All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 9, Issue 15-16 – Page 3

  • Short stops

    Jill Layfield, former chief executive of Backcountry.com, has agreed to...

    2016-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Jill Layfield, former chief executive of Backcountry.com, has agreed to serve as CEO of Tamara Mellon, a new fashion label run by a founder of Jimmy Choo

  • News briefs

    The European Outdoor Group announced that Alastair Humphreys, an adventurer...

    2016-07-20T00:00:00Z

    The European Outdoor Group announced that Alastair Humphreys, an adventurer and author, will be the opening speaker at the European Outdoor Summit (EOS) next September. Delegates still have time until Friday, June 22 to book their place at the event at the discounted early-bird rate.Germany, Russia and China.

  • Article

    Icebreaker adjusts European distribution

    2016-07-20T00:00:00Z

    After adjustments to its European organization that strongly pushed up sales and profits last year, Icebreaker continues to tweak its distribution, with four more changes implemented or coming up in European markets.The rejigging of the European structure started after the arrival of Peter Ottervanger as general manager two years ago, ...

  • Article

    Outdoor on the rise for Sport 2000 and Intersport in Germany

    2016-07-20T00:00:00Z

    North Bend, a private brand of Team Sportia, the Swedish retail chain that joined Sport 2000 International together with SGN Sportia of Finland in September last year, will be sold in Germany exclusively by affiliated retailers of Sport 2000.From autumn/winter 2016/17, this functional outdoor apparel brand from Sweden will be ...

  • Article

    Hydro Flask up 183%

    2016-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Like some other media, we incorrectly reported in the last issue that Hydro Flask's sales went up by “only” 22 percent in the first quarter of this year. To be precise, the company's new owners, Helen of Troy, said that Hydro Flask's growth in the first quarter was 22 percent ...