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Diesel & Polygiene button up the secondhand market
In November 2021, Italian denim brand Diesel® launched a new project designed to extend the life of its products by allowing consumers to keep them in active use for years.
Green awareness provides greater tailwind for bike stocks in 2021
2021 had it all: on the one hand, more lockdowns, virus variants, inflation, zero or negative interest rates, supply bottlenecks, political crises, trade and other wars, etc. On the other hand, 2021 experienced a world stock market that trudged steadily upward. This also gave our 2021 cycling stock some major ...
Outdoor and bike industry stocks rose by 3.0% in Q4
Our quarterly analysis of the outdoor stock market shows a 3.0 percent sequential increase in the average stock prices of 32 public companies primarily involved in the outdoor and bicycle sectors between Sept. 30 and Dec. 31, 2021. This came after increases for most of the same companies of 18.9 ...
Private sales clubs find new ways to command customer loyalty
Private Sport Shop has experienced impressive growth to become the number one private sales club in the sports sector. It has done so by focussing on customer loyalty, recruiting wisely and spotting trends early.
How Keller Sports used events and data management to develop customer loyalty
The brand has broken new ground with app-based events that reward customers for sporting performance, not purchases
Back in black: The successful turnaround of Rotor Bike Components
Great products don’t always lead to profit, but they can with a little cohesion…and maybe Covid.
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Kent Outdoors acquires Kona Bicycles
Since its beginnings just over 34 years ago, Vancouver, B.C.-based bicycle manufacturer Kona Bicycles says it has “evolved from a small business in the Pacific Northwest to a far-reaching global brand.” On Jan. 19, the Canadian company announced that it has joined U.S.-based Kent Outdoors (formerly Kent Watersports) “to compete ...
South Korean outerwear manufacturer Kido expands to Bangladesh
South Korea-based technical outerwear manufacturer Kido Industrial announced a total investment of more than $36 million in new factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Of this amount, the company will invest $31.17 million to establish a new company, Kido Dhaka Company Co, Ltd. In addition, Kido recently acquired an existing garment factory ...
Former Nike executive to become TNF’s new global brand president
VF Corp. has named Nicole Otto global brand president of its Denver, Colorado-based outdoor brand The North Face (TNF). Otto will succeed Steve Murray, who will be retiring. Murray had been promoted from president of Americas to global brand president of TNF in October 2020 as part of management structure ...
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WFSGI appoints new head of cycling
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Reima cooperates with designer Klaus Haapaniemi
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Latest Executive Editions of The Outdoor Industry Compass
Outdoor Industry Compass: Vol 15 - No 1
Outdoor and bike industry stocks rose by 3.0% in Q4 | Green awareness provides greater tailwind for bike stocks in 2021 | Helen of Troy raises outlook after Osprey acquisition, strong Q3 showing | Grandson of Millet founder to buy Millet Mountain Group from Calida | Open Air Group acquires Aclima | Schwan-Stabilo acquires stake in footwear start-up Doghammer | MacNeill Pride Group rebrands as Gathr Outdoors | Former Nike executive to become TNF’s new global brand president | Vista Outdoor ends 2021 with yet another acquisition | Amer Sports divests Suunto | Pierer Mobility records strongest growth with e-bikes | Sport 2000 parent ANWR Group exits as shareholder of Bico | EOCA members make record funding possible in 2021
Outdoor Industry Compass: Vol 14 - No 24
Helen of Troy to bolster presence in outdoor segment with acquisition of Osprey | Italian fashion label Herno acquires outdoor brand Montura | Schwan-Stabilo’s outdoor division grows 16% in 20/21 despite lockdowns | Johnson Outdoors Q4 sales rise slightly over “unprecedented” 2020 | Excellent financial year enables Accell to repay government Covid credit facility | Calzados Bestard enjoying a record year | Reduced VAT on bicycles and e-bikes soon possible in the EU | Despite serious bottlenecks, Taiwan’s bicycle and e-bike production grows at double-digit rate | FESI and others object to parts of the changes in EU antitrust commercial regulations | Fashion for Good launches new polyester recycling research project | Lavalan introduces new insulation made from 100% European wool | Experts discuss different textile recycling options at meeting hosted by The Lycra Company | Glove specialist Hestra publishes first sustainability report | Better Cotton Initiative publishes detailed impact report 2020 | Patagonia calls for moratorium on seabed mining | OR Snow Show releases redesigned hall plan and new Resource Center information hub | + EOG Partner Page
Outdoor Industry Compass: Vol 14 - No 23
ISPO Munich 2022 moved to November; new ISPO show schedule | Performance Days in Munich canceled due to Covid; digital show instead | Austria imposes a general lockdown, Germany approves a new infection protection act | Despite supply chain challenges, On continues to grow after IPO | Supply bottleneck slows Bike24’s third quarter | Recovering travel market provides upswing for Samsonite | Leatt with the next sales and profit record | Scandinavian Outdoor Group celebrates 20 years of partnerships | Former Timberland CEO and his son unveil new “biocircular” sustainable hiking boots | Pierer buys Felt from Rossignol, enters non-e-bike market and North America | Porsche continues to invest in e-bikes | Third annual profile outlines VF Corp’s inclusion and diversity strategy | EOCA launches fundraiser around Black Friday to raise funds for conservation projects | Fashion for Good and Apparel Impact Institute map the path to net zero in fashion | First Dynafit brand store in Munich opens with expert panel on resort ski touring trend | + EOG Partner Page
Outdoor Industry Compass: Vol 14 - No 22
Wolverine breaks even, but Q3 sales impacted by supply chain issues | Callaway Golf raises guidance, Jack Wolfskin performs better than expected | German bicycle companies develop charter for a sustainable industry | On to make running shoes from carbon waste | COP26: Fashion industry boosts climate ambitions with renewed charter | RevolutionRace nearly doubles turnover in Q1, German sales up 156% | Good first semester for stock market newcomer USWE despite delivery problems in Q2 | Black Diamond’s 20% gains help Clarus post higher Q3 sales | Less growth for Giant Group in Q3 | Canada Goose with strong momentum, improves guidance | Sports & Leisure pull Craft’s parent forward, Nordics and U.S. recover | Dorel Sports Q3 revenues slip as supply-chain constraints bite | GoPro says Christmas sales won’t be hit by supply crisis after stellar Q3 results | Inventory overload affects Rocky Brands’ Q3 | Vista Outdoor on target as Q3 earnings beat expectations | Covid-led demand for anti-microbial products powers Polygiene Q3 | Weyco sees improvement in supply situation in Q4 | Lenzing with strong operating result despite higher energy, material and logistics costs | Q3 sales at Newell Brands’ outdoor unit up 2.1% | Deckers’ Q2 sales up 16% thanks to Hoka, while margins pressured by supply chain | Polartec Apex Award winners 2021 range from startups to global giants | SBTi launches new Net-Zero corporate standard | Emerald opens debate on the future of (OR) trade shows