All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 12, Issue 1-2 – Page 4
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The Leatherman Tool Group, maker of multipurpose tools, has announced...
The Leatherman Tool Group, maker of multipurpose tools, has announced the launch of its first ambassador program. The different ambassadors represent a large range of interests, from photography to film-making, cooking, traveling and more. The ambassadors will collaborate with the Oregon-based company on product innovation and testing, as well as ...
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La Sportiva has announced a three-year partnership with the Italian...
La Sportiva has announced a three-year partnership with the Italian Sports Climbing Federation (Fasi) that makes the Italian company Fasi's technical sponsor. The partnership is meant to accompany Italian climbers and paraclimbers on their road to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. La Sportiva will be providing all 170 athletes ...
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Karpos has announced Matteo Della Bordella as a new brand...
Karpos has announced Matteo Della Bordella as a new brand ambassador. Della Bordella, an expert mountaineer, is the president of the Ragni di Lecco, the legendary mountaineering club that was founded back in 1946, based in Lecco, Italy. The partnership with Karpos will also see Della Bordella involved in testing ...
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Amundsen Sports doubles turnover
In 2018, Norway's Amundsen Sports doubled its turnover and had its best results ever, according to Sportfack. Sales for the year totaled 36 million Norwegian Krone (€3.7m-$4.3m), with the demand from Europe and the U.S. on the rise. Roughly half of the company's online sales of NOK 6 million (€0.6m-$0.7m) ...
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Eastpak, the American backpack brand owned by VF Corp., is...
Eastpak, the American backpack brand owned by VF Corp., is releasing a four-piece line developed in collaboration with White Mountaineering, the Japanese apparel brand. The line includes a redesign of the company's classic backpack (starting at €170) and a travel bag that harks back to sports accessories from the 1990s ...
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Salomon is partnering with Aravaipa, an American organizer of trail...
Salomon is partnering with Aravaipa, an American organizer of trail and endurance races to co-sponsor 26 races in the Southwestern U.S.
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Amy Beck will become president of Oboz/Kathmandu North America, based...
Amy Beck will become president of Oboz/Kathmandu North America, based in Bozeman, Montana, on April 1. Beck has been vice president of North American sales at Smartwool, in Colorado, for almost eight years and previously held an executive post at another brand owned by VF Corp., Lucy Activewear (Lucy has ...
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Altra has signed up Amelia Boone as a new member...
Altra has signed up Amelia Boone as a new member of its Elite Team. Boone is a world champion obstacle course racer and a winner of the Spartan Race World and Toughest Mudder championships. In addition to being a professional athlete in the ultrarunning world, she also works as a ...
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Ermenegildo Zegna, the premium Italian brand of menswear, has already...
Ermenegildo Zegna, the premium Italian brand of menswear, has already put out very protective and expensive overcoats with a good design, using technical materials like Thermore. It is now going for a sportier look in its branded clothing as well as in its footwear, trying to be more original than ...
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The EU has launched its Circular Plastics Alliance
The European Commission has launched an alliance of key industry stakeholders across the full plastics value chain as part of its efforts to accelerate Europe's transition toward a circular economy. The Circular Plastics Alliance is meant to stimulate the reduction of plastics littering and increase the share of recycled plastics, ...
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At the beginning of this year, Hanwag appointed Albrecht Volz...
At the beginning of this year, Hanwag appointed Albrecht Volz to the new position of country manager for Germany. Thomas Gröber, chief executive of Hanwag, has until now been responsible for the German market. Volz has worked for Hanwag since 2013. He spent four years as a sales representative and ...
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Houdini Sportswear is launching the new Power Air Houdi, a...
Houdini Sportswear is launching the new Power Air Houdi, a fleece jacket that is said to shed only a fraction of the fibers that conventional fleece sheds. The product, which is being launched today, is the result of an innovation project in collaboration with Polartec. The fleece jacket uses the ...
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The ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Program, which aims to eliminate...
The ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Program, which aims to eliminate the discharge of hazardous chemicals in the textile and footwear value chain, has expanded its list of contributors with four new companies: Eurodye-CTC, a Belgian manufacturer of textiles; Centrocot SpA, an Italian testing service; the Japan Textile Products Quality and ...
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The NPD Group has signed an agreement with SportsOneSource (SOS)...
The NPD Group has signed an agreement with SportsOneSource (SOS) to acquire assets relating to the company's SSI Data POS Sports and Outdoor tracking business. The transaction is expected to close on April 1. SOS will no longer be in the sports retail data tracking business, but will continue to ...
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Yeti raises its guidance after a strong quarter
The American supplier of coolers and other outdoor equipment is doing better than expected since its recent listing on the stock exchange. Yeti Holdings' shares jumped by 14 percent after it published its second quarterly earnings as a public company. The strong preliminary results led Yeti to raise its full-year ...
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Peter Novak has been appointed president of Sherpa Adventure Gear,...
Peter Novak has been appointed president of Sherpa Adventure Gear, maker of outdoor apparel and accessories, and plans to grow the brand in North America. Novak is coming off nine years – first as head of national accounts, more recently as vice president of sales – with 5.11 Tactical, which ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has upgraded its campus, adding a new fitness...
Wolverine Worldwide has upgraded its campus, adding a new fitness facility as well as a day care and dog care services
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Adidas is adding an ultrarunner, Tom Evans, to its...
Adidas is adding an ultrarunner, Tom Evans, to its Terrex trail running team
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In order to facilitate its acquisition by Anta Sports Products...
In order to facilitate its acquisition by Anta Sports Products and other investors, Amer Sports amended its statutes at a previously planned extraordinary shareholders meeting on Jan. 23. A clause on a shareholder's obligation to redeem shares was removed. Also, the members of the board of directors will no longer ...
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Kavu, a Seattle-based maker of outdoor apparel and other accessories,...
Kavu, a Seattle-based maker of outdoor apparel and other accessories, including the Strap Cap and the Rope Bag, will be exhibiting at this year's Ispo Munich show, on Feb. 3-6, to seek distributors for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Benelux countries. It has just finalized deals for the U.K. and ...
