All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 8, Issue 14-15
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A nearly stable OutDoor show
The European OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen last month ended with a minor drop in the number of visitors, down to 21,464 from 21,912 a year ago. The organizers noted increased attendance from France, the U.K. and several countries outside Europe, including China and Australia. Several exhibitors at the trade show ...
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Salewa partners with Michelin
Salewa is coming out with two types of innovative outsoles for loose and hard grounds, developed for the first time in partnership with Michelin, the French rubber tyre company that is well known for its innovative solutions. Besides outdoor shoes, Oberalp, parent company of Salewa, Dynafit, Wild Country and other ...
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Scarpa, the Italian producer of outdoor shoes, reached sales of...
Scarpa, the Italian producer of outdoor shoes, reached sales of €105 million in the last financial year, just about 1 to 2 percent higher than in the previous year. With a turnover of some €19 million, Italy remains the brand's largest market, followed by the U.K. where Scarpa has a ...
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New Vaude stores are going to open in September in...
New Vaude stores are going to open in September in Tübingen, Germany and Liège, Belgium
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Outdoor fuels Intersport Germany’s sales
At the OutDoor show, Kim Roether and Jochen Schnell, chairman and member of the executive board of Intersport Germany, respectively, gave an insight on the evolution of the buying group in the first half of 2015. Compared with the previous year, the affiliated retailers improved their turnover in terms of ...
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OutDry Technologies unveiled the OutDry Extreme technology that is to...
OutDry Technologies unveiled the OutDry Extreme technology that is to be applied for waterproof and breathable Columbia-branded rainwear from next year, marking the first time that OutDry is used for apparel. The technology consists of patented lamination processes that bond a waterproof, breathable membrane directly to the product's outermost layer ...
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New leadership for the European Outdoor Group
John Jansen, who runs Keen Footwear's European operations, was voted in as the new president of the European Outdoor Group (EOG) at an extraordinary meeting of the association yesterday, taking the place of Rolf Schmid, president of the Mammut Sports Group. The EOG, which owns the OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen, ...
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Osprey upgrades European logistics
Osprey Packs wants to deliver its products more rapidly around Europe with the opening of a warehouse in the Netherlands. The company's European distribution is currently handled from an office and warehouse in the U.K. While Osprey is building an expanded office near the current location in Poole, in the ...
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Wallotopia, the leading producer of holds and other equipment for...
Wallotopia, the leading producer of holds and other equipment for climbing walls from Bulgaria, has signed up as official supplier of the French Mountain Climbing Federation (FFME) for a duration of four years
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EOG reports small, yet widespread outdoor market growth
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) estimates that the European outdoor market reached about €4.8 billion in wholesale value last year, which was an increase of 1.2 percent in euros and 1.4 percent in volume. Retail sales are estimated to have reached about €10.2 billion, based on the results of ...
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New leadership for Eoca
John Jansen, the European director of Keen Footwear who has become the new president of the European Outdoor Group (EOG) has now been succeeded at the helm of the European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca), which he led for the last three years with excellent results in terms of membership and ...
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The European Network of Outdoor Sports (Enos) is extending an...
The European Network of Outdoor Sports (Enos) is extending an early-bird rate of £200 for participation in the 3rd Nature Sports Euro'Meet conference, scheduled to be held in the North Ireland city of Newcastle from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. The organizers say the convention is starting to ...
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Sales and profits drop in Jarden’s outdoor segment
For the second quarter ended June 30, Jarden Corp. reported sales of $2.01 billion, up from $1.98 billion for the same period in 2014. Organically, sales grew by 7.0 percent or $138 million. The company said its results were in line with its expectations. Jarden's Outdoor Solutions segment, however, saw ...
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SDI sales rise driven by U.K. stores
Sports Direct International (SDI), the leading British sports retailer and supplier among other properties, which owns the Karrimor brand and Field Trek, lifted its sales by 4.7 percent to £2,832.6 million (€4,067.6m-$4,424.4m) for the full fiscal year ended April 26, in spite of a weak winter sports season ...
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Merrell, which had double-digit growth in the European outdoor sector...
Merrell, which had double-digit growth in the European outdoor sector last year, is going to invest a seven-digit figure in marketing in the region during the spring/summer 2016 season, with a doubling in the consumer spend. It will concentrate on an advertising campaign around the tagline “Do What's Natural,” which ...
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Lafuma ‘s sales decline, but net results improve
The Lafuma Group registered a 6.3 percent sales decline in the first half of 2015, down to €80.1 million. The company booked an operating loss of €293,000 for the period against a profit of €1,306,000 in the first six months of 2014, attributing it to the lower turnover, investments in ...
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Crocs is not yet out of the woods
Crocs' new focus on fewer products, fewer stores and fewer geographical markets is not expected to bear its best fruits until the first half of 2016. Gregg Ribatt, the company's new chief executive, sees the business continuing to stabilize around the globe, and sales declined by 8 percent in the ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has raised its senior secured credit facility by...
Wolverine Worldwide has raised its senior secured credit facility by $300 million to $950 million, comprising a term loan of $450 million and a $500 million revolving credit. The new credit agreement negotiated with company's lenders also extends the maturity date of the facility. It lowers the cost of servicing ...
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Discussing the concept of Green Shape at the OutDoor show,...
Discussing the concept of Green Shape at the OutDoor show, which is now based on more stringent criteria, Vaude pointed to a Havas Media/Accenture study of 30,000 consumers showing that 72 percent of the people worldwide feel that businesses are not properly taking care of the environment. It also mentioned ...
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Hi-Tec has completed the relocation of its U.S. office from...
Hi-Tec has completed the relocation of its U.S. office from Portland to a bigger Oregon location in Tigard
