All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 4, Issue 22 – Page 3
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Emilio Morabito is the new country manager of Amer...
Emilio Morabito is the new country manager of Amer Sports Italia, taking the place of Marco Furlanis who left several months ago. He worked with fast-moving consumer goods companies like Reckitt Benckiser, Henkel and Unilever and then acted as sales director at Sara Lee for more than 17 years.
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Aku and W.L. Gore will supply the footwear for the...
Aku and W.L. Gore will supply the footwear for the mountaineers participating in the IMS Walk, organized in the framework of the International Mountain Summit, a mountain festival held in the Italian resort of Bressanone on Oct. 21-30. Aku will also be the premium partner of a photo contest where ...
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Viking leaps ahead with technical children’s footwear
After three years of nearly stagnant sales, Viking Fottøy is enjoying an impressive growth spurt. The Norwegian supplier of outdoor shoes is reaping the benefits of focused investment in functional children's footwear, which has found fast-growing demand in Norway and several other countries.The entire Viking group reached a turnover of ...
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Jack Wolfskin has extended its agreement with its Chinese distributor,...
Jack Wolfskin has extended its agreement with its Chinese distributor, Tristate, for another five years. The German brand has been working with this Chinese partner since 2008 and has seen its wholesale turnover doubled every year since then. Currently, “The Paw's” business in the country is carried by 220 single-branded ...
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After several months of preparations, the online store of Bever,...
After several months of preparations, the online store of Bever, the leading Dutch outdoor retailer, went live a few days ago
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After opening its first German company-owned store, Victorinox has enlisted...
After opening its first German company-owned store, Victorinox has enlisted a meanswear retailer, Sportiv, to open a franchised store in Heidelberg
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EOCA, the European Outdoor Conservation Association, has added two more...
EOCA, the European Outdoor Conservation Association, has added two more sections to its website, outdoorconservation.eu: “Tread Lightly” is devoted to users who are interested in minimizing their impact on the nature during their activities outdoors. The “Volunteering” section informs on current environmental projects in which the user can take part.
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Brussels hears proposals for action
While it failed last July to qualify as the venue of the 2018 Winter Olympics, the French city of Annecy played host to two other major sports- and outdoor-related events in the last days. Some 5,000 spectators attended the second European edition of IF3, the Freeski Film Festival, held there ...
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Asolo denies a rumor according to which the company would...
Asolo denies a rumor according to which the company would be taken over by Oxylane, the French retail giant that owns Décathlon
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Mammut is about to open two more stores in Germany...
Mammut is about to open two more stores in Germany this fall: the one in Leipzig in is corporate while the one in Dortmund is operated by a franchisee
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7Blåner has signed a deal to become the new distributor...
7Blåner has signed a deal to become the new distributor for Grivel in Norway, a partnership previously held by Atello. The Norwegian importer expects to carry Grivel's entire product range, with availability starting in November. 7Blåner is a Norwegian importer, distributor and retailer with a focus on hard and softgoods ...
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Aigle has opened its 5th store in Paris near the...
Aigle has opened its 5th store in Paris near the Bastille, close to those recently opened there by Timberland, Lacoste and Clarks
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Berghaus generated sales of $120 million globally in 2010. Without...
Berghaus generated sales of $120 million globally in 2010. Without providing specific growth figures, its parent company, Pentland Brands, says the staff at its head office in Sunderland has doubled to a total of 200 in the last five years to cope with this growth and to accompany Berghaus' international ...
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A total of 1,265 trade visitors attended the British Outdoor...
A total of 1,265 trade visitors attended the British Outdoor Trade Show at Stoneleigh Park, down 11 percent from one year ago, but exhibitors reportedly praised the quality of the visitors. The number of exhibitors reached a record of 135. The organizers are optimistic about next year's OTS, which will ...
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Salomon is opening a 2,000-square-foot store in Vancouver next month....
Salomon is opening a 2,000-square-foot store in Vancouver next month. This will be the first look at its new design concept, which is warm and rustic yet contemporary, demonstrating the influence of the mountains with rough wood and rock features. A digital kiosk lets customers explore options for footwear depending ...
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