All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 7, Issue 1-2 – Page 4

  • News briefs

    Stephan Hagenbusch, 34, has been appointed European marketing manager for...

    24 January 2014

    Stephan Hagenbusch, 34, has been appointed European marketing manager for Black Diamond Equipment, taking the place of Saskia Stock, who is joining Transa, the largest outdoor retailer in Switzerland, and its marketing manager. Hagenbusch comes from Amer Sports, where he took care of marketing for Salomon and Suunto in Germany ...

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    Like a year ago, buyers from nearly 300 stores paid...

    24 January 2014

    Like a year ago, buyers from nearly 300 stores paid a visit to Annecy Showroom Avant-Première, the early trade show organized by Sportair in Annecy for the autumn/winter 2014/15 season last Jan. 13 and 14. A total of 60 brands showed their collections, and ten of them were new exhibitors: ...

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    Industry stocks got a 49% boost in 2013

    24 January 2014

    The stock market capitalization of 15 major public companies in the outdoor sports sector jumped by 48.6 pecent last year, reaching a total of $300.5 million.The evolution was similar to that of the sporting goods market in general, which has consistently outperformed the general economy in the last five ...

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    Wolverine cuts revenue outlook for full 2013

    24 January 2014

    Wolverine Worldwide expects to announce earnings at the high end of its previous guidance of $0.85 to $0.90 a share for the financial year ended last Dec. 28, indicating an improvement in net profit to between $85.5 million and $90.5 million, compared with $80.8 million in 2012. Excluding restructuring charges ...

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    Fenix Outdoor buys 20% of Globetrotter

    24 January 2014

    A new European outdoor retail alliance is shaping up with the acquisition of a 20 percent stake in Globetrotter Ausrüstung, the big German specialty outdoor retailer, by Fenix Outdoor, the Swedish company that owns the Naturkompaniet chain in Sweden and Parioiatta in Finland. For its part, Globetrotter holds a 25 ...

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    Sympatex Holding has completed the sale of bonds worth €13...

    24 January 2014

    Sympatex Holding has completed the sale of bonds worth €13 million, with a coupon of 8 percent and maturing in five years' time. They are trading on the Open Market of the Deutsche Börse. The management says that 30 percent of the proceeds will be invested in product development and ...

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    Mammut has identified that some products in batches 12/12 and...

    24 January 2014

    Mammut has identified that some products in batches 12/12 and 03/13 of the “RescYou” crevasse rescue device do not meet the functional requirements. The “RescYou” is supposed to simplify the rescue of any team member who falls into a crevasse thanks to a six-fold pulley allowing the weight of the ...