All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 4, Issue 22
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The Odlo Sports Group is investing massively in its...
The Odlo Sports Group is investing massively in its European logistics and manufacturing facilities: The Swiss brand will bundle its central logistics and the administration of its German operations at a modern new site of more than 26,000 square meters in Brüggen, Germany. Construction will start in March 2012, and ...
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Wolverine World Wide's president of global operations, Michael McBreen,...
Wolverine World Wide's president of global operations, Michael McBreen, is stepping down after more than three years in the job. The company said his replacement has been chosen, but the name remains under wraps. He will join the company by Jan. 1. McBreen was hired by Wolverine in June 2008 ...
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Last Thursday, the Salewa/Operalp group opened officially its futuristic headquarters...
Last Thursday, the Salewa/Operalp group opened officially its futuristic headquarters in Bolzano, Italy. The avant-garde building, whose shape recalls that of a mountain, is self-sufficient in terms of energy and CO2 free and is set to supply also neighboring companies with solar energy. The building comprises the offices of the ...
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Moutain Force, the young Swiss label of outdoor and snow...
Moutain Force , the young Swiss label of outdoor and snow wear, has created the position of chief financial and operating officer and assigned it to Werner Matzner , who has been in similar positions with Mövenpick and in the aviation industry
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Helly Hansen's final results for the past year show...
Helly Hansen's final results for the past year show that it reached a pre-tax profit of 39 million Norwegian kroner (€5.0m-$6.7m) as compared to a loss of NOK 19 million (€2.4m-$3.3m), confirming its turnaround. Operating revenues went up by 10 percent to NOK 1,656 million (€212.0m-$282.7m), while operating profit before ...
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Schöffel, the sponsor of Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, the first woman ever...
Schöffel, the sponsor of Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, the first woman ever who made it onto the top of all 14 summits higher than 8,000 meters without the support of additional oxygen, has offered the Austrian's jacket on a web-based auction for charity. The €500-odd go to a German NGO which is ...
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Second EOF looks good
Over 200 participants from companies and trade associations operating in the outdoor sports market have registered to attend the European Outdoor Forum in Annecy, about the same as at its first session one year ago. Unlike last year, important representatives from the British and Scandinavian outdoor industry will attend ...
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Eider has made its website more interactive with the...
Eider has made its website more interactive with the customer, especially through social networks. The new version describes the products exhaustively before proposing them for sale online, including promotions. The site allows the customer to locate the nearest store offering Eider products. It presents its sponsored athletes.
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Greg Easton has hired Shane Michelli as president of Easton...
Greg Easton has hired Shane Michelli as president of Easton Technical Products
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Timberland has taken over the distribution in Greece, following...
Timberland has taken over the distribution in Greece, following the financial problems of its former partner there, Ridenco, which were apparently caused by the difficult economic and financial situation in the country. Two other brands, Nautica and La Martina, have also terminated their agreements with the Greek group. Timberland's office ...
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Dale shifts focus to sports and outdoor
After several years of decline, Dale of Norway has started regaining its drive as a prominent supplier of wool garments for sports and outdoor activities. Dale is increasing its focus on this business after intense reforms that brought it back on track last year, ready to be deployed more ...
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Swiss outdoor trade suffers from strong currency
Swiss brands and distributors of imported merchandise have been reducing their wholesale prices significantly to meet the problems that Swiss retailers are facing due to exceptional strength of the Swiss franc compared with the euro, the currency that customers use in all the neighboring countries, except for Liechtenstein. Currently, customers ...
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Deuter has hired Katrin Riedel as manager for corporate responsibility....
Deuter has hired Katrin Riedel as manager for corporate responsibility. For this newly created position, the 29-year-old brings in a lot of experience from former employers such as Aldi, the food chain, and Allianz, the insurance company. In both companies she was involved in issues such as corporate volunteering and ...
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We hear that Salomon is considering the launch of a...
We hear that Salomon is considering the launch of a line of boots, clothing and equipment for ski mountaineering as part of a new R D plan for the 2012-17 period which is going to be finalized later this month. The project makes sense because of Salomon's strong expertise in ...
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In the fourth consecutive year, Lafuma has sent volunteers to...
In the fourth consecutive year, Lafuma has sent volunteers to the Mer de Glace at the Mont Blanc Mountain to clean the glacier. This year, not less than 110 employees and others volunteered to collect stunning 3 tons of trash. The project was organized in cooperation with the Chamonix section ...
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Joakim Persson, formerly with Icebreaker, Naturkompaniet, Sport Conrad and Peak...
Joakim Persson , formerly with Icebreaker, Naturkompaniet, Sport Conrad and Peak Performance , has been appointed sales director for Primus and Brunton in Germany and Austria
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Kolon Fashion Material (KFM) of South Korea has combined its...
Kolon Fashion Material (KFM) of South Korea has combined its proprietary lamination technology with General Electric's eVent membranes to develop neoVENT-F, a waterproof and breathable fabric that it will use for the domestic market, while offering it to foreign outdoor brands. The company is part of Kolon International, which also ...
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La Sportiva plans to unveil a collection of garments for...
La Sportiva plans to unveil a collection of garments for ski mountaineering at the next Ispo show, according to Sport-Guide. It will be the company's first line of technical clothing, developed through its previously reported joint venture with Samsung. It should follow up with a collection of technical garments for ...
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Haglöfs makes it into China at last
The Swedish outdoor brand only made a humble appearance at the last Ispo China fair in Beijing, where it participated in the framework of Ispo's matchmaking program. A decision on a distributor in China came though with the help of Martin Kössler , the former export manager of Haglöfs ...
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Peak Performance loses its chief executive
Jonas Ottosson , the long-time chief executive of Peak Performance , left the Swedish winter sports, outdoor and golf apparel company two weeks ago over strategic disagreements with its Danish owner, IC Companys . Pending the appointment of a successor, Ann Larsson , chief financial officer, is acting as ...
