All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 11, Issue 7-8
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Thule started the year well
The Swedish group's sales went up by 5.5 percent on a currency-neutral basis in the first quarter of 2018, driven by a 9.1 percent increase in Europe and other parts of the world outside the Americas. The Thule Group's operating margin (Ebit) improved by 0.5 percentage points from the year-ago ...
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Tight trade show schedule in January
The winter edition of Outdoor Retailer (OR) is to take place in Denver and in conjunction with the Snow Show around the end of January for each of the next four years – ending just two days before the scheduled start of Ispo Munich in 2019. Some companies struggled with ...
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JD targets more integration of outdoor stores
The outdoor division of the JD Sports Fashion group sharply raised its operating profit margin for the fiscal year to Feb. 3, and the company wants to take more advantage of its infrastructure to enhance the performance of Go Outdoors. The division's sales more than doubled to £416.4 million (€474.1m-$574.0m) ...
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Gore-Tex will the sponsoring this year's OutDoor Party at the...
Gore-Tex will the sponsoring this year's OutDoor Party at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen on July 19. It will also sponsor each day a new OutDoor Networking Lounge in the atrium next to the West Entrance of the fair, with comfortable fixtures and seating facilities for business discussions and a ...
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WakaWaka goes public
WakaWaka, the Dutch-based supplier of solar power banks, solar-powered lamps and other solar-powered solutions that we have already talked about extensively (Compass Vol. 10 N° 24+25 of Dec. 19, 2017 etc.), said it is the first European Benefit Corporation to go public, hoping to raise €2.5 million through an equity ...
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Newell may get out of the outdoor sector
The proxy fight for Newell Brands' control is over, but there is strong speculation among financial analysts that the new board of directors that will come out of it will authorize the divestiture of Coleman, Marmot Mountain, Pure Fishing, Shakespeare and other brands in its outdoor group. These brands previously ...
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Hi-Tec moves to a full licensing structure
International Brands Group (IBG) has obtained a licensing agreement to sell footwear under the Hi-Tec brand in Latin America, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific as part of a restructuring plan for the brand's distribution. This Dutch entity is very familiar with the Hi-Tec business since it was established by Ed ...
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Snowleader, the French online retailer of outdoor and winter sports...
Snowleader, the French online retailer of outdoor and winter sports products, has opened its third physical store in Lyon
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Pitti Uomo, the international menswear fair taking place in Florence...
Pitti Uomo, the international menswear fair taking place in Florence next June 21-23, will feature a new exhibition showcasing contemporary outdoor style trends. Called “I Go Out – Outdoor meets Fashion, Fashion meets Outdoor,” it will present 30 selected firms. The list has not yet been finalized, according to a ...
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The OutDoor show is offering a new opportunity to experience...
The OutDoor show is offering a new opportunity to experience a “microadventure” in the region of Friedrichshafen to a limited number of participants during the afternoon, the evening and the night before the start of the exhibition at 9 AM on Sunday, June 16. They will not be able to ...
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Registration is open for the European Outdoor Summit (EOS) scheduled...
Registration is open for the European Outdoor Summit (EOS) scheduled to take place in Malmö, Sweden, on Sept. 19 and 20 under the theme “The Outdoor Industry – A Progressive Business Sector.” The focus will be on the digitalization of the supply chain and other aspects of the sectors including ...
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Nemo Equipment says it has launched a new website designed...
Nemo Equipment says it has launched a new website designed to inspire and enable great outdoor experiences and help adventurers to select the best gear for their journey. Visitors to the website can browse for Nemo's products by activity and find a store where they can purchase them. A logbook ...
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Eagle Creek is strengthening its European sales structure with the...
Eagle Creek is strengthening its European sales structure with the appointment of Björn Jansen to the new position of sales manager for European wholesale, directly reporting to Oliver Messing, executive managing director for Eagle Creek Europe. The 34-year-old comes from Uhlsport, where he served as international area sales manager for ...
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Hydro Flask continues to grow
New product introductions by the Hydro Flask and OXO brands helped the housewares segment of Helen of Troy to raise its revenues by 13.4 percent to $116.6 million in the fourth quarter of its financial year, ended Feb. 28. Other positive factors were an increase in online sales, incremental distribution ...
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Hoka One One continues to invest heavily in sponsorships. It...
Hoka One One continues to invest heavily in sponsorships. It has just signed on as the official running shoe for Ironman North America and Ironman Europe. Meanwhile, Franco Collè, the Italian ultrarunner who won the Tor Des Géants race in 2014, has joined Hoka One One's team of sponsored athletes. ...
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Hoka One One has opened a pop-up concession until May...
Hoka One One has opened a pop-up concession until May 6 in the men's shoe department for the Selfridges flagship store on Oxford Street in London
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Meindl has a new concept store in the Swedish town...
Meindl has a new concept store in the Swedish town of Östersund, addressing a population that is interested in the outdoor and hunting because of the surrounding mountains and forests. Operated by the brand's Swedish agent, Moxter, the store offers customers services like boot repair and sole replacements.
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Thule has opened a new concept store in Stockholm....
Thule has opened a new concept store in Stockholm. The store is located on the city's central shopping street, the Kungsgatan, where neighbors include the likes of The North Face, Fjällräven, Haglöfs and Norrøna, among others. The store allows the company to showcase its entire range of its transportation ...
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Columbia grows the most in Europe
Out of all the regions where Columbia Sportswear operates, Europe recorded the largest revenue growth in the first quarter of 2018, helping the U.S. outdoor group to post record profits and margins. Continuing the strong performance registered during the fourth quarter of last year, sales soared in the first three ...
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Chris Packham is launching his new clothing range exclusively with...
Chris Packham is launching his new clothing range exclusively with Cotswold Outdoor. Packham is an English naturalist, TV presenter, photographer and award-winning environmental campaigner. The range for men, women and children includes jackets, fleeces and trousers. Each jacket in the collection has an inscription on the yoke which reads: “Love ...
