All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 9, Issue 11-12 – Page 4

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    Vibram sponsored the Cotopaxi Questival Adventure Race in Boston, on...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Vibram sponsored the Cotopaxi Questival Adventure Race in Boston, on May 27-28, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the launch of its FiveFinger shoes. The brand had a booth at the Questival pre-festival party on May 27, in Boston's Christopher Columbus Park, with Vibram FiveFingers available for demo. Questival is ...

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    Reinschmidt relinquishes Adidas Outdoor leadership

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Rolf Reinschmidt, who has driven the Adidas brand's business in the outdoor market since 2007, has relinquished this leadership role to become an internal consultant in the Adidas brand team from the start of June.Reinschmidt will not be replaced as outdoor general manager because the division was integrated into a ...

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    Christina Rolén, a former executive at Adidas and Nike, has...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Christina Rolén, a former executive at Adidas and Nike, has been appointed as global marketing director for Haglöfs, the Swedish outdoor brand. Rolén will start at Haglöfs at the beginning of October and she will become part of the company's executive management team. She was most recently chief executive for ...

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    Implus, the acquisitive U.S. company that owns a raft of...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Implus, the acquisitive U.S. company that owns a raft of sports, outdoor and footwear accessories brands, has snapped up the assets of MCN Solutions in Cape Town, a South African distribution partner for Implus and other sporting goods companies. The move will enable Implus to have its own organization in ...

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    Vista plans new acquisitions

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    The Vista Outdoor group said it still has a “robust” program of further acquisitions ahead, despite the three purchases that were already completed in its outdoor division in the last ten months. The company bought the Camelbak hydration brand along with Jimmy Styks in the stand-up paddling market last year. ...

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    Prana, the outdoor and yoga apparel brand that was acquired...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Prana, the outdoor and yoga apparel brand that was acquired by the Columbia Sportswear group two years ago, has become a member of the European Outdoor Group (EOG). Prana embarked on an international expansion drive last year, which was one of the strategies advocated by Columbia to capitalize on the ...

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    Kids join the Outdoor Academy of Sweden

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Kids joined for the first time the Outdoor Academy of Sweden, an outdoor life program organized by the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) to familiarize retailers, tour operators and journalists with outdoor activities and Scandinavian outdoor brands in a Swedish natural environment.A total of 28 people from eight different countries participated ...

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    Arc'teryx has opened its 7th U.S. store in the SoHo...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Arc'teryx has opened its 7th U.S. store in the SoHo district of Manhattan and plans to add two others before the end of the year in Chicago and Toronto

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    The organizers of the Performance Days report a 6% increase...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    The organizers of the Performance Days report a 6% increase in the number of visitors at its most recent session in Munich

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    A.S. Adventure targeting €560 turnover

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    The A.S. Adventure Group is targeting sales of €560 million this year after the acquisition of the Snow & Rock Group and a sharp sales increase for the outdoor retailer's continuing operations in 2015, driven by store openings as well as 4.4 percent increase in comparable store sales across the ...

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    Woolrich Europe posted a 4 percent sales increase during the...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Woolrich Europe posted a 4 percent sales increase during the first quarter of the year. The new company, which was created in January as part of the Wp Lavori in Corso holding company, plans new store openings and targets an 8 percent sales increase to around €115 million for the ...

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    Leki was the Official Camp Chair Provider of the 2016...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Leki was the Official Camp Chair Provider of the 2016 GoPro Mountain Games, which took place in Vail, Colorado, on June 9-12. The games are a celebration of adventure sports and mountain lifestyle, and attract professional and amateur athletes from around the world. The maker of skiing, trekking and Nordic ...

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    Vaude has won the the GreenTec Award 2016 in the...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Vaude has won the the GreenTec Award 2016 in the category “Green Office by Kyocera” with a concept entitled “Working in Harmony with Nature.” The GreenTec Environmental Award, which was established in 2008, is bestowed once a year in several categories. In the “Green Office” category, organizations are rewarded for ...

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    Schöffel has announced that in summer 2016, it will make...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Schöffel has announced that in summer 2016, it will make available for the first time PFC-free jackets and trousers with fluorine-free impregnation. In addition, the German outdoor clothing specialist said it is launching on the market several bluesign certified products.

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    Adidas Outdoor has added Michael Silitch, a 20-year veteran alpine...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Adidas Outdoor has added Michael Silitch, a 20-year veteran alpine climber and guide, to its roster of sponsored athletes

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    CORRECTION: The article that we published on April 13 about...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    CORRECTION: The article that we published on April 13 about the new cooperation between Italy's Assosport and the Italian Outdoor Group contained a mistake. Assosport has 39 members that produce outdoor products, not 21.

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    The 11th edition of the Asia Outdoor Trade Show, due...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    The 11th edition of the Asia Outdoor Trade Show, due to take place in Nanjing from June 30 to July 3, will host a record 650 exhibitors, covering about 48,000 square meters of space and covering many categories including running, outdoor travel, water sports, camping and cycling. Workshops and other ...

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    Black Diamond has recalled about 100 of its Via Ferrata...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Black Diamond has recalled about 100 of its Via Ferrata Climbing Sets made in the U.S. due to a potential fall hazard. The sets were sold without the orange safety stitching on the lanyards, and this may allow the ends to unexpectedly detach, posing a risk of injury or death ...

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    eVent was a sponsor of the 10th annual Alé La...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    eVent was a sponsor of the 10th annual Alé La Merckx Granfondo Verona, the cyclist race named after the Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx, which took place in Verona, Italy on June 12. The 139km race, which is for cyclists who are used to climbing passes, takes participants through the vineyards ...

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    Timbuk2 has announced four leadership appointments, effective from June 1,...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Timbuk2 has announced four leadership appointments, effective from June 1, namely Jen Larkin as design director, Nelson Garcia as art director, Azul Couzens as head of marketing and Ami Takahashi as head of international sales. Larkin will play a key role in designing the Autumn 2017 and Winter 2018 collections ...