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Wolverine posts impressive results, mulls acquisitions
After the momentous recent acquisition of Timberland by VF Corporation, the numerous smaller takeovers reported in today's issue indicate strong new merger & acquisition activity all of a sudden in the outdoor sector, some of which has obviously been timed to precede the big OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. In commenting ...
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Deuter’s parent acquires Ortovox
Shortly before the OutDoor show, Ortovox has been bought by Schwanhäusser Industrie Holding, a company that markets and manufactures cosmetics as well as writing materials known under the Schwan-Stabilo brand. Schwanhäusser also owns Deuter, the important brand of backpacks and sleeping bags. Schwanhäusser has frequently announced that it would be ...
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German outdoor retail is out of paradise
For the outdoor retailers in Germany a golden era has come to an end. After more than a decade of steady double-digit growth, the two big buying groups, Intersport and Sport 2000, as well as specialty retailers, report softened sales for the twelve months since July 2011, but with some ...
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The EOG paints a mixed picture for the European outdoor market
The sell-in figures for the outdoor trade in Europe were still quite positive in 2011, according to the first indications from the European Outdoor Group's research panel, with interesting differences from one country to the other. However, adverse economic and weather conditions, particularly in the second part of the year, ...
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Jack Wolfskin expands in emerging markets
The Russian market has been identified by Michael Rupp, the new chief executive of Jack Wolfskin, as one of the most promising targets for investment by the German outdoor brand in the coming years. The former Adidas Group executive, who started at Jack Wolfskin less than two weeks ago, wants ...
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Julbo gets closer to its clients in Europe
Julbo has decided to take over its distribution in the Benelux countries in order to service both the sports and optical retail circuits, and to grow its winter business. The French sports eyewear company has already adopted this business model for France and Switzerland since 2003, in Germany since 2005 ...
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Sigg aims to treble sales within three years
That's the goal set by Patric Zingg, the 40-year-old former executive of Diesel and Swatch who was named four months ago as the new chief executive of Sigg Switzerland. He told journalists at the OutDoor show yesterday that this should happen primarily through geographic expansion, the use of new materials ...
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Adidas integrates Five Ten in Europe
Five Ten, the U.S. company acquired by the Adidas group last year, is cutting its range by about 25 percent as part of the changes introduced by the new owner to make the brand more efficient. The offering will focus on climbing and cycling products, which are its specialty.The integration ...
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Infighting In New Zealand
Jan Cameron, the founder of Kathmandu, an outdoor company in New Zealand, has reportedly bought a stake worth 20 million Australian dollars (€14.9m-$21.1m) in Macpac Outdoors, a rival from the same country. Cameron sold Kathmandu for about A$275 million (€204.9m-$289.9m) in 2006 to a group of private equity firms that ...
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Tecnica Group Sells Think Pink
Responding to a takeover offer, Tecnica Group has sold its Think Pink brand of apparel to Man Socks Italia, a 20-year-old Italian knitwear manufacturer that makes socks, underwear and other items, partly under license with brands such as Fila and Australian. Run separately through a subsidiary, GB International, Think Pink ...
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Peak Performance Expands In Poland And Spain
Peak Performance, the Swedish outdoor and winter sports apparel brand, picked ProAm Sport, a company in the Mega Sport group in Barcelona, to distribute its products in Spain and Andorra from the start of June. This company already markets brands from Rossignol to Dynastar, Lange, Haglöfs and FitFlop, among others. ...
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The European Union Regulates Online Retailing
The European Parliament has adopted rules on online retailing that afford more protection for consumers and add constraints for retailers. However, its new Consumer Rights Directive does not include the tougher demands that had been put forward by German parliamentarians – that online retailers should have the facilities to deliver ...
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New Layout For Gregory’S European Distribution
As reported earlier, Gregory is restructuring its entire distribution network in Europe, following last year’s merger with Black Diamond. The backpack brand remains separate from Black Diamond, though both brands have merged their European headquarters in Reinach, Switzerland.After stopping a distribution deal with Invia, which continues to sell Mountain Equipment ...
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Unfair Competition? Columbia Tries To Make Gore Sweat
Columbia Sportswear, along with OutDry Technologies, the Italian developer of breathable membranes that it acquired last year, have appealed to the anti-trust authorities of the European Commission (EC) to check whether the practices of W.L. Gore & Associates are in line with the European Union’s competition laws. The plaintiffs allege ...
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Salewa Joins Bluesign And Presents Sustainability Projects
The Italian company has finally agreed to sign a contract with Bluesign, the Swiss standard for social and ecological responsibility. This news comes along with Salewa’s announcement that it will present a detailed report on the group’s corporate social responsibility and performance in terms of sustainability at the OutDoor show.The ...
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Big Growth For Regatta
After rising by 52 percent in 2010, the sales invoiced by the Regatta Group have increased by 35 percent across Europe so far this year, thanks in part to the generous margins that this British company grants to retailers on its value-priced Regatta and Dare2B ranges of apparel.Company officials declined ...
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Big Growth For Toray
Toray Industries’ consolidated sales grew by 13.2 percent to 1,539.7 billion yen (€13,269.8m-$18,999.7m) in the financial year ended March 31. The big Japanese group generated net income of ¥57.9 billion (€499.0m-$714.5m) for the 12-month period, against a loss of ¥14.1 billion the year before. The operating margin improved to 6.5 ...
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Mctrek Has Been On Track During The First Six Months
Yeah! AG, the operator of the Sine and the discount-driven McTrek stores in Germany, reports positive results for the first six months of the current year. Sales increased by 23 percent in that period. That came after an increase of 45.2 percent over the whole 2010 financial year, when turnover ...
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Mammut Invests In Avalanche Bags
Mammut Sports Group has acquired 100 percent of the shares of Snowpulse, a Swiss company that develops airbag technologies for avalanche rescues. Mammut already presented backpacks using the Snowpulse technology at the last Ispo.The management of Snowpulse continues to be led by its two founders and co-owners, Yan Berchten and ...
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Asia Outdoor Expects Record Attendance In Nanjing
Asia Outdoor, the trade show being held in Nanjing, China, for the sixth time, reports an increase of exhibitors by 20 percent to 420 brands compared with the previous year. New exhibitors are, among others, Sympatex, Bluesign, Osprey, Scarpa, Eagle Creek and Toray.According to Knut Jaeger, the show’s organizer, some ...
