All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 6, Issue 9 – Page 2
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Carl Elsener, “senior leader” of Victorinox, passed away at the...
Carl Elsener, “senior leader” of Victorinox, passed away at the age of 90. He had been lately the chairman of the company, founded by his family in 1884. He worked for the company behind the well-known Swiss army knife over a period of more than 70 years. Elsener was born in ...
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Brown Shoe sells Avia and Nevados
Brown Shoe Company had bought these two brands and two others, And 1 and Ryka, through the acquisition of American Sports Goods for $145 million in February 2011. Eight months later, it sold And 1, a brand of basketball products, for $55 million. This time it is selling Avia, a ...
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The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.S. has launched...
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.S. has launched a pilot program to test the equipment module of the Higg Index, the tool developed to give outdoor companies an insight into the supply chain to make their products more sustainable. Some initial feedback is expected by July 15.
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Tim Jasper has been appointed to the new position of...
Tim Jasper has been appointed to the new position of design director of Equip UK, the company that owns the Rab, Lowe Alpine and Outdoor Designs brands. He previously spent about 20 years at Rohan.
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Samson Wong has been appointed president of the new joint...
Samson Wong has been appointed president of the new joint venture for the Chinese market between Columbia Sportswear and Swire Resources, effective next Jan. 1. The 54-year-old spent 23 years with Swire. He has been involved with Columbia since 2002, running Swire's operations as a distributor of the company in ...
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Hi-Tec has announced three new sales appointments in the U.K....
Hi-Tec has announced three new sales appointments in the U.K. David McIntosh is the new country sales manager rejoining the sports and outdoor brand, where he was previously the Scottish territory manager. McIntosh has worked in similar senior roles for leading sports, lifestyle and outdoor brands and his expertise covers, ...
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Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Keen has opened a store in...
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Keen has opened a store in Palo Alto, California, close to the location where the company was founded. The 2,800-square-foot store is the brand's fourth ‘Keen Garage' store in the world and the second one in the U.S, aside from the Keen store being opened in ...
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Costa, an American brand of sunglasses specializing in the fishing...
Costa, an American brand of sunglasses specializing in the fishing segment, is expanding its activities in the area of branded apparel. It has hired Margaret DeWeerth as its new apparel merchandising manager, responsible for product development from design through manufacturing for its apparel line, which consists at this stage mainly ...
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Fenix Outdoor North America has hired a footwear industry veteran,...
Fenix Outdoor North America has hired a footwear industry veteran, Steve Van Ruden, as sales director for its Hanwag brand. Based in Portland, he will report directly to John Walbrecht, chief executive of the North American subsidiary of Fenix. Van Ruden has been strategic account manager at Keen Footwear, among ...
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The agency of Klaus-Peter Klaus, which was in charge of...
The agency of Klaus-Peter Klaus, which was in charge of the German market for Silkbody, the marketer of functional apparel based on natural silk, has dropped the distribution of this brand from New Zealand. Klaus argued that the cost for energy and transportation has pushed the price of its products ...
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Lafuma reorganizes after a big loss
While reporting big losses and confirming major sales declines for the first half of its financial year, ended on March 31, the Lafuma Group announced a reorganization of its outdoor activities, involving the elimination of 78 jobs and an offer to transfer 46 other jobs from its head office at ...
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Montane, the U.K. brand of high-end outdoor apparel, has added...
Montane, the U.K. brand of high-end outdoor apparel, has added David Scott Cowper to its team of ultra athletes. Cowper is an explorer specialized in doing the Northwest Passage in the Arctic sea. He has already made the passage five times, four solo. Cowper is about to try it for ...
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Onex Corp. has completed the acquisition of Nielsen Expositions from...
Onex Corp. has completed the acquisition of Nielsen Expositions from Nielsen Holdings for $950 million cash. The business has been renamed Emerald Expositions. It will continue to organize the Outdoor Retail and Interbike shows in the U.S., among others. will continue to be headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, California.
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The Ispo Academy travels around the world
Mark Held, secretary general of the European Outdoor Group, and Hans Overduin, former buying director of the Dutch Bever Zwerfsport chain of outdoor shops, made well-remarked speeches at the Ispo Academy in Barcelona, a conference organized by Messe München in the Spanish city last month.Held addressed the problem of excessive ...
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Mike Abbott will be the new president of Keen Footwear...
Mike Abbott will be the new president of Keen Footwear from July 8, 2013. He has nearly two decades of experience in global operations, most recently as chief operating officer of Specialized Bicycles, where he first joined as general manager in 2009. Before entering the bike industry, he acted as ...
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Fenix Outdoor grows by 9% in quarter
While its sales in Sweden declined slightly, the Fenix Outdoor Group lifted its overall turnover by 9 percent in the first quarter of this year to 439.3 million Swedish kronor (€51.1m-$66.4m). It also raised its profit for the period sharply, as it continued to expand in eastern European countries and ...
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ABC Distribution has taken on board the representation of Inov-8...
ABC Distribution has taken on board the representation of Inov-8 in Italy. Led by Alberto Penne, who worked for Salomon in Italy from 2002 to 2009, ABC started off in 2010 with the shoes of Hoka One One launched by two other former Salomon executives, Jean-Luc Diard and Christophe Aubonnet. ...
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Schöffel has appointed Georg Kaiser, 48, to handle sourcing, logistics...
Schöffel has appointed Georg Kaiser, 48, to handle sourcing, logistics and quality control. Formerly with Frankenwälder, a German supplier of women's apparel, he reports directly to Peter Schöffel, chief executive of the company, who has taken over responsibility for the supply chain following the recent departure of another member of ...
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Jarden Corporation has placed $250 million worth of convertible notes,...
Jarden Corporation has placed $250 million worth of convertible notes, carrying interest of 1.5 percent a year and due in 2019, with a syndicate of investors headed by Barclays Capital and J.P Morgan. The investors have also exercised an option to purchase an additional $15.2 million at the same conditions. ...
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Effective with the company's spring/summer 2014 deliveries, Mammut Sports Group...
Effective with the company's spring/summer 2014 deliveries, Mammut Sports Group will implement a more selective distribution system, authorizing only some retailers to sell its products in the German market. The same system will be applied in Austria and Switzerland from theautumn/winter 2014-15 season and in other markets later on. The ...
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