KMD - Kathmandu

[winner69]

asked me what % of NZ book sales were made on the internet?.I thought it was getting pretty high so I said between 20% and 25%.No,according to Mike Hoskin on radio it is 45%.

Would have to agree with that statement Percy..
Over the past three years all of my book purchases ( 3 new and 1 used. " Trade Me " ) have been over the internet..

No one is going to make much profit out of my buying no matter where or how it is done :-))

I bought 2 real books this year .....1 from a real book shop and the other from Amazon ..... and many others that reside on the iPad


Clothes .... mainly from real shops but if you look at some of the software thats around getting custom made stuff isn't that far away

[CJ]

Which makes me think.... Do NZ, AUS and UK residents really have the extra cash to spend $300 on a jacket for adventure? When they have to pay rent, mortgages, grocery bills, petrol, medical bills, etc?

The answer is definately yes. Before I had a kid, that was me. The issue is if you have $300 to spend on a jacket, would you buy KMD.

Other than merino's, I have no KMD stuff, and that is only because icebreaker is so expensive for an underlayer no one will see.

Macpac seems to be making a real push into KMD's space. Isn't Jan Cameron behind them (their sales recently suggest yes).

[CJ]

http://www.idealog.co.nz/blog/2013/0...xt-jan-cameron

Interesting reading on KMD and Macpac (for non-shareholders. Shareholders might not be that happy)

[GR8DAY]

WOW!......that's pretty heavy stuff, thank god Im NOT a shareholder. We do a bit of tramping and it's always been clearly obvious to me the mass-marketing, psuedo-discounting of Kathmandu is a hoax.......as are most of the products they stock. I was surprised however to read of the brand MACPAC being drawn into this also.......they were an iconic highest quality brand in NZ.......so that's a SAD tale if true? Still, there is plenty of competition (choice) out there now. The first thing Katmandu should do in my opinion is get rid of all that disgusting heavy plastic packaging they use.......enough to put any genuine OUTDOORS PERSON off their junk for good!!

[enzed staffy]

haha, the pastic packaging are their clothes!

[gv1]

Wow, very interesting. Share price not affected though.

[ENP]

http://www.idealog.co.nz/blog/2013/0...xt-jan-cameron

Interesting reading on KMD and Macpac (for non-shareholders. Shareholders might not be that happy)

One persons opinion...

[kizame]

One persons opinion...

No,if you read the responces at the bottom of the article,you will find it is a widespread opinion by people whom use that sort of equipment for what it is supposed to be for.
I have been in to Katmandu recently and on other ocasions,but NEVER to buy,although they do stock a bit of mountainbiking equipment.
They are so overpriced it's laughable,if you go during the sales you may get something reasonably priced,but really $700 for a an all weather jacket?

[troyvdh]

....I bike a bit....have pedelled across the Atacama desert....base camp...(Tibet side)...and the supposedly the highest road on Earth....in Kashmir...when it comes to clothing...it comes down to layers....what do i mean....simple really.....but good quality stuff is good......GORTEX is the ultimate....trust me...having said that ...clothing from Kat....has been good....again it comes down to how one applies the knowledge of those who have been before....it aint rocket science...cheers

[Dej]

I agree that Kathmandu is pretty overpriced for what they are, but when I think of buying some 'adventure outdoor gear', its the first place I think of. So, in that respect, they have done a good job in marketing, and to make more money what do you do? reduce the cost of making your gear (make it in china from cheaper materials) and hike the price. All we need now is another 'adventure specialist' clothing company to start up and take a stab at the market.

We are also supposedly one of the most adventurous places in the world!!