All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 10, Issue 6-7
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Textile Exchange and NSF International are working together to turn...
Textile Exchange and NSF International are working together to turn the Global Traceable Down and the Responsible Down standards into one global down standard. More than 80 brands currently have their down supply chain certified to one of these two standards, which share the goal of ensuring best practices standards ...
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Outdoor Retailer has hired Eventsphere to handle hotel reservations for...
Outdoor Retailer has hired Eventsphere to handle hotel reservations for its July 26-29 Summer Market and beyond
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Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder....
Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder. He comes from VF Corp. , where he spent nine years as area manager for Germany and Central Europe and then three years as international sales manager for Smartwool. Based at Icebreaker's European office in Munich, Heyderreplaces Ibrahim Can, who ...
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The North Face opened its first European lifestyle-oriented store on...
The North Face opened its first European lifestyle-oriented store on London's Carnaby Street on March 31. Placing a focus on its “Urban Exploration” range, it targets urban consumers, and it follows a successful experiment with a pop-up store in Covent Garden last year. It will feature exclusive items and limited ...
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The North Face is putting an end to a relationship...
The North Face is putting an end to a relationship of more than three decades with CJ Agencies in the Netherlands to set up its own sales and marketing team in the country at an unspecified date. Sport Partner reports that TNF is growing steadily in the Netherlands and the ...
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Strong double-digit growth for Gregory and its parent
Gregory Mountain Products saw its sales grow by 28.8 percent last year to $44 million, with a 22.7 percent increase in constant currencies and strong progress in Europe, North America and Asia. In contrast, another less technical brand of backpacks in Samsonite's portfolio, High Sierra, booked a 3.5 percent sales ...
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Sports Direct International has notified shareholders that Mash Holdings, the...
Sports Direct International has notified shareholders that Mash Holdings, the holding company of Mike Ashley, raised its direct and indirect stake in the company from 56 to 57 percent on Feb. 16
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Digital and interna-tional will lead VF’s growth
VF Corp. is projecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in its total sales of between 4 and 6 percent over the next five years, driven by continued growth at Vans and the resumption of growth at The North Face (TNF) and Timberland, which have under-performed lately, especially in the ...
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Dynafit has developed an ulttralight jacket for fast hiking, trail...
Dynafit has developed an ulttralight jacket for fast hiking, trail running, mountain skiing and other intense outdoor activities with Polartec's Thermal Pro fabrics and its Hardface technology
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The European Outdoor Group is making progress in determining what...
The European Outdoor Group is making progress in determining what exhibitors and retail buyers want the most from its OutDoor show, and how it can be improved. It has received replies to its questionnaire from about 100 brands and retailers, which have been analyzed. Three industry experts are now in ...
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Decathlon is launching a new private label, Itiwit, for a...
Decathlon is launching a new private label, Itiwit, for a growing range of paddlesports products that it has been marketing under its Tribord brand. The name is inspired by the words “itinerary” and “inuits,” the Arctic tribes that introduced the kayak many centuries ago.
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Ortholite is inviting customers to follow the Ortovox Merino Story...
Ortholite is inviting customers to follow the Ortovox Merino Story on the internet and to win 25 Orovox Merino Cool Shirts. The online video prepared for the contest allows customers to see how the company's merino wool is sourced in Tasmania with high standards of animal welfare and subsequently processed ...
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An industry veteran with experience in product creation and global...
An industry veteran with experience in product creation and global operations, Joe Vernachio, will have the task of finding a new strategy to revamp Mountain Hardwear, the struggling brand of Columbia Sportswear. He has been hired to be the next president of the brand, starting on April 3. He will ...
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Damien McConville will be the new country manager of Haglöfs...
Damien McConville will be the new country manager of Haglöfs in the U.K. as of May 2, focusing on retail buying, merchandising and product management. Most recently he served as senior category manager at Scotmid, the British retail cooperative. He previously worked at Tiso, which is part of the JD ...
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Mammut grows outside the Germanic countries
The Mammut Sports Group saw its sales decline by 0.8 percent to 233.4 million Swiss francs (€218.3m-$232.1m) in 2016, which was a decline of 2.9 percent in constant currencies, but an improvement compared with the slump of 5.8 percent it had suffered in 2015. The division's operating profit was up ...
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Emerald Expositions Events, the company formerly known as Nielsen Expositions...
Emerald Expositions Events, the company formerly known as Nielsen Expositions that owns Outdoor Retailer, Surf Expo, Interbike and some 50 other B2B trade shows in the U.S., has filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange, boasting excellent figures. Its revenues in the sports segment grew to $71 ...
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UTMB commits to eco-responsible sports events
The organizers of the 20 major international sports events in France have signed the “15 environmentally responsible commitments to sporting events,” an ambitious plan with quantified targets, which commit the organizers of these events to the respect of the environment as a condition to host such events on French territory. ...
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Timberland has unveiled a new sustainable collection in partnership with...
Timberland has unveiled a new sustainable collection in partnership with Thread International to make performance fabric. The collection comprises five styles of men's footwear, two bags and one T-shirt. Fibers are made from recycled plastic bottles from the streets and canals of Haiti. More than 1,300 locals collect the plastic ...
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Denton will lead the IGOT Coalition
We have already reported about the birth of the It's Great Out There (IGOT) Coalition, the new Brussels-based association launched by the European Outdoor Group (EOG) at Ispo Munich in February, which is intended to persuade more people all over Europe to participate in outdoor activities. Andrew Denton, the dynamic ...
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Roland Wagner is retiring as chief executive of his own...
Roland Wagner is retiring as chief executive of his own Munich-based sales agency, Die Sportsspezialisten (SO!), which represents brands such as Elan, Buff, Laken, Smellwell, Runtastic and Fila Skates, but he will continue to be its owner, while consulting for sports-related brands. The helm will go over to Marc Hasenstein, ...
