All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 9, Issue 21-22
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The Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, paid a visit to...
The Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, paid a visit to the headquarters of the Tecnica Group at Giavera del Montello, near Treviso, on Oct. 5, as part of a series of visits to factories in Italy's Northeast. Tecnica Group's portfolio of brands includes Nordica, Blizzard, Tecnica and Moon Boot. During ...
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Mountain Warehouse IPO shelved
Mountain Warehouse, the British outdoor retailer focusing on private labels, has reportedly shelved plans for an initial public offering (IPO) that was projected to value the company at about £200 million (€224.3m-$244.3m), despite record sales for the first half of its fiscal year.Mark Neale, the group's chief executive, told The ...
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Wolverine loses sales but improves margins
Our estimates for the rugged outdoor shoe market, which we published in our last issue, confirm a previous statement by Blake Krueger, chairman, chief executive and president of Wolverine Worldwide, that the market has entered a phase of slow or inexistent growth, which he called “the new normal.”His statement, which ...
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Rudy Project had the helmet most often worn at the...
Rudy Project had the helmet most often worn at the latest Ironman World Championship, held in Hawaii, for the sixth consecutive year. LAVA Magazine counted 550 helmets for the Italian brand, 112 more than Giro and 280 more than Specialized. The same race saw Hoka One One jump into second ...
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The industry joins forces to promote outdoor sports
After working in parallel for many years, the European Outdoor Group (EOG) and the European Network of Outdoor Sports (ENOS) are joining forces to promote greater participation in outdoor sports activities all over Europe, with the blessing of the European Commission.Everybody knows the EOG, which is reaching out to retailers ...
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Outdoor retailers want more support and exchanges
The European Outdoor Summit in Barcelona marked the start of intensified discussions with retailers in the European Outdoor Group (EOG), after the appointment of two specialists who are to reinforce the productive partnership between suppliers and retailers in the association.The EOG started working together with retail members two years ago. ...
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Moncler, one of the stars on the Milan stock exchange,...
Moncler, one of the stars on the Milan stock exchange, lost 2 percent of its value, going down to €15.28 a share, after analysts heard that its major shareholder, Eurazeo, divested 6 percent of the company's equity for €230 million. The investment fund's stake in Moncler has thus declined to ...
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Textile Exchange is organizing a training session on its new...
Textile Exchange is organizing a training session on its new Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) in Milan on Nov. 30, in the afternoon. Attendees will learn about the issues addressed by the new standard, get an understanding of the realities of farming and certification, find out about different strategies to bring ...
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Hunter diversifies with a rainy message
Hunter Boot, the British brand of wellington boots, has launched Core Concept, a new seasonless collection of water-repellent garments and accessories, including rubber coats, vinyl ponchos and backpacks with the vivid colors used also in some of the brand's newest rainboots.The launch is backed by a global campaign titled #RainStartsPlay, ...
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Deuter holds its own, Osprey outperforms
Schwan-Stabilo reported a 40 percent increase to €157.1 million for its outdoor division, which owns Deuter, Ortovox, Maier Sports and Gonso, during the financial year ended in June. However, the company's management indicated to us that most of the growth came from the acquisition in July 2015 of Maier and ...
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Sportisimo, the leading Czech sports retailer, wants to turn into...
Sportisimo, the leading Czech sports retailer, wants to turn into a bigger regional player following the sale this summer of half of its shares to Slovak and Czech investors. Sportisimo, which has been operating in Slovakia as well, moved into Poland and Romania last year, and the change in ownership ...
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Leatherman has signed a sponsorship deal with Didac Costa, the...
Leatherman has signed a sponsorship deal with Didac Costa, the only Spanish sailing champion who is participating this year in the Vendée Globe ocean race
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Patagonia will be using Lenzing's Tencel closed-loop fibers in its...
Patagonia will be using Lenzing's Tencel closed-loop fibers in its products starting next spring. The new material that Lenzing has developed turns pre-consumer waste cotton scraps, which would otherwise be discarded, into Tencel fibers. The process consists in taking the fabric scraps from post-industrial waste, removing contaminants such as resins ...
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Chris Roberts, managing director of Mammut UK, left the company...
Chris Roberts, managing director of Mammut UK, left the company earlier this month. The business is going to be supervised on an interim basis by Andy Ernst, head of the sales division for Europe, although he is based in Switzerland and the U.K. operations are led on a daily basis ...
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Rendle to take over as VF’s chief executive
Steve Rendle, the current 57-year-old chief operating officer at VF Corporation, has been appointed to become the group's new chief executive from the start of next year. He will take over from Eric Wiseman, 60, who has held the job for nine years and will continue to serve as executive ...
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SGB Media reports that Outdoor Retailer is considering a change...
SGB Media reports that Outdoor Retailer is considering a change in the schedule to organize its summer show up to two months earlier than the previous dates of early August - or late July for 2017. The news service refers to sources close to the discussions, adding that the changes ...
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Go Sport, the French generalist sporting goods chain has opened...
Go Sport, the French generalist sporting goods chain has opened a corner in a store in Grenoble that is managed by Expé, an outdoor retailer that specializes in climbing and speleology. Expé has an online shop and eight physical stores in France.
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EOS calls on the industry to invest on sustainability
Outdoor companies were urged at the European Outdoor Summit (EOS) in Barcelona last month to make their business more resilient by getting ahead of regulations to come, not least in terms of sustainability.The topic was fluently addressed by Rick Ridgeway, vice president of public engagement at Patagonia, at the EOS. ...
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Buff has inaugurated its first store in the Spanish city...
Buff has inaugurated its first store in the Spanish city of San Sebastiàn with an event featuring one of the brand's ambassadors, Anne-Flore Marxer
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Fashion Network reports that Ellis Brigham, the British retailer of...
Fashion Network reports that Ellis Brigham, the British retailer of winter sports and outdoor gear, has opened its entirely refurbished store in London's Covent Garden, which was launched 15 years ago. The family-owned company has more than 20 stores across the U.K. and prides itself on the breadth of its ...
