The Outdoor Industry Compass: Vol 13 - No 15+16

Executive Survey: Sports and outdoor brands are pushing DTC | Growth of 7.0% for branded outdoor shoes in 2019 | Antiviral technology helps Polygiene to thrive during pandemic | Anta switches to new DTC business model in China | Gregory and High Sierra could not resist the pandemic | Currency headwinds weigh on Helly Hansen’s results | Josef “Pepi” Fischer is dead | Canada Goose to cut production as Covid-19 hits Q1 sales | Sluggish sales for Black Diamond | Vista Outdoor benefits from resurgence in outdoor recreation activities | Direct sales lifts Yeti’s results | GoPro widens losses | Callaway’s profit plunge due to Jack Wolfskin writedown | Wolverine’s online sales jump by 96% | Lenzing’s H1 sales collapse due to Covid-19 | Johnson Outdoors tries to keep up with post-lockdown demand | Newell sales drop by 20% | Despite very difficult Q1, VF expects improvement | Moody’s and S&P forecast 15% sales decline at Amer Sports | Mammut struggles amid restructuring | Bradshaw Taylor repositions Le Chameau | Intersport and Stadium are closing stores in Sweden | Omni-channel retail specialist to become new president of Wolverine Worldwide | Rossignol to sell Raidlight except for Outdoor Experiences division | EOG supports Germany’s plans for a Supply Chain Act