All Camping articles – Page 10
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News briefsNewell Brands’ outdoor & recreation segment widens Q4 loss
The business unit, which includes CampingGaz, Coleman, Marmot and Ex-Officio, recorded a $14 million operating loss against a loss of $1 million for the period ended Dec. 31. Total segment sales fell by 21 percent to $211 million from $304 million because of unfavorable currency conversion impact and the exit ...
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ArticleNew president and CEO to come at Thule
The Thule Group AB will be making Matthias Ankarberg – a member of the Thule Group board since 2018 – its president and CEO no later than Aug. 9. Ankarberg will be joining Thule from his current position as CEO of Byggmax Group. His former positions include global sales and ...
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ArticleFenix Q4 profits squeezed as sales inch up 4%
Martin Nordin, chairman, describes Q4 as “another quarter of insecurity” for Fenix Outdoor.
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News briefsExped hires new product manager
Source: Exped Mathieu Corbineau Swiss brand Exped has hired Mathieu Corbineau as its new product manager for its backpacks, stuff bags and gear bags, replacing the current product management team of Muriel Weber and Marc Raillard. The two will concentrate on other roles within the company. Weber ...
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News briefsAmerican Outdoor Brands sues The Allen Company for patent infringement
American Outdoor Brands (AOB) has announced that it has filed a complaint against The Allen Company, alleging “repeated infringement by Allen of America Outdoor Brands’ patent rights incorporated in the Lead Sled shooting rests; Orange Peel shooting targets; and Ultimate Target Stand through Allen’s sales of the Shottrax and Shot-Rock ...
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News briefsVista Outdoor replaces CEO Chris Metz with interim chief Gary McArthur
The board of Vista Outdoor Inc, parent company of 41 brands in the outdoor and firearms sectors, has asked its CEO Chris Metz to resign from his role after the company’s board lost confidence in his leadership. The board, which named director Gary McArthur as Vista’s interim chief, said Metz ...
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ArticleVista Outdoor net income dips 45% in Q3
Vista Outdoor, the group that owns 41 sporting and outdoor brands, saw its Q3 net income fall by 45 percent to $65.1 million from $118.1 million for the third quarter ending Dec. 25. Reported earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) declined by 38.8 percent to $97.3 million. Earnings before interest, ...
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News briefsInitiative supported by Patagonia takes the next step to Vjosa National Park
The project team fighting for the creation of the Vjosa Wild River National Park in Albania has taken an important step forward. Albanian and international experts have presented their vision, feasibility study, and a strategic project plan to the Albanian government. The assessment is the result of six months ...
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ArticleDometic Q4 organic sales slump 11%
Dometic reported sales in the fourth quarter of 2022 of 6,172 million Swedish kronor (€550.1m), up by 11 percent on the year earlier, as acquisitions and currency tailwinds more than offset an 11 percent contraction in organic sales. The decline in organic sales at the Swedish specialist in products for ...
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News briefsThule Group tightens climate targets
The Thule Group has set net-zero targets for 2050, extending its climate strategy set up already in 2020, when the company applied for formal review and approval by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). According to the company, the group commits to reducing its overall greenhouse gas emissions by at ...
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News briefsRumpl expands leadership team
Rumpl, the Portland, Oregon-based maker of high-quality outdoor blankets, announced the hiring of Kris Fry as creative director and internally promoted three team members: AshLee Anderson to director of marketing, Michael Archer to director of global operations and Emily Darby to director of supply chain planning. Fry joins the Rumpl ...
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News briefsNorrøna acquires travel specialist and expands into international tourism
After acquiring the local tourism operator Hvitserk of Norway in 2020, Norrøna has now also acquired the global adventure tourism company Hvitserk & Eventyrreiser AS, which was founded in the 1970s. Hvitserk & Eventyrreiser offers trips to 50 countries all over the globe. Following the transaction, the company, now operating ...
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News briefsNewell Brands sets restructuring plan, 13% of workforce lose jobs
Newell Brands, the consumer goods company that features Marmot, Coleman, Campingaz and Contigo in its portfolio of brands, is consolidating its five operating segments into three and eliminating approximately 13 percent of its office workforce headcount this year. The total cost of the actions is pegged at $100 to $130 ...
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News briefsGathr Outdoors launches cross-brand loyalty program in the U.S.
Tennessee-based Gathr Outdoors, a portfolio company of Centre Partners that owns the Orca, GCI Outdoor and Klymit brands, amongst others, announced a new cross-brand, multi-tier loyalty program called Gathr Rewards, designed to reward customers with points redeemable for dollars towards future purchases. The program will initially encompass Orca, GCI Outdoor, ...
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ArticleSolo Brands eyes deeper assortments with wholesale partners
The publicly traded Grapevine, TX company, which owns four businesses led by its Solo Stove unit, has a Direct-To-Consumer to Wholesale ratio of 85 to 15, a percentage that is likely to persist given Solo’s extreme focus on its relationship with customers. But Solo has a new partnership with warehouse ...
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News briefsThree European brands among winners of U.S. Outdoor Sports Retail Performance Awards
The NPD Group today announced the winners of its third annual Outdoor Sports Retail Performance Awards. The awards recognize the fastest-growing brands in U.S. outdoor and snow sports retail, based on in-store and e-commerce sales, according to data from NPD’s Retail Tracking Service. “We are excited to kick off the ...
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News briefsCotopaxi CEO steps down to serve Brazil mission
Davis Smith, founder and CEO of Cotopaxi, announced on Jan. 6 that he is stepping down as chief executive of the Utah-based outdoor gear company to return to Brazil, the place where he grew up and where the first seeds of the idea that would become Cotopaxi were planted. Smith ...
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ArticleHelen of Troy making three organizational changes
Helen of Troy, the parent of Osprey and Hydro Flask, is undergoing three organizational changes and shrinking its global workforce by about 10 percent, with most staff reductions completed before March 1. Most notably, the group has decided to merge its Health & Wellness and Beauty segments, centralize its global ...
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News briefsSilva hires new marketing coordinator for Germany and Austria
Source: Silva Max Mangold Swedish brand Silva has hired Maximilian Mangold as its new marketing coordinator for Germany and Austria. In his newly created role, Mangold will be responsible for trade marketing, events, sponsoring and cooperation, and the organization and maintenance of an athlete’s team in the ...
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News briefsYeti sues Mercatalyst and TerraCycle for trademark infringement
The cooler and drinkware brand Yeti Coolers has sued the companies Mercatalyst and TerraCycle at the U.S. District Court for Western Texas for trademark infringement. Yeti claims that apparel branded with its trademark, which was meant to be destroyed or recycled by TerraCycle (which is also a recycling partner of ...
