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    First edition of Angling International Live

    2024-03-21T10:21:00Z

    The first-ever edition of the Angling International Live show will take place on Sept. 26-28 at Hungexpo in Budapest. The new event is open to all professionals in the angling trade, including tackle retailers, distributors, wholesalers and sales agents. Angling International Live is organized by Angling International, a UK-based B2B ...

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    New CEO for knife maker Morakniv

    2024-03-12T19:41:00Z

    Source: Morakniv Richard Jägrud Richard Jägrud, who has been CEO of Silva (Primus Silva Sweden AB) for the past seven years, has been appointed the new CEO of the Swedish company Morakniv AB, effective May 15, 2024. The previous CEO, Johan Burtus, left the company after three ...

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    Slimmed down Clarus focused on outdoor, adventure

    2024-03-11T09:52:00Z

    Having completed the divestiture of its former Precision Sport business on Feb. 29, Clarus Corp., the parent of Black Diamond, Rhino-Rack, Maxtrax and Tred Outdoors, says it has taken important steps to realign its brands and inventory levels and position its business for “long-term profitable growth as a pure-play, ...

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    Rapala VMC eyes operating profit return in FY24

    2024-03-08T06:55:00Z

    After a challenging FY23, where sales fell by double-digits in all its key geographic markets, Rapala VMC intends to return a full-year comparable operating profit this year, helped by retail inventory levels that are finally returning to normal levels. Other factors projected to bolster results for the Finnish outdoor group ...

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    Gerber Gear celebrates its 85th anniversary

    2024-03-06T15:37:00Z

    Gerber Gear commemorates 85 legendary years of American-made craftsmanship and innovation in Portland, Oregon. As a local advertising agency founder and owner, Joe Gerber wanted to design a carving knife he could gift to his clients. This one-off gift became a highly sought-after knife, and from those humble beginnings, Gerber ...

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    Vista Outdoor rejects unsolicited offer from MNC Capital

    2024-03-04T12:30:00Z

    Vista Outdoor announced on the morning of March 4, 2024 that its Board of Directors, after consultation with its financial and legal advisors, has rejected the unsolicited expression of interest from MNC Capital in which MNC expressed an interest in acquiring Vista Outdoor in a cash transaction for $35 per ...

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    50th IWA again No.1 destination for international hunting & shooting sports industry

    2024-03-03T18:06:00Z

    International business was thriving at the 50th-anniversary edition of IWA OutdoorClassics. This year, the leading trade show for the hunting and shooting sports industry was once again the number one destination for international business contacts. According to roto organizer NürnbergMesse, around 40,000 visitors from 120 countries guaranteed full halls. The ...

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    Vista Outdoor receives takeover bid of $2.9bn for entire group

    2024-03-01T23:30:00Z

    Vista Outdoor unveiled it has received an offer of $35 per share in cash from the investment firm MNC Capital on Feb. 19, 2024, corresponding to a valuation of $2.9 billion including debt. The offer was made for the entire group, i.e., both the Outdoor business, soon to be listed ...

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    ADAP joins Afydad

    2024-03-01T16:06:00Z

    Spain’s Association of Fishing-Tackle Distributors (ADAP), a non-profit, has joined the Spanish Association of Sporting-Goods Manufacturers and Distributors (Afydad). Spain – says Afydad, citing the government – has about 1.5 million extant fishing licenses. The Fishing and Casting Federation’s rate of issuance has been increasing of late, and licenses issued ...

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    CoDi believes inventory will become tailwind in 2024

    2024-03-01T07:56:00Z

    After a difficult 2023, where inventory destocking negatively impacted results at its four outdoor-related businesses, Compass Diversified (CoDi) is banking on a “much higher level of growth” for many of its consumer businesses this year. Additionally, the group, which has eyes on more companies and brands in its portfolio, says ...

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    Angling Direct announces 10% sales increase

    2024-02-23T18:11:00Z

    U.K.-based fishing tackle retailer Angling Direct saw its revenues increase by 10.2 percent to £81.7 million (€95.7m) in its latest financial year to January 2024. Domestic sales grew 9 percent to £77 million (€90.2m), boosted by new store openings in Cardiff and Yorkshire. The company now has 47 stores across ...

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    Shimano forecasts further sales erosion after difficult FY23

    2024-02-13T17:12:00Z

    Citing soaring raw material prices, possible further disruptions to global supply chains, and persistent economic worries around the world, the Japanese Shimano group is forecasting a 36.6 percent drop in year-over-year operating income in FY24 to ¥53,000 million (€329.4m) on an 11.5 percent decline in consolidated sales to ¥420,000 million ...

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    Kelsey Media acquires consumer fishing show The Big One

    2024-02-07T15:53:00Z

    The Big One, UK’s largest angling retail show, has been acquired by Kelsey Media from Bauer Media Group. The agreement between the two media companies, which took effect on Feb. 1, 2024, also includes the acquisition of Your Horse Live, the UK’s largest equestrian retail event. The Big One attracts ...

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    RVRC’s Q2 sales, net increase double-digits

    2024-01-31T11:14:00Z

    Swedish DTC outdoor company Revolution Race (RVRC), bolstered by double-digit sales increases in both the DACH and the Rest of the World regions, achieved double-digit sales, Ebit and net income increase for its Q2 ended Dec. 31. RVRC realized a 36 percent year-over-year gain in operating profit (Ebit) to 143 ...

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    OrganoTex signs retail agreement with Burdock Outdoor Group

    2024-01-26T08:37:00Z

    The Swedish public green-tech company OrganoClick and the Swedish retail chain Burdock Outdoor Group have signed a cooperation agreement to introduce the OrganoTex range of waterproofing products for outdoor clothing and footwear to Burdock Outdoor’s store network. Source: OrganoClick OrganoTex Wash-In-Waterproofing Burdock Outdoor Group operates 170 hunting ...

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    Zamberlan names new rep for Southeast, South Central USA

    2024-01-23T13:50:00Z

    Zamberlan, the third-generation Italian bootmaker founded in 1929, announces the addition of Odle Sales as its new manufacturer’s representative agency in the Southeast (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia) and South Central (Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana) regions of the US. Founded in 1983, Odle Sales has ...

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    Mustang Survival and Wing Group with new leadership

    2024-01-19T10:42:00Z

    Source: Mustang Survival Kenny Ballard Outdoor industry professional Kenny Ballard has been named the new president of Mustang Survival, a Canadian company designing and manufacturing lifesaving solutions for angling, sailing, paddling and boating since 1967. Ballard takes over from Juanita Killen, who assumed the role of interim ...

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    Increasing participation in fishing in China

    2024-01-10T15:45:00Z

    The recreational fishery industry in China’s southern island province of Hainan alone recorded a total output value exceeding 4 billion yuan ($563m) in 2023, representing a year-on-year surge of 90 percent, according to preliminary data provided by local authorities. Fishing participation in the province jumped by 73 percent in 2023 ...

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    Daiwa USA moves to larger facility in California

    2024-01-10T15:42:00Z

    The fishing tackle brand Daiwa has moved into a new office and warehouse complex in Foothill Ranch, California. The new location, which features 20 truck bays dedicated to inbound and outbound shipping, doubles the space and capacity to ship products. The added square footage also enables Daiwa to have a ...

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    Stefanie Leege takes over event management of IWA OutdoorClassics

    2024-01-05T13:34:00Z

    On Jan. 1, Stefanie Leege took over as Event Director of IWA OutdoorClassics, the world’s leading trade show for the hunting and shooting sports industry, as part of Rebecca Renn’s team, the Executive Director Exhbitions who will continue to have overall responsibility. Leege has already been working for IWA OutdoorClassics ...