All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 5, Issue 10 – Page 3
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Gore-Tex, which opened a footwear store at Amazon.de two years...
Gore-Tex, which opened a footwear store at Amazon.de two years ago, will now also offer jackets and pants of its brand partners in this shop. Gore-Tex wants to strengthen the visibility of both its own brand and those of its partners and wants to give additional advice to end consumers ...
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Grivel has signed a sponsorship agreement with the International Mountaineering...
Grivel has signed a sponsorship agreement with the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation
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After five days of clashes between factory workers and the...
After five days of clashes between factory workers and the police, Bangladesh has decided to shut down 300 garment factories in the town of Ashulia. Some half a million workers are employed there, representing 60 percent of the people working in the country's textile industry. Apparel makes up 80 percent ...
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The International Cotton Advisory Council predicts that cotton prices will...
The International Cotton Advisory Council predicts that cotton prices will stay low because of high inventories for the next year. The council says that cotton stocks should rise by 43 percent to 13.3 million tons in the year that ends July 31, and should grow by another 9 percent to ...
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Scarpa scouts for partnerships and acquisitions
Reporting sharply improved financial results, Scarpa says it is planning to take over the distribution of its products in some foreign markets in the course of this year. With corporate assets worth €24.6 million and virtually no debt, the Italian company, which specializes in mountaineering boots, is also looking around ...
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Filson Holdings, an American producer of outdoor apparel and accessories...
Filson Holdings, an American producer of outdoor apparel and accessories whose origins date back to 1897, has been sold to Bedrock Manufacturing Company by its previous owner, Brentwood Associations. Financial details were not released. Under Brentwood's team of senior management, including Mark Korros as chief executive, the Filson brand was ...
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Big growth abroad for Norrøna
Norrøna, the Norwegian outdoor brand, has sealed a distribution deal for the Japanese market with Fullmarks, which built up Haglöfs and still sells a spate of other Scandinavian brands in the country, from Poc to Aclima, Houdini and Hestra. Haglöfs set up its own business in Japan earlier this earlier, ...
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To celebrate its 80th anniversary, Lundhags will put out its...
To celebrate its 80th anniversary, Lundhags will put out its “boot book,” a homage to life in the outdoors and to hiking boots. The book contains stories on shoe maintenance and care, on the philosophy of the Swedish company, and on the importance of craftsmanship for excellent footwear.
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Effective July 7, Tony Post, the longtime chief of Vibram's...
Effective July 7, Tony Post, the longtime chief of Vibram's recently expanded U.S. operation, will resign. His successor will be Mike Gionfriddo, who is currently Vibram USA's chief operating officer, with a history of 14 years with the brand. Post has served for the Italian-based company for 11 years, raising ...
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TP Sports, the German agency for brands such as 66°...
TP Sports, the German agency for brands such as 66° North, LaCrosse and Colmar, has added Wild Roses, the specialty brand for outdoor women, to its portfolio
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Odlo's 37-page report on its social and ecological footprint highlights...
Odlo's 37-page report on its social and ecological footprint highlights Odlo's efforts in the field of corporate social responsibility. According to the report, 90 percent of the manufacturing facilities that work for Odlo already meet the requirements of the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF). This figure includes both the company's own ...
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Jack Wolfskin has announced that, starting with spring/summer 2013, the...
Jack Wolfskin has announced that, starting with spring/summer 2013, the company will only use 100 percent biological cotton for its garments made of cotton or of a mix containing cotton. All cotton used in the collection will have a proof of certified origin. This has been the company's practice for ...
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Lowa is more cautious after a strong performance in 2011
Lowa reached sales of €143.0 million in 2011, up by 8.3 percent as compared to €132.0 million in the previous year. The worldwide sales of the Lowa brand alone increased by €11 million, or 9.8 percent, to €122 million. The remaining €21 million in sales were generated in Germany alone ...
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After winning the ADI Design Index 2011 award of the...
After winning the ADI Design Index 2011 award of the Association of Industrial Design, Garmont has been awarded with an Italian prize for innovation called “Premio dei Premi” (Prize of the Prizes). The Italian footwear company was honored at the National Innovation Day at the Senate in Rome by the ...
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Patagonia's sales have doubled since 2008 to reach $540 million...
Patagonia's sales have doubled since 2008 to reach $540 million for the financial year ended last April, or 30 percent more than in the previous year, according to a report in The Seattle Times, and its profits have tripled in the same period. After 14 openings in the past year, ...
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