All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 4, Issue 11-12 – Page 2
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Black Diamond Climbs Up With Stunning Speed
Black Diamond reported sales of $39.1 million for the first quarter of this year, up by 18 percent from a year ago on a pro-forma basis, including the sales of Gregory Mountain Products prior to its acquisition. Black Diamond alone scored a 36.3 percent increase to $28.7 million, with gains ...
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Petzl is recalling its “Scorpio” via ferrata lanyards sold between...
Petzl is recalling its “Scorpio” via ferrata lanyards sold between March 2005 and this May 19 in the wake of an accident in France. Some of the affected models, “L60” and “L60CK”, were found to have a weakness in the tear webbing energy absorbers, which could have led to the ...
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Outdoor Retailer is currently testing out the beta version of...
Outdoor Retailer is currently testing out the beta version of its new Outdoor Retailer Hub, an online service designed to bring brands and retailers together in a virtual platform of brand microsites that can be used all year for everything from product development and launches to placing and managing orders. ...
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The North Face has named Duncan Bembridge to be its...
The North Face has named Duncan Bembridge to be its new hardgoods sales director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region (EMEA). He will work on the distribution and sales strategy for footwear and equipment in the region, and build a sales team to expand the brand’s presence there. ...
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Craghoppers, the British brand that belongs to the Regatta group,...
Craghoppers, the British brand that belongs to the Regatta group, has launched its business in the U.S.
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The Dutch Tribe Of Beavers Has A New Chief
From the start of this month, Greg Nieuwenhuys is the new chief executive of Bever, the leading Dutch outdoor retailer previously called Bever Zwerfsport, which is owned by the same investors as A.S. Adventure in Belgium and Cotswold Outdoor in the U.K. Based on the initials of the three retail ...
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Outdoor Sports Valley, the French outdoor industry association based in...
Outdoor Sports Valley, the French outdoor industry association based in Annecy, has selected three young local firms for a program of support by the local Chamber of Commerce and other institutions. The companies are Azimut Innovation, specializing in environmental protection in the sporting goods sector; Ginkio, which develops the Henjl ...
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Lafuma Turns Around At Last
After several years of negative results, the Lafuma Group finally reported a net profit of €0.7 million for the six months ended March 31, which compares with a loss of €0.8 million in the same period a year ago. Total revenues grew by 0.9 percent to €122.4 million, reversing the ...
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Tim Bantle has been named the new director of apparel...
Tim Bantle has been named the new director of apparel for Black Diamond. He was formerly the business unit director of technical outerwear and equipment at Patagonia.
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Grifone, the fast-growing Spanish outdoor apparel company, has implemented a...
Grifone, the fast-growing Spanish outdoor apparel company, has implemented a new supply chain management program, called Lawson for Fashion.
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Friedrichshafen Promises Another Record Outdoor Show
Messe Friedrichshafen, the organizer of the OutDoor show, is optimistic that it will have another great show this summer. OutDoor will take place from July 14-17 at Lake Constance. The number of exhibitors from 38 countries will increase once again from last year's level of 868. They currently number 890 ...
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Polartec has announced the winners of its annual APEX awards,...
Polartec has announced the winners of its annual APEX awards, which are put out separately for Europe and North America. In Europe the lucky winners are: Peak Performance (“Black Light Mid Semi Pants,” “Gunsight T-neck” and “Mid Zip Long Sleeve” baselayers), Norrøna (“Lofoten Warm2 High Loft” jacket), Garm (“NFM Combat ...
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The European Outdoor Forum, which was held in Annecy, France,...
The European Outdoor Forum, which was held in Annecy, France, last year, will continue. The next event is set for October 11-12. After last year’s success with some 220 attendants from mainly France, the German-speaking countries, the U.K., the U.S., the Netherlands and Italy, this year’s conference will feature speakers ...
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Performance Days, the trade show held in mid-May in Annecy...
Performance Days, the trade show held in mid-May in Annecy and Munich, reports a record in terms of exhibitors and visitors. The number of visitors increased by 65 percent compared with April last year and by 5 percent compared with the events in November. In Munich, the number of exhibitors ...
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H.S. Trask is an American brand of outdoor and casual...
H.S. Trask is an American brand of outdoor and casual shoes that uses leather made from the skin of American bisons, elks and longhorns. Named after its founder, Harrison Trask, and based in the state of Montana, it has been for many years the property of a financially shaky U.S. ...
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Keen’S Ambitions For New Factory Grow
Just eight months after it opened its factory in Portland, Oregon, Keen is revising upward its estimates of the plant’s capabilities. It started out saying that the factory would make eight footwear styles once it was up and running; now it says that this figure will be 13. Keen opened ...
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Swiss Intersport Creates A Strong Alliance Of Outdoor Retailers
Intersport PSC has formed a unit of retail members who will commit to providing a comprehensive offer of outdoor products to their customers. According to Urs Müller, chief executive of Intersport's Swiss licensee, the original plan was to rally 30-50 retailers with a strong standing in the outdoor segment. Currently, ...
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Cascade Designs is now a supporter of Grassroots Outdoor Alliance,...
Cascade Designs is now a supporter of Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, a network of 70 independent U.S. specialty outdoor shops.
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After its recent opening of its first French store iin...
After its recent opening of its first French store iin Paris, a second Jack Wolfskin store is due to open in Strasbourg next autumn.
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Adidas Outdoor Is On Track With Its Ambitious Plans
Apparently, Adidas Outdoor is on its way to meet the target of €500 million in global sales by 2015. In 2010, the outdoor division of the Three Stripes managed to reach sales of more than €200 million, with significant double-digit growth. In the first quarter of this year, sales were ...
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