All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 7, Issue 23-24 – Page 3
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XXL ASA, the Nordic sports retailer that went public at...
XXL ASA, the Nordic sports retailer that went public at the beginning of October, reports a 31 percent increase in total revenues to 1,416 million Norwegian kroner (€166.90m-$207.29m) in the third quarter, with 6.7 percent growth on a same-store basis and a 74 percent jump in e-commerce. Operating profit before amortization ...
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The major sporting goods retail chains around the world raised...
The major sporting goods retail chains around the world raised their total sales by 7.4 percent to $87.0 billion, as shown in SGI's Global Retail Chart. After rising by 28.2 percent in 2012, the turnover of the major sporting goods retailers in Brazil, China and the emerging markets of Southeast ...
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Schöffel, the German marketer of snow and outdoor apparel, is...
Schöffel, the German marketer of snow and outdoor apparel, is about to enter the Japanese market. The company, which is already selling its products directly in South Korea and Taiwan, has signed a distribution and licensing deal with Osaka-based SSK Corporation. SSK has been a family-run firm for seven decades ...
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Sätila of Sweden has announced that Mats Hedblom has joined...
Sätila of Sweden has announced that Mats Hedblom has joined the company board. Hedblom has worked for over 30 years at Haglöfs, including 17 years as chief executive, during the period 1993-2010. The other board members of Sätila of Sweden currently include Lennart Grebelius, also a director, and Fredrik Helgesson, ...
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Wolverine has announced the appointment of a new member of...
Wolverine has announced the appointment of a new member of its board of directors, Roxane Divol. The 42-year-old is senior vice president of Alliances for Symantec Corporation, one of the world's largest software companies that specializes in personal and organizational security, storage and availability solutions. She previously worked for McKinsey ...
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Primaloft has named Mats Jengard sales & marketing territory manager...
Primaloft has named Mats Jengard sales & marketing territory manager for Scandinavia. In this function, Jengard will be responsible for expanding the Primaloft brand in Norway, Finland, Iceland and Sweden. Jengard is an established expert in the outdoor market, with many years of experience in the Scandinavian outdoor industry and ...
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Garmont has set up a North American subsidiary, located in...
Garmont has set up a North American subsidiary, located in New Hampshire. The Italian company, which was recently bailed out by Pierangelo Bressan, had a North American subsidiary before in Portland, Oregon, but closed it down at the end of 2012 after selling its ski boot business to Scott Sports ...
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Amer improves, generally
The sales and profit picture was mixed at Amer Sports across the brands and the regions in the third quarter ended on Sept. 30. Overall, the group booked a 6.1 percent sales increase to €645.8 million for the period, or by 6.0 percent in local currencies, but net earnings slid ...
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Primaloft says it has adopted the Responsible Down Standard, offering...
Primaloft says it has adopted the Responsible Down Standard, offering fully traceable goose and duck down as an option for all its recently introduced Performance Down Blend in its Gold, Silver and Black variations. The company also reports a doubling in the number of brand partners who have adopted its ...
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The Swedish outdoor retailer Addnature has a new chief executive....
The Swedish outdoor retailer Addnature has a new chief executive. Starting on Nov. 25, David Rönnberg will be responsible for leading Addnature's online business and its three physical stores, including bikester.se. Addnature's founder and former CEO, Mathias Hedstrom, will now concentrate on sales and purchasing, two areas that have been ...
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Implus has acquired Trigger Point Performance
Implus has announced the acquisition of Trigger Point Performance. The price of the transaction was not disclosed. Trigger Point makes self-care products for athletes, including Grid foam rollers. Trigger Point Performance was founded in 2002 by Cassidy Phillips, a sport enthusiast and accomplished triathlete.Implus said the addition of the Trigger ...
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Hoka One One, which is now sold in about two-thirds...
Hoka One One, which is now sold in about two-thirds of the American specialty running shops, has developed new products for the major generalist sporting goods retailers in the U.S., with tests planned at The Sports Authority, Foot Locker and other chain next spring. They will probably be offered in ...
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Calida, which currently owns nearly 60 percent of Lafuma Group,...
Calida, which currently owns nearly 60 percent of Lafuma Group, is reportedly considering acquiring full control of the French company, which is still quoted on the French stock exchange, but is in no hurry to do so. It is said to be intent on further improving its profitability and on ...
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Point6, the maker of merino wool socks, has partnered with...
Point6, the maker of merino wool socks, has partnered with Soles4Souls, a global non-profit organization that collects donated footwear for people in need. Point6 will donate hundreds of pairs of new, performance merino wool socks to Soles4Souls that will be distributed to those in need around the world. Soles4Souls distributes ...
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Patrik Frisk, 51, has left VF Corporation to become the...
Patrik Frisk, 51, has left VF Corporation to become the new chief executive of the Aldo Group, a big international, Montreal-based chain of more than 1,700 corporate and franchised shoe shops. A former manager of Peak Performance and W.L. Gore & Associates, Frisk joined VF in 2004 as regional manager ...
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Black Diamond posts 24% sales growth
Black Diamond Equipment reported a 24 percent increase in sales to $54.9 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, driven by its Poc and Black Diamond brands as well as an increased fulfillment of pre-season autumn bookings. The increase was attributed in particular to Poc's new road cycling ...
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Timbuk2 reshuffles European distribution
Timbuk2, the American brand of urban, cycling and outdoor bags, recently appointed Renato Braaf and Dominic Leijten to sell the brand in the Benelux countries through an entity called Timbuk2 Benelux. Braaf and Leijten have worked for many years on distribution and retailing for brands such as Timberland and Eastpak. ...
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Columbia Sportswear has adopted Centerstone Technologies' Ivendix online B2B platform...
Columbia Sportswear has adopted Centerstone Technologies' Ivendix online B2B platform to service its European dealers with its Columbia, Sorel and Mountain Hardwear brands. The new platform will be launched with the spring/summer 2015 reorder season. With more than 35,000 users, Centerstone claims that its secure, multi-lingual, multi-currency ordering platform is ...
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Columbia rises by 14% organically
Columbia Sportswear's sales were flat on a constant-currency basis in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) during the third quarter ended Sept. 30. In terms of dollars, EMEA sales increased by 1 percent to $78.8 million.The group's revenues were up in dollars by 26 percent in the U.S. and ...
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Patagonia Works has agreed to invest $13 million to purchase...
Patagonia Works has agreed to invest $13 million to purchase and install more than 1,000 rooftop solar power systems in Hawaii, where most homeowners currently use electricity generated by coal and oil. Patagonia Works is the holding company created by Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard in May 2013 to invest in ...
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