All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 15, Issue 10 – Page 10
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News briefsBollé is selling Cébé to a new partnership
Bollé Brands Group is selling Cébé to a coalition of companies: D.MO and Racer. D.MO is devoted to project management and the industrialization of products in the outdoor sector. Both of its chief executives, Sébastien Delsaux and Maxime Bos, are former Cébé employees. Racer, meanwhile, is a French manufacturer of ...
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News briefsNew ePE Gore-Tex membrane goes to market with major partner brands
W.L. Gore introduces its new PFC-free membrane concept together with some of its major partners in the outdoor and snowsports industries. Launching brands are Adidas, Arc’teryx, Dakine, Patagonia, Reusch, Salomon and Ziener. Several products equipped with the new type of membrane made of expanded polyethylene (ePE) have received advance praise ...
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News briefsStaff changes at POC for DACH region
Maximilian Werda is the new online account manager for the DACH region at POC, the Swedish winter and cycling specialist for helmets, goggles, clothing and protective equipment, effective Sep. 1, 2022. He is now responsible for the further development of the strategically most important e-tailers in the DACH region from ...
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ArticleBergzeit puts automated shuttle warehouse into operation
After a construction period of around 20 months, German online retailer Bergzeit has put a logistics annex with a new warehouse system featuring modern shuttle technology into operation at the company’s headquarters in Otterfing near Munich in September. Covering an area of 2,072 square meters, the warehouse is controlled and ...
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ArticleSecondhand market has tripled since 2020, according to new report
The value of the apparel, footwear, and accessories resale market is estimated at between $100 and $120 billion worldwide, nearly three times the size it was in 2020, according to a new study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and global resale platform Vestiaire Collective. The report, titled “What an Accelerating ...
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News briefsRapala to consolidate lure production in Estonia
Rapala plans to move all of its lure bait production team to Pärnu, in southwestern Estonia, by the end of 2023. The move will affect 90 employees. The Finnish-based fishing tackle company currently produces lures at two factories, one in Finland and one in Estonia. The majority of its lures ...
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News briefsAu Vieux Campeur to open a store in Bordeaux
Au Vieux Campeur, the French retailer specializing in outdoor apparel and gear, will open a store in Bordeaux in the spring of 2023, sport-guide.com has reported. The new 1,500-square-meter retail space will be located at the Bord’eau Village shopping mall. Construction work for the new store has just begun. The ...
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News briefsHagan strengthens its sales and marketing
Source: Hannah Siegesleuthner Florian Kollros-Farthofer, Sales Manager The Austrian family-owned company Hagan Ski, founded in 1924 and specializing specifically in the touring ski segment since the mid-1990s, is expanding its team with new international sales manager Florian Kollros-Farthofer and marketing manager Lisa Lenzenweger. As ski touring has ...
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News briefsFischbein is RVRC’s new permanent CEO
The board of directors of RVRC Holding AB (RevolutionRace) has appointed Paul Fischbein as the company’s permanent CEO. He previously served as CEO of RevolutionRace and assumes his permanent position effective immediately. Fischbein has extensive experience working as CEO and serving on boards, both as chairman and as a member. ...
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ArticleExports up and projects underway at Spain’s Capri Bikes
Seeing its exports expand from 40 to 60 percent of sales over the past half-year, Capri Bikes is raising its projection for annual revenues from €1.76 to €2.2 million, according to CMDsport. This would raise the total sold of its 1970s-themed bikes from last year’s 5,000 to 7,000. Last year ...
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ArticleNext VELOBerlin confirmed for May 6-7, 2023
In addition to the diverse exhibitions with the latest innovations and trends in the bicycle and mobility industry in an old aircraft hangar and a partly covered outdoor area, the end consumer bicycle festival VELOBerlin 2023 will once again feature extensive test tracks as well as an extensive stage and ...
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News briefsViper has a new director of outdoor
Manufacturas Deportivas Viper has hired Albert Berenguer to be director of the outdoor division, in replacement of the retiring David Matamoros, according to Diffusion Sport. A veteran of Intersport, Puma, Millet and Kappa, Berenguer ts taking charge of the Osprey, Rock Experience, Ocun, Fivefingers and Hydro Flask brands.
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News briefsEarthjustice launches U.S. campaign to classify PFAS as hazardous
With a global campaign to activate consumers, the Earthjustice initiative is trying to get PFAS chemicals included in the U.S. Superfund law. This chemical list classifies certain toxic substances that pollute communities and citizens in the United States. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are not yet covered by federal law, ...
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News briefsExped brings new backpack category to market
This fall, Swiss company Exped is adding a new category to its collections. The new “Gear Bags” line consists of three backpack families, all designed with maximum versatility in mind. They combine aspects of backpacks and duffle bags to create luggage that works from climbing crags to the office or ...
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News briefsAndalusian bike chain benefits from tourism
BikePhilosophy, with stores in Marbella, Málaga and Vélez-Málaga, enjoyed a year-on-year rise in sales of 30 percent in the third quarter, according to CMDsport. The Spanish retailer’s first quarter fell short of expectations, with a rise of 9 percent, but business has picked up since July, resulting in a rise ...
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News briefsZyroFisher introduces its outdoor sales team
ZyroFisher, a distributor of sports and lifestyle brands in the U.K. and Europe with offices in the North East of England and France and over 60 brands in its portfolio, announced the hiring of two key new staff members following the expansion of its partnership with CamelBak to include distribution ...
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News briefsRocky Brands sells overshoe brand
Rocky Brands has sold Neos Overshoe to the tool and equipment manufacturer SureWerx, at undisclosed terms. Along with The Original Muck Boot Company, Xtratuf, Servus and Ranger, Neos Overshoe was part of Honeywell’s footwear business, which Rocky Brands acquired in March 2021. In March of this year, SureWerx made another ...
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News briefsAdvisor to Specialized takes charge of its marketing
Specialized has hired David Schriber to be its chief marketing officer. Schriber has been working with the components company as an advisor and has been, in the words of CEO Scott Maguire, a “friend of our brand for over a decade.” Schriber had been the chief marketing and revenue officer ...
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News briefsBergfreunde adds new data and finance specialists to management team
German retailer Bergfreunde is expanding its management team: In October 2022, Christopher Barth joined the company to fill the newly created position of head of data and analytics at the online outdoor retailer. Barth, who most recently worked as an executive at Hugo Boss in the CRM, customer data and ...
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News briefsArc’teryx to double investment in climbing community marketing
Canadian brand Arc’teryx announced it will provide 5 million Canadian dollars (roughly €3.8 million) over the next five years to community leaders and organizations working to promote equal access to climbing, as well as to high-level climbers. The investment would double the company’s current financial commitment to the sport, which ...
