All Camping articles – Page 7
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News briefsGlobetrotter and Myclimate calculate the carbon footprint of many outdoor products
The outdoor retailer Globetrotter together with Myclimate have calculated the Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions of 40 product groups in a new project. The emissions from upstream and downstream processes in supply chains for products including backpacks, hiking boots and rain jackets were calculated. In addition, the average CO2 savings ...
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News briefsAMG appoints new managing director
AMG Group, a U.K.-based outdoor outfitter, along with its investor Growth Capital Partners, has announced that Rob Birrell, the company’s Marketing Director, will assume the role of Managing Director and related responsibilities, effective July 3. Over the past twenty years, Birrell has worked in and led several key areas of ...
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News briefsSnow Peak introduces more sustainable packaging
Japanese camping and outdoor brand Snow Peak announced that as a part of its CSR activities, it is supporting several new sustainably-focused projects, including a comprehensive overhaul of its product packaging. The redesign of product packaging is aimed at making products more environmentally friendly than ever before. By the end ...
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News briefsIs TSG looking to divest Backcountry.com?
TSG Consumer Partners, a private equity firm based in San Francisco, California, is considering options for Backcountry, including a sale of the online outdoor gear and ski apparel retailer, according to Bloomberg News. Backcountry was founded in 1996 in a garage in Park City, Utah. The company sells gear for ...
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ArticleSSU is hoping the worst market disruptions are over
Signa Sports United (SSU), while bracing for less-than-stellar FY23 results impacted by macroeconomic headwinds and high industry inventory levels, is taking steps to generate €100 million in Ebitda savings by FY25 and less operational complexity in FY24 that will return it to profitable, long-term growth. Meanwhile, the Germany-based e-commerce company, ...
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ArticleUS Outdoor Participation Trends Report released, Vista Outdoor feeling bullish
Vista Outdoor, parent company of 41 brands , including outdoor and bike suppliers Camelbak, Camp Chef, Giro, Bell and Fox Racing, is celebrating the results of the Outdoor Industry Association’s (OIA) 2023 Outdoor Participation Trends Report. The 72-page report, released to all OIA members, shows that the number of outdoor ...
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News briefsNaturkompaniet acquires Norwegian online store and brick-and-mortar stores
Naturkompaniet AS and Exist Internet AS announced that Naturkompaniet is acquiring 100 percent of the shares in Exist Internet AS, Fjellshop AS and Fjellshop Tromsø AS. The acquisition is part of Naturkompaniet’s strategy to expand its offering and strengthen its position as a leading player in the outdoor industry in ...
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News briefsUK Outdoor Industry Award finalists announced
The finalists for the 2023 UK Outdoor Industry Awards were announced on June 14 in a presentation at the 2023 Outdoor Trade Show Social. All award finalists, including products from Silva, Berghaus, Ortlieb, Petzl, Edelrid, Montane, Picture Organic, Exped, Gruezi Bag, Goal Zero and TentBox, can be viewed on the ...
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News briefsDecathlon’s buy-back scheme aims to curb tents left at festival sites
Decathlon has launched a new campaign in the UK to discourage consumers of its most popular “festival tent” from leaving the item behind after an event. In the initial No Tent Left Behind trial, any customer who has bought a Quechua MH100 2 Man tent (£29.99) directly from Decathlon between ...
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News briefsOlpro brings in sales expert to support international growth
Camping and campervan brand Olpro has brought in Johanna Grzonka as a sales expert to support its growing international trade. She works as part of the growing operational team at Olpro, working with the UK but focusing on European sales. Grzonka will use her experience working with major camping retailers ...
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News briefsNaturkompaniet opens flagship store in Oslo
Source: Glenn Pettersen Naturkompaniet - Hegdehaugsveien 29, Oslo Knowledge and sustainability are the focus of Naturkompaniet’s new flagship store on Hegdehaugsveien in Oslo. Originally founded in Sweden in 1991, this is the company’s sixth store in Norway, offering well-known brands such as Fjällräven, Patagonia, Arc’teryx, Osprey, Devold, ...
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ArticleReset EOG State of Trade study shows growth of +11.5%
At OutDoor by ISPO 2023 in Munich, the European Outdoor Group (EOG) released new data from its State of Trade (SoT) market research program showing growth in sales value and volume across all categories through 2022. The figures for the year were released following some notable updates to the project ...
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ArticleOutDoor by ISPO provided community and inspiration again in 2023
Three days, over 650 exhibitors and satisfying visitor numbers. OutDoor by ISPO 2023 is over and has been hailed as a success. Now in its second year at the MOC Event and Order Center, the mood was once again that of a community coming together, whether that be for business ...
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News briefsBig Agnes bolsters leadership team
Source: Big Agnes Jim Trombly Colorado-based outdoor brand Big Agnes has hired Theodore James “Jim” Trombly as its new director of product design and development and made four other promotions within the team. Trombly brings with him more than twenty years of industry experience from his work ...
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ArticleConsumers’ top-rated outdoor and cycling brands
Our latest exclusive big data analysis reveals which brands top the consumer ratings for outdoor and cycling brands from over 145,000 reviews
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ArticleWinners of the second round of the 2023 ISPO Award
At the second of a total of four jury meetings for the ISPO Award 2023, almost everything revolved around the Outdoor category. This may have to do with the fact that OutDoor by ISPO 2023 starts in Munich just a few days after the meeting. The jury was made up ...
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News briefsEquip’s proposal for eco-transparency
Equip Outdoor Technologies, owner of the Rab and Lowe Alpine brands, has put together some 500 product tables for its “Material Facts” program. Each table breaks down a product into its components and states their recycled material by weight, whether they contain fluorocarbons, the overall country of origin or manufacture, ...
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ArticlePrimus and Silva with joint sales subsidiary for Germany, Austria
After Silva Sweden AB acquired 100 percent of the shares in Primus AB from Fenix Outdoor AB on April 28, 2023, the two Swedish outdoor brands are operating as one company under the name Primus-Silva Sweden AB. For the German and Austrian markets, Primus-Silva Sweden AB is now establishing a ...
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News briefsJohnson Outdoors expands board of directors
Johnson Outdoors, the U.S. parent company of a portfolio of fishing, diving, camping and watercraft brands, including Jetboil, Old Town, Eureka! and Ocean Kayak, announced the appointment of Jeffrey M. Stutz, chief financial officer at MillerKnoll, Inc., as an independent director of the company, effective May 23. Stutz joins the ...
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News briefsHelinox opens new creative center in Tokyo
Helinox, the maker of lightweight, packable outdoor furniture, recently opened its new Helinox Creative Center (HCC) Tokyo. Located in the Harajuku district and celebrating the brand’s 10th anniversary in Japan, HCC Tokyo is the first Helinox flagship location outside its home country of South Korea. HCC Busan, South Korea, opened ...
