Adventure Travel – Page 6
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Dutch camping specialist Obelink wants to become a marketplace
Retailtrends.nl reports that camping outfitter Obelink has just opened its online shop to third-party suppliers from the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, becoming the first specialized camping and outdoor marketplace. In addition to its web store, the retailer, which was founded in 1960, also operates a megastore with around 72,500 square ...
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Travel and leisure show f.re.e in Munich canceled
Messe München, organizer of the travel and leisure show f.re.e, and the organizers of the Munich Auto Days, which are usually held simultaneously, have decided in consultation with the industry to cancel the events scheduled for Feb. 16-20, 2022. Messe München had held on to the event until the end, ...
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Dometic’s top line boosted by M&A, optimistic about demand outlook
Dometic reported sales in the fourth quarter of 5,542 million Swedish kronor (€532.0m-$593.9m) , an increase of 32 percent on the previous year, as management expressed optimism on the demand outlook in coming quarters but warned about persistent clouds on the supply chain front. Sales growth at the Swedish specialist ...
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Gathr Outdoors acquires Cascadia Vehicle Tents
Gathr Outdoors, formerly known as MacNeill Pride Group, continues its commitment to the broader outdoor market with another acquisition. The company announced Jan. 24 that it has purchased Oregon-based Cascadia Vehicle Tents (CVT), a family-owned company that has made a name for itself designing vehicle rooftop tents, awnings, off-road trailers ...
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Gear Aid buys Heroclip carabiner line from Lulabop
Gear Aid Inc., a Washington-based manufacturer and distributor of outdoor gear care and repair products, acquired the Heroclip® swivel carabiner product line from Lulabop Inc., also from Washington. The new product is meant to strengthen the fast-growing line of Gear Aid Adventure Tools™. Gear Aid’s affiliate company McNett Europe ...
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Clarus appoints GM for Rhino-Rack USA
Utah-based Clarus Corp. has appointed Greg Heichelbech as the new GM of Rhino-Rack USA, the U.S. branch of Australian overlanding company Rhino-Rack, which Clarus acquired in the summer of 2021. Heichelbech has over 30 years of leadership, operations, and sales and marketing experience working in the branded aftermarket, powersports and ...
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MacNeill Pride Group rebrands as Gathr Outdoors
After acquiring several outdoor brands over the past two years, U.S.-based MacNeill Pride Group (MPG) quickly began to crystallize a growing commitment to outdoor sports and related activities. In addition to the acquisitions of the Orca, GCI Outdoor, Klymit and Rightline Gear brands, the appointment of CEO Keith Bornholtz and ...
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Amer Sports divests Suunto
Amer Sports revealed it has reached an agreement with Chinese technology company Liesheng to sell its Finnish brand Suunto, a manufacturer of sports watches, dive computers and precision instruments. Amer said the sale was in line with its strategy to focus on developing internationally recognized sporting goods brands in the ...
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Clarus with new CFO and COO
Clarus Corp., the Utah-based owner of the Black Diamond, Rhino-Rack, Maxtrax, Sierra and Barnes brands, has appointed a new CFO, Michael J. Yates. Yates has spent nearly 35 years in financial management positions. After working for PriceWaterhouseCoopers and KPMG, he served in various roles at IDEX Corporation, a diversified engineered ...
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Yeti to establish European subsidiary
Yeti Coolers, a wholly owned subsidiary of publicly traded Yeti Holdings headquartered in Austin, Texas, has announced that it is currently planning to move into its first European office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, as part of a gradual internationalization effort. Yeti is currently already present in 20 European countries, having ...
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Tourism-related sporting goods retailers in Austria see winter season at risk
In the 2020/2021 winter season, tourism-related sporting goods retailers in Austria recorded sales losses of up to 95 percent. A study by SpEA (SportsEconAustria) commissioned by the Federal Committee for Trade in Fashion and Leisure Articles in the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ) now shows that what was already feared ...
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Clarus invests further in the Overlanding segment
Following its purchase of Rhino-Rack, Clarus Corp, the Utah-based parent company of Black Diamond and Pieps, has now bought Maxtrax, the group’s second brand in the “off-road vehicle accessories” sector. The segment has now been integrated into the group under the title “Overlanding.” Like Rhino-Rack, Maxtrax is an Australian company. ...
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Fox wants to enable sustainable adventures for all with new global community program
U.S. suspension specialist Fox Factory has launched a community investment program called Trail Trust. Together with non-profit partners around the world, the new program aims to enable sustainable adventures for everyone by promoting conscientious use of nature and protecting shared outdoor playgrounds. It also means expanding opportunities in the outdoor ...
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Tenson supports Adventure Travel Trade Association
Swedish outdoor brand Tenson has entered into a two-year partnership with the global Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) to support the industry summit Adventure Elevate 2022 on May 3-5 in Eugene, Oregon, USA, and the Adventure Travel World Summit 2022 on October 3-6 in Lugano, Switzerland, where the best and ...
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First Dynafit brand store in Munich opens with expert panel on resort ski touring trend
Dynafit has opened its first brand retail store on Nov. 12 in downtown Munich, Germany, with 80 square meters of space. With the new store, the ski mountaineering specialist wants to establish a new meeting place for the local ski touring and mountaineering scene. At the opening, five experts discussed ...
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Recovering travel market provides upswing for Samsonite
Gregory Mountain Products saw its third-quarter sales increase 4.1% to $16.6 million, compared to $15.9 million a year earlier. The High Sierra bag brand increased 88.1% to $8.4 million from $4.5 million a year ago. Parent company Samsonite said its luggage business is rebounding as more people start traveling again ...
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GoPro says Christmas sales won’t be hit by supply crisis after stellar Q3 results
Action camera maker GoPro said it did not expect Christmas sales to be hit by supply-chain constraints as it reported better-than-expected third-quarter results. The company posted a net profit of $311.8 million, up from $3.3 million a year ago. Revenue grew 13 percent to $317 million against GoPro’s own estimates ...
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Global outdoor vacation industry expected to reach over $3,000bn by 2030
ResearchAndMarkets.com offers for purchase a new report with the title “Outdoor Vacation Market by Tour Type, Traveler Type, Age Group and Mode of Booking: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast 2021-2030” that provides insights into the global outdoor vacation industry. According to the report, the outdoor vacation market was valued ...
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Lolë presents first men’s collection
Source: Lolë Lolë, an active lifestyle brand from Montréal, Canada, has introduced a new men’s collection for the fall and winter season. Previously known as a women’s sportswear provider, Lolë is thus expanding its offering to men. The new collection - suitable for various outdoor activities such ...
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Acquisition of Igloo completed
On Sept. 17, Swedish company Dometic announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Igloo, the Texas-based manufacturer of passive coolers and drinkware for the outdoor market, from private equity group ACON Investments. The closing of the transaction was subject to certain regulatory approvals, which have now been ...