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Lafuma's sales drop in all divisions
All the divisions of the Lafuma Group registered sales decreases in the first quarter ended last Dec. 31 against the first quarter of the previous financial year due to a sluggish market in Europe and an Asian market that turned out to be less dynamic than in the previous seasons. Sales in the Surf ...
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U.S. Industry is cautious after two poor seasons
The mood at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market that just wrapped up in Salt Lake City was subdued. Though the industry this past season wasn't as sluggish as in 2011-12, nonetheless the ratio of exhibitors to visitors at the show was less than desirable, and our colleagues at SGI America ...
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New management at Hi-Tec USA
The U.S. subsidiary of Hi-Tec Sports has some new executives, including a new chief executive. Simon Bonham steps in as the new head of Hi-Tec USA, replacing Brad Gebhard, who has left the company. He's leading U.S. operations for the two brands of the Dutch company, Hi-Tec and Magnum, from the ...
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Joffard and family pull out of Lafuma
Philippe Joffard and the Lafuma family have decided to sell their remaining shares in the Lafuma Group, the French company that markets the Lafuma, Eider, Millet and Oxbow brands, and that has a license for Killy activewear. Their 15.2 percent stake has been acquired by the French subsidiary of the ...
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Vaude launches a webshop, integrating its retailer customers
In March, Vaude will come up with its new online shop. The specific concept behind vaude.com is the fact that the company itself will not sell directly to end consumers, but will act as an interface between them and Vaude's retail clients. Once a customer places an order, the desired ...
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Columbia puts out a profit warning for the fourth quarter
Columbia Sportswear blamed the mild winter in North America and wariness among consumers for weaker-than-expected sales and earnings in the fourth quarter of last year. The company predicted in October that its quarterly sales could increase by up to 1.5 percent, but it now expects that they will end up ...
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Salewa invests in Turkey and China; Rauter quits
Salewa has set up a joint venture with Inspiration Outdoor Trading, which has been the Italian outdoor brand's distributor and licensee for China for nearly two years. Salewa is investing 40 million yuan renminbi (€4.8m-6.4m) in the company, in which it holds a stake of 60 percent. The two partners ...
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Wolverine works with fewer business units
Wolverine Worldwide has decided to reduce the number of operating groups from four to three, following its acquisition last October of the Performance & Lifestyle Group (PLG) of Collective Brands, which brought the Saucony, Keds, Sperry Top-Sider and Stride Rite brands into its portfolio. These four brands have been redistributed ...
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Former Columbia chief in Sweden becomes supernatural
Christian Matti, former sales manager for the Columbia brand in Sweden, has left the company to set up his own distribution firm, Superagency. Based in Gothenburg, it will start by handling Swedish sales for Super Natural, an apparel brand made of merino wool and technical fabrics launched by Shanghai Challenge ...
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Western brands walk away from Sanfo's wholesale arm
Beijing Travel Mouse, the wholesale sister company of Sanfo, China's largest specialty outdoor retailer, will lose the Chinese distribution of both Scarpa and Westcomb effective with the next autumn/winter season. The Mouse will continue, however, to work with Nikwax, Julbo and Teko.Westcomb, the Canadian outdoor brand, was the first customer of Beijing ...
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Antonio Dus will lead Vibram
Antonio Dus has been appointed to become the new chief executive of Vibram, the leading Italian-based supplier of slip-resistant shoe soles, following the resignation of Marco Bramani after 25 years in the post. The 51-year-old grandson of the company's founder, Vitale Bramani, will take a step back but will remain ...
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Anta moves into the outdoor sector
One of China's leading sports brands, Anta Sports Products, has just launched its first line of outdoor items. They will be sold starting with the 2013 summer season. Much like other domestic sports brands, Anta has been facing big problems recently with excess inventories and hefty discounts. The brand shut down 110 shops throughout 2012.Since the outdoor ...
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Amer reinforces its European sales apparatus; new Euro managers for Arc'teryx
Amer Sports is reinforcing the structure of its sales operations in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region by establishing a new network of commercial directors, strategic account managers and field sales managers with specific functions. The Finnish-based group has also appointed a new high-caliber general manager for its ...
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Investment company acquires Royal Robbins
Royal Robbins, the American outdoor and travel apparel brand, has been taken over by Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Company (BRS), a New York-based private equity firm. It was previously part of American Recreation Products (American Rec), a group owned by Sun Capital, with a gaggle of outdoor brands from Wenzel ...
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OR will stay in Salt Lake City through 2016
With unanimous support by the board of directors of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), Nielsen Expo has decided that the winter and summer sessions of its Outdoor Retailer trade show will continue to be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, through the end of ...
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Treksta increases Korean production
Treksta, the leading South Korean outdoor footwear brand, has started repatriating some of its production to its own country due to rising costs in China, and the shift should continue in the coming years on the back of free trade agreements (FTAs) recently signed between Korea and the U.S. and ...
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Korean equipment maker on the rise
The rise of camping in South Korea is supporting the expansion of Kolping, one of the few Korean outdoor brands focused on this category. The brand's sales surged by about 30 percent so far this year, encouraging it to ramp up investments in production.The Kolping range comprises camping equipment from ...
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Tenson hits its stride with Dutch owners
Tenson has found fresh impetus under the ownership of Unlimited Sports Group (USG) in the Netherlands, which acquired the Swedish sports brand nearly three years ago. Since then, Tenson has been fully integrated into USG, and this has enabled it to improve its pricing and its distribution.This was validated by ...
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Johnson reveals details on Jetboil deal, struggles with flat market
Johnson Outdoors has informed the public in a filing with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it has paid $16 million for the acquisition for Jetboil, the brand of stoves and cooking equipment for outdoor activities. That corresponds to eleven times the operating profit of $1.5 million projected for Jetboil in ...
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Black Diamond fills new positions in Europe and the U.S.
Black Diamond's Swiss-based European subsidiary is creating three new positions to strengthen its sales and product team as well as its back office. New positions have also been announced in the U.S., particularly in connection with the brand's launch of its first apparel line.Olav Nietzer joins Black Diamond as European sales manager. ...
