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SGB Outdoor
ISSN 1757-7276
Editor’s Comment Outdoor Content
T
he nights are drawing 4 OUTDOOR NEWS
in, winter is on the The latest goings-on in the outdoor industry
horizon, and the
already-gorgeous English 8 FREEDOM
Datateam Business
countryside is turned STAG has a new face for the outdoor
absolutely majestic by industry – we caught up with Ricky
Media Ltd
the blaze of colours Chandler and Ward Robertson at OTS
London Road, Maidstone,
that heralds the arrival
Kent ME16 8LY.
of Autumn. 12 COLUMBIA
Tel: 01622 687031
What better time to Craghoppers’ new award-winning line of
Fax: 01622 757646
get out the walking permanently insect-repelling clothing – find
boots than this? out more…
Mind you, some folks seem to want to sanitize
Editor:
even the simplest of walks, to render them ‘safe’ 14 NEW PRODUCTS
and thus make themselves ‘un-sue-able’. My The shiniest and newest rounded up over
Jon Bruford
favourite dog walking spot is around Whitcliffe in two pages
jonbruford@yahoo.co.uk Ludlow, and the Breadwalk and surrounding
paths apparently, according to dog-walker-
Publication Manager gossip, have a new owner. This new owner has
Paul Ryder charged one of their staff with the task of using a
01622 699105 quite high-powered leaf blower to get rid of any
pryder@datateam.co.uk deadfall on the paths, so no-one can slip over on
them. Never mind the amount of dust and debris
Advertising Manager
this hurls into the air; on a wet Autumn morning,
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Freedom
30th November 2009
ISPO Columbia
STAG's outdoor arm Plenty of crossover for Big plans for SS2010,
undergoes a rebranding outdoor retailers at as SGB discovered
- find out more this huge Munich expo inside
Mark Bridges
what would you rather your boot met on the
01622 699160
ground: exposed and greasy stone, or the
mbridges@datateam.co.uk
cushioned softness of moist earth? In trying to
render the paths safe, they’ve made them
Subscriptions & Circulation:
considerably less so. Even their staff have
Karen Wright
questioned the wisdom of doing this – and Cover Story . . .
www.sgb-sports.com
apparently, it all came about after someone did
01622 699109
actually slip over. They didn’t hurt themselves, but
they did threaten to sue, and so we all get to
Production Editor:
suffer the company in question’s over-reaction.
www.teva.com
As a certain newspaper might cry, it’s political
Brian King correctness gone mad, we’re in a nanny state,
bking@designandmediasolutions.co.uk
etc... Well, kind of.
Enough of my burble. This issue we look Enjoy the issue – as ever, criticisms and suggestions
forward to ispo in January, have a chat with Ward should be sent to
jonbruford@yahoo.co.uk
Robertson and Ricky Chandler about their
Freedom Buying Group, and find out more about Jon Bruford - Editor
the Columbia brand’s growth. Oh, and there’s SGB Outdoor
news and new products, to boot. 01584 877177
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