All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 5, Issue 23-24 – Page 2
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Wild Country, the British brand of climbing equipment, voluntarily recalls...
Wild Country, the British brand of climbing equipment, voluntarily recalls one of its ascending devices, “Ropeman 3.” While the product meets the requirements of the EN567 standard for mountain equipment and ropes, it may slip under certain circumstances when initially loaded instead of locking on the rope as it is ...
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A leading Korean brand, Black Yak, eyes Europe – and the world
Black Yak, one of the leading outdoor brands of South Korea, has unveiled ambitious plans for a major rollout around the globe. So far, this brand of apparel, footwear and equipment has only been operating in its domestic market, China and Nepal, where it opened its first store in the ...
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Growing Black Diamond opens a new ski factory in China
A few days after Jarden Corporation, parent company of K2 and Völkl, announced a new $40 million investment in ski manufacturing (we understand that the investment will be made in China, but we could not find out more about it at this stage), Black Diamond reported that it has ...
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Jetboil, the young U.S. brand of outdoor stoves, has been...
Jetboil, the young U.S. brand of outdoor stoves, has been acquired for an undisclosed price by Johnson Outdoors. Jetboil will be integrated into the U.S. group's Outdoor Gear business unit, along with the Eureka! and Silva brands, but it will continue to operate from its own facility in Manchester, New ...
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Ternua has become the first Spanish brand to join the...
Ternua has become the first Spanish brand to join the European Outdoor Group
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Heimplanet, the young Hamburg-based maker of award-winning tents, has launched...
Heimplanet, the young Hamburg-based maker of award-winning tents, has launched the “Monolith” line of travel equipment. The collection of four different bags is set to hit the stores next spring.
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Jack Wolfskin will boost its executive board with the appointment...
Jack Wolfskin will boost its executive board with the appointment from next Feb. 1 of Elke Stein to the newly created position of joint managing director in charge of marketing and product development. The 45-year-old spent 16 years at Adidas, first as key account manager and marketing director for Central ...
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Polartec has appointed Gary Smith as chief executive and...
Polartec has appointed Gary Smith as chief executive and Joe Robinson as chief financial officer, completing a management succession process announced in July. Smith, 49, is to succeed the current chief executive, Andrew J. Vecchione, as of Nov. 1. An expert in the outdoor and apparel industries, Smith previously served ...
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Greenpeace report targets PFCs in outdoor apparel
Greenpeace has provoked mixed reactions among European outdoor companies by releasing a report that found residues of harmful substances in outdoor garments and urging the industry to clear its supply chain of all perfluorinated and polyfluorinated compounds (PFCs).Most outdoor companies are well aware of the fact that the production of ...
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Montane, the British brand of high-end apparel, now has a...
Montane, the British brand of high-end apparel, now has a regular distributor for Switzerland. The new partner is Merz AG, a distribution company based outside Zurich and founded in 1979, which also takes care of Nikwax as well as of the footwear brands Merrell, Magnum, Chaco and Cushe. With this ...
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Katadyn North America, the U.S.-based subsidiary of the Swiss maker...
Katadyn North America, the U.S.-based subsidiary of the Swiss maker of water purification solutions, has acquired the assets of TyRy Inc., a privately held manufacturer of freeze-dried and dehydrated instant food. TyRy markets the brands Natural High, Richmoor, AlpineAir Foods and Gourmet Reserves. The acquired company will keep its facilities ...
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Amer reshuffles its Chinese organization
Amer Sports' Chinese subsidiary, Amer Sports Shanghai Trading Company, is set to establish its own sales organization for the Chinese market in 2013, and it will go direct with the new structure next year in order to bundle the sales activities of the Finnish group's outdoor brands under one roof.Beijing ...
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Norrøna has contracted Christine Hargin as new ambassador for the...
Norrøna has contracted Christine Hargin as new ambassador for the Norwegian brand. The Swedish freeride champion won the Freeride World Tour (FWT) in March. With her years of experience, the 32-year-old will also support the company's research & development team.
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Aku, the Italian footwear brand, is new sponsor of the...
Aku, the Italian footwear brand, is new sponsor of the German club Naturfreunde (“friends of nature”). It will supply the national team of instructors for mountaineering and hiking with appropriate footwear. In return, Aku will receive advice from the instructors on how to improve the shoes.
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Messe Friedrichshafen and the European Outdoor Group (EOG) have agreed...
Messe Friedrichshafen and the European Outdoor Group (EOG) have agreed on the dates of the OutDoor show through 2016. The organizer of the fair and the European industry federation consider a date around mid-July – as in the previous years – to be the most appropriate period during the order ...
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In the aftermath of Sandy, the hurricane that destroyed large...
In the aftermath of Sandy, the hurricane that destroyed large parts of the northeast of the U.S., Nemo, the sleeping-bag brand, was quick to help with the donation of 50 sleeping bags. The donation went to St. John's Bread and Life in Brooklyn, New York, to give relief to people ...
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Lower military sales affect Camelbak’s results
Camelbak had lower sales and profits in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, primarily due to a significant drop in sales of gloves for the U.S. military sales, which was not offset by a rise in its sales of bottles. The results of this major supplier of personal hydration ...
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According to Sports Insight, a British publication, VF Corporation plans...
According to Sports Insight, a British publication, VF Corporation plans to discontinue the distribution in Europe of Jansport, its technical brand of backpacks, after the spring/summer 2013 season. Instead, the group wants to put its focus on its more lifestyle-oriented Eastpak brand. VF will redeploy more efforts on Jansport in ...
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Latest accidents emphasize need for improved safety management in the climbing industry
Bernard Bressoux, technical and quality director at Petzl, suggests that outdoor companies could launch a working group on civil liability, as the industry is drawing some lessons from recent climbing accidents. Speaking at the European Outdoor Forum last month, Bressoux shared the initiatives already taken at Petzl to further improve ...
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ABS, the German specialty supplier of the so-called avalanche airbags,...
ABS, the German specialty supplier of the so-called avalanche airbags, is going direct to consumers with its own webshop - shop.abs-airbag.de - dedicated to Austrian and German customers. The company intends to integrate its retail customers into this system through the Shopatron platform. Shopatron allows participating retailers to take over ...
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