All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 5, Issue 14
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Globetrotter presented its new online platform, outdoor.de, and the recently...
Globetrotter presented its new online platform, outdoor.de, and the recently launched Globetrotter iPhone app at the OutDoor show. The leading German outdoor retail chain acquired the web domain outdoor.de one year ago. It has re-launched it with a fresh look in order to address a very broad target group, including ...
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In September, Schöffel and Lowa will open four more stores...
In September, Schöffel and Lowa will open four more stores increasing the number of total doors – both corporate and and franchises – to 16. The new stores will be located in the towns of Siegen, Mainz, Leipzig and Schwabmünchen, a smaller town in the south of Germany, where Schöffel's ...
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Garmont, the Italian manufacturer of outdoor footwear, has switched its...
Garmont, the Italian manufacturer of outdoor footwear, has switched its distribution in the Benelux countries from Sablon Sport to Map SA
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The expanded and more segmented footwear line presented at the...
The expanded and more segmented footwear line presented at the OutDoor show by The North Face, which has begun to make some models of hiking shoes in Romania since the spring 2012 collection, is managed since a few weeks by a team of high-level executives with a cumulated 75 years ...
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Reportedly, Mike Kaier, most recently country manager of Columbia for...
Reportedly, Mike Kaier, most recently country manager of Columbia for Slovenia, Germany and the Netherlands, will switch to Falke in an unspecified position, effective Sept.1
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Timberland has opened a new store in Chamonix on two...
Timberland has opened a new store in Chamonix on two floors and a selling surface of 108 square meters
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Helly Hansen is sold to a Canadian pension fund
Helly Hansen, the Norwegian sports and outdoor brand, has changed hands again. Altor Equity Partners, the Norwegian investment firm that took over Helly Hansen in 2006 from Investcorp, has sold a stake of 75 percent to the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPP), while retaining the remainder of its shares. ...
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Treksta enters the British market
Treksta, the leading South Korean brand of outdoor footwear, will be selling its product line in the U.K. from spring 2013 through a distribution partnership with Bridgedale, the big British producer of technical outdoor socks. The most important markets for Treksta in Europe are currently Scandinavia, Germany and Spain. Sporthaus ...
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Edelrid, Vaude's brand of climbing equipment, has picked a new...
Edelrid, Vaude's brand of climbing equipment, has picked a new agency for its products targeted at sporting goods and outdoor retailers: The Lourmarin-based XXL agency, which also carries Arc'teryx, will cover this distribution channel, whereas Edelrid's professional safety equipment continues to be sold through Horizon Vertical, which was previously in ...
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Mammut is developing its brand further in international markets. The...
Mammut is developing its brand further in international markets. The Swiss brand took over its Korean distributor and created its own subsidiary in Korea. The subsidiary takes care of 115 points of sale in the market. A new mono-brand store was opened in Chile one month ago.
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Camelbak launched its first backpack without a hydration system at...
Camelbak launched its first backpack without a hydration system at the OutDoor show, thereby entering the lifestyle segment. At the fair, the company is checking how customers respond to the new category. For a start, the product will only be available in Europe. More models will be added soon and ...
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Gelert makes a fresh start with new backing
Gelert, the British outdoor and camping equipment company, is preparing to ramp up investments in marketing and distribution after it entirely reshaped its management in the last few months, with the firm support of its bankers. The moves come after a few tumultuous months, which altered Gelert's ownership, but reinforced ...
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As already reported in Shoe Intelligence, Superfeet opened a new...
As already reported in Shoe Intelligence, Superfeet opened a new European operations center in Edinburgh, Scotland, and will begin distributing its products and systems directly to retailers in the U.K. and Ireland. Steven Baynes from Anatom, Superfeet's former European distributor, will run the European office. Currently, four people are working ...
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Regatta has signed up Saatchi & Saatchi, the top advertising...
Regatta has signed up Saatchi Saatchi, the top advertising agency in London, to advise the group in how it can promote its brands – Regatta, Craghoppers and Dare2b – most effectively. For the fast-growing British group, the future marketing campaign is likely to focus on concepts like value ...
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Sanuk, the American brand acquired by the Deckers Outdoor Corporation...
Sanuk, the American brand acquired by the Deckers Outdoor Corporation in July 2011, presented its collections for the first time at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. James Petrie, who previously worked for Vans, is the new brand manager for this American brand of surf-inspired casual footwear for Europe, the Middle ...
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Montbell, the Japanese producer of outdoor apparel and accessories, opened...
Montbell, the Japanese producer of outdoor apparel and accessories, opened 5 new mono-brand stores in Japan this spring. The brand boasts 75 stores in Japan, one in Colorado and another one in Switzerland. All stores are owned and managed by Montbell directly. Three Montbell mono-brand stores were destroyed by the ...
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Tecnica Group up by 3%
The Tecnica Group recorded a 3 percent increase in total sales to €394 million last year, generating a rather stable operating profit of around €35 million before amortization (Ebitda). Due to high amortization and financial charges, the group just about broke even for the year, but it did have positive ...
