All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 9, Issue 24-25 – Page 3
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AMG gets investment firm on board
Growth Capital Partners (GCP), a British investment firm, has acquired a minority stake in the AMG Group, the Glasgow-based supplier of branded camping, ski and outdoor equipment. AMG's chief executive, Stephen Newlands, said the deal should enable it to expand its international business with more distribution and potentially acquisitions.AMG's brands ...
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Icast, the American sports fishing show, will take place next...
Icast, the American sports fishing show, will take place next July 11-14 in Orlando, Florida
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New European GM for Amer Sports
Armin Fuchs has been appointed as general manager for the Amer Sports group in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), as part of its moves to realign functions to a more consumer-focused sales and channels organization.Fuchs has been with the Finnish owner of Salomon, Atomic, Suunto and many other ...
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We already reported on Royal Robbins' new commitment to the...
We already reported on Royal Robbins' new commitment to the European market in August 2015 (Compass Vol. 8 – N° 16-17 of Aug. 17, 2015). The American brand has developed a complete new range of PCI-free winter clothing for the European market that will be presented for the first time ...
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Alchemy Equipment, the New Zealand brand of urban outdoor products,...
Alchemy Equipment, the New Zealand brand of urban outdoor products, sealed a distribution agreement with Agentur79, a German-based agency, to cover the three German-speaking markets. Alchemy Equipment's European sales are to be backed up by a European warehouse, which should be operational for the fall/winter 2017 deliveries, probably in the ...
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Esportec, a Spanish agency specializing in outdoor products, has taken...
Esportec, a Spanish agency specializing in outdoor products, has taken on the distribution in Spain of Icelantic's skis, which are 100% handmade in Colorado
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Adrian Davison has been appointed as European brand director for...
Adrian Davison has been appointed as European brand director for Gregory backpacks. He previously worked as global equipment and footwear product manager for Berghaus, after assignments at Puma, Fila Sport and Fox Head, focusing on product management, marketing and sales. Davison reports to Jonathan Dory, general manager for Gregory Europe ...
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Amer adjusts for digital growth
The Amer Sports group is adjusting its business structure to create a connected devices and services category, as the Finnish sporting goods supplier is multiplying efforts to launch connected products.The new category is covering Amer's digital services and technologies along with the former Sports Instruments division, which chiefly covers the ...
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Tenson adds markets and equipment
Tenson is reshaping some of its distribution in European markets after its acquisition in March by Nedvest Capital, a Dutch investment firm, which led to new arrangements for the Swedish outdoor brand in the Benelux countries and the German-speaking markets.Tenson was previously owned by the Unlimited Sports Group (USG), the ...
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President Barack Obama has signed the Outdoor REC Act into...
President Barack Obama has signed the Outdoor REC Act into law, following its unanimous passage in both chambers of the U.S. Congress. It provides for the outdoor recreation economy to be appraised and counted as part of the national GDP. The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), which lobbied strongly for the ...
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Hi-Tec to be acquired by Cherokee
Cherokee Global Brands (CGB), a U.S. company specializing in apparel sales and licensing, has agreed to take over nearly all of the assets of Hi-Tec Sports International for an aggregate purchase price of about $95.8 million from the Van Wezel family, and to transform the Dutch-based sports and outdoor footwear ...
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Newell Brands has agreed to acquire Sistema Plastic, a producer...
Newell Brands has agreed to acquire Sistema Plastic, a producer of food storage containers based in New Zealand, for 660 million New Zealand dollars (€790.8m-$839.2m). Founded 34 years ago, Sistema has an annual turnover of around US$145 million, growing above the rate of Newell's core assets. It has diversified into ...
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Patagonia has opened its seventh Italian store at 41 via...
Patagonia has opened its seventh Italian store at 41 via Feltrina Nuova in Montebelluna. The shop has an area of 250 square meters, called Community Lab, which is placed by the brand at the disposal of associations and other organizations that promote sustainable business models. Patagonia notes that it supports ...
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Canada Goose has opened a 4,500-square-foot flagship store in Toronto,...
Canada Goose has opened a 4,500-square-foot flagship store in Toronto, its home town
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Arc'teryx has opened its second store in Toronto, measuring 2,825...
Arc'teryx has opened its second store in Toronto, measuring 2,825 square feet and located in the Yorkdale Mall
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