All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 14, Issue 5-6
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Mammut online sales climb | Conzzeta in transformation | PAI retains control of A.S. Adventure | Calida may divest outdoor brands | Clarus sees strong growth | Accell reports strong results | Online retailer Bergfreunde continues to grow | Adidas ends 2020 with a small plus | Ecco had a challenging 2020 | Cycling demand boosts Dorel | A difficult year for Gregory and High Sierra | Bogs continues to perform well | Inline skating compensates for Covid-19 impact on Tecnica results | Record quarter for Fox | Eurobike still on course for physical event in September | Will IAA Mobility become the new bicycle platform? | Lenzing ends in the red | VF Foundation releases first Impact Report | SAC and Higg release a new value-chain tracker | Lightspeed acquires Vend to drive global retail expansion | U.S. bike dealers association supports The Big Gear Show | It’s Great Out There Coalition launches Outdoor Activity Days | The North Face launches campaign and collection celebrating women
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Norspo in June canceled
Sportsbransjen has decided to cancel the summer edition of its Norwegian sporting goods show, Norspo , which was supposed to be held in Oslo on June 13-14, due to strict limitations set by pubic authorities on large gatherings. The current guidelines may be relaxed, but Trond Evald Hansen , ...
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ArticleEcco had a challenging 2020, but continued to invest in the future
Danish footwear brand Ecco said it has remained financially strong despite the challenges of the year 2020. The company reported sales of €1.09 billion in 2020, down 19.7 percent from €1.36 billion a year ago. Profit before taxes reached €44.7 million, down from €195.8 million in 2019. The ...
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News briefsDeuter expands its existing retail training services with e-learnings
In the future, retail staff will have the opportunity to use Deuter ’s sales training via a central online platform . The German company’s new online service is freely available to the entire retail sector. Deuter developed its training program more than 10 years ago to support sales staff with ...
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Leki launches recycling campaign with German retailers
After the German pole manufacturer Leki had already carried out the first recycling projects last year , the retail trade and the consumers will now also get involved. From April to May, the Nordic Walking campaign “Old for New” will take place with retail partners in Germany. Customers have ...
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Active Brands appoints new CEO
Active Brands has hired Christophe Merkel to be its chairman and CEO. He is taking over from Espen Krogstad , who is retiring after eight years at the helm, having overseen an expansion of its business from Norway into other parts of Europe and North America. The ...
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Prophete-Cycle Union Group completes management team
Prophete-Cycle Union Group , a German bicycle supplier, has completed its management team with Sven Elmers as its COO. The supply chain expert joins from competitor Derby Cycle. In his new role, Elmers is responsible for purchasing, production planning, assembly, logistics and workshop operations at both Prophete , which ...
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Sport Import distributes Chimpanzee Nutrition in Benelux and Austria
Since the start of the year, the German bicycle wholesaler and importer Sport Import has been the exclusive distributor of the Czech Chimpanzee Natural Nutrition products in Benelux and Austria. Katadyn Germany , a subsidiary of the globally active Katadyn Group Switzerland, had initially taken over the ...
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News briefsReusch commits to sustainability improvements with Taking Care program
For next winter, glove specialist Reusch is striving to further improve its overall environmental footprint with its Taking Care responsibility program. Following an audit by the German consultancy Fokus Zukunft , not only in-house measures, such as a CO2 offset for all emissions or better forecasting to avoid ...
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News briefsTwo new countries and six new cities for Swapfiets
Dutch bicycle subscription pioneer Swapfiets , founded in 2014, is continuing its expansion course in 2021. The new country markets are Spain and Austria. In addition, more cities in France have been added to the company’s subscription business. Swapfiets, a subsidiary of the Pon Group , calls itself the ...
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News briefsRocky Brands finalizes takeover of Honeywell's footwear business
Rocky Brands has completed its $230 million acquisition of the performance and lifestyle footwear operations of Honeywell International , noting that it will be immediately accretive to its own results. The business, which includes The Original Muck Boot Company and the Xtratuf, Servus, NEOS Overshoe , Rocky ...
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Lowa now offers its resole service in the U.S.
Lowa has created a new “Repair and Resole” program in the U.S. that operates through an online system. Customers who want to repair or preserve their Lowa boots can now place a repair/resole order online to have the products refurbished by Lowa factory craftsmen in Germany. The company gives ...
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News briefsPerformance Days opt for another digital-only trade show week this spring
Due to travel restrictions and the uncertain pandemic situation, the Performance Days in Munich will not take place as a physical event on May 19-20, as previously announced. Instead, the digital sourcing platform “ Performance Days Loop ” will host the digital trade show. The platform was launched in ...
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News briefsAll forms of angling in England will be able to resume at the end of March
The Angling Trust , the national governing body representing all game, coarse and sea anglers and angling in England, has announced that after “intense discussions with government officials,” all forms of angling – including night fishing, charter boat angling and match fishing – will be able to resume from March ...
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Annecy Days will have a summer 2021 edition
Outdoor Sports Valley ( OSV ) announced that the Annecy Days , the French event on outdoor and snow sports products, would have a summer edition this year. The young trade show, whose first edition was held as a winter event in January, will run a summer show this ...
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Sportfish 2021 goes virtual
Sportfish , the annual game and fly show in the U.K., will be held as a virtual event this year. The show, scheduled to take place on April 17-18, will be free to join via Sportfish’s Facebook and YouTube channels. The show will feature talks with angling personalities, ...
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ArticleA difficult year for Gregory and High Sierra
Samsonite ’s two outdoor backpack brands, Gregory and High Sierra , recorded a significant sales decline in 2020, like the rest of the group, because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Gregory posted a drop of 26.6 percent to $51.2 million, off by 27.5 percent on a ...
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ArticleAdidas ends 2020 with a small plus and presents new business plan with focus (also) on outdoor
As reported in detail by our sister publication SGI Europe , the Adidas Group ended the year with a small sales increase of one percent in local currencies in the fourth quarter, despite a challenging environment, especially in Europe, the only market that suffered a sales decline. As ...
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News briefsOutDoor by ISPO postponed until October
The show’s website reveals that OutDoor by ISPO – planned as a mixed digital and physical event for July – has now been postponed to Oct. 5-7, 2021. Upon inquiry, we learned from the ISPO team that the postponement was coordinated with EOG and decided upon after numerous ...
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Didriksons launches water-saving parka for World Water Day
Source: Didriksons Odin On the occasion of World Water Day on March 22, Swedish brand Didriksons is launching a new unisex rain parka called Odin . The model is limited to 150 pieces and will be sold on the brand’s own website and ...
