All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 12, Issue 23-24 – Page 6
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Exped, the 20-year-old Swiss outdoor equipment brand, has appointed Eicke...
Exped, the 20-year-old Swiss outdoor equipment brand, has appointed Eicke Thiele as sales manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Hubert Rutishauser, a member of the executive board who has until now been responsible for logistics and international sales, is handing some of his responsibilities over to Thiele, who previously worked ...
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From the 2019/20 winter season, all Dynafit tech bindings will...
From the 2019/20 winter season, all Dynafit tech bindings will carry a lifetime warranty covering all material and manufacturing defects. Dynafit will repair faulty bindings free of charge or replace them with bindings of equal or higher quality. Normal wear and tear, improper use and damage from accidents are excluded. ...
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With its 2019/20 collection, Stöckli, the Swiss ski manufacturer, is...
With its 2019/20 collection, Stöckli, the Swiss ski manufacturer, is introducing a new corporate design, wordmark and logo. The central element is dynamic lettering with precise lines, developed by hand by the Swiss agency Oeriginal Marke & Kommunikation. The “S” in the new logo symbolizes a downhill skier and is ...
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Rocky Brands raised its sales by 2 percent to $67.2...
Rocky Brands raised its sales by 2 percent to $67.2 million in the third quarter, ended on Sept. 30. The company's retail sales jumped by 21.8 percent to $14.5 million. Wholesale revenues saw more moderate growth of 0.4 percent, reaching $47.2 million. In the military segment, sales decreased from $7 ...
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After the sale of its B2B fair, the SIA Snow...
After the sale of its B2B fair, the SIA Snow Show, to Outdoor Retailer in May 2017, Snowsports Industries America (SIA) has now turned its focus to B2C events, announcing its intention to acquire the consumer-focused Boston and Denver Ski and Snowboard Expos from their current owner, BEWI Productions. The ...
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On Oct. 17, Vaude opened a 180-square-meter, mono-brand store in...
On Oct. 17, Vaude opened a 180-square-meter, mono-brand store in Reutlingen, Germany, where most of the products bear the company's green Shape label for sustainable materials and customers can bring in damaged outdoor apparel and equipment for repair. The German company has also opened its second franchised store in Belgium, ...
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Sales jumped by 16.5 percent at Helly Hansen in the...
Sales jumped by 16.5 percent at Helly Hansen in the third quarter, reaching a level of $211.7 million, said its new parent company, Canadian Tire Corp.
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Moncler will be opening a flagship store at 119, Champs...
Moncler will be opening a flagship store at 119, Champs Elysées, on the upper section of Paris' iconic avenue, according to reports in FashionNetwork.com. Moncler will take over a 1,500-square-meter space that was occupied by Nespresso from 2007 to October 2019. The date of the opening has not been unveiled. ...
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MB Mountain Gear, a company founded by Matthias Bürgi 10...
MB Mountain Gear, a company founded by Matthias Bürgi 10 years ago, has agreed to represent Klättermusen in Switzerland. The 45-year-old Swedish brand of mountaineering equipment is also entering the North American market through Essentic, an agency established by three industry veterans with showrooms in Brooklyn, New York, and Los ...
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Starting on Jan. 1, Leatherman Tools will be represented in...
Starting on Jan. 1, Leatherman Tools will be represented in Switzerland by Merz, which is replacing Led Lenser Swiss. Merz distributes other important brands in the Swiss market including Merrell, Saucony and Nikwax. The change of distribution follows the establishment of Leatherman Europe in Germany 12 months ago. Until February, ...
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On Nov. 1, 2019, Lowe Alpine began purchasing only PFC-free...
On Nov. 1, 2019, Lowe Alpine began purchasing only PFC-free materials for the manufacturing of its products. The brand will make full use of the short-chain C6-Perflour carbon materials still in stock but then gradually replace the materials in existing collections. It expects that most products for autumn/winter 2020 will ...
