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Asia Outdoor will have a Running Village
Asics, Odlo, Salomon, X-Bionic and Skins will be among the international brands that will present their products in a new “Running Village” at the ninth edition of the Asia Outdoor trade show in Nanjing on July 23-26. The new initiative will be accompanied by various running-related events.Aside from a “Night ...
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An improved OutDoor show is on the agenda
Messe Friedrichshafen has opened online registrations for the 21st session of the OutDoor fair, scheduled for July 10-13, which will feature a number of improvements in the back office and on the show floor.The biggest visible changes will take place in Hall A2. Called the Hall of Visions, it will ...
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OutDry wins a round against Geox
Columbia Sportswear has reported that a court in Milan granted a preliminary injunction against Geox on April 29, authorizing the seizure of certain Amphibiox branded shoes in Italy because they are likely to have infringed a patent held by its OutDry Technologies subsidiary for waterproof and breathable footwear. Similar legal ...
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Vietnamese plants reopen after anti-Chinese protest
According to the latest reports from Vietnam, most of the the low-cost manufacturing operations that were shut down due to a wave of anti-China riots earlier this month have been reopened. Some will reportedly seek reimbursement from the Vietnamese government, with pressure from Taiwan, for damages suffered by their facilities.Almost ...
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The weather affects Johnson
Sales were off by 5.9 percent to $124.3 million for Johnson Outdoors in its second quarter, ended on March 28, as U.S. customers delayed purchases of fish finders, kayaks, diving computers, camping equipment and other outdoor products due to a long and cold winter season.Sales declined by 4.3 percent in ...
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Black Diamond grows by 7%
Black Diamond Inc. hopes to find a buyer for its subsidiary Gregory Mountain Products before the end of the second quarter. The proceeds would be reinvested in its three strategic priorities: the development of apparel, the expansion of Poc Sweden's product range and the development of direct-to-consumer sales, which would involve ...
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AS Adventure grew by 7.3% in 2013
We already reported in the last issue about a review of strategic options that may lead to a new change of ownership of A.S. Adventure, Europe's largest outdoor retailing group. Lion Capital currently has a stake of more than 80 percent in this company, based in Hoboken, Belgium. The two ...
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Over 53,000 votes for three EOCA projects
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has announced the three environmental projects in the nature, outdoor and alpine categories that have been selected for funding this year through a public vote ahead of the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. Each of them will benefit from a grant of up to €30,000 ...
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VF reshuffles its management
VF Corporation has made several changes to the management structure of its Outdoor & Action Sports Coalition in Europe and the U.S. to cope with its growing size, and possibly to accommodate new acquisitions.In Europe, it announced a few days ago the appointment of Mariano Alonso, a former executive ...
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Patagonia invests in sustainable textile processing
Patagonia has announced a strategic investment in CO2Nexus, a start-up that has developed a method of processing textiles and garments using liquid carbon dioxide in place of water. The investment is made through the $20 Million & Change fund, Patagonia's venture capital investment arm, launched in 2013 to help like-minded, ...
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Kathmandu introduces international shipping
Kathmandu Holdings, the outdoor retailer based in New Zealand, has launched an international shipping facility to service orders from end users anywhere around the world, capitalizing on a database of 13,000 customers - mostly tourists - who have become members of its Summit Club by shopping at any of its ...
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Timberland reports progress toward sustainability goals
Timberland has released its 2013 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, presenting data on its commitment to reduce its impact on the environment while keeping the sustainability of its supply chain under control and contributing to the well-being of communities worldwide. The brand first started reporting annual data on its CSR ...
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SOG looks for a new secretary general
Martin Kössler, 48, has left as the part-time general secretary of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group along with another part-timer, Jonas Hellentin, who has been acting as communications manager of the association. Kössler will continue to support the SOG and its president, David Ekelund, through his own consulting firm, HuginBiz, managing ...
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Patagonia moves into fly fishing
Patagonia has just launched apparel, gear and a marketing campaign to promote fly fishing. The company's founder and owner, Yvon Chouinard, a keen fisherman himself, has also written a book on the subject, “Simple Fly Fishing: Techniques for Tenkara and Rod & Reel,” a sort of back-to-basics manifesto recently released ...
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Merrell and Europe outperform at Wolverine
Wolverine Worldwide reported yesterday a 2.8 percent drop in its revenues to $627.6 million for the first quarter of its financial year, ended on March 22. However, the management told financial analysts that Merrell grew by a “very strong” double digit during the period, and that the group's overall sales ...
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High Sierra starts up in Europe
Samsonite International, the big luggage specialist that took over this American brand of backpacks two years ago for $108 million, is beginning its introduction in the European market. It plans to expand High Sierra's online sales operations from the U.S. to Europe in a few weeks' time, and while it ...
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XXL enters Finland
EQT, the Scandinavian equity fund that acquired a controlling stake of 70 percent in XXL Sport & Villmark in 2010, is said to be considering cashing out of the Norwegian sporting goods retail chain, which has successfully expanded to Sweden under its ownership, with excellent results. It is now ...
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The sports equipment market slows down
The global branded sports hardware market grew by only 2.9 percent in dollar terms last year at the wholesale level, reaching $67.3 billion, breaking a three-year-old acceleration, according to an annual survey of major players by Sporting Goods Intelligence. The sports equipment market had risen by 6.6 percent in ...
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Deckers is optimistic
Deckers Outdoor Corporation is predicting increases of 13.0 percent in sales and 13.5 percent in net earnings for the current financial year, which began on April 1 and will end in March, 2015. Deckers has changed its financial year-end from Dec. 31 to March 31 and is switching its stock ...
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Décathlon’s growth slows down
Oxylane, the French group that owns Décathlon and a few other minor sports retail operations, has reported a 6.1 percent increase in its total revenues to €7.4 billion, slightly below the previous year's growth of 7.2 percent, although it opened more new stores than in the previous year. On ...
