All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 9, Issue 3-4 – Page 3
-
News briefs
Bergans of Norway has raised its environmental goals by announcing...
Bergans of Norway has raised its environmental goals by announcing that in 2016 all down products will be manufactured in accordance with the Textile Exchange's Responsible Down Standard. The milestone is part of an environmental and social responsibility plan called Expedition 2020. Last year, the company held several meetings with ...
-
News briefs
Osprey Packs has announced the launch of its new website,...
Osprey Packs has announced the launch of its new website, which was especially redesigned to highlight the brand's robust product offering. In addition to improved product information - with 360-degree product views, feature call-outs and product videos - the new website offers mobile-friendly navigation as well as an enhanced dealer ...
-
News briefs
Kelty has promoted Anne Miltenberg to the position of operations...
Kelty has promoted Anne Miltenberg to the position of operations manager. The American company says she played key roles in product development and testing to enhance the Kelty Built for Women initiative. She has worked for the company for almost three years, most recently as sales coordinator. A special adventurer, ...
-
News briefs
Andy Rubin, chairman of Pentland Brands, has joined the board...
Andy Rubin, chairman of Pentland Brands, has joined the board of JD Sports Fashion as a non-executive director to support the British retailer's international expansion, thanks especially to his experience in brand development outside Europe. The Pentland Group, which is controlled by the Rubin family, owns 57.47 percent of the ...
-
News briefs
Ispo and W.L. Gore & Associates have signed up as...
Ispo and W.L. Gore & Associates have signed up as “major sponsors” of the 2016 European Outdoor Summit (EOS), the European Outdoor Group (EOG) announced. After the three previous editions in Stockholm, Tegernsee and Sheffield, this year's EOS is organized by Afydad, the Spanish sport industry association, and it has ...
-
Article
Ample gains for outdoor division at Amer Sports
Amer Sports ended last year with a robust fourth quarter, again fueled by sharp rises in apparel and footwear sales. The turnover of the Finnish group, with brands from Salomon to Atomic, Arc'teryx, Wilson and Precor, among others, increased by 11 percent to €783.7 million, with a rise of 6 ...
-
News briefs
Allied Feather & Down has received Nike's award for its...
Allied Feather & Down has received Nike's award for its outstanding achievement in the Nike Material Sustainability Index (MSI) Premium Supplier Program. According to the award's guidelines, Allied's Nike MSI score showed “a best in class commitment to sustainability for the Fall and Holiday 2017 season.” The Nike MSI calculates ...
-
News briefs
Allied Feather & Down has pledged to completely eliminate perfluorocarbons...
Allied Feather & Down has pledged to completely eliminate perfluorocarbons (PFCs) from its water resistant down treatment by 2017, and to use a wax-based technology instead. The Californian company said it had been working toward this elimination since it started testing PFC-free treatments five years ago. The first PFC-free waterproof ...
-
News briefs
Alchemy Equipment, the New Zealand brand of outdoor performance apparel...
Alchemy Equipment, the New Zealand brand of outdoor performance apparel with a classical, urban touch, has teamed up with B&S Co. for its distribution in the South Korean market. B&S was established in Seoul at the end of last year by Byungkun Park to distribute Alchemy Equipment and to launch ...
-
News briefs
Grifone is marching ahead with an ambitious retailing program. The...
Grifone is marching ahead with an ambitious retailing program. The Spanish outdoor and ski brand has opened a second store in Barcelona. The first one, which began operations last spring, is located across from Vèrtic, the well-known outdoor retailer. Prior to that, Grifone opened two other stores last year: a ...
-
News briefs
Montane has signed an agreement to be the main sponsor...
Montane has signed an agreement to be the main sponsor of the Tor des Géants, the big ultra-running race in northwestern Italy, which starts in Courmayeur on Sept. 11. The 700 competitors in the race must complete the 330-km. race within 150 hours, while covering 24,000 meters of vertical distance.
-
News briefs
The German retailer who brought a high-profile case against Deuter...
The German retailer who brought a high-profile case against Deuter Sport relating to selective distribution in Germany, has approached the German Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) about an appeal against the verdict issued by the higher regional court of Frankfurt (Oberlandesgericht) in December. It decided that Deuter should be allowed not to ...
-
Article
Wolverine changes its brand structure again
Wolverine Worldwide announced the resignation of Jim Gabel, president of its Performance Group, saying that he is relocating back to Canada for personal reasons. He had joined Wolverine two years ago after running Adidas Canada.With his departure, Wolverine is again reshuffling its brand management structure, creating a new operating group, ...
-
Article
Deckers restructures after poor results
Besides Wolverine Worldwide, which will announce its financial results later this month, another big American multi-brand conglomerate, Deckers Brands, is changing its brand management structure, too. It is creating two new business units: the Fashion Lifestyle Group with Ugg and the recently acquired Koolaburra brand, and the Performance Lifestyle group ...
-
News briefs
Petzl's North America sales director, Kenneth Thomas (Tom) Adams, has...
Petzl's North America sales director, Kenneth Thomas (Tom) Adams, has been chosen by Utah's Office of Economic Development as the new director of the state's Office of Outdoor Recreation. Adams has worked in Utah's outdoor recreation industry for more than 20 years. In addition to Petzl, he has worked in ...
-
Article
Garmin acquires DeLorme
Garmin has entered into an agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets of DeLorme, a privately-held company that produces maps and hand-held satellite communications. The terms of the transaction, which is expected to close by mid-April, were not disclosed.The DeLorme portfolio include the inReach series of two-way satellite communication ...
-
Article
Decathlon spreads abroad and online
Decathlon expanded its international reach last year by moving into two more countries, supporting a sales increase of 12 percent to €9.1 billion excluding tax. The French sports retailing giant reports that its comparable sales improved by 5 percent for 2015, after a rise of 6 percent the previous year.After ...
-
News briefs
Jarden Corp. has announced it expects sales of around $8.6...
Jarden Corp. has announced it expects sales of around $8.6 billion for 2015, consistent with its guidance, and organic revenue growth to be at the higher end of its targeted range of 3 to 5 percent. The company will file a Form 10-K, which includes final sales and earnings figures, ...
-
News briefs
Garmin sales increased by 6 percent in the outdoor division...
Garmin sales increased by 6 percent in the outdoor division for the fourth quarter of last year, driven by the strength of outdoor wearables, although gross and operating margins for the segment were down slightly. Sales for the fitness segment were up by 14 percent for the three months, with ...
-
News briefs
Moncler obtained the transfer of 50 domain names that had...
Moncler obtained the transfer of 50 domain names that had been unfairly registered in its name by three Chinese residents after the Arbitration and Mediation Center at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva said that the domains were registered in bad faith and used to sell counterfeit, low-quality ...
- Previous Page
- Page1
- Page2
- Page3
- Page4
- Next Page
