All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 7, Issue 13-14 – Page 2
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One Way Sport will become the main sponsor of Snowproof...
One Way Sport will become the main sponsor of Snowproof Racing, a long-distance cross-country team based in Austria. The newly-signed partnership includes naming rights, apparel, roller skis, running shoes as well as ski wax and lasts until 2017. One Way had been the partner and official clothing supplier of the ...
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Lowa is back on the road to success
The German-based producer of outdoor shoes, which is still under the control of Italy's Tecnica Group, managed to increase its total consolidated sales from €140 million in 2012 to €152 million in 2013 and expects to lift its consolidated sales once again to €161 million at the end of this ...
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Since June, Sprayway is back in the German market. This...
Since June, Sprayway is back in the German market. This originally Irish brand, owned by the British Outdoor & Sports Company (Mountain Equipment), has picked Edi Mana as general agent for Austria and Germany. He has been a sales partner of Klett Sports, a well-known German distribution company that was ...
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Jury selects fewer OutDoor Industry Awards
A panel of six experts has selected the winners of this year's OutDoor Industry Awards, tightening the standards used to evaluate the degree of innovation and the quality of the design. The number of competing products submitted by the exhibitors increased by 45 to 361, as compared to last year. ...
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Zanier, the Austrian maker of snow gloves, is moving into...
Zanier, the Austrian maker of snow gloves, is moving into the summer business. For the first time, it will offer a range of summer products designed for bikers, runners, walkers and outdoor enthusiasts. Celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, the Lienz-based family-owned company will exhibit at this year's OutDoor show.
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Fjällräven has now a store in the important Karl Johan Gate retailing area...
Fjällräven has now a store in the important Karl Johan Gate retailing area in Oslo, the first one for the big Swedish brand in Norway. This subsidiary of the Fenix Outdoor group previously opened stores in Amsterdam and New York.
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Besides Arc'teryx' first shoe collection, the new footwear entries at...
Besides Arc'teryx' first shoe collection, the new footwear entries at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen include Keen's Uneek sandal, with its very original construction, and a hands-free shoe by Treksta, the big Korean producer of outdoor boots.
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation has reported the appointment of Rob van...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation has reported the appointment of Rob van der Vis as managing director for Teva's operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He will work from a new European headquarters for Teva in Rotterdam. Van der Vis previously acted as managing director for the Benelux countries for ...
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VF Corporation has appointed Jeremy de Maillard as vice president...
VF Corporation has appointed Jeremy de Maillard as vice president of marketing for The North Face in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), replacing Eric Pansier who has left the group to pursue other interests. He reports to Arne Arens, vice president and general manager of TNF EMEA. De ...
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The organizers of the Bread & Butter show, which started...
The organizers of the Bread & Butter show, which started in Berlin on Tuesday, announced that the show will return to Barcelona for the winter edition next Jan. 8-10., breaking the bond with the other trade shows in the German capital. They also reported that a new Asian edition of ...
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Three American sporting goods retail chains - Eastern Mountain Sports,...
Three American sporting goods retail chains - Eastern Mountain Sports, Bob's Stores and Sport Chalet - are coming under common ownership, raising their combined purchasing power with their network of 154 stores that generated total sales of about $800 million in 2013. The group is being formed following an agreement ...
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The Grassroots Outdoor Alliance of the U.S. has lost its...
The Grassroots Outdoor Alliance of the U.S. has lost its leader, Roanne Miller, who has resigned. The number of participating retailers has nearly doubled to 50 in the five years that she has run the organization. With her, the organization has raised more than $800,000 for local environmental and social ...
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GoPro, Alibaba shake the stock market
GoPro went through one of the most successful public offering on the Nasdaq stock exchange in recent times. The shares were priced at $24, at the high end of a previously set range of $21-24, valuing the young U.S. action camera company at $2.96 billion. However, the stock closed 30 ...
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The Lifestraw sells more widely, does good in Africa
WaterNlife, the Danish company that took on distribution of the unique LifeStraw water purification system in Europe and some other parts of the world a year ago, has already placed the product in hundreds of European stores, including those of big chains such as Globetrotter in Germany, Naturkompaniet in Sweden, ...
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A lot of action at Sympatex
Michael Kamm, chief executive of Sympatex Technologies, has disclosed that the refinanced company is discussing the acquisition of another firm, and that it is working on optimizing its textile manufacturing operations in Zittau to raise production levels and improve profitability in the long term.Sympatex' sales went up by about 3 ...
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BSI, the German federation of sporting goods manufacturers, has abruptly...
BSI, the German federation of sporting goods manufacturers, has abruptly ousted its managing director, Adalbert von der Osten who has served for eight years in the job, with effect from June 30. The official explanation for the decision by the board was differing positions on the development of the federation. ...
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Polartec reported on July 4 that it filed a patent...
Polartec reported on July 4 that it filed a patent infringement complaint with the German District Court in Düsseldorf against Pontetorto and its German sales agency, Christian Weichert Internationale Textilvertretungen. In the suit, Polartec is demanding compensatory damages and an injunction to prevent the sale of the infringing products. At ...
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Jarden Corporation has set the pricing for a €300 million...
Jarden Corporation has set the pricing for a €300 million bond offering that it is placing with qualified institutional investors and buyers outside the U.S. The notes will pay a semi-annual interest of 3.75 percent and mature on Oct. 1, 2021. They will be guaranteed by some of Jarden's U.S. ...
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On June 30, Bernd Kullmann, the long-time chief of Deuter,...
On June 30, Bernd Kullmann, the long-time chief of Deuter, the German backpack and sleeping bag company, had three reasons to celebrate: his 60th birthday a few weeks earlier, 30 years of service for the brand before retiring on the day that marked the end of Deuter's financial year. Staff ...
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Growth of 3.1% for outdoor in Europe, says the EOG
The European outdoor market expanded by 3.1 percent to €4,776 million at the wholesale level in 2013, based on the State of Trade survey compiled by the European Outdoor Group (EOG). The organization estimates that this amounts to retail sales of more than €10 billion before sales taxes. The number ...
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