All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 12, Issue 7-8 – Page 2
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New study highlights the French outdoor industry’s dynamism
Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the French-based association that brings together companies from the outdoor sports industry, has published the results of a new report on the outdoor industry in France's Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (AURA) region, confirming the strong recent growth. The report is published every two years.The latest study, which was carried ...
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Outdoor Sports Valley to get new executive director
Anne Schott, the executive director of Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), is about to leave the French-based association, which has 409 members representing about 500 brands. The new executive director is due to start in June, and Anne Schott will stay until mid-summer to ensure a smooth transition. No choice has ...
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Equip Outdoor Technologies has hired Jonathan Frederick as U.S. country...
Equip Outdoor Technologies has hired Jonathan Frederick as U.S. country manager for the Lowe Alpine and Rab brands
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News briefs
Schöffel reports that it will continue with its recently launched...
Schöffel reports that it will continue with its recently launched retro collection, which is currently on sale online and at selected stores in Italy, Germany and Austria. It is the first so-called “Schöffel Originals” capsule collection of garments in vintage colors, including two jackets and a T-shirt with Schöffel's old logo ...
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Columbia reports on a strong first quarter
Columbia Sportswear reported a jump in net earnings of 64 percent to $74.2 million for the first quarter of this year as revenues grew by 8 percent to $654.6 million, rising by 10 percent in local currencies. While the wholesale segment improved by 4 percent to $363.2 million, direct-to-consumer revenues ...
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Canada Goose and Gore-Tex have partnered on a limited-edition capsule...
Canada Goose and Gore-Tex have partnered on a limited-edition capsule collection of outerwear, known as the “Nomad” collection, designed to protect from rough elements such as downpours and harsh winds. The product line comprises two new, lightweight outerwear styles: the Nomad Jacket and the Nomad HyBridge Lite Jacket. Both jackets ...
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Buff, the Spanish headwear company, has partnered with HeiQ to...
Buff, the Spanish headwear company, has partnered with HeiQ to integrate HeiQ's Smart Temp cooling technology into a new tubular headwear. HeiQ's Smart Temp cooling feature is activated by the rise in body temperature, and is deactivated once cooling is complete. Buff's new CoolNet UV+ fabric also includes UPF 50+ ...
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Craghoppers, the British travel clothing specialist, is strengthening its German...
Craghoppers, the British travel clothing specialist, is strengthening its German sales team by hiring Christoph Schröder. The 30-year-old was most recently sales manager for Northern Germany at Kübler Sport. Also, Karolin Krohn will strengthen the marketing team at Craghoppers’ European headquarters in Hamburg under the leadership of Oliver Robens. The ...
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Rocky Brands off to a good start
Thanks to the implementation of several measures to cut cost and boost growth - including the update of its manufacturing capabilities in 2017 - Rocky Brands' retail sales recorded double-digit growth during the first quarter, while the wholesale business posted a solid gain. The gross margin and profits also improved.The ...
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Cherokee Global Brands, which owns Hi-Tec Sports and is changing...
Cherokee Global Brands, which owns Hi-Tec Sports and is changing its name to Apex Global Brands after the annual meeting in June, reported a 12 percent increase in licensing revenues from Hi-Tec for the fourth quarter ended Feb. 2. However, the company's total revenues fell by 11 percent to $6.1 ...
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Maloja, the German sportswear brand from Rimsting/Chiemsee, recently opened its...
Maloja, the German sportswear brand from Rimsting/Chiemsee, recently opened its seventh store. The new franchised store, which covers 100 square meters, is located in Freiburg. Maloja already has a company-owned store in Munich as well as franchised stores in Aschau/Chiemgau, Obertsdorf, Wiesbaden, Innsbruck and Seoul. A total of 40 people ...
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Tatonka is incorporating reflectors made by Recco, the Swedish brand...
Tatonka is incorporating reflectors made by Recco, the Swedish brand of search and rescue gear, into some of its backpacks and outerwear. The backpacks in question are the Skill 30, Kings Peak 45 and Kings Peak 60, all designed for summer or winter use. The Recco system of detectors and ...
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Lorpen, the Spanish brand of technical socks, has overhauled its...
Lorpen, the Spanish brand of technical socks, has overhauled its branding and logo. The “Lorpen 2019 Brand Video,” available on YouTube and the company's website, was filmed around the village of Etxalar, in the Spanish Pyrenees, and at the Lorpen factory located there. About three minutes long, the video means ...
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Macpac boosts Super Group’s outdoor segment
A contribution of 51.4 million Australian dollars (€32.3m-$36.2m) from its acquisition of Macpac in March 2018 helped the Australian-based Super Group to book a jump of 17 percent in the sales of its Outdoor segment to A$ 348.5 million (€219.1m-$245.7m) for the first half of its financial year ended on ...
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Tenson will boost its footwear range under new management
Tomas Solin, a 52-year-old manager who raised the turnover of Salming Sports from 4 million Swedish kronor to about SEK 200 million (€18.9m-$21.1m) in the 12 years spent under his leadership, has become the new chief executive of Tenson, the Swedish brand of outdoor and snow sports apparel.At Tenson, Solin replaces ...
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Keen launches an ecological plastic boat tour
True to its motto “Better Takes Action,” Keen Footwear is launching a new, original broad-based environmental campaign in key European countries, heralding a new round of activities this year through a so-called “Better Takes Action Boat Tour.”An Amsterdam-based project partner of Keen, which goes by the name “Plastic Whale,” has ...
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VF Corp. is moving Jeremie Blondel from Vans to The...
VF Corp. is moving Jeremie Blondel from Vans to The North Face. Filling a newly created role, he will serve as vice president of sales for TNF in Europe, the Middle East and Africa with responsibility for the entire wholesale business in the region. Blondel will work under Jan van ...
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Polartec and Kraig Biocraft Laboratories are planning to bring the...
Polartec and Kraig Biocraft Laboratories are planning to bring the first fabrics made from spider silk to the performance apparel market. The two companies, in joint development since 2016, are currently using the performance features of spider silk in yarns for military-grade textiles. Kraig, a biotechnology company focused on the ...
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Bever is developing a new digital platform that will include...
Bever is developing a new digital platform that will include a digital translation of the Dutch outdoor retail chain's magazine, called Buittijd
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Berghaus launches a “Sprint Team” to boost innovation
Berghaus says it is doubling the size of its product and innovation team in order to support the brand's long-term growth strategy. The investment will include the creation of a new “Sprint Team,” which will bring certain lines to the market quicker as compared to the standard process, working more ...
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