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Strong exposure for the EOG's latest campaign
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) says it welcomes the success of its first consumer-facing communications campaign around the “It's Great Out There” slogan, whose results exceeded its expectations. Designed to raise participation in outdoor activities among the general public, it engaged more than seven million people directly over the past ...
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Scott chief executive buys majority in Transa
Transa Backpacking has a new shareholding structure after the leading Swiss outdoor retailer's founder and majority shareholder, Beat Stünzi, decided to partly pull out and other shareholders cashed out completely. With a stake of 70 percent, the new majority shareholder is International Retail Corporation (IRC), a vehicle set up by ...
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Briscoe gives up on Kathmandu for now
Kathmandu Holdings, the international outdoor retailer based in New Zealand, will continue as an independent company, at least for some time, giving its new management time to adjust its internationalization program and other aspects of its business.The unsolicited takeover bid made on July 22 by Briscoe Group, another New Zealand ...
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Two top industry managers go for the peak of Mont Blanc
laus Dittrich, chairman of the executive board of Messe München, which organizes the Ispo trade shows in Munich and China, and Rolf Schmid, chief executive of the Mammut Sports Group and former president of the European Outdoor Group, made a pitch for the summit of Mont Blanc on Sept. 4. ...
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Backpacks boost Samsonite’s revenues
The expansion in Europe and Asia of High Sierra, the American brand of backpacks acquired in the second half of 2012, and the acquisition of Gregory Mountain Products a year ago, combined with the success of the Samsonite Red sub-label in Asia, helped to raise the revenues generated by Samsonite ...
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Youth attitudes and online growth on the EOS' program
Sally McCoy, president and chief executive of Camelbak, is one of the latest speakers to be confirmed on the agenda of the European Outdoor Summit (EOS), which will take place in Sheffield on Oct. 13-15. She is to speak about the ways in which new generations are redefining outdoor experiences, ...
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Greenpeace finds industry-related hazardous chemicals in mountain areas
As part of its study on “Footprints in the snow - Hazardous PFCs in remote locations around the globe,” eight Greenpeace teams led expeditions to explore mountain ranges and lakes on three continents. Participants collected snow and water samples in China, Chile, Italy, three Nordic countries, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland and ...
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Retail restructuring costs affect robust Fenix group
Restructuring costs of €4.9 million at Globetrotter badly affected the results of the Fenix Outdoor International group's retail business for the second quarter. However, thanks to the robust performance of its brands and retail operations outside Germany, the entire group's operating profit excluding restructuring costs was still on the rise ...
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Berghaus advances in U.S. market
About two years after its decision to open an office in Portland, Berghaus has established U.S. distribution through a dozen reps and nearly 100 accounts. The British brand implemented its strategy to offer its global range, focusing on technical and sustainable products.The move by Berghaus to open a U.S. subsidiary ...
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New action in Brussels
There was a lot of action in Brussels earlier this month, in connection with the first European Week of Sport and the inauguration of a new House of Sport accommodating the Federation of the European sporting goods industry (Fesi) and other sports-related associations under the same roof. They will be ...
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Royal Robbins' owner targets more acquisitions, names CEO
More and more companies are announcing their intention to participate in the inevitable, further consolidation of the outdoor sector. Joining the likes of Vista Outdoor, Samsonite, Wolverine Worldwide and others, an American investment company based in New York, Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherill & Co. (BRS), shared its interest in further acquisitions ...
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Vista Outdoor sees more synergies and acquisitions
Vista Outdoor, the new company that bought Camelbak and Jimmy Styks for $450 million a few weeks ago, has already indicated that it wants to make more acquisitions in the outdoor space. Executives of the company, which is seeking to diversify from the firearms and ammunition sector, stated at the ...
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Sports hardware fakes worth €500 million are sold each year in Europe
Counterfeiting of soccer balls, golf clubs, tennis racquets, skis, sports helmets and other types of sports equipment costs the European sporting goods industry €500 million a year in terms of ex factory values, according to a new study conducted by the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM). An ...
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Amer wants to grow by 6.5% a year
After building up its annual turnover from about €1.5 billion to €2.5 billion in the last five years, Amer Sports wants to raise it further to €3.5 billion in the next five years. The compound annual average growth rate would thus increase from 5 to 6.5 percent. The management wants ...
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Sport 2000 enters Sweden and Finland
Sport 2000 International is covering all the Nordic countries now that Team Sportia of Sweden and SGN Sportia of Finland have both decided to join the international buying group. SGN Sportia had acquired a controlling stake in the Swedish buying group at the end of last year.Both Sportia and Team ...
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Peak Performance reaches an Ebit margin of 11.2%
Peak Performance raised its sales by 4.1 percent on a currency-neutral basis during the financial year ended June 30, driven by higher sales at its own stores. Not including factory outlets, same-store sales went up by 13 percent at the brand's physical stores and through e-commerce, especially in the second ...
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Peak Performance rejigs ranges and management
Peak Performance has started implementing a strategic plan put forward in May by its chief executive since September, Nicolas Warchalowski, formerly in charge at Haglöfs. While there have been few adjustments to the Swedish brand's ski and golf ranges, it has begun to rethink its outdoor and casual sports apparel.The outdoor ...
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Lower net revenues for Mammut
Citing a general weakening of growth in the outdoor market worldwide and the strength of the Swiss franc, Conzzeta has reported a 4.2 percent drop to 99.3 million Swiss francs (€91.5m-$101.6m) for its sporting goods segment during the first half of this year. The operating margin of the segment, which ...
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Johnson Outdoors reports higher sales and profits
Johnson Outdoors has reported slightly higher sales and vastly improved earnings for the third quarter ended July 3. The growth was primarily driven by strong market momentum around new products across its consumer-oriented fishing, camping and water recreation products, which offset declining sales of diving equipment and lower revenues from ...
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Moncler posts higher revenues, operating profits and net result
Moncler reported a 35 percent sales increase in the first half of 2015, with sales reaching €295.8 million and positive performances across all its markets. At constant exchange rates, the sales growth was limited to 26 percent. New openings played an important role, together with a strong contribution from stores ...
