All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 9, Issue 21-22 – Page 2

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    Brian Moore, who served as vice president of global footwear...

    2016-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Brian Moore, who served as vice president of global footwear for The North Face for four years until last May, has joined Tracksmith, an American brand of performance running apparel and accessories, as product manager. We understand that his appointment is intended to strengthen the sourcing capabilities of the company, ...

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    Patagonia Provisions, in partnership with Portland, Oregon-based Hopworks Urban Brewery...

    2016-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Patagonia Provisions, in partnership with Portland, Oregon-based Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB), has launched Long Root Ale, a pale ale made with organic ingredients and Kernza grain. The new beer represents the first commercial use of Kernza. Patagonia Provisions said it chose HUB due to its commitment to organic and sustainable ...

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    Bob Swanson, one of the original founders of Sierra Designs,...

    2016-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Bob Swanson, one of the original founders of Sierra Designs, has passed away. Swanson founded the company in 1965 with George Marks, naming it after the outdoor playground he knew in California. The two friends considered that camping and backpacking should be about healthy fun, with the use of appropriate ...

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    Boa Technology, the company known for its unique closure system,...

    2016-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Boa Technology, the company known for its unique closure system, has broken ground in the Denver area for the construction of a new 140,000-square-foot office building. Targeting LEED Silver certification, it will have one of the largest private green roofs in the city. The building will house the Boa Fit ...

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    Hydro Flask’s big rally goes on

    2016-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Helen of Troy, the U.S. consumer goods conglomerate that bought Hydro Flask last March, is apparently getting a good return on its $209 million investment. Last July, it said that the insulated bottle maker's sales had been 22 percent higher than expected in the first quarter, without giving a precise ...

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    Bergans restructures its international business

    2016-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Bergans of Norway has decided to shut down its sales organizations in the U.K., France, the U.S. and Canada, to focus its product and marketing investments on the Nordics, the German-speaking countries and the Benelux countries. The changes come with adjustments in the Norwegian brand's broader sales and marketing strategy, ...

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    Moritz Kuhn started at the beginning of October as country...

    2016-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Moritz Kuhn started at the beginning of October as country manager for Haglöfs in Germany and Austria, after several years at the Adidas Group and most recently as a team leader at Zalando. Kuhn replaces Herbert Horelt, who has been with the Swedish outdoor company since 2003 and left last ...

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    The first flagship store of Canada Goose has been officially...

    2016-10-22T00:00:00Z

    The first flagship store of Canada Goose has been officially opened in the brand's hometown of Toronto. It covers 4,500 square feet in the city's Yorkdale Shopping Centre. Among other services, customers can book appointments with some of the brand's “ambassadors.” They can leave items purchased in storage while they ...

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    Cory Bayers, former global creative vice president at Lululemon,...

    2016-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Cory Bayers, former global creative vice president at Lululemon, has become the new vice president of marketing for Patagonia

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    French outdoor “barometer” charts changing participation

    2016-10-22T00:00:00Z

    About 32 percent of French people aged 15 and over regularly practice outdoor sports and leisure activities, mostly to improve their well-being and to be close to nature, according to the new French “Barometer of outdoor sports participation.”The findings stem from a survey involving about 4,000 people from 15 to ...

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    Our assumptions were right. Next year's European Outdoor Summit (EOS)...

    2016-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Our assumptions were right. Next year's European Outdoor Summit (EOS) will be held in Italy. The venue will be the beautiful city of Venice. The 2017 edition of the EOS will be staged in partnership with the Italian Outdoor Group and Assosport, which recently agreed to join forces for this ...

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    The Philippines are the latest Asian country where the Decathlon...

    2016-10-22T00:00:00Z

    The Philippines are the latest Asian country where the Decathlon group has confirmed a store opening, to take place next spring in Alabang, near Manilla. The store of 3,000 square meters is to sell only private labels, covering about 70 sports. The French group indicates that the largest categories in ...

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    Leki has boosted its international sales department with the appointment...

    2016-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Leki has boosted its international sales department with the appointment of Michael Brechtelsbauer as area manager for North America, Scandinavia and some other European countries

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    Cory Bayers has been appointed as vice president of marketing...

    2016-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Cory Bayers has been appointed as vice president of marketing at Patagonia. He has spent the last 15 years on global marketing assignments, including a stint at Helly Hansen and several years as vice president of global brand creative and global brand manager for Lululemon. Bayers is reporting directly to ...

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    Deckers Brands has appointed Maggie Winkel as the general manager...

    2016-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Deckers Brands has appointed Maggie Winkel as the general manager of Teva, a newly created role under the Performance Lifestyle Group at Deckers Brands. The appointment will be effective on Oct. 24. In this new position, Winkel will manage global product and brand marketing for Teva as well as the ...

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    Cascade Designs has appointed Erik Flink as brand director for...

    2016-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Cascade Designs has appointed Erik Flink as brand director for Therm-a-Rest and Karl Fritzsche as brand director for Platypus, SealLine and PackTowl. Flink has been with Cascade Designs for more than 17 years. Most recently, he was brand director of the Platypus Hydration division. Previously, he has been product manager ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has appointed David Lawner as interim senior vice...

    2016-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has appointed David Lawner as interim senior vice president of retailing in North America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), while the company has started a search to replace Shawn Cox. From 2011 until March 2016, Lawner was president in charge of U.S. retailing and ecommerce ...

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    Woolrich has opened its first Belgian store in Antwerp...

    2016-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Woolrich has opened its first Belgian store in Antwerp

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    Decathlon announces Innovation Awards

    2016-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Quechua, Nabaiji and Kalenji are the three “passion brands” that have been honored with this year's Innovation Awards Decathlon (IAD). The eight Decathlon brands that had been selected to present their innovative products included Artengo, B'Twin, Domyos, Fouganza, Kalenji, Nabaiji, Quechua and Wed'ze. The award ceremony was followed online by ...

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    Andy Shand has been appointed vice president of international sales...

    2016-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Andy Shand has been appointed vice president of international sales at Vista Outdoor, reporting to Dave Allen, the former president of The Coleman Company who became senior vice president of sales for Vista in May. Still based in London, Shand has been with Camelbak since 2009, most recently as senior ...