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An environmental twist to Singles Day
The North Face was among the ten top sellers at Singles Day, the annual online shopping festival organized by the Alibaba Group on its Tmall online platform on Nov. 11. More than 200,000 brands participated in the shopping event, compared with 180,000 last year.The gross merchandise value (GMV) hit ...
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New contributions by Salomon, Patagonia and others to a circular economy
Product designers at Salomon have spent more than 18 months working on a running shoe that can be fully recycled for the production of other equipment at the end of its life. The result – presented at the opening of the Salomon Experience Store in Munich in early November – ...
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ArticleManagement changes at Haglöfs and its parent
Carsten Unbehaun, the German-born executive who became the chief executive of Haglöfs at the beginning of 2018 (Compass Vol. 10 N° 19 of Oct. 3, 2017), replacing Peter Fabrin, returned to the European subsidiary of the brand’s Japanese parent company, Asics Corp., as its new chief executive on Nov. 20. ...
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ArticleChange of the guard at Salomon
Michael White, the current 55-year-old chief commercial officer of Amer Sports, is going to take the place of a company veteran, Jean-Marc Pambet, as president of the Salomon brand on Jan. 1. Pambet will be working closely with White for the next couple of months to ensure a smooth transition ...
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Callaway works on new multi-brand synergies
In commenting on its excellent results for the third quarter ended on Sept. 30, Callaway Golf Co.'s management said it is investing in IT upgrades to support omni-channel solutions for all the group's brands and better infrastructures to support their international distribution.It will be converting Jack Wolfskin's German logistics ...
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Good results for Wolverine’s main brands
Wolverine Worldwide's three biggest brands – Merrell, Sperry and Saucony – posted a combined 11.5 percent increase in constant currencies during the third quarter ended on Sept. 28. Revenues rose by only 2.8 percent to $574.3 million across the group's entire portfolio of 12 footwear brands, with growth of ...
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Bonvita restructures
In an effort to reduce complexity and increase its focus, Bonvita has undergone some organizational changes in the past year. The Danish company is the distributor of Merrell shoes in Denmark and Wolverine boots in the Nordic countries. It also own two local brands of men's comfort shoes, Ambré and ...
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Black Diamond drives Clarus’ results
Clarus Corp., the parent company of Black Diamond and other brands, had mixed results in the third quarter, with net income dropping by 14.3 percent to $3.5 million on 8.0 percent higher sales of $60.2 million. The gross margin was down by 1.6 percentage points to 34.1 percent, ...
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Canada Goose benefits from earlier shipments
Canada Goose Holdings saw revenues for its second fiscal quarter ended on Sept. 29 jump by 27.7 percent from the year-ago quarter to 294.0 million Canadian dollars (€201.1m-$222.4m), or by 28.3 percent on a constant currency basis. However, it said that part of the growth was due to orders for ...
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Columbia’s “tough mother” has passed away
Gertrude “Gert” Boyle died on Nov. 3 at the age of 95. This iconic figure of the international outdoor industry, who has been often referred to, in effective advertising and elsewhere, as “one tough mother,” was the chairwoman of Columbia Sportswear.With her death, the company's chairmanship will pass temporarily ...
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Another set of record results for Columbia
Columbia Sportswear is having a vintage year, scoring record results for the past two quarters. Revenues rose by 14 percent in the third quarter ended on Sept. 30 to $906.8 million, while net income improved by 19 percent to $119.3 million – both all-time records for the group. The ...
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Down is more sustainable than alternatives, a study shows
A recent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) that studied the environmental impact of down versus polyester fill material found that natural down in jackets, sleeping bags and bedspreads has 18 times less of an impact on climate change than polyester fill. The LCA was commissioned by the International Down and Feather ...
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China tariffs affect Thule
The additional 15 percent duties imposed by the U.S. in July on a variety of products coming from China have led several U.S. retailers to reduce their inventories and to some extent resulted in higher prices that have impacted consumer spending, said the Thule Group to explain a 2.0 percent ...
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The South Korean market is down by 5%
The takeover of Eider by K2, one of the major local brands of outdoor clothing, is seen as a sign of consolidation in a major market for outdoor products – estimated to be the second-biggest in the world a few years ago – that has continued to decline this year. ...
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The store as a medium
The physical store has a future, according to one of the speakers at the conference, Magnus Ohlsson. It can stand up against the “apocalypse” created by the internet and e-commerce as just another type of media, creating a halo effect around its banner and becoming a brand.Furthermore, he indicated, “bricks ...
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Myclimate’s work and its vision
Myclimate is a foundation that works with many clients worldwide. Based in Zurich, it has a total of 80 employees, some of whom operate out of Germany and Austria, provide consulting services and education about climate control, helping companies to develop carbon offset projects. At the EOS, Kai Landwehr told ...
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Outdoor Gear for Good
Richard Leedham, who recently left as president of Berghaus, presented a new British program, called “Outdoor Gear for Good,” that will take the outdoor apparel industry's excess inventory at no charge from its warehouses, freeing up space. The inventory will be recycled and the proceeds will be redistributed to charities. ...
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The European Outdoor Forum is now the European Outdoor Summit
Going back to its roots in the French Alps, the next European Outdoor Summit will by hosted in Annecy by Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV) on Oct. 15 and 16, 2020.It was back in 2010 that OSV launched the European Outdoor Forum, in partnership with the European Outdoor Group (EOG). The ...
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The Silkeborg project in Denmark
The city of Silkeborg has decided to stand out as the self-appointed “outdoor capital of Denmark,” making investments since 2016 in facilities such as mountain-bike trails, new lake resorts, new hiking paths and natural shelters for the welfare of its 50,000 inhabitants and to attract outdoor-minded visitors and companies.Jeppe Thøgersen, ...
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Elevating customer experience and creating communities
Consumer trends are changing rapidly, due in part to the increasing use of the internet, leading brands to redefine the boundaries of consumer engagement. As Pippa Goodman of the Foresight Factory pointed out at the beginning of her speech at the EOS, recent research commissioned by her London-based consultancy has ...
