All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 10, Issue 13-14 – Page 2
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Icebreaker streamlines its growing European business
Icebreaker raised its European sales at a double-digit rate for the fiscal year to the end of March, thanks to reinforced partnerships with key accounts as well as increased investments in branding and marketing.The merino wool specialist from New Zealand has gone through a reorganization that saw it take more ...
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Fixe, the Spanish brand of climbing equipment, is growing fast...
Fixe, the Spanish brand of climbing equipment, is growing fast in North America, Germany and Italy, according to Diffusion Sport
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Shimano, Zebco and Preston Innovations, a British fishing tackle brand...
Shimano, Zebco and Preston Innovations, a British fishing tackle brand acquired by Zebco three years ago, have decided not to participate in the next Efttex trade show, which will take place next year in Amsterdam
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Bradshaw Taylor has expanded its German showroom in Stuttgart for...
Bradshaw Taylor has expanded its German showroom in Stuttgart for the sale of Royal Robbins and Sherpa Adventure Gear
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Three shoe companies boost domestic production
At least three European producers of outdoor shoes - Boreal, Grisport and La Sportiva - are making new investments to expand their in-house manufacturing activities.As we had reported last September, La Sportiva built a new R&D center next to its factory for climbing shoes in Val di Fiemme last year, ...
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Spanish outdoor and bike retailers work together
Mundo Mammoth, one of the major physical and online retailers for bicycles in Spain, has announced an agreement to integrate its operations into those of Barrabès Esquí y Montaña, which is regarded as the leading Spanish outdoor and ski retailer. Based at Huesca, in the Basque region of Spain, it ...
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Bernd Mayer, international sales manager at Leki, has left at...
Bernd Mayer, international sales manager at Leki, has left at his own request after 30 years with the German supplier of poles. Mayer was responsible for Leki's sales in Asia and Eastern Europe. Leki aims to focus more intensely on North America, Asia and Scandinavia in the near future. Michael ...
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Outdoor Magazine from Italy reports that Wave Distribution has been...
Outdoor Magazine from Italy reports that Wave Distribution has been appointed as Italian distributor of Treksta, the Korean outdoor footwear brand. The company established near Turin has been operating in the Italian sports market for over ten years, focusing on snow sports brands such as Jones Snowboards, Yes, Bern helmets ...
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Entre-Prises, a French manufacturer of holds that has been developing...
Entre-Prises, a French manufacturer of holds that has been developing customized sport climbing solutions, won this year's French OutDoor Award for its new 3D climbing structure, Monkey Space. This innovative training system, made at the company's own production site in Spain, consists of a self-standing, modular structure, available in four sizes, with various ...
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BD introduces its first lines of shoes
As we have already reported, Black Diamond is completing its offer with its first line of climbing shoes, which it presented at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen, after two years of development. After the launch of BD apparel, it was the only major missing product category for a company that ...
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Primus launched its first collection of cooling backpacks, made by a...
Primus launched its first collection of cooling backpacks, made by a production partner in China, at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. The line includes three different models of insulated bags. Primus also presented its first barbeque grill at the show.
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Sustainability and lightness shine in the OutDoor Awards
An “unbreakable” bike lock made of textiles, a clothing range made by refugees and a size advisor for online shopping were three products that caught the eyes of judges at the 2017 OutDoor trade fair.The three young firms that developed these items were honored with a Start-Up Award on the ...
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Gregory, winner of the OutDoor Gold Award in the category...
Gregory, winner of the OutDoor Gold Award in the category of backpacks for its Baltoro 65l, recently signed a distribution contract with Ace Distribution for sales in the Swiss market, starting in the autumn of this year. Gregory worked before with a different distributor in this market. The brand, which ...
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Assosport is launching a Facebook contest for outdoor retailers on...
Assosport is launching a Facebook contest for outdoor retailers on the occasion of the European Outdoor Summit, which will be held in Treviso, Italy on Oct. 4-5. The initiative is organized in partnership with Outdoor Magazine and the Italian Outdoor Group (IOG). In order to participate in the contest, retailers ...
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Cascade Designs has appointed John Bowen as supply chain manager for Europe, replacing Derrick...
Cascade Designs has appointed John Bowen as supply chain manager for Europe, replacing Derrick Jones. Bowen, who was previously supply chain manager at EMC Corporation and Apple, started at Cascade Designs in May, handling also customer service, planning and purchasing. He is based at the company's European office and factory in Cork, Ireland.
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Ivo Richaers has been appointed chief executive of Vrijbuiter, a...
Ivo Richaers has been appointed chief executive of Vrijbuiter, a Dutch group of four megastores for camping, outdoor and other leisure products, from the start of July. He takes over from Steven de Raat, a former executive in sports and footwear retailing, who led Vrijbuiter for four years in a ...
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Morten Mosland has been appointed as marketing and business development...
Morten Mosland has been appointed as marketing and business development manager at Viking Footwear, after a few months working with the Norwegian footwear brand on a consultancy basis. Mosland previously spent nearly ten years with the Carlsberg Group. He is replacing Karl Henrik Felde, who left to become international marketing ...
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Asolo has appointed Icewear as its distributor in Iceland...
Asolo has appointed Icewear as its distributor in Iceland
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Devold of Norway, the Norwegian wool apparel specialist, has teamed...
Devold of Norway, the Norwegian wool apparel specialist, has teamed up with Peter Rostron to explore the U.K. market. Rostron was previously the managing director for Haglöfs in the U.K. and a sales and marketing director at Bradshaw Taylor. Although Devold already sells directly to a handful of British retailers, ...
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Eoca announces its conservation champions
Arc'teryx, Ortlieb and Snugpak have been named by the European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) as its Conservation Champions for 2017. Every year, Eoca rewards the members that have “gone the extra mile” to support conservation by taking initiatives to raise extra money and awareness of the cause through the association.Arc'teryx ...
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