All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 10, Issue 4-5 – Page 2
-
Article
Columbia on the rise despite warm weather and weak markets
The late start of the winter season led to weaker than anticipated sales for Columbia Sportswear in the fourth quarter, but they were still up by 3 percent to $717.4 million, which was a rise of 2 percent in constant currencies.The U.S. outdoor group raised its turnover for the full ...
-
News briefs
Michelin Technical Soles unveiled collaborations at the Ispo Munich show...
Michelin Technical Soles unveiled collaborations at the Ispo Munich show last month with four more companies - Columbia, Hanwag, Mammut and Nordica – starting with the next autumn/winter season. It has also developed new projects with Etnies in the area of skate shoes and Chaud Devant for chefs' shoes.
-
Article
The EOG launches the IGOT Coalition
Eighteen brands, retailers and organizations are the founding members of the newly formed IGOT Coalition. It stands for the It's Great Out There Coalition, a new non-profit organization formed by the European Outdoor Group to encourage people to be more active outdoor across Europe.Chaired by Arne Arens, European director of ...
-
News briefs
The growth of the outdoor market in China continued at...
The growth of the outdoor market in China continued at a slow pace last year. Retail sales in the sector rose by an estimated 4.91 percent to 23.28 billion yuan renmimbi (€3.20bn-$3.39bn) in 2016, according to the report presented by the China Outdoor Commerce Alliance (Coca) at the recent Ispo ...
-
Article
Fair Trade certification for Páramo’s manufacturer
Páramo, the British brand of waterproof clothing, said it became in January the first company in the outdoor sector that will be able to use the Fair Trade first-buyer label of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) for more than 80 percent of its products. They are sourced from Creaciones ...
-
Article
Confluence changes CEO, reports an uptick in Europe
Richard Krause has been appointed as chief executive and president of Confluence Outdoor, taking over from Sue Rechner at the helm of the U.S. paddle sports group. Krause was formerly the CEO of Feradyne Outdoors,Remaining a shareholder, Rechner will support Krause in the transition. She said in a statement that ...
-
Short stops
Paul Capell, a Spanish ultra-runner, has joined the global team...
Paul Capell, a Spanish ultra-runner, has joined the global team of athletes sponsored by The North Face
-
News briefs
The first store of Canada Goose on U.S. soil, opened...
The first store of Canada Goose on U.S. soil, opened last Nov. 17 on Wooster Street in New York City, has been the target of animal rights activists since the start. They protested the company's use of coyote fur and goose and duck down, notably posting signs in the area ...
-
News briefs
Eagle Creek has launched a campaign to help make water...
Eagle Creek has launched a campaign to help make water safer and more accessible in water-stressed regions of the world. For every piece of luggage, duffel or travel pack item purchased on its eaglecreek.com website during the month of March, the company will purchase and donate a PackH20 water backpack. ...
-
Article
Connected, Ispo breaks new records
The increasingly international and “connected” Ispo Munich trade show witnessed last month more than 85,000 daily passages through its turnstiles at its Feb. 5-8 edition, or about six percent more than last year's score of 81,368 visitor/days. They came from 120 countries and the largest increases were recorded from Italy, ...
-
Article
Newell Brands delivers a strong quarter
Newell Brands' sales jumped by 165.0 percent for the fourth quarter of 2016 to $4,136 million, thanks to the recent acquisition of the Jarden Corporation's business. Core sales grew by 2.5 percent, driven by strong results from the Writing, Baby, Home Solutions and Outdoor Solutions businesses, offset by weak sales ...
-
Short stops
Joma, a Spanish brand whose core business is in football...
Joma, a Spanish brand whose core business is in football boots, is the latest sports brand to have launched a trail running shoe, called the Sierra
-
Article
Fishing boosts Johnson Outdoors’ sales
New products for fishing resulted in strong pre-season sales for Johnson Outdoors, boosting revenues for the first quarter of its new fiscal year, ended Dec. 31. The company, which owns a large portfolio of brands including Jetboil outdoor cooking systems and Scubapro diving equipment, saw its total sales gain 9.9 ...
-
News briefs
Boa Technology has introduced a new corporate branding and visual...
Boa Technology has introduced a new corporate branding and visual identity, which is to reflect its expanded growth, innovations and partnerships. The updated branding was presented globally in February across an entirely new website, which focuses on educating consumers about Boa's products and categories.
-
Short stops
Olaf Nietzer, who left last October Black Diamond Europe over...
Olaf Nietzer, who left last October Black Diamond Europe over its move from Switzerland to Austria, has become chief executive of Safe Mountain, a two-year-old firm in Lausanne associated with the International Snow Training Academy that is involved in mountain safety education
-
Article
A big charge hits Vista’s quarterly results
Vista Outdoor, the U.S. group of shooting and outdoor brands, reported a net loss of $377.7 million in its third fiscal quarter ended Jan. 1, down from a profit of $43.2 million in the same period a year ago.The company's results were dragged down by a higher-than-expected impairment charge of $449.2 ...
-
Article
Wolverine performs better than expected
Reaching the upper end of its projections, Wolverine Worldwide reported a decline of 2.9 percent to $729.6 million in its total turnover during its fourth financial quarter, ended Dec. 31, with a high single-digit increase outside the U.S. more than offset by a low single-digit decline in its domestic market, ...
-
News briefs
Booked to capacity, last month's Ispo Beijing welcomed more than...
Booked to capacity, last month's Ispo Beijing welcomed more than 40,000 visitors, up from 38,600 a year ago. The number ofn exhibitors was up by 7 percent to a record of 502 companies, representing 728 brands, and 83 percent of them came from China.
-
News briefs
Lenzing has developed a new fiber based on cotton scraps...
Lenzing has developed a new fiber based on cotton scraps and wood called Refibre, which stands for “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.” Refibre, which is produced in the Tencel production process, is said to be the first cellulose fiber featuring recycled material on a commercial scale. Tencel itself is an environmentally-friendly ...
-
Short stops
Thule has been awarded four iF Design Awards this year...
Thule has been awarded four iF Design Awards this year for four different products
- Previous Page
- Page1
- Page2
- Page3
- Page4
- Next Page
