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New Agreement Between The Eog And Fesi
The European Outdoor Group recently signed a letter of cooperation with the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi), providing for timely updates by the Brussels-based organization on any new European regulations that may be relevant for the work of the Standards and Regulations Committee of the EOG’s Sustainability ...
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A.S. Adventure, Cabela’S And Jack Wolfskin Move Into France
In different ways, all these three big foreign players are making their first forays into the big French market, where the national champion in the category, the Au Vieux Campeur chain, is still the only major specialty outdoor retailer that has managed to reach a leadership position, in spite of ...
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Fourth Quarter Helps Lafuma Results
Groupe Lafuma reports that its sales declined by 3.8 percent to €245.2 million for the year ended Sept. 30. Big drops of 10.1 percent to €83.3 million at the Lafuma brand and by 10.3 percent to €23.3 million at Le Chameau more than compensated for a 0.4 percent increase at ...
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The North Face And Vans Set Pace For Vf
The North Face and Vans, with 17 percent and 19 percent sales increases, respectively, led VF Corporation to record third-quarter sales and earnings, with revenues up by 7 percent to $2,213.2 million and net income up by 12 percent to $243.3 million for the three months ended Sept. 30. ...
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Zamberlan Enjoys International Growth
Zamberlan, the Italian high-end boot company owned by the family with the same name, projects a meaty increase in turnover and sales for the outgoing year. Fabio Miotto, a former manager at Tecnica and Crispi and head of sales at Zamberlan since 2008, told this publication that the company will ...
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A New Heavyweight In Scandinavian Distribution
Yet another weighty Scandinavian outdoor distribution group was formed two months ago with the launch of Wenaas Sport og Fritid, which regroups several distribution units in Norway and Sweden. The company should reach sales of about 300 million Norwegian crowns (€36.9m-$51.0m) this year, most of them coming from Norway. ...
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Columbia Improves Resultsdespite Sourcing Problems
Capacity constraints in the Far East forced Columbia Sportswear to resort to air freight to respond to the strong demand in the U.S. for its products in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, lowering its profit margins, and they affected its sales in Europe and Canada. Nevertheless, the group’s ...
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Tomtom Claims Higher Market Shares
TomTom NV, the maker of GPS devices, had a 3 percent increase in revenues to €375 million for the third quarter. The Dutch company said it grew market share significantly in both in Europe and the U.S., but profits fell by more than a third due largely to the ...
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Salewa Invests In Marketing And In China
The Italian outdoor brand is about to establish its business in China. Salewa has inked a licensing and distribution deal with Beijing-based Inspiration Outdoor Trading. The two men behind this company are Yun Li, the chief executive, and Robson Iu, business development director. Li is a retailer who has operated ...
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China Issues Hurt Lacrosse
LaCrosse Footwear reported a 7.6 percent sales drop to $37.7 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 25, as slow growth to outdoor markets could not make up for a drop in military sales. The company also said that capacity constraints in China prevented it from fulfilling a significant number ...
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Ortovox Wins Over Mammut In A Patent Infringement Case
An appeal court in Düsseldorf, Germany, has ruled that Mammut’s product “Pulse Barryvox” infringes the patents held by Ortovox under the German patent number DE 10 2004 027314. According to Mammut, the court’s ruling applies only to the German market and has no impact on other countries. The Swiss company ...
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Kayland’S Parent Considers Oem Production Of Hiking Boots
Novation, the Montebelluna-based manufacturer of hiking and other boots, projects a sales increase from €55 million in 2009 to €60 million for the current year. The share of its own boot brands, however, is just €35 million, whereas the other €25 million comes from its other business unit, Novation Tech, ...
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Work Footwear Gives A Boost To Rocky Brands
Rocky Brands reported a sales increase of 12.3 percent to $74.8 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, with increases of 12 percent for the Georgia Boot brand and 54 percent for the Rocky brand, partly offset by a 35 percent drop for the licensed Dickies brand. Net income ...
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The Outdoor Sports Valley Wants To Develop Better Managers
Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the association of outdoor and winter sports companies gravitating around the French city of Annecy, which organized the first European Outdoor Forum a few days ago, has decided to develop three university-level courses for managers in the sector, in partnership with various educational institutes. The courses ...
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Bergans Is Restarting Its Business In North Western Europe
Bergans of Norway is pursuing its investments in international markets by searching for country managers in the Netherlands, Belgium and the U.K. The Norwegian brand is putting an end this week to its contract with RA Company, its agent for the Benelux countries, while it will be starting from scratch ...
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Amer Grows On The Back Of Salomon
Salomon’s apparel and footwear drove a robust increase in sales at Amer Sports for the third quarter. This was supported by nearly all of the Finnish company’s other units, with the exception of tennis. Amer Sports’ sales were up by 14 percent to €466.9 million for the quarter, equivalent to ...
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Aku Is Riding High
As reported in the last issue of The Compass, the Italian company has decided to repatriate the manufacturing of the higher end of its line from Romania to its factory in Montebelluna. Aku’s momentous decision came as the company is in line to book an increase of about 30 percent ...
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Visions Were On Top Of The Agenda Of The European Outdoor Forum
More than 120 officials from over 80 companies were among the 200-plus spectators at the European Outdoor Forum held in Annecy in mid-October, which was organized by the Outdoor Sports Valley together with the European Outdoor Group. The Outdoor Industry Compass and Sporting Goods Intelligence Europe were among the sponsors ...
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Tog 24 Is Eyeing Markets Outside The U.K.
Tog 24, a British outdoor and ski apparel brand sold chiefly in the company’s 45 stores in the U.K., has issued a global wholesale license to Shoreditch Design, which should lead to its launch in Europe. The licensee is a fully owned subsidiary of Surfanic, which already has a network ...
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Vertical’S New Parent Puts Shoes On
Raidlight, the French specialist in trail running apparel and hydration packs, is preparing to launch a footwear range, to be introduced to the trade in July. This is part of the diversification started by the company, which already led to its move into trekking with the acquisition of Vertical from ...
