All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 7, Issue 11-12
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Heimplanet is introducing its inflatable tents to the U.K. market...
Heimplanet is introducing its inflatable tents to the U.K. market through an agency, All Conditions Media, that is offering to lend them to campers through a twitter and online marketing campaign. Each week, a British national will qualify for the right to use one of its tents for 20 weeks ...
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Thule Group has hired London-based Rothschild to help spin off...
Thule Group has hired London-based Rothschild to help spin off its two-bar business, which is worth $122 million a year, as it continues to refocus on the sports and outdoor sector. The Swedish group closed the sale of its entire trailer business to Accent Equity 2012, a Swedish investment fund, ...
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The Italian Outdoor Group has invited its members to be...
The Italian Outdoor Group has invited its members to be hosted in one or more tents to promote their brands and their products during major outdoor festivals in Italy, possibly offering product ...
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Article
New fashion-oriented stores for Woolrich
Woolrich has restructured its contracts with WP Lavori in Corso, a long-time partner based in Italy. Putting to an end a project announced three years ago for the joint development of an international line of technical outdoor garments, which would have involved a German-based design agency, the existing Woolrich outdoor ...
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Two professionals with experience in female-oriented products are joining the...
Two professionals with experience in female-oriented products are joining the product design and development team of Mountain Hardwear, working under Robert Fry, director of product merchandising and product for this subsidiary of Columbia Sportswear. Bringing women-specific expertise from the years she spent as product line manager at Columbia and Eddie ...
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Insect Shield Repellent Technology, ExOfficio and Sunshell Manufacturing have formed...
Insect Shield Repellent Technology, ExOfficio and Sunshell Manufacturing have formed a partnership to provide insect protective uniforms to the staff of World Concern and Medical Teams International working in malaria-risk areas across the globe. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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Ragnar Relay Events and Outdoor Retailer have joined forces to...
Ragnar Relay Events and Outdoor Retailer have joined forces to stage a Relay Challenge in support of the Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition (OIWC). The event is scheduled for Aug. 8 and will consist of a 9-mile relay race held on the third day of the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in ...
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The latest from Eoca and the Outdoor Foundation
The European Conservation Alliance (Eoca) will launch a new type of membership at next month's OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. It is creating a new category of “Sustaining Member” to pay for the administrative and other operating costs of Eoca, which have been funded until now by the OutDoor fair through ...
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Karrimor is inviting hikers, walkers and runners to download a...
Karrimor is inviting hikers, walkers and runners to download a free app, Karrimor Elite, that allows them to map and record their routes and review new ones as well as their performances
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LLC, a former U.K. distributor of Lafuma and Oxbow, is...
LLC, a former U.K. distributor of Lafuma and Oxbow, is now representing Lotus, the Australian camping grill
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Following its recent decision to put an end to Lowe...
Following its recent decision to put an end to Lowe Alpine's apparel line, Equip Outdoor Technologies is stopping some of the related foreign distribution contracts for the brand. Equip will take care of Lowe Alpine's Spanish clients directly, starting with orders for the spring/summer 2015. The current Spanish distributor of ...
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Jack Wolfskin has decided to extend the use of Microsoft...
Jack Wolfskin has decided to extend the use of Microsoft Dynamics AX software from enterprise resource planning (ERP) to retailing, merchandising and customs clearance. The solution replaces a smaller Microsoft system, Navision. Microsoft has already developed a “virtualized warehouse project” for Jack Wolfskin to accelerate shipments and provide continuous availability ...
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Eurobike's Demo Day this year will take place at the...
Eurobike's Demo Day this year will take place at the show grounds in Friedrichshafen where Eurobike 2014 will take place. Previously it ran in Argenbühl, some 50 kilometers from Friedrichshafen. The relocation has resulted in a significant increase in exhibitors for the Demo Day, which is scheduled for Aug. 26, ...
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Next year Intersport International Corporation will be launching a new...
Next year Intersport International Corporation will be launching a new specialist retail concept that franchisees can adopt for their smaller stores. Franz Julen, chief executive of IIC, declined to provide any further details at this stage but told us that the new project will be coupled with the development of ...
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Now that it has pulled out completely from Sport Eybl...
Now that it has pulled out completely from Sport Eybl Sports Experts, which has been sold to Sports Direct International as extensively reported in SGI Europe, the Eybl family is now considering launching at wholesale Seven Summits, its private brand of outdoor and ski products, which it still ...
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Hoka One One will revive the two-mile Postal competition at...
Hoka One One will revive the two-mile Postal competition at U.S. high schools this autumn. In order to support the growth of American distance running, the brand will introduce competitions for high school cross-country teams across the U.S. There will be three Hoka One One two-mile Postal Invitational competitions produced ...
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Now that it has a full collection of footwear and...
Now that it has a full collection of footwear and clothing, La Sportiva has opened its first flagship store. It is in Arco, a major destination for free-climbers and the international outdoor community at a large near Lake Garda in northern Italy. The store has a sales surface of about ...
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Oboz has named Christian Mason as its national sales manager...
Oboz has named Christian Mason as its national sales manager for the U.S., effective June 15. Mason will lead Oboz' independent sales force for North America, and develop overall strategies to stimulate the continued growth of the outdoor footwear company in the domestic market. Mason comes with 20 years of ...
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Outlast Technologies, the specialist in temperature regulating phase change materials...
Outlast Technologies, the specialist in temperature regulating phase change materials (PCMs), has introduced Spherix, an innovative PCM filling material which is suited for use in apparel. The new blend from PCM viscose fibers and polyester fiber balls offers dynamic climate regulation and added comfort, for example in jackets. The innovative ...
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Working together with its dealers, Komperdell is staging a cash-back...
Working together with its dealers, Komperdell is staging a cash-back promotion whereby consumers are invited to take their used poles, including those of competitors, to the dealer and get a voucher of €20 for the purchase of a new set of Komperdell poles. The Austrian company will sort out the ...
