All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 13, Issue 11-12 – Page 6
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Alpine skier Anna Veith retires from racing
Austrian Anna Veith , until recently sponsored by Head , Bollé and Komperdell among others, has announced her retirement from alpine ski racing. In her 10 years in the alpine ski World Cup, she won one Olympic gold medal, two Olympic silver medals, three world championship titles, ...
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American Outdoor Brands prepares spin-off
American Outdoor Brands Corporation will change its name to Smith Wesson Brands on June 1 as it prepares to focus on firearms, spinning off its business with outdoor products and accessories. The spin-off is set to take place in late summer through a tax-free distribution of ...
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Lafuma sells its surfwear brand
The Lafuma Group has finalized the sale of Oxbow , its brand of surf-inspired sportswear. The move will allow the French company to concentrate on the outdoor sector with two brands, Lafuma and Millet . The group had previously sold its Eider brand to K2 ...
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News briefsOrtlieb offers free dropshipping
Ortlieb , the German company that specializes in bicycle bags and backpacks, is waiving the service fee for dropshipping orders from its partner retailers until further notice. Customers can order together with their local dealer on the Ortlieb retail partner portal. The order is paid in the store and Ortlieb ...
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Karstadt Sports headquarters move in with SportScheck
(SGI) Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof , the new holding company formed in 2018 from the merger of the Galeria Kaufhof and Karstadt department stores, has decided that the management of its sporting goods business will move from Karstadt’s head office in Essen to the headquarter of SportScheck in ...
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New owners want to expand Planet Sports
(SGI) A German-Swiss investment company, Invision , and the founding team of a German online specialist, TonerPartner.com , have announced that they have taken over Planet Sports , the pioneering German multi-channel action sports retailer, with the consent of the German Cartel Office, retroactive to May 1. Oliver Garnier ...
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GoPro’s VP of design steps down
According to Bloomberg , GoPro ’s vice president of design, Danny Coster , departed “earlier this year” after four years with the company. As reported earlier , GoPro had a turnover of $119 million in its first quarter of this year, down from $243 million in the year-ago period. ...
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News briefsNew antibacterial, no-touch towel for sweaty faces
ProSane Wear , an apparel company based in New York, is launching a reversible antibacterial microfiber towel hoodie, designed to make it possible to wipe sweat from the face without touching the towel directly with the hands. This special design helps minimize bacterial transfer from potentially contaminated surfaces, objects and ...
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Hervis appoints Roland Jegle to the management
(SGI) Hervis Sport is expanding its management: From June 1, Roland Jegle , 43, will be supporting the international Austrian-based sporting goods chain’s current managing director, Martin Weber . The goal is a “strategic realignment of the company,” according to its announcement. Jegle will lead the purchasing ...
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New management for U.S. outdoor specialist Orvis
Simon Perkins has been appointed as the new president of Orvis , the 160-year-old American supplier and retailer of fly-fishing equipment, clothing and footwear. Starting immediately, he will take the place of Bill McLaughlin , who will work as an adviser during a transition period. Perkins is the son ...
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Temporary layoffs stop at XXL in Norway and Finland
A recovery in the demand for sporting goods products in Norway and Finland has led XXL to cancel all the temporary layoffs that it had announced on March 23 due to a considerable sales decline caused by the Covid-19 situation. Sales normalized in April and have picked up recently ...
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News briefsBurton cancels 2021 U.S. Open
Burton Snowboards announced that due to ongoing uncertainties around the Covid-19 pandemic, the company had canceled the 2021 Burton U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships scheduled for March 1-6, 2021 at Vail Mountain Resort in Colorado. Burton’s chief executive, John Lacy , explained that it was a difficult decision as ...
