All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 7, Issue 11-12 – Page 2
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Compass Diversified Holdings, the parent company of Camelbak and other...
Compass Diversified Holdings, the parent company of Camelbak and other brands, has arranged new financing to replace its previous revolving credit and term loan. A new five-year revolving credit facility for up to $400 million carries interest based on a margin of between 2.0 and 2.75 percent over the current ...
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CORRECTIONS: Bruno Feltracco is in charge of The North Face...
CORRECTIONS: Bruno Feltracco is in charge of The North Face brand in the Asia-Pacific region, including China. He is not responsible for the other brands of VF Corporation in the region. At the regional office of TNF in Shanghai, a regional product and merchandising director, Eric Tosello, a marketing manager, ...
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Victorinox brings travel gear in-house
Victorinox, the parent company of Swiss Army Knives, is taking over full responsibility for travel gear from TRG Accessories, a U.S.-based luggage company that has held the license for this product line since 1999. Officials of the Swiss company indicated that the line has been very successful. It includes some ...
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Outdoor brands to work toward a single down standard
New research by the European Outdoor Group (EOG) suggests that outdoor clothing brands use between 1,410 and 1,630 tons of goose or duck down annually, that equates to less than one per cent of total global production, estimated to be at least 270,000 tons. The EOG's secretary general, Mark Held, ...
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No outdoor brands were listed on this year's list of...
No outdoor brands were listed on this year's list of the 50 Best Global Green Brands compiled by Interbrand. The only sports brands on the list were Adidas and Nike. Adidas moved up to the 8th place from #14 in the 2013 list. Nike improved its ranking to #29 from ...
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Doug Boessen, former chief financial officer of Collective Brands, has...
Doug Boessen, former chief financial officer of Collective Brands, has joined Garmin as CFO and treasurer, reporting to the company's president and chief executive, Cliff Pemble. Boessen had worked previously at Arthur Andersen. Kevin Rauckmann, who has been Garmin's CFO and treasurer since 1999, will assist Boessen in the transition through ...
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The Nasdaq stock exchange has notified Black Diamond that it...
The Nasdaq stock exchange has notified Black Diamond that it has the time until the next shareholders' meeting, scheduled for June 5, 2015, to appoint one more independent director to its board, or else it will risk losing its listing. The company said on April 30 that it was only ...
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Berghaus integrates Brasher
Pentland Brands has decided to stop treating Brasher Boots as a distinct business unit. The British label of leather outdoor footwear, which is not well known outside its domestic market, will be more fully integrated into the operations of its bigger sister brand, Berghaus, and its product range, starting with ...
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Jochen Lagemann, Primaloft's managing director for Europe, has been granted...
Jochen Lagemann, Primaloft's managing director for Europe, has been granted additional responsibilities. As well as Europe, he will also be in charge of Asia. This position is new. At the same time, the American specialty company for insulation solutions has appointed Eileen Berner to the role of sales director for ...
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Joachim Sjödin, who has been responsible for the Scandinavian market...
Joachim Sjödin, who has been responsible for the Scandinavian market at Peak Performance since 2012, sees his territorial coverage expanded in the new position of European sales director. In addition to the Nordic countries, he will also take care of France, Benelux and the German-speaking countries. Andreas Scheibe, who has ...
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Chas Fisher, former president of Nikwax USA, has been hired...
Chas Fisher, former president of Nikwax USA, has been hired by Cascade Designs to act as “vice president of customer experience”
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Trespass has been reported to be planning to open stores...
Trespass has been reported to be planning to open stores in Germany, France and five other European countries, but the management declines to comment on this project
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Kering has been recognized as one of the “greenest” company's...
Kering has been recognized as one of the “greenest” company's worldwide by Newsweek Magazine's Green Rankings, coming in fourth position in the overall Global 500 in Newsweek Green Rankings list and as top-ranked in consumer discretionary companies within the Global 500. Kering's inclusion in the 2014 Newsweek Green Rankings is ...
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Industry veteran becomes Stanley’s business leader
Pacific Market International, the company that bought Stanley in 2002, has recently taken several important initiatives to build this American premium brand of stainless bottles, coolers, lunch boxes and other food and beverage solutions - in the U.S. and internationally.About two years ago, it turned Stanley into a stand-alone strategic ...
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EuroNordicWalk Vercors beats a previous world record
The second edition of EuroNordicWalk Vercors, an increasingly well-established European Nordic Walking festival that took place on June 18-22 in the French Prealps, gathered nearly 1,900 walkers, 800 more than the previous record. According to Guinness World Records, the record for people Nordic Walking simultaneously for a minimum of 3 ...
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BBC International has taken on a license for Teva children's...
BBC International has taken on a license for Teva children's shoes in the U.S., starting with a collection due to be released in the spring of 2015. Teva is the brand of sports sandals owned by Deckers Outdoor Corp., which also owns Ugg and other shoe brands. BBC licenses children's ...
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Barry Bown leaves JD
JD Sports Fashion has announced that its long-time chief executive, Barry Bown, is stepping down from its board with immediate effect, after 30 years with the company. He will remain a consultant to JD.While praising his “significant contribution to the growth and development” of the company, a public statement by ...
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The Outdoor Industry Association of the U.S. says that its...
The Outdoor Industry Association of the U.S. says that its Sustainability Working Group has about 450 companies involved in its efforts, with 300 active individuals concentrating on sustainability issues. It has classified 150 companies as “very active” in its efforts to develop standards and identify business practices that are environmentally ...
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As previously reported, Arc'teryx wants to make a statement in...
As previously reported, Arc'teryx wants to make a statement in the footwear sector, with the backing of the Amer Sports group. The Canadian brand has just unveiled its first eight models of approach and hiking shoes for men and women, developed for the spring/summer 2015 season. They feature a new ...
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Johnson Outdoors has appointed Gianluca Bugli as director of sales...
Johnson Outdoors has appointed Gianluca Bugli as director of sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for the company's Diving business. These new responsibilities are in addition to Bugli's continued strategic oversight of European sales and marketing for the company's Marine Electronics business. Bugli has more than 25 ...
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