All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 12, Issue 3-4
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Lowa and Schöffel work with Thule
+ Many outdoor, bike and ski dealers around the world have been also offering Thule's car racks to enable their customers to carry their products to distant places. Many have lately added other products developed by the Swedish group, which has a reputation for quality and durability. Schöffel and ...
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Johnson Outdoors posts lower sales
After a strong fiscal year 2018, which saw record sales led by demand for new products, Johnson Outdoors had a difficult act to follow: the company posted lower sales for its first fiscal quarter ended Dec. 28, 2018. The management said it is building momentum behind a new product ...
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Sympatex markets its sustainability image
Sympatex is highlighting its focus on sustainability in a highly competitive market for waterproof/breathable membranes. At the Ispo Munich trade show earlier this month, the management of the Munich-based maker of functional materials strived to convey this message by saying that it is the right thing to do from the ...
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Vaude is honored for transparency in sustainability
Vaude ranked 1st in the category “small and medium-sized enterprises” (SMEs) in the Ranking of Sustainability Reports, an assessment of the social and ecological commitment of German companies. The Ranking of Sustainability Reports is compiled by the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW), a scientific institute in the field of ...
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Graphene helps purify water
The use of graphene is becoming more popular and more versatile. LifeSaver, the UK-based manufacturer of portable and reusable water filters, has signed an exclusive contract with the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at the University of Manchester. Over 18 months, they will be using graphene to develop a proprietary and ...
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GoPro returns to profits
Thanks to strong demand for its new Hero7 Black action camera, GoPro has managed to return to profits after many quarters of losses. Its net income reached 31.7 million in the three months ended Dec. 31, 2018, compared with a net loss of $42.3 million in the year-ago quarter. ...
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Giancarlo Zanatta, what a man!
Giancarlo Zanatta, who turned 80 in February 2018, took the opportunity of the Ispo show in Munich earlier this month to present his autobiography, which reveals the interesting journey of a man who, over 63 years of hard work, built up a group that is now producing some 27,000 pairs ...
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Garmin sees strong margin growth
Led by a strong performance by its aviation, marine, outdoor and fitness segments, Garmin recorded a significant improvement in gross and operating margins for the fourth quarter. Total revenues were up by 4 percent to $932 million, with marine, aviation, fitness and outdoor collectively growing by 13 percent from the ...
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TNF will use Futurelight for performance
The North Face made a captivating presentation at the Ispo Munich trade show of its new, highly breathable Futurelight technology, which uses nanospinning technology to create a film that is woven into the fabric and lets air move through the material while still remaining waterproof. In its original press release, ...
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HeiQ, the specialist in textile innovation, has launched a functional...
HeiQ, the specialist in textile innovation, has launched a functional fabric development service, called HeiQ Fabric Lab. The new service is designed to assist brands with fabric innovation, helping them turn their apparel concepts into reality. Through the new Lab, HeiQ takes a brand's product idea and contributes its expertise ...
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At this year's Ispo Munich show, Light my Fire of Sweden,...
At this year's Ispo Munich show, Light my Fire of Sweden, which specializes in utensils for outdoor meals, launched a new product line based on bio-plastics, made from sugar cane and wood fibers. Also for Munich, the company published the “Little School of Plastic,” a brochure on plastic, biomass in ...
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Mixed results for Fenix
The Fenix Outdoor International group reported slight declines in operating margins for the fourth quarter of 2018 and the entire financial year. They fell by two full percentage points to 9.1 percent for the quarter and by 0.3 percentage points to 15.4 percent for the year due to a variety ...
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Norrøna has joined Fashion for Good, a global initiative trying...
Norrøna has joined Fashion for Good, a global initiative trying to make fashion more sustainable. The Norwegian outdoor company already does 95 percent of its development in-house, and every year donates 1 percent of its total revenues to causes and organizations working on sustainability and environmentally-friendly initiatives. Fashion for Good ...
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Russia supports its outdoor industry’s exports
The Russian Industry and Trade Ministry is seeking to promote the sale of Russian outdoor products on both the domestic and overseas markets. Eugene Ryzhkov, director of the ministry's light industry department, recently claimed that Russian outdoor goods are competitive in terms of quality and all other parameters as compared ...
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Outperforming expectations, Tecnica readies a new launch
+ The Tecnica Group announced better than expected preliminary figures for its 2018 financial year while presenting the autobiography of Giancarlo Zanatta, the visionary leader of the Italian group who recently stepped down after working for the company for 63 years. The group's total sales increased by about 10 percent ...
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EOG and OIA respond to reports on microfibers
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) and the Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) have published a joint statement, on behalf of the outdoor sector, in response to national media coverage about microfibers and the sector. In a statement dated Feb. 15, the two organizations make specific reference to an article that appeared ...
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Eoca launches its new focus on a plastic-free habitat
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) has announced its new focus, entitled “Plastic Free: Mountain to Sea.” The organization will work with its members and the European outdoor industry to clean up plastic waste from outdoor habitats, from the summits of mountains to the shores of the seas, as well ...
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Driven by Merrell, Wolverine raises sales and margins
Thanks to efforts to reduce operating expenses, which declined by 40 percent year-on-year, Wolverine Worldwide's margins improved before exceptional items and profits soared in the fourth quarter ended on Dec. 29. The quarterly net income reached $39.3 million, compared with a loss of $60.3 million for the fourth quarter of ...
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While losing the distribution of Teva in Germany (see the...
While losing the distribution of Teva in Germany (see the related article in this section), Tatonka has found a U.S. distributor for Tasmanian Tiger. Proforce Equipment of Miramar, in the metropolitan area of Miami, has become the exclusive U.S. distributor for this supplier of premium military, tactical and police equipment. ...
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Tough Mudder, the obstacle course series, is partnering with Openfit,...
Tough Mudder, the obstacle course series, is partnering with Openfit, a new digital streaming platform for integrated fitness, nutrition, and wellness, to create Tough Mudder T-Minus 30, a 30-day fitness and nutrition program to prepare participants for the challenges of a Tough Mudder event, and to help users in general ...
