All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 5, Issue 15-16 – Page 2
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Samsonite to buy High Sierra
Samsonite, the big international luggage group quoted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, has reached an agreement to acquire High Sierra Sport Company, an American company specializing in the production of backpacks and other casual, outdoor and sports bags.The international reach of Samsonite should also help High Sierra to widen ...
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Powertraveller, the British brand of mobile solar solutions, is quickly...
Powertraveller, the British brand of mobile solar solutions, is quickly expanding its worldwide distribution network. The brand's new distributor in Australia is Sea to Summit, the local outdoor brand there. Another new market has been added with Estonia, where Matka Sport is now in charge of Powertraveller. Matka also distributes ...
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Heimplanet, the German brand for inflatable tents, presented a new...
Heimplanet, the German brand for inflatable tents, presented a new model, which won the iF Design Award 2012, for the first time at this year's OutDoor show. The German company expanded its product line to a travel and backpack collection, which was also presented in Friedrichshafen. Heimplanet cooperated with Red ...
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The Spanish outdoor brand Trangoworld plans to expand further, both...
The Spanish outdoor brand Trangoworld plans to expand further, both in its domestic market and abroad. As some of Trangoworld's competitors in the Spanish market are disappearing, the brand managed to increase its market share. In this framework, Trangoworld plans to open mono-brand stores in Spain as a medium-term objective. ...
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Montura boosts management, moves into new premises
After growing rapidly in the last few years, Tasci, the company of Roberto Giordani that launched the Montura brand of clothing 12 years ago, creating a sensation with its very technical mountain climbing pants, has moved into a brand-new head office north of Vicenza and hired many new experienced managers. ...
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The third edition of the “Biblia del Outdoor,” the Spanish...
The third edition of the “Biblia del Outdoor,” the Spanish product guide produced by Tradesport, has 254 pages. It will have a circulation of 25,000 copies, 15,000 of which are being sold or given away in outdoor stores, and the others sold in news kiosks. The catalog can also be ...
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Jonathan Degenhardt has been named marketing operations manager at La...
Jonathan Degenhardt has been named marketing operations manager at La Sportiva North America as part of a promotion of the in-house staff. Degenhardt recently oversaw the distribution of Movement skis in North America. He previously worked at Scarpa and Nepture Mountaineering.
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Barrabès, the big Spanish outdoor retailer based in the Basque...
Barrabès, the big Spanish outdoor retailer based in the Basque region, has inaugurated its first store in Catalunya. Located at 77-79 Calle Roger de Lluria in Barcelona, it measures a total of 1,600 square meters, including a net sales area of 1,000 m².
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Gregory, the brand of backpacks in the Black Diamond group,...
Gregory, the brand of backpacks in the Black Diamond group, is quickly expanding in Europe with a strengthened network of agencies and distributors. Most recently, Gregory has moved into Switzerland through the Casoar agency, which can rely on good service and logistics since Gregory's European headquarters is located in Switzerland ...
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Vibram has been awarded the Best Project Panda Award. The...
Vibram has been awarded the Best Project Panda Award. The Italian company was honored in Shanghai for its Technological Center in Guangzhou, created to multiply the range of Vibram technologies and reinforce collaborations with companies in the sector. The center covers a surface of more than 10,000 square meters.
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Salewa recently opened two franchised stores in Austria. The store...
Salewa recently opened two franchised stores in Austria. The store in Saalfelden is managed by Stefan Klingmayr from Kliko-Sport. Another franchised store will be opened on July, 28 in Schladming. Salewa has five mono-brand stores in Austria; two of them are managed by the company itself.
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Jürgen Wank assumes the distribution of the Austrian outdoor brand...
Jürgen Wank assumes the distribution of the Austrian outdoor brand Carinthia in Switzerland and South Tyrol. Carinthia recently signed a cooperation agreement with Intersport Eybl for the development of a shop-in-shop concept in 14 Eybl stores in Austria. The company reached total sales of €32 million in 2011, representing an ...
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Columbia Sportswear has asked a court to dismiss the lawsuit...
Columbia Sportswear has asked a court to dismiss the lawsuit brought against it by Innovative Sports, a company in Eugene, Oregon that claimed infringement of its intellectual property rights with its Omni-Heat electrically heated apparel. Columbia pointed out, among other things, that two lawyers have rejected a request to represent ...
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Black Diamond has appointed Mark Ritchie as its chief operating...
Black Diamond has appointed Mark Ritchie as its chief operating officer, a newly created position. Ritchie is a nearly 20-year veteran of the company, where he led the global operational platform supporting the group's businesses. Wim de Jager has been promoted to the position of managing director of Black Diamond ...
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The North Face has appointed Joe Vernachio vice president for...
The North Face has appointed Joe Vernachio vice president for global product. Vernachio was previously the company's vice president for operations. He succeeds Philip Hamilton, who has left the company. Vernachio has 25 years of experience in the market for outdoor products. Prior to joining The North Face, he held ...
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Kozi Kidz, the U.K.-based brand of functional apparel for children,...
Kozi Kidz, the U.K.-based brand of functional apparel for children, will open its first store in China in a department store in Guangzhou. Another store is scheduled for November in Shanghai. The expansion into retailing came quickly after Kozi Kidz' chief, Tomas Torstensson, picked a local distributor, Providence Trading, just ...
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Petzl America has appointed Blair Williams sales director. A professional...
Petzl America has appointed Blair Williams sales director. A professional mountain climber and a versatile sportsman, he worked previously as government program manager for Grainger, a supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products.
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The European Outdoor Conservation Alliance has named Original Buff, Wild...
The European Outdoor Conservation Alliance has named Original Buff, Wild Roses and Nikwax as the organization's “Conservation Champions 2012.” The three companies secured that title of honor for their outstanding commitment to EOCA's environmental projects in the current year. Buff has taken care of three conservation projects in their entirety ...
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Haglöfs, the Swedish outdoor brand, has sealed an agreement with...
Haglöfs, the Swedish outdoor brand, has sealed an agreement with Step Hill to start distribution in Taiwan from the second half of this year. This is the last Asian country where Haglöfs has made arrangements for distribution as part of an expansion drive that started shortly after its acquisition by ...
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Slower growth for the Chinese market after huge expansion
The Chinese outdoor business enjoyed a halcyon year, with sales soaring by 57.8 percent to about 11 billion renminbi (€1.4bn-$1.7bn) at retail in 2011. The huge growth was driven by a spate of store openings and more abundant sales in existing stores as outdoor brands became increasingly fashionable, but the ...
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