All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 12, Issue 23-24 – Page 2
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Herschel Supply has sold a minority stake to a consortium...
Herschel Supply has sold a minority stake to a consortium of private-equity firms formed by Eurazeo Brands, Alliance Consumer Growth and a Canadian pension fund affiliate. Eurazeo Brands, the division of Eurazeo focused on differentiated consumer brands with global growth potential, is investing $60 million alongside Alliance Consumer Growth, a ...
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Lenzing has partnered with the founder of Concept III, David...
Lenzing has partnered with the founder of Concept III, David Parkes, to create Tree Climate, the first major collection of outdoor performance fabrics to feature Tencel-branded Lyocell fibers. The Tree Climate collection was presented at the Functional Fabric Fair in Portland, Oregon, on Oct. 22-23, at both Lenzing's and Concept ...
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Silva – the venerable maker of compasses, including the original...
Silva – the venerable maker of compasses, including the original liquid-filled model – is expanding its headlamp business to the U.S. To this end, the Swedish company has engaged both a distributor, Liberty Mountain, and a public-relations agency, Press Forward. According to Harald Molander, export sales manager, Silva can now ...
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The New Wave Group of Sweden, parent company of Craft...
The New Wave Group of Sweden, parent company of Craft and many other apparel brands, has appointed Yann Guinand as account manager for its Craft brand. Guinand, who has a lot of experience in the Swiss sporting goods industry, will be reporting directly to Urs Strahm, brand director of Craft ...
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Coleman is still not out of the woods. Its parent...
Coleman is still not out of the woods. Its parent company, Newell Brands, said it suffered in the third quarter from the competition with Yeti at the high end of its product range and with Igloo at its lower end, but the big American outdoor brand plans to respond with ...
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Epson has launched what it claims to be the first...
Epson has launched what it claims to be the first dye-sublimation textile printing solution with fluorescent ink. The new SureColor F9470 and SureColor F9470H are designed for the roll-to-roll-textile, home-décor, promotional-product and soft-signage markets. The SureColor F9470H has the option of printing with fluorescent yellow and fluorescent pink inks, which ...
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DPS Skis of Salt Lake City, Utah, has continued to...
DPS Skis of Salt Lake City, Utah, has continued to grow its presence globally by adding a distributor for Norway, Roxee Sport; an agent for Austria, Heimo Baer; and a regional sales representative for Western Canada, Sasso Vertical. Baer is a sales representative for Sail & Surf, an Austrian wholesaler ...
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The world's first clothes made from Circulose recycled cotton are...
The world's first clothes made from Circulose recycled cotton are expected to hit the market next year. Circulose, described as “a new natural material that closes the loop on fashion,” was developed by Re:newcell in response to the issue of waste generated by the fashion industry. The vast majority of ...
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New contributions by Salomon, Patagonia and others to a circular economy
Product designers at Salomon have spent more than 18 months working on a running shoe that can be fully recycled for the production of other equipment at the end of its life. The result – presented at the opening of the Salomon Experience Store in Munich in early November – ...
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Sympatex has released a sustainable functional jacket, inspired by circular...
Sympatex has released a sustainable functional jacket, inspired by circular economics and developed as part of the company's wear2wear European industry partnership, which aims to close the textile loop. The jacket has been designed by the Munich's Design2Recycle team of sustainable functional textile experts, in collaboration with Schoeller Textil, a ...
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The Thule Group has picked a new chief financial officer,...
The Thule Group has picked a new chief financial officer, Jonas Lindqvist, who will assume his duties by next May at the latest
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ArticleManagement changes at Haglöfs and its parent
Carsten Unbehaun, the German-born executive who became the chief executive of Haglöfs at the beginning of 2018 (Compass Vol. 10 N° 19 of Oct. 3, 2017), replacing Peter Fabrin, returned to the European subsidiary of the brand’s Japanese parent company, Asics Corp., as its new chief executive on Nov. 20. ...
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ArticleChange of the guard at Salomon
Michael White, the current 55-year-old chief commercial officer of Amer Sports, is going to take the place of a company veteran, Jean-Marc Pambet, as president of the Salomon brand on Jan. 1. Pambet will be working closely with White for the next couple of months to ensure a smooth transition ...
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Hoka One One has launched a successor to its Challenger...
Hoka One One has launched a successor to its Challenger ATR 5 running shoe, adding Gore-Tex to the mix
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Opening Ceremony and Hoka One One have teamed up...
Opening Ceremony and Hoka One One have teamed up for the first time to produce a new capsule collection. The collection includes three reissues of classic Hoka footwear products: the Bondi running shoe, the Tor Ultra Hi trail runner and the Clifton trainer. In 2002, the designers Carol Lim and ...
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Salomon has opened a Performance Center next to its...
Salomon has opened a Performance Center next to its existing Design Center in the French city of Annecy. The 820-square-meter facility is open – by appointment only – to skiers on the World Cup and regional racing circuits. In the words of Véronique Rémy, head of marketing, the move is ...
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Spin Capital, a Munich-based investment company, has expanded its sports...
Spin Capital, a Munich-based investment company, has expanded its sports portfolio with the acquisition of a majority stake in the Freeride Film Festival and the winter camp's organizer, The Freeride Experience. Spin acquired the avalanche backpack specialist ABS Protection two years ago and the eco-sports apparel label Pyua one year ...
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The share capital of Moncler has changed slightly. Venezio Investments,...
The share capital of Moncler has changed slightly. Venezio Investments, the investment vehicle controlled by Tamasek, the state investment fund of Singapore, has sold half of its stake of 22.68 percent in Ruffini Partecipazioni (RH) to Remo Ruffini, the chief executive of Moncler, in exchange for a direct 2.88 percent ...
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A new garment-finishing solution, called Smart Foam, is said to...
A new garment-finishing solution, called Smart Foam, is said to decrease dramatically the need for water by using foam as the agent. Smart Foam has been created by Garmon, the Italian chemicals group, in collaboration with Itaclab and Mactec. The patented technology can be used with any industrial washing machine ...
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Callaway works on new multi-brand synergies
In commenting on its excellent results for the third quarter ended on Sept. 30, Callaway Golf Co.'s management said it is investing in IT upgrades to support omni-channel solutions for all the group's brands and better infrastructures to support their international distribution.It will be converting Jack Wolfskin's German logistics ...
