All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 10, Issue 10-11 – Page 4

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    Thule Group has entered into an agreement with Curt Group,...

    2017-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Thule Group has entered into an agreement with Curt Group, a company of Audax Private Equity, for the sale of United Welding Services (UWS), a maker of storage solutions and truck accessories headquartered in Perry, Florida. The transaction is expected to be finalized this month. The move is part of ...

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    Schoeller Textil and Osmotex have signed a production agreement for...

    2017-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Schoeller Textil and Osmotex have signed a production agreement for Hydro_Bot, an innovative technology for moisture management in performance and outdoor clothing. Hydro_Bot was first unveiled by Osmotex at Ispo in February. The technology relies on an active membrane that uses a small electric pulse to drive moisture away from ...

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    Eighteen independent British outdoor retailers have become Exped Experts after...

    2017-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Eighteen independent British outdoor retailers have become Exped Experts after they agreed to take on an expanded range of products from Exped, the Swiss outdoor equipment brand. Exped is distributed in the U.K. by Lyon Equipment, which previously focused on the brand's dry bags and sleeping mats, and a few ...

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    IC Group adjusts its management structure

    2017-06-07T00:00:00Z

    IC Group, the Danish owner of Peak Performance, has restructured its management to attribute more responsibility to the chief executives of its three leading brands, after a review that led to a downgrade of the company's forecast for the full year until the end of June.Nicolas Warchalowski, the CEO of ...

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    Walltopia says it is actively testing its new interactive software...

    2017-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Walltopia says it is actively testing its new interactive software for route setting on indoor climbing walls

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    CMP, the brand of Fratelli Campagnolo, will act for three...

    2017-06-07T00:00:00Z

    CMP, the brand of Fratelli Campagnolo, will act for three years as the sponsor of Trail Sacred Forests, which will host the Trail World Championships on June 9 and 10, with the participation of 300 athletes from 40 different countries.

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    Compass Diversified Holdings (Codi) has acquired Crosman Corporation, a leading...

    2017-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Compass Diversified Holdings (Codi) has acquired Crosman Corporation, a leading American producer of airguns, archery products, outdoor optics and related accessories sold under the Crosman, Benjamin and CenterPoint brands. It is paying about $118 million for the business, which had sales of around $118 million in the last 12 months, ...

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    Mountain Warehouse doubles its sales abroad

    2017-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Mountain Warehouse's international sales roughly doubled in the fiscal year to the end of February to make up 25 percent of the value-oriented British outdoor apparel retailer's sales, up from 20 percent the previous year.The British retailer, which focuses on private label products, saw its sales rise by 30.8 percent ...

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    Inov-8 has announced a new partnership with Total Warrior, the...

    2017-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Inov-8 has announced a new partnership with Total Warrior, the U.K.-based obstacle course race, ahead of this year's series. Under the terms of the partnership, all the warriors who participate in the three courses of the series this summer – in Leeds, Shap and Edinburgh - will benefit from exclusive ...

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    Invista is spending more than $65 million to expand the...

    2017-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Invista is spending more than $65 million to expand the capacity of its Camden nylon factory in the U.S. for the production of high-tenacity nylon fibers used in Cordura fabrics for outdoor and lifestyle clothing, footwear and equipment. The new facilities will use patented and proprietary technology for solution dyeing ...

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    More than 480 companies with nearly 660 brands had registered...

    2017-06-07T00:00:00Z

    More than 480 companies with nearly 660 brands had registered by the middle of May to participate in the 12th edition of Asia Outdoor, which will take place in the Chinese city of Nanjing from June 29 to July 2. The fair will give more importance than before to the ...

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    Singing Rock is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a photo...

    2017-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Singing Rock is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a photo contest on Facebook and Instagram, open to anybody until Aug. 31

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    Original Buff, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year,...

    2017-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Original Buff, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, will organize a new family event, the Buff Mountain Festival. It will be held for the first time on July 7-9 in Vall de Boi, a valley in northern Spain. The festival will feature various competitive and non-competitive activities including ...

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    Mixed sales results for Lowa in 2016

    2017-06-07T00:00:00Z

    After several years of uninterrupted growth, Lowa‘s revenues declined by 3.3 percent last year to €147 million due to various factors, but the total volume of shoes sold remained more or less constant at 2.5 million pairs, and the management is projecting a resumption of the company's growth for this ...