All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 12, Issue 9-10 – Page 2
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The management of KJK Sports, the new owner of Elan...
The management of KJK Sports, the new owner of Elan (more on this in SGI Europe), says it wants to play a stronger role in the active outdoor lifestyle sector, but has not gone into details. Last December, before finalizing the purchase of the Slovenian producer of skis and yachts, ...
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Smartwool, a division of VF Outdoor, has pledged to support...
Smartwool, a division of VF Outdoor, has pledged to support Protect Our Winters (POW) Canada, a community of professional athletes and industry brands teaming up to address climate change issues across the outdoor community. The financial support from the brand is to help raise awareness of climate change as well ...
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Epika Sports has taken on the distribution of Gipron poles...
Epika Sports has taken on the distribution of Gipron poles in Spain and Andorra
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JD Sports Fashion has an experienced non-executive director on its...
JD Sports Fashion has an experienced non-executive director on its board. Kath Smith, the former executive of the Adidas Group who served as general manager and vice president of The North Face EMEA until last year, has joined the board of directors of the fast-growing U.K.-based retailer. She wanted to ...
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Mountain Khakis has launched a newly designed website, in partnership...
Mountain Khakis has launched a newly designed website, in partnership with Wick Creative, that is said to offer improved functionality and a more intuitive approach to shopping
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Pentland’s CSR report focuses on UN goals
Pentland Group has released its Corporate Responsibility Review for 2018. Pentland is the parent company of Speedo, Ellesse, Berghaus, and other brands, as well as the majority shareholder in JD Sports Fashion, which owns numerous outdoor retail chains including Go Outdoor, Blacks and Millets.Pentland notes that it has been a ...
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Devold of Norway has expanded the territory covered by its...
Devold of Norway has expanded the territory covered by its German sales subsidiary to distribute its merino wool products not only in Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia, but also in Italy and France. Devold will use agents in both new markets. In Italy, it will work with Panorama Diffusion, which ...
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The Leatherman Tool Group has launched the Leatherman Free Collection,...
The Leatherman Tool Group has launched the Leatherman Free Collection, which comprises eight multi-tools ranging in price from $39.95 to $139.95. According to the collection's promotional video, available on the corporate website and elsewhere online, the name is meant to suggest that various categories of users are “free” to use ...
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Millet is supporting Francesco Ratti in two climbing expeditions. The...
Millet is supporting Francesco Ratti in two climbing expeditions. The first adventure is taking place in Alaska, where Ratti is trying to scale the peaks of Denali (6,190m) and Foraker (5,304m). Ratti's return from Alaska is scheduled for June 12. The second expedition will take place this autumn in the ...
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Lafuma has introduced the Shift Clim, a shoe for fast...
Lafuma has introduced the Shift Clim, a shoe for fast hiking, leisurely walks and “summer escapes to the mountains.” The design is not only lightweight, with each shoe weighing 390g, but also resistant to the damp, thanks to the French outdoor company's Climactive membrane. The upper is made of knitted ...
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Clarus posts record sales
Clarus Corp.'s momentum in 2018 continued into the first quarter of 2019, with sales growth across every brand, category, geography and channel. The parent company of Black Diamond, Pieps and Sierra Bullets saw its net income soar to $3.8 million for the three months ended on March 31, compared with ...
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Kathmandu is splitting the functions of chief operating officer and...
Kathmandu is splitting the functions of chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Chris Kinraid has been promoted to CFO and company secretary. Reuben Casey will continue as COO and add responsibility for international business development, sourcing, merchandise planning, supply chain management and property.
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Merrell is partnering with Mind, a mental health charity in...
Merrell is partnering with Mind, a mental health charity in England and Wales, to promote the benefits of the outdoors for mental health. The collaboration will see Merrell become headline sponsor of the Mind Hikes, a fundraising event organized by the charity, offering people the opportunity to explore beautiful outdoor ...
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A challenging quarter for Fenix
The Fenix Outdoor International group has reported a 10.4 percent decline in its operating profit for the first quarter of 2019, down to €19.3 million. The drop was attributed, in part, to further delays in implementing a new IT system at Globetrotter, which caused fresh cost overruns, and to other ...
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Hoka One One has launched the Carbon X, a shoe...
Hoka One One has launched the Carbon X, a shoe that combines high cushioning with low weight for ultrarunning. To promote the shoe, the company held Project Carbon X, a 110K race in California, from Folsom to Sacramento, on May 4. Several of the brand's athletes took part in the ...
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Jack Wolfskin weighs on Callaway’s profits
After a difficult fourth quarter, which was due essentially to a temporary lack of new products, Callaway Golf posted mixed results for the first three months of this year.Net income tumbled by 23 percent from the year-ago quarter to $48.6 million, although sales jumped by 28 percent to $516.2 million, ...
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Páramo, the British brand of recyclable outdoor clothing created in...
Páramo, the British brand of recyclable outdoor clothing created in 1992 by Nick Brown, founder of Nikwax waterproofing and cleaning products for technical outdoor gear, has launched a new collection of outdoor apparel made with Nikwax' new so-called Duology technology. It consists of a windproof and PFC-free outer layer and ...
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Black Diamond has developed a light performance T-shirt made from...
Black Diamond has developed a light performance T-shirt made from Australian Merino wool, in partnership with The Woolmark Company. The T-shirt, which is called Rhythm Tee, is the first product from Black Diamond's new SolutionWool layering system. The collection uses Nuyarn, an ultralight and stretchy baselayer designed for high output ...
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Garmin performs better in outdoor than fitness
A drop of 7.8 percentage points in the gross margin to 50.4 percent in Garmin's fitness segment resulted in operating income being reduced by nearly a half to $18.1 million in the first quarter, although revenues surged by 9 percent to $180.2 million. The company blamed the contraction on lower ...
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Raoul Ferenschild, a former Benelux country manager for Bergans, has...
Raoul Ferenschild, a former Benelux country manager for Bergans, has started his own agency for the same region, called Rafertrading, with a showroom in Leusden. One of his first clients will be Alchemy Equipment, the New Zealand-based company, which was previously working the market through another agent, Yves Sarto, ...
