All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 9, Issue 5-6 – Page 2
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La Sportiva is launching the Climb-in-Gym Tour, a new European...
La Sportiva is launching the Climb-in-Gym Tour, a new European Test & Feel event in some of the most famous climbing gyms across Europe. As a development of the previous Test & Feel events, this year's event has a new name and comes in an extended format, with an unprecedented ...
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Håkon Nygård, chief executive of Viking Outdoor Footwear, left the...
Håkon Nygård, chief executive of Viking Outdoor Footwear, left the company last week. The Norwegian company's chairman said that Nygård is retiring and that the chief executive's functions were handed over ad interim to Christoffer Jahr, one of the company's board members and a partner at XO executive advisers. Nygård ...
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Roman Stepek, chief executive at Mountain Force, has left the...
Roman Stepek, chief executive at Mountain Force, has left the Swiss winter sports apparel company and is preparing to divest the remainder of his shares to existing shareholders in April. His job was taken over on an interim basis by Werner Matzner, Mountain Force's chief financial officer and one of ...
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Rodney McMullen, chairman and chief executive of The Kroger Company,...
Rodney McMullen, chairman and chief executive of The Kroger Company, will join the board of directors of VF Corp. He will also serve on the board's audit committee and its nominating and governance committee.
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Eoca calls for public vote on funding
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca), of which we are members, is calling on all our readers to help choose three conservation projects that are worth receiving its funding. They can vote for one project in the Outdoor category and one in the Nature category between March 1 and 15. ...
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Vaude is the recipient of this year's German Business Ethics...
Vaude is the recipient of this year's German Business Ethics Network (DNWE) Award for corporate ethics. The company's chief executive, Antje von Dewitz, received the award during a ceremony at the Hochschule Niederrhein in Mönchengladbach, on Feb. 22. Vaude will receive €10,000 for its initiatives for sustainable business. The German ...
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Vaude, the German outdoor brand, has teamed up with Commerce...
Vaude, the German outdoor brand, has teamed up with Commerce Connector to lead consumers from its website to physical stores in Germany. From August, the Vaude website will tell consumers which nearby store has the product they want to buy, along with detailed information about the store's location and opening ...
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Primaloft is the first ingredient brand to have signed up...
Primaloft is the first ingredient brand to have signed up as a full member of the European Outdoor Group. Others are expected to join the EOG shortly, following a recent change in the criteria for eligibility. Primaloft is already a long-standing member of the Outdoor Industry Association in the U.S. ...
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Britain's Jacobson Group is taking its Gola brand of sneakers...
Britain's Jacobson Group is taking its Gola brand of sneakers back into the sport performance segment with three new ranges for men and women – Gola Active, Activo 5 and Outdoor – that incorporate many technical features. Designed for any tough terrain, the shoes in the Outdoor range are equipped ...
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Patagonia releases new book for eco-activists
Patagonia has released a new handbook for environmental activists across the globe entitled “Tools for Grassroots Activists: Best Practices for Success in the Environmental Movement.” The book, co-authored by the company's founder and owner, Yvon Chouinard, is a collection of tips and essays from its biennial Tools Conference, with contributions from ...
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Replicating an initiative taken in the U.S., Noble Biomaterials has...
Replicating an initiative taken in the U.S., Noble Biomaterials has launched a European marketing campaign, starting in Germany, under the tagline “I will not stink.” It is intended to promote the use of XT2, its silver-based technology that makes fabrics odor-free. A recent study showed that 70 persons out of ...
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Vista Outdoor buys Bell, Giro, Blackburn
Treading along on its acquisition path, Vista Outdoor has struck an agreement for the purchase of BRG Sports' Action Sports division, which mainly comprises the Bell, Giro, C-Preme and Blackburn brands of helmets and other accessories for cycling, snow and power sports. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals. It ...
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Petzl has been named the official lighting and safety sponsor...
Petzl has been named the official lighting and safety sponsor of USA Climbing, the national governing body of competition climbing in the U.S. The brand will sponsor more than 200 events, including local, regional, divisional and national competitions, as part of this long-term strategic partnership. The collaboration will comprise the ...
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Osprey Packs, the U.S. brand of technical backpacks, has released...
Osprey Packs, the U.S. brand of technical backpacks, has released an online program to guide consumers through their search for the right backpack, depending on their intended activity. Called the Packfinder, the program requires potential buyers to answer a few questions on the primary activity the pack will be used ...
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Thule has been honored by iF with international design awards...
Thule has been honored by iF with international design awards for the Thule Glide stroller and the Thule ProRide 598, a roof mounted bike carrier. Both were honored in the “product category.” The Thule Glide is a high performance sport stroller which comes in a lightweight, aerodynamic design. The Glide, ...
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Jim Howard has been appointed as U.S. general manager for...
Jim Howard has been appointed as U.S. general manager for Inov-8, the British brand of trail running footwear. He is to supervise U.S. sales, marketing and operations from the brand's regional head office near Boston. Howard started off in the sports business as the manager of The Runners Den, a ...
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Bryson White has been appointed as brand manager for Suunto...
Bryson White has been appointed as brand manager for Suunto in the Americas, to take care of the communication and marketing strategy for the sports instruments brand, which is owned by the Amer Sports group. While working with the product and executive teams in Finland, White's assignment is to raise ...
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Nathan Dopp has been appointed to lead Fjällräven and Hanwag...
Nathan Dopp has been appointed to lead Fjällräven and Hanwag in North America, after the departure of John Walbrecht last month to become president of Mountain Hardwear at the Columbia Sportswear group. Dopp already contributed to the rapid expansion of the Swedish outdoor brand in the U.S. market, as he ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed John Walbrecht as brand president for...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed John Walbrecht as brand president for Mountain Hardwear, starting from March 7. Walbrecht has accompanied the rise of the Fjällräven brand in the U.S. market as the chief executive of Fenix Outdoors North America since 2012. He is to take charge of all aspects of the ...
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Fashion-Power, the big Chinese OEM producer of sports apparel that...
Fashion-Power, the big Chinese OEM producer of sports apparel that has started marketing its own Tittallon brand, is now representing an Italian brand of outdoor footwear, Gronell, on the Chinese market. It presented the line at the recent Ispo Beijing trade show.
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