All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 7, Issue 9+10 – Page 2

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    Hi-Tec swings into the fifth decade

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Hundreds of guests assembled at the party organized in Amsterdam a few weeks ago to mark the 40 years of Hi-Tec Sports – one of the few European sports footwear companies that managed to build up a brand with global reach while still under family control.Hi-Tec said it reached flat ...

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    Icebug from Sweden has struck a three-year deal as official...

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Icebug from Sweden has struck a three-year deal as official sponsor of Orienteering USA

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    Primaloft has promoted David Newey from global marketing manager to...

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Primaloft has promoted David Newey from global marketing manager to director of global marketing (sic)

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    Danner has opened its fourth store in Renton, Washington...

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Danner has opened its fourth store in Renton, Washington

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    Spotlight on the Czech Republic

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Messe Friedrichshafen, organizer of the OutDoor show, put the spotlight on the Czech Republic earlier this month by inviting a group of journalists to a tour of the country and meetings with key executives in the Czech outdoor sector. Contacts were made with Directalpine, Gumotex, Hiko, Hudy Sport, Singing Rock ...

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    + Mario Vlietinck is going to be the new country...

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    + Mario Vlietinck is going to be the new country manager of Merrell for the Benelux countries, replacing Jacques van der Baskets who has worked for the brand for eight years

  • News briefs

    Deckers Outdoor Corporation is engaging Hoka One One in a...

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Deckers Outdoor Corporation is engaging Hoka One One in a number of new marketing initiatives, particularly in the U.S. The brand will act as the presenting sponsor of a revived edition on June 15 of The Race, a classical running competition that was held in Eugene, Oregon in the 1980s. ...

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    SDI gains full control over Eybl

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Sports Direct International (SDI), the big U.K.-based sporting goods retailer and wholesaler, now owns 100 percent of the shares of Sport Eybl & Sports Experts, the troubled Austrian sporting goods retailing group. It acquired a majority stake of 51 percent last summer, while the founding Eybl family retained the remaining ...

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    Confirming a report in OCC, a well-informed source tells us...

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Confirming a report in OCC, a well-informed source tells us that Lowe Alpine will get out of the apparel sector again, starting with the spring/summer 2015, to focus again on backpacks and accessories. Equip Outdoor Technologies, the British company that bought the brand from Asolo in October 2012, had restated ...

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    High Sierra, a division of Samsonite, and The Citypak Project...

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    High Sierra, a division of Samsonite, and The Citypak Project will distribute 1,750 specially designed Citypak backpacks to homeless people in the Boston area on June 19. The outdoor company and the charity, through a partnership with Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, will host health fairs at six locations that ...

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    VF Corporation's Canadian sales office will take over next year...

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    VF Corporation's Canadian sales office will take over next year the distribution of SmartWool, which has been distributed in Canada since 1996 by Bud Shirley and BlueRiver Trading

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    Camelbak redeploys international operations

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Camelbak International is closing down one of its European offices in Italy at the end of this week pending the transfer of some of its activities to another location in Europe. The move is related to a reorganization of the group's international operations that should involve a strengthening of resources ...

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    Citing “budget and human reasons,” the organizers of Destinations Nature,...

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Citing “budget and human reasons,” the organizers of Destinations Nature, the premier consumer-oriented outdoor show in France, have decided to merge it with the larger tourism fair in Paris, the Salon Mondial du Tourisme, starting next year. The two fairs were taking place in Paris every year one week after ...

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    British Health Minister Jane Ellison will be one of the...

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    British Health Minister Jane Ellison will be one of the speakers at the Director's Forum of the Outdoor Industries Association of the U.K. that will take place in the Palace of Westminster in London on June 17

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    Turkish outdoor brand gears up for international sales

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Kutupayisi, a specialist outdoor retailer and distributor in Turkey, is preparing the launch of its own brand on the international market. Puhu, meaning “owl” in Turkish, is a brand of thermal sports underwear with about 50 retail customers in its own country.Puhu garments are made by an Istanbul factory that ...

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    Costa and Native Eyewear, the two brands of sunglasses bought...

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Costa and Native Eyewear, the two brands of sunglasses bought a few weeks ago by Essilor International, are among the outdoor brands that will make their first appearance at the GoPro Mountain Games due to be held in Vail, Colorado, on June 5-8. Vasque will also join the pool of ...

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    Black Diamond Equipment, Eagles Nest Outfitters (ENO) and The Forest...

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Black Diamond Equipment, Eagles Nest Outfitters (ENO) and The Forest Group were the winners of The Conservation Alliance Outstanding Partnership Award for 2014. Black Diamond was praised for its support of nature conservation projects in Utah and other parts of the country. ENO is a partner of The Conservation Alliance ...

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    Invista, the company behind ingredient brands such as Cordura and...

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Invista, the company behind ingredient brands such as Cordura and Coolmax, is introducing a new garment fiber under one of its other labels, Lycra. The new spandex material is described as the first bio-derived fiber of its type. Seventy percent of the material (in weight) comes from renewable sources. The ...

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    Fyfe becomes Icebreaker's CEO

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Switching jobs with the company's founder, Rob Fyfe has been appointed chief executive of Icebreaker, the New Zealand brand that pioneered merino wool apparel 19 years ago, with effect on June 2. The founder, Jeremy Moon, is going to act as executive chairman and creative director of the company.For the ...

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    Barrabés, the big Spanish outdoor retailer, has opened a new...

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Barrabés, the big Spanish outdoor retailer, has opened a new store in Zaragoza that measures 600 square meters, replacing a larger unit of 1,000 m² in the same city that had been in operation for three years. The chain has six other stores in Madrid, Barcelona and Huesca, plus its ...