All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 12, Issue 23-24
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Oberalp has reported a record in the number of participants...
Oberalp has reported a record in the number of participants in its semi-annual sales meeting, which was held on Nov. 6 and 7 at Alpbach, in Austria, to present the new products under its Dynafit, Pomoca, Salewa and Wild Country brands for the autumn/winter 2020/21 season. They came from more ...
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Getting ready for Ispo
The Ispo group of trade shows is expected to announce some exciting new directions and projects in connection with next year s 50th anniversary of the Ispo trade show. Meanwhile, it is gearing up for interesting new editions of its Ispo Munich and Ispo Beijing shows early next year. From ...
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Higg Index modules get an update
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has announced two new Higg Facility Modules that, it says, will lessen the “audit fatigue” in measuring a factory's performance in terms of environmental and social sustainability. The new updated tools, which are part of the Higg Index, are the Higg Facility Environmental Module (Higg ...
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Timberland has stated that in the future it will be...
Timberland has stated that in the future it will be using leather from farms with sustainable pasture practices. Such practices foster the welfare of the animals, taking into account their herd instinct. They also reduce CO2 emissions, as lower use of grazing areas allows them to regenerate, bind more CO² ...
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Werner Marzin, the former president of Messe München who...
Werner Marzin, the former president of Messe München who helped turn Ispo into a global trade show, died on Oct. 14 at the age of 89. He spent 30 years with the company, which is owned by the state of Bavaria, after joining it at its very start in 1964. ...
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Schwan-Stabilo’s outdoor group is flattish
Continued double-digit growth at Ortovox and a slight increase at Gonso were insufficient to compensate for sales declines at Deuter and Maier Sports during the financial year ended on June 30. As a result, the Outdoor division of the Schwan-Stabilo group saw its total revenues fall slightly by 0.6 percent ...
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Outdoor and Fitness lift Garmin’s results
Garmin's revenues for the quarter ended on Sept. 30 reached a record level of $934 million, an increase of 15 percent over the quarter a year ago. The company has raised its outlook for the full-year as a result. In the fitness division, Garmin's sales climbed by 28 percent ...
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Timberland has opened its first “purpose-led” flagship store in...
Timberland has opened its first “purpose-led” flagship store in Europe at 5-7 Carnaby Street in London, following the opening of similar stores in Philadelphia and New York. The 2,594-square-foot store in London features living trees, a real green wall and other natural elements. The purpose is to combine nature with ...
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Splitboards Europe of Rosenheim, a town near Munich, Germany, has...
Splitboards Europe of Rosenheim, a town near Munich, Germany, has expanded its cooperation with Spark R D, a producer of bindings for splitboards based in Bozeman, Montana. Splitboards Europe, an online retailer and an event organizer specializing in this hybrid snowsports activity, has served as Spark's warranty center for Germany ...
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Eoca-funded projects, and those looking for funding
Six winning projects will be receiving funding from the European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca), following the public and private votes that were held this autumn. The six winning projects are: Clean Up Chandriagiri to Campadevi Trail, Nepal – nominated by Rab; Protect the Clouded Leopard, Nepal – nominated by Lowe ...
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The European Network for Outdoor Sports (Enos) is holding a...
The European Network for Outdoor Sports (Enos) is holding a “toolkit” workshop in Brussels on Nov. 28 on Boss, which stands for Benefits of Outdoor Sports for Society. Under this project of the European Union, which is partly funded through the Erasmus+ program, Enos has developed an agreed methodology to ...
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VF reshuffles EMEA functions
In a reshuffle of roles at VF Corporation's Swiss headquarters for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), the group has installed Mariano Alonso as the new managing director of Timberland for the region, effective from Nov. 1. He succeeds Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart, who will become the president of the group's ...
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Lafuma is selling Eider
Lafuma has received a binding acquisition offer for its Eider brand from K2, the South Korean technical outdoor company. K2, which is not related to the American ski brand by the same name, is already the licensed distributor of the Eider brand for the important market of South Korea.
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The North Face and Vans drive VF’s results
Despite strong earnings and robust sales, VF Corp. posted results in the latest quarter that missed Wall Street's expectations. Total sales improved by 5 percent to $3,393 million for the company's second fiscal quarter ended on Sept. 30, or by 7 percent in constant currencies. Adjusted to exclude the spin-off ...
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Helly Hansen is reorganizing its distribution in Switzerland. The Norwegian...
Helly Hansen is reorganizing its distribution in Switzerland. The Norwegian ski and outdoor brand opened a new showroom in Zurich in October and appointed Yves Vaucher to the newly created position of field account manager. Together with Daniel Ley, key account manager, he will manage the new, 280-square-meter showroom. Vaucher ...
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With Movesense, a sophisticated sensor and development environment, Suunto is...
With Movesense, a sophisticated sensor and development environment, Suunto is making it easier to rapidly develop and bring to market new, accurate, low-cost solutions for motion-sensing and biometrics. Whether applied to sports, agriculture, manufacturing or healthcare, Movesense can speed up the development of wearable sensors from years to days. The ...
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Moncler’s sales grow despite Hong Kong riots
Moncler posted consolidated revenues of €995.3 million in the first nine months of the year, representing a 14 percent increase at current exchange rates versus the same period in 2018. At constant exchange rates, the increase was 12 percent. The double-digit revenue growth continued through the third quarter, with sales ...
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Deckers raises guidance on Hoka’s strength
Deckers Brands, the parent of Ugg and other footwear brands, saw its net income progress by 5.0 percent to $77.8 million in its second fiscal quarter, ended on Sept. 30. Revenues rose by 8.0 percent to $542.2 million, or by 9.5 percent constant currencies, driven by gains at Ugg ...
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An environmental twist to Singles Day
The North Face was among the ten top sellers at Singles Day, the annual online shopping festival organized by the Alibaba Group on its Tmall online platform on Nov. 11. More than 200,000 brands participated in the shopping event, compared with 180,000 last year. The gross merchandise value (GMV) ...
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Driven by the Japanese market, Gregory continued to grow rapidly...
Driven by the Japanese market, Gregory continued to grow rapidly in the third quarter, with sales rising by 22.2 percent to $18 million, with a growth of 21.3 percent in local currencies, according to Samsonite International. High Sierra's sales grew by 3.3 percent on a currency-neutral basis, reaching $14.9 million. ...
