All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 11, Issue 20-21 – Page 3
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Strong attendance at the EOS
This year's European Outdoor Summit (EOS), which was held in the Swedish town of Malmö across from Denmark on Sept. 19-20, attracted a total of 305 delegates from 21 countries. The biggest contingent of 86 attendees naturally came from Sweden, which was followed by Germany, the U.K., Switzerland, Italy, the ...
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The Outdoor Industry Association of the U.S. is protesting the...
The Outdoor Industry Association of the U.S. is protesting the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on half of all Chinese imports. The tariffs, intended to strengthen the U.S. position in trade negotiations with China, will apply to some $200 billion in goods. As China is the ...
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Victorinox, the Swiss-based maker of the famous Swiss Army knife,...
Victorinox, the Swiss-based maker of the famous Swiss Army knife, and Armasuisse, the military procurement agency for Switzerland, have settled their dispute over the rights to the trade name “Swiss Military” in the U.S. In particular, the settlement gives Armasuisse exclusive rights to market fragrances there under the “Swiss Military” ...
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The board of the European Outdoor Group approved the appointment...
The board of the European Outdoor Group approved the appointment of a new secretary general on the eve of the European Outdoor Summit in Malmö last month. The person's name is not being made public yet. He or she will become operational at the beginning of next year, replacing Mark ...
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The Mammut Sports Group has appointed Kris Kustler, formerly Swiss...
The Mammut Sports Group has appointed Kris Kustler, formerly Swiss managing director of the company, as managing director of Mammut North America, with immediate effect. The appointment follows the sudden departure of Joe Prebich after only about six months in the post. Mammut said the separation was made “professionally,” but ...
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Cascade Designs has appointed Dave McDonald as senior vice president...
Cascade Designs has appointed Dave McDonald as senior vice president and chief operations officer (COO), to supervise the supply chain, manufacturing, logistics and distribution. McDonald was previously president at Lakeside Metal Specialties, an international sourcing and manufacturing services firm, after leadership functions at several other public, private and family-owned companies. ...
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Haglöfs has appointed a new global product manager, Paul Cosrove,...
Haglöfs has appointed a new global product manager, Paul Cosrove, who was most recently the apparel category manager at Berghaus. He took office on Oct. 15, reporting to Carsten Unbehaun, the former Asics manager who became the company's new chief executive in January.
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VF Corp. has announced that it has chosen Denver for...
VF Corp. has announced that it has chosen Denver for its new global headquarters. Building renovations are scheduled to start early next year with a completion date in early 2020. The new 285,000-square-foot headquarters will be located in the Lower Downtown, or LoDo, district, Denver's oldest neighborhood and the home ...
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Moncler has announced the opening of two pop-up stores in...
Moncler has announced the opening of two pop-up stores in New York and Tokyo on Oct. 4, to mark the launch of “The House of Genius,” a new concept store for its Genius collections. The two concept stores are interactive spaces, enlivened by special activities and designed to establish close ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) has announced the shortlist...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) has announced the shortlist of the projects that will be taking part in the next public online vote for funding, many of which still needing nominators, the association said. Nominations, which will be taken on a first-come first-served basis, involve no money, just an ...
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Ternua has announced a new initiative to help save whales....
Ternua has announced a new initiative to help save whales. The outdoor brand said it is channeling plastic waste from recycled bottles and other post-industrial waste products into the raw material for its spring/summer 2019 collection of travel accessories and backpacks. Plastic waste typically ends up in the ocean and ...
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Snowleader, the French omni-channel retailer based in Annecy, has partnered...
Snowleader, the French omni-channel retailer based in Annecy, has partnered with a publisher, Nivéales, to produce a magazine on mountaineering. The 52-page magazine will be packed in with all the information of Snowleader's offerings online and be available free of charge at its brick-and-mortar stores. The initiative aims to inspire ...
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Vibram North America has announced that Michael Gionfriddo will retire...
Vibram North America has announced that Michael Gionfriddo will retire as the company's president and chief executive effective Dec. 31, and that Fabrizio Gamberini has been hired as the new president of the U.S. operation. Also, the company has announced that Richard Riegel, currently a member of U.S. company's board ...
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Altra has also released an ultrarunning documentary on its Altra...
Altra has also released an ultrarunning documentary on its Altra Running YouTube channel. The 22-minute video, called “Balance,” profiles Nicole Kalogeropoulos Bitter, Kyle Pietari and Cory Reese as they train for and compete in the grueling Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run. While striving to cross the same finish line, the ...
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Kathmandu is all set for international expansion
Kathmandu, the New Zealand outdoor retailer, has sharply improved its profit margin for the full year to the end of July and is projecting more international growth after its acquisition of the Oboz footwear brand earlier this year.Kathmandu's sales jumped by 11.7 percent to 497.4 million New Zealand dollars (€284.2m-$327.6m). ...
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Austria is the first country to cover all its regions...
Austria is the first country to cover all its regions with the Recco SAR helicopter detector for the search and rescue of missing people in the outdoors. The detectors are now available at four bases of the Austrian Air Traffic Police. Every year, between 500 and 600 people are reported ...
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Tough Mudder has announced a new multi-year partnership with Alanic...
Tough Mudder has announced a new multi-year partnership with Alanic as the official apparel partner of the race. Tough Mudder is a series of 16-19 km obstacle courses – mud run events designed by British Special Forces to test the mental as well as physical strength of participants.
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L-Gam Advisors, a company based in Luxembourg, has struck an...
L-Gam Advisors, a company based in Luxembourg, has struck an agreement to buy a majority stake in Woolrich International. The sellers are the Rich family, which owned the Woolrich brand, and WP Lavori in Corso, the brand's long-time licensee and distributor based in Italy that became the majority shareholder in ...
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Revo has partnered with Bear Grylls, the British adventurer and...
Revo has partnered with Bear Grylls, the British adventurer and television personality, on a line of co-branded sunglasses targeting active people. The collection features the signature Revo lenses, which are said to offer an optimal visual experience for outdoor enthusiasts. The line of sunglasses is due for a pre-launch in ...
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Scarpa, Lowa, Mammut, Dolomite, Dynafit and Kailas have adopted Vibram's...
Scarpa, Lowa, Mammut, Dolomite, Dynafit and Kailas have adopted Vibram's new Litebase technology for their spring/summer 2019 footwear lines after a positive exclusive trial with 20,000 pairs of shoes sold by Scarpa for the spring/summer 2018 season. Salming has introduced a model for the current season. The Litebase sole, which ...
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