All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 4, Issue 17-18 – Page 2
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Canada Goose has reportedly developed its first spring/summer collection...
Canada Goose has reportedly developed its first spring/summer collection for 2012, featuring seven items of light outerwear
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CamelBak introduced two new product lines to its portfolio, opening...
CamelBak introduced two new product lines to its portfolio, opening new product segments to the company. The typical hydration packs are now being offered to trail-runners and stand-up paddlers, which is a big trend in the U.S. For the trail-running segment, CamelBak developed a run-specific hydration vest that allows runners ...
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Tom Long, the chief executive of the brewing joint venture...
Tom Long, the chief executive of the brewing joint venture MillerCoors, has joined the board of directors of Wolverine World Wide
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Optamit, the German owner and distributor of outdoor brands, has...
Optamit, the German owner and distributor of outdoor brands, has taken over the distribution of the U.S. brand Geigerrig in Europe since June. Geigerrig manufactures hydration packs with an innovative spray function that are priced at €60-75 at the retail level. Optamit aims to sell the brand via the outdoor ...
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Branded outdoor footwear is on fire
Our annual survey of the global branded rugged outdoor footwear market shows a strong increase of 12.8 percent in 2010 at the wholesale level in terms of U.S. dollars. Some of the growth was obviously the result of price increases and replenishment of inventories by retailers who had ordered little ...
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CamelBak, the U.S. brand of hydration packs, recently signed new...
CamelBak, the U.S. brand of hydration packs, recently signed new distribution contracts for several Asian markets. In Singapore, Pinnacle Distribution Network will take care of the distribution of CamelBak's product line starting from next year. Universal Fitness and Leisure UFL, which won with the Asian Distributor of the Year award ...
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Bradshaw Taylor, the U.K. distributor for Mountain Hardwear and Montrail...
Bradshaw Taylor, the U.K. distributor for Mountain Hardwear and Montrail for 17 years, will lose its gig at the end of next spring as the two Columbia Sportswear brands take over their own distribution in the country. Andrew Barker, the brand director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, will ...
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PrimaLoft has hired Bob Dempsey as lead product development engineer...
PrimaLoft has hired Bob Dempsey as lead product development engineer for its yarn division
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Blackstone takes over Jack Wolfskin; Manfred Hell steps down
Finally, Jack Wolfskin has changed ownership after a couple of months of negotiations with various bidders. As indicated before, Blackstone, the private equity firm, is taking over the “Paw.” The price being paid was not disclosed, but unconfirmed reports indicate that it might be around €700 million. In the previous ...
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Sports Direct International has raised its stake in Blacks Leisure...
Sports Direct International has raised its stake in Blacks Leisure Group to 21.3 percent. The aggressive British retailer and brand owner had seen its stake in Blacks diluted by an equity increase in May 2010. At the end of its own financial year last Apr. 24, Sports Direct had only ...
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Berghaus launched its collection of trail-running shoes at this year's...
Berghaus launched its collection of trail-running shoes at this year's OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. The line will be sold in stores starting from the next spring/summer season in 2012. The company already tried to sell trail-running shoes a long time ago, but it was not successful. After a big push, ...
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Globetrotter, Sportler and other outdoor retail chains belonging to Euro...
Globetrotter, Sportler and other outdoor retail chains belonging to Euro Family have adopted Sportcampus' online training tools to communicate information about its private-label Kaikkialla collection to their sales staff. Delivered in English, German and Italian, the training course consists of nine modules about the brand and the individual products. Another ...
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Mountain Spirit of Bolzano has been named “Best Outdoor Shop”...
Mountain Spirit of Bolzano has been named “Best Outdoor Shop” in Italy in contest organized by Italy's Outdoor Magazine. The votes came from about 100 companies in the outdoor sector and other operators. The winner gets the limited-edition skis developed by Atomic for The North Face and 50 copies of ...
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Stan Mavis is joining the team of Australian Wool Innovation,...
Stan Mavis is joining the team of Australian Wool Innovation, owner of the Woolmark brand, tasked with promoting the use of Merino wool to manufacturers of sports apparel. He hopes to refute misconceptions that Merino wool is uncomfortable or hard to clean. Mavis was a co-founder of Pearl Izumi in ...
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Vibram attacks Fila over FiveFingers patents
Vibram USA and its parent company in Italy, Vibram SpA, filed a complaint last July 6 in a U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, alleging that the “Skele-Toes” range introduced by Fila USA last February infringes on three U.S. patents. The main patent, issued last Oct. 5, covers “footwear having independently ...
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Asics is working hard on synergies with Haglöfs
Everybody was surprised a year ago when Asics, the big Japanese vendor of athletic footwear, bought Haglöfs, the big Swedish player in outdoor gear. We took the opportunity to ask Alistair Cameron, Asics' European chief, how far he has come to bundle the two brands.According to Cameron, the two brands ...
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The latest outdoor store to have been opened in Arco...
The latest outdoor store to have been opened in Arco di Trento, the Italian town with the highest density of outdoor shops, has a special unique selling proposition: it features only Italian brands. Called Art Rock, it offers clothing by Bailo, footwear by Zamberlan and technical backpacks by Marsupio. The ...
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Pyua, a German producer of apparel for freeskiers and snowboarders,...
Pyua, a German producer of apparel for freeskiers and snowboarders, presented its new collection at this year's OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen. The company is young, founded in 2008, and already offers a wide range of products. The brand manufactures garments that are made of 100 percent recycled material. Additionally, all ...
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Correction: Moon Boots are part of Tecnica, not Dolomite, another...
Correction: Moon Boots are part of Tecnica, not Dolomite, another brand of Tecnica Group
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The Indian government has announced that it is going to...
The Indian government has announced that it is going to take action to fight the cotton crisis in the country. It was holding consultations among ministries this week to take a look at cotton exports. Measures it could introduce include reinstating duty drawback on cotton yarn exports and establishing a ...
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