All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 4, Issue 19-20 – Page 2
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Capitalizin g on the success of its “Omni-Heat” technology for...
Capitalizin g on the success of its “Omni-Heat” technology for winter wear, Columbia Sportswear is seeking to boost its new high-tech image by introducing two new technologies for its spring/summer 2012 collection. It has a design patent pending on one of them and a technological patent pending on an upgrade ...
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Resurrecting the operations of its sales subsidiary in California, which...
Resurrecting the operations of its sales subsidiary in California, which it had suspended in 2005, Aicad has decided to relaunch its recently updated Lizard line of footwear. Still designed and manufactured in Italy, it has been expanded from sports sandals to include some interesting lightweight closed-toe models. Martin Hak has ...
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OurDry gets new clients, keeps busy on the legal front
OutDry Technologies, the company acquired by Columbia Sportswear one year ago, has found several new customers for the application of its water-resistant membranes to gloves. One is Browning, the hunting gear company. Another one is a company in the bike sector whose identity will be revealed just before next month's ...
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Rocky Brands improves margins on less military
Rocky Brands suffered a decline in sales to the U.S. military as well. It was partly offset by higher retail and wholesale revenues, but the drop nevertheless led to a decline of 5.5 percent in total sales to $52.3 million in the second quarterAs military sales carry lower prices and ...
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Vasque has launched a new website featuring bolder imagery, easier...
Vasque has launched a new website featuring bolder imagery, easier navigation, recommendations for specific shoes, and links with select retail partners and social networks
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Blacks has new investor, new chief, but suffers from U.K. riots
Henderson Global Investors, a London-based equity firm which went public in 2003, hs acquired a major stake in Blacks Leisure, the big British outdoor and sports retailer. It now has 17.12 percent of the voting rights, which makes it the second largest shareholder of the chain behind Sportsdirect.com Retail (21.3 ...
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Black Diamond Inc.improves sales and margins
Black Diamond Inc., the marketer of the Black Diamond and Gregory brands, reached sales of $28.3 million in the second quarter ended June 30, compared with $7.7 million in the same period of 2010. On a pro forma basis, including the sales of Gregory Mountain Products prior to its acquistion ...
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Thaler Sports, the well-known German distributor of bike-related products, has...
Thaler Sports, the well-known German distributor of bike-related products, has taken on the distribution of HydraPak. The latter is a specialty brand of hydration products such as backpacks. HydraPak offers a lifetime warranty on its hydration solutions
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Schuster, the big Munich-based outdoor and sporting goods retailer, is...
Schuster, the big Munich-based outdoor and sporting goods retailer, is launching a three-week campaign later this month to make consumers familiar with sustainable products. All across the store, products that are made with respect for the environment will be highlighted with a specially designed logo. The retailer will inform customers ...
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Bergans of Norway has created the new position of a...
Bergans of Norway has created the new position of a sales and marketing officer: Øystein Bomo joined the company from Jordan, a domestic marketer of oral health care, painting tools and household cleaning equipment. Before, the business of marketing and product management was handled jointly under the leadership of Ragnar ...
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An outdoor retailer has been elected as the new chairman...
An outdoor retailer has been elected as the new chairman of the Outdoor Industry Association of the U.S. Will Manzer, chief executive of the Eastern Mountain Sports chain, is taking the place of Dan Templin, chief financial officer of VF Outdoor, on the OIA board, which consists of 18 voting ...
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The Kanumesse, which claims to have become the...
The Kanumesse, which claims to have become the most important trade show for canoes and kayaks in the world, reports another record in the number of exhibitors at its next session, scheduled for Sept. 18-20 in Nuremberg, Germany. There will be more than 170 exhibitors on a gross surface of ...
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The Outdoor Industry Association of the U.S. has released two...
The Outdoor Industry Association of the U.S. has released two reports that show that producers and retailers of outdoor products have come through the recent recession strong, having figured out how to be more profitable even as sales have fallen. In particular, the retailers who were identified as high-profit in ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association, of which – as reported...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association, of which – as reported – this publication is the latest member, has awarded Patagonia with the title of “Conservation Champion.” This prize was granted to the company for three reasons: First, Patagonia under the leadership of its European chief, Holger Bismann, has spent loads ...
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Roger Zeng, president of the China Outdoor Retailers Association (CORA),...
Roger Zeng, president of the China Outdoor Retailers Association (CORA), will be among the speakers featured at the European Outdoor Industry Forum in Annecy next Oct. 11-12, complementing presentations by Mark Held and Frank Hugelmeyer, who run the European Outdoor Group (EOG) and the U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), respectively. ...
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Jarden Corporation's board of directors has approv ed a...
Jarden Corporation's board of directors has approv ed a new program to repurchase up to $500 million of its equity, after completing a previous plan authorized in November 2007
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The same company's managing director, Antje von Dewitz, has been...
The same company's managing director, Antje von Dewitz, has been voted “Personality of the Year” for her efforts on sustainability by Outdoor.Markt, the German trade publication
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The organizers of the European Outdoor Forum have announced that...
The organizers of the European Outdoor Forum have announced that Alex Stiler, the author of “X Play Nation,” will appear at the event to give a presentation on how to capture the youth market. He will take the example of how action sports have made themselves appealing to young people ...
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The British Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) has appointed Andrew Denton...
The British Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) has appointed Andrew Denton the federation's chief executive. Denton joined the U.K. outdoor industry in 1984 and held various positions in the management of companies such as Sprayway, Mountain Equipment, The Peaco Group and the Outdoor Sports Company. Effective September, he will lead OIA ...
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Amer likes outdoor more than tennis or golf
+ Salomon continued to drive the expansion of the Amer Sports group in the second quarter, contributing to hefty increases in its footwear and apparel sales. The rise in the Finnish group's footwear sales came mostly from hiking and trail-running products, with increases in all regions.As part of the company's ...
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