovox is organizing a series of alpine summer courses in the German Alps, Austria and Italy, where participants can learn alpine climbing from scratch. The courses are offered by the Taufkirchen-based company in cooperation with around 30 international mountaineering schools. The prerequisites to apply for participation are the mastery of ...
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Textile Exchange dismisses Peta allegations
The Textile Exchange, which administers the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) certification, said a video published by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) showing Chinese farmers live-plucking geese for down was not shot at RDS-certified farms. RDS certification is a voluntary, global standard embraced by outdoor apparel brands and ...
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Alexandre Remy, who has most recently been in charge of...
Alexandre Remy, who has most recently been in charge of trade marketing at Salomon, has joined Petzl as French sales and marketing director
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After senior positions in the product division at Mammut Sports...
After senior positions in the product division at Mammut Sports Group and Sigma Sport, Uwe Gottschalk took over at the beginning of June as head of product at Vaude. He is covering strategic development of products for all three of the German outdoor brand's categories, from mountain sports to bike ...
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Larry Harrison, who recently retired after six years as director...
Larry Harrison, who recently retired after six years as director of sales at Adidas Outdoor in the U.S. market, which is licensed to Agron, has become development director at Outdoor Retailer, the U.S. winter and summer trade fair for outdoor products. He has a track record of more than 40 ...
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Decathlon has opened business in South Africa with a pop-up...
Decathlon has opened business in South Africa with a pop-up store in the Soweto area of Johannesburg. The French retailer's project leader in South Africa, Arnaud Gauquelin, says in an entry on Decathlon's website that the retailer is starting with a pop-up store to learn more about the demand from ...
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Ispo Shanghai to focus on adventure travel and running
Ispo Shanghai will take place this summer in the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) for the second time, on July 6-8, and the figures should exceed those of the first edition of this new summer trade show. The organizers expect nearly 400 exhibitors from more than 20 countries, which ...
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