All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 6, Issue 25-26 – Page 2
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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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Five outdoor companies – Darn Tough, Nemo Equipment, Leki, Osprey...
Five outdoor companies – Darn Tough, Nemo Equipment, Leki, Osprey Packs and Vasque – have decided to team up to form a joint Ambassador Program for hikers on the famous Appalachian Trail in the U.S. They have called on so-called “thru-hikers” to apply for eligibility as candidates for the program. ...
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Dave Mahoney, director of commercial sales at Outdoor Research over...
Dave Mahoney, director of commercial sales at Outdoor Research over the past five years, has been promoted to the role of vice president of sales. In this position, he will be responsible for sales in North America and the rest of the world except for Europe, a region that will ...
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The only two Patagonia stores in the U.K. are closing...
The only two Patagonia stores in the U.K. are closing down. They have been operated by Outside Ltd., which opened them in 2008 in Hathersage in England's Peak District and in 2011 in the Covent Garden area of London. The company has decided to focus on its Outside store in ...
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Salt City Optics has launched a new online store specializing...
Salt City Optics has launched a new online store specializing in prescription eyewear for outdoor activities. SaltCityOptics.com offers prescription eyewear to cyclists, skiers, hikers, fishermen, skateboarders and other outdoor enthusiasts. The company, based in Salt Lake City, claims to be the first online retailer to specialize in the niche. Its ...
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Sales decline at Camelbak
Camelbak suffered a drop of 31.4 percent in operating income to $3.5 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 as sales fell by 5.5 percent to $34.7 million in the period, but the officials of the parent company, Compass Diversified (Codi), said they were still “excited” about its growth ...
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Calzados Fal, which markets the Chiruca brand of outdoor shoes,...
Calzados Fal, which markets the Chiruca brand of outdoor shoes, has donated 1,700 pairs of rubber boots to the population affected by the recent typhoon in the Philippines
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Polar Bottle is launching a special edition of insulated bottles...
Polar Bottle is launching a special edition of insulated bottles for the 2014 Fifa World Cup. Each bottle's design is based on the national flags of the 32 teams that have qualified for the football event in Brazil. The featured nations are: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, ...
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Gina R. Boswell, executive vice president of Unilever in charge...
Gina R. Boswell, executive vice president of Unilever in charge of personal care products, is joining the board of directors of Wolverine Worldwide. Blake W. Krueger, Wolverine's chairman and chief executive, says that she has an impressive track record of building global brands, executing business strategy, and growing market share ...
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The Muck Boot collection of premium outdoor boots for men...
The Muck Boot collection of premium outdoor boots for men and women is making its first appearance in the Outdoor Shop on the 5th floor of the prestigious Harrods department store in London. The line is produced by The Original Muck Boot Company, a company created in the U.S. in ...
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Gregory Mountain Products has boosted its marketing department, hiring two...
Gregory Mountain Products has boosted its marketing department, hiring two former officials of Black Diamond Equipment and adding a graphic designer, Allaina Jeffreys. Colleen Nipkow is returning to the Black Diamond group as marketing director for Gregory. She comes from Scarpa North America, where she acted as marketing manager after ...
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Noble Biomaterials, a U.S. company certified by Bluesign Technologies that...
Noble Biomaterials, a U.S. company certified by Bluesign Technologies that describes itself as a global leader in bacterial management solutions for the medical, defense, industrial and apparel markets, has appointed Stephen Winnen to the new position of managing director for Europe. He will be based at Herbechtlingen, Germany, and will ...
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Benchex, a business consultancy in Hamburg in Germany, has published...
Benchex, a business consultancy in Hamburg in Germany, has published the first independent report on the German outdoor retail industry's satisfaction with suppliers. The survey, consisting of a detailed questionnaire, was put to 90 participants from over 60 independent retailers, retail chains and buying associations. Vaude was ranked first, followed ...
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Bain takes over Canada Goose
Bain Capital has taken over control of Canada Goose on undisclosed conditions. It's an interesting move by Bain, the New York-based private equity firm that bought Jack Wolfskin from Johnson Outdoors in 2002 for €42 million and sold it for €93 million in 2005 to two other financial investors.Canada Goose, ...
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Backcountry.com buys Bergfreunde.de
Backcountry.com, which claims to be the largest online specialty retailer of premium outdoor products in the U.S., has acquired Bergfreunde.de, the leading online retailer of climbing and mountaineering products in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The two companies plan to exchange know-how on e-commerce and and other subjects, but each company ...
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Haglöfs will get a marketing award in the multi-channel category...
Haglöfs will get a marketing award in the multi-channel category at next month's Ispo Munich show for its “Monochrome” advertising campaign, which it launched last spring on various types of media in 26 markets to support the launch of its biking and trail running segments. It used a limited range ...
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The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) of the U.K. has decided...
The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) of the U.K. has decided to outsource its marketing, communication and PR functions to Media Contact Services (MCS), the PR, marketing and event management agency in Manchester that organizes the eight-year-old Outdoor Trade Show at Stoneleigh Park. Described as the longest-established agency in the (British) ...
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L Capital Asia Investment, a private equity fund sponsored by...
L Capital Asia Investment, a private equity fund sponsored by LVMH, has agreed to acquire a 40 percent stake in 2XU, an Australian brand of compression garments for triathletes, cyclists and runners, for 75 million Australian dollars (€49.0m-$66.9m). The acquisition will cut the combined shareholdings of the eight-year-old company's founders ...
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Vibram has revised its operations around two separate business units:...
Vibram has revised its operations around two separate business units: finished goods and components. Both are serviced by the same marketing and administrative group. The finished goods division includes Vibram's FiveFingers range of toe-separation footwear. Along with the announcement of the new business model, the company said that next year ...
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While waiting for the appointment of a new chief executive...
While waiting for the appointment of a new chief executive to take the place of David Cotter, Berghaus has announced that David Kennedy, its long-time finance director, will retire in March next year after 20 years with company. John Carver has joined the U.K.-based outdoor brand, which is part of Pentland ...
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