All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 7, Issue 15-16 – Page 3
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Footbalance, the Finnish brand for molded insoles and computer-aided analysis...
Footbalance, the Finnish brand for molded insoles and computer-aided analysis tools, has just started to sell in the Chinese market through a local distributor. The deal was signed with Mile Technology last October. At Ispo Beijing in February Footbalance set up an agreement with Tutwo, the Chinese outdoor retail chain ...
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Currex, the German brand of insoles and computer-aided analysis tools,...
Currex, the German brand of insoles and computer-aided analysis tools, recently hired 12 new sales representatives for its U.S. subsidiary, which was set up last September, for the sale of its insoles. In Austria in April, Currex recruited a new sales agency, Berg & Lauf, for the distribution of its ...
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Jack Wolfskin will be among the newcomers to the GDS...
Jack Wolfskin will be among the newcomers to the GDS show in Düsseldorf at the end of this month
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Cascade Designs, the American company that owns a raft of...
Cascade Designs, the American company that owns a raft of outdoor equipment brands, rejigged its management structure earlier this year to focus more intensely on the development of each of its brands. Cascade Designs' management is no longer organized by product categories such as water, sleep and stoves. Instead it ...
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Thermore launched a new alternative to down, EVOdown, offering the...
Thermore launched a new alternative to down, EVOdown, offering the effect and structure of down material without using duck or goose down. It is available in three different versions, for lightweight or warm down jackets. Napapijri and Tommy Hilfiger will use the new material for their next collections.
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Ecco will also use the new Gore-Tex Surround membrane for...
Ecco will also use the new Gore-Tex Surround membrane for its hiking footwear starting with its spring/summer 2015 collection.
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Alfa Sko, the Norwegian footwear supplier, has returned to the...
Alfa Sko, the Norwegian footwear supplier, has returned to the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) as a development member. The application was approved by the group's board during a meeting at the OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen. Alfa is a major market player in Norway and it wants to deploy more efforts ...
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Vibram added four new entries to its “Ordinary people being...
Vibram added four new entries to its “Ordinary people being extraordinary” marketing campaign. Six videos were produced with two Spanish athletes, two French athletes and two Italian athletes, who explained why they decided to use a certain Vibram sole. The start was made with Lisa Borzani from Italy this June. ...
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LaCrosse Footwear has acquired White's Boots, another American company that...
LaCrosse Footwear has acquired White's Boots, another American company that makes custom-made boots for logging and other commercial applications at its own factory in Spokane, Washington. The new owner will keep the factory and the president of White's, Gary March. LaCrosse, which also owns the U.S.-made Danner brand, was taken ...
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Primus launched an accessory, the “Silencer,” for its OmniLite Ti...
Primus launched an accessory, the “Silencer,” for its OmniLite Ti stove at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen, which reduces the noise of the stove. It can be mounted quickly by unscrewing the upper part of the Omni-Lite Ti burner and replacing it with the silencer. Primus also launched a new ...
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Toray presented a new waterproof layer, the Toray 3D Technology,...
Toray presented a new waterproof layer, the Toray 3D Technology, offering higher breathability compared to standard three-layer laminates, at the OutDoor show. The Japanese company produces fabrics from yarn to garment. For the first time, Toray presented a key reference, a transformation jacket made of plant-based nylon, a Toray membrane ...
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Houdini expects to increase its total sales by 25-30 percent...
Houdini expects to increase its total sales by 25-30 percent in 2014 to slightly more than €10 million. The company plans to double its turnover within the next three years. The markets that are currently developing very well for the brand are Sweden, Norway, Germany and Japan. Two sales agents ...
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Timberland plans to open on Aug. 22 a completely revisited...
Timberland plans to open on Aug. 22 a completely revisited version of its global store on London's Regent Street. The new and more lifestyle-oriented design of the store will be rolled out to new and refitted stores from next year.
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Buff presented its new “bonding” technology for spring/summer 2015, which...
Buff presented its new “bonding” technology for spring/summer 2015, which will allow the company to produce seamless headbands and helmet liners, at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. The Spanish company also launched a new collection of motorcycling products, which were made for Marc Marquez, motorcycling world champion in 2013, after the ...
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Outdoor did better than ski in 2013
As we reported in the last issue of the Compass, the European outdoor market increased by 3.1 percent at the wholesale level last year according to the annual market research study conducted by the European Outdoor Group (EOG), reaching an estimated level of €4,776 million. Extrapolating mark-ups, the EOG has ...
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Katadyn reports stable sales for 2013
The Katadyn Group, global market leader for portable water purification solutions, had stable sales of 45 million Swiss francs (€37.1m-$50.5m) last year. While demand from outdoor consumers was flat, partly due to bad weather in spring 2013, the Swiss group suffered on the export front because of the continued strength ...
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Graham Rickard, managing director of Dare2b, the snow and action...
Graham Rickard, managing director of Dare2b, the snow and action sports apparel brand owned by the Regatta Group, was appointed managing director of the Regatta brand of outdoor apparel as well. This brand was previously supervised by Keith Black, the entire group’s chief executive and chairman. While Black is handing ...
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Timbuk2 has named Patti Cazzato as its new chief executive,...
Timbuk2 has named Patti Cazzato as its new chief executive, effective immediately. The veteran retail executive is stepping in as the 25-year-old company's third chief executive and the first woman to lead the brand. Cazzato spent more than 11 years at Gap, working her way up to senior vice president. ...
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Didriksons, the 101-year-old Swedish brand of rain and outerwear, presented...
Didriksons, the 101-year-old Swedish brand of rain and outerwear, presented its approach to sustainable products at the OutDoor show. For the first time, Didriksons' entire collection was made without any perfluorinated outer material impregnation (PFE). Taking into consideration that PFEs are not biodegradable and may cause health issues, the Swedish ...
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Montane is expanding to several new markets. Start1, a distributor...
Montane is expanding to several new markets. Start1, a distributor from Russia, will be selling Montane's product range in that country from this autumn/winter. Further Faster started last month as the British brand's distributor in New Zealand, while a new sales agent, Joe Cotter from Camp4, has been selling the ...
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