All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 12, Issue 13-14 – Page 2
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Peak Performance of Sweden has launched a collection designed by...
Peak Performance of Sweden has launched a collection designed by Ben Gorham, founder of Byredo, a Swedish brand of fragrances, leathergoods, eyewear and other items. In Peak Performance's view, “Possessions of My Soul” attempts to connect the urban and outdoor segments. It is a unisex outdoor collection made with technical ...
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Edelrid launched a new climbing rope, Swift Protect Pro Dry,...
Edelrid launched a new climbing rope, Swift Protect Pro Dry, at the OutDoor by Ispo show in Munich. According to the company, it is the first climbing rope with integrated cut protection. The Swift Protect Pro Dry climbing robe consists of aramid fibers, which increase the cut resistance of the ...
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The first edition of a new Salon de l'Escalade (Climbing...
The first edition of a new Salon de l'Escalade (Climbing Trade Show) will be held on Nov. 15-17 at Le Double-Mixte in the French city of Villeurbanne, just outside Lyon. Its organizers claim that it will be the first fair completely focusing on climbing in Europe. The show's first day, ...
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Nikwax, the specialist in waterproofing and cleaning products for technical outdoor...
Nikwax, the specialist in waterproofing and cleaning products for technical outdoor gear, has appointed Chris Field to the newly created position of commercial director. Nick Brown, chief executive, will be concentrating more on product development and accelerating the brand's sustainability projects. Brown previously oversaw the areas that Field will be taking ...
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Original Buff, the main entity of the Buff group, rounded...
Original Buff, the main entity of the Buff group, rounded off its most recent fiscal year, ended April 30, with sales of €38.4 million, up by 8 percent from 2017. The Barcelona-based group's consolidated sales, subsidiaries included, moved some six million units worldwide and brought in €48.5 million, up by ...
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Lowa, one of Tecnica Group's brands, will be a sponsor...
Lowa, one of Tecnica Group's brands, will be a sponsor of the Biathlon World Championships 2020, which starts on Feb. 12 in Antholz, Southern Tyrol. Lowa will supply the event's 1,500 volunteers with shoes and socks. In addition, Lowa recently announced that it is the new main sponsor of the International Four Day ...
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Hyosung, the owner of the Creora brand of elastane, has...
Hyosung, the owner of the Creora brand of elastane, has opened a technology center in South Korea to strengthen “quality management”
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Maier Sports was named “Outdoor Brand of the Year” by...
Maier Sports was named “Outdoor Brand of the Year” by the German Outdoormarkt magazine
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Mammut, the Swiss-based outdoor brand that is part of the...
Mammut, the Swiss-based outdoor brand that is part of the Conzzeta group, says it is aiming to eliminate poly-fluorinated chemicals (PFCs) from its entire product range by 2025. As part of this program, for spring/summer 2020, 65 percent of all sleeping bags will be PFC-free, compared with a ratio of 35 percent ...
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Black Diamond Equipment is partnering with The Boulder Field, a...
Black Diamond Equipment is partnering with The Boulder Field, a climbing and fitness center developer and operator based on the West Coast of the U.S., on a new bouldering competition series, called The Boulder Field Masters (TBF Masters). Black Diamond will be the keystone sponsor of the series. In 2019, ...
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Jack Wolfskin opened a temporary tech lab in Berlin during...
Jack Wolfskin opened a temporary tech lab in Berlin during the Berlin Fashion Week, on July 1-6. The aim was to attract a specialist audience during the event, as well as end consumers. The lab showcased the premium collection of the brand. Customers could purchase the products of the current ...
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Berg Outdoor goes out of the market
Portugal's Sonae Group ceased operations for its Berg Outdoor brand last month. Orders already taken for spring/summer 2019 were still delivered as planned, but there will be no further collections. The big Portuguese retail group had examined alternative strategies for the brand, which was created in 2002 as a private ...
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Hydro Flask benefits from new packs
Helen of Troy, the parent company of Hydro Flask, raised its outlook for the current financial year after a strong first quarter ended on May 31. It now expects sales in the range of $1,590 to $1,620 million, which would represent growth of 1.7 percent to 3.6 percent, up from ...
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Paul Connolly has become the new general manager of Cascade...
Paul Connolly has become the new general manager of Cascade Design's European business unit in Ireland
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Nemo, the outdoor gear design company based in New Hampshire,...
Nemo, the outdoor gear design company based in New Hampshire, has won several awards at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, the trade show which took place in Denver in June. Awards and recognitions included: Popular Mechanics - Editor's Choice, 2020 Sweepstake tent stake; Gear Institute - Best New Gear, 2020 ...
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Edelrid started to cooperate with Newseed, based in Rosenheim, three...
Edelrid started to cooperate with Newseed, based in Rosenheim, three months ago. Newseed uses the residue of Edelrid's production for its line of accessories and bags. Edelrid assumes that it will be able to save up about 12 tons of residue per year. The cooperation agreement is part of Edelrid's ...
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Many awards at the OutDoor by Ispo show
Vaude won two OutDoor by Ispo Gold Awards in July: one for its new, seamless Lizard 1-2 P Tent and one for its new Meglis Eco 700 SYN sleeping bag. At this year's OutDoor by Ispo show in Munich, the German-based outdoor company also won another award in the category ...
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Nordisk came first in the SOG Awards
At this year's OutDoor by Ispo show in Munich, the Scandinavian Outdoor Group named Nordisk as the overall winner of the traditional SOG Awards for the spring/summer 2020 season for its Midgard 9.2-square-meter tent. The Danish company's modular tent concept has been applied to four different tent sizes – 20 ...
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Kupilka, the Finnish producer that won the SOG award at...
Kupilka, the Finnish producer that won the SOG award at the Ispo 2019 show in Munich in the hardware category for its Firesteel 8 fire starter, which is made of natural fibers, signed a distribution agreement with New Heights for the U.K. two weeks ago. All of Kupilka's products are ...
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Dachstein has earned a Red Dot Award for its DS...
Dachstein has earned a Red Dot Award for its DS Iceland GTX winter boot with an invisible Gore-Tex membrane
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