All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 6, Issue 19-20 – Page 3
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Helly Hansen takes over in Benelux, Germany, Austria and Russia
Helly Hansen has put an end to its distribution and licensing agreement with the Dutch-based Unlimited Sports Group (USG) for the Benelux countries, Germany and Austria. The Norwegian brand has already taken over sales, marketing and distribution in all four markets and it will operate directly in all of them ...
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Au Vieux Campeur, the French chain of outdoor retail stores,...
Au Vieux Campeur, the French chain of outdoor retail stores, reached a turnover of more than €150 million in the financial year ended on Sept. 30, according to sportguide.com, with a sales increase on a same-store basis of between 7 and 8 percent
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation has appointed Jeffrey Bua as president of...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation has appointed Jeffrey Bua as president of the Teva brand, taking the place of Joel Heath who has left the company to pursue other opportunities. Bua has been in the footwear industry for more than 30 years. He has been with Deckers since 2011, acting as president ...
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Patagonia Europe has appointed Gabriel Davies as European surf manager,...
Patagonia Europe has appointed Gabriel Davies as European surf manager, responsible for its new line of wetsuits. The former surfer and environmental activist has been working in product and marketing for Quiksilver for 20 years.
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Kozi Kidz has appointed a distributor for Germany and Austria....
Kozi Kidz has appointed a distributor for Germany and Austria. The new partner is Fix Kinderkleidung, a company which has specialized in children's wear with casual apparel brands like Pezzo d'Oro, Play Up and Ketch for more than three decades. Kozi Kidz, a British specialty brand of outerwear for very ...
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Montane, the British brand of high-end outdoor and mountaineering apparel,...
Montane, the British brand of high-end outdoor and mountaineering apparel, is title sponsor of the Montane Iceman Polar Race, described as one of the few ski mountaineering races of its type held in the Arctic region. It will take place in the northeast of Greenland, featuring “150 km Ultra,” “100 ...
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Undergoing yet another mutation, Killer Loop, one of the brands...
Undergoing yet another mutation, Killer Loop, one of the brands of Italy's Benetton Group, has shifted its focus to the technical outdoor segment. Starting with the current autumn/winter collection, its offer now includes highly technical garments developed for extreme weather conditions. They are being sold in selected specialty stores and ...
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Black Diamond launches many innovations – and announces a recall
Black Diamond seems to be very serious about putting together a striking collection of technical snow sports and outdoor apparel. The Salt Lake City-based company has partnered with two top suppliers in the industry, Schoeller and W.L. Gore & Associates.Schoeller, the Swiss manufacturer of high performance fabrics, will supply the ...
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Anders Cleemann has been appointed chief executive for the Peak...
Anders Cleemann has been appointed chief executive for the Peak Performance brand at IC Companys, taking over the position from Henrik Bunge who is leaving the group. Cleemann was previously responsible for two other sportswear brands of the Danish group, Tiger of Sweden and By Malene. His nomination is part ...
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Thaller & Sappel Mediaworks from Munich is publishing a new...
Thaller & Sappel Mediaworks from Munich is publishing a new outdoor magazine for tablets. The magazine, launched on Sept. 15, is directed to alpine beginners and professionals. The first issue of Mountain4U, which can be downloaded via iTunes and Google-Play stores, includes information on companies, products, tests and videos and ...
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AMG, the British producer and distributor of camping and outdoor...
AMG, the British producer and distributor of camping and outdoor products, has agreed to distribute the Fuel14 range of Geco Industries, a company in Sheffield. Its fuels are based on bio-ethanol, which is safer and environmentally friendlier than most of the other fuels that are based on hexamine and butane/propane.
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Beyond Clothing, an American supplier of technical clothing for outdoor...
Beyond Clothing, an American supplier of technical clothing for outdoor activities and professional use, has expanded its staff and its manufacturing facilities under the management of Rick Elder. It has appointed Peter Reichel as creative director and Jill Green as outside production director. Reichel has worked for Nike, while Green ...
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NRS, the American producer of equipment for paddle sports based...
NRS, the American producer of equipment for paddle sports based in Moscow, Idaho, plans to launch a specific European website, nrseurope.com, where retailers can view the European prices charged for its products and place pre-season and in-season orders. It will also set up a new European distribution center to ship ...
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Wolverine reports record results, sees big growth ahead
Wolverine Worldwide is projecting an increase in its total reported sales to about $4.1 billion by 2018 from around €2.7 billion this year, implying an annual growth rate of around 8.5 percent. This doesn't include the revenues of its licensees around the world.Together, its two biggest brands, Merrell and Sperry ...
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Woolrich has signed a global licensing agreement with Portland Product...
Woolrich has signed a global licensing agreement with Portland Product Werks (PPW) to launch its first footwear line in the autumn of 2014. PWR is a new company founded last year by Sean Beers and Carl Blakeslee, who have worked for Nike, Columbia Sportswear, Sorel and Korkers. Several styles will ...
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Bruno Alves, senior director of government and public affairs at...
Bruno Alves, senior director of government and public affairs at Nike Europe, has been unanimously elected as the new president of Fesi, the European sporting goods industry federation of which the European Outdoor Group is a member. He will succeed Frank Dassler, general counsel of Adidas, who is a candidate ...
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Under the motto “More Jacket. More Adventure,” The North Face...
Under the motto “More Jacket. More Adventure,” The North Face has launched a joint marketing campaign with Intersport International. It is the first initiative of this multinational type that the buying group has ever rolled out in partnership with one of its suppliers from the outdoor industry. TNF partnered with ...
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A few weeks ago, U.S. President Barack Obama took advantage...
A few weeks ago, U.S. President Barack Obama took advantage of his brief stopover in Stockholm on his way to the G20 summit in Saint Petersburg to learn about the latest eco-friendly technologies developed in Sweden. The products of MyFC were among those that attracted Obama's interest upon his visit ...
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Lukas Irmler, who is sponsored by Adidas Outdoor, has broken...
Lukas Irmler, who is sponsored by Adidas Outdoor, has broken the world record for the highest altitude in slacklining. The German athlete, who made the skywalk with his Peruvian friends Mariano Breccia and Alex Estrada, similarly sponsored by Adidas, installed his line at an altitude of 5,222 meters, just under ...
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Adding to his role of director of Schöffel's sales division,...
Adding to his role of director of Schöffel's sales division, the 45-year-old Christophe Weissenberger has taken on the position of brand manager. In this position, he will take care of marketing, product management and design. In recognition of his increasing importance to the company, its managing partner, Peter Schöffel, has ...
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