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OIA speaks on Congress’s shutdown
The state governors of Utah and Colorado have struck deals with Sally Jewell, the former chief executive of REI who is now running the U.S. Department of the Interior, to participate in the funding of the national parks in their territory in order to reopen them to the general public.On ...
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Fogliato will run Columbia in Europe
Columbia Sportswear has named Franco Fogliato senior vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with effect from Nov. 4. Fogliato is leaving Billabong International, where he spent nine years after holding various leadership roles at The North Face between 1997 and 2003, including that of general manager ...
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Nemo launches “The Collective” e-commerce platform
Nemo Equipment has partnered with a select group of brands to launch the Nemo Collective, an online shopping platform that will feature products from other outdoor, complementary brands. Inaugural partners include Alite, Snow Peak and Nalgene. The Collective will offer products for a wide range of outdoor activities, from backpacking ...
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Calida wants to control Lafuma
The Calida Group of Switzerland first invested in Groupe Lafuma last January by acquiring 15.3 percent of the shares and 12.99 percent of the votes at the shareholders' meeting from the family of its chief executive, Philippe Joffard, who has since left. Calida has now proposed to take over Lafuma's ...
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Black Yak moves into the U.S. via Nau
Black Yak, the big South Korean outdoor brand, has finally landed in America through the acquisition of Nau, a U.S. brand of outdoor and outdoor-inspired urban style apparel, rather than by setting up its own operations in the region. Details on the deal were not disclosed. Nau is based in ...
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Zimtstern and Belowzero build new Swiss powerhouse
Sports-Pool AG, the Swiss company behind the Belowzero brand of ski and snowboard apparel, has merged with Zimtstern, another marketer of sports apparel, notably for snow sports, biking and street wear. Zimstern's staff of 17 people will remain on board, but its headquarters in Zurich will move to Belowzero's office ...
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Helly Hansen takes over in Benelux, Germany, Austria and Russia
Helly Hansen has put an end to its distribution and licensing agreement with the Dutch-based Unlimited Sports Group (USG) for the Benelux countries, Germany and Austria. The Norwegian brand has already taken over sales, marketing and distribution in all four markets and it will operate directly in all of them ...
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Black Diamond launches many innovations – and announces a recall
Black Diamond seems to be very serious about putting together a striking collection of technical snow sports and outdoor apparel. The Salt Lake City-based company has partnered with two top suppliers in the industry, Schoeller and W.L. Gore & Associates.Schoeller, the Swiss manufacturer of high performance fabrics, will supply the ...
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Wolverine reports record results, sees big growth ahead
Wolverine Worldwide is projecting an increase in its total reported sales to about $4.1 billion by 2018 from around €2.7 billion this year, implying an annual growth rate of around 8.5 percent. This doesn't include the revenues of its licensees around the world.Together, its two biggest brands, Merrell and Sperry ...
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Vasque upgrades
Vasque, the outdoor footwear brand of Red Wing Shoes, is again on an upward course as some major strategic changes are beginning to bear fruits under its new management. The brand's sales have been nearly flat or declining in the past few years, but George Curleigh, who became Vasque's chief ...
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Regatta in Russia
The Regatta Group has hired Igor Fomin, former general manager for Asics Russia, to become managing director of the British outdoor company's new subsidiary in that country. Regatta already has customers in Russia but company officals felt that the group should invest in the market to support these retailers more ...
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New president for Outdoor Research
Outdoor Research has appointed Ken Meidell to the position of president and chief operating officer of the fast-growing American company. Meidell, who is 46 years old and has spent 12 years at Cascade Designs, will oversee sales, product development, marketing and finance.Meidell has been acting most recently as vice president ...
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Jack Wolfskin publishes the list of its suppliers
The German outdoor clothing brand has posted online a list of all its direct suppliers and manufacturers, in what the company has called its “transparency offensive.” The purpose of the rather unique operation is to make available to the general public the outline of all the stages of production, so ...
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Peak Performance improves margins on lower sales
Peak Performance, the Swedish ski, outdoor and golf apparel brand, saw its sales decline by about 5 percent to the equivalent of 931 million Danish kroner (€124.8m-$164.9m) for the fiscal year until the end of June, but its operating profit rose sharply on the back of improved purchasing and sourcing.IC Companys, ...
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Zeal Optics releases the world’s greenest sunglasses
Zeal Optics, an American company recently acquired by Maui Jim Sunglasses that is known for its environmental-friendly sunglasses, has announced the release of the world's first biodegradable sunglasses. Called Ace, the range has been developed over the past two years in collaboration with Mazzucchelli, a leading Italian supplier of ...
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High Sierra veterans invest in Granite Gear
Three former managers of High Sierra have acquired a majority stake in Granite Gear, an American producer of more technical backpacks and other outdoor equipment for an undisclosed amount. They left High Sierra after that company was taken over last year by Samsonite for $108 million. Reporteldy, they have formed ...
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Kodiak expands in Europe
This big Canadian producer of waterproof boots has been expanding its presence on the European market since it first exhibited at the Ispo show in Munich at the beginning of last year. Jean-Marc Groell, a former executive of Columbia Sportswear who has been taking care of Kodiak's business in Europe, ...
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New managers and new distribution strategies at Viking
After a jump of 20 percent in 2011 to 380 million Norwegian kroner (€47.5m-$62.7m), Viking Fottøy's sales took a sharp 16 percent nosedive last year, largely due to the effect of poor weather conditions in the Nordic countries and to the bankruptcies of some major shoe retailers such as Brandos, ...
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Fenix is stable despite a tight Swedish market
Supply issues for Hanwag footwear and weak sales for Brunton reduced sales of the Fenix Outdoor Group's brands in the second quarter ended June 30, leading to a sales decline of about 1 percent to 360.5 million Swedish kronor (€41.2m-$54.5m) for the entire group during the period.Buoyant sales of the Fjällräven ...
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Red Fox expands beyond Russia
The Red Fox group, which describes itself as the major Russian-based producer and distributor of outdoor products, is moving abroad with its rapidly expanding chain of Red Fox stores. At the end of October, it plans to inaugurate a 320-square-meter store in Kathmandu, right outside the entrance of the former ...
