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News briefsDeuter receives eighth consecutive FWF Leader status
Source: Deuter / Vina Duke I made your bag For its 2019/20 fiscal year and the eighth time in a row, Deuter has received the Leader status from the Dutch non-profit organization Fair Wear Foundation (FWF). For years, the German backpack and sleeping bag specialist has consistently ...
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Silva changes distributor in France
Silva, the Swedish company best known for its compasses and headlamps, will change its distributor in France. The new partner, Sport Pulsion, will take over all distribution rights in France from Scandinalp/Loisiralp, Silva’s partner for the past eight years, effective June 1. Loisiralp has also just lost Deuter to the ...
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Deuter distribution in France to be handled by new Schwan-Stabilo subsidiary
Deuter announced that all product distribution for the German backpack brand will be handled in the future by Deuter’s owner Schwan-Stabilo’s new subsidiary, Schwan-Stabilo Outdoor France, which was founded in September 2019. In December 2020, Gregory Allali took over the position of country manager France at Deuter Sport. Allali previously ...
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News briefsPrecautionary recall of Sea to Summit Alpha and Sigma pots
As a precautionary measure, Sea to Summit has advised of a potential safety hazard with its Alpha and Sigma pot series (sold since around 2018 individually and as part of pot&cook sets) with a black nylon latch. Alpha/Sigma pots with a black nylon latch without a screw will require a ...
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Camping specialist Olpro expands influencer team
British camping equipment specialist Olpro, founded in Worcestershire in 2011, has announced that seven new social media influencers will join the brand as ambassadors for 2021. The new social media influencers are Camping With Style, The Ashford Family, Skip and Jump, The Caravanning Mummy, Flashpacking Family, The Coastal Mummy and ...
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Grüezi Bag expands European sales and donates to homeless
German sleeping bag manufacturer Grüezi Bag expands its distribution in Europe with Dutch distribution specialist CJ Agencies for the Benelux region. CJ is already responsible for outdoor brands such as Black Diamond, Columbia, Eagle Creek, MSR, Pieps, Prana, Sorel, Stanley, Gregory and several others. In addition to its distribution in ...
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Leatherman might work on tighter retail strategy
U.S. magazine Inside Outdoor has reported that Leatherman plans to realign and reduce its wholesale distribution partners in North America to create a “more consistent brand experience” for the Leatherman customer base. To streamline its retail strategy, the company plans to exit several accounts by the end of the first ...
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ArticleHydro Flask struggles due to soft back-to-school season
Helen of Troy’s Houseware segment, which includes drinkware brand Hydro Flask, posted double-digit growth in the third fiscal quarter ended on Nov. 30. Sales in the segment soared by 21.4 percent from the year-ago quarter to $222.4 million, driven by an organic business increase of 21.2 percent, largely due to ...
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ArticleISPO Munich 2021: What to expect from the online show
As reported earlier, for the first time in its 50-year history, ISPO Munich will be held purely digitally from Feb. 1 to 5, 2021. Last week, organizer Messe München reported that numerous international brands have already registered to present themselves and their products in the Expo Area and revealed further ...
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Out Of Step to distribute Poler in the U.K.
After expanding into Asia and testing the German market earlier this year, Poler, an outdoor, camping and lifestyle brand based in Portland, Oregon, has appointed Out Of Step (OOS) Retail Ltd., a London-based brand agency specializing in American and Australian street and skatewear brands, as its new distributor for the ...
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Alpkit to expand into Scotland in 2021
Alpkit, an outdoor brand from Nottinghamshire, England, has announced plans to open its first Scottish store in Edinburgh early next year. The store, which will be located on Edinburgh’s Causewayside, is reportedly recruiting 12 staff members. In addition to selling gear to hike, climb, camp, run, swim and cycle, the ...
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News briefsB-Corps Cotopaxi and MiiR collaborate to tackle single use plastics
U.S. outdoor brands Cotopaxi and MiiR have partnered to not only address the disposable plastics crisis, but also to reinvent corporate expectations of “collaboration before competition”. The brands, both B-Corp certified, have joined forces to launch a new line of water bottles called the Cotopaxi x MiiR Llama water bottle ...
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ArticleGregory dropped by 13% in Q3, in group that fell by 65%
Gregory’s sales declined by 13.0 percent to $15.9 million in the third quarter. They again outperformed the results of Samsonite International’s less functional brand of backpacks, High Sierra, which plunged down by 70.2 percent to $4.5 million. Across all the numerous brands of Samsonite, sales went down by 74.6 percent ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter opens city store in Dortmund
Globetrotter, the German outdoor retail chain, which opened its first store in Hamburg in 1979 and was bought by the Swedish Fenix Group in 2014, is opening a new city branch in the city of Dortmund in spring 2021. On almost 800 square meters of sales space across two floors ...
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ArticleVista Outdoor’s shares soar on good results and upbeat guidance
Vista Outdoor, which includes brands such as Bell, Giro, Camelbak, Camp Chef and Bushnell Golf, saw its stock rise by 8 percent after posting strong results for the second fiscal quarter ended Sep. 27. It also released a positive outlook for the next quarter. Sales surged by 29 percent to ...
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News briefsVictorinox opens first Austrian brand store
On Thursday, Nov. 12, the first Victorinox store in Austria will open its doors in Vienna, directly on the historic Michaeler square. In the new brand store, the Swiss company will carry its entire product range. At a pocket-knife personalization station, customers can assemble their own knife and have it ...
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ArticleYeti sees strong Q3
Yeti, the American brand of coolers and drinkware and other outdoor equipment, recorded a 29 percent gain in revenues to $294.6 million, driven by strong growth in direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales, which increased by 62 percent to $150.4 million. This was led by both Coolers & Equipment and Drinkware, as the ...
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News briefsU.S. outdoor company Yeti announces board transitions
Texas-based outdoor company Yeti Holdings, Inc., best known for its coolers and drinkware, has announced that its board of directors has appointed Alison Dean, the former executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer at iRobot, as an independent director, effective Oct. 30. Dean has more than 30 years of ...
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Jack Wolfskin’s public relations director is leaving
Kerstin Pooth, director public relations & cooperations at Jack Wolfskin, will leave the company at the end of the year at her own request to pursue new professional challenges. Pooth has been working for the German outdoor brand since April 2016. Her responsibilities will be assumed by Mokhtar Benbouazza, vice ...
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News briefsNewell posts better-than-expected growth
Newell Brands’ revenues for the third quarter rose by 5.1 percent to $2.7 billion, as a core sales gain of 7.2 percent was partially offset by currency headwinds and divested businesses. The management said it recorded broad-based growth, which was better-than-expected, underpinned by strong consumption, and significant improvement in operating ...
