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The EOS is gaining ground
With a record of 318 delegates registered for the event, the third edition of the European Outdoor Summit (EOS), held in Sheffield, England on Oct. 13-15, was described as a success. High-caliber chief executives and other managers were among the delegates, who came from 20 different European countries as well ...
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A new spotlight on women at the EOG
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has been in discussion in the last six months with the Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition (OIWC), an American organization that seeks to promote gender diversity in the outdoor industry, to explore opportunities to expand its initiatives in Europe. Officials of the EOG indicated that nothing ...
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Steady growth for Deuter and Ortovox
The outdoor division of the Schwan-Stabilo group, comprising the Deuter and Ortovox brands, raised its sales by more than 15.2 percent to €112.2 million for the fiscal year until the end of June, compared with a rise of 13.5 percent the previous year. The division was enlarged in July with ...
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Garmin is hit by currencies
Fitness-related devices generated a sales increase of 23 percent to $143.2 million for Garmin in the third quarter, nearly making up for declines in other product categories, from outdoor to automotive and aviation, while marine sales were flat.The group's sales slipped by 4 percent to $679.7 million for the quarter. ...
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Sheffield rebranded the Outdoor City
Sheffield is capitalizing on its assets and long-term investments to market itself as the “Outdoor City” of the U.K.. A campaign was announced at the European Outdoor Summit (EOS) to build on Sheffield's reputation as a green and sporting city through a website, theoutdoorcity.co.uk, as part of a broader strategy.A ...
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New CEO at Klättermusen
Gonz Ferrero, a young investor and executive with experience in digital business and Asia, was appointed chief executive at Klättermusen in October. He takes over from Johan Nordqvist, who left the company in May, only about a year after he was placed at the helm following a change of ownership ...
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Deckers hires Stefano Caroti for omni-channel
Stefano Caroti is a seasoned sporting goods industry executive who spent 23 years at Nike and six at Puma, where he served most recently as chief commercial officer. In his previous career at Nike, he ran the company's Italian and German subsidiaries before taking care of footwear and then retail ...
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Fenix brands on the rise
The acquisition of Globetrotter, the leading German outdoor retailer, contributed the largest part of sales expansion for the Fenix Outdoor International group for the third quarter, but the company's outdoor brands and its retail operations in Sweden and Finland all generated organic growth.Fenix acquired a majority stake in Globetrotter last ...
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Rocky Brands posts lower sales and profits
Rocky Brands has announced third-quarter sales of $70.0 million, down by 3.7 percent from the third quarter of 2014. While wholesale revenues decreased by 12.0 percent to $54.7 million, retail sales rose by 8.4 percent to $10.3 million. The net income fell by 42 percent to $1,803,667, due to the ...
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Strong results at Columbia, except in Russia and Asia
A slump of more than 30 percent in sales to distributors in Europe, the Middle East and Africa hurt Columbia Sportswear's performance in the region for the third quarter. Chiefly attributed to Russia, where Columbia works through Sportmaster, this decline could not be entirely compensated with sales expansion at a ...
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New products and brand architecture for Gore
W.L. Gore will rearrange its various labels, starting with new clothing items being introduced by manufacturers for the autumn/winter 2016/17 season, in connection with the launch of three new products, Gore Thermium, Gore Windstopper with Insulation and Gore Windstopper for Light Rain Resistance.The new brand architecture is designed to help ...
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Norrøna stops using antibacterial treatments
Norrøna has decided to eliminate the use of antibacterial treatments in its products. The Norwegian sports apparel company has been using bacteriostatic treatment with silver nitrate on some garments to prevent bacterial growth and reduce the need for washing, thereby prolonging the life of the product. The move comes after ...
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Scott buys Dolomite, works on another deal
The Scott Sports group continues its strong external growth strategy. We understand that it is already working on another acquisition, which may be sealed before the end of this year, after striking a preliminary agreement last month for the takeover of Dolomite from the Tecnica Group.Scott's management indicates that ...
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Eoca announces new winners for funding
Twice a year the European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) receives applications from conservation organizations with projects that they would like to be considered for funding. Voting takes place in March and October each year. Eoca draws a shortlist of projects which the public can vote for online. The shortlisted projects ...
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Strategic changes pay off at Amer Sports
Following strategic changes begun last year, the balls sports business at Amer Sports contributed a sharp rise in the group's sales for the third quarter, while the company's turnover continued to advance briskly in apparel, footwear, own retailing and China.The Finnish group's sales increased by 11 percent to €713.7 million ...
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VF’s outdoor and action sports perform well
Double-digit sales expansion for the outdoor and action sports brands owned by VF Corporation supported the company's 8 percent sales rise for the third quarter in constant currencies. They contributed sales of $2,296.5 million, which was an increase of 5 percent in dollars and 13 percent in constant currencies. Their ...
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Norrøna wins a retail prize
Norrøna came home from the 2015 Norwegian Retail Conference with the Retailer of the Year award. While it may seem strange that a vendor wins a prize aimed at retailers, it was Norrøna Retail that got it because of the company's own retail operations. The Retailer of the Year award is ...
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Mammut will outsource rope production
Facing sluggish sales in some of its largest markets and tough pressure on margins due to adverse exchange rate changes, Mammut Sports Group has decided to close the rope production unit at its head office in Seon, Switzerland. It will be transferred from the start of September 2016 to an ...
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Salming expands into running
Salming Sports plans to open a third Salming Run Lab in Switzerland in March, as the Swedish brand continues to diversify and to build on its particular approach to running shoes. Salming has long been known as a leading brand of equipment for floorball but a few years ago it ...
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Luxov opens up new routes in digital climbing
Climbing walls are joining the digitally-connected sports movement that has been building up in other sports such as running and cycling. Volx Climbing, a French supplier of climbing wall holds, has developed an interesting system to trace the preferred or available routes on the wall through a touch-screen panel, marking ...
