All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 11, Issue 17-18 – Page 3

  • News briefs

    Michele Graglia, the 35-year-old Italian trail running champion, has agreed...

    2018-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Michele Graglia, the 35-year-old Italian trail running champion, has agreed to endorse La Sportiva. Graglia can boast that he is the first runner in the world to have won the hottest ultra-marathon, Badwater 135, and the coldest one, the Yukon Artic Ultra. Covering 135 miles from Death Valley to Mount ...

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    Almost 300 delegates are already booked for the European Outdoor...

    2018-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Almost 300 delegates are already booked for the European Outdoor Summit (EOS) taking place on Sept. 19 and 20 in Malmö, Sweden. John Straw, a senior adviser to Mckinsey and IBM Watson IoT, will be the opening keynote speaker .He will discuss the opportunities and the risks stemming for our ...

  • News briefs

    Outdoor Edge Cutlery Corp., the 30-year-old American supplier of knives...

    2018-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Outdoor Edge Cutlery Corp., the 30-year-old American supplier of knives and other tools based in Denver, has appointed three new top managers. Kirk Nichols is the new export manager, Michael Egan serves as hardware sales manager and Jonathan Stahlmann as key account sales manager. Nichols has joined the company after ...

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    The VF Foundation has announced a $1 million donation to...

    2018-08-30T00:00:00Z

    The VF Foundation has announced a $1 million donation to the Outdoor Foundation to help reverse the decline in American families getting outdoors. The Outdoor Foundation is a non-profit organization established by the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) to inspire and grow future generations of outdoor enthusiasts. As part of its ...

  • Article

    ACT for the Outdoors raises €48,000 for the environment

    2018-08-30T00:00:00Z

    ACT for the Outdoors is a new program initiated by Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the French outdoor sports industry cluster, intended to mobilize outdoor businesses to contribute to the preservation of the environment and promote the development of outdoor practices in a sustainable development approach in the sector. According to ...

  • Short stops

    Hydro Flask has donated $80,000 to The Conservation Alliance in...

    2018-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Hydro Flask has donated $80,000 to The Conservation Alliance in the U.S. from the proceeds of an annual garage sale event