All Fjällräven articles – Page 3

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    Fjällräven launches collection made from fabric scraps

    2 March 2021

    Fjällräven has launched Samlaren (Swedish for “the gatherer”), an initiative that infuses new life into surplus material through innovative use of fabric leftovers. Samlaren products will be released in recurring, limited-edition capsule collections, the brand said. The new concept is rooted in Fjällräven’s commitment to quality and ...

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    Fenix ends 2020 in the red

    9 February 2021

    The Fenix Outdoor International group posted weak results for the fourth quarter of 2020. The management said that the quarter started well, with strong reorders and brick-and-mortar sales that were showing signs of improvement. However, the second wave of the pandemic and civil unrest in the U.S. – which led ...

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    Fjällräven announces recipients of 2020 Arctic Fox funds

    20 December 2020

    With the Arctic Fox Initiative, Fjällräven annually awards funds to several non-profit organizations and projects that aim to preserve nature or wildlife and are either associated with taking climate action or encouraging more people to go outdoors and appreciate nature. Fjällräven believes that great ideas need collective support to be ...

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    We aRe SpinDye closes last link for circular textile production

    18 November 2020

    The Swedish fashion tech company We aRe SpinDye®’s aim is to make the dyeing process of clothes completely environmentally friendly. After introducing a unique and extremely resource-efficient dyeing process, first applied by the Swedish outdoor brand Fjällräven in 2017, the company is now closing the last link for a circular ...

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    Mixed results for Fenix

    29 October 2020

    Fenix Outdoor International posted lower sales for its third quarter but managed to keep expenses under control. The management said the emergency plan implemented in the first quarter bore fruit, keeping costs and expenses at a manageable level. The company has, wherever possible, renegotiated the rent at relevant brick-and-mortar stores ...

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    ​Fjällräven Polar dates postponed

    21 October 2020

    Due to the current development of the Covid-19 pandemic, Swedish outdoor brand Fjällräven has adjusted the schedule for its Fjällräven Polar. The 2020 event has now been postponed to 2022 and there will be no global online campaign in 2021, which means that the global application process for Fjällräven Polar ...

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    Fjällräven sued by Colorado landlord

    3 September 2020

    Several sources have reported that Fjällräven’s landlord in Boulder, Colorado, has sued the outdoor company for not paying rent for its store at 1048 Pearl Street since April. The landlord, Ten Eleven Pearl LLC, claims that Fjällräven owes $88,760 in base rent and $38,261 in additional charges. The 356 square ...

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    Fenix’s recovery driven by Europe

    22 July 2020

    After a difficult first quarter due to Covid-19 restrictions, Fenix Outdoor International started seeing a small retail recovery in April with strong increases in online sales, making up for some lost sales in brick-and-mortar stores. In May and June, the improvement continued and was also supported by improved physical stores’ ...

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    Fjällräven takes trekking virtual with Fjällräven Classic TV

    15 July 2020

    Building on the success of virtual Fjällräven Classic events in Germany and Denmark, Fjällräven will live stream all of its legendary long-distance treks online this summer: China starts on July 30 at 7.00 CET; Sweden on Aug. 7 at 16.00 CET; the UK on Aug. 27at 12.00 CET; and the ...

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    Update for Fjällräven Polar 2021, special event for 2020 participants

    10 July 2020

    After this year’s Fjällräven Polar Series had to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Fjällräven is inviting all confirmed participants to a special Polar event in April 2021, which will start in Sweden and end in Norway, running in the opposite direction to the usual route. Fjällräven plans to ...

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    Fjällräven launches Fjällräven Classic TV

    26 May 2020

    Starting this summer, Fjällräven will introduce Fjällräven Classic TV, a solution to the current situation that immerses people in the experience of trekking through an online stream from a trekker’s point of view. Fjällräven Classic TV will digitally transport viewers from all across the globe to the locations of Fjällräven’s ...

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    Fenix Outdoor banks on e-commerce after a weak quarter

    8 May 2020

    Martin Nordin, chief executive of Fenix Outdoor International, expressed optimism about a recovery in the outdoor industry after the coronavirus pandemic is over, considering that it has outperformed other industries during past recessions, especially in Europe. He added that the epidemic’s negative effect on travel should lead people to look ...

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    Global Fjällräven Classic affected by Covid-19

    7 May 2020

    Swedish outdoor brand Fjällräven announced that it had to cancel its 2020 Fjällräven Classic trekking events in Germany, Denmark, UK, Sweden, USA and China due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. The event series started with one 110km-long trek across Swedish Lapland in 2005. Nine years later, it expanded to Denmark, ...

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    Fjällräven’s sustainability manager is Sweden’s Business Woman of the Year

    22 April 2020

    Svensk Sportforum, an organization for manufacturers, suppliers and retailers of sports and nutritional products in Sweden, has elected Christiane Dolva Törnberg, Fjällräven’s sustainability manager, as the Swedish sports industry’s “Business Woman of the Year 2019.” The jury described Törnberg as “a wise, humble and communicative manager for one of today’s ...

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    Fjällräven has a new global marketing director

    17 April 2020

    The Swedish outdoor specialist Fjällräven announced that Alexander Matt has been appointed as the new global marketing director for the brand effective April 15. He succeeds Leif Öhlund who left the company in 2019 to pursue other opportunities. For the last four years, Matt held the position of chief marketing ...

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    Fjällräven voted most sustainable brand in its industry

    14 April 2020

    The Sustainable Brand Index™ 2020, Europe’s largest brand study on sustainability, has announced