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Montane will evaluate strategic options
The British brand, known for its highly functional and lightweight clothing for climbing and mountain walking and running, has reached a stage of development where its shareholders are evaluating new ways to deploy its cash resources, or alternatively the opportunity of cashing out, partially or totally.They would capitalize on an ...
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New study highlights the French outdoor industry’s dynamism
Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the French-based association that brings together companies from the outdoor sports industry, has published the results of a new report on the outdoor industry in France's Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (AURA) region, confirming the strong recent growth. The report is published every two years.The latest study, which was carried ...
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Outdoor Sports Valley to get new executive director
Anne Schott, the executive director of Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), is about to leave the French-based association, which has 409 members representing about 500 brands. The new executive director is due to start in June, and Anne Schott will stay until mid-summer to ensure a smooth transition. No choice has ...
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Columbia reports on a strong first quarter
Columbia Sportswear reported a jump in net earnings of 64 percent to $74.2 million for the first quarter of this year as revenues grew by 8 percent to $654.6 million, rising by 10 percent in local currencies. While the wholesale segment improved by 4 percent to $363.2 million, direct-to-consumer revenues ...
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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, while the wholesale business posted a solid gain. The gross margin and profits also improved.The ...
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Macpac boosts Super Group’s outdoor segment
A contribution of 51.4 million Australian dollars (€32.3m-$36.2m) from its acquisition of Macpac in March 2018 helped the Australian-based Super Group to book a jump of 17 percent in the sales of its Outdoor segment to A$ 348.5 million (€219.1m-$245.7m) for the first half of its financial year ended on ...
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Tenson will boost its footwear range under new management
Tomas Solin, a 52-year-old manager who raised the turnover of Salming Sports from 4 million Swedish kronor to about SEK 200 million (€18.9m-$21.1m) in the 12 years spent under his leadership, has become the new chief executive of Tenson, the Swedish brand of outdoor and snow sports apparel.At Tenson, Solin replaces ...
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Keen launches an ecological plastic boat tour
True to its motto “Better Takes Action,” Keen Footwear is launching a new, original broad-based environmental campaign in key European countries, heralding a new round of activities this year through a so-called “Better Takes Action Boat Tour.”An Amsterdam-based project partner of Keen, which goes by the name “Plastic Whale,” has ...
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Berghaus launches a “Sprint Team” to boost innovation
Berghaus says it is doubling the size of its product and innovation team in order to support the brand's long-term growth strategy. The investment will include the creation of a new “Sprint Team,” which will bring certain lines to the market quicker as compared to the standard process, working more ...
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Bergfreunde.de profits from channel shift
Bergfreunde.de, the German outdoor retail specialist, is planning to break the €100 million sales mark this year with an increase of between 22 to 28 percent.This sister company of Backcountry.com, which is the largest online retailer of premium outdoor sports gear and apparel in the U.S., raised its revenues by ...
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Globetrotter works with Bergans, broadens its “testival”
While Globetrotter's expansion is in full swing with the opening of smaller city stores, five of the already existing German branches are teaming up with Bergans of Norway as part of a sales and marketing campaign called “Best in Class.” The campaign is designed to bring both Norway and Norwegian ...
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Kathmandu benefits from Oboz’ takeover
Kathmandu Holdings, which acquired Oboz one year ago, said the U.S. brand of outdoor footwear reached its Ebitda earn-out target of $7.1 million in the past calendar year. It delivered a growth of nearly 39 percent in sales and 77 percent in operating profit (Ebit) on a pro forma basis ...
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Ispo study gives insights into purchasing behaviors
A new online survey of active consumers across Europe performed by Ispo shows that they prefer to buy for the long term. The durability of a sports product is perceived as a quality feature and is an important purchasing criterion for 75 percent of the respondents, and 37 percent also ...
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Patagonia doesn’t want to be mixed up with somebody else’s beer
Patagonia has filed suit in California against AB InBev, the parent company of one of the world's largest breweries, Anheuser-Busch (A-B). AB InBev has held a U.S. trademark on “Patagonia” since 2012. Until last year, it had been selling beer under that name only in Argentina, but it recently moved ...
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Joined by others, TNF wants Earth Day to become a national holiday
The North Face (TNF) and 15 other organizations, including other brands of VF Corp., launched a global petition on Change.org to make April 22, Earth Day, an officially recognized holiday, in an effort to raise global awareness of sustainability issues. Among the organizations co-sponsoring the petition around the world were ...
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Jack Wolfskin improved slightly after its takeover, targets the U.S.
Jack Wolfskin wants to return to better times after its successful takeover by the U.S. golf supplier Callaway in January. Jack Wolfskin's chief executive, Melody Harris-Jensbach, who has managed the company since 2014, confirmed in an interview with the German press agency DPA that one of its goals is to ...
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A.S. Adventure wants to stop losing money in the U.K.
Outdoor & Cycle Concepts (O&CC), the U.K. subsidiary of the international outdoor retailing group based in Belgium, has enlisted an insolvency practitioner to help renegotiate the leases of 50 out of its 115 stores in the country, which operate under the banners Cotswold Outdoor, Snow + Rock, Cycle Surgery and ...
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OutDoor by Ispo now at 950 exhibitors in nine halls, with a retail focus
In less than 60 days, from June 30 until July 3, the first OutDoor by Ispo trade show will open its doors after relocating from Friedrichshafen to Munich. After initially reserving six halls for its premiere, the organizers have extended the floor space to nine halls after registering applications from ...
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Thule grows by 7.5%, but margins are down
The Thule Group reported on a good start of the year, with a currency-neutral sales increase of 7.5 percent in the first quarter. While sales declined by 0.7 percent in the Americas in terms of local currencies, Europe and the rest of the world continued to lead the charge with ...
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Snow and mountain tourism continued to increase in 2017/18
The snow and mountain tourism industry is facing the challenge of generating long-term growth. According to the 2019 International Report on Snow & Mountain Tourism, compiled by Laurent Vanat and released earlier this month, baby-boomers and mature enthusiasts represent the majority of participants, and due to their age, these participants ...
