All Corporate articles – Page 41
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News briefsSimplon expands Connected Retail Partner program in DACH region and Benelux
Simplon Fahrrad’s Connected Retail Partner program, which was established and extensively tested many years ago at the company’s headquarters at the Simplon Experience Center, currently connects 50 bike retailers. In 2022, it is to be expanded to 100 in the DACH region and Benelux, the company says. The program’s partner ...
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Cotopaxi secures growth investment
U.S. outdoor brand Cotopaxi has secured funding led by Bain Capital Double Impact, Bain Capital’s impact investing strategy. The investment is expected to support Cotopaxi’s global growth, acceleration of its global omnichannel and experiential retail strategy, sustainable product strategy, and impact on poverty alleviation and community development support. As part ...
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ArticleHoudini drives expansion of circular economy movement with new shareholder
Swedish outdoor brand Houdini Sportswear announced that Italian investment firm GDTRE will join the brand’s co-founders, Hanna Lindblad and Eva Karlsson, who both hold a minority stake in the company and together own 77 percent of the company, as well as Stefan Ytterborn, founder of POC and CEO and founder ...
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Online marketplace Planetics with successful first financing round
Munich-based startup Planetics has successfully closed its first six-figure financing round for its online marketplace for sustainable and fairly produced sporting goods. The exact investment sum was not disclosed. Less than a year after its founding in Oct. 2020, the startup was able to convince various investors, including a former ...
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Underwear brand Saxx gets financial injection
Saxx Underwear, a Canadian men’s functional underwear brand founded in 2006, received a strategic investment from TZP Group, a multi-strategy private equity firm, through TZP Capital Partners III. NLS Group Holdings Inc., led by Krystal Growth Partners which invested in Saxx in April 2010, will retain a significant minority interest ...
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ArticleAllbirds files for IPO but remains loss-making, plans to open up new apparel categories
Allbirds, the B Corporation-certified San-Francisco-based footwear and apparel brand, has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering. The document lists the size of the transaction at $100 million, which is an estimate used only to set the registration fee of $10,910. Allbirds was last ...
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Pierer announces further increase in revenue forecast for 2021
Driven by the high global demand for powered two-wheelers (e-bikes and also motorcycles), the executive board of Pierer Mobility AG decided on Aug. 26 to raise its sales forecast for the fiscal year, originally published in April 2021. Despite ongoing Covid-19-related supply chain challenges, the outlook remains positive. As a ...
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ArticleNew Mavic owner Bourrelier Group sets successful future course
After the Bourrelier Group took over the insolvent French company Mavic in spring 2020, things were initially very quiet. One year after the takeover, the group now speaks of a successful turnaround, including a stable course for the future. Source: Bourrelier Group Getting Mavic back on track ...
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Invista to double nylon 6,6 polymer capacity at Shanghai Chemical Industry Park
In an effort to answer the domestic demand for nylon 6,6 polymers, Invista Nylon Chemicals (China) announced plans to double its current production at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP). The plan is following a 40,000-ton/year capacity increase that was installed in 2020 and is based on an investment of ...
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News briefsU.S. resale startup Trove raises $77.5 million
Trove, a California-based branded resale company that counts Patagonia, Arc’teryx, REI and Lululemon among its customers, has received $77.5 million in a Series D funding round led by G2 Venture Partners, bringing its total funding to date to $122.5 million. Bank of Montreal, Capital One Ventures, Commerce Ventures and Wellington ...
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ArticleOn Holding files registration for IPO
On Holding, the Swiss company that owns On, the performance brand specializing in running and trail running founded in Zurich in 2010 by Olivier Bernhard, David Allemann and Caspar Coppetti, has announced that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed ...
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Spartan invests in the Highlander hiking event series
Spartan, the endurance sports and extreme wellness brand, has invested and formed a strategic partnership in the long-distance hiking event series Highlander. The partnership is meant to support the growth of Highlander, which currently holds events in 13 countries, while also expanding Spartan’s “tough fitness” portfolio into adventure hiking. Croatian-based ...
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Is Puma targeting the outdoor market?
In an interview on Aug. 23 with Süddeutsche Zeitung, one of the leading German newspapers, Bjørn Gulden, who has been CEO of Puma since 2013, said: “We need to focus more on outdoor. Not as an outfitter of extreme athletes or ambitious summiteers. But there is a big trend towards ...
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ArticleSSU reorganizes management of Internetstores Group
After more than three years as CEO of Internetstores GmbH, Hans Dohrmann will leave the parent company of multichannel bike, camping and outdoor retailers such as Addnature, Bikester, Brügelmann, Campz and Fahrrad.de. According to Internetstores Group’s parent company, Signa Sports United (SSU), he will leave “on good terms” on Sept. ...
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News briefsSunRace Sturmey-Archer partners with Dutch brand design agency
Publicly traded Taiwanese bicycle component manufacturer SunRace Sturmey-Archer Inc. has begun collaborating with renowned Dutch brand design agency Dutch Portfolio to develop a new global branding and marketing strategy for the component manufacturer that will increase brand awareness, digital and physical presence and market share. To that end, Dutch Portfolio ...
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ArticleEDM Interview Series #04-2021: Samaya
The Outdoor Industry Compass spoke with Arthur Jallas, co-founder and sales leader of French brand Samaya.
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ArticleAdditional cash boost for Arevo allows for expansion of 3D printing facilities
Silicon Valley-based technology company Arevo unveiled a 3D-printed bicycle frame at Eurobike 2019. In August 2020, the company began offering on-demand custom production using a high-speed printer and in August 2021, Arevo announced not only “the completion of the world’s largest 3D printing facility for carbon fiber composite additive manufacturing,” ...
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News briefsArdian invests in YT Industries
On Aug. 3, Ardian, a leading global investment firm based in Paris and majority-owned by its employees, officially announced that it would support German DTC mountain bike provider YT (“young talent”) Industries GmbH. While the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, the use of the additional cash infusion ...
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Woolrich revives “The Woolrich Woman” from the 1980s with Daniëlle Cathari
Woolrich is reviving its 1980s label “The Woolrich Woman” with Daniëlle Cathari, the Dutch designer known for playing with “complementing contrasts” and deconstructing and reconstructing fashion norms through design. Cathari’s first collection for Woolrich will launch on Sept. 24 for autumn/winter 2021. It will comprise outerwear, knitwear and accessories. The ...
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ArticleSRAM Group opens Time pedal factory in Portugal
On June 30, bicycle component manufacturer SRAM Group (Rockshox, SRAM, Time, Truvativ and Zipp brands) celebrated opening a new production facility for Time pedals in Portugal. Annual production capacity is to be ramped up to 200,000 pairs of high-quality pedals, the company said. No details were disclosed about the level ...
