All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 8, Issue 14-15 – Page 3
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Berghaus has launched its own sustainability label named “Made Kind.”...
Berghaus has launched its own sustainability label named “Made Kind.” Starting with its spring 2016 retail launch, the label will include performance gear which has a reduced environmental impact. In order to earn the Made Kind label, products have to meet at least one of three criteria - be made ...
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PrimaLoft has been confirmed as the largest global provider of...
PrimaLoft has been confirmed as the largest global provider of Bluesign certified insulation. The Latham, New York-based company, specializing in research and innovative development of comfort solutions with high performance insulations and fabrics, was the first branded synthetic insulation manufacturer to obtain bluesign certification for its high-performance insulations, in December ...
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Sara Wänseth has become the sole general secretary of the...
Sara Wänseth has become the sole general secretary of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), a job she had been sharing with Rolf Hilleberg since October. The latter stepped down to let her take charge fully, which turned out to be more practical. Separately, the organization's board was expanded a few ...
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Austrialpin has a new international sales manager, Helmut Knoflach, who...
Austrialpin has a new international sales manager, Helmut Knoflach, who previously did a similar job at Stubai
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Targeting outdoor athletics, TNF regionalizes EMEA
The North Face turned up at the OutDoor fair with an adjusted range, launching the Mountain Athletics line into European wholesale accounts and displaying a much narrower and upgraded Summit Series.Already on the market in North America, the Mountain Athletics range provides apparel and footwear for people who train for ...
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Salomon has signed up two more outdoor athletes - Kalen...
Salomon has signed up two more outdoor athletes - Kalen Thorien and Liv Sansoz
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Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV) and the European Surf Industry Association...
Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV) and the European Surf Industry Association (Eurosima) are organizing a joint Design Summer Camp for designers, marketers, engineers, managers and students in Annecy, France, from Sept. 14 to 17
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Scarpa Schuhe, the distribution arm of the Italian shoemaker for...
Scarpa Schuhe, the distribution arm of the Italian shoemaker for the German and the Benelux markets, has taken on the distribution of Boreas, the Californian marketer of backpacks. The agreement is, as of now, limited to Germany. Boreas was founded by Tae Kim in San Francisco in 2010. For seven ...
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The George Fisher outdoor store in Keswick made an April...
The George Fisher outdoor store in Keswick made an April Fool's Day joke, which we fell for, about using drones to fly lunch packages to hikers this summer, but it wasn't such a far-fetched thought after all. While U.S. authorities are preventing Amazon from using drones for safety reasons, the ...
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Vincent Wauters, president of Arc'teryx, has been appointed head of...
Vincent Wauters, president of Arc'teryx, has been appointed head of the apparel business unit for the whole Amer Sports group, taking the place of Jean-Philippe Torgue, who has not been active for several months. Wauters will have a similar function as Jean-Marc Pambet, president of the Salomon brand, who is ...
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Hannes Oehler has been appointed area manager for Germany, Austria...
Hannes Oehler has been appointed area manager for Germany, Austria and Eastern Europe at La Sportiva. He has replaced Luigi Tamai, who left in January to join Tecnica. Oehler is to report to Lorenzo Sani, who became La Sportiva's sales and marketing director last November, switching over from Montura. La ...
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Vibram has appointed Rock Gear Distribution as its primary distributor...
Vibram has appointed Rock Gear Distribution as its primary distributor and importer for FiveFingers and other finished products in Canada, with full effect from January 2016. Its U.S. subsidiary had previously worked in the market through sales reps. Vibram has its own sales force only in Italy, the U.S. and ...
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Salming Running, a Swedish brand, has been appointed as official...
Salming Running, a Swedish brand, has been appointed as official footwear partner of the Xterra America Tour and U.S. championship. The tour consists of more than 100 off-road triathlons and trail runs held across the U.S. Tom Kiely, chief executive of Xterra, said that the partnership was sealed with Tor ...
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It was announced today that the European Union and Vietnam...
It was announced today that the European Union and Vietnam have reached an agreement in principle on a free trade agreement (FTA). All substantive issues have been settled on both sides after two and a half years of negotiation, leading to the likely removal of nearly all tariffs on products ...
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Amer posts higher sales and margins
Amer Sports reported sales of €461.1 million for the second quarter, representing increases of 23 percent in euros and 9 percent increase in local currencies. The currency-neutral sales increase was driven by double-digit growth in outdoor. Europe was the weakest region. Excluding the acquisition of Louisville Slugger, an American baseball brand ...
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As it has already done during the still ongoing World...
As it has already done during the still ongoing World Fair in Milan, Vibram will have a van outside the Salt Palace during the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, called the Vibram Sole Factor, demonstrating and offering free outsole upgrading and customization on a first-come, first-served basis. The Italian company will ...
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Alchemy brings its full range to Europe
Alchemy Equipment, an urban apparel brand from New Zealand with the functionality of technical outdoor garments, has come up with a summer range for the northern hemisphere, which should support its move into European markets.Frank Spiewack, a seasoned outdoor executive who built up European sales for Macpac Wilderness Equipment and ...
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Like Aku, Diadora and some other Italian brands, Asolo is...
Like Aku, Diadora and some other Italian brands, Asolo is resuming production in Italy for some of its shoes. It is hiring 20 people for the manufacture of its “alpine” line of climbing and ice climbing shoes, starting with the spring/summer 2016 collection. The company has been making all its ...
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Black Diamond Inc. is recalling a batch of avalanche airbags...
Black Diamond Inc. is recalling a batch of avalanche airbags using JetForce technology because they may malfunction and fail to deploy, although no injuries have been reported. The recall relates to airbags sold between November 15, 2014 and July 7, 2015 under the Black Diamond, Pieps and Poc brands. Black Diamond ...
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Big Agnes, the Colorado-based distributor of Helinox trekking poles and...
Big Agnes, the Colorado-based distributor of Helinox trekking poles and camp furniture in North and South America, has partnered with Goal Zero on a line of Solar Ready tents. The lightweight Krumholtz UL2 mtnGLO and Red Canyon 4 mtnGLO feature an integrated weatherproof cord routing system that allows the solar ...
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