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Jarden finished 2014 well
In a preliminary statement, Jarden Corp. said a few days ago that it is likely to report on Feb. 12 sales of at least $2.4 billion for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, thanks to strong organic growth, offsetting a significant negative impact from the strong dollar and other changes ...
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New structure for Timbuk2 in Europe
Timbuk2 Europe is a new Dutch-based company that has been set up by a veteran of the outdoor industry to distribute the rather distinctive messenger bags and other products of Timbuk2 in Germany, Austria, the U.K. and Ireland, a territory that had been previously covered by Bradshaw Taylor out of ...
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Johnson Outdoors hikes sales and profits
A strong finish of the financial year has been reported by Johnson Outdoors, attributing much of the progress to the fact that new products generated one-third or more of sales for the tenth consecutive year. Particularly in the second half of the financial year, ended on Oct. 30, the introduction ...
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Ispo Munich expands outdoor and other segments
The Ispo Munich show will again have a full house on Feb. 5-8 with more than 2,500 exhibitors from over 50 countries on 180,000 square meters of exhibition space. There will be interesting novelties in the outdoor, fitness, action sports and textiles areas.With a new Ispo Outdoor Lounge in Hall ...
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EOCA reports on a positive year
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) is looking back to a record year in terms of consumer awareness of its conservation projects. In two voting rounds, it reached more than 18 million consumers who cast a total of 90,000 votes for its projects, on which it has budgeted to spend ...
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Omni-channel will dominate the retail landscape
The internet, smartphones and other technologies have given a new course to the customer's “shopping journey.” Various speakers at the European Outdoor Summit indicated that this journey can more easily lead to a purchase if vendors and retailers cooperate in facilitating the decision-making process along all its stages and through ...
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Tecnica is selling Dolomite
The Tecnica Group has signed an agreement in principle to sell its Dolomite brand to an American equity fund, Symphony Global Brands of Washington, D.C., at a basic price of €6.7 million, plus the value of its inventories and other assets. Officials of the Italian company cautioned that the deal ...
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Oberalp signs deals with Halti and Spyder
Oberalp, the big Italian company that owns Salewa, Dynafit, Pomoca and Wild Country, is adding two important assets to its portfolio of distributed brands. It has signed a five-year deal with Halti to sell the Finnish brand in Italy and Austria, starting last Nov. 1, with an option to expand ...
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Ribatt will run Crocs
Gregg Ribatt, a seasoned executive who helped to strongly build brands such as Sperry Top-Sider and Stuart Weitzman, will act as the new chief executive of Crocs, starting in late January. He takes the place left vacant by the retirement of John McCarvel last spring.Andrew Rees will remain president and ...
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Sportia takes control of Team Sportia
Through an equity increase, Sportia, a financially solid Finnish chain of nearly 60 franchised stores, is acquiring a 67.5 percent controlling stake in Team Sportia, the third-largest sports retailer in Sweden, which has recently gone through rough times. It's a significant across border transaction that is intended to refinance the ...
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Potential LBO for Columbia?
Citigroup, the parent company of Citibank also known as Citi, has ranked Columbia Sportswear in seventh position among the American shoe and apparel companies that may go soon for a leveraged buyout based on price, debt levels, potential operational improvements and assumptions that it may be truly for sale.The company ...
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Taking the outdoors to the cities
A major trend discussed by several speakers at the European Outdoor Summit was the people's growing yearning for active outdoor leisure, be it in the great outdoors or in the city. A trend to bring outdoor sports into the city is encouraged in some European countries like Denmark, where the ...
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Jack Wolfskin to take over its Chinese business
Tristate Holdings reports that it has reached an agreement with Jack Wolfskin for an early termination of their distribution and licensing agreement in China, as the German outdoor brand is setting up its own business in the country. Jack Wolfskin is estimated to have become one of the five leading ...
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Snow+Rock opens its biggest tri-brand store
The opening by the Snow+Rock group last month of a 12,000-square-foot store in Leeds represents a milestone in a business plan that calls for a doubling of the British retailer's turnover to around £150 million (€192m-$233m) in five years' time under the management of Richard Cotter. Its sales had not ...
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New generation re-launches Five Seasons with big goals
The Swedish brand of value-priced sports apparel is being re-launched with a new logo, a new fashion-oriented collection and a stronger focus on large key accounts all over Europe. Five Seasons has also signed new agency and distribution contracts with experienced partners in Central Europe.It's all part of a three-year ...
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New managers, new DC for fast-growing Bergans
Jochen Hoffmann, who has worked for Norrøna and Berghaus in Germany and the Benelux countries, takes over from Bernd Taube as sales manager of Bergans of Norway for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Taube had left the company in the summer. Bergans has also appointed a new CSR manager at its ...
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Nike believes in urban outdoor
Nike has relaunched and rebranded its technical outdoor line, Nike ACG, with a stronger positioning in the urban outdoor market. Spanning over outerwear, footwear and portable storage, its new NikeLab ACG collection is “designed to meet the demands for mobility and weather protection in any urban setting,” said Nike about ...
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New owner and manager for Eddie Bauer Europa
Eddie Bauer, the American online and offline retailer specializing in outdoor and leisurewear products, has reportedly bought out its German-based licensee, Eddie Bauer GmbH & Co KG. The company belonged to one of two joint manager directors of Eddie Bauer Europa, Werner Schulz, who is now 61 years old and ...
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Looking at sustainability from another angle
Sustainability was discussed less prominently at Tegernsee than at previous industry gatherings but this important topic was handled with particular verve and some provocation by Michael Braungart from EPEA Internationale Umweltforschung ( Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency - International Environment Research). He urged the outdoor industry to come up with more ...
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New major alliance in the Chinese outdoor sector
In China, the year ends – at least on the basis of the Gregorian calendar – with a big bang through the forging of a major new alliance in the country's growing outdoor industry: Toread, the country's leading outdoor brand, has agreed to acquire a 20 percent in Tutwo, most ...
