All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 8, Issue 18-19 – Page 2
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Kamik’s expansion requires extra capacity
Kamik Footwear wants to expand its production by about 20 percent after an outstanding winter season in North America. The Canadian outdoor footwear company's turnover soared by nearly 40 percent last year, and it was sold out in North America before the end of the winter season.Genfoot, the company that ...
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Hi-Tec Sports Canada was a sponsor of the Trekking for...
Hi-Tec Sports Canada was a sponsor of the Trekking for Rhinos event on Sept. 19, at the Toronto Zoo, which included an unusual behind-the-scenes experience with the zoo's rhinos. Trekkers were encouraged to collect pledges, and Hi-Tec offered a pair of its Altitude V hiking boots to the top three pledge ...
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The NPD Group reports that U.S. sales of camping-related products...
The NPD Group reports that U.S. sales of camping-related products such as coolers and hammocks have soared in the year until June, tying in with the requirements of outdoor consumers who increasingly seek the comforts of home for their outdoor experiences. This particularly applies to millennials, according to NPD. Sales ...
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Strong exposure for the EOG's latest campaign
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) says it welcomes the success of its first consumer-facing communications campaign around the “It's Great Out There” slogan, whose results exceeded its expectations. Designed to raise participation in outdoor activities among the general public, it engaged more than seven million people directly over the past ...
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Jack Wolfskin launched a major new TV campaign in the...
Jack Wolfskin launched a major new TV campaign in the German-speaking countries on Aug. 26. A 30-second spot will run on major German TV networks through to the end of November. A similar 20-second spot will be aired in Austria and Switzerland. Asking viewers the question “Do you feel it, ...
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Scott chief executive buys majority in Transa
Transa Backpacking has a new shareholding structure after the leading Swiss outdoor retailer's founder and majority shareholder, Beat Stünzi, decided to partly pull out and other shareholders cashed out completely. With a stake of 70 percent, the new majority shareholder is International Retail Corporation (IRC), a vehicle set up by ...
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The Portland Business Journal (PBJ) reports that Poler Outdoor Stuff,...
The Portland Business Journal (PBJ) reports that Poler Outdoor Stuff, an apparel startup from Portland, has raised about $4.5 million from an unnamed foreign strategic investor. The funds should be used for international expansion, with the investor's support as a strategic partner. Established in 2011, Poler is meant to address ...
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The British government has launched a public consultation in the...
The British government has launched a public consultation in the country to find out what can be done to increase participation in sport. The consultation will run for just under nine weeks, from Aug. 4 until Oct. 2. Figures from Sport England for the 12 months to March 2015 show ...
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Briscoe gives up on Kathmandu for now
Kathmandu Holdings, the international outdoor retailer based in New Zealand, will continue as an independent company, at least for some time, giving its new management time to adjust its internationalization program and other aspects of its business.The unsolicited takeover bid made on July 22 by Briscoe Group, another New Zealand ...
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Calzados Boreal, the Spanish producer of rugged outdoor footwear, is...
Calzados Boreal, the Spanish producer of rugged outdoor footwear, is expanding its head office and manufacturing site near Alicante from 4,500 to 7,500 m², according to sportguide.com. The project will be completed next year, in connection with the company's 40th anniversary. The enlarged premises will include an indoor climbing wall ...
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Calzados Boreal is taking on the distribution in its Spanish...
Calzados Boreal is taking on the distribution in its Spanish home market of Rock Technologies, an Austrian brand of magnesium carbonate chalk balls and other climbing accessories, founded in 2008. Its range is a neat complement to Boreal's climbing shoes.
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Two top industry managers go for the peak of Mont Blanc
laus Dittrich, chairman of the executive board of Messe München, which organizes the Ispo trade shows in Munich and China, and Rolf Schmid, chief executive of the Mammut Sports Group and former president of the European Outdoor Group, made a pitch for the summit of Mont Blanc on Sept. 4. ...
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Reporting on some preliminary results before and during an investors'...
Reporting on some preliminary results before and during an investors' conference, Wolverine Worldwide's management indicated that its revenues declined by between 4 and 5 percent in the second quarter. They were flat in terms of local currencies and excluding the phase-out of the Patagonia license and the closure of retail ...
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Jeff Lasher, who has been chief financial officer of Crocs...
Jeff Lasher, who has been chief financial officer of Crocs since 2011, is leaving the company in early November to occupy a similar position at West Marine. Mike Smith, a former executive of Collective Brands and Wolverine Worldwide who joined Crocs earlier this year as senior vice president of finance, ...
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Backpacks boost Samsonite’s revenues
The expansion in Europe and Asia of High Sierra, the American brand of backpacks acquired in the second half of 2012, and the acquisition of Gregory Mountain Products a year ago, combined with the success of the Samsonite Red sub-label in Asia, helped to raise the revenues generated by Samsonite ...
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Hults Bruk axes are to be distributed in the U.S....
Hults Bruk axes are to be distributed in the U.S. market on a small scale after their introduction to retail customers at the Outdoor Retailer fair in August. Hults Bruk is more than three centuries old and a leading manufacturer of hand-forged axes in Sweden. The range sold in the ...
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Youth attitudes and online growth on the EOS' program
Sally McCoy, president and chief executive of Camelbak, is one of the latest speakers to be confirmed on the agenda of the European Outdoor Summit (EOS), which will take place in Sheffield on Oct. 13-15. She is to speak about the ways in which new generations are redefining outdoor experiences, ...
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Attila Hegyi, former purchasing manager at Mountex, the leading Hungarian...
Attila Hegyi, former purchasing manager at Mountex, the leading Hungarian outdoor retailer, is switching to Singing Rock from the start of October to supervise the Czech outdoor equipment supplier's European sales. This is a new function at Singing Rock, where Hegyi will be reporting to Guilherme Settanni, sales and marketing ...
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Assos of Switzerland, the well-known maker of bikewear from Lugano,...
Assos of Switzerland, the well-known maker of bikewear from Lugano, has changed ownership. The founding Maier family has sold its shares to a pool of investors led by Phil Duff, the former chief executive of Black Diamond, the U.S. brand of outdoor and snow sports equipment. Duff will reportedly take ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) said that four new...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) said that four new organizations signed up to be involved in the association's work at the recent OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen, Germany, on July 15-18. Eoca also met the target of reaching €30,000 in fundraising at the event. The companies that joined or partnered ...
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