All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 11, Issue 7-8 – Page 2
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A delegation from the Chinese province of GuiZhou led by...
A delegation from the Chinese province of GuiZhou led by its governor, Shen Yiquin, paid a visit earlier this month to the Italian city of Treviso and to the head office of the Tecnica Group to find ways to develop sports tourism, which represents 11 percent of its GDP. According ...
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Polygiene says that its former chief executive, Christian von Uthmann,...
Polygiene says that its former chief executive, Christian von Uthmann, has left the company. He had resigned the post in January, retaining a position as vice president of new venture and strategies, which has now been taken over by Peter Sjösten, chief commercial officer of Polygiene. In March, Polygiene said ...
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The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation has recognized...
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation has recognized Control Union and NSF International as its newest accepted certification standards, as Indicators of ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (ZDHC MRSL) Conformance. Control Union is the first certification body that certifies chemical products on all three ZDHC Conformance Levels. This ...
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CORRECTION : Jessica Mair, the new category manager for outdoor at...
CORRECTION : Jessica Mair, the new category manager for outdoor at Intersport International, actually reports to Mathias Klopfenstein, who is the general manager of winter & outdoor sports, covering also the bike sector. In turn, Klopfenstein reports to Markus Helbling, who is in charge of category management across the retail organization.
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Canada Goose is launching a new range of reflective rain...
Canada Goose is launching a new range of reflective rain jackets. Each jacket in the collection has a different birch bark print, inspired by the nature of British Columbia, which reflects in low light. The four styles in the range include the heavy-duty men's Harbour jacket and women's Trinity jacket, ...
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Columbia to buy out China joint venture
Columbia Sportswear and Swire Resources will part on friendly terms from their joint venture in China after Columbia stated its intention to acquire the remaining 40 percent in Columbia Sportswear Commercial (Shanghai).An amicable press release issued by Columbia and Swire states that Swire Resources will continue as the exclusive ...
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Digitization in the sports business is the central topic...
Digitization in the sports business is the central topic of the Ispo Academy Scandinavia, scheduled in Stockholm on April 17 and 18. The organizers said that specialists from Sweden and other countries will provide exclusive insights into the digital prospects of the industry at the two-day event. “Digital transformation ...
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Salomon builds up urban retail and road running
Salomon is raising its investments in retailing and the road running market after a sales increase of 1 percent to €861 million last year, up by 3 percent in constant currencies. The moves come amid significant cutbacks in distribution that have reduced footwear sales in the last months, as described ...
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Montane has teamed up with Melanie Windridge, the British physicist...
Montane has teamed up with Melanie Windridge, the British physicist and science communicator, on a project to reach the 8,848-meter Everest summit whilst showcasing career options for young people, especially girls and those from disadvantaged backgrounds, in science. Montane has supplied equipment and clothing for cold weather. The project, which ...
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Ellis Brigham stated it had new stores planned to take...
Ellis Brigham stated it had new stores planned to take it into “new geographies” as it reported a slight increase in turnover to £23.8 million (€27.0m-$32.7m) for the year until the end of June 2017, up from £23.2 million. The report filed for Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports shows that its gross ...
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Hoka One One, part of Deckers Brands, is teaming up...
Hoka One One, part of Deckers Brands, is teaming up with Outdoor Voices on the launch of a collaborative footwear range. The new capsule collection features Hoka's Clifton 4 running shoe, and will be available in three new colorways, including pale blush and mist green for women, and midnight navy ...
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YKK will remain a presenting sponsor of the Ispo Brandnew...
YKK will remain a presenting sponsor of the Ispo Brandnew section until 2021
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Tim Boyle, the chief executive of Columbia Sportswear, plans to...
Tim Boyle, the chief executive of Columbia Sportswear, plans to donate $1.5 million for the construction of a new homeless shelter in Portland. According to reports in The Oregonian/OregonLive, the 100-bed shelter and service center will be located on a property owned by the City of Portland under and next ...
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La Sportiva is gearing up for a big celebration of...
La Sportiva is gearing up for a big celebration of its 90th anniversary with a mega-event on May 23 in the city of Trento, which is said to be the Italian city with the highest number of people actively engaging in sports. A 20-meter boulder wall will be erected to ...
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Bergans’ chief executive resigns
Leif Holst-Liæker has resigned as chief executive at Bergans of Norway over disagreements with the board regarding the implementation of far-reaching strategic changes at the Norwegian outdoor brand.Holst-Liæker formally joined Bergans in December 2015, taking over the leadership from Ragnar Jensen, who retired after many years at the helm. As ...
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Crux Move has become the Italian distributor of VJ, a...
Crux Move has become the Italian distributor of VJ, a Finnish brand of trail running shoes specializing in orienteering
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Icebreaker is working on a water-soluble bio bag that would...
Icebreaker is working on a water-soluble bio bag that would act as a food source if eaten by a sea creature before decomposing, the New Zealand outdoor company announced as part of its investments in sustainability. As previously reported, Icebreaker has published a Transparency Report that is available on its ...
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The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) of the U.K. and the...
The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) of the U.K. and the European Outdoor Group have commentated positively about a campaign being launched by GP Batteries, a British producer of rechargeable batteries. Its “Recharge the Outdoors” campaign encourages consumers to recycle single-use disposable batteries and switch to eco-friendly rechargeable batteries. According to ...
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Fenix appoints European manager for Royal Robbins
Erik Tjerneld has been appointed as brand manager in Europe for Royal Robbins, after the U.S. outdoor travel brand was purchased by Fenix Outdoor International and the Swedish-based company put an end to a European distribution agreement with Bradshaw Taylor.Tjerneld was previously the brand manager for Tierra, another outdoor apparel ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Mary Ellen Glynn as director of...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Mary Ellen Glynn as director of corporate communications and Sara Bradshaw as corporate communications manager. Glynn comes from the public sector, where she worked, among other roles, as deputy press secretary and special assistant to President Bill Clinton and communications director for Ted Kulongoski, governor of ...
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