All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 7, Issue 19-20 – Page 3
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A big American electrical utility company, NRG, has acquired Goal...
A big American electrical utility company, NRG, has acquired Goal Zero, an American company that has become well known in the outdoor sector for its solar-powered charging devices. Robert Workman, who founded Goal Zero five years ago, after realizing that many people have no access to light in developing countries, ...
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Deckers Outdoor said the company's corporate headquarters has achieved Leed...
Deckers Outdoor said the company's corporate headquarters has achieved Leed (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Leed certification is awarded for buildings that are energy efficient and environmentally sustainable in design and operation. For its new 190,000-square-foot headquarters, Deckers earned credits ...
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More than 900 people gathered at a church in the...
More than 900 people gathered at a church in the Netherlands on Aug. 13 for the funeral of Barry Kooijmans, the 47-year-old managing director of The Nomad Company, according to the Sport Partner magazine. Kooijmans died along with his wife April and their two daughters on the Malaysia Airlines' flight ...
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The 6th edition of Raid in France, the French round...
The 6th edition of Raid in France, the French round of the multisport Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS), will take place on Sept. 13-20, supported by Intersport. Named “Volcanoes to Camargue,” the track will go from Haute-Loire, in Auvergne, to the Grau-du-Roi in Camargue. The organizers of the event expect ...
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Mammut grows by 5.7%
The Swiss Conzzeta Group reports a sales increase of 3.4 percent to 103.6 million Swiss francs (€85.83m-$112.69m) in the first half of this year for its sporting goods business, represented essentially by the Mammut Sports Group. On an organic basis, excluding changes in foreign exchange rates for the Japanese yen and ...
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Cocona, the company behind the high-performance fabric 37.5, has announced...
Cocona, the company behind the high-performance fabric 37.5, has announced a new European sales team. Liam Gallagher will take the helm in the U.K. He brings more than 20 years of experience across different textile industries and markets. He worked for 12 years at Polartec, where he held a number of ...
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Paul März, 29, has been appointed to act as project...
Paul März, 29, has been appointed to act as project manager for Ispo Beijing and the new Ispo Shanghai show. On Aug. 1, he took the place of Kerrin Müggenburg, who has led Ispo Beijing since 2008 and has gone on maternity leave. Mârz has been working for Messe München ...
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Bergans of Norway has joined the 25-year-old Conservation Alliance in...
Bergans of Norway has joined the 25-year-old Conservation Alliance in the U.S.
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The Swiss Irontrail 2014, presented by Mammut, yielded a big...
The Swiss Irontrail 2014, presented by Mammut, yielded a big surprise when a woman passed the finish line in Davos, on Aug. 17, as the overall winner. Denise Zimmermann from Mels, Switzerland, covered the total 202 kilometers in 38:15.54 hours and was more than 39 minutes ahead of the male ...
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Patagonia has published its Environmental & Social Initiatives 2014 book,...
Patagonia has published its Environmental & Social Initiatives 2014 book, which reveals the company donated $6.6 million to environmental groups worldwide during fiscal year 2014. Patagonia employees decide which organizations receive funds generated from 1 percent of the company's sales and 770 environmental groups in 16 countries benefited over the ...
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Growth of 7.4% for outdoor shoes in 2013
The branded rugged outdoor footwear market grew by only 7.4 percent around the world last year - at wholesale and in terms of dollars - reaching $4,266 million, according to our estimates - a nice performance. It did not increase by 9.2 percent, as we had erroneously reported in the ...
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Timbuk2 has appointed a Norwegian company, Tre Pluss, as its...
Timbuk2 has appointed a Norwegian company, Tre Pluss, as its distributor for the Nordic countries plus the U.K. and Germany. Tre Pluss will start distributing the products of this American supplier of backpacks, messenger bags, travel bags and other accessories this autumn and will be opening some brand stores in ...
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