Recent Issues

Below are the headlines of some recent issues

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OUTDOOR i Vol 17 No 9 - January 16 2012
Blacks
to close 100 stores
What next for Yeomans having acquired Gelert?
Howies management buyback
Bergans establishes US subsidiary
Wolverine cuts full year forecast
New appointments at Lowe Alpine,  Patagonia, Dale of Norway, Lyon Equipment and AMG Group
Company profile on JD Sports
UK retail survey part 1

OUTDOOR i Vol 17 No 8 - January 5 2012
JD Sports
enters the frame to acquire Blacks
Jeff Lowe
joins Lowe Alpine as Honorary President
Amer to grow its apparel & gear business to Euros 500m
Is Helly Hansen for sale?
Cotswold Outdoor continues to grow
La Sportiva launches apparel collection
New BSI tent standards published
TKC to distribute Tecnica and Blizzard
Ice Factor acquires Xscape Braehead

OUTDOOR i Vol 17 No 7 - December 16 2011
Trade slowdown expected in 2012
Sports Direct abandons Blacks bid
Berghaus strengthens its European team
Equip builds infrastructure
Bridgepoint acquires Wiggle
Osprey pulls out of Blacks
EOG launch pan European market report
MHW a brand on the move
Lafuma turns the corner
Outdoori suppliers survey 2011

OUTDOOR i Vol 17 No 6 - December 7 2011
Directors put Blacks up for sale
Mad Rock and Climb X reach settlement
Liberty Mountain
and Peregrine Outfitters merge
Grangers takes control of UK distribution
Market matters, outdoor growth continues
Latest news from Black Diamond, Johnson Outdoor and Fenix Outdoor AB.

OUTDOOR i Vol 17 No5 - November 28 2011
Bradshaw Taylor
signs pan-European distribution agreement with Sherpa
Blacks issues profits warning
New appointments at Brasher, Keen, Go Outdoors, Gelert, Teko and Snow+Rock
Jack Wolfskin opens in Birmingham
Peak Performance closes UK operations
Arc'teryx opens Annecy showroom
Bailo SpA and Vist merger

OUTDOOR i Vol 17 No4 - November 18 2011
UK retail environment gets tougher
Craghoppers builds global presence
Climbers Shop sold
Equip completes funding package
Management changes at Trekmates
Haglofs momentum continues, sales rise 6.2%
Mountain Hardwear opens UK subsidiary
Russian clothing market set for steady growth
US outdoor sales rise 7%
Latest results from Primaloft and Head

OUTDOOR i Vol 17 No3 - November 3 2011
Adidas
acquire Five Ten
UK ski market fell 5% last winter
Blacks to focus on stock management
Winter sports and outdoor drives Amer Sports Q3 results
Latest results from Jarden Group, Deckers Outdoor Corporation and Crocs
Icebreaker appoints European general manager
Marmot opens its first European store
JJB Sports losses double

OUTDOOR i Vol 17 No2 - October 27 2011
Blacks
sales fall 8.4% - outdoor down 6.6%
Columbia Sportswear's EMEA revenues grew 51%
The North Face reports 22% growth - VF Corp Q3 revenues increase 23%
European Outdoor Forum
Outdoor Industries Association board changes
UK bike sales are second highest in Europe
Black Diamond builds apparel team
Deuter's sales continue to grow
Odlo expands central logistics and production facilities
Columbia expands digital footprint
Latest news from: Lafuma, Polartec, Head, Decathlon, X-Bionic and Hi-Tec.

OUTDOOR i Vol 17 No1 - October 5 2011
Mountain Hardwear
announce new UK team
Helly Hansen sales rise 10%
Lowe Alpine development
European bike market grows
New appointments at Sherpa
Latest news from: Accapi Group, Nine Point Nine, Steiner Outdoor and Craigdon

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No29 - September 22 2011
Berghaus
launch global marketing campaign
VF
completes Timberland acquisition - new appointments
Gelert
reviews operations - closes Porthmadog distribution centre
Allcord
broadens appeal
Kathmandu
looks west as UK sales fall
European Outdoor Forum
retail panel
Regatta
doubles warehousing capacity
Fenix Outdoor
sales slow
MBC expands digital presence
Decathlon
to open 100 stores
Latest news from: Deckers, Polartec Neoshell, TNF, Salomon, Jack Wolfskin
and Resource Direct


OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No28 - September 8 2011
Gore
launches 'Try before you buy' scheme
Jack Wolfskin forecasts sales of over 350m euros
OTS and Tent Show to merge
CamelBak sold
Mountain Hardwear appointments
Barefoot running trend
Sports Direct profits fall, gain control of No Fear
European Outdoor Forum 2011 gathers pace
Latest news from: Berghaus, Vango, Wild Roses, Lowa, Oboz, Ellis Brigham and Yeti
Korean outdoor market report

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No27 - August 12 2011
European Commission Gore
investigation deadline passes
Mammut sales slip 10%
Snow+Rock latest tri-brand superstore to open
Blacks share activity
Lowe Alpine seeks designers
Wolfskin exceeds footwear sales
Katadyn Group sales increase 16%

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No26 - August 12 2011
Outdoor
sales slow
Regatta Group growth
Blacks appoints interim chairman
Footwear and clothing drive Amer Sports' growth
KORS puts on another strong show
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market report
Lowe Alpine returns to Colorado
Black Diamond sales progress
Head Q2 revenues slip 1%


OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No25 - August 1 2011

Mike Ashley
aincreases his stake in Blacks
Columbia Q2 sales grow 21%
Lafuma recovery continues
Management changes at Garmont NA
Latest results from Deckers, Crocs and Jarden
Troll returns
Inov-8 supports development
Sports Direct UK retail sales grow 11.3%
OutDoor product roundup by Graham Thompson

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No24 - July 22 2011
OIA
appoints new chief exec
VF reports strong Q2 growth - TNF sales rise 21%
Changes at Yeomans

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No23 - July 21 2011

Jack Wolfskin finally sold - Manfred Hell steps down
German outdoor sales slow
Icebreaker founder helps launch Pure Advantage

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No22 - July 20 2011
Upbeat OutDoor
Mountain Hardwear
ends distribution with Bradshaw Taylor

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No21 - July 11 2011
Equip Outdoor Technologies acquires Lowe Alpine

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No20 - July 7 2011
Spring/summer 12 price rises?
Berghaus
EMEA opens in Munich
Teko restructures US operations
Gore reply to unfair trading allegations
Haglofs looks East
Management changes at Arc'teryx
MBC add Goal Zero to portfolio - Whitby to distribute Geigerrig - All cord distribute Trangoworld - Rosker drop Steripen - Hermitage drops Millet
OIA
insight into driving footfall
Latest news from Columbia, Deckers, OR and Sports Direct

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No19 - June 14 2011
Gore
faces unfair trading allegations
Cameron
buys into Macpac
Latest news from Haglofs, Primus and Zest Active Agencies

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No18 - June 13 2011
VF Corp acquires Timberland, Smartwool, GoLite and Howies

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No17 - June 8 2011
No let up in sight for current trading conditions
OIA restructure
Lowa
breaks EUR100m barrier
Go Outdoors to open 10 stores this year
SIGG USA files for chapter 11
Interest in the bike industry grows
Keith Paxton appointed md of Trekmates
Polartec APEX Design Award
winners
Latest news from Fenix Outdoors, Smartwool, Craghoppers and Terra Nova

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No16 - May 18 2011
UK Q1 sell-in down 6-7%
Blacks looks at new categories
Allcord to distribute Silkbody
Wiggle may go for sale or IPO
Blacks Diamond sales incease 18%
Helly Hansen brings UK distribution in house
Primus/Jetboil infringement dismissed
Nordisk returns to the UK
Slow start to the year forFenix
Sales up, profits down forTimberland
Latest news from Craghoppers, TNF, Bergans, Alt-Berg, Vibram and GoLite

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No15 - May 4 2011
Blacks
new CEO; full year sales down 16%
3i take stake in Go Outdoors
Jack Wolfskin
sale dropped
TNF
Q1 sales grow 17%
Salomon
and Arc'teryx drive Amer Sports growth
Intersport
sales top 10billion Euros
Columbia
reports 19% increase in backlog order book
Wintersteiger
acquires majority stake in BootDoc
The outdoor market supply chain
Results from Lafuma, Jarden, Euromark, Wolverine and Crocs
Latest news from Haglofs, Ellis Brigham, Deckers, Oase, Craghoppers and Snow+Rock


OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No14 - April 6 2011
Exceptional season ahead for TNF
Berghaus
builds in Russia
Go Outdoors
to sell equity stake
AS Adventure Group
Globetrotter
to launch English website
Mammut
grows 2.8%
REI
reports 14% growth
Report from the Scandinavian Outdoor Summit
Latest news from Tiso, AMG, Jack Wolfskin, Patagonia and Gregory

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No13 - March 18 2011
Retail roller coaster
Far East supply chain update
Outdoor is key to
VF growth
Black Diamond Q4 sales grow 13.6% - to add apparel
planetFear for OMM
Book now for Innov_ex
EV Group invest in Trekmates
Scandinavian Outdoor Summit
Tent Show and OTS have your say
Company profile - Lafuma Group
Latest news from WL Gore, SIGB,  Columbia Sportswear and Lowe Alpine

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No12 - March 4 2011
The North Face global sales grew 25% in Q4
Fenix acquires stake in US distributor - full year sales grow 20%
Outdoor segment drives Jarden growth
Gore uncovers Britain's outdoor talent - partners bluesign
Green retailer scheme
Deckers breaks $1billion barrier

Snowsports drives Head results
OIA AGM
Latest news from
AMG, Berghaus, Patagonia, Crocs and Timberland

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No11 - March 1 2011
ISPO China - Special issue

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No10 - February 15 2011
Demand for outdoor apparel stronger than ever
Jack Wolfskin sales top Euro300m
Patagonia London store
Salewa to focus on Northern Europe
Neil Gillis, ceo to step down from Blacks
Fjallraven UK drive
Footwear and winter sports drives Amer
Hawkshead closes

Vaude reveals Chinese strategy
OIA launch major initiative
US outdoor sales $10.85bn
Results from Wolverine and Odlo
Latest news from
Bollin Group, Berghaus, S+R, Haglofs and OutDoor

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No9 - January 28 2011
Blacks
terminates talks
Columbia report 28% Q4 growth
Berghaus annouces major restructure
OIA to inspire outdoor industry growth
Lafuma turns the corner, 1.9% Q1 growth
US reports strong outdoor sales
UK retail report update
Latest news from: AMG, Black Diamond, Mountain Hardwear, Osprey and REI

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No8 - January 12 2011
Blacks
revenues increase - still in discussion re sale Haglofs announces new appointments
Go Outdoors sales top £107m
Mammut and Ortovox come to an agreement
Leatherman acquires German LED company

MBC
hold spring price increase
Brasher record sales hat trick
Berghaus sets new benchmark in retail training
New appointsments and structural change at Vaude Profile Top30 global outdoor companies report
Latest news from: Odlo, VF Corp, Timberland, Bergans, Ardblair and Euromark Polska

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No7 - December 16 2010
Outdoori annual roundup
Patagonia build European profile
The North Face outline $1.6billion 5 year growth plan
Management changes at Mammut UK
New md for brasher

David Ward exits Deckers
OIA confirms dates for AGM and new conference event
Odlo increase store count
Latest news from: Lafuma, Berghaus, Prana, Black Diamond and Lyon Equipment


OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No6 - December 3 2010
Haglofs
appoints new CEO
Jack Wolfskin
to open 7 stores in France
Bergans
appoints new UK country manager
Berghaus
teams up with Montana Sport in Switzerland
Brasher
and Rohan form new partnership
Point6
sign up European distributors
Business as usual as Hi-Tec move international HQ to the Netherlands
EOG
launches state of trade survey
Rising raw material prices cause concern
Latest news from: Zamberlan, AMG Patagonia and Bridgedale

OUTDOOR i Vol 16 No5 - November 19 2010
The fabric issue
UK Q3 sales slow
Berghaus opens subsidiaries in Germany and Scandinavia
Polartec
launch NeoShell
Mountain Hardwear
launches DryQ
Barbour partners Gore-Tex
Rohan increases store count
New vision from Yeomans
Columbia pushes boundaries - European launch
Latest news from: OTS, GoLite, Arc'teryx, Clarus









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