All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 7, Issue 17-18 – Page 2
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Europe is a bright spot in Crocs’ revenues
Crocs saw its revenues increase by 3.6 percent to $376.9 million in the second quarter ended June 30, in line with the company's expectations. On a constant currency basis, they went up by 3.5 percent. For the three months, the company posted a net income of $19.5 million, down from ...
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Toyota Tsusho is launching PFC-free waterproof breathable membranes in outdoor...
Toyota Tsusho is launching PFC-free waterproof breathable membranes in outdoor clothing. These high-performance membranes are made from Arnitel VC, a very flexible thermoplastic polyester-based elastomer developed by a Dutch company, DSM. This elastomer, which has been used for many years in membranes for clothing, does not rely on perforations to ...
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Pentland Brands welcomed the British Prime Minister, David Cameron,...
Pentland Brands welcomed the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, to its global headquarters in London on July 25. The visit by the Conservative and Liberal Democrat party leaders was part of an exercise to see examples of flourishing British businesses. Pentland is a third-generation ...
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Timberland names Whitney as new brand president
Timberland has promoted Stewart Whitney, who is currently vice president and managing director for the Timberland and Napapijri brands in Asia, to brand president effective Oct. 5, 2014. Whitney will report to Patrik Frisk, who has held what is to become Whitney's new position since the brand's acquisition by VF ...
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Horny Toad will unveil its new brand name “Toad&Co” at...
Horny Toad will unveil its new brand name “Toad&Co” at the upcoming Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, which will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Aug- 6-9. The announcement will be followed by a fully integrated omni-channel consumer launch in February 2015. The 18-year-old outdoor lifestyle apparel brand, headquartered ...
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R'adys, the Swiss outdoor brand, is offering its customers greater...
R'adys, the Swiss outdoor brand, is offering its customers greater customization with the introduction of 3D body scanners in German stores and a larger range of options. The €10,000 machines scan one million body points that are relevant for specific garment measurements. The customer can then log in to access ...
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Reda Rewoolution, the Italian brand of merino wool sportswear, will...
Reda Rewoolution, the Italian brand of merino wool sportswear, will sponsor a new trail-running event next year that will end in the Medieval town of Bergamo. The new Reda Rewoolution Orobie Ultra Trail will consist of two races of 65 and 140 km and will take place from July 31 ...
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Treksta, the Korea brand of outdoor shoes, is sponsoring a...
Treksta, the Korea brand of outdoor shoes, is sponsoring a Spanish mountaineer, Alberto Iñurrategi, who is working with the Walk On Project (WOP) Foundation for the early detection of neuro-dgenerative diseases
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Viking Fottoy, the Norwegian producer of Gore-Tex boots and shoes,...
Viking Fottoy, the Norwegian producer of Gore-Tex boots and shoes, is looking for suitable distribution in North America after settling trademark disputes with companies in the U.S. and Canada that have been using the Viking brand name for other types of shoes. The U.S. company, Alliance Mercantile, is going ...
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Invista has introduced a new blend of Cordura nylon fiber...
Invista has introduced a new blend of Cordura nylon fiber and natural sheep wool fiber. Called the Wool Collection, the new hybrid fiber is a response to rising consumer demand for natural-feeling textiles that can keep the functional characteristics of synthetics. Chia Her is one of the first users of ...
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Bill Conradt, former vice president of global sales at Cascade...
Bill Conradt, former vice president of global sales at Cascade Designs, has been hired by Sierra Designs to act as head of global sales. Before Cascade Designs, Conradt worked at Cannondale, running sales and operations in Japan and Australia among other roles. Sierra Designs belongs to American Rec, along with ...
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Ferrino moved to a stand with a better location at...
Ferrino moved to a stand with a better location at last month's OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. The move followed the signing of a contact with a new agency for the German market, HMWHV, which had been working for ten years with Gelert, the British producers of tents and sleeping bags ...
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The Salford Biospheric Project has been named one of the...
The Salford Biospheric Project has been named one of the five “Green Champions” of the Green Apple Built Environment Awards 2014, ahead of some 100 other nominees. The initiative is backed by Craghoppers, the U.K. brand of outdoor apparel, which supports the Salford team with equipment. The Salford project is ...
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Conzzeta offers new shares, gets out of automation
Conzzeta, the parent company of Mammut Sports Group, announced today that it will be offering 14,712 new A shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange to public shareholders in proportion to their present stakes between Aug. 14 and 28. They will be able to subscribe to the new shares on a ...
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Sea to Summit, the Australian company of outdoor equipment and...
Sea to Summit, the Australian company of outdoor equipment and accessories, has taken on the distribution of Smartwool, the Timberland-affiliated brand of merino socks and garments, for China. At Asia Outdoor, it was said that its former distributor Hill Rock, a major retailer and distributor from Hong Kong, wanted to ...
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Nikwax is going to sponsor the first attempt to cross...
Nikwax is going to sponsor the first attempt to cross the Pacific Ocean on a stand-up paddle over a distance of 5,700 miles from the Japanese town of Choshi to San Francisco. The feat is due to be attempted next year by Sonya Baumstein, a 28-year-old who already crossed the ...
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The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA), the British trade organization, has...
The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA), the British trade organization, has won a lottery award from Sport England that will enable it to fund a new market research project. The aim is to provide a better understanding of the outdoor physical activity market. The initial phase of the project will be ...
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The European Conservation Association (EOCA) has named Maruba Sports Publishers,...
The European Conservation Association (EOCA) has named Maruba Sports Publishers, Klean Kanteen and Roc Noir as this year's “EOCA Conservation Champions,” for the action that they have taken to support nature conservation through the association. Maruba is the Dutch-based publisher of Sport Partner. Kleen Kanteen has raised €2,300 for EOCA ...
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Instead of serving the Asian markets from one centralized office,...
Instead of serving the Asian markets from one centralized office, Primaloft has decided to use agencies to ensure distribution in the various markets of the Far East and Oceania. In Nanjing, the company's managing director for Europe, Jochen Lagemann, who has been appointed head of the Asian operations as well, ...
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Vasque, the U.S. marketer of outdoor footwear, has appointed John...
Vasque, the U.S. marketer of outdoor footwear, has appointed John Irvine director of international sales replacing George Brown, the long-time international executive of Vasque, who retired earlier this year. Irvine served Arc'teryx for the past three years in international sales, and before that in sports marketing.
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