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Katadyn Posts Record Sales For 2007
Katadyn Group, the Swiss supplier of water purification solutions that claims to be world market leader with a global market share exceeding 50 percent, reports strong growth for 2007. Sales increased by 5.1 percent to 32.9 million Swiss francs (€20.3m-$32.3m). A good part of the increase is due to the ...
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Outdoor Sports Make Up 13% Of German Sport 2000 Sales
In the first six months of 2008, Sport 2000 Germany recorded an increase in sales of outdoor products of 16 percent. According to Andreas Rudolf, the headquarters’ managing director, the outdoor segment made up 13 percent of the entire group’s sales in 2007. Last year, the retailers affiliated with the ...
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Wolverine Is Optimistic For Merrell Despite Weakening Orders
The uncertain economic climate has caused some retailers to stop placing future orders and increase at-once orders, particularly in the USA and the U.K., according to Wolverine World Wide. This resulted in a slowing of the growth of orders from 10 percent at the end of the first quarter to ...
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Jean-luc Diard, Former Salomon Chief, Will Run Tecnica Outdoor
Jean-Luc Diard, who resigned as president of Salomon last November after spending his whole career with the French company, has agreed to become senior vice president of Tecnica Group, with the task of running its new “Strategic Project Outdoor.” The 50-year-old French executive, who has begun to learn the Italian ...
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As Adventure Scouts For More Takeovers In Southern Europe
AS Adventure, the leading Belgian outdoor retailer, may go on the acquisition trail again next year after its successful takeover of Bever Zwerfsport, its Dutch counterpart, earlier this year. The integration of AS Adventure in Belgium, Bever Zwerfsport in the Netherlands and Cotswold in the U.K. is proceeding smoothly and ...
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Decathlon’S Parent Buys Simond
To help strengthen Décathlon’s already strong hold on the outdoor market through its private label Quechua, the parent company of the largest integrated European sporting goods retailer, recently renamed the Oxylane group, has taken over Simond, a French specialist in mountaineering equipment. The move is described by Décathlon officials as ...
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Lafuma Starts Eider’S Turnaround With Layoffs
Nearly half of the workforce is to be laid off at Eider, the French ski and outdoor company taken over last month by the Lafuma group. As part of drastic cost-cutting measures, Eider’s new owner has planned to eliminate 47 of the company’s 102 jobs. Nearly all of the employees ...
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Garmont Invests In U.S. Distribution
Garmont is acquiring full ownership of the distribution of its products in North America, where it had a joint venture with two industry veterans for this and other activities. Timed to coincide with the global launch of its new trail-running project, the move will give the Italian company more ...
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Aigle Moves From The Forest To The Street
Aigle, the French outdoor company, is moving resolutely toward the lifestyle business with the launch of expanded urban ranges. Technical outdoor products, which made up about half of the brand’s offerings in 2005, should represent only about 20 percent of apparel and 30 percent of footwear products offered by Aigle ...
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Shoe Industry Faces Explosion Of Manufacturing Costs In China
The supply chain in the global outdoor industry is increasingly endangered by the skyrocketing costs of sourcing and manufacturing, especially in China. This is highlighted by a recent letter from Vibram, the Italian specialist in high-quality soles, to its customers among manufacturers of rugged outdoor footwear. The letter was sent ...
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Asolo Starts Producing In Ukraine
The Ukraine is becoming more and more of an alternative to Romania for the production of outdoor boots. While it is not a member of the European Union, requiring more paperwork to cross the border, the cost of labor is much lower than in Romania. Above all, while many Romanians ...
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High Sierra Eyes European Subsidiary
High Sierra Sport, a U.S. company specializing in backpacks and other types of soft-sided bags and luggage, plans to open its European office in the Munich area at the end of this year or early in 2009. It has already identified a candidate for the position of European director who ...
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Vaude Reshuffles Edelrid’S Management, Opens First German Store
Edelrid, the climbing equipment brand acquired by Vaude in 2006, is increasingly merging its management with Vaude’s. After the recruitment of Carsten von Birckhahn, a former executive of Mammut, as common brand manager for both labels, Jan Lorch, Vaude’s general sales manager responsible for both exports and the home market, ...
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Regatta Brands Climb On Eastern European Strength, Craghoppers Launches Shoes
Fast-expanding sales in Eastern Europe have contributed to the continued growth of the Regatta Group, which enjoyed rising sales for all of its brands in nearly all of its markets so far this year. Sales jumped by a whopping 32 percent for the opening quarter of the group’s fiscal year, ...
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Sport 2000 Unit Re-launches Gentic
Outdoor-Profis, the group of core outdoor retailers in the German segment of Sport 2000, increased sales by 16.8 percent last year to roughly €50 million at retail prices before VAT. The number of members has grown since the last OutDoor show to 81 retailers now, up from 73. At ...
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Ferrino Launches Technical Apparel
As part of its continued diversification, Ferrino is launching its first line of technical outdoor apparel on a global basis at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen, allowing the company to offer a wider range of products under its own brand, which is mainly known for its tents, sleeping bags and ...
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Prominent New Exhibitors In Friedrichshafen
The OutDoor show taking place in Friedrichshafen on July 17-20 expects several new exhibitors including well-respected names in the industry such as New Balance, Craft of Scandinavia, Bushnell, Chiemsee, Killtec, L-Fashion (Luhta) and Spyder. Chiemsee and New Balance are especially worth mentioning because they are not necessarily connected to the ...
