Recent Issues

Below are the headlines of some recent issues

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 32 - August 8th 2008
KORS 2008
Berghaus appoint Matt Kemp - open new flagship store in London
Half year results from Amer Sports
ITC denies Crocs patent violation claimt
UGG continues to drive Deckers sales

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 31 - August 5th 2008
Ellis Brigham open 2 London stores
Decathlon launch UK expansion
Brasher sales increase
SealSkinz grow
Columbia Sportswear Q2 sales fall 3%
Mountan Hardwear sales up 20%

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 30 - July 21st 2008
European outdoor market grows 3.35%
OutDoor attendance up 12%
Blacks Group sales fall 5.4%
The North Face report 40% sales growth
Keen opens European headquarters

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 29 - July 11th 2008
Paul Casey steps down at K2
Sport Direct sales fall 6.5%
Tecnica targets growth in outdoor footwear
Garmont SpA acquires Garmont NA
Haglofs sales grow 4%

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 28 - June 26th 2008
Slide remains in Manchester
MBC to distribute OR
Multimat expands into North America
Smartwool founder returns to market
Horny Toad acquire Nau

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 27 - June 18th 2008
Deuter sales increase
Interview with Hans Falkenburg
Quiksilver reports Q2 increase                                          Raichle footwear rebranded Mammut                 
Columbia open own stores
GoLite footwear relaunch  

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 26 - June 3rd 2008
Blacks reveal disappointing results                               New appointments at AMG                                       Lafuma acquires Eider  

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 25 - May 22nd 2008
Regatta report 32% increase
GoLite appoint MCS                                                       
JJB Sports Q1 sales fall 8.3%                                      Head report 7.5% increase in Q1 sales                      Patagonia exits paddlesports  

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 24 - May 9th 2008
Lowe Alpine sacs sales growth
AMG launches new service division                           Amer Sports sales down 4.9%                                 

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 23 - April 28th 2008
Mammut acquires Outdoor Elements
Ultimate Outdoors buys planetFear                              Results from JD Sports, JJB Sports, VF Corp, Deckers & Jarden                                                            
                 
OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 22 - April 25th 2008
Go Outdoors secures £18m expansion fund
Mountain Boot Co restructure              
                     Jack Wolfskin sales grow 21%
Columbia Sportswear report 3% increase                Lafuma Group report flat first-half sales               
Timberland drop GoLite and Mion footwear

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 21 - April 9th 2008
Richard Gundle leaves Field & Trek
Simon Roberts returns to Berghaus            
                     Blacks management shakeup
TNF launch equipment workshop
Mammut Sports Group sales increase 7.5%

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 20 - March 31st 2008
Management buyout at Yeomans

Scout Association launch not-for-profit website
              Blacks targets growth through acquisition
Mike Lynskey re-joins Timberland
Rab enters southern hemisphere           
                  Management buyout at Gregory

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 19 - March 12th 2008
Blacks investigates £2m discrepancy at Sandcity
Regatta launch £0.5m ad campaign                                 
Columbia Sportswear pulls out of Blacks
Allan Wynne joins Snugpak
Sports Direct will meet market expectations

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 18 - March 12th 2008
Blacks reveals new store format
Berghaus in Japan           
                                                 Macpac continues to supply the UK
Quiksilver reports 14% 1st quarter rise
Columbia realigns Montrail under Mountain Hardwear
Summer ispo cancelled

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 17 - February 29th 2008
OIA reveals plans
Craghoppers announce record year                               
Blacks suppliers summit
Head reports €11.2m loss
Mouton Noir completes acquisition of Macpac        

Deckers 2007 revenues up 47.5%
Fenix Outdoor sales rise 13.7%
eVent to open new factoty

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 16 - February 18th 2008
SNEWS survey
Sutton leaves Eurotech                                                 
TK Maxx to open in Kensington High Street
Spyder acquires Cloudveil
Amer Sports reports 28% fall in wintersports division
VF's outdoor coalition up 28%
REI report 13.5% increase
Timberland net income falls 33.4%
Management buyout at Prana

