All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 12, Issue 17-18 – Page 5
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Woolrich, the American outdoor brand, has opened a new flagship...
Woolrich, the American outdoor brand, has opened a new flagship store in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. Designed by the architect Andrea Caputo, and located at 121 Wooster Street, the store measures 4,000 square feet and its layout is modular. The variety of possible configurations makes it suitable ...
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Yeti, the big American brand of coolers and drinkware that...
Yeti, the big American brand of coolers and drinkware that wants to make its mark in Europe and other foreign markets, is suing Chilly Moose and Schombert Sheet Metal in the West Texas District Court for selling counterfeits of many of its own products, including the Rambler tumbler and mug, ...
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Oase Outdoor has amalgamated the functions of its former sales...
Oase Outdoor has amalgamated the functions of its former sales directors for the U.K. and Continental Europe, Simon Roberts and Dennis Hvam, who have left the company. Their roles have been reassigned to Gert Johansson, who has been appointed to the new position of sales director at the Danish group. ...
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Bridgedale, already on the Recommended Kit List for the past...
Bridgedale, already on the Recommended Kit List for the past 11 years for its socks, has signed a new three-year contract with the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofEA). Taking effect on Sept. 1, the contract expands the list to all of the sock models in Bridgedale's Hike category, as well ...
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Italy’s Sport Alliance invests in the outdoor sector
Following the lead of Sport 2000 Germany, which has many specialty outdoor retail members belonging to its Outdoor Profis division, Sport Alliance, the Italian licensee of Sport 2000 International, has set up three “sub-buying groups” for outdoor & ski, running and cycling as part of a new category management program. ...
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Vollebak has launched the Plant and Algae T-shirt, made from...
Vollebak has launched the Plant and Algae T-shirt, made from fiber sourced from certified eucalyptus, beech and spruce forests, and featuring a green rectangular design on the front developed from algae
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Naturkompaniet has signed an agreement to purchase next April the...
Naturkompaniet has signed an agreement to purchase next April the Gävle Adventure Store, run by one of its franchisees in the Swedish town of Uddevalla, according to Sportfack magazine. The store's founder, Esa Kuosku, will continue part-time with the store after 25 years of management. Naturkompaniet has also decided to ...
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VF Corp. has once again held its “Purpose Days” program....
VF Corp. has once again held its “Purpose Days” program. During the week of Sept. 9, some 500 employees in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) have been volunteering their time for various activities to support their communities. Working with non-profit organizations, the American lifestyle company, which owns many ...
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After taking over the distribution for Deuter in China, the...
After taking over the distribution for Deuter in China, the Schwan-Stabilo Group has set up a subsidiary for its Ortovox brand in France, called Schwan Stabilo Outdoor. As of Sept. 1, Alizés Montagne is no longer Ortovox' distributor in the country. Deuter will continue to work in the French market ...
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Keen and Sherpa Adventure Gear have joined forces on a...
Keen and Sherpa Adventure Gear have joined forces on a new edition of their Innate travel boot for men and women for the autumn/winter 2019 season, which follows a similar release for spring 2019. The new product is PCF-free and uses premium nubuck leather certified by the Leather Working Group. ...
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Adidas Outdoor has beefed up its marketing department with the...
Adidas Outdoor has beefed up its marketing department with the appointment of Sonja Michels as manager of European brand communications, responsible for the Adidas Terrex brand the Five Ten sub-brand. She has produced adventure films for Globetrotter, Deuter and other brands. She has also been working for the annual European ...
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The Microfibre Consortium (TMC), the non-profit organization addressing the need...
The Microfibre Consortium (TMC), the non-profit organization addressing the need for a better understanding of microfiber pollution, has welcomed three new members. The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC), Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and Textile Exchange have signed up as research and TMC's affiliate members. Other strategic ...
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Vasque has reshuffled its marketing team and added several new...
Vasque has reshuffled its marketing team and added several new positions to help transform the American outdoor shoe brand and get closer to the people who wear its shoes. Joe Peters has been named marketing director. He has a wealth of retail and brand experience and was in demand planning ...
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McTrek, the German-based outdoor retail chain acquired by the AS...
McTrek, the German-based outdoor retail chain acquired by the AS Adventure Group in mid-2017, has appointed Marc Rietbrock to the newly created position of marketing and omni-channel manager. The 51-year-old manager reports directly to Dominik Poley, chief executive of McTrek. Rietbrock comes with 20 years of experience in e-commerce and ...
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Jack Wolfskin, which was recently acquired by Callaway Golf Co....
Jack Wolfskin, which was recently acquired by Callaway Golf Co. at the end of last year, has appointed Diana Seung as general manager for its North American subsidiary in Salt Lake City. She was previously executive vice president of merchandising at Backcountry.com. She also worked as vice president of e-commerce ...
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Tenson has hired Fredrik Abrahamsson to oversee the company's sales...
Tenson has hired Fredrik Abrahamsson to oversee the company's sales and marketing efforts to reboot and rejuvenate the 70-year-old outdoor fashion brand. Abrahamsson, who took on the role this month, co-founded a sports fashion and lifestyle brand, WearColour, in 2010 and held previous positions at Oakley, Burton, Hurley and Eastpak. ...
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A total of 80 exhibitors from ten countries on three...
A total of 80 exhibitors from ten countries on three continents have signed up to participate in the first edition of the new Salon de l'Escalade (Climbing Trade Show), which will be held on Nov. 15-17 at Le Double-Mixte in the French city of Villeurbanne, just outside Lyon. Its organizers ...
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Jennifer Ridgeway, 69, a three-decade veteran at Patagonia credited with...
Jennifer Ridgeway, 69, a three-decade veteran at Patagonia credited with creating the outdoor brand's aesthetic, has died at home in Ojia, California. She had been suffering from pancreatic cancer. Ridgeway was hired by Patagonia's marketing department in 1973 and wrote copy for its catalogs. She then became the company's first ...
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Canada Goose has opened a 400-meter branded store on Milan's...
Canada Goose has opened a 400-meter branded store on Milan's 10 Via della Siga, its second in Europe after London and its 15th worldwide. Set in the heart of Milan's luxury shopping district, the shop covers two floors and, like the brand's other stores, has a cold room that allows ...
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Patagonia is launching a new European website on Sept. 25...
Patagonia is launching a new European website on Sept. 25 for its Patagonia Works program, which has already found numerous adepts in the U.S. The program will list a series of initiatives that customers can take in their own countries to do something for the environment, making donations or participating ...
