All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 6, Issue 12
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McKinley will be joined by premium label
For next spring/summer, Intersport International Corporation (IIC) will introduce a new sub-brand, called RED, which will be part of McKinley, the big exclusive outdoor brand of Intersport's global network of retailers. RED stands for Real Experience Design and is due to cover a substantially higher price range.Klaus Jost, chairman of ...
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Polish suppliers and visitors at the OutDoor fair were shaken...
Polish suppliers and visitors at the OutDoor fair were shaken by news that Artur Hajzer, an emblematic figure of the Polish outdoor industry, died last week after an attempt to reach the summit of Gasherbrum in the Karakorum range. Hajzer, who was 51 years old and was known among Polish ...
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EOG is optimistic
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) was unable to offer the results of its annual “State of the Trade” survey at the opening of the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen yesterday, due to technical problems such as the installation of new software for the collection of the data. However, its secretary general, ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has declared a two-for-one stock split, with effect...
Wolverine Worldwide has declared a two-for-one stock split, with effect from Nov. 1. The directors of Wolverine also declared a quarterly cash dividend of 6 cents per share.
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Oberalp, the Italian-based parent company of Salewa, Dynafit and Wild...
Oberalp, the Italian-based parent company of Salewa, Dynafit and Wild Country, has agreed to represent Julbo, the 125-year-old French brand of technical sports eyewear, on the Italian market. Major synergies are expected between Salewa and Julbo in this important market. For the past 15 years, Julbo has been distributed in ...
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GE, the marketer of the waterproof and breathable laminates, has...
GE, the marketer of the waterproof and breathable laminates, has announced a strategic partnership with the Dishang Group, a major original manufacturer and exporter of textiles. Dishang has agreed to provide completely integrated eVent solutions for the design, sourcing and production of apparel. The group will support GE in the ...
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The Tecnica Group is restructuring the distribution of Blizzard, Tecnica...
The Tecnica Group is restructuring the distribution of Blizzard, Tecnica and Nordica in Germany and Austria. It is also placing a new general manager at the head of its operations in France. From Oct. 1, Lucien Hateville will assume the position as general manager for Tecnica France, succeeding Michel Rayot, ...
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Sport Panel is launching a new trade magazine, Trade Bike...
Sport Panel is launching a new trade magazine, Trade Bike & Tri, and a consumer-oriented catalog, La Biblia del Bike, for the Spanish bicycle and triathlon markets. It is also opening a dedicated portal for the sector, tradebike.es. Besides its market research, Sport Panel has been publishing a trade magazine, ...
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German buying groups’ business is influenced by bad weather
The Intersport and Sport 2000 buying groups are both behind last year's sales for the period between January and June. Compared with last year's period, the two groups suffered a decline in sales on the retail level of 3 and 3.1 percent, respectively. This is no surprise after the weather ...
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The Outdoor Industry Awards
The traditional Outdoor Industry Awards ceremony was held at the OutDoor trade show in Friedrichshafen yesterday, praising 52 companies for what they have done in various product categories. Among these, eleven companies have been given a ‘golden award' for special innovations. - La Sportiva won a gold award in the ...
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Ortlieb has assigned Funbike for the distribution of its products...
Ortlieb has assigned Funbike for the distribution of its products in the Austrian market from January 2014. The German producer of waterproof bags and packs already cooperates since 2011 with Funbike for the distribution of its Racktime brand in the Austrian market, as Ortlieb assumes the worldwide distribution of the ...
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Polartec announces the Apex Award winners
Polartec held a celebration of its annual Apex Awards at the OutDoor show yesterday as part of a new international campaign developed by the brand. All the winners receive a Malden Trophy, named after the parent company, Malden Mills. They will also receive sales support with special hangtags, marketing materials ...
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Schöffel announced on the first day of the OutDoor show...
Schöffel announced on the first day of the OutDoor show that its summer 2014 collection will be 100 percent PFOA-free. PFOA is notably helpful to make outer shells more water-repellent. While PFOA does not cause any harm to the user of the garment, its use in production has an impact on ...
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Boa Technology has appointed Alois Badegruber to run its sales,...
Boa Technology has appointed Alois Badegruber to run its sales, marketing and customer service operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, after several years of steady growth in the region. The Austrian manager started off at W.L. Gore Associates and worked for eight years at Salomon, where he was ...
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Haglöfs marches ahead with Asics’ technology
Footwear sales are soaring at Haglöfs as the Swedish outdoor brand is beginning to reap the benefits of its acquisition by Asics, the Japanese running footwear specialist, almost exactly three years ago. Shoes made up 8 percent of the Swedish brand's sales last year, but the rate jumped to 14 ...
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Hi-Tec Sports is working on an adaptation for the U.K.,...
Hi-Tec Sports is working on an adaptation for the U.K., Ireland and the rest of Europe of a new online training platform that it has just launched for its retail partners in the U.S. Company officials hope that the European platform will become operational for the autumn/winter 2013/14 season. The ...
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Vaude expects its sales to increase by about 10 percent...
Vaude expects its sales to increase by about 10 percent in 2013 as compared to last year. In 2012, its sales increased by 9.4 percent, company officials say, without mentioning actual figures Apparel accounts for 52 percent of Vaude's total sales, while backpacks account for 33 percent. Sales in the ...
