All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 10, Issue 4-5 – Page 3

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Textile Exchange has awarded certification to Downlite under its Global...

2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

Textile Exchange has awarded certification to Downlite under its Global Recycled Standard (GRS) for its 100 percent recycled Re/charged down. The U.S. company is a major supplier of down to outdoor apparel brands, including Columbia, Patagonia and The North Face. Downlite points out that its down is processed at a ...
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The NPD Group will provide the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)...

2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

The NPD Group will provide the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.S; with monthly reports on U.S. retail sales for all categories of outdoor products
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Artcrafts International is taking over the distribution of Hoka One...

2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

Artcrafts International is taking over the distribution of Hoka One One in Italy from ABC Distribution. Based on Florence, Artcrafts is already the Italian distributor for Teva, which belongs to Deckers Brands as does Hoka. It also distributes Crocs and Toms in the market, and it has several brands of ...
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Black Diamond has appointed Radhika Ray, a former consultant for...

2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

Black Diamond has appointed Radhika Ray, a former consultant for McKinsey & Company who has been with Cerberus Capital since 2012, to the newly created position of vice president of strategy and investor relations. In addition, the group has hired Robert Fry to serve as vice president of merchandising and ...
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Greenpeace applauds Gore on PFCs

2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

Only a few months ago it would have appeared unlikely for W.L. Gore & Associates and “game-changer” to appear in a statement from Greenpeace about perfluorinated compounds (PFCs). Yet that is exactly what happened at Ispo Munich earlier this month, after the Gore Fabrics Division outlined its goal to eliminate ...
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Victorinox has decided to stop marketing a collection of apparel...

2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

Victorinox has decided to stop marketing a collection of apparel by the end of this year. It will still sell a line for autumn/winter 2017/18 in Japan, but its involvement in the segment will end elsewhere after the spring/summer 2017 line. The Swiss company has been marketing its quite functional ...
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Karpos, the Italian brand of climbing apparel, has signed up...

2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

Karpos, the Italian brand of climbing apparel, has signed up Ueli Steck for the next three years
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Anta partners with Kolon for China

2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

Anta Sports Products, the leading Chinese sports apparel and footwear company, has sealed a joint venture agreement with Kolon Sport to sell the South Korean brand in Greater China, primarily to complement its offering in the outdoor apparel market.Anta has become the largest Chinese sports apparel and footwear group, with ...
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Schöffel and Lowa opened another joint store in Lörrach, Germany,...

2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

Schöffel and Lowa opened another joint store in Lörrach, Germany, last September. Schöffel and Lowa present their collections there on a surface of 163 sqm. in total. The store is being managed by a franchisee, Jochen Bohny, who is already managing the Schöffel-Lowa store that opened in Freiburg in 2012. ...
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Hydro Flask has announced the appointment of Yiorgos Makris as...

2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

Hydro Flask has announced the appointment of Yiorgos Makris as director of marketing and John Cupit as director of design. Makris most recently served at Icebreaker as head of U.S. marketing. Prior to Icebreaker, he worked at Columbia as international marketing manager, and at Salomon as e-commerce manager. Cupit was ...
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Without providing a more specific figure, Decathlon announced a few...

2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

Without providing a more specific figure, Decathlon announced a few days ago another increase of 12 percent in its total sales to a new record of around €10 billion before sales taxes for 2016. It also reached a new record with one billion items sold at its stores around the ...
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Wild Tee, the Italian maker of running apparel, has announced...

2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

Wild Tee, the Italian maker of running apparel, has announced that the company has joined “1% for the Planet,” the global movement of companies donating at least one percent of their annual revenues to environmental organizations worldwide.
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Lenzing has announced that its viscose and modal fibers have...

2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

Lenzing has announced that its viscose and modal fibers have been granted the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label. Lenzing's lyocell Tencel fiber was certified as 100 percent biobased in 2011, while its FR fiber has been certified as 99 percent biobased, with the remaining 1 percent ...
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Patagonia has announced an exclusive research partnership with HeiQ to...

2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

Patagonia has announced an exclusive research partnership with HeiQ to explore ways for a sustainable textile finishing technology to achieve high-performance breathable and durable water repellence (DWR). HeiQ, a Swiss innovator of textile technologies, already makes several fluorine-free DWR technologies, including Eco Dry, its non-PFC based repellent textile technology.
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Andy Gugenheimer, the well-known sporting goods industry expert and head-hunter,...

2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

Andy Gugenheimer, the well-known sporting goods industry expert and head-hunter, has launched a kickstarter campaign for “the most functional travel backpack”
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In presenting its financial results to analysts, XXL's management pointed...

2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

In presenting its financial results to analysts, XXL's management pointed out that it is setting up a centralized organization in Austria for purchasing, customer support and other functions that will be scalable for Germany and Switzerland. It is aiming for average annual sales of €12 million per store and a ...
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Michaela Kiersch, a rock climber who participates in the American...

2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

Michaela Kiersch, a rock climber who participates in the American Ninja Warrior contest, has joined Adidas Outdoor's team of sponsored athletes
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Amer Sports is on track despite short-term delays

2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

The Amer Sports group achieved record sales and profits last year despite a weak fourth quarter, caused by lackluster market conditions as well as delays in product launches.The owner of Salomon, Atomic, Wilson and many other brands saw its sales decline by 1 percent to €772.4 million for the last ...
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Amer Sports has decided to repurchase up to ten million...

2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

Amer Sports has decided to repurchase up to ten million of its own shares between Feb. 13 and Sept. 7, based on the authorization given by its annual general meeting last March 6
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Invista has announced that it is exploring alternatives for its...

2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

Invista has announced that it is exploring alternatives for its Apparel & Advanced Textiles business. The company might either sell it or retain it and further invest in the business from within. Goldman Sachs is assisting the company in exploring strategic alternatives. Details about the exploration process are not being ...