All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 8, Issue 12-13 – Page 2
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Ispo Shanghai’s premiere reflects a changing market
The Ispo Shanghai show celebrated a relatively successful premiere on July 2-4, welcoming a total of nearly 19,000 visitors. The fair was bigger than originally planned, with 354 exhibitors offering 473 brands to retailers in the Asia-Pacific region in general and in China in particular.Many visitors appreciated the variety of ...
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News briefs
Peter Cowgill, executive chairman of the JD Sports Fashion group,...
Peter Cowgill, executive chairman of the JD Sports Fashion group, told shareholders at their annual meeting earlier this week that the company has made a strong start for the first 19 weeks of its new fiscal year, started at the beginning of February. The company said it was still pleased ...
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New CEO for Odlo
Christophe Bézu, who earned his stripes in the sports industry as a gutsy international executive at the Adidas Group, is taking over from Jonas Ottosson as chief executive at Odlo. The Frenchman started leading the Swiss-based underwear specialist at the end of last month, as part of a wider reshuffle ...
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Camelbak is introducing several new products including a new filter...
Camelbak is introducing several new products including a new filter pitcher, a hot travel mug, and backpacks specifically developed for women and for high altitudes. Its parent company, Compass Diversified, recently told investors that it expects Camelbak to continue to grow at double-digit rates outside the U.S. The brand generated ...
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CMP has launched a line of trail running clothing, calling...
CMP has launched a line of trail running clothing, calling it the Sport3 Line
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Schwan-Stabilo buys Maier Sports Group
Maier Sports Group, the German snow sports and outdoor apparel brand, is to be taken over by Schwan-Stabilo, the German group that is already the owner of Deuter and Ortovox, for an undisclosed price.Martin Riebel, chief executive at Deuter and Schwan-Stabilo Outdoor, said that Maier Sports neatly complemented the group's ...
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Buff is coming out with its first real summer hats...
Buff is coming out with its first real summer hats
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News briefs
Like Petzl and other brands, The North Face will bring...
Like Petzl and other brands, The North Face will bring a new experience of the outdoors at night. Called The North Face Night Ray Outdoor Fest and presented by Jeep, the all-night event will be held on Sept. 12 in the Gorges du Verdon, a French canyon. It will involve ...
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Chiruca, the Spanish brand of outdoor shoes, is going to...
Chiruca, the Spanish brand of outdoor shoes, is going to present its products in the booth of Relags at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. Chiruca is still represented in Germany by an agent, Michael Wolf. It began to work with Relags, a major German producer, distributor and wholesaler of camping ...
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Jack Wolfskin has reached “Leader Status” in the Brand Performance...
Jack Wolfskin has reached “Leader Status” in the Brand Performance Check 2015 of the Fair Wear Foundation. The company reached a benchmarking score of 82 percent after an evaluation period that lasted until Sept. 30, 2014. The company, which has been a member of FWF since 2010, notes that it ...
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Thermore says it is launching its Thermore Thermal Booster, described...
Thermore says it is launching its Thermore Thermal Booster, described as a “breakthrough” insulation that provides extra heat when the outer temperature declines by up to 20 percent. The insulation comes in two weights. It incorporates the company's anti-fiber migration treatment, which protects from repeated washing and extensive wear.
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Leki enlarges its executive board
The German maker of poles and gloves has reshuffled its management, effective July 1. Leki, which has been run by Waltraud Lenhart since the tragic death of her husband Klaus Lenhart in an air crash in April 2012, has promoted a couple of seasoned managers who have been working for ...
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The battle of the Basks is “resolved”
Bask, the Russian outdoor brand, has been split between two groups of owners since the start of a dispute in 2009. But Vladimir Bodganov, who established Bask in 1992 with his brother Sergey and other investors, says they have retrieved all assets related to the brand.The split occurred when a ...
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Investment firm buys Backcountry
Backcountry.com, a leading U.S. online outdoor retailer, has been acquired by TSG Consumer Partners, an investment firm from San Francisco specializing in the branded consumer market. The deal was sealed with the previous owner, the former Liberty Interactive Corporation, at an undisclosed price.TSG said it would help the online outdoor ...
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Euro Brand Management has qualified to become a Certified B...
Euro Brand Management has qualified to become a Certified B Corporation. The label is said to have been recognized as the highest standard for social corporate responsibility, applying to companies that use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. This relatively new certification has been granted to ...
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In the autumn, Max Hofbauer will become chief executive of...
In the autumn, Max Hofbauer will become chief executive of Bergzeit.de, the Bavarian online outdoor store that was acquired by Italy's Sportler in 2012. He will gradually take the place of its founder, Klaus Lehner, who is 55 years old and plans to retire in February 2016. Hofbauer, 52, is ...
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Komperdell, the Austrian maker of poles and other sporting goods,...
Komperdell, the Austrian maker of poles and other sporting goods, has picked Hooway (Beijing Snowpeak Hooway Trade Co. Ltd.), run by Frank Gao, as its new distributor for the Chinese market. Gunter Stattmann, Komperdell's export manager, said at Ispo Shanghai that the new agreement was non-exclusive for now. Over the ...
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The shareholders of Conzzeta approved proposals to conduct a share...
The shareholders of Conzzeta approved proposals to conduct a share split and to spin off its real estate business at an extraordinary meeting on June 22. Each shareholder will receive four shares for each one in his or her possession. The shareholders of the Swiss group, which owns Mammut and ...
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Haglöfs appoints global sales director
Haglöfs has reinforced its management with the appointment of Fredrik Ohlsson to the new function of global sales director from the second week of August. Ohlsson has a track record in the outdoor business as managing director and business unit director for Thule Trailers, among several other international sales and ...
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The Lafuma Group has appointed a new brand manager for...
The Lafuma Group has appointed a new brand manager for Eider and is in the process of recruiting a brand manager for Millet. At Eider, Aurore Calmier takes the place left vacant a few months ago by the reassignment of a manager of the group, Thibaut Cornet, to the post ...
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