All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 8, Issue 24-25
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Mountain Warehouse, one of the major outdoor retailers in the...
Mountain Warehouse, one of the major outdoor retailers in the U.K., is launching a new chain of stores, called Zakti, that will cover gym, yoga, running, cycling, snow sports, dance and swimming, according to Retail Week. Competing against Sweaty Betty, it will initially target women. Zakti is opening two stores ...
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The shareholders of Pelican International,have sold a minority share in...
The shareholders of Pelican International,have sold a minority share in the Canadian maker of water sport equipment to Fonds de solidarité FTQ, a Montreal-based development capital fund. The investment will help the company to open a second factory in Quebec with a view to boosting its production capacity. The current ...
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Calls for more visible and green innovation
Since the sports and outdoor shop run by Rainer Angstl in Munich is situated in the same building as an Apple store, the chief executive at Sporthaus Schuster witnessed first-hand the queue forming several days ahead of the launch of the Iphone 6S a few weeks ago. It started with ...
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Millennials and Gen Z reshape the market
Millennials were at the center of many discussions at the European Outdoor Summit (EOS) in Sheffield, as demanding consumers as well as employees who could help outdoor companies to adjust to the increasingly volatile environment around them. Millennials are people who grew up with the internet and digital services, and ...
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Visitors can register online for a free ticket to the...
Visitors can register online for a free ticket to the Ispo Munich show, running from Jan. 24 to 27
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Lancaster University has joined forces with the Pentland Group, the...
Lancaster University has joined forces with the Pentland Group, the owner of Berghaus and many other brands and retail interests, to open the Pentland Centre for research into sustainable business. The center is meant to draw on expertise from all faculties within Lancaster University, including the Lancaster University Management School, ...
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Ispo has given a facelift to its website, focusing more...
Ispo has given a facelift to its website, focusing more strongly on content marketing
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The North Face has teamed up with IBM and Fluid...
The North Face has teamed up with IBM and Fluid to launch a new interactive online shopping system, using artificial intelligence (AI) to offer personalized product recommendations. The system works with Fluid's Expert Personal Shopper (XPS) software and IBM's Watson cognitive computer technology, so that online shoppers can use natural ...
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Snowleader raises funds for international expansion
Snowleader, a French online retailer specializing in outdoor and winter sports products, has raised €2.5 million from existing and new shareholders. The company said the resources would support the expansion of its international sales, which make up about 12 percent of its turnover, and enable it to seize external growth ...
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Nemo Equipment, the U.S. supplier specializing in tents and other...
Nemo Equipment, the U.S. supplier specializing in tents and other outdoor equipment, has hired three people to expand its small team. Previously at General Electric, in global research as a materials scientist, Patrick McCluskey has been appointed product manager at Nemo. His Ph. D. from Harvard in Engineering Sciences sits ...
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The Italian Outdoor Group (IOG) has started to enlist retailers...
The Italian Outdoor Group (IOG) has started to enlist retailers as members of the industry association, following similar moves by the Outdoor Industry Association (0IA) in the U.S. as well as the European Outdoor Group (EOG)
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Pertex, known for its lightweight but durable performance fabrics, has...
Pertex, known for its lightweight but durable performance fabrics, has announced the launch of a new fabric technology called CS10, which is claimed to offer increased abrasion and water resistance. CS10 technology uses yarns with unique diamond shaped filaments that tightly lock together to provide a stable construction and give ...
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Ludwig Maul delivers in spite of insolvency proceedings
Ludwig Maul, a German company specializing in outdoor apparel, has filed for receivership in Munich, but the company's operations are said to be profitable and its business should continue without interruption. Stephan Ammann from Pluta Rechtsanwalts in Munich, who was appointed as receiver by the bankruptcy court handling the case, ...
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Decathlon opened its first store in Thailand earlier this month,...
Decathlon opened its first store in Thailand earlier this month, as part of a program to open five stores in Bangkok by the end of November. The Thai store openings come as Decathlon is preparing to move into several other countries in Southeast Asia. A spokesman said that Singapore, Malaysia ...
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Vibram is launching the FiveFingers CVT Wool, a new model...
Vibram is launching the FiveFingers CVT Wool, a new model in its FiveFingers five-toe shoe range. The new product features an upper made from wool, to keep warm on the coldest days, as well as the company's proprietary Icetrek rubber inserts, for grip and stability on slippery surfaces.
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Millet has signed a contract to be the official supplier...
Millet has signed a contract to be the official supplier of the Spanish mountain skiing team for the next three years
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Newsquest has sold TGO, a consumer-oriented outdoor magazine in the...
Newsquest has sold TGO, a consumer-oriented outdoor magazine in the U.K., to Kelsey Media, which already publishes Outdoor Fitness and Triathlon. The magazine is said to have a lower circulation than the market leaders, Trail and Country Walking.
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The European Outdoor Group confirmed that the next European Outdoor...
The European Outdoor Group confirmed that the next European Outdoor Summit will be held in Barcelona, taking place on Sept. 29 and 30. It will be convened in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, located in the large green Montjuic area of the Spanish city, which is home to Climbat, described as ...
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The European Commission is proposing for the first time to...
The European Commission is proposing for the first time to enforce a simplified, fast-track procedure to check the presence of nearly 300 carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic substances in textile and apparel items sold in the European Union. To this end, the Commission has published a consultation requesting information on the ...
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Primaloft is coming out with a new insulations for high-output...
Primaloft is coming out with a new insulations for high-output sports activities, called Primaloft Gold Insulation Active, as a step-up to the Primaloft Silver Insulation Active solution introduced one year ago. Both use proprietary manufacturing and finishing processes that lock its fibers in place, preventing them from migrating through ...
