• Bergans appoints Andy Schimeck to drive Central European growth
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    Bergans appoints Andy Schimeck to drive Central European growth

    2025-09-10T09:30:00Z

    The Norwegian outdoor company partners with the strategy expert to refine its sales approach and expand its presence in Central Europe.

  • Short stops

    Short Stops Week 21, 2023

    2023-05-20T09:25:00Z

    EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ According to a LinkedIn post by Equip Outdoor Technologies, Sales Director Andy Schimeck has made the decision to leave the company after 5 years, effective Dec. 31, 2023 +++ Alex Marsh, the head of Klarna’s UK business, has left the company for personal reasons after nearly five ...

  • It’s Great Out There Coalition enters ambitious new era with OUTO, Schimeck new president
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    It’s Great Out There Coalition enters ambitious new era with OUTO, Schimeck new president

    2022-09-07T12:51:00Z

    The It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT) has begun a new era following a successful extraordinary general assembly this week. At the meeting, held online, members approved changes to the constitution that allowed for the incorporation into the coalition of the U.K.-based initiative Opening Up the Outdoors (OUTO). During the ...

  • Industry spotlight: New target groups, supply chain challenges and retailer relationship in focus
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    Industry spotlight: New target groups, supply chain challenges and retailer relationship in focus

    2022-03-21T16:28:00Z

    25 brands presented their new products at the Sport & Outdoor Media Day in Munich. The event organized by Mandel PR in the ”Kohlebunker” near the MOC (Munich Order Center) was one of the first major industry gatherings in Germany since the start of the Covid crisis. We took the ...

  • How outdoor and sports companies are dealing with Brexit
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    How outdoor and sports companies are dealing with Brexit

    2021-05-01T08:34:00Z

    The European Parliament voted on April 27 to approve the agreement signed by the British government and the EU on Christmas Eve to regulate trade relations after the U.K.’s official exit from the European Single Market on Jan. 1. It’s been hard for the companies in our sector, especially the ...

  • The Outdoor Industry Compass: Vol 13 - No 11+12
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    The Outdoor Industry Compass: Vol 13 - No 11+12

    2020-06-26T10:11:00Z

    Patagonia CEO Marcario is stepping down | Melody Harris-Jensbach to leave Jack Wolfskin | PrimaLoft dismisses European managers | Apex’s revenues drop by 20% | Wolverine performs better than expected | Worn Again Technologies raises €8 million investment | The new outdoor business map after Covid-19 | Conference program of Ispo Re.Start Days | Outdoor activities essential to well-being, EOG study reveals | Outdoor brands stop ad campaigns on Facebook and Instagram | Gore presents new sustainability framework | Laurent Boix-Vives has passed away

  • The Outdoor Industry Compass: Vol 13 - No 09+10
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    The Outdoor Industry Compass: Vol 13 - No 09+10

    2020-05-26T11:05:00Z

    Fenix banks on e-commerce | Odlo has a new owner | VF hikes through the pandemic easily | Columbia’s results hit by Covid-19 | Tecnica performs better than expected | Black Diamond’s growth slows down | Outdoor weighs down Callaway’s profits | Hi-Tec impacts Apex’s revenues | First virtual sales events | Virtual Thin Air Show opens up to retail | Ispo sports retail survey | Myclimate presents record figures | Houdini releases sustainability whitepaper

  • New distributor for Rab and Lowe Alpine in Sweden
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    New distributor for Rab and Lowe Alpine in Sweden

    2020-05-20T09:43:00Z

    After Marmot Europe and its Swedish agency Granitbiten parted ways in March, Andy Schimeck, director European sales at Equip Outdoor Technologies, has now brought the agency on board to manage sales and marketing for Equip’s Rab and Lowe Alpine brands in Sweden. The cooperation starts with the spring/summer 2021 product ...

  • The Outdoor Industry Compass: Vol 13 - No 07+08
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    The Outdoor Industry Compass: Vol 13 - No 07+08

    2020-04-29T14:38:00Z

    The state of the Corona pandemic | Thule grants warrants | Callaway’s shares rise | Vista’s earnings top guidance | Stadium’s online and rental initiatives | Poland headed for “new normal” | Wolverine’s Q1 results | VF lowers outlook, plans refinancing | Kathmandu’s sales jump by 52% | GoPro ...

  • Schimeck takes over international sales at Equip
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    Schimeck takes over international sales at Equip

    2020-04-23T08:53:00Z

    As of May 31, Andy Schimeck will assume the position of director international sales at Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd, owner of the Rab and Lowe Alpine brands, based in Derbyshire in the United Kingdom. Schimeck, currently director European sales at Equip, succeeds Neil McAdie, who is retiring after 17 years ...