All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 6, Issue 17-18
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Vasque upgrades
Vasque, the outdoor footwear brand of Red Wing Shoes, is again on an upward course as some major strategic changes are beginning to bear fruits under its new management. The brand's sales have been nearly flat or declining in the past few years, but George Curleigh, who became Vasque's chief ...
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Regatta in Russia
The Regatta Group has hired Igor Fomin, former general manager for Asics Russia, to become managing director of the British outdoor company's new subsidiary in that country. Regatta already has customers in Russia but company officals felt that the group should invest in the market to support these retailers more ...
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New president for Outdoor Research
Outdoor Research has appointed Ken Meidell to the position of president and chief operating officer of the fast-growing American company. Meidell, who is 46 years old and has spent 12 years at Cascade Designs, will oversee sales, product development, marketing and finance.Meidell has been acting most recently as vice president ...
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Leatherman Tool has promoted Scott Pugliese vice president of product...
Leatherman Tool has promoted Scott Pugliese vice president of product engineering
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Wolverine Worldwide has promoted Jodi K. Watson to the new...
Wolverine Worldwide has promoted Jodi K. Watson to the new position of president of consumer direct operations, reporting directly to Blake W. Krueger, chairman, chief executive and president of the growing American footwear group, which is committed to expanding the online and retail operations of its brands around the world. ...
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Jack Wolfskin publishes the list of its suppliers
The German outdoor clothing brand has posted online a list of all its direct suppliers and manufacturers, in what the company has called its “transparency offensive.” The purpose of the rather unique operation is to make available to the general public the outline of all the stages of production, so ...
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Peak Performance improves margins on lower sales
Peak Performance, the Swedish ski, outdoor and golf apparel brand, saw its sales decline by about 5 percent to the equivalent of 931 million Danish kroner (€124.8m-$164.9m) for the fiscal year until the end of June, but its operating profit rose sharply on the back of improved purchasing and sourcing.IC Companys, ...
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Hans Rafael Meier is the new marketing manager of Sigg...
Hans Rafael Meier is the new marketing manager of Sigg Switzerland, replacing Günther Dchoberth-Schwingenstein. He comes from Swatch.
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Zeal Optics releases the world’s greenest sunglasses
Zeal Optics, an American company recently acquired by Maui Jim Sunglasses that is known for its environmental-friendly sunglasses, has announced the release of the world's first biodegradable sunglasses. Called Ace, the range has been developed over the past two years in collaboration with Mazzucchelli, a leading Italian supplier of ...
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High Sierra veterans invest in Granite Gear
Three former managers of High Sierra have acquired a majority stake in Granite Gear, an American producer of more technical backpacks and other outdoor equipment for an undisclosed amount. They left High Sierra after that company was taken over last year by Samsonite for $108 million. Reporteldy, they have formed ...
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Jack Wolfskin opened a two-story flagship store in Stuttgart with...
Jack Wolfskin opened a two-story flagship store in Stuttgart with a floor area of 660 sqm. It is the first store in the new corporate design of the brand
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Guangzhou Grandeur Exhibition Services has issued an invitation to the...
Guangzhou Grandeur Exhibition Services has issued an invitation to the 2014 edition of the China International Outdoor Trade Show at the China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex in Guangzhou. The show is set to take place on March 1-3. At its last edition, the show gathered some 338 companies ...
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Kodiak expands in Europe
This big Canadian producer of waterproof boots has been expanding its presence on the European market since it first exhibited at the Ispo show in Munich at the beginning of last year. Jean-Marc Groell, a former executive of Columbia Sportswear who has been taking care of Kodiak's business in Europe, ...
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A group of sports-oriented engineering students will participate in the...
A group of sports-oriented engineering students will participate in the first Raid Innovation in the Savoy region of France next Oct. 11-12. It will be a rather unusual challenge as they will have to develop a technical product idea within 36 hours, based on a subject proposed by a jury ...
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Jack Wolfskin engaged Michael Vogel as senior manager e-commerce and...
Jack Wolfskin engaged Michael Vogel as senior manager e-commerce and digital from Aug. 1. He reports to the chief marketing officer of the company, Elke Stein. Vogel worked previously as e-commerce manager for Peek & Cloppenburg in Hamburg, where he was responsible for the development of the company's online business. ...
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New managers and new distribution strategies at Viking
After a jump of 20 percent in 2011 to 380 million Norwegian kroner (€47.5m-$62.7m), Viking Fottøy's sales took a sharp 16 percent nosedive last year, largely due to the effect of poor weather conditions in the Nordic countries and to the bankruptcies of some major shoe retailers such as Brandos, ...
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Fenix is stable despite a tight Swedish market
Supply issues for Hanwag footwear and weak sales for Brunton reduced sales of the Fenix Outdoor Group's brands in the second quarter ended June 30, leading to a sales decline of about 1 percent to 360.5 million Swedish kronor (€41.2m-$54.5m) for the entire group during the period.Buoyant sales of the Fjällräven ...
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Jarden Corporation is raising the number of shares in its...
Jarden Corporation is raising the number of shares in its secondary offering from 11.6 to 15 million, priced at $47 each. The proceeds of $678.7 million, which would increase to $781.4 million if an overallotment option is exercised, would help finance the group's newly announced acquisition of Yankee Candle Investments, ...
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Teva, a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, has signed a...
Teva, a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with the Mammoth Mountain Bike Park, in support of its summer bike program. The partnership came to life on Sept. 4–8, through the the Kamikaze Bike Games, the premier summer bike event on the mountain. The Mammoth ...
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Victorinox has opened its second German store in Cologne...
Victorinox has opened its second German store in Cologne
