All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 9, Issue 9-10 – Page 3

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    Aclima and Bergans won a major Norwegian design award last...

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Aclima and Bergans won a major Norwegian design award last month. The Award for Design is given out annually by the Norwegian Center for Design and Architecture (DOGA). The label is a stamp of quality that shows that a product or solution is among the very best in Norwegian design. ...

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    The Petzl Foundation said it funded 45 different projects in...

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    The Petzl Foundation said it funded 45 different projects in 2015 with a total of €356,000. The foundation helps mountain and vertical access communities both in France, where Petzl is headquartered, and abroad. Since its creation in 2006, the foundation has funded more than 128 projects worth around €3.5 million ...

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    Some 40 different presentations will be made during the OutDoor...

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Some 40 different presentations will be made during the OutDoor show starting in Friedrichshafen on Wednesday July 13, covering a wide range of topics including digital communication, retail, sustainability, trends and the changing environment. A new OutDoor Blogger Base in Foyer East will create a platform for international exchange, boosting ...

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    VF Corp. has been placed on the 2016 Corporate Responsibility...

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    VF Corp. has been placed on the 2016 Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine's Best Corporate Citizens list, the ranking that recognizes U.S. public companies for their corporate responsibility performance. The 100 Best Corporate Citizens List was first published in Business Ethics Magazine in 1999, and has been managed by CR Magazine ...

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    The Sport 2000 voluntary group in Germany has appointed a...

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    The Sport 2000 voluntary group in Germany has appointed a new advisory board that better reflects the structure of its membership, where about half of the affiliated 940 retailers are now specialists in team sports, outdoor, running or online retailing. Its so-called Outdoor Profis, who operate 140 outdoor shops in ...

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    Regatta and Dare 2b have been awarded the 2016 “Queen's...

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Regatta and Dare 2b have been awarded the 2016 “Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade.” The honor is awarded in the U.K. in recognition of outstanding achievement in export. This is the third time the two brands have won the award, after winning in the same category in 2012 and ...

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    Moncler posts 18% sales increase, with growth in all regions

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Moncler reported stronger-than-expected sales growth in the first three months of the year, despite a challenging base of comparison and the sector's uncertainties. Revenues for the quarter reached €237.3 million, representing an 18 percent rise compared with the previous year's first quarter, or a 17 percent rise at constant exchange ...

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    Garmin posts strong Q1 results on lower margins

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    For the first quarter ended March 26, Garmin recorded $624 million in total revenues, up 7 percent over the same period last year, with the fitness and outdoor segments combined contributing 38.3 percent of total revenues. The company ended up with net income of $88.1 million, up 32 percent, in ...

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    The UTMB race raises €324,000 for charities

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    The 14th edition of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB), the mountain ultra-marathon which takes place annually in the Alps, has found all the 150 solidarity race-bibs available for runners making donations taken up. The organizers guarantee one place in the race, up to a limit of 150 places, to any ...