All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 10, Issue 17&18 – Page 3

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    A.S. Adventure moves into Germany with McTrek

    2017-09-08T00:00:00Z

    The A.S. Adventure Group is reinforcing its leadership in the European outdoor retail market through the acquisition of McTrek, which expands the group to 256 stores in seven countries and allows it to move into the German market with a sizeable presence.McTrek is a retailer with 39 stores and sales ...

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    Active Dogs, a Russian retailer that has been selling the...

    2017-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Active Dogs, a Russian retailer that has been selling the Ruffwear brand since 2013, has agreed to manage the distribution for the U.S. brand of active dog gear in Russia. Alexander Grinev, Sofia Grineva and the team around the Moscow-based company are to build and support a network of Ruffwear ...

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    Amer Sports has revised its growth target through 2020, prioritizing...

    2017-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Amer Sports has revised its growth target through 2020, prioritizing sustainable profitable growth. Instead of a minimum mid-single-digit growth rate on an organic and currency-neutral basis, which would have taken its turnover up to €3.5 billion by 2020, it is now simply aiming for mid-single-digit growth. The group said the ...

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    Paddlesports Retailer will relocate to Oklahoma City in 2018, just...

    2017-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Paddlesports Retailer will relocate to Oklahoma City in 2018, just one year after its launch. According to the organizers of the trade show, the success of the inaugural event with both retailers and vendors made it clear that the show needed more space. The first edition of Paddlesports Retailer was ...

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    Vaude has been honored with the Demography Excellence Award 2017,...

    2017-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Vaude has been honored with the Demography Excellence Award 2017, in the category “fremd & heimisch” (foreign and familiar), for its commitment to refugees. The company accepted the award at a ceremony at the Hotel InterContinental in Berlin on Aug. 31. The Demography Excellence Award has been presented since 2009, initially ...

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    About 200 delegates have already registered for the European Outdoor...

    2017-09-08T00:00:00Z

    About 200 delegates have already registered for the European Outdoor Summit, which will be held in Treviso, north of Venice, on Oct. 4-5. Meanwhile, the roster of speakers has been expanded with addition of Richard Kastelein, founder of Blockchain News, who will talk about the “decentralization of trust. Benchex and ...

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    On Aug. 14, Black Diamond Inc., the parent company of...

    2017-09-08T00:00:00Z

    On Aug. 14, Black Diamond Inc., the parent company of Black Diamond Equipment and Pieps, is changing its corporate name back to Clarus Corporation, which it had until 2010. The change is meant to reflect a desire to enlarge again the scope of the holding company through new acquisitions. BD ...