All Outdoor articles – Page 18
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Vista Outdoor, which has decided to divest its Savage firearms...
Vista Outdoor, which has decided to divest its Savage firearms business, reported an organic sales decline of 7 percent in its first quarter ended on June 30. Sales of outdoor products fell by 19 percent to $222.0 million, and they were also down by 7 percent excluding the divested eyewear ...
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Tariffs weigh on Johnson Outdoors’ profits
Johnson Outdoors' earnings for its third fiscal quarter, ended on June 28, were hampered by the first round of new tariffs that were imposed by the U.S. on China last September amid the ongoing trade war between the two countries. The company's net income declined by 7.1 percent from the ...
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The European outdoor market fell by 1 percent in value...
The European outdoor market fell by 1 percent in value and by 0.5 percent in volume at the wholesale level in 2018, according to the European Outdoor Group, which gave a figure of €5.81 billion for the region. Sales declined in value by 0.9 percent in Germany but increased by ...
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The world's rugged outdoor footwear market rose by 6.8 percent...
The world’s rugged outdoor footwear market rose by 6.8 percent to €5.15 billion in 2018 in terms of dollars, according to an annual survey of key vendors conducted by the Outdoor Industry Compass in collaboration with Sporting Goods Intelligence. It rose by an estimated 6.1 percent in the U.S. and ...
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Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the French-based association based in Annecy,...
Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the French-based association based in Annecy, has appointed Benjamin Thaller as its new managing director. He replaces Anne Schott, who has left the organization to pursue other professional opportunities after 30 months in the role. Thaller was previously marketing director at Julbo and, prior to that, ...
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We liked the first OutDoor by Ispo fair because of...
We liked the first OutDoor by Ispo fair because of its atmosphere and its convenience. While using a lot of wood and cutting down on the use of paper in the name of sustainability, the open spaces did not place any brand in the foreground as at Ispo Munich, leading ...
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In an unusual move for an outdoor brand, Garmont was...
In an unusual move for an outdoor brand, Garmont was a main sponsor of a “football” event. The charity event “Notte dei Re,” the Italian for The Night of the Kings, which was held at the iconic Foro Italico in Rome on June 2, saw the participation of former football ...
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Ekosport, the French outdoor e-tailer, will open its fifth brick-and-mortar...
Ekosport, the French outdoor e-tailer, will open its fifth brick-and-mortar store this autumn, in the French city of Gap, according to reports in sport-guide.fr
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Nike has taken the Outdoor Grand Prix at the Cannes...
Nike has taken the Outdoor Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The jury for the French awards in communications, advertising and marketing was delighted with the “Dream Crazy” campaign that Nike put together with its longstanding ad agency, Wieden + Kennedy of Portland, Oregon. The ad ...
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Danny MacAskill, the mountain-biker known for combining urban and outdoor...
Danny MacAskill, the mountain-biker known for combining urban and outdoor styles, has signed a sponsorship deal with Adidas Outdoor. MacAskill has been wearing Adidas' Five Ten shoe brand for about a decade, but Adidas has decided to stop using the Five Ten brand name, and the athlete will now be ...
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The fifth edition of the annual Outdoor Business Days, scheduled...
The fifth edition of the annual Outdoor Business Days, scheduled for July 14-15 at Riva del Garda, Italy, will be renamed Outdoor & Running Business Days, as it will be extended to the running and watercraft segments. The event is mainly meant to allow Italian dealers to test new products ...
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Smartwool, a division of VF Outdoor, has pledged to support...
Smartwool, a division of VF Outdoor, has pledged to support Protect Our Winters (POW) Canada, a community of professional athletes and industry brands teaming up to address climate change issues across the outdoor community. The financial support from the brand is to help raise awareness of climate change as well ...
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Johnson Outdoors’ fishing segment recovers
After an 11 percent decline in the first quarter, Johnson Outdoors' sales of fishing equipment bounced back in the second fiscal quarter ended March 29, lifting the company's overall sales to $177.7 million – a 7 percent increase from the same quarter in 2018. The management said the increase reflected ...
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The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has announced Quiksilver as a...
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has announced Quiksilver as a new member of the organization. The addition of Quiksilver brings the total number of full EOG members to 104, plus 10 associate members. The EOG was founded in 2003 by 19 of the world's biggest outdoor brands, which recognized the ...
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On April 1, XXL Sports & Outdoor opened a new,...
On April 1, XXL Sports & Outdoor opened a new, 4,000-square-meter flagship store in the Gerngross department store in downtown Vienna, the fifth branch of the Norwegian chain in Austria. In addition to the new Vienna store, XXL Sports is already represented in Vösendorf, the Donau-Zentrum in Vienna, Linz, and ...
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Icebug claims to have become the first climate-positive outdoor shoe...
Icebug claims to have become the first climate-positive outdoor shoe company. After the summer of 2018, Icebug, which specializes in making shoes with a good grip, made the promise to be climate-positive by 2020. Since then, the issue has been a high priority for the company, which managed to achieve ...
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Fjällräven, the outdoor brand in Fenix' portfolio, will open two...
Fjällräven, the outdoor brand in Fenix' portfolio, will open two shops in France, one in Lyon, the other in Paris
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Powered by Peak Performance, outdoor lifts Amer’s results
The Outdoor segment of Amer Sports, which also includes winter sports equipment and sports instruments, had the strongest performance in the group during the critical fourth quarter. Segment sales grew by 14 percent in euros to €574.0 million and by 13 percent in local currencies, generating 6 percent higher adjusted ...
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Dermaltitude won the French Outdoor Award at Ispo Munich for...
Dermaltitude won the French Outdoor Award at Ispo Munich for its so-called hands-free sunscreen, with an innovative packaging that lets skiers benefit from a high-level sun protection while keeping their hands and gloves free of the product. It has a patented a rotating on/off system that prevents any leakage. Currently ...
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Mark Held, former secretary general of the European Outdoor Group,...
Mark Held, former secretary general of the European Outdoor Group, has become its new president, replacing Jon Jansen, general manager of Keen Footwear Europe. As of Jan. 1, the new secretary of the EOG is Arne Strate. At the EOG's annual assembly before Ispo Munich, the members agreed to expand ...
