All Camping articles – Page 18
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News briefsBergzeit relaunches website with focus on international business
With a relaunch of its regional webshops (end of February in Benelux, U.K. and Italy, and mid-March in Germany, Austria and Switzerland), German retailer Bergzeit is pushing its internationalization. In addition to a cleaner look and feel, a more intuitive user experience was one of the main goals of the ...
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News briefsPelican with new head of international business
Source: Pelican Products Piero Marigo Pelican Products, a U.S.-based manufacturer of protective cases, has promoted Piero Marigo to president of international business, effective March 30. In his new role, he reports directly to CEO Phil Gyori. Marigo joined Pelican Products in 2010 as managing director for the ...
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News briefsEquip Outdoor opens new Rab and Lowe Alpine service center in Canada
Equip Outdoor Technologies has opened a new service center in Québec, Canada, for its Lowe Alpine and Rab brands. The service center will be open to retailers and end consumers in Canada, offering both repair and maintenance services for waterproof shells and Gore-Tex apparel, insulated gear, sleeping bags and equipment ...
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ArticleSolo Brands with very profitable 2021
Solo Brands Inc., the U.S. company that began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in October 2021 and owns several DTC-focused brands, announced its financial results for the three and twelve-month periods ended Dec. 31, 2021. The operating results in 2021 include the activity of Oru Kayak, Isle Paddleboard ...
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News briefsIgloo ups its use of recycled materials
Igloo has “set a cumulative goal” to recycle 30 million recovered plastic bottles by 2025. The brand says it set out in 2019 to become, in the words of chief marketing officer Brian Garofalow, “the most environmentally friendly cooler company on Earth.” Since then, it has released a number of ...
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News briefsRumpl with new executive hires
U.S.-based technical outdoor blanket brand Rumpl has named Ellyn Craven vice president of finance and David Visnack vice president of product and marketing. These new additions round out Rumpl’s leadership team as the brand enters an important phase of growth, the brand said in a press release. Craven brings more ...
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News briefsZorali reaches its crowdfunding goal in a few hours
Australian outdoor brand Zorali reached 91 percent of its minimum A$300,000 target in just three hours on March 16, the opening day of its crowdfunding campaign on Birchal, thanks to 204 investors. By March 21, the brand had raised a total of more than A$641,200 with nearly 500 people investing. ...
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News briefs1% for the Planet launches new Planet Impact Fund in its 20th anniversary year
In the year of its 20th anniversary, 1% for the Planet draws a positive balance of both the number of members and the donations collected. Initiated in 2002 by Patagonia’s Yvon Chouinard together with Craig Mathews, founder of Blue Ribbon Flies, the organization’s global network now consists of more than ...
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News briefsNew CEO for Oase Outdoors
Source: Oase Outdoors Henrik Bernth After many years at the helm of Oase Outdoors ApS and establishing the Danish company as a leading manufacturer of camping equipment in the European market, co-founder Henrik Arens will be handing over his role to a new CEO, Henrik Bernth. Bernth ...
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News briefsGrassroots Outdoor Alliance president Rich Hill to leave in April
Rich Hill, president of the U.S. Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (GOA) for the last five years, is apparently planning to quit his role in a few week’s time. According to SGB Media, Hill gave the news to GOA staff ahead of the group’s annual board of directors retreat earlier this month, ...
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News briefsDownlite Outdoor partners with Debrand for product disassembly and recycling
Ohio-based Downlite Outdoor, a U.S. specialist in down processing and supplier for outdoor brands like Patagonia, The North Face, Haglöfs, Cascade Designs, Canada Goose and others, has officially named its long-term cooperation partner Debrand as the company of choice for the “Reverse Logistics” of product at the end of their ...
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ArticleAmerican Outdoor Brands shifting focus
American Outdoor Brands is adjusting its long-term focus to increase its revenues and product presence in the outdoor lifestyle category while maintaining a foothold in shooting sports. The Columbia, Missouri company, which intends to generate 50 percent or more of its topline in the outdoor lifestyle segment, has agreed to ...
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News briefsEddie Bauer launches new content platform on its website
One of the first projects executed by the Eddie Bauer Productions company (founded in 2021) is the eponymous U.S. brand’s new content platform: Eddie Bauer Stories. Episodes from season two of the brand’s “outdoor curious” series will be released on the new sub-website. This series taps into the experts of ...
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News briefsExped and myclimate share insights during free webinar on April 4
Swiss brand Exped, which has just announced that all of its new sleeping mats are carbon neutral through offsetting, has been working with myclimate for several years. In a free Zoom webinar on April 4, 2022, the two companies plan to share their joint knowledge with all interested parties from ...
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Newell Brands sets new sustainability goals in annual report
Atlanta-based Newell Brands Inc. (owner of Coleman and Campingaz, among others) has published its 2021 corporate citizenship report, highlighting the progress made against the goals set on operations, sustainability, diversity and inclusion. The biggest news from the report is the company’s official announcement of the goal to ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter to open first store in Trier
On March 31, German retailer Globetrotter will open its first store in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The 1,500-sqm location at Dietrichstraße 50, next to Trier’s main marketplace, will host a full range of products of hiking, trekking, travel and everyday outdoor gear as well as a Fjällräven shop-in-shop. Before, the location was ...
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ArticleClarus open to buy more “Super Fan” brands after record year
Clarus Corp., whose expanding portfolio now includes seven brands and three operating segments, generated a 99 percent increase in fourth-quarter net income to $14,046,000 from $7,069,000 on 56 percent topline growth to $118,183,000 from $75,947,000 for the period ended Dec. 31. Sales increased by 34 percent in the U.S. to ...
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News briefsL Catterton acquires Taxa Outdoors
Taxa Outdoors, a Texas-based manufacturer of lightweight, mobile habitats for outdoor adventure, today announced that it has been acquired by the Growth Fund of L Catterton, reportedly the largest global consumer-focused private equity firm. L Catterton is a former investor in Sweaty Betty or Peloton and currently owns 8.4 percent ...
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News briefsMarmot revives its research team with blog and enhanced marketing
More than 50 years after the first steps were taken towards what would later be the Marmot brand, the U.S. company is bringing its product research, development and testing to the marketing forefront. In a company statement, Marmot announced the revival of its “Marmot Research Team” program with a new ...
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Nemo launches consumer-facing Adventure Resources edutainment portal
U.S. brand Nemo has created a new platform within its website to interact and educate consumers in an inclusive manner and reduce barriers to accessing outdoor activities. The ”Adventure Resources” landing page launch is coordinated with the premiere of Nemo’s new website and an internal, business-guiding “Impact Compass”. Its resources ...
