The latest news, analysis and data on corporate strategic initiatives, the latest mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, insolvencies and cooperations in the outdoor industry.
Burton sells Channel Island Surfboards
After purchasing the brand in 2006, Burton Snowboards has now decided to sell the Californian surf brand Channel Islands Surfboards back to a group led by members of the Channel Islands management team. Founded in Santa Barbara in 1969 by Al and Terry Merrick, the company is now headquartered in ...
Interview LaMunt: “Women are no longer mere appendages in mountain sports”
The South Tyrolean Oberalp Group, which owns the Salewa, Dynafit, Wild Country, Evolv and Pomoca brands, has presented the new mountain sports brand LaMunt, exclusively for women, at the Oberalp Convention. It is scheduled to be launched in stores in winter 2021/22. Ruth Oberrauch, creator of the brand and daughter ...
Lafuma’s board approves Calida’s offer
In a lengthy and detailed press release, Lafuma reported that its board of directors is recommending acceptance by its minority shareholders of a preliminary offer made on Oct. 2 by Calida Holding to acquire the balance of the shares it doesn’t own at a unit price of €17.99.
Oberalp launches LaMunt - a premium mountain sports brand for women
At the Oberalp Virtual Convention on Oct. 29, Ruth Oberrauch, member of the board of the Oberalp Group, officially presented LaMunt, the new mountain sports brand under the umbrella of the group.
Amazon is up and running in Sweden
Amazon’s dedicated Swedish platform, Amazon.se – which leaked over the summer through a Finnish software developer – is now live. It offers about 150 million products in 30 categories, with free delivery on orders exceeding 229 Swedish krona (€22.20-$26.10). There is a mix of Swedish (Electrolux, Lagerhaus, OBH Nordica, Ellos, ...
Interview: Goldwin opens Munich flagship; expects positive business development
Clean, minimalist styling, first-rate functionality and zero-compromise performance – the new Goldwin flagship store in Munich undoubtedly reflects the core principles behind the Japanese brand that started out with knits and ski clothing. Today, Goldwin is still offering a technical and fashionable ski collection, but the main focus has changed ...
New owners for 4FRNT
According to an article in SNEWS, the independent U.S. freeride and backcountry ski company 4FRNT has been taken over by a group of private entrepreneurs from former owner Jason Levinthal, who acquired the brand from former founder Matt Sterbenz in 2017. The article was written by Levinthal himself.
Major fire in Fischer’s Ukrainian ski factory
Various news sources have reported that a fire broke out in a ski factory in Ukraine last week. According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES), the roof of a large one-storey building at the JSC Tysa ski factory caught fire on Oct. 12 at 2:00 a.m. Kyiv time. ...
Oberalp Virtual Convention to focus on women; introduction of new brand expected
As the first ”Oberalp Virtual Convention” in May 2020 was extremely positive for the Italian company and its brands Salewa, Dynafit, Wild Country, Evolv and Pomoca with more than 37,000 clicks, and as ongoing travel restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic continue to make physical events difficult, the family-owned company ...
New brand identity for avalanche airbag pioneer ABS
SpinCapital, the Munich-based owner the German brand ABS since 2017, is reinventing the well-known avalanche airbag brand founded in 1985 with a new strategy, new brand identity, new products, digital offensive and stronger trade marketing.The founder of SpinCapital and chief executive of ABS, Stefan Mohr, is responsible for the newly ...