List of outdoor industry parent companies

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The following list is of outdoor brands that are owned by another entity. The brands listed are those specific to the outdoor sporting goods industry. Parent companies may own other brands that are not listed because those other brands are not marketed as outdoor sporting goods. Companies and brands that are not subsidiaries of another company are not listed here.

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Adidas Group (Germany)

Authentic Brands Group (USA)

Canadian Tire (Canada)

OSSO Outdoor (Spain)

Amer Sports (Finland)

ASICS (Japan)

Clarus Corp [3] (USA)

Callaway Golf Company (USA)

Cascade Designs (USA)

Columbia Sportswear (USA)

Confluence Outdoor (USA)

Deckers Outdoor Corporation (USA)

Equip Outdoor Technologies (UK) [9]

Exxel Outdoors

Fenix Outdoor AB (Sweden)

Fiskars (Finland)

Helen of Troy Limited (USA)

Newell Brands through Jarden (USA)

Johnson Outdoors (USA)

Katadyn (Switzerland)

Kellwood Company

Calida Group through Lafuma Group (France)

Telemos Capital through Mammut Sports Group (Switzerland)

McNett (USA)

Regent, L.P. (USA)

Schwan-Stabilo (Germany)

Terra Nova Equipment (UK)

VAUDE (Germany)

VF Corporation (USA)

Vista Outdoor (USA)

Wolverine Worldwide (USA)

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