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Murray Will Head Up Deckers In Europe
Stephen Murray, a seasoned American executive who has headed up Vans in Europe in the past, will become Deckers Outdoor Corporation’s new president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa as of June 1, taking care of the subsidiary and distributor businesses in the region for all the brands of ...
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Red Wing Made A Comeback Last Year
Red Wing Shoe Company, the U.S. parent company of Vasque and other brands, recently held its shareholder meeting, where it announced sales for the most recent fiscal year and discussed future plans. Group revenues for the year ended in November 2010 increased by 12 percent to $448 million, according to ...
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Columbia Posts Strong Growth And Goes Online In Europe
Columbia Sportswear has announced that it will go into online sales in Canada and in up to eight European key markets by autumn 2011. In Europe, these markets are probably going to be the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Spain and Belgium. The move concerns both the Columbia ...
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The Paw’S Owners Halt Negotiations With Potential Buyers
Jack Wolfskin is no longer for sale. The majority shareholders, Quadriga Capital and Barclays Private Equity, have been busy trying to broker a great deal to sell the skyrocketing German brand, but apparently did not manage to get the money that they wanted. It was said that the bidding period ...
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Rocky Books Profit In First Quarter
Rocky Brands booked a net income of $0.5 million in the first quarter, reversing a loss of $0.6 million registered a year earlier despite a decline in revenues thanks to a sharp improvement in gross margins. The profit is the first recorded in the opening quarter in three years.Revenues slipped ...
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Blacks Improves, But Is Not Yet Back In The Black
Blacks Leisure is gradually recovering from its troubled past. The leading British outdoor retailer, which has been seeking a buyer in vain at a reasonable price, ended its fiscal year on Feb. 26 with a pre-tax loss reduced to £5.3 million (€5.9m-$8.7m) from £43.6 million in the prior year.Simultaneously with ...
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Any Exciting Items For The Outdoor Fair?
In cooperation with Messe Friedrichshafen, iF is organizing the sixth OutDoor Industry Awards for the most innovative products. Applications will be accepted until June 10. The jury will make its choice on June 28-29, and the results will be presented in a ceremony at the OutDoor show on July 14, ...
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Lafuma’S Outdoor Business Grows Again
Lafuma Group increased sales by 0.8 percent to €122.3 million in the first half ending in March. The period was marked by a return to growth for the greater outdoor business, represented by the Lafuma brand, and for the group’s international operations. However, the surf business, represented by Oxbow, was ...
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Garmin’S Fitness Sales Rise By 30 Percent
Sales at Garmin’s fitness division rose by 30 percent to $56 million, outpacing other businesses, in the first quarter ending on March 26. This is the first time that the Swiss group, which specializes in personal navigation devices, reports its fitness and outdoor activities separately. The fitness business was supported ...
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Woolrich Will Launch Technical Outdoor In 2013
Woolrich has announced a contract with an experienced design agency, n3twork, to collaborate in the development of a technical outdoor collection of outerwear, sportswear and accessories, due to be launched globally for the autumn of 2013. The company’s long-standing European partner, WP Lavori in Corso, will take care of its ...
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Vf’S Outdoor/Action Sport Sales Up By 16%
The Outdoor and Action Sports Coalition of VF Corporation increased first quarter sales by 16 percent to $788.2 million, with revenues in the Americas rising by 12 percent and international turnover up by 21 percent.The North Face and Vans, the division’s two largest brands, achieved global revenue growth of 17 ...
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Wolverine Posts A 16.1% Quarterly Increase
Wolverine World Wide increased its guidance for the present financial year after booking a record first quarter, driven by its outdoor and heritage business units. The U.S. footwear and apparel company now sees 2011 sales rising by 10.5-13.7 percent to $1.380-1.420 billion and fully diluted earnings per share (EPS) up ...
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The Åre Summit Gave Major Perspectives On The Future Of Outdoor Retailing
The Scandinavian Outdoor Summit organized by the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) in Åre last week turned into a packed and thought-provoking event, with nearly 300 industry people from 15 countries in attendance and an impressive line-up of speakers – including the chiefs of the two largest outdoor retailing groups in ...
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Mammut Is Up, But Faces Currency Problems
At first sight, the increase in turnover of Mammut Sports Group for 2010 looks quite moderate: MSG grew by 2.8 percent to 221.2 million Swiss francs (€168.8m-$241.4m). Talking to this publication, Rolf Schmid, the group’s chief executive, went into details to explain the small increase. The sale of the Toko ...
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Car Dealerships Sell Coleman In China
Kevin Zong, the new 32-year-old distributor of Coleman in China, has found an interesting and effective means of selling camping tents and other products of the American brand in the country, and he is willing to use it for other brands of outdoor products that may want to jump on ...
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Brazilian Outdoor And Running Shows Come Together
Held at different dates over the past three years, the two big consumer-oriented trade shows are going to be held simultaneously on Aug. 11-14 in the centrally located Ibirapuera park of São Paulo, where many locals stroll, run, bike and skate. Each featuring some 250 brands or exhibitors, they will ...
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Woolrich Wants A New Global Brand Strategy
Founded back in 1830, this well-known American brand of outdoor clothing has a great heritage, but its image has not been consistent around the world lately. Woolrich, which takes its name from the town where it is based in Pennsylvania, has decided to commission Jager di Paola Kemp Design (JKD), ...
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Black Diamond Chooses Patagonia Vet To Lead Gregory
Bill Kulczycki, president and chief executive of Filson apparel and luggage, has been chosen to be the new general manager and vice president of Gregory Mountain Products. Before joining Filson, he was with Patagonia for 28 years in roles such as vice president for product development, sales & marketing, international, ...
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Berghaus Greets Russia With Love
After its vast rollout in various Far East countries over the past two years, the British outdoor brand is eyeing now the Russian market. Berghaus has appointed LVB as its exclusive wholesaler to market the brand through existing retail customers and own single-brand stores.LVB is one of the two wholesale ...
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Steripen Begins Direct Presence In Europe
Hydro-Photon, the American company that sells the portable SteriPEN water purification system, set up a European office in the Netherlands last month to directly cover parts of the French and German markets, where it has not yet achieved a satisfactory level of penetration. Coupled with a third-party logistics center in ...
