All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 9, Issue 9-10 – Page 2
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Bogs’ sales tumble in the first quarter
Sales of Bogs, the American specialist supplier of waterproof boots, tumbled by 17.0 percent during the first quarter of 2016 compared with the year-ago quarter, primarily due to a mild winter season. The drop followed a sudden 22 percent decrease for Bogs in North America during the last quarter of ...
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Blacks and Millets break even
The JD Sports Fashion group reported that its Blacks and Millets outdoor stores have reached breakeven for the year to Jan. 30, although the group's entire outdoor retail business remained loss-making due to costs relating to larger Ultimate Outdoors stores.The JD group's outdoor retail division raised its sales by 11.0 ...
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Black Yak, the fast-growing mountain clothing brand from South Korea,...
Black Yak, the fast-growing mountain clothing brand from South Korea, has signed up as the third major sponsor of the next European Outdoor Summit, which will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Barcelona on Sept. 29-30. It will thus join Ispo and W.L. Gore & Associates, which have ...
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Berghaus has created a new product sustainability tag that will...
Berghaus has created a new product sustainability tag that will be seen from this season on the clothes made with eco-friendly fabrics and technologies. In order to earn a Made Kind tag, gear will have use a bluesign approved fabric, the ColourKind coloring process, or recycled materials. The brand has ...
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Pentland Brands has been named as one of the U.K.'s...
Pentland Brands has been named as one of the U.K.'s Best Workplaces 2016 by the Great Place to Work Institute (GPTW). It is the only sports, outdoor or fashion brand-owner to have made the 2016 list. Pentland, which owns well-known brands such as Berghaus, Ellesse, Speedo and others, ranked 11th ...
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New sales structure for BD in Europe
The new European office of Black Diamond in Innsbruck is now expected to become operational by June 30. As previously reported, the move should result in a $2.2 million cut in annual operating costs (See The Compass Vol. 9 N° 7-8 of April 14).The relocation of the European office from ...
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A bad quarter for Black Diamond
Sales and profit margins took a big hit at Black Diamond during the first quarter of 2016 from currency headwinds and poor sales of ski products in Europe. They also suffered a “perfect storm” from the bankruptcies of some major U.S. retail clients, disruptions in the raw materials supply chain ...
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Edoardo Rabajoli, honorary chairman of Ferrino, has passed away, leaving...
Edoardo Rabajoli, honorary chairman of Ferrino, has passed away, leaving three children. In 1971, he became a shareholder of the company founded by Cesare Ferrino around 1890, with a stake of 50 percent. One of his children, Augusto Rabajoli, became joint general manager of Ferrino in 2008 along with Anna ...
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The athletes and environmental stewards of the Granite Gear's “Packing...
The athletes and environmental stewards of the Granite Gear's “Packing it Out” team will be picking up trash while hiking 2,650 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail starting May 6. The team removed nearly 500kg of trash during their thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail last year, including an entire mattress. ...
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In an internal promotion, Ben Rivera has been appointed chief...
In an internal promotion, Ben Rivera has been appointed chief executive of the Leatherman Tool Group. He will continue as brand president of the U.S. company, with which he has been involved for 25 years. Founded in 1983, the Oregon-based company sells multi-purpose tools and other products in 120 countries, ...
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Timberland has teamed up with Betabrand, a crowdfunded apparel company,...
Timberland has teamed up with Betabrand, a crowdfunded apparel company, on a crowdsourced project to design its latest collection – the Craftletic. The name is said to stand for an intersection of craftsmanship and athletic ease-of-wear. Until March 17, consumers had a chance to vote on one of three unisex ...
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Columbia delivers another strong quarter
Records were again smashed by Columbia Sportswear in the first quarter ended March 31, as sales increased by 9.6 percent to $525.1 million, up by 12 percent in constant currencies. The rise included sales growth of 7 percent to $51.3 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), up ...
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Vista Outdoor is hosting this year an annual outdoor innovation...
Vista Outdoor is hosting this year an annual outdoor innovation contest, “Concept to Company,” that has been organized since 2008 by Grow Utah, a non-profit organization, to help new entrepreneurs to launch their businesses. More than 150 of them enter the contest every year. The new contest is open to ...
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Timberland announces extended environmental standards
Timberland has announced a set of environmental standards – the Timberland Environmental Product Standards (TEPS) – across all of its product categories. Building on the legacy of its Earthkeepers collection, the company is now setting environmental targets for all product categories, not just one collection. The company has also unveiled ...
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Helly Hansen has announced it will reward the best comments...
Helly Hansen has announced it will reward the best comments on its “What's on Your Horizon?” Facebook page. Between April 18 and May 15, online visitors will have a chance to comment on Facebook about their summer plans and how the product they see on the brand's What's on Your ...
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Outdoor footwear and apparel drive Amer sales rise
Arc'teryx and Salomon both delivered double-digit sales rises for apparel in the first quarter of this year. They contributed to a sales increase of 10 percent to €635.5 million for their Finnish owner, the Amer Sports group, with a broad-based sales hike of 11 percent in constant currencies and an ...
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Allied Feather & Down attains TDS traceability certification
Allied Feather & Down has been certified by NSF International to the Global Traceable Down Standard (TDS). Certification to the Global TDS can be granted to organizations that demonstrate that the down they process is from farms complying with the highest levels of animal welfare, and that the down is ...
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Dave Allen has been named senior vice president of sales...
Dave Allen has been named senior vice president of sales for Vista Outdoor, reporting to the company's chairman and chief executive, Mark DeYoung. He was most recently the president of Coleman USA. He was previously in charge of sales and marketing in the Americas for this brand of Jarden Corp., ...
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New owners for Sherpa Adventure Gear
Innov8 Partners, an American family-owned investment company that has nothing to do with the British Inov-8 brand of trail running shoes, has made an unspecified investment in Sherpa Adventure Gear. According to a spokesman, it has acquired a majority stake in the company, based in Kent, Washington, and provided much-needed ...
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Adidas Outdoor has added Michael Silitch to its roster of...
Adidas Outdoor has added Michael Silitch to its roster of athletes. The alpine climber and guide has climbed extensively in the Swiss and French Alps, and has more than 20 years of guiding experience, including ascents of Denali in Alaska and iconic routes in Yosemite. He is an internationally certified ...
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