I’ve used this before. But I want to use it again; it’s increasingly relevant and I can give credit to the person who came up with it. There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says “Morning, boys. […]
The Water We Swim in: Don’t Stop Your Pandemic Thinking Now Read More »
A few days ago, I posted an article called “Maybe There’s More to This Than Just Trying to Meet Demand.” Among other things, I ask you to take a little time and a deep breath and think about what the future looked like. Towards the end I repeated a Mark Twain reputed quote; “It ain’t
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Recently, somebody sent me a link to the split board binding company SPARK R&D. Their home page has the title “Production and Inventory Notes,” where they explain how explosive demand and having to stop and restart production (all virus related) has lead to a shortage of their products and how they are working to meet
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NOTE: I recognize there are paywalls and not all of you can read these. Often though, you can get a few free articles every month. About four weeks ago I got a new shoulder so I’ve been quiet for a while. This had been coming on for decades. It’s healing fine but leaves me with
I should really be analyzing Kathmandu and the BOA deal. I will- I’m actually ready to start writing about Kathmandu- but wanted to take a short detour. I’ve come across three articles I recommend you read. The first two are from The Robin Report and the third by a geopolitical analyst by the name of
Fashion in Games, 3D Printing (kind of), and Some Historical Perspective Read More »
Emerald Raised the Money As I reported in June, Emerald Expositions was raising $400 million through a convertible, preferred stock offering. Part of it was an offering to its stockholders with its majority owner, Onex, agreeing to take whatever part of the offering those smaller shareholders did not purchase. I was skeptical in the article
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As I explained in an earlier article, my usual detailed analysis of company income statements and reports for quarters ending March through May went on hiatus. It didn’t seem useful given the initial disruption caused by the virus and lockdown. Not writing doesn’t mean I wasn’t reading. In no particular order, I reviewed VF, The
Macroeconomics, Data Systems, Balance Sheets and a Changing Business Model Read More »
And you think you’ve got problems with your brand? Actually- and I say this with a certain amount of relief- apparently relatively few people are stupid enough to relate the beer to the virus. Go take a look at this article on Snopes.com that discusses what’s happened to the brand in spite of some of
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Concern with sustainability is hardly new to us. As an industry, active outdoor has increased its focus on the environment and the impact of climate change for years. I think it’s in our DNA to believe that’s the right thing to do. That doesn’t mean we aren’t aware of the impact on what we sell
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Over years, I’ve written various articles about the evolution of our market and how we need to change to address it. I’d decided it was time to pull all those ideas together in one, hopefully, thought provoking, insightful, action motivating piece. Then a friend sent me Robin Lewis’s outstanding article on just this issue and