All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 10, Issue 8-9 – Page 4
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VF Corp. releases new policy on animal derived materials
VF Corp. has announced the release of its first-ever Animal Derived Materials Policy, which includes the commitment to progressively ban the use of fur, angora or exotic leather in its brands' products. The policy has been developed in partnership with The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society ...
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Angel Martinez, who left as chief executive of Deckers Brands...
Angel Martinez, who left as chief executive of Deckers Brands one year ago, is reportedly running to become the mayor of Santa Barbara, California next November
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Andy Ernst has been appointed as head of central Europe...
Andy Ernst has been appointed as head of central Europe for the Mammut Sports Group from the start of May. Ernst was previously supervising the Swiss outdoor group's sales in all European markets other than the German-speaking countries, but he has taken over the supervision of its business in Switzerland, ...
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Jacobs & Turner, the company that owns Trespass, benefitted from...
Jacobs & Turner, the company that owns Trespass, benefitted from a two-year investment program as it reported a sales rise of 8.2 percent to £95.1 million (€112.7m-$122.9m) for the financial year to June 26, 2016, with pre-tax profit soaring by more than 70 percent to £4.7 million (€5.6m-$6.1m). The Glasgow-based company ...
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U.S. retail weakness reduces Amer’s footwear growth
The upheavals in the U.S. retail market adversely affected footwear sales of the Amer Sports group in the first quarter. After a small dip in the last quarter of 2016, they moved up by just 3 percent to €156.6 million in the first three months of this year, amounting to ...
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Esportiva AKSA has started the distribution in Spain of...
Esportiva AKSA has started the distribution in Spain of the line of climbing apparel of Rafiki, the Czech specialist in the segment
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Red Fox Outdoor Equipment is organizing the Red Fox Adventure...
Red Fox Outdoor Equipment is organizing the Red Fox Adventure Race again to test out its products. The contest involved several teams of four or two athletes who spent up to 72 hours to cover a distance of 395 kilometers running, climbing and moving with a mountain bike and a ...
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Camp has announced the promotion of Adrien Nonglaton to general...
Camp has announced the promotion of Adrien Nonglaton to general manager of Camp France. He replaces Pascal Ducros, who had been at the helm of the French branch since 2000. Ducros will be retiring at the beginning of May. Nonglaton has worked alongside Ducros for 12 years as commercial manager ...
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John Twomey, former regional sales manager at Adidas in Ireland,...
John Twomey, former regional sales manager at Adidas in Ireland, has reportedly been appointed manager in charge of European distributor sales and marketing at Cascade Designs, the holding company for Thermarest, MSR, Platypus, Sealline and PackTowl. Apart from nearly ten years at Adidas, Twomey has held various sales and marketing ...
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Three founders of Addnature, a predominantly online outdoor retailer controlled...
Three founders of Addnature, a predominantly online outdoor retailer controlled by Internetstores, have acquired a stake in Isbjörn of Sweden, a supplier of outdoor apparel for children. The shareholding was bought by Mathias Hedström, Klas Berggren and Martin Larsson, who have jointly become Isbjörn's third-largest shareholder. Hedström joined Isbjörn as ...
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Whitby & Co. has added the exclusive distribution of Smith's...
Whitby & Co. has added the exclusive distribution of Smith's sharpeners in the U.K. and Ireland to its portfolio, which includes Klean Kanteen, Leatherman, Opinel and Nite Ize
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Amazon is acting as a sponsor of Tough Mudder as...
Amazon is acting as a sponsor of Tough Mudder as the “official online retailer” for this year's North American events. Besides its presence on the sites of the contests, it will have a dedicated website with new videos and contents on training, post-training, nutrition and recovery.
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Julbo is partnering with local sporting goods stores across France...
Julbo is partnering with local sporting goods stores across France for Women's Vision, a tour which will offer around 30 women the possibility to run with a coach while testing the brand's eyewear. The participants will be accompanied by Nolwenn Faivre, a running coach who was born in France's Jura ...
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U.S. outdoor industry worried about national monuments
The protection of national monuments again mobilized several leading stakeholders in the U.S. outdoor industry last month, after the Trump administration signed an order to review the status of more than two dozen national monuments.The order relates to national monuments of at least 100,000 acres that were designated from the ...
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Hydro Flask grows by 7.6% in Q4
Hydro Flask raised its sales by 7.6 percent in the fourth quarter ended Feb. 28, said its new parent company, Helen of Troy, offsetting declines in the core business of its drinkware division. It also made a positive contribution to its gross margin, and it delivered a strong operating profit.Higher ...
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Scarpa has signed up as a sponsor of the 14th...
Scarpa has signed up as a sponsor of the 14th edition of the Melloblocco, which is believed to be the biggest international bouldering contest. It will be held in two valleys near Sondrio, in Northern Italy, from May 11 to 14.
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Jackson Standefer, a 14-year-old boy, died on April 15 in...
Jackson Standefer, a 14-year-old boy, died on April 15 in the Grand Canyon National Park while accompanying his mother, Julie Standefer, and his step-grandmother, Lou-Ann Merrell, in the search for latter's husband, Randy Merrell, a maker of customized boots who helped in the establishment of the Merrell Boot Company in ...
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Compass Diversified (Codi) reported that two of its companies, 5.11...
Compass Diversified (Codi) reported that two of its companies, 5.11 Tactical and Liberty Safe, took bad debt reserve charges of $1.3 million and $1.4 million, respectively, in the first quarter of this year because of the bankruptcy of Gander Mountain, a U.S. retail chain that is now in liquidation proceedings. ...
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Royal Robbins will donate 10 percent of the proceeds obtained...
Royal Robbins will donate 10 percent of the proceeds obtained in April from its Hempline Collection to the “We Keep it Wild” campaign of The Conservation Alliance
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