All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 6, Issue 19-20
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La Sportiva and Klean Kanteen have joined the ranks of the...
La Sportiva and Klean Kanteen have joined the ranks of the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA). The Italian brand of footwear and apparel and the U.S. marketer of eco-friendly bottles and outdoor kitchen equipment are the 30th and 31st members that have been welcomed by the industry-sponsored non-profit organization since the ...
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Polartec has launched a new synthetic insulation technology that should...
Polartec has launched a new synthetic insulation technology that should enable the development of what the company has described as the “first-ever breathable ‘puffy' garments.” The new technology, unlike down and existing synthetic insulation batting, features a highly stable layer allowing for more open and breathable fabrics to be used ...
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A new Jack Wolfskin hits the market
Jack Wolfskin is gearing up for a rebound in sales, as it begins to fully implement a wide range of structural and strategic changes, and to invest further in international markets. On the back of sharply increased orders, the German outdoor company predicts that its sales will pick up at ...
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Klättermusen gets a new owner
In November of 2012, the owners of Klättermusen had contacted a venture capital firm, Scope, to discuss a possible partnership. Almost one year later the deal is official. Scope has become the majority owner of this Swedish producer of outdoor clothing and has also invested 30 million Swedish kronor (€3.4m-$4.6m) into ...
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Teva has opened its first retail store in the Orlando...
Teva has opened its first retail store in the Orlando Premium Outlets on Vineland Avenue in Orlando, Florida. It is more than a simple outlet store. While the majority of the products are sold at factory outlet prices, it offers a small selection of full-price items. It features interactive displays ...
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Marmot has opened its first single-brand franchised store in the...
Marmot has opened its first single-brand franchised store in the U.K. in partnership with Adventure Peaks, a British outdoor retailer that also organizes expeditions. Located at Ambleside in the Lake District National Park, the store has a selling surface of 180 square meters. Adventure Peaks has created an “Ambleside Cave” directly above ...
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Lorpen has financial problems
Industrias Savidai, the company that owns the Lorpen brand of technical outdoor socks, has requested voluntary insolvency protection from its creditors as a tool to renegotiate its financial debt. It is aiming for a settlement with its creditors to return to a financially healthier situation.Pending a meeting with them, the ...
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Outdoor is a weak spot at JD Sports Fashion
JD Sports Fashion enjoyed a 111 percent increase in pre-tax income to £6.087 million (€7.293m-$9.865m) for the first half ended on Aug. 3. Gross margins improved to 48.8 percent of sales from 48.4 percent in the year-ago period on 2.0 percent higher sales of £567,370,000 (€679.8m-$919.4m). Operating earnings before exceptional items ...
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Extra-large growth and targets for XXL
While several Scandinavian sports and outdoor retailers are under pressure, XXL Sport & Villmark has set itself a target to reach sales of 4 billion Norwegian kroner (€491.9m-$663.8m) this year, compared with NOK 3.1 billion in 2012. That was already an increase of nearly 26 percent, while the retailer's operating ...
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Patagonia is extending its Worn Wear recycling scheme to a...
Patagonia is extending its Worn Wear recycling scheme to a number of stores following the success of a pilot launched in its Portland, Oregon store in October 2012. Worn Wear is part of the company's Common Threads Partnership with its customers to take mutual responsibility for the items it makes ...
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Paddleexpo, the global paddle-sports exclusive trade fair, will take place...
Paddleexpo, the global paddle-sports exclusive trade fair, will take place in a smaller venue this year. It is the first time in the 11-year history of the fair that its exhibition space has not been expanded. The trade show, to be held in Nuremburg, Germany on Oct. 2-4, will see ...
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Focus on Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe has been drawing increasing investment from outdoor companies in the last two years. Yet, two decades after they opened up, some of the markets in this region remain unsettled, requiring a well-informed approach for the outdoor brands to achieve better penetration.Their dynamics and prospects are analyzed in detail ...
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Johnson Outdoors has restored quarterly dividends for the first time...
Johnson Outdoors has restored quarterly dividends for the first time since 2008. It had suspended them only one year after going public. The resumption of dividend payments comes after major restructuring efforts which have led the company to reach an operating margin of 5.2 percent for the financial year ...
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Kathmandu posts good results in difficult economy
Kathmandu Holdings reported growth in earnings and sales for the fiscal year ended July 31 despite Australia's slowing economy. The country's GDP grew by only 0.5-0.6 percent during the first six months of calendar 2013. The company, which operates 136 outdoor and adventure travel specialty stores in New Zealand, Australia ...
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Go Outdoors and Design Go have settled their trademark dispute...
Go Outdoors and Design Go have settled their trademark dispute with an agreement that allows both parties to co-exist in the U.K. and elsewhere without the risk of confusion in the branding of their respective products and retail services. The terms of the settlement have not been revealed. Go Outdoors, ...
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Performance Days, the specialty show of fibers and fabrics held...
Performance Days, the specialty show of fibers and fabrics held in Munich twice a year, is preparing for its 11th edition on Nov. 19-21. At 104, the number of exhibitors has grown by 14 percent compared to last year and the organizers have opened a fifth hall at Munich's MTC ...
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Patagonia has created a new role of vice president of...
Patagonia has created a new role of vice president of marketing and assigned it to Joy Howard, who served most recently in a similar position at Converse. She began her career in marketing at Johnson & Johnson and later became global marketing director for the joint venture between Coca-Cola and ...
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OIA speaks on Congress’s shutdown
The state governors of Utah and Colorado have struck deals with Sally Jewell, the former chief executive of REI who is now running the U.S. Department of the Interior, to participate in the funding of the national parks in their territory in order to reopen them to the general public.On ...
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Easton Mountain Products' new Syclone composite tent poles earned the...
Easton Mountain Products' new Syclone composite tent poles earned the “Best New Gear” award from the Gear Institute at this year's Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Gear Institute is a network of top outdoor gear testers in America, who conduct head-to-head tests of comparable outdoor ...
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New England Footwear, parent company of GoLite, plans to take...
New England Footwear, parent company of GoLite, plans to take some manufacturing back to the U.S. for some of its technical outdoor shoes. Doug Clark, who took over the brand from Timberland in 2008, is reportedly looking for funding to set up a $5 million factory in New Hampshire that ...
