News Briefs – Page 300
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Haglöfs has upgraded its website and expanded its online sales...
Haglöfs has upgraded its website and expanded its online sales from Sweden to Germany, Finland, Denmark and the U.K. The next online move for the Swedish outdoor brand is to launch its online business in Norway. Katarina Johansson, head of e-commerce at Haglöfs, said in a statement that the target ...
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Beijing Sanfo Outdoor Products reported increased losses in the third...
Beijing Sanfo Outdoor Products reported increased losses in the third quarter and the first nine months of this year, blaming higher costs for the organization of mega-events and youth outdoor projects, including the construction of outdoor camps in China, which required the importation of camp facilities from abroad. The Chinese ...
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Toread reported a 15 percent increase in operating revenues to...
Toread reported a 15 percent increase in operating revenues to 1,954.9 million yuan renmimbi (€267.5m-$283.8m) for the first nine months of this year, but they resulted in a 19.1 percent lower net profit of RMB 81.23 million (€11.2m-$11.9m). In the third quarter, revenues were up by 10.6 percent to RMB ...
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The European outdoor market rose by 5 percent at the...
The European outdoor market rose by 5 percent at the retail level in 2016 excluding snow sports, according to the NPD Group, and by 4 percent including that segment. NPD has also estimated that the global sporting goods market, including bicycles, advanced by 6 percent in terms of local currencies ...
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The U.K. High Court allowed protesters to continue to demonstrate...
The U.K. High Court allowed protesters to continue to demonstrate against Canada Goose because of its continued use of fur from coyotes in its outerwear. The Canadian firm had previously obtained an injunction from a lower court to limit the protests organized in front of its new flagship store on ...
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Nike has launched the first-ever women's collection from its ACG...
Nike has launched the first-ever women's collection from its ACG (all-conditions gear) division, a subsidiary line of Nike that produces innovative athletic apparel and sports gear for all weather conditions. The collection was launched in the U.S. on Dec. 8, and in Europe on Dec. 9. It will then be ...
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Lena Hoschek, an Austrian fashion designer, is cooperating with Dachstein...
Lena Hoschek, an Austrian fashion designer, is cooperating with Dachstein for the design of five outdoor shoe models for women that will be for sale from August 2018, priced between €220-280 for end consumers. They will be sold via Dachstein's sales network and a selection will also be on sale ...
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Eastpak is teaming up for the first time with Maison...
Eastpak is teaming up for the first time with Maison Kitsuné, the French label founded by Gildas Loaëc and Masaya Kuroki, on a capsule collection of travel bags and backpacks. The Maison Kitsuné X Eastpak collection features the iconic “Camo Fox” print of the French-Japanese brand on five Eastpak models. ...
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Columbia Sportswear has released three limited-edition, premium jackets inspired by...
Columbia Sportswear has released three limited-edition, premium jackets inspired by the clothing worn by three characters playing in the movie “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.” Called Echo Base like the secret base on their ice plant, Hoth, the collection has been on sale at select retail stores and on ...
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Costwold Outdoor has appointed Pat Divilly as its brand ambassador...
Costwold Outdoor has appointed Pat Divilly as its brand ambassador in Ireland, Divilly's home country. The world traveller, author, high-performance coach and corporate speaker will be involved in talks and events at Cotswold Outdoors' local stores. In addition, the partnership will take him on his next expedition on Feb. 10-28, ...
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Ispo will organize the first Ispo Munich Night Run on...
Ispo will organize the first Ispo Munich Night Run on Jan. 27. The 5 or 10-km trail run contest will start at 6 pm on the eve of the trade show in Munich's Olympia Park. Paying €20 for snacks, drinks and medical coverage, the participants will receive a certificate and ...
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Next year's European Outdoor Summit (EOS) will run on Sept....
Next year's European Outdoor Summit (EOS) will run on Sept. 19 and 20. As previously reported, it will be held in Malmö, Sweden, and it will be organized in partnership with the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), which was already responsible for the first EOS in Stockholm four years ago. It ...
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Downlite, the U.S.-based specialist in down processing, will be introducing...
Downlite, the U.S.-based specialist in down processing, will be introducing new down-fill products and sustainability initiatives at the forthcoming 2018 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market and the Ispo trade show. Among the new products is a new certified re/charged down based on the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) which is said to ...
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Arc'teryx has announced that it would donate all proceeds from...
Arc'teryx has announced that it would donate all proceeds from online sales conducted in the U.S. on Nov. 28 to the Conservation Alliance's Public Lands Defence Fund. The date of Nov. 28 marks the so-called Giving Tuesday, celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the Black Friday ...
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Ibex, an American producer of woollen outdoor apparel, is planning...
Ibex, an American producer of woollen outdoor apparel, is planning to shut down, according to SNews. It has already laid off more than half of its 40 employees. Its assets have been taken over to place them in liquidation. After its takeover in 2010 by a private equity firm, North ...
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Amer Sports has substituted a €150 million credit facility with...
Amer Sports has substituted a €150 million credit facility with a five-year, €200 million amendment and replacement of its revolving credit line. Amer has also received notification that Allianz Global Investors has a stake of 5.01 percent in the Finnish-based group.
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Bruno Sälzer, supervisory board chairman at Amer Sports, has told...
Bruno Sälzer, supervisory board chairman at Amer Sports, has told Handelsblatt that the Finnish group wants to grow through organic expansion as well as acquisitions, for which it has “a few hundred million” euros at its disposal. The company owns 12 brands, and its latest acquisition was Armada, the U.S. ...
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Deckers Brands, the parent company of Teva and Hoka One...
Deckers Brands, the parent company of Teva and Hoka One One, announced that it will make room for two new independent directors, replacing two who are retiring from its board. Marcato Capital Management, the activist investor that has been criticizing the company's management, asking to sell all the group's brands ...
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Rocky Brands has sold Creative Recreation to a private equity...
Rocky Brands has sold Creative Recreation to a private equity firm, the Global Investment Group, at undisclosed conditions. Rocky had bought this brand of casual shoes in 2013 for $11 million in an effort to diversify beyond the outdoor, work and military boot businesses. It has now decided to concentrate ...
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Amer Sports is repurchasing up to 10,000 of its own...
Amer Sports is repurchasing up to 10,000 of its own shares until next March 7. Meanwhile, Bruno Sälzer, who was elected chairman of the board last March, has been buying shares in the company as well.
