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Yann Tschumi has been appointed chief executive of Compressport International,...
Yann Tschumi has been appointed chief executive of Compressport International, the Swiss producer of compression garments for running and other activities. He will work closely with Sylvain Laur, president and founder of the company. Tschumi spent the last six years as vice president of sales for Rip Curl in Europe ...
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Arena has signed a sponsorship deal with Farida Osman, whom...
Arena has signed a sponsorship deal with Farida Osman, whom the Association of National Olympic Committees has called the “Best Female Athlete from Africa.” Born in the U.S. but raised in Cairo, Osman was a synchronized swimmer before she began racing. In 2007, at the age of 12, she won ...
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Puma has introduced a limited-edition “Attack Pack” of its One...
Puma has introduced a limited-edition “Attack Pack” of its One and Future 2.1 football boots, made for the most attacking players. The special camouflage versions feature a so-called “Digi-camo” graphic in green/white/black on the outsole, designed to confuse and disrupt opponents on the pitch, the brand explained. The Attack Pack ...
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The non-profit Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) attests that the Oberalp...
The non-profit Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) attests that the Oberalp Group, parent company of the Salewa, Dynafit and Wild Country outdoor brands, carefully considers its choice of suppliers and systematically monitors their working conditions. In September, the FWF awarded “Leader” status to the South Tyrolean company. This status is conferred ...
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The Austrian-based Löffler brand of sports clothing has been awarded...
The Austrian-based Löffler brand of sports clothing has been awarded the state prize for innovation for its so-called “hotBOND technology,” which allows the ultrasonic welding of parts into a garment. Reflecting points can now be incorporated in these welded joints in order to provide more safety for athletes. The Austrian ...
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W.L. Gore won three Gear of the Year Awards from...
W.L. Gore won three Gear of the Year Awards from the Runner's World magazine. The three products are its Gore-Tex Invisible Fit Footwear and its Gore R7 Gore-Tex ShakeDry hooded jacket and stretch jacket. Earlier this year, the Gore C7 Gore-Tex ShakeDry stretch jacket had already received a similar award ...
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Markus Huber has passed away
Markus Huber, the kind and witty German journalist who helped us to launch The Outdoor Industry Compass ten years ago, died on Nov. 8 at a hospital in Nuremberg after a long and serious illness. He was only 47 years old. A memorial service will be held for him on ...
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Hans Dohrmann has been placed at the head of Internetstores,...
Hans Dohrmann has been placed at the head of Internetstores, the online sport retailing platform owned by the Signa Sports Group. He replaces Christian Bubenheimer, who spent only six months in the post. Dohrmann was the founder of a Swiss e-bike specialist, M-Way, which he ran under the ownership of ...
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Markus Hefter, who has been in charge of Ispo Munich...
Markus Hefter, who has been in charge of Ispo Munich for the past ten years, has become personally responsible also for the new OutDoor by Ispo fair as exhibition group director. He had already served as outdoor project director for Ispo between January 2006 and October 2008. Hefter reports to ...
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Visitors to the next edition of Ispo Beijing, which will...
Visitors to the next edition of Ispo Beijing, which will celebrate its 15th anniversary at a new venue on Jan. 16-19, will be offered a two-day guided tour of ski resorts in preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. The E-Commerce Matchmaking Program and the Asia Pacific Snow Conference will ...
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United By Blue has raised a Series A financing round,...
United By Blue has raised a Series A financing round, led by Emil Capital Partners with participation from CircleUp, Golda Darty, Connected VC, and Patient Capital Collaborative, among others. United By Blue, based in Philadelphia, is known for its outdoor sustainable products that support ocean and waterway conservation. For every ...
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Globeride, the owner of the Daiwa brand and the Japanese...
Globeride, the owner of the Daiwa brand and the Japanese distributor of Prince, reported a 69 percent decline in comprehensive net income to ¥738 million (€5.7m-$6.6m) in the first half ended on Sept. 30, due to a negative currency swing of about ¥2.2 billion. Sales edged up by one percent ...
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The Brazilian e-tailer Netshoes has reported a net loss of...
The Brazilian e-tailer Netshoes has reported a net loss of 136.4 million Brazilian reais (€31.9m-$36.5m) for the third quarter of this year, roughly triple the net loss reported a year ago. Sales for the period were down 3 percent to R$ 417.8 million (€97.8m-$111.7m), while the gross margin shrank fourfold ...
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The Bright show, regarded as the leading European trade show...
The Bright show, regarded as the leading European trade show for streetwear, sneakers and skateboarding, which was acquired by the Premium Group in July 2015 and is held at the Arena Berlin fairgrounds, will not take place next January. According to the organizers of the show, the break will be ...
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Rapha has set up a partnership with Wiggle, the British...
Rapha has set up a partnership with Wiggle, the British online and offline cycling retailer that has since merged with Chain Reaction Cycles. Certain items from Rapha's Core, Classic and Pro Team collections already appear on the Wiggle website. The partnership's stated purpose is to eliminate redundancies at Rapha's London ...
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The Puig brothers, who own Gregal Sport, have purchased a...
The Puig brothers, who own Gregal Sport, have purchased a stake in Representaciones Fusfor, the distributor of Fusalp in Spain, Portugal and Andorra. Led by a renowned sporting goods industry figure, Xavi Riba, Fusfor was founded in 2010 specifically to distribute Fusalp on the Iberian Peninsula. Gregal Sport is the ...
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Sportamore is launching a new business model and technical platform,...
Sportamore is launching a new business model and technical platform, involving Adidas as its first strategic partner. The idea behind the Swedish online sports retailer's new platform is to enable suppliers to sell and deliver goods directly from their own warehouse to consumers via Sportamore's customer interface, starting with a ...
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UYN has launched a global marketing campaign on Eurosport, featuring...
UYN has launched a global marketing campaign on Eurosport, featuring the biathlon star Dorothea Wierer. It is sponsoring the ski teams of Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Norway, Russia and Slovenia as well as the Slovak biathlon team. UYN, which stands for Unleash Your Nature, is the new brand of functional ...
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In reporting its results for the third quarter, Canadian Tire...
In reporting its results for the third quarter, Canadian Tire said that Helly Hansen, the company that it recently acquired, had sales of 181.7 million Canadian dollars (€120.3m-$137.8m) during the period, of which C$ 25.2 million (€16.7m-$19.1m) were generated in Canada and C$ 156.5 million (€103.7m-$118.7m) in the rest of ...
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Keen has opened a new product distribution center in Sheperdsville,...
Keen has opened a new product distribution center in Sheperdsville, Kentucky. The 300,000-square-foot “Fan Engagement Center,” as the company has called the facility, is said to have the capacity to process 30 percent to 50 percent more daily volume than the company's previous distribution facility. The center, which was inaugurated ...
