All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 11, Issue 9-10 – Page 2
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Some brands say good-bye to Friedrichshafen
Messe Friedrichshafen put online the list of exhibitors at next month's OutDoor show a few days ago. A quick look indicates that at least a few big brands that still showed at the 2017 edition of the leading European outdoor trade show will not be there for its 25th and ...
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Vista Outdoor’s shares tumble as it lets go of several brands
Shares of Vista Outdoor tumbled by 13.1 percent after the company issued a weak outlook for the coming year and announced plans to divest a number of brands, including Vista's Sports Protection brands, such as Bell, Giro and Blackburn, Jimmy Styks paddle boards and Savage and Stevens firearms. The management ...
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Newell Brands plans to divest Pure Fishing, a division of...
Newell Brands plans to divest Pure Fishing, a division of the former Jarden Corporation that groups numerous brands including Berkley, Abu Garcia, Penn and Shakespeare, joining Rawlings on the selling block. It will also seek a buyer for Jostens, among other assets in other sectors. Together, they represent about 35 ...
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Patrol Oy, the Finnish distributor of Fischer, has bought the...
Patrol Oy, the Finnish distributor of Fischer, has bought the One Way Sport brand of poles. The acquisition doesn't include the rights to the brand in China, which are owned by 361 Degrees. Meanwhile, Nordic Sports Consulting has started distributing the poles of Exel in Germany and Austria, according to ...
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The Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, commonly known as UTMB,...
The Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, commonly known as UTMB, will also be staged in the Sultanate of Oman. The new 137-km trail running race will involve 300 participants from various countries, starting next Nov. 29, at a time of the year when temperatures reach a maximum of 25 degrees ...
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Lenzing, Birla Cellulose and Isko have signed up as new...
Lenzing, Birla Cellulose and Isko have signed up as new contributors of the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) group. The three new contributors bring the total number to 95, comprising three categories: 24 signatory brands, 56 value chain affiliates and 15 associates. All the three new contributors will join ...
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Messe München, which won the bid to host the European...
Messe München, which won the bid to host the European OutDoor show from 2019 on just before the Ispo Munich show last January, is inviting industry professionals to register to attend free of charge a conference in Munich on June 27 to introduce the new concept of the fair, which ...
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Clarus records better-than-expected sales
Clarus Corporation, the parent company of Black Diamond and Sierra Bullets, posted revenues for the first quarter that exceeded analysts' expectations, led by its ammunition and apparel segments.The group paid $79 million last September for Sierra Bullets, a highly profitable U.S. firm whose proprietary manufacturing process is said to give ...
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Bergfreunde expands profitably
Its response to shifting consumer behaviors and the growth of the European outdoor market were described by Bergfreunde as two key factors behind a 33 percent sales increase to €66.65 million last year, spread between eleven European countries.The German-based online retailer added three websites last year, as it launched its ...
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Lowa nears three million pairs before the boss’ departure
After running the Lowa group for 25 years, Werner Riethmann announced that he is preparing to hand over its operational leadership, while reporting on a buoyant year that saw the German-based outdoor footwear company's sales leap by 11 percent to €163 million.Riethmann intends to gradually transfer the operational leadership of ...
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Sport Hansa has become the U.S. distributor for Laguiole Honré...
Sport Hansa has become the U.S. distributor for Laguiole Honré Durant, the French brand of knives, in the outdoor, boutique, gift and jewelry retailing channels. Sport Hansa, which specializes in the sale of authentic European outdoor brands, already markets the products of other European producers such as Helle, Hultafors, Hults ...
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Perfect Descent, a world leader in auto-belays for speed climbing...
Perfect Descent, a world leader in auto-belays for speed climbing distributed by Aerial Adventure Technologies, has become the exclusive partner of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) for its devices. The brand, which had already been selected by the IFSC in 2016 to provide a more secure and fair ...
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The Other business segment of Asics Corporation, which refers to...
The Other business segment of Asics Corporation, which refers to the Haglöfs brand, managed an income of ¥197 million (€1.5m-$1.8m) for the first quarter ended March 31. The brand's sales increased by 12.6 percent to ¥2,981 million (€23.3m-$27.2m), up by 7.2 percent in constant currencies. Apparel sales moved up by 5.8 ...
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Arc'teryx, Hoka One One, Danner, Diemme, Filson, Goldwin, Mountain Research,...
Arc'teryx, Hoka One One, Danner, Diemme, Filson, Goldwin, Mountain Research, Reda, Slam, Teva and Woolrich will be among the 30-odd brands participating in I Go Out, a new forest-inspired section of the Pitti Uomo fair in Florence that will explore the urban outdoor concept, combining style, performance and sustainability at ...
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Gregory appoints a European general manager
The Samsonite group is reinforcing the sales infrastructure for the Gregory brand by creating the position of European general manager. This will be taken up from the start of June by Lars Föll, in an internal move. Föll is marketing and sales director in Europe for Tumi, a more upmarket ...
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Jimmy Reynolds was appointed international director for the Regatta and...
Jimmy Reynolds was appointed international director for the Regatta and Dare2B brands earlier this year, following the departure of Laurent Houlier. Reynolds previously spent nearly six years with the Pentland group, as multi-channel business director for Speedo International and then interim group digital director for Pentland Brands. He has dealt ...
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Osprey Packs has appointed new managers in the U.S., while...
Osprey Packs has appointed new managers in the U.S., while elevating Chris Graham, the company's vice president of innovation, to the position of senior vice president of product. The new managers hired by Osprey are Ed Gavin, vice president of operations; Michael Meyer, director of design; and Guillaume Schweitzer, director ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Michael Richardson, a former executive at...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Michael Richardson, a former executive at Gap, as its new vice-president for global merchandising. The appointment is effective immediately. Richardson has 30 years of retail experience. Most recently, he was Gap's vice-president of franchise product. At Gap, he spent around 20 years. His background also includes ...
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Patrick Schmollinger has been appointed to the newly created position...
Patrick Schmollinger has been appointed to the newly created position of country manager for the German market at Schöffel. Previously, the 44-year-old worked as sales manager for Schöffel. He will continue as sales manager, but will also be responsible for trade marketing, stationary and digital services as well as communication ...
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Aquafil and Genomatica have announced the creation of Project Effective,...
Aquafil and Genomatica have announced the creation of Project Effective, a new initiative to increase the adoption of sustainable materials. The new multi stakeholder collaboration aims to produce more sustainable fibers and plastics for commercial use by using renewable feedstocks and bio-based technologies. Project Effective extends across the entire product ...
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