All Exped articles
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ArticleDIY repairs: 12 brands making repairs easy
Our listicle highlights the outdoor and sporting brands and retailers who are already helping consumers repair their own outdoor gear at home.
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News briefsExped hires new product manager
Source: Exped Mathieu Corbineau Swiss brand Exped has hired Mathieu Corbineau as its new product manager for its backpacks, stuff bags and gear bags, replacing the current product management team of Muriel Weber and Marc Raillard. The two will concentrate on other roles within the company. Weber ...
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News briefsExped brings new backpack category to market
This fall, Swiss company Exped is adding a new category to its collections. The new “Gear Bags” line consists of three backpack families, all designed with maximum versatility in mind. They combine aspects of backpacks and duffle bags to create luggage that works from climbing crags to the office or ...
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News briefsU.K. Outdoor Industry Awards 2022 winners announced
At its recent annual conference in Sheffield, the U.K.’s Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) has announced the winning products of this latest U.K. outdoor industry awards. This year, the categories have been expanded to include “diversity and inclusion.” The other categories are accessories, backpacks, camping equipment, climbing, clothing, tech accessories, footwear, ...
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News briefsExped steps into new distribution partnerships in Austria and France
Zurich-based company Exped is expanding its brand presence in Austria and France and altering its distribution model for Austria. As of Sept. 15, 2022, the Austrian market will be served by Exclusiv Sportartikelvertrieb GmbH, which also carries Italian footwear specialist Scarpa as a sales agency. Thomas Miedl will be the ...
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ArticleManagement team changes at Exped
With Hubi Rutishauser, international sales manager and board member, leaving the Zurich-based company Exped after 28 years, Eicke Thiele succeeds him on the company’s three-member executive board and was appointed director of marketing and sales, effective April 1. Thiele has already been with the company for the past six years ...
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News briefsExped and myclimate share insights during free webinar on April 4
Swiss brand Exped, which has just announced that all of its new sleeping mats are carbon neutral through offsetting, has been working with myclimate for several years. In a free Zoom webinar on April 4, 2022, the two companies plan to share their joint knowledge with all interested parties from ...
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ArticleOutdoor and sports industries create support initiatives for people affected by war in Ukraine
A wave of solidarity with both the refugees and the people of Ukraine is underway, and many practical initiatives have been launched in the last two weeks, many of which came from the players in our industry. The longer the war lasts, the clearer it becomes that only specific product ...
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News briefsExped simplifies mat range, increases focus on sustainability
In the development of its completely revised range of trekking mats for spring 2022, the Swiss outdoor camping equipment supplier Exped placed the focus on sustainability as well as simplifying the selection. “With our growing range of expedition mats, it was becoming increasingly difficult for customers to choose. With the ...
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News briefsFirst “She is Outdoors” gear awards winners
Picking the best from 37 products from 28 brands in five categories, the #sheisoutdoors awards were given to Devold , Exped , Pyua , Norrøna , Wechsel , The North Face and Salomon . The first dedicated women’s outdoor gear award, initiated by Munich-based outdoor enthusiasts ...
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News briefsExped offsets CO2 emissions of its mats
Source: Carbon Tanzania In partnership with the Swiss organization Myclimate, Zurich-based expedition equipment brand Exped offsets all climate-relevant emissions generated during the entire life cycle of its sleeping mats starting in 2021 - from the sourcing of raw materials to production, transport, use, and ...
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Exped USA hires Tracy Collins as sales director
The American subsidiary of the Swiss outdoor adventure equipment brand Exped has hired Tracy Collins as sales director. Effective July 1, Collins will join the growing team at the brand’s U.S. office in Tacoma, Washington. For the past five years, Collins has worked as a senior category merchandise ...
