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An early-bird rate for the EOS in Switzerland
Registration is now open for the 2019 edition of the European Outdoor Summit (EOS), to be held at the Congress Centre Kursaal of Interlaken, in Switzerland, on Sept. 26-27. This year, and for the first time, there is a special incentive to register quickly, as the EOS is offering a ...
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Moncler posts a double-digit revenue increase
Moncler saw consolidated revenues increase by 14 percent to €378.5 million in the first quarter, despite a highly challenging comparison against the first quarter of 2018, when sales grew by 19 percent. At constant exchange rates, consolidated revenues increased by 11 percent versus last year's first quarter. The growth was ...
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Helinox optimizes European distribution
Helinox, the young Korean brand of camping equipment, has signed with ProAgencies, a network of sales agents and distributors, to represent it in the U.K. with immediate effect. ProAgencies represents several brands in the outdoor sector such as Eagle Creek, Asolo and PackTowl.The Helinox business will be handled by Lawrence ...
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Pentland’s CSR report focuses on UN sustainability goals
Pentland Group has released its Corporate Responsibility Review for 2018. Pentland Group is the parent company of Speedo, Ellesse, Berghaus and other brands, as well as the majority shareholder in JD Sports Fashion. Pentland Group has been a signatory to the UN Global Compact since 2001, and supports the UN ...
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Consolidation and sustainability
Under the management of Christoph Engl, who became the family-owned group's chief executive last September, the company wants to consolidate its present product portfolio before considering other acquisitions. Engl took the place of Massimo Baratto, who is now the European director of Under Armour, based in Amsterdam.Last summer, Oberalp reinvested ...
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Deuter’s parent invests in China
Schwan-Stabilo, the parent company of Deuter and other outdoor brands, is in the process of setting up a sales subsidiary for the outdoor division in China next month, to take the place of a former distributor of the brand. Provided that it gets its registration by July 1, it would ...
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NPD says footwear is the fastest category in Europe
It will be interesting to see what the European Outdoor Group will have to say for the European market for footwear, apparel and equipment at the new OutDoor by Ispo show in Munich this coming Sunday. Like our survey, its study is based on the brands' sales to the trade.According ...
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Buff organizes Plogging as part of the OutDays
In the framework of the OutDoor by Ispo show, taking place in Munich from June 30 to July 3, Buff, the Spanish headwear company, is organizing together with partners from the sporting goods industry a special jogging event in which people will also collect rubbish while they run.Erik Ahlström, the ...
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Claes Broqvist has left
Meanwhile, Claes Broqvist has left as vice president of international sales of Oberalp to become the first international sales director of a young American company, Vicis, from Aug. 5. Based in Seattle, the young American brand has developed a special concussion technology that has led its helmets to get the ...
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Rocky Brands off to a good start
Thanks to the implementation of several measures to cut cost and boost growth - including the update of its manufacturing capabilities in 2017 - Rocky Brands' retail sales recorded double-digit growth during the first quarter of 2019, while the wholesale business posted a solid gain. The gross margin and profits ...
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Canada Goose begins to slow down
Canada Goose Holdings reported a 53 percent increase in net income to 144.3 million Canadian dollars (€95.5m-$107.5m) for the financial year ended on March 31. The company's operating margin (Ebit) improved by 0.3 percentage points to to 23.7 percent, while revenues jumped by 40.5 percent to C$ 830.5 million (€549.8m-$618.7m).Revenue from ...
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New home base for Scott Sports
Scott Sports moved a few weeks ago into an impressive new headquarters in Givisiez, the Swiss town it has called home for 40 years. The construction of the new, single building began in June 2016 and cost about 60 million Swiss francs (€54m-$60m). The result is a seven-story structure of ...
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IPSOS surveys the attractions of outdoor sports in Europe
Outdoor Sports Valley, the French association based in Annecy that brings together companies in the outdoor sports industry, has published the results of a survey on participation in outdoor sports activities in Europe. The report highlights the disparities in practice between the five major European countries, as well as the ...
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Ispo sees key drivers in athletes’ purchasing decisions
Ispo has interviewed athletes in a Europe-wide study to understand what ultimately drives their purchasing decisions when they look for new sports equipment. The study found that recreational athletes keep track of product awards, pay attention to the durability of the products, and are particularly active online.The vast majority of ...
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American Outdoor Brands’ profits soar
The parent company of Smith & Wesson and other operations saw its net income jump by 28 percent to $9.8 million in its fourth fiscal quarter ended on April 30, on sales that were up by 2.2 percent to $175.7 million. The gross margin expanded by 2.7 percentage points during ...
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Ispo partners with Adventure Travel Trade Association
The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) entered a partnership with Ispo last February, leading to new joint initiatives around the new OutDoor by Ispo show. Founded in 1990, ATTA is a global organization with more than 1,300 members in over 100 countries, including national and regional tourism boards, tour operators, ...
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Oberalp acquires Evolv
Oberalp has announced the acquisition of Evolv, described as the first fully-fledged American brand of climbing shoes, from BRS Outdoor Holdings, an investment platform of BRS & Co. The price of the acquisition was not disclosed. The brand, which generated sales of about $8 million last year, will fit neatly ...
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Milliken acquires Polartec
While no figures have been given – not even for the turnover of the two companies – Versa Capital Management is probably going to make a nice capital gain from its sale of Polartec to Milliken & Company, a large and diversified U.S.-based textile group. The strategic investment contract is ...
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ArticleThe global outdoor footwear market grew by 6.8%
The world’s rugged outdoor footwear market rose by 6.8 percent to €5.15 billion in 2018 in terms of dollars, according to an annual survey of key vendors conducted by the Outdoor Industry Compass in collaboration with Sporting Goods Intelligence. It rose by an estimated 6.1 percent in the U.S. and ...
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Trekkinn at the summit of Tradeinn’s web positioning
According to Alexa.com, the online metrics company run by Amazon, Trekkinn has the best online positioning worldwide of any of Tradeinn's various websites in terms of customer traffic. The Tradeinn group, based in Spain, operates 15 e-commerce platforms, all of whose names borrow a syllable or two from a different ...
