All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 7, Issue 1-2 – Page 2
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The core sports retail business of JD Sports Fashion performed...
The core sports retail business of JD Sports Fashion performed particularly well during the last Christmas selling season. On a same-store basis, the growth in its sales in the U.K. and Ireland in the 48-week period ended Jan. 4 was marginally ahead of the previously reported increase of 5.8 percent ...
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Eco-leather Corp., a company that makes breathable leather made from...
Eco-leather Corp., a company that makes breathable leather made from chicken feathers, is working with Nike and Puma to develop an athletic shoe made out of non-toxic materials, Fast Company reports. Eco-leather is the brainchild of Richard Wool, a chemist at the University of Delaware who uses techniques developed in ...
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The Private Brands division of REI commits itself to using...
The Private Brands division of REI commits itself to using only 100 percent Bluesign-certified fabrics by the time the American cooperative retail chain launches its 2018 product line. The division develops private label apparel and equipment for REI's stores. The American outdoor retailer has been a member of Bluesign since ...
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The Chinese joint venture between Columbia Sportswear and Swire Resources,...
The Chinese joint venture between Columbia Sportswear and Swire Resources, which has acted as Columbia's exclusive distributor in China since 2004 commenced operations as planned on Jan. 1 under the leadership of Samson Wong and other people who held comparable roles at Swire. It will service a network of 51 ...
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Black Diamond's president and chief executive, Peter Metcalf, has been...
Black Diamond's president and chief executive, Peter Metcalf, has been named a director of the Salt Lake City Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco for a three-year term that began on Jan. 1, 2014. Metcalf replaces Scott Hymas, chairman of the board of the Salt Lake City ...
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Brad Werntz, who has been working for many outdoor brands...
Brad Werntz, who has been working for many outdoor brands through his own agency in the U.S. for more than 20 years, has been appointed direct of sales for Buff USA
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Houdini Sportswear's new Bedrock pants for women have received Ispo's...
Houdini Sportswear's new Bedrock pants for women have received Ispo's Eco Achievement Award because it is cradle-to-cradle recyclable. The company's new three-shell Bedrock collection uses a hydrophilic membrane, Atmos, made of pure polyester. The pants are fully seam-sealed and DWR-treated. They are made of engineered stretch panels. They feature a ...
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Freewaters, the California-based maker of beach style shoes and sandals,...
Freewaters, the California-based maker of beach style shoes and sandals, will partner with Therm-a-Rest and Cascade Designs to provide real-world lessons on water science and purification for high school students in Ventura County, California, starting in May. Sales of Freewaters shoes featuring Therm-a-Rest insoles will support the project. Volunteers will ...
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Icebug has won a Swedish award as best sporting goods...
Icebug has won a Swedish award as best sporting goods brand in 2013
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L'Uomo Libero (=The Free Man), a new Italian-based association for...
L'Uomo Libero (=The Free Man), a new Italian-based association for international solidarity and cooperation, is planning to organize a special new trekking expedition along the Italian Alps that is expected to last about 70 days between next July and September to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War One. Called ...
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Five Ten appoints new global MD
Five Ten has appointed Wally Barker as global managing director. Barker, who joined the company two years ago, will also retain his current title of chief financial officer. Previously, he was president and chief financial officer of Quiksilver Japan.Five Ten has also named Laura Sanders to lead the company's global ...
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Kamik, a division of Genfoot, has appointed Michel Benoit as...
Kamik, a division of Genfoot, has appointed Michel Benoit as chief marketing officer. In his role, Benoit will oversee product development, sales and marketing initiatives. Benoit was previously at Boulart, makers of artisan bread, where he was vice president of global sales and business development since 2011. Prior to this, ...
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The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) will use an application developed...
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) will use an application developed by Hark Solutions to guide buyers at the Ispo Munich show through the offerings presented by its members in the Scandinavian Village at the show (Hall A6). Designed for use with tablet computers, PCs and Macs, the app can be ...
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Hydrapak, the U.S.-based producer of innovative hydration systems, has announced...
Hydrapak, the U.S.-based producer of innovative hydration systems, has announced that it has doubled the size of its headquarters in Oakland, California. The expansion comes on the heels of its new partnership with REI, as the retailer selected Hydrapak's award winning SoftFlasks to headline its “First to Market” program, selling ...
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Vaude has announced that Peter Sontheimer, chief product officer, has...
Vaude has announced that Peter Sontheimer, chief product officer, has joined its executive board effective Jan. 1, 2014, in a move to anchor the Products segment at the executive level of the brand. In his 20 years with the German outdoor company, Sontheimer has significantly influenced the development of the ...
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The Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition (OIWC) has announced the winners...
The Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition (OIWC) has announced the winners of its 2014 Pioneering Woman and First Ascent awards. Sally Jewell, 51st U.S. Secretary of the Interior and former chief executive of REI, has won the Pioneering Women Award and Elizabeth Averbeck, director of sales and marketing at Active Interest ...
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Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the association based in Annecy, France,...
Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the association based in Annecy, France, announces a new Bachelor's degree program for “International Sales Specialists in Sports” in collaboration with the Technical Institute of the Université de Savoie. Held in English and targeting students from all over the world, it will start next September, rounding ...
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Noting that he is a runner himself, Angel Martinez, president...
Noting that he is a runner himself, Angel Martinez, president of Deckers Outdoor Corp., tells Footwear News that he sees the recently acquired Hoka One One brand of trail running shoes hitting an annual turnover of $100 million within a short time. The company told investment analysts at the ICR ...
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Claudio Angaran has been named international sales and marketing manager...
Claudio Angaran has been named international sales and marketing manager of Garmont. The Italian executive has worked in the past 15 years for three other Italian outdoor firms: Trezeta, La Sportiva and Aku. Angaran takes the place of Gian Luca Farinazzo, who has left the company to work for Lowa. ...
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Andy Rubin, chief executive of Pentland Brands, has appointed Richard...
Andy Rubin, chief executive of Pentland Brands, has appointed Richard Leedham as brand president for Berghaus on an interim basis as the executive search for a successor to Richard Cotter continues. Leedham has been with Pentland for 18 years, and for the last nine years he has been a member ...
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