All Camping articles – Page 9
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News briefsCamping equipment specialist and tent sharing website team up
British camping equipment specialist Olpro has partnered up with Tentshare to list its tents on the community-led tent-matching service. Tentshare matches people who own tents with people who would like to use a tent, allowing tent owners to generate income from unused camping equipment and support a more sustainable approach ...
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News briefsSea to Summit with new product execs
Australian adventure gear brand Sea to Summit has hired Bryan Davis as global head of product and Ashley Tyrrell as product manager. They will be based at the U.S. office, but will also be part of Sea to Summit’s global design team in Perth. Davis most recently led design and ...
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ArticleAnalysis: More than half of the outdoor stocks make gains in Q1
Our Q1 Outdoor Index includes the revenue and profit development of 37 major outdoor companies.
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News briefsWhitby & Co adds Light My Fire to its U.K. portfolio
U.K. outdoor, camping and bushcraft company Whitby & Co is the new exclusive U.K. distributor of products from Light My Fire, the Swedish brand founded in 1996 that specializes in tools and accessories for life on the move and in the outdoors, best known for the Light My Fire Spork. ...
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ArticleFenix Outdoor publishes CSR report 2022
Fenix Outdoor International AG, owner of the brands Fjällräven, Royal Robbins, Tierra, Hanwag, the five retail chains managed under the roof of the Frilufts Retail Europe AB and – until December last year – Primus (which was sold to Silva), has published its CSR Report 2022. CEO ...
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News briefsOlpro joins forces with charity Sponsored Breaks
U.K. outdoor leisure brand Olpro has teamed up with the charity organization Sponsored Breaks to provide them with a one-stop store to kit out their company car with state-of-the-art camping accessories to help take their gift-giving camping trips to the next level. Sponsored Breaks was established by Simon and Harriet ...
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News briefsOlpro plants 10,000 trees to help combat climate change
In partnership with Ecologi, a U.K.-based climate solutions provider, Olpro has planted over 10,000 trees in various locations around the world since 2021. The initiative is part of the British camping and outdoor brand’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and reducing its carbon footprint. Currently, one tree is planted for every ...
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News briefsDeuter hires new sports marketing manager
Source: Deuter Anna Arnert German backpack and sleeping bag expert Deuter has appointed Anna Arnert as the new marketing manager for its alpine sports division in mid-February. Arnert looks back on a long career in communications and the sporting goods industry. After studying in Germany and England, ...
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News briefsSolo Brands sets FY23 revenue range
Solo Brands, parent of Oru Kayak, Isle paddleboards, Chubbies apparel, and Solo Stoves, is forecasting 0.5 percent to 4.3 percent revenue growth in FY23 to a range of $520 to $540 million with a corresponding adjusted Ebitda margin of 16.5 to 17.5 percent. In Q4, the Texan company reported ...
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ArticleShe Is Outdoors Women’s Gear Award: A target group with much untapped potential
A down jacket by Rab has won the Women’s Gear Award from She Is Outdoors. Five other products have received honorable mentions. The award offers the opportunity to take a holistic look at the women’s segment, and while there were many impressive submissions, it is clear that a lot of ...
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News briefsTentree expands reforestation efforts to the oceans
Canadian athleisure company Tentree, based in Vancouver, is expanding their planting efforts offshore. The brand, which pledges to plant ten trees for every item purchased, has planted more than 93 million trees to date and will expand its portfolio to include kelp planting and coral regeneration. According to the company, ...
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News briefsJohnson Outdoors to sell Eureka! Military and Commercial Tents
Johnson Outdoors Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the Eureka! Military and Commercial Tents product lines of its Camping business segment to Rekord Group, a global company that specializes in commercial, event and military tents and structures. The transaction is expected to close by ...
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News briefsNemo expands its sales force in Germany and Switzerland
Hansjörg Schmidt, the owner of the sales agency Hersperger-Schmidt based in Sindelfingen, Germany, is expanding the German sales team for Nemo Equipment. By bringing Benjamin Bachhofer and Stefan Kraft on board, he is taking on two sales experts and also assuming responsibility for sales in Switzerland for the U.S. outdoor ...
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News briefsOlpro receives investment boost
British camping equipment specialist Olpro, founded in Worcestershire in 2011, has secured a £1,075,000 investment from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) through the MEIF West Midlands Equity Fund managed by Midven, part of the Future Planet Capital Group, to promote growth and increase operational capacity. Olpro will use the ...
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News briefsCascade hires David Fee as VP of sales and marketing NAPR
Cascade Designs has hired the former U.S. general manager of Castelli Cycling, David Fee, as its new vice president of sales and marketing for North America and the Pacific region. Fee will drive overall sales and marketing strategy for the region across all Cascade Designs product categories and distribution channels ...
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ArticleDirect, international drive Yeti in Q4
Yeti’s results were negatively impacted by voluntary recalls of certain soft coolers and dry gear bags for the period ended Dec. 31. Fourth quarter sales rose by 1 percent to $448.0 million from $443.1 million but were up 10 percent year-over-year to $486.4 million excluding impacts from the recalls. Direct-to-consumer ...
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News briefsGSI announces new EVP
GSI Outdoors has announced two new hires. Justin Walford is to become EVP of GSI Outdoors and Pelican International. Tyler Botts is the new brand marketing manager for GSI. Walford brings almost 20 years of outdoor industry experience to the position, building and leading wholesale and direct-to-consumer teams and business ...
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News briefsYeti appoints McMullen as CFO
Yeti, the U.S. designer, retailer and distributor of outdoor products, has announced the appointment of Mike McMullen as its senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. McMullen has served as the company’s interim CFO since October 2022. McMullen joined Yeti in 2016 as head of financial planning and analysis ...
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ArticleNew OIA study: How to save money and reduce emissions
Five members of the U.S. Outdoor Industry Association’s (OIA) climate action corps have now released the results of a jointly commissioned study on the feasibility of electrifying the textile and apparel industry. Burton, New Balance, Patagonia, REI Co-op and W.L. Gore’s fabrics division partnered with the OIA for the study, ...
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News briefsLeadership change at Newell Brands
In light of the upcoming retirement of current Newell Brands CEO and board member Ravi Saligram, the company has announced the appointment of Chris Peterson as president and CEO, effective May 16, 2023. At the company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders on that date, the board also plans to nominate ...
