All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 10, Issue 15-16 – Page 3
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GoPro performed better than expected in the second quarter. Its...
GoPro performed better than expected in the second quarter. Its revenues jumped by 34 percent to $297 million as compared to the corresponding period of 2016, thanks to strong demand for its Heros Black5 camera. Total camera shipments were more than 18 percent higher than in the previous three months ...
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TNF bets on segmentation and women in Europe
The North Face (TNF) is preparing to more intensely target female consumers in Europe next year, after the integration of the former Lucy brand into the outdoor company's range. Women's products currently make up about 30 percent of TNF's sales in the region across all product categories.VF Corporation, the owner ...
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Bergans buys an expedition company
Bergans of Norway has established its own expedition company, Bergans Turglede, after the acquisition of Fram Expeditions from its two Norwegian founders, Cecilie Skog and Bjørn Sekkesæter.The new entity will be headed by Sekkesæter as general manager and tour guide. He was already in charge of the management of Fram ...
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Trangoworld has been distributed by Stéphane Hanssens in Belgium since...
Trangoworld has been distributed by Stéphane Hanssens in Belgium since April. The Spanish brand of outdoor and sports apparel, which was previously sold by a sales agent in the country, has been able to offset declining sales in the Spanish market, which accounts for 70 percent of the brand's total ...
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Matthias Gebhard, who has been running Bergfreunde for the past...
Matthias Gebhard, who has been running Bergfreunde for the past five years, will be one of the keynote speakers at the Outdoors Future Camp and Ispo Academy organized by the Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) of the U.K. on Sept. 5 and 6 at Ecclesall Woods, in Sheffield. Another interesting speaker ...
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Higher losses for BD
Black Diamond reported lower margins and higher operating losses for the second quarter as compared to a year ago, due to a number of factors, but the management remained bullish about the balance of the year, due to many new product introductions, supported by higher marketing spend.Sales went up by ...
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Snugpak, the U.K.-based maker of sleeping bags and insulated clothing,...
Snugpak, the U.K.-based maker of sleeping bags and insulated clothing, has been named as one of the 2017 Eoca Conservation Champions, the award the European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) gives to members that have taken the initiative to raise extra money for conservation through the association. Eoca said that Snugpak ...
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Ortovox has expanded its partnership with VDBS, the German association...
Ortovox has expanded its partnership with VDBS, the German association of mountain and ski guides, which started in 2013. In addition to providing safety equipment, it will supply clothing to VDBS' trainers, who prepare 70 new guides each year for certification. It expects to get important feedback for its product ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) said it raised more...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) said it raised more than €35,500 from various events run by members and the Conservation Fundraiser at the latest edition of the OutDoor Show, which was held in Friedrichshafen in June. In addition, a number of members and associates organized their own Eoca fundraisers, ...
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Confirming the company's fashion-oriented approach, Canada Goose is proposing the...
Confirming the company's fashion-oriented approach, Canada Goose is proposing the nomination of Maureen Chiquet, a former CEO of Chanel, as a member of the board of directors at the shareholders' meeting scheduled for Aug. 15
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Martin Vergien has been appointed as vice president and managing...
Martin Vergien has been appointed as vice president and managing director of Coleman in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He formally takes over from Marc Hill, after several months in the same position on an interim basis. Vergien is taking charge on a regional basis of the Coleman, ...
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Thermore has announced the introduction of Thermore Freedom, a new...
Thermore has announced the introduction of Thermore Freedom, a new type of synthetic thermal insulation that is said to stretch and move with an elasticity improved by up to 40 percent as compared to the similar products available on the market. The Italian company has also announced that Peta (People ...
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Textile Exchange has announced the release of Recycled Claim Standard...
Textile Exchange has announced the release of Recycled Claim Standard 2.0 (RCS) and Global Recycled Standard 4.0 (GRS), two revised versions of these standards. The RCS and GRS standards provide verification of recycled materials and then track the material up until the final product. A key change in both standards ...
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Outdoor apparel shines at Amer
Buoyant outdoor apparel sales fueled meager growth for the Amer Sports group in the second quarter, with unabated strong demand for Arc'teryx garments as well as double-digit growth in the turnover of Salomon's outdoor clothing.The Amer Sports group's outdoor apparel sales jumped by 21 percent to €59.2 million for the ...
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Camp has received awards from Alpin and Bergsteiger, two German...
Camp has received awards from Alpin and Bergsteiger, two German magazines, for its Vortex Rewind Pro and Kinetic Gyro Rewind Pro via ferrata systems. These two sets were tested by the German magazines. Alpin stressed the ergonomic Horai carabiners of the Vortex Rewind Pro as well as its low weight ...
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Alltricks is expanding its product offering to outdoor products. The...
Alltricks is expanding its product offering to outdoor products. The French company was founded by Gary Anssens in 2008 to sell cycling products online. Today Alltricks sells products for a variety of sports, employs 130 people, and also features a brick-and-mortar store. Cycling parts and accessories and bicycles account for ...
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Alfa rebuilds its Swedish business
Alfa Sko is rebuilding its business in Sweden with the appointment of two former Haglöfs managers, with the target to multiply its sales ten-fold to about 50,000 pairs in the country in the next five years.The Norwegian footwear brand was previously owned by Haglöfs and it lost most of its ...
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Christian Fischer will serve as the agent of Blackyak in...
Christian Fischer will serve as the agent of Blackyak in Austria
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After its momentous decision to move its Outdoor Retail shows...
After its momentous decision to move its Outdoor Retail shows from Salt Lake City to Denver, Emerald Expositions has decided to move its Interbike show from Las Vegas to Reno-Tahoe
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Julbo has launched limited editions of its Aero sunglasses in...
Julbo has launched limited editions of its Aero sunglasses in partnership with three major international trail races, Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc, Eiger Ultra Trail and the Réunion Island's Grand Raid
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