All General Outdoor articles – Page 285
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ArticleGregory dropped by 13% in Q3, in group that fell by 65%
Gregory’s sales declined by 13.0 percent to $15.9 million in the third quarter. They again outperformed the results of Samsonite International’s less functional brand of backpacks, High Sierra, which plunged down by 70.2 percent to $4.5 million. Across all the numerous brands of Samsonite, sales went down by 74.6 percent ...
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ArticleA glimpse into next year’s Ispo shows
(SGI) The three top executives of Messe München charged with Ispo’s development and digital transformation – Tobias Gröber, Jeanettee Loos and Markus Hefter – gave a few details about the format of the next Ispo Munich and OutDoor by Ispo shows at the end of the virtual general assembly of ...
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Alibaba with record Singles Day, but shares drop with new rules
This year’s Singles Day raked in a gross merchandise volume (GMV) of 498.2 billion yuan (€63.67bn-$75.19bn) for Alibaba up sharply from the RMB 268.4 billion reported a year ago. The rival Chinese e-tailer Jd.com had sales of about ¥271.5 billion (€34.71bn-$40.99bn). Lasting 11 days this year, Alibaba’s Chinese sales festival ...
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News briefsAnna Ferrino is Assosport's new president
Anna Ferrino, the 58-year-old president of the eponymous Italian brand of outdoor products, has been elected as the new president of Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association. After four years on its executive board, she is taking the place of Federico De Ponti for the next two years. Anna ...
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Ecco names global head of specialty sales
Danish shoe brand Ecco has named Erik Walcott its new global head of specialty sales. Most recently serving as vice president of sales for U.S. outdoor blanket manufacturer Rumpl, Walcott has previously worked with Ecco for nearly a decade from 2005 to 2014 and will now oversee Ecco’s Outdoor division’s ...
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News briefsOdlo is POW’s latest partner
The environmental NGO Protect our Winters (POW) has entered into a long-term partnership with Odlo, effective immediately. The cooperation is embedded in a long-term sustainability strategy by Odlo that is intended to redesign the brand’s presence in the market and in society. Knut Are Høgberg, chief executive of Odlo, said: ...
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Didriksons hires sales manager for new business
Tomas Frydebo has been appointed sales manager for new business, a newly created position at the Swedish outdoor brand Didriksons. Frydebo has extensive experience in the textile and sports fashion industry and was most recently export manager at Henri Lloyd. In his new position, he will lead the sales force ...
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News briefsPolartec announces winners of Apex Design Award
Polartec has announced the winners of the Polartec Apex Design Awards, the ingredient brand’s annual design awards program that has been held annually since 2008. As usual, the winning products of 2020 were selected based on the skillful and creative use of Polartec materials: 66 North Sudureyri NeoShell Coat ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter opens city store in Dortmund
Globetrotter, the German outdoor retail chain, which opened its first store in Hamburg in 1979 and was bought by the Swedish Fenix Group in 2014, is opening a new city branch in the city of Dortmund in spring 2021. On almost 800 square meters of sales space across two floors ...
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ArticleSpinnova, Bergans and Halley Stevensons launch second Collection of Tomorrow product
One year after the Finnish fiber company, Spinnova, and outdoor company Bergans of Norway presented their innovation project called The Collection of Tomorrow, which aims to develop 100 percent circular textile products only using renewable resources, the two partners are launching a second product, the Spinnova x Bergans Shirt. ...
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News briefsNew chairmen for German BSI’s Outdoor specialist group
The Outdoor group within the Federal Association of the German Sporting Goods Industry (Bundesverband der Deutschen Sportartikel-Industrie e.V., BSI) elected a new chairman and deputy chairman to represent the interests of the outdoor industry within the association. Jan Lorch, managing director sales & CSR at Vaude, was confirmed in office ...
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ArticleCraft's parent can feel the pandemic, recovers a bit in Q3
The New Wave Group, the Swedish company behind Craft, said actions to prioritize costs, earnings and cash flow bore fruits in the third quarter. The operating margin gained 4.3 percentage points to 12.0 percent due to these efforts. It was only the second time in the company’s history that it ...
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News briefsDeckers Brands highlights CSR achievements and targets in new report
Deckers Brands has released its Creating Change FY20 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report, in which the group highlights its achievements toward its sustainable development goals during the reporting year from Apr. 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020. Deckers owns a portfolio of footwear, apparel and accessories brands for casual lifestyle ...
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ArticlePentland publishes first annual Positive Business Report
Pentland Brands has released a new report in which it outlines its new three-pillar “Positive Business” strategy. It is based on: building purpose-led brands; reducing its environmental footprint; and promoting circularity and collaboration. Pentland Brands owns Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand, Endura, Mitre, Ellesse, SeaVees, Kangaroos and ...
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ArticleGoPro's DTC approach drives profits
The American action camera specialist managed to post a profit for the third quarter thanks to a more intense direct-to-consumer (DTC) approach and strong sales of new products, which helped boost total revenues by 114 percent to $280.51 million. Analysts expected revenues of $234.5 million. GoPro’s net income for the ...
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ArticleVista Outdoor’s shares soar on good results and upbeat guidance
Vista Outdoor, which includes brands such as Bell, Giro, Camelbak, Camp Chef and Bushnell Golf, saw its stock rise by 8 percent after posting strong results for the second fiscal quarter ended Sep. 27. It also released a positive outlook for the next quarter. Sales surged by 29 percent to ...
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ArticleCanadian Tire’s retail business grows in Q3 thanks to online, Helly Hansen recovers
Sales of Helly Hansen, the Norwegian manufacturer of outdoor apparel and workwear, which has been owned by Canadian Tire since 2018, decreased in Q3 by 3 percent from 159.5 million to 155.4 million Canadian dollars, a strong sequential improvement after the 21 percent decline in the second quarter. At constant ...
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News briefsVictorinox opens first Austrian brand store
On Thursday, Nov. 12, the first Victorinox store in Austria will open its doors in Vienna, directly on the historic Michaeler square. In the new brand store, the Swiss company will carry its entire product range. At a pocket-knife personalization station, customers can assemble their own knife and have it ...
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ArticleYeti sees strong Q3
Yeti, the American brand of coolers and drinkware and other outdoor equipment, recorded a 29 percent gain in revenues to $294.6 million, driven by strong growth in direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales, which increased by 62 percent to $150.4 million. This was led by both Coolers & Equipment and Drinkware, as the ...
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ArticleCanada Goose posts unexpected profit
Thanks to strong demand from China, Canada Goose posted an unexpected profit in the second fiscal quarter. After posting heavy losses in the first quarter, it has now returned to profits with a net income of 10.4 million Canadian dollars (€6.7-$8.0m) for the three months of its second quarter ...
