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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 ...
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News briefsNewell to have new CFO and president in 2023
On Jan. 9, 2023, Mark Erceg is to become Newell Brands’ chief financial officer, in charge of finance, IT, planning & analysis, accounting, SEC reporting, internal audit, tax, treasury, investor relations, information management and global business services. Erceg will be succeeding and reporting to Chris Peterson, who will be fully ...
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ArticleJohnson Outdoors starting to see some supply chain relief
Johnson Outdoors, which began to experience some easing of supply chain availability in its fishing business in the fourth quarter, reported a 39 percent increase in net income to $9.7 million from $6.9 million for the period ended Sept. 30. Operating profit, however, slipped 2.0 percent to $13.3 million from ...
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ArticleEquip regaining independence, announcing management changes
Fundamental changes to the Equip Outdoor Technologies UK Ltd. (Equip) company structure: the parent company of Rab and Lowe Alpine announced a multi-million BP financing package with British bank HSBC UK. The financial backing aims to enable Equip to repay investors, including long-time partner Mobeus VCTs, which is advised by ...
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ArticleSilva acquires Primus, Fenix Outdoor remains distribution partner for select markets
Swedish outdoor equipment company Silva, which was acquired by equity investor Verdane in 2021 with decisive expansion plans, has acquired 100 percent of the Primus AB shares from Fenix Outdoor (which also sold its brand Brunton at the end of last year). Source: Primus Both Silva ...
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ArticleBizness Enabler opens own DTC online shop
After opening the retailer-focused online portal named Bizness.eu to sell its distributed brands online, German company Bizness Enabler GmbH has launched My-brand-shop, a new DTC portal operating Europe-wide. In the shop, the Munich-based company offers its distributed brands like BioLite, LifeStraw, Matador and Full-Windsor, as well as Selk’bag (starting in ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter adds Dometic products to assortment, plans to expand partnership
Besides the mobile coolers it is already carrying, Globetrotter has added more Dometic products to its online presence, with plans to expand the offerings. According to Dometic, the retailer will widen the brand’s selection within the coming months, aiming to be fully stocked for the start of the 2023 camping ...
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News briefsSarah Seifert joins OR as new VP e-commerce
Source: Outdoor Research Sarah Seifert Seattle-based brand Outdoor Research (OR) has hired Sarah Seifert as its new vice president e-commerce. Seifert has been e-commerce manager at Eagle Creek most recently. Prior to that, she worked for seven years as director of e-commerce for Smartwool. Her experience also ...
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News briefsEOCA members participate in Black (Green) Friday fundraiser
With the Black Friday shopping craze around the corner, many outdoor brands try to engage not only in selling but also in fundraising for environmental or social projects, renaming Nov. 25 the “Green Friday.” Seven members of the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) dedicate their fundraising to projects under the ...
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ArticleOutdoor Retailer Winter rebrands and shifts dates to November
Outdoor Retailer Winter, the U.S. event for outdoor and winter sports, is moving up its show dates from January 2024 to November 2023. Through the introduction of new events and a shift in future dates, the winter edition aims to provide ”more opportunities to engage in the timeframes that best ...
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ArticleU.S. outdoor recreation industry rebounds
Inflation-adjusted (“real”) GDP for the U.S. outdoor recreation economy increased 18.9 percent in 2021, compared to a 5.9 percent growth for the overall U.S. economy, according to recent figures by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Growth in 2021 reflected a rebound after dropping 21.6 percent in 2020. The ...