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 15 - February 5th 2008
OutDoor stays in Friedrichshafen
Wolverine to restructure UK operations
Snow+Rock to open in Dublin
Ashley takes 80% stake in Universal Cycles
Columbia Sportswear sales up 5.3%
Macpac sold
Bill Hartrampf takes over as President Deuter USA
Merrell lifts Wolverine to another record year

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 14 - January 23th 2008
Gelert acquires Cool Brands
Anatom appointed European distributors of Teko socks
Blacks/Millets pull out of Outdoor Show
Outdoori retail survey part III travel clothing and rucsacs

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 13 - January 18th 2008
Caution price rises ahead
Mixed results from Blacks Leisure
Rab to open US office
Quiksilver revises Q1 guidance: Rossignol sale possible
Arc'teryx appoint new European Brand Manager
Outdoori retail survey part II waterproofs and base layer

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 12 - January 11th 2008
High Street slow down
Hawkshead appoints Richard Utting as brand director
Amer Sports to close French ski production
UK snowsports market valued at €195m according to new report
VF raises growth targets
Outdoori retail survey part 1

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 11 - December 20th 2007
Keen appoint Bradshaw Taylor as UK distributor
OIA annouce strategic plans
Sales fall at Sports Direct
Ashley sells Original Shoe Company
Quiksilver reports Q4 loss
Amer Sports changes segment reporting
Lafuma results
Outdoori UK suppliers survey part II

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 10 - December 7th 2007
2007 annual review
Berghaus global brand, global product, global reach
Nevisport reopens stores
Mintel report predicts downturn in camping
Outdoori UK suppliers survey part I

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 9 - November 29th 2007
Rohan returms to private ownership to close wholesale division
Mike Ashley takes 24.9% stake in Sweatshop
Amer Sports to reorganise its winter and outdoor divisions

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 8 - November 22nd 2007
Mitiska sells stake in Cotswold, AS Adventure and Bever Zwerfsport to Lion Capital
Leading UK outdor retailer for sale
Blacks appoints new CEO
Columbia Sportswear appoints new European General Manager
Columbia Sportswear drops Gore-Tex
Sales up 12.6% at Fenix Outdoor
Bergans opens German subsidiary
EOG to conduct European retail survey
Outdoori UK outdoor employment and remuneration survey

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 7 - November 8th 2007
Snow+Rock acquires Cycle Surgery
Vango sign exclusive deal with Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
planetFear sold                                                             
Keith Byrne moves to Italy
Quiksilver sells Cleveland Golf - Is Rossignol next?
Deckers sales up 57%
Timberland sales fall 14%

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 6 - October 26th 2007
Blacks Group reports 3% increase in sales
calls off sale of Freespirit
Amer Sports 3Q sales fall 5%
Columbia Sportswear's European sales drop 17%
VF Corp's Outdoor Coalition sales up 22%
New appointments at Wolverine

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 5 - October 17th 2007
Trespass acquire Nevisport
Berghaus appoints new distributor in Germany
Alastair Langdon steps down as Managing Director of Gelert
Bradshaw Taylor renews Mountain Hardwear and Icebreaker distribution agreements
Stoneleigh Tent Show opens up
Snow+Rock celebrate 25th anniversary
Lafuma full year sales up 2.7%

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 4 - October 8th 2007
Latest on Nevisport
Blacks continues search for new CEO
PlanetFear goes into administration
Timberland to acquire UK distribution rights to SmartWool
Latest results from JJB, JD Sports and Halfords
Timberland cut forecast by 5%

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 3 - September 24th 2007
AS Adventure acquires Bever Zwerfsport
Has Mike Ashley acquired Nevisport?

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 2 - September 18th 2007
Ski Industry Report 2007
Salomon moves to new Amer UK HQ
Fat Face sales up 38%
Quiksilver reports $7.9m loss
Is Rossignol for sale?
Mammut forecasts growth
Columbia loses European general manager

OUTDOORi Vol 13 No 1 - September 5th 2007
Stoneleigh Tent Show
Pressure on Blacks
Berghaus signs Korean licence agreement
Roger Southcott to leave OIA
1st half sales down at Amer Sports
Martin Nordin new CEO at Fenix Outdoor
New appointments at Jack Wolfskin
Jarden completes acquisition of K2
Retail Report part II

OUTDOORi Vol 12 No 27 - August 10th 2007
Regatta acquires Hawkshead











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