All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 4, Issue 11-12
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The organizers of the Sports Unlimited trade show in Valencia...
The organizers of the Sports Unlimited trade show in Valencia were very pleased with the results in the third year of the event, in spite of competition from the Outdoor Week being staged for the first time in Barcelona next week, on June 7-9. The Sports Unlimited trade show, which ...
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Robert Kröger, head of marketing at Sympatex for the last...
Robert Kröger, head of marketing at Sympatex for the last four years, has quit the company to join the German Sky TV channel. Kröger has been replaced by Beate Hoerl, who continues to run the marketing of Sympatex’ parent company, Plouquet.
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Katharina Habermann, the longtime PR manager of Mammut, has joined...
Katharina Habermann, the longtime PR manager of Mammut, has joined the team of Adidas Outdoor as global PR manager.
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Patrick Kaulen, formerly with Mammut Sports Group, is the new...
Patrick Kaulen, formerly with Mammut Sports Group, is the new sales representative of Eagle Creek in Switzerland.
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Last Thursday, Patagonia opened its first store in Spain. It...
Last Thursday, Patagonia opened its first store in Spain. It is located in the Basque city of San Sebastián and is mainly dedicated to boardsports. The selling surface is 220 square meters and it is located near the Playa de Gros beach. Besides the current summer collection, the offer comprises ...
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A New E-commerce Operator On The French Outdoor Market
Agnès Mermoz, a veteran of the French sporting goods industry, has created a new web shop, Altitoo, specializing in the sale of outdoor products over the internet on the French market together with a webmaster, Romain Jouas. The site offers men’s and women’s apparel, footwear and accessories but does not ...
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The European division of The North Face is setting up...
The European division of The North Face is setting up an initiative called “Explore Fund.” The fund is designed to support NGOs and projects that aim to attract young people to outdoor activities. On the website explorefund.eu, organizations can apply for financial support up to €2,500. The site is available ...
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Invia, the German distributor of high-end gear, will no longer...
Invia, the German distributor of high-end gear, will no longer be in charge of selling the GPS systems of Satmap. The British company, based in Leatherhead near London, has taken the distribution in the country into its own hands, effective June 1. Also, from Aug. 1 on, Invia will no ...
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Jean-Luc Diard, former president of Salomon and current vice president...
Jean-Luc Diard, former president of Salomon and current vice president of Tecnica and president of the Outdoor Sports Valley, was among the 1,200-plus participants from 13 countries in the Maxi Race, a trail-running contest organized around the Lake of Annecy on May 29. Tecnica, Raidlight and a dozen other firms ...
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Oase Outdoors, which hired a country manager for the Dutch...
Oase Outdoors, which hired a country manager for the Dutch market a few weeks ago, has appointed Amado Jerome van Campen, formerly at Nomad and at Columbia Sportswear, as account manager for the same market.
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As revealed in the The Compass last year, Hi-Tec moved...
As revealed in the The Compass last year, Hi-Tec moved its head office from Southend-on-Sea to Amsterdam earlier this year. The company inaugurated its new building with a dazzling get-together on May 9. The event was attended by more than 400 guests from around the world, from Hi-Tec salespeople and ...
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Sigg Switzerland USA, the exclusive distributor of the Swiss company’s...
Sigg Switzerland USA, the exclusive distributor of the Swiss company’s aluminum water bottles in the U.S., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It plans to sell its operations to Sigg’s Canadian distributor, and will continue to operate until the deal is closed. Sales of the aluminum bottles jumped in 2008 ...
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New England Footwear, the company started by former Timberland executives...
New England Footwear, the company started by former Timberland executives to continue production of GoLite footwear when Timberland decided to discontinue it, has won funding from the Green Launching Pad. This is a program run by the state of New Hampshire to promote sustainable business. Doug Clark, the chief executive ...
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Timberland Has A New Euro Chief
Gordon Baird is returning to Timberland to run its European operations, starting next week. Stationed in the U.K., he basically takes over the previous responsibilities of Richard O’Rourke, a veteran of the company who has been promoted to senior vice president for international operations, adding Asia to his territory. Baird ...
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Norrøna has opened its second store in the capital of...
Norrøna has opened its second store in the capital of Norway. In contrast to the first store in Oslo, which has a selling surface of some 500 square meters, the new door in the Storo shopping mall will be smaller, with some 200 square meters. The Norwegian sports apparel company ...
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The British Oia Shuffles Its Management
The British Outdoor Industries Association is giving itself a new structure for the leadership of the group, effective next September. The current chief executive, Louise Ramsay, will step down from her current position, but will remain on the team. The new structure will have a new part-time chief executive and ...
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Primus, the brand of camping stoves under the helm of...
Primus, the brand of camping stoves under the helm of the Swedish Fenix Outdoor group, has appointed Andreas Jakabffy as new chief executive. The 44-year-old replaces Joakim Grönvik, who quits the company at his own request after 24 years in service. Jakabffy has had a long career in the consumer ...
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LK International, the Swiss company that markets the Kjus brand,...
LK International, the Swiss company that markets the Kjus brand, has hired three top managers. Heiner Löffler is head of logistics and will oversee purchasing and the apparel brand’s entire supply chain, effective immediately. The 52-year-old has joined LK International from WMF, the cutlery company, and was previously involved in ...
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Peak Performance, the largest brand of IC Companys, was not...
Peak Performance, the largest brand of IC Companys, was not on the list of those that achieved double-digit growth within the group during the third quarter as it reported its results for the period. Total sales increased by 10 percent to 1.1 billion Danish kronor (€147.5m-$208.9m), with wholesale and retail ...
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At its new headquarters in Bolzano, Salewa has opened the...
At its new headquarters in Bolzano, Salewa has opened the “Cube,” a semi-outdoor climbing hall with a climbing surface of 2,000 square meters providing 180 different routes.
