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    Short Stops Week 30, 2023

    25 July 2023

    EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ Long-time Reebok and Adidas Director Dave Stellick is to be Columbia Sportswear Company’s new Director of Strategic Accounts +++ Ruud Vermeij has been appointed European Business Development Manager at the Cordura, tasked with driving the growth of the brand’s European business +++ PRODUCT & MARKETING ...

  • New distribution partner as Jack Wolfskin aims at Iberia market
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    New distribution partner as Jack Wolfskin aims at Iberia market

    9 May 2023

    German-based apparel and footwear brand Jack Wolfskin is to enter the Iberia markets of Spain, Portugal and Andorra for the first time, via a distribution agreement with The Brand Labs sales agency. Based in Barcelona, The Brands Lab represents high-end outdoor and cycling brands in the region. Beginning May ...

  • Sustainable Brand Index: Naturkompaniet and Fjällräven voted Sweden’s best
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    Sustainable Brand Index: Naturkompaniet and Fjällräven voted Sweden’s best

    17 March 2023

    Naturkompaniet was again ranked as Sweden’s most sustainable brand in the category “Clothes & Fashion Stores” in Sweden’s largest independent study focusing on sustainability, the Sustainable Brand Index (SBI). This year’s first place makes Naturkompaniet top the list for the fifth year in a row. Stadium followed ...

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    Short Stops Week 43, 2022

    24 October 2022

    RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION +++ Italian cycling apparel firm Castelli has opened a new 275-square-meter store in Girona, Spain, located at Carrer Nou 25 +++ Icebreaker will be distributed in Italy by Outback ’97 in a new agreement +++ Italian mountain clothing specialist Crazy has opened a new 80-square-meter store in ...

  • Jack Wolfskin bolsters business in Southern Europe
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    Jack Wolfskin bolsters business in Southern Europe

    5 September 2022

    Source: Jack Wolfskin Massimo Carnelli Massimo Carnelli is the new director of sales for Southern Europe and new markets at Jack Wolfskin. Carnelli has many years of experience as a sales, product and marketing manager. He spent 26 years in management positions, most of them for the ...

  • Simplon with pop-up space at Breuninger in Munich
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    Simplon with pop-up space at Breuninger in Munich

    15 July 2022

    The Austrian bike manufacturer Simplon runs a new exhibition space in an unusual surrounding: In the high-fashion store Breuninger (formerly Konen) in the heart of Munich, the bike maker shows its bikes and offers 3D body scanning and consultancy on its products. The pop-up project runs for four weeks and ...

  • Outdoor Industry Compass: Vol 15 - No 6
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    Outdoor Industry Compass: Vol 15 - No 6

    10 June 2022

    SSU’s sales bolstered by acquisitions | USWE sales up 88% in 2021, Q4 hit by geopolitical situation | The North Face helps drive Q4 revenue rise, but Vans hit by China lockdowns | Vista Outdoor outlines long-term vision and financial goals for proposed separation of its business | Icebug promotes sustainable lifestyle as annual sales, profits rise | Thule Group with new product categories, updates financial targets | Lowa reports top sales figures for 2021 | Continued growth for Online Brands Nordic | Giant Group reports another sales record in Q1 | Seventh consecutive quarterly sales record for Leatt | Pelican International acquires GSI Outdoors | Australian investment company acquires majority stake in Sea to Summit | Porsche takes over remaining 80 percent in Fazua | Nordic Swan Ecolabel increases focus on textiles | Worn Again Technologies builds textile recycling demo plant in Switzerland | Italy’s bike exports increase double-digit, e-bikes at 15% | SSU partners with Rhenus on “largest bicycle components hub in Europe” | + EOG Partner Page

  • Successor for management of Schöffel Austria confirmed
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    Successor for management of Schöffel Austria confirmed

    18 May 2022

    Source: Schöffel Ferdinand Krottenthaler Following the departure of Jürgen Nairz announced in January after almost twelve years at the helm of Schöffel Austria GmbH, the company has now announced that Ferdinand Krottenthaler will take over as managing director on June 1. Krottenthaler most recently worked as senior ...

  • Outdoor Industry Compass: Vol 15 - No 5
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    Outdoor Industry Compass: Vol 15 - No 5

    13 May 2022

    Columbia Sportswear posts double-digit sales gains in EMEA, U.S. | Fenix Outdoor sales rise 30 percent in first quarter | Dometic sees Q1 sales jump 55% as M&A continues | RevolutionRace sees 50% Q3 sales gain despite supply chain problems | Johnson Outdoors gets lift from camping, but fishing sinks | Helen of Troy sees Q1 boost from Hydro Flask, Osprey | Bike24 reports solid Q1 sales and earnings in a difficult environment | Haglöfs’ growth challenges its CSR goals | Moncler records 61% sales growth in Q1 | Rocky Brands almost doubles Q1 net sales driven by strong wholesale performance | Vista Outdoor to separate into two; Q4 and FY profits soar | Thule increases sales by 20% in Q1, maintaining margins | Shimano maintains guidance as sales growth continues to slow | Clarus’ outdoor results impacted by supply chain, logistics | Polygiene posts higher net sales in Q1, but sees decline in operating profit | Lenzing’s Q1 revenues grow double-digit despite rising costs | Yeti sees big growth potential outside U.S. | Mips reports outstanding start into 2022 | Fox Factory forecasts overheated bike product sales “back to normal” in winter 2022 | Solo Brands records 19% sales increase in Q1 | Weyco sales nearly double in Q1 | Restricting the use of PFAS: Multinational and cross-industry activities underway | Online Brands Nordic completes acquisition of Nordic Kidswear and Isbjörn of Sweden | Alpkit receives growth funding, plans to launch footwear this summer | Super Retail Group unveils sales, strategies for three banners | TVS Motor Group acquires majority stake in another European e-bike company | + EOG Partner Page

  • Outdoor Industry Compass: Vol 15 - No 4
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    Outdoor Industry Compass: Vol 15 - No 4

    8 April 2022

    Outdoor and bike industry stocks fall nearly 18% in Q1 | Date for European Outdoor Summit 2022 confirmed | Geopolitical situation puts pressure on the bicycle market | Fenix Outdoor sees bright start to 2022 | KMD Brands aims to return to growth in second half | Giant Group achieves another annual record | Gregory grew by 16.2% in 2022 | Leatt ends 2021 with record sales and record profits | Top results for Bike24, yet disappointing for investors? | Pierer Mobility’s annual report confirms record growth | Lenzing with strong fiscal 2021 | Jornet and Camper launch new trail running brand NNormal | Frasers Group hires managing director for cycling | Callaway highlights Jack Wolfskin in sustainability report | SSU invests in bike subscription service Buzzbike | American Outdoor Brands shifting focus | + EOG Partner Page (p. 11)