All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 5, Issue 17-18 – Page 2

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    More outdoor brands go for a total look

    2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

    While Scarpa and some other brands of outdoor shoes want to focus on their core business, at least two brands, Inov-8 and Kamik, are diversifying for a more complete look. They are coming out with their first apparel lines in the wake of the likes of La Sportiva or Merrell.Kamik ...

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    Cascade Designs, the marketer of brands like Therm-a-Rest, MSR and...

    2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Cascade Designs, the marketer of brands like Therm-a-Rest, MSR and Sealline, is launching an additional brand named E-Case. The label is dedicated to waterproof protection cases for smartphones, tablet computers and other fragile devices. The Seattle-based company wants to meet the growing demand for waterproof protective equipment to keep high-tech ...

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    Peak Performance, the Swedish sports and lifestyle brand, saw its...

    2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Peak Performance, the Swedish sports and lifestyle brand, saw its sales slip by 1 percent to the equivalent of 971 million Danish kroner ($161.6m-€130.5m) for the financial year until the end of June, and its earnings suffered from rising costs for technical fabrics. IC Companys, the Danish group that owns ...

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    Outpac Designs, the Hong Kong-based marketer of the Pacsafe brand...

    2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Outpac Designs, the Hong Kong-based marketer of the Pacsafe brand of travel and safety equipment, has decided to take over its distribution in mainland China, to be handled by its own subsidiary. Magnus McGlashan, managing partner, said that it is essential for successful selling to get to know the customer, ...

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    King Camp, one of the big Chinese camping and outdoor...

    2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

    King Camp, one of the big Chinese camping and outdoor brands, posted strong growth for 2011 with sales up by 30 percent to 400 million yuan renminbi (€51.2m-$63.2m). In the typically Chinese, way, its general manager, Shu Guoking, calls this strong growth “steady development.” In the course of this year, ...

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    China between endless growth and western-style normalcy

    2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

    The hard facts put out by market researchers on the outdoor business in China (as published in the Compass' last issue) suggest a strong increase of nearly 60 percent last year, but indicated that the market is slowing down massively in 2012. “Slowing down” in Mandarin terms means a growth ...

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    Stefan Brandt has been appointed director of the footwear unit...

    2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Stefan Brandt has been appointed director of the footwear unit at Sympatex Technologies. The 45-year-old has been head of the tection unit (medical and automotive applications) of the company since 2009, a position that he will keep. In the footwear segment he succeeds Monica Billes, who will take on a ...

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    KTC Limited, the Hong Kong-based manufacturer of functional apparel, has...

    2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

    KTC Limited, the Hong Kong-based manufacturer of functional apparel, has joined the Fair Labor Association (FLA). With this step, the company is one of the few members of both of the two leading federations supervising companies on the improvement of work conditions, FLA and the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF). KTC ...

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    Patagonia announces the launch of the so-called “Higg Index,” an...

    2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Patagonia announces the launch of the so-called “Higg Index,” an indexing tool created by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. The Higg Index has been developed in partnership with the American Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) and is based on already existing tools such as the “OIA Eco Index” and the “Materials Assessment ...

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    Asia Outdoor sees itself as bronze medalist among the global outdoor shows

    2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

    German Messe, the organizer of the Asia Outdoor show held in Nanjing for the seventh time from July 26-29, is happy with the attendance at this year's edition: The number of exhibitors improved from 452 last year to 570. The exhibiting surface increased from 42,000 to 48,000 square meters. The ...

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    Amer’s investments buoy sales but sink income

    2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Driven by winter and outdoor apparel, Amer Sports managed to lift its sales by 12 percent to €353.8 million in the second quarter, which was an increase of 5 percent in constant currencies, but abundant investments in own retailing and emerging markets dug a hole in the company's earnings.Sales were ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has agreed to create a joint venture with...

    2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has agreed to create a joint venture with Hong Kong-based Swire Resources to accelerate the growth of both the Columbia and the Mountain Hardwear brands in China. Swire Resources, a subsidiary of Swire Pacific, will hold 40 percent of the venture, while the U.S. outdoor company will control ...

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    Michele Lorusso has left Vibram after three years with the...

    2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Michele Lorusso has left Vibram after three years with the company to return to the fashion industry. He had been acting lately as sales manager for its FiveFingers division. According to company officials, Lorusso was prompted by personal reasons.

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    Patagonia Books, a subsidiary of Patagonia Inc. acting as a...

    2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Patagonia Books, a subsidiary of Patagonia Inc. acting as a publisher of writings devoted to nature and outdoor sports, is putting out “The Responsible Company,” a book written by Yvon Chouinard, founder and owner of Patagonia, and Vincent Stanley, the company's marketing director. The authors want to outline – supported ...

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    Adidas Outdoor wants to become No. 3 in China

    2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Adidas Outdoor has ambitious plans to improve its presence on the Chinese market with a major rollout of stores exclusively dedicated to the three-striped outdoor gear. In 2009, Adidas Outdoor made it into China, and in September 2011 it opened its first single- brand store worldwide exclusively devoted to outdoor ...

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    Jarden’s outdoor down by 3.2% in the quarter

    2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Reporting its results for the second quarter ended June 30, Jarden Corporation said that the revenues of its Outdoor Solutions unit fell by 3.2 percent to $747.3 million, compared with the same period in 2011. The operating margin of the segment was off by 2.6 percentage points to 12.8 percent ...

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    Black Diamond’s sales grow by 13%, but net loss increases

    2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Total sales for the Black Diamond group, based in Salt Lake City, were $31.9 million in the second quarter ended June 30, a 13 percent increase from the year-earlier period. The gross margin increased to 39.1 percent, compared with 38.9 a year ago, due to a favorable mix in higher ...

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    After 10 years of growth in the U.S. and Canada,...

    2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

    After 10 years of growth in the U.S. and Canada, Mammut Sports Group had to move to a new warehouse in Williston, Vermont. The new facility consolidates its existing headquarters and three separate warehouses on 23,000 square feet, bringing together all product categories. The company said that it would dramatically ...