All Outdoor articles – Page 18
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Odlo, the Swiss outdoor brand, has launched a new marketing...
Odlo, the Swiss outdoor brand, has launched a new marketing campaign. While Odlo worked in the past mainly with top athletes when launching new campaigns, the company has now decided to work with a TV star, Daniel Aminati. He is known for his fitness program, which attracts a lot of ...
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Vista Outdoor's management indicated that it will likely sell its...
Vista Outdoor's management indicated that it will likely sell its Savage brand of firearms before the planned divestiture of its sports protection unit, which includes Giro, Bell and Blackburn. As previously reported, it has already signed an agreement for the sale of Bollé, Cébé and Serengeti to an investment fund, ...
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Record sales and earnings for Johnson Outdoors
Thanks to strong sales of warm-weather outdoor recreation products, Johnson Outdoors posted record profits and sales for its third fiscal quarter ended June 29. In particular, the company said it recorded unprecedented growth in its flagship fishing brands, which it attributed to a focus on consumer-driven innovation.Total revenues jumped by ...
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Hubert Schöffel, a pioneer of the outdoor industry, died at...
Hubert Schöffel, a pioneer of the outdoor industry, died at the age of 88 on Aug. 8. He played a major role at the German family-owned producer of outdoor and ski clothing, which recently celebrated 50 years in the outdoor sector. Hubert Schöffel ran the family business for three decades. ...
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XXL Sports & Outdoor plans to open its fourth Austrian...
XXL Sports & Outdoor plans to open its fourth Austrian store on 4,000 sqm. in the autumn in the Seiersberg shopping mall near Graz
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Outdoor synergies in the Rossignol Group
Raidlight-Vertical, the French outdoor company that the Rossignol Group bought in 2016, launched a highly technical trail running shoe for the spring/summer 2019 season based on a cooperation with the Italian R&D office of Lange in Montebelluna, one of the ski boot brands of the group. The new shoe, which ...
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The new Outdoor by Ispo show in Munich, which will...
The new Outdoor by Ispo show in Munich, which will take the place of the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen, will occupy nine halls on the eastern side of the main fairgrounds. It will be divided into three segments: Core Outdoor, Outdoor Plus and X Industries. The third segment will be ...
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Garmin performs well in outdoor and fitness
Driven by growth in the outdoor, fitness, aviation and marine segments, Garmin's sales for the first quarter were up by 11 percent from the year-ago quarter to $711 million. In particular, the outdoor and fitness segments delivered double-digit revenue growth, driven by their wearables.Sales in Garmin's so-called outdoor segment jumped ...
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Fishing lifts Johnson Outdoor's sales
A strong performance by new products released in its fishing segment helped Johnson Outdoors post double-digit growth in sales for its second fiscal quarter ended March 30.The management said its focus on consumer-driven innovation drove growth. However, it added that the negative impact on distribution channels from tough market conditions ...
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Newell may get out of the outdoor sector
The proxy fight for Newell Brands' control is over, but there is strong speculation among financial analysts that the new board of directors that will come out of it will authorize the divestiture of Coleman, Marmot Mountain, Pure Fishing, Shakespeare and other brands in its outdoor group. These brands previously ...
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Vista Outdoor’s shares tumble as it lets go of several brands
Shares of Vista Outdoor tumbled by 13.1 percent after the company issued a weak outlook for the coming year and announced plans to divest a number of brands, including Vista's Sports Protection brands, such as Bell, Giro and Blackburn, Jimmy Styks paddle boards and Savage and Stevens firearms. The management ...
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Kathmandu, the New Zealand outdoor brand and retailer, has agreed...
Kathmandu, the New Zealand outdoor brand and retailer, has agreed to take over Oboz Footwear, the U.S. outdoor footwear brand, for $60.0 million in cash and an earn-out of up to $15 million, as a means to expand its footwear and international sales. Established in Montana in 2007, Oboz generates ...
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Outdoor sales boost Garmin's results
Driven by its outdoor segment and its Fenix line of watches featuring Garmin Elevate wrist heart-rate technology, Garmin's sales for the 13-week fourth quarter ended Dec. 30 went up by 3 percent to $888 million from the year-ago quarter, which had 14 weeks. For the full financial year, the company's ...
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The new Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show in Denver was...
The new Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show in Denver was described as a success because of the venue and the complementarity of the two segments. Hosting more than 1,000 brands, it drew more than 29,000 visitors including 7,500 “verified” retail buyers from 60 countries. That was more than the sum ...
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The OutDoor show will move to Munich from 2019, but...
Messe München, the organizer of the Ispo shows in Munich, Beijing and Shanghai, won a clear majority of more than 65 percent of the votes cast by the members of the European Outdoor Group (EOG) in the contest for the future venue of the OutDoor show, starting in the summer ...
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Scandic Outdoor has expanded its top management with the promotion...
Scandic Outdoor has expanded its top management with the promotion of Jesper Rodig as joint chief executive, joining Jan Molander in the position. Rodig has been working since 2008 for the German company, which distributes many Scandinavian brands such as Baffin, Nokian, Sätila and Woolpower. He has been handling sales, ...
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The Scandinavian Village is heading to the Outdoor Retailer +...
The Scandinavian Village is heading to the Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show in Denver at the end of this month, with eight participating companies. The village has become a familiar sight at Ispo Munich and at the OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen, since it was launched by the Scandinavian Outdoor Group ...
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New products boost Johnson Outdoors
Johnson Outdoors posted double-digit sales growth for its fourth fiscal quarter ended Sept. 29, driven by strong demand for new products in the fishing and diving divisions, which more than offset lower sales in the camping and recreational watercraft segments. The group's total revenues jumped by 22.5 percent from the ...
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Lee Young, the long-time project leader of the Asia Outdoor...
Lee Young, the long-time project leader of the Asia Outdoor fair in Nanjing, is taking responsibility also for the Asia Bike, which will take place simultaneously from June 28 to July 1, 2018 in the Chinese city. More in The Outdoor Industry Compass.
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The European Outdoor Group has formally started inviting applications for...
The European Outdoor Group has formally started inviting applications for the position of secretary general, which has been filled until now by Mark Held. The candidate should have a minimum of ten years of experience in the wider outdoor sector, among other prerequisites. More in our Outdoor Industry Compass.
