News Briefs – Page 15
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France's mountain resorts recorded an uptick in visitors during the...
France's mountain resorts recorded an uptick in visitors during the summer of 2019, Jean-Pierre Rougeaux, secretary general of France's National Association of Mayors of Mountain Resorts, said at the recent Sport Achat trade show in Lyon. Mountain resorts recorded an average occupancy rate of more than 60 percent overall during ...
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Vista Outdoor, which has decided to divest its Savage firearms...
Vista Outdoor, which has decided to divest its Savage firearms business, reported an organic sales decline of 7 percent in its first quarter ended on June 30. Sales of outdoor products fell by 19 percent to $222.0 million, and they were also down by 7 percent excluding the divested eyewear ...
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The Home and Outdoor Living segment of Newell Brands, which...
The Home and Outdoor Living segment of Newell Brands, which includes Coleman and Marmot Mountain, saw a 5 percent drop in sales to $705.4 million, with a decline of one percent in core sales, partly due to Coleman's loss of a major U.S. client last year. The segment's normalized operating ...
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In a preliminary announcement, Kathmandu Holdings said that its financial...
In a preliminary announcement, Kathmandu Holdings said that its financial results for the financial year ended on July 31 should show an increase in total sales of 9.6 percent to 545 million New Zealand dollars (€316.4m-$351.2m), boosted by the acquisition of Oboz by the group in April 2018. The American ...
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In a trading statement on Aug. 7, Lenzing, the Austrian producer...
In a trading statement on Aug. 7, Lenzing, the Austrian producer of cellulosic fibers, reported group revenues of €1.09 billion, a rise of 1.3 percent from last year's comparable period. The company attributed this to favorable currency effects and the optimization of its product mix, as well as to higher prices ...
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Amer Sports has announced that its half-year financial results will...
Amer Sports has announced that its half-year financial results will be released on Sept. 30. The publication date had originally been scheduled for July 25. The change follows the recent change in ownership of the company. Amer Sports was acquired by a consortium led by Anta Sports earlier this year.
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Original Buff, the main entity of the Buff group, rounded...
Original Buff, the main entity of the Buff group, rounded off its most recent fiscal year, ended April 30, with sales of €38.4 million, up by 8 percent from 2017. The Barcelona-based group's consolidated sales, subsidiaries included, moved some six million units worldwide and brought in €48.5 million, up by ...
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Lowa reported a sales increase of 4.5 percent to €190.9...
Lowa reported a sales increase of 4.5 percent to €190.9 million in 2018. The number of shoes sold went up by 3.2 percent to 2.87 million pairs. Average selling prices were raised because of higher material and wage costs.
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The outdoor products segment of Vista Outdoor saw a sales...
The outdoor products segment of Vista Outdoor saw a sales decline of 14 percent to $990 million for the financial year ended on March 31, but the drop was limited to 7 percent excluding the divested eyewear business. The segment's gross profit fell by 15 percent to $248 million. In ...
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The loss of a major U.S. client continued to affect...
The loss of a major U.S. client continued to affect the results of Coleman, leading to a 6 percent decline to $626.6 million in the Home and Outdoor Living segment of Newell Brands in the first quarter. The segment suffered an operating loss of $1.5 million as compared to a ...
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While putting together a strategy for Europe and Asia, with...
While putting together a strategy for Europe and Asia, with a stronger distribution network and local brand ambassadors, Yeti reports a doubling in its business outside the U.S. for the first quarter of this year thanks to new efforts in Canada, Australia and Japan. However, the international business represented only ...
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In France's mountain areas, the use of collective accommodation for...
In France's mountain areas, the use of collective accommodation for tourists declined by 0.5 percent in the first quarter of the year as compared to the first quarter of 2018, according to data from France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), reported by sport-guide.com. The number of French ...
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Lenzing has reported an increase in revenues of 1.8 percent...
Lenzing has reported an increase in revenues of 1.8 percent to €560 million in the first quarter of 2019, as compared to the same period of the previous year, attributing it mainly to a successful diversification of its product line. The sale of premium fibers accounted for 47.3 percent of ...
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After the major increase that it recorded in 2018, the...
After the major increase that it recorded in 2018, the Outdoor segment of the Swiss Conzzeta Group, which consists essentially of the Mammut Sports Group, booked nearly flat sales in the first quarter of 2019. In reported terms, they grew by 0.3 percent to 70.8 million Swiss francs (€62.0m-$69.5m). No ...
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Cherokee Global Brands, which owns Hi-Tec Sports and is changing...
Cherokee Global Brands, which owns Hi-Tec Sports and is changing its name to Apex Global Brands after the annual meeting in June, reported a 12 percent increase in licensing revenues from Hi-Tec for the fourth quarter ended Feb. 2. However, the company's total revenues fell by 11 percent to $6.1 ...
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Hydro Flask contributed to a 7.8 percent increase to $126.1...
Hydro Flask contributed to a 7.8 percent increase to $126.1 million in the revenues of the Housewares segment of Helen of Troy, which also includes the OXO brand, in the fourth quarter of the group's fiscal year, ended on Feb. 28. The segment's growth was driven by higher online and ...
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For the first time in its 150-year history, the Norwegian...
For the first time in its 150-year history, the Norwegian Tourist Association (DNT), Norway's largest outdoor recreation association, has more women as members than men. In total, the organization has over 300,000 members and the new statistics are a clear sign that women have become more active in the outdoors. ...
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The Conzzeta Group's outdoor division, which mainly consists of the...
The Conzzeta Group's outdoor division, which mainly consists of the Mammut Sports Group, achieved a 10.9 percent sales increase in 2018 to 253.4 million Swiss francs (€223.2m-$254.1m). Currency exchange rates played a role. The whole group booked a 20.2 percent increase to CHF 1,782.2 million (€1.570bn-$1.787bn), but the increase on ...
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Sherpa Adventure Gear, the U.S. outdoor brand of garments and...
Sherpa Adventure Gear, the U.S. outdoor brand of garments and accessories from Nepal, released some figures at a press conference held at the Ispo show in Munich. In 2017, Sherpa sold 297,416 units to the trade and donated a total of $74,354. For every 20,000 products sold, Sherpa has committed ...
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Vibram finished 2018 with sales of €190 million, up from...
Vibram finished 2018 with sales of €190 million, up from €173 million in 2017. The U.S. and Europe represented about 90 percent of revenues and Asia the remaining 10 percent, led by Japan and South Korea. The company generated €20 million from its innovative FiveFingers and Furoshiki footwear collections – ...
