All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 13, Issue 15-16
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PDF NewsletterThe Outdoor Industry Compass: Vol 13 - No 15+16
Executive Survey: Sports and outdoor brands are pushing DTC | Growth of 7.0% for branded outdoor shoes in 2019 | Antiviral technology helps Polygiene to thrive during pandemic | Anta switches to new DTC business model in China | Gregory and High Sierra could not resist the pandemic | Currency headwinds weigh on Helly Hansen’s results | Josef “Pepi” Fischer is dead | Canada Goose to cut production as Covid-19 hits Q1 sales | Sluggish sales for Black Diamond | Vista Outdoor benefits from resurgence in outdoor recreation activities | Direct sales lifts Yeti’s results | GoPro widens losses | Callaway’s profit plunge due to Jack Wolfskin writedown | Wolverine’s online sales jump by 96% | Lenzing’s H1 sales collapse due to Covid-19 | Johnson Outdoors tries to keep up with post-lockdown demand | Newell sales drop by 20% | Despite very difficult Q1, VF expects improvement | Moody’s and S&P forecast 15% sales decline at Amer Sports | Mammut struggles amid restructuring | Bradshaw Taylor repositions Le Chameau | Intersport and Stadium are closing stores in Sweden | Omni-channel retail specialist to become new president of Wolverine Worldwide | Rossignol to sell Raidlight except for Outdoor Experiences division | EOG supports Germany’s plans for a Supply Chain Act
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ArticleGrowth of 7.0% for branded outdoor shoes in 2019
As they do every year, many brands gave us their numbers or indications of their performance in the outdoor footwear market to help establish its growth in the wholesale channel and to benchmark themselves against one another. The result of this joint study by The Outdoor Industry Compass and the ...
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ArticleAntiviral technology helps Polygiene to thrive during pandemic
Polygiene is at the center of media attention since it launched ViralOff , a fabric treatment with antiviral properties, in April. In the context of Covid-19 outbreak, demand for the garment has soared, and the group expanded its scope from initially treating protective clothing, face masks and other hospital ...
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ArticleJosef “Pepi” Fischer is dead
Josef Fischer , the son of the company founder and owner of Fischer Sports GmbH , died on Aug. 26 at the age of 90. After the passing of his father, Josef Fischer took over the management of the company together with his sister in 1959, when he was not ...
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News briefsLöffler is climate neutral
In contrast to many other companies, for whom the relocation of many production steps to the Far East has become the norm, the Austrian textile manufacturer Löffler is proud to have responsibly produced in Austria and Europe since the company was founded in 1947. For many years, the company ...
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EOCA’s first online conservation fundraiser raises €16,400
The European Outdoor Conservation Association ( EOCA ) usually organizes a Conservation Fundraiser at the OutDoor by ISPO trade show in Munich, where more than €30,000 are collected within 4 days, thanks to generous donations of gear from EOCA members, which are then sold to trade ...
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Former Microsoft sustainability expert is new VP Global Partnerships at Higg Co
Higg Co , the technology company behind the Higg Index platform, has appointed Josh Henretig , a former Microsoft executive, as its new vice president of global partnerships. Henretig, who has been with the company for 17 years, has helped shape Microsoft’s sustainability agenda from its initial public ...
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Toray develops bio-based nylon
Toray , the Japanese chemical and materials company, has developed a nylon 60 percent of whose contents are drawn from a biological source – specifically, the sebacic acid in castor beans. Given the trade name Ecodear Nylon , the fiber can be spun in the same manner as conventional nylons, ...
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ArticleBicycle donations make a difference in developing countries
As part of the company’s corporate responsibility program, the Danish shoe brand Ecco is donating bicycles to children in Vietnam. While this is just one of the aid projects - others include donating school supplies to schools in Thailand or funding mobile libraries in Indonesia - it is a ...
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News briefsAki Kuusilehto is Halti’s new CEO
As we reported earlier , Sami Kiiski resigned as CEO of Halti , the Finnish manufacturer of ski and outdoor clothing, at the end of July. Halti has now released that Aki Kuusilehto took over the position on Aug. 10. Kuusilehto has long and complex experience ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter is testing second-hand product sales
The Globetrotter store in Frankfurt, Germany, has started selling second-hand items, mainly returns, but also used items of all assortment brands. The outdoor retailer wants to offer its customers an additional sustainable and resource-saving incentive to shop. In addition to clothing, the second-hand range includes rucksacks, bags, stoves and ...
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ArticleAnta switches to new DTC business model in China
The pandemic has been a catalyst for change across many companies this year, including at Anta Sports Products . It has decided to do away with the wholesale model that it employed for 20 years in 11 major provinces. Instead, the Chinese sports group will switch to a new ...
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Houdini partners with Johnny’s Selected Seeds in the U.S.
Swedish outdoor clothing brand Houdini Sportswear is working with Johnny’s Selected Seeds in the U.S. to playfully educate customers about sustainability and circularity. Every order placed in Houdini’s webshop in August will be accompanied by a package of Johnny’s seeds, enabling American customers to grow organic crops ...
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ArticleLeki banks on new recycling concept
Following the motto “manufactured in Europe - recycled in Europe,” the German stock manufacturer Leki is relying on a novel recycling process in addition to resource-saving production and a worldwide repair and service network. “With our new sustainability pilot projects, we want to gradually move forward,” said managing director ...
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ArticleIntersport Deutschland releases CSR report 2018/19
With the publication of its third CSR report, Intersport Deutschland has confirmed its long-term sustainability orientation. The first report in 2014/15 was the result of the so-called “Heilbronn Declaration,” in which Intersport, together with other companies from the Heilbronn-Franken region where the company headquarters are located, agreed on responsible ...
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News briefsLenzing sends goods worth €1.8 million by train from Vienna to China
A train with goods exclusively “Made in Austria” left Vienna toward China on Aug. 20. The train loaded with Lenzing fibers and provided by Nunner Logistics was the first train in the history of Austria carrying products 100 percent produced in Austria directly to China. In strict ...
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News briefsLanxess sells organic leather chemicals business, launches bio-based Adiprene Green
The German specialty chemicals company Lanxess is selling its organic leather chemicals business to TFL Ledertechnik . The purchase price is made up from a fixed component of €80 million and a performance-related component of up to €115 million. In addition, TFL will assume certain liabilities associated with the ...
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News briefsSmith & Wesson spins off American Outdoor
Smith Wesson , the American manufacturer of firearms, completed the spin-off of its outdoor products and accessories business, American Outdoor Brands , on Aug. 24. As of the following day, American Outdoor is trading on the NASDAQ exchange under a new ticker symbol: AOUT. Each holder of ...
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Checkerspot closes $36 million funding round
The U.S. company Checkerspot has closed a Series B financing round of $36 million, which will be primarily used for commercial development and the expansion of the company’s product and innovation platform. The financing was led by Viking Global Investors with participation from other existing investors including Builders ...
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News briefsZeal Optics releases sunglasses made of grass and recycled plastic
Zeal Optics of Boulder, Colorado, is launching a line of sunglasses with frames made of a material the company calls ” See Grass ,” a blend of grasses (straw, hemp, flax, rice) drawn from agricultural waste and recycled plastic bottles. Pellets of the material are manufactured in a process ...
