All Corporate articles – Page 81
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Katadyn North America, the U.S.-based subsidiary of the Swiss maker...
Katadyn North America, the U.S.-based subsidiary of the Swiss maker of water purification solutions, has acquired the assets of TyRy Inc., a privately held manufacturer of freeze-dried and dehydrated instant food. TyRy markets the brands Natural High, Richmoor, AlpineAir Foods and Gourmet Reserves. The acquired company will keep its facilities ...
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According to Sports Insight, a British publication, VF Corporation plans...
According to Sports Insight, a British publication, VF Corporation plans to discontinue the distribution in Europe of Jansport, its technical brand of backpacks, after the spring/summer 2013 season. Instead, the group wants to put its focus on its more lifestyle-oriented Eastpak brand. VF will redeploy more efforts on Jansport in ...
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Crocs has reported revenues for the third quarter up by...
Crocs has reported revenues for the third quarter up by 7.5 percent to $295.6 million. The American footwear manufacturer, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, recorded net income of $45.1 million, up from $30.2 million in the same quarter of 2011. Wholesale revenues increased by 1.5 percent to ...
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Toread, China's leading local outdoor brand, has just released its...
Toread, China's leading local outdoor brand, has just released its financial report for the first three quarters in 2012. Turnover during that period was 624 million yuan renminbi (€76.4m-$99.2m), 45.3 percent higher than last year. Sales increased by 25.4 percent to RMB 244 million (€29.9m-$38.8m) in the third quarter ended ...
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Wechsel, the Berlin-based developer of tents, has been acquired by...
Wechsel, the Berlin-based developer of tents, has been acquired by Skanfriends. The tentmaker will keep its structure in place in the German capital and will now concentrate on product management under the leadership of Jörg Schulze, brand manager, and Steffen Santen, sales manager. Skanfriends has offices in Germany and Denmark ...
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Primaloft, the specialty manufacturer of insulation material, which is well...
Primaloft, the specialty manufacturer of insulation material, which is well introduced in the outdoor industry as a premium supplier, is more and more expanding in the fashion sectors. New customers are, for example, Bench, Adidas Originals, Manderley or the kidswear of Mini-A-Ture. Primaloft has already been supplying big names in ...
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A new spate of rumors indicates that Tecnica Group is...
A new spate of rumors indicates that Tecnica Group is discussing the possible sale of its majority stake in Lowa to help refinance the Italian company, hit by a drop in orders for winter products. The rumor has circulated before, but this time it is accompanied by speculation about a ...
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Petri Raatikainen, the Finnish executive who formerly headed Columbia Sportswear...
Petri Raatikainen, the Finnish executive who formerly headed Columbia Sportswear in the Nordics, has set up his own distribution company to launch the Super Natural brand in the region. Raatikainen, who left Columbia earlier this year, has obtained the rights for this sports and outdoor apparel brand in the Nordics ...
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The newly-established Voss Skofabrik is to start selling Dale branded...
The newly-established Voss Skofabrik is to start selling Dale branded footwear after the bankruptcy last year of Dale Sko, the traditional Norwegian footwear manufacturer. The shoes will be made in Voss Skofabrik's own factory near the town of Voss. Established earlier this year, Voss Skofabrik has four employees and manufactures ...
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Scott Sports, the Swiss-based company specializing in bicycles, winter...
Scott Sports, the Swiss-based company specializing in bicycles, winter sports and running products, has taken over Garmont USA, the North American distribution arm of the Italian producer of outdoor and snow boots . Scott describes the deal as a means to expand its product portfolio in North America. At ...
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For the first six month of its financial year from...
For the first six month of its financial year from January to July, Mammut Sports Group achieved an increase in net sales of 7.5 percent to 91.8 million Swiss francs (75.5m-$98.9m). On a currency-neutral basis and not counting the acquisition of the Snowpulse brand, the rate of increase was 7.6 ...
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The Hobie Cat Company, the producer of kayaks and sailboats...
The Hobie Cat Company, the producer of kayaks and sailboats based in Oceanside, California, has acquired Hobie Cat Europe, which is based in Toulon, France. Founded by Hobie Alter in 1968, the U.S. company was acquired by Coleman in 1975. In 1989, Coleman split the operation into two parts, one ...
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AustriAlpin, the Austrian manufacturer of climbing gear, has inaugurated its...
AustriAlpin, the Austrian manufacturer of climbing gear, has inaugurated its new headquarters in the town of Fulpmes. The new building has a surface of 900 square meters and the construction, lasting 10 months, cost some €1.2 million. Reportedly, last year's total sales of AustriAlpin amounted to €5 million.
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Jarden Corporation is going to issue $450 million in...
Jarden Corporation is going to issue $450 million in debt and buy back its own stock with up to $125 million of the proceeds. The debt will be offered, subject to market and other conditions, as senior subordinated convertible notes due in 2018 in a private offering to qualified ...
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On Oct. 24, the British Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) will...
On Oct. 24, the British Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) will launch the biggest campaign that it has ever run in its history. The initiative is called “Britain on Foot” (BoF) and will be supported by the British Mountaineering Council and various politicians. With this political support, OIA aims to encourage ...
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Marmot has relocated its worldwide headquarters to a new campus-style...
Marmot has relocated its worldwide headquarters to a new campus-style facility in Rohnert Park, California, after 22 years of business operations in nearby Santa Rosa. The company was originally founded in Grand Junction, Colorado, and moved to Santa Rosa in 1990, with 20 employees. Today the company has more than ...
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Peak Performance, the Swedish sports and lifestyle brand, saw its...
Peak Performance, the Swedish sports and lifestyle brand, saw its sales slip by 1 percent to the equivalent of 971 million Danish kroner ($161.6m-€130.5m) for the financial year until the end of June, and its earnings suffered from rising costs for technical fabrics. IC Companys, the Danish group that owns ...
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King Camp, one of the big Chinese camping and outdoor...
King Camp, one of the big Chinese camping and outdoor brands, posted strong growth for 2011 with sales up by 30 percent to 400 million yuan renminbi (€51.2m-$63.2m). In the typically Chinese, way, its general manager, Shu Guoking, calls this strong growth “steady development.” In the course of this year, ...
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After 10 years of growth in the U.S. and Canada,...
After 10 years of growth in the U.S. and Canada, Mammut Sports Group had to move to a new warehouse in Williston, Vermont. The new facility consolidates its existing headquarters and three separate warehouses on 23,000 square feet, bringing together all product categories. The company said that it would dramatically ...
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Johnson Outdoors has decided to close down its sales offices...
Johnson Outdoors has decided to close down its sales offices for canoes and kayaks in the U.K. in France at the end of this month, and to transition to a lower-cost business model based on independent distribution in the region. The move will result in the elimination of 11 jobs. ...
