All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 6, Issue 13
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Jack Wolfskin has opened a subsidiary in the Russian market, taking...
Jack Wolfskin has opened a subsidiary in the Russian market, taking over the staff of its former distributor in Saint Petersburg, Peter Sport. The German outdoor brand already has three stores in the second-largest Russian city and will open another in Moscow before the end of the year. The opening of ...
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Globetrotter: a preview of its private label strategy
As reported at the last OutDoor show a year ago, Globetrotter Ausrüstung, the big Hamburg-based specialty retailer, will leave the Euro Family, the informal cooperation of leading European outdoor and sporting goods retailers. As a result, Globetrotter will no longer take part in the development of the alliance's private labels, ...
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Marmot outlines its moderate retail plans for Europe
Yesterday at the OutDoor show, Andy Schimeck, managing director of Marmot Mountain Europe, outlined the company's plans for the development of single-branded stores across Europe. In an interview, he said that the establishment of corporate stores will remain extremely moderate. The intention is to open three to five own stores ...
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We hear that a Norwegian equity investor has taken over...
We hear that a Norwegian equity investor has taken over the Rossignol Group from the Australian Macquarie investment fund and from Jarden Corporation. More in the next issue of Sporting Goods Intelligence Europe.
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It seems that NKD's decision to drop Wild Roses, pushing...
It seems that NKD's decision to drop Wild Roses, pushing the Swiss women's apparel company into insolvency (Compass issue 6-10+11 of July 10), was largely due to its own financial problems. Reports from Germany indicate that a German court has launched an investigation into NKD' financial situation because of suspicions ...
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China slows down – but just a little
Just ten days before the upcoming Asia Outdoor show in Nanjing, Knut Jaeger, the founder and organizer of both the Chinese outdoor trade show and the Asia Bike show scheduled for October at the same place, released yesterday a few detailed figures on the Chinese market. Messe Friedrichshafen, organizer of the ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has decided to carry out a two-for-one stock...
Wolverine Worldwide has decided to carry out a two-for-one stock split. Shareholders registered by Oct. 1 will receive one new share for each one that they own, and their market price will be cut in half. After the stock split, they will receive a dividend of 6 cents per share, ...
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Camp has taken over the distribution of its products on...
Camp has taken over the distribution of its products on the German market from an agency, Q-Vita Get Gear, which also represents Edelweiss. Christian Bickel, a 30-year-old climber and mountaineer who has worked for Salewa in sales, marketing and product management, started up as country sales manager for the Italian ...
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Compass Diversified Holdings, parent company of Camelbak, Fox, Liberty Safe...
Compass Diversified Holdings, parent company of Camelbak, Fox, Liberty Safe and other firms, has promoted Ryan J. Faulkingham from director of financial reporting to chief financial officer, starting next Nov. 30. He will take the place of James J. Bottiglieri, who is due to retire on the same date after ...
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Camelbak has launched a new product line of thermal travel...
Camelbak has launched a new product line of thermal travel mugs, called ‘The Forge,' which will be available in two different sizes and 8 different colors. The new line of hot beverage containers are made from stainless steel and was presented for the first time during the OutDoor show in ...
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Nomad, the Dutch outdoor brand, and Dutch Brand House International (DBH)...
Nomad, the Dutch outdoor brand, and Dutch Brand House International (DBH) have teamed up to widen their distribution in the Benelux countries. DBH is the owner of the Sjeng and Falcon brands, which chiefly focus on tennis and winter sports. Sport Partner reports that Nomad and DBH have worked closely together for ...
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Tierra, the Swedish brand of outdoor wear owned by the...
Tierra, the Swedish brand of outdoor wear owned by the Fenix Outdoor Group, will be sold in Germany, Austria and Italy, starting with the spring/summer 2014 collection. The distribution in these markets will be handled by Fjällräven's subsidiary in Germany while Fjällräven's subsidiary in the Netherlands will be covering Tierra's ...
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Houdini, the Swedish outerwear brand, will be expanding to other...
Houdini, the Swedish outerwear brand, will be expanding to other European markets, starting from the spring/summer 2014 season. In the U.K. market, Houdini will be selling its products by means of a distribution partnership with First Ascent, which also distributes the brands Cascade Designs and Black Diamond. Houdini also signed ...
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Sports Direct International (SDI), the British sports retailer and brand...
Sports Direct International (SDI), the British sports retailer and brand owner, is continuing to expand its network in eastern Europe: After store openings and acquisitions in Slovenia, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, SDI has just opened two stores in Poland. One of them is in the Targowek Ikea retail ...
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Hi-Tec, the British outdoor footwear brand, is to take over...
Hi-Tec, the British outdoor footwear brand, is to take over from New Balance as the official sponsor of the Nijmeegse 4Daagse, an emblematic Dutch walking event that draws up to 45,000 participants, for three years from the beginning of 2014
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Big growth potential in the women’s market
The Outdoor Industry Compass and its more generic sister publication, Sporting Goods Intelligence Europe, have decided to diversify their market research efforts, launching a specific study of the women's market for outdoor products and other types of sporting goods, which is often neglected by some brands and some of their ...
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Berg Outdoor cooperated with Boa Technology, the maker of the...
Berg Outdoor cooperated with Boa Technology, the maker of the patented Boa Closure System, for its summer 2014 trail-running and hiking shoe collections. The collections were presented for the first time during the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. Berg Outdoor has been carried by Sportzone, the Portuguese sporting goods retailer controlled ...
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The Italian Outdoor Group (IOG) has become more open and...
The Italian Outdoor Group (IOG) has become more open and more active in the last few months. One of its newest projects is the organization of a contest for the ‘Historical Outdoor Retailer.' The 21 member companies of the group have been invited to submit the names of the store ...
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Sigg Switzerland has assigned Hans Rafael Meier to the newly...
Sigg Switzerland has assigned Hans Rafael Meier to the newly created position of head of marketing. Meier previously worked for 10 years as head of advertising at Swatch, before joining Sigg in June this year. In March last year, Sigg appointed Petric Zing, previously head of international communication at Swatch, as ...
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The North Face will show at Asia Outdoor
The North Face has decided to exhibit for the first time at the Asia Outdoor fair, which will run in Nanjing on July 24-27. TNF will also organize the first Asia Outdoor-China Bouldering Open together with the Chinese Mountaineering Association (CMA) during the first two days of the show. The ...
