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Patagonia has opened its seventh Italian store at 41 via...
Patagonia has opened its seventh Italian store at 41 via Feltrina Nuova in Montebelluna. The shop has an area of 250 square meters, called Community Lab, which is placed by the brand at the disposal of associations and other organizations that promote sustainable business models. Patagonia notes that it supports ...
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Recco has developed a user-friendly training package for salespeople on...
Recco has developed a user-friendly training package for salespeople on the shop floor to explain its avalanche-rescue system to their customers. It consists of a quick guide, a seven-point list and four videos that describe the benefits of being searchable. The company notes that Recco reflectors are now integrated in ...
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Arc'teryx is opening its first French flagship in Chamonix, the...
Arc'teryx is opening its first French flagship in Chamonix, the famous skiing resort in the Haute-Savoie department. The store will be operated in partnership with Jean-François Coquoz, a local retailer. The 100-square-meter store is located at 306 rue Paccard, in the center of the French town. The move is part ...
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China will overtake the U.S. to become the world's biggest...
China will overtake the U.S. to become the world's biggest retail market in 2016, with estimated total sales of $4.886 trillion, compared with $4.823 trillion for the U.S., according to Emarketer. The New York-based research firm added that China will remain the world's largest retail e-commerce market, with sales forecast ...
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A new study released by just-style.com estimates that the global...
A new study released by just-style.com estimates that the global outdoor performance apparel industry will grow by 20 percent to 2020. The strongest growth should take place in the expanding markets of China, India and parts of Southeast Asia. It may also grow fast in Mexico and parts of South ...
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Lower sales logged for its Bogs and Nunn Bush brands...
Lower sales logged for its Bogs and Nunn Bush brands caused Weyco Group's revenues to dip by 13.0 percent in the third quarter to $79.1 million. This came after three consecutive quarters of weak results for this brand of boots, following many seasons of strong growth. The company blamed a ...
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The U.S. Defense Department is proposing legislation to the U.S....
The U.S. Defense Department is proposing legislation to the U.S. Congress that would make it mandatory to provide athletic footwear that is 100 percent made in the U.S. to recruits for their initial training, in compliance with the Berry Amendment. New Balance can already do that. Wolverine Worldwide is adding ...
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President Barack Obama has signed the Outdoor REC Act into...
President Barack Obama has signed the Outdoor REC Act into law, following its unanimous passage in both chambers of the U.S. Congress. It provides for the outdoor recreation economy to be appraised and counted as part of the national GDP. The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), which lobbied strongly for the ...
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Lestra, a French manufacturer of bedding and high-performance sleeping bags,...
Lestra, a French manufacturer of bedding and high-performance sleeping bags, is launching its second line of outdoor clothing in natural wool this winter, using biodegradable materials, under the Lestra Outdoor label. It has been developed with the help of a specialized technical design studio, Jonathan & Fletcher, that has also ...
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A couple of Austrian start-ups have won the Ispo Brandnew...
A couple of Austrian start-ups have won the Ispo Brandnew Awards for 2017 by developing innovative outdoor products. One of them is Startraveller Equipment, the company that launched earlier this year the Flying Tent, a multifunctional pop-up tent that opens up in only seven seconds and that can also be ...
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We already reported on Royal Robbins' new commitment to the...
We already reported on Royal Robbins' new commitment to the European market in August 2015 (Compass Vol. 8 – N° 16-17 of Aug. 17, 2015). The American brand has developed a complete new range of PCI-free winter clothing for the European market that will be presented for the first time ...
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Thule got the Europe Design Award in Milan a few...
Thule got the Europe Design Award in Milan a few days ago for its Urban Glide sport stroller. In the first edition of the contest, the other prizes went to Alessi for an espresso machine, Ducati for its XDiavel bicycle and Escofet for a bicycle rack. The Design Europe Awards ...
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Columbia Sportswear has announced a new collaboration with Lucasfilm for...
Columbia Sportswear has announced a new collaboration with Lucasfilm for the release of a limited-edition Star Wars jacket collection. This is the first time the outdoor brand has released a movie merchandise. The three jackets in the collection are inspired by “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” the new Star ...
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The North Face (TNF) has unveiled what it claims to...
The North Face (TNF) has unveiled what it claims to be the first outdoor apparel prototype in the world to feature synthetic spider silk. The Moon Parka is the result of a collaboration between Spiber, a Japanese biotech startup, and TNF Japan (Goldwin). The jacket is made with Omonos, Spiber's ...
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The organizers of Ispo Munich are inviting innovative and independent...
The organizers of Ispo Munich are inviting innovative and independent individuals to be part of the jury that will select the winners of the 2016 Ispo Awards. Outdoor is one of the four categories.
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We reported in the last issue that Emerald Expositions, organizer...
We reported in the last issue that Emerald Expositions, organizer of the summer and winter markets of the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City, had invited suppliers of paddlesports and other water sports equipment to exhibit at a new Summer Expo of outdoor products that would be held in ...
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Ispo is launching a market introduction program (MIP) for Europe...
Ispo is launching a market introduction program (MIP) for Europe on Feb. 4-7, before and during the upcoming Ispo Munich. It comes after the MIP in China, which started in 2008 and is still organized twice a year at Ispo Beijing and Ispo Shanghai to help brands find distribution partners ...
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MSR, the specialist in outdoor water filtration and purification solutions,...
MSR, the specialist in outdoor water filtration and purification solutions, has announced it has donated more than 100,000 of its Aquatabs disinfection tablets to the Haitian Health Foundation to help Haitians cope with the consequences of hurricane Matthew. The company had already donated 100 community chlorine makers, which have been ...
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CORRECTIONS: Like his predecessor, Steve Meineke, Casey Sheahan is the...
CORRECTIONS: Like his predecessor, Steve Meineke, Casey Sheahan is the new president of Keen Footwear, not its CEO – Bradshaw Taylor is not the European distributor of Icebreaker, but only its agent for the U.K., Denmark, Greenland and Finland.
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Canada Goose would like to go public sometime in 2017....
Canada Goose would like to go public sometime in 2017. Bain Capital, which acquired a majority stake in the Canadian company three years ago, is said to be seeking a valuation of $2 billion in the planned initial public offering. Credit Suisse, the Canadian Imperial Bank and Goldman Sachs have ...
