All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 9, Issue 23-24 – Page 2
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Earlier dates and more events for OR
The organizers of Outdoor Retailer have confirmed that they will be moving the dates of its two fairs forward by about six weeks from 2018 onward - in June for the Summer Market and in November for the Winter Market. It's a major move for the biggest remaining sports trade ...
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Craft’s parent improves margins
The New Wave group, the Swedish company behind Craft, saw the sales of its sports and leisure division dip by 3 percent for the third quarter, as increasing sales in Sweden, other Nordic countries and southern Europe could not make up for sluggishness in the U.S. market. Along with Craft, ...
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Sport Partner reports that Matthijs de Vries, Odlo International's country...
Sport Partner reports that Matthijs de Vries, Odlo International's country manager for the Netherlands and Belgium, is leaving the company at the end of the year to become manager for the business unit in charge of export at the Oberalp Group, covering the Salewa and Dynafit brands. De Vries is ...
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VF Corp. has reported that it managed to reduce its...
VF Corp. has reported that it managed to reduce its carbon emissions by 12 percent between 2011 and 2015, well beyond the 5 percent target the company had set itself. More than half of the total reduction was made possible by the increased use of clean energy, renewable energy credits, ...
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JD Sports Fashion has launched a new store concept for...
JD Sports Fashion has launched a new store concept for Blacks, the British chain of 70+ outdoor stores, that includes digital screens and self-service kiosks like some of its new generalist JD Sports stores. The first Blacks unit of the kind opened last month at Aviemore, in the Cairngorms National ...
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The North Face has opened a concept store on Stockholm's...
The North Face has opened a concept store on Stockholm's Kungsgatan, the popular shopping street in the middle of the city, in partnership with a Swedish entrepreneur, Marc Nylander
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Patagonia launches a collection using recycled materials
Patagonia has unveiled a new collection made of recycled materials, from the insulation to the outer layers. The so-called Recollection includes shirts, fleece vests, a coat, a hooded pullover, men's pants and a skirt. The items are made from 100 percent recycled down, 100 percent recycled wool and 100 percent ...
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Don Grimes, the former chief financial officer of Wolverine Worldwide...
Don Grimes, the former chief financial officer of Wolverine Worldwide who left last year to join Neiman Marcus in June 2015 as chief operating officer, executive vice president and CFO, has resigned now from this post
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An Italian investment fund, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, is considering...
An Italian investment fund, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, is considering the acquisition of a stake in the Tecnica Group through a capital increase, according to the Italian daily Sole 24 Ore. The funds would help the company to reach its objective of generating a double-digit operating margin on a turnover ...
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Casey Sheahan is Keen Footwear’s new CEO
Keen Footwear has appointed Casey Sheahan as its next president, effective Nov. 14. He replaces Steve Meineke, who was set to retire in mid-November. Meineke will continue to collaborate with the company as an active member of the advisory council. Sheahan has a 35-year experience in the outdoor, athletic and ...
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Karstadt’s owner buys Internetstores
Internetstores, the European online retailing group for cycling and outdoor products, is to be taken over by Signa Retail, the Austrian holding company that controls Karstadt and Karstadt Sports. Signa is acquiring a stake of 87 percent in Internetstores by buying the share of 42 percent held by EQT Expansion ...
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Datateam Business Media, which publishes Footwear Today in the U.K.,...
Datateam Business Media, which publishes Footwear Today in the U.K., has sold SGB Outdoor and its other B2B sports trade magazines, Sporting Good Business (SGB) and SGB Golf, to Silverback Publishing, a company in Surrey that is also putting out consumer-oriented magazines in the areas of music and cars. SGB's ...
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Speakers from sports and outdoor brands including Patagonia, Norrona, Vaude,...
Speakers from sports and outdoor brands including Patagonia, Norrona, Vaude, Houdini Sportswear and others will take part in a summit on sustainability in Oslo on Nov. 17. The event, which is entitled “Forward Thinking: Summiting with Sustainability,” is organized by the Norwegian Centre for Design and Architecture in collaboration with ...
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Five brands and retailers are the first participants in the...
Five brands and retailers are the first participants in the European Clothing Action Plan (Ecap), the Europe-wide sustainable clothing plan, which was launched in May 2016, funded by EU Life. The first participants in the Plan include Bobo Choses, OVS, Peak Performance, Primark, and Star Sock. Ecap aims to develop ...
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Norrøna and Kathmandu are the latest outdoor brands to have...
Norrøna and Kathmandu are the latest outdoor brands to have won approval as Bluesign system partners
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Bouldering enthusiasts are participating in an effort in support of...
Bouldering enthusiasts are participating in an effort in support of the people of central Italy who were hit by earthquakes on Aug. 24 and October 2016. Gyms across Italy will be raising funds by organizing bouldering contests under the umbrella of an initiative called Rebuild Boulder. In Italy there are ...
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Black Diamond is optimistic
Black Diamond reported a minimal increase in sales from continuing operations during the third quarter to $39.4 million from $39.3 million a year ago, up by 3 percent in constant currencies. European sales exceeded expectations, with a better response to at-once and replenishment orders from strategic accounts. Bookings from the ...
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Implus Corp. and Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm,...
Implus Corp. and Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, have appointed Sally McCoy and Chris L. Shimojima as members of Implus' board of directors. Implus, headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, is a provider of athletic, fitness and outdoor accessories brands including Perfect Fitness, Harbinger, TriggerPoint, Yaktrax, FuelBelt, Sof Sole, ...
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Berghaus has launched the “Get Out Game,” an initiative to...
Berghaus has launched the “Get Out Game,” an initiative to get people outside during the weekend that follows “Black Friday.” The outdoor brand will not be discounting its products on Black Friday, which falls this year on Nov. 25. Instead, it will hand out 1,000 prizes that can only be ...
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The office of Hydro Flask Europe in Lausanne became fully...
The office of Hydro Flask Europe in Lausanne became fully operational on Oct. 17. Run by David Ledouble, it will benefit from the long-established back-office operations of Kaz Europe, a subsidiary of Helen of Troy, the American consumer goods company that took over Hydro Flask earlier this year. This includes ...
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