All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 10, Issue 24-25 – Page 3
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Stephanie Tham has been appointed to the position of sales...
Stephanie Tham has been appointed to the position of sales manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland at Isbjörn of Sweden, the 12-year-old specialty brand of functional apparel for children. Tham was previously working as purchasing manager at Addnature, the outdoor retail specialist from Sweden. Tham replaces Louise Fell, who from ...
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EU ruling on selective distribution may apply to sports brands
A long-awaited ruling issued by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg earlier this month in the case of a company selling luxury products may or may not support sports and outdoor brands that want to prevent unauthorized sales of their products on third-party online retailing platforms like Amazon ...
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Columbia Sportswear has announced a new series of management appointments....
Columbia Sportswear has announced a new series of management appointments. David Soriano has been named as the new vice-president of footwear manufacturing. Soriano has served as Columbia's general manager of Asia footwear since early 2016. He will report to Tom Cusick, executive vice-president and chief operating officer. Prior to joining ...
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American Outdoor Brands suffers from weak gun sales
The parent company of Smith & Wesson is generating much higher profit margins from its outdoor products than from its sales of firearms. Like Vista Outdoor, it has been seeking to diversify away from the highly cyclical American gun market, but its management says it is not currently looking for ...
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Costwold Outdoor has appointed Pat Divilly as its brand ambassador...
Costwold Outdoor has appointed Pat Divilly as its brand ambassador in Ireland, Divilly's home country. The world traveller, author, high-performance coach and corporate speaker will be involved in talks and events at Cotswold Outdoors' local stores. In addition, the partnership will take him on his next expedition on Feb. 10-28, ...
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The U.K. High Court allowed protesters to continue to demonstrate...
The U.K. High Court allowed protesters to continue to demonstrate against Canada Goose because of its continued use of fur from coyotes in its outerwear. The Canadian firm had previously obtained an injunction from a lower court to limit the protests organized in front of its new flagship store on ...
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Arc'teryx has announced that it would donate all proceeds from...
Arc'teryx has announced that it would donate all proceeds from online sales conducted in the U.S. on Nov. 28 to the Conservation Alliance's Public Lands Defence Fund. The date of Nov. 28 marks the so-called Giving Tuesday, celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the Black Friday ...
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EU negotiators agree to end unjustified geo-blocking
European Union negotiators have agreed to put an end to unjustified geo-blocking, meaning that consumers should be allowed to purchase more products and services online from websites in other European countries.The agreement was reached on Nov. 20 by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, which made it a ...
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Sport Partner reports that C.J. Agencies is taking over the...
Sport Partner reports that C.J. Agencies is taking over the distribution of the Prana brand in the Benelux countries. The publication adds that the transition has been arranged on friendly terms with Essential Basics, which previously handled sales of the yoga and outdoor apparel brand owned by the Columbia Sportswear ...
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The U.S. outdoor industry is up in arms against Trump
The American outdoor industry reacted strongly to President Donald Trump's decision to shrink the size of two “national monuments” in the state of Utah, paving the way for mining, oil drilling and other industrial activities in areas that are presently reserved for outdoor activities.By executive order, President Trump decided to ...
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Supreme has again partnered with Timberland for the release of...
Supreme has again partnered with Timberland for the release of new exclusive styles of its iconic 6 Inch Premium Waterproof Boot
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Blackyak has reorganized its sales in Germany, adding three agencies...
Blackyak has reorganized its sales in Germany, adding three agencies to cover the country. This comes just a few weeks after the appointment of Harald Siebold as European sales director. The German market was previously covered by the Blackyak team in Munich, with Marcus Ehlig as sales manager for Germany ...
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Nike has launched the first-ever women's collection from its ACG...
Nike has launched the first-ever women's collection from its ACG (all-conditions gear) division, a subsidiary line of Nike that produces innovative athletic apparel and sports gear for all weather conditions. The collection was launched in the U.S. on Dec. 8, and in Europe on Dec. 9. It will then be ...
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Daniel Larsson, director of strategic key accounts at The North...
Daniel Larsson, director of strategic key accounts at The North Face in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), has left the outdoor company to switch to another entity at VF Corp. Larsson became senior director of sales in EMEA for VF Jeanswear at the start of this month, covering ...
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Garmont International has teamed up with AC Agency for its...
Garmont International has teamed up with AC Agency for its distribution in France. The Italian outdoor footwear brand was previously sold in the country by Nord Ouest, an outdoor distribution company selling brands such as Eagle Creek, Pieps, Klean Kanteen, Mountain Equipment and others. Last year Nord Ouest acquired a ...
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Inov’8 introduces graphene in footwear
Inov'8, the British brand of running and fitness shoes acquired by Descente two years ago, wants to make its mark in these sectors by pioneering the use of graphene in sports shoes. The first three models will be available at between 200 and 250 specialty running, outdoor and fitness stores ...
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Tecnica is ahead of its new 5-year plan
The Tecnica Group is running ahead of its business plan, which was presented to the press in Milan last week. As we reported earlier this year (SGI Europe vol. 28 – 11+12 of April 21, 2017), the plan aims for an increase in annual sales to €500 million within five ...
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The European outdoor market rose by 5 percent at the...
The European outdoor market rose by 5 percent at the retail level in 2016 excluding snow sports, according to the NPD Group, and by 4 percent including that segment. NPD has also estimated that the global sporting goods market, including bicycles, advanced by 6 percent in terms of local currencies ...
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Timberland announces Q3 sustainability achievements
The cotton used in Timberland apparel during the third quarter was 79 percent organic, either of U.S. origin or Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)-certified. This figure represents an improvement from 58 percent last year but also a dip from the 87 percent announced by the company earlier this year. Timberland, a ...
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The winners of Ispo Brandnew 2018
My Esel is the Overall Winner in the latest edition of Ispo Brandnew, the international competition for sports start-ups. The jury recognized the platform My Esel, a concept for customized bicycles made from Austrian wood, as “a textbook example of digital transformation in the sports industry.” A web-based algorithm determines, ...
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