All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 9, Issue 13-14 – Page 2
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Grand Trunk brings camping hammocks to Europe
Camping hammocks have been the fastest-growing category in the U.S. camping equipment market after coolers for the past two years. According to NPD, their sales grew by 36 percent in the 12 months ended in June 2014 and the growth rate accelerated to 57 percent in the subsequent 12-month period, ...
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JD Sports Fashion discloses that Brian Small, chief financial officer...
JD Sports Fashion discloses that Brian Small, chief financial officer of the group, bought 5,000 shares in the company on July 7 at a price of £10.92. The purchase raises his total holdings in the company to 100,800 shares, representing a stake of 0.05 percent.
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Hoka One One, a division of Deckers Brands, has hired...
Hoka One One, a division of Deckers Brands, has hired Michael McManus as its senior sports marketing manager. He joins from Adidas, where he was senior director of global sports marketing for running. At Adidas, he also worked as director of go-to-market, director of grassroots running, and manager of specialty ...
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Coalision, the Montreal-based company that owns the Lolë brand of...
Coalision, the Montreal-based company that owns the Lolë brand of athleisure wear and the Paradox brand of outdoor clothing, has reportedly obtained $21 million in new financing to cover general requirements for working capital, product development and marketing. The move will also help protect the company from currency fluctuations. The ...
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Wild Country, the climbing brand of Oberalp, has issued a...
Wild Country, the climbing brand of Oberalp, has issued a voluntary product recall all over Europe and in North America for all the Syncro harnesses it has manufactured and sold so far in 2016, bearing the batch code 01 A 01 16. The company found a manufacturing fault on a ...
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Hydro Flask grows more slowly, boosts its new European staff
As we have previously reported, Hydro Flask qualified as one of the top 500 growing private companies in the U.S. last year after a 542 percent increase in three years. The American brand of stainless steel beverage and food containers, which uses double-wall insulation technology, was bought by Helen of ...
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Columbia has launched a high-performance, Bluesign-certified rain jacket made from...
Columbia has launched a high-performance, Bluesign-certified rain jacket made from 100 percent recycled polyester that does not contain perfluorinated compounds (PFCs). Columbia Sportswear said it spent two years developing a “durable waterproof membrane” for the OutDry Extreme Eco Shell which does not need to be treated with a durable water ...
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Black Diamond Europe says it has completed its staff, with...
Black Diamond Europe says it has completed its staff, with 29 highly motivated members at its new headquarters in Innsbruck. Run by Tim Bantle, the top management includes Craig Foster, Georg Hoffberger and Stephan Hagenbusch. Foster, who has been with BD since 2009, is taking over the role of director ...
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Jack Wolfskin launches new premium line in Berlin
With the outdoor sector benefiting from the growing athleisure trend, Jack Wolfskin came out with an extended spring/summer 2016 edition of its new Wolfskin Tech Lab sub-brand at the Premium fashion show, held on June 28-30 in Berlin as part of the Berlin Fashion Week. The company's new premium product ...
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Berghaus has teamed up with a former Haglöfs manager as...
Berghaus has teamed up with a former Haglöfs manager as a sales agent for the Benelux countries. Nico Kruis was formerly area manager for Haglöfs in Central Europe but after several management changes at the Swedish outdoor company last year his assignment was narrowed to the Benelux countries. That job ...
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Bergans reinforces international management
Bergans is reinforcing its international management with the appointment of two prominent executives to lead sales and marketing at the Norwegian company, which has been headed up formally since December by Leif Holst-Liæker. Bergans makes about 65 percent of its turnover in Norway, with Sweden and Germany as other large ...
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Dirk Ostertag has been hired as European sales manager for...
Dirk Ostertag has been hired as European sales manager for Camelbak, after the hydration company's acquisition by Vista Outdoor last year and as a means to reinforce its international business. Ostertag previously worked as commercial manager for the Speedo brand at the Oberalp Group in Germany, after other management functions ...
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Oakley is putting out a rather technical backpack under its...
Oakley is putting out a rather technical backpack under its own brand name. Its new Link backpack comes with integrated laptop storage, an eyewear pouch (naturally) and a bottom compartment for any kind of outdoor gear.
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Helly Hansen cuts back to expand sustainably
Helly Hansen has trimmed its product range, cut back its distribution, rejigged its management and improved its capital structure, to get started on a four-year sustainable expansion strategy led by Paul Stoneham, who became its chief executive in February 2015.The Norwegian group reported operating revenues of 2,567 million Norwegian kroner (€272.3m-$300.9m) ...
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Gore-Tex has established an “authorized repair center” for clothing in...
Gore-Tex has established an “authorized repair center” for clothing in Madrid through a contract with a third-party service provider, Plumas Las Cruces, which has been manufacturing and repairing sleeping bags and other mountaineering products. It will be Gore-Tex' 16th workshop of this kind in Europe and the first one in ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca), which is celebrating its...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca), which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, said it has raised and spent €2 million on conservation projects since its inception. To mark this milestone, the association has unveiled a new ambitious plan to plant or regenerate 2 million trees around the world. To ...
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Asolo has struck a partnership with Helinox for the Korean...
Asolo has struck a partnership with Helinox for the Korean market, starting from May 1. The Korean company is known internationally for its lightweight trekking poles and portable chairs.
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Asia Outdoor had more brands and visitors
The 11th Asia Outdoor Trade Show was attended by 705 exhibiting brands, as compared to 617 in 2015. The event was held at the Nanjing International Expo Center in Nanjing, China from June 30 to July 3. The number of visitors also increased slightly, from 19,002 in 2015 to 19,502 ...
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Arc'teryx is stepping up its long-term relationships with Chamonix with...
Arc'teryx is stepping up its long-term relationships with Chamonix with the opening of its first French Arc´teryx partner store later this year. Five years ago, the Canadian technical outdoor brand chose Chamonix for its Alpine Academy. The fifth edition of the academy, which was held on June 16-19, attracted 360 ...
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Short stops
Arc'teryx is coming out with its first line of trail-running...
Arc'teryx is coming out with its first line of trail-running shoes
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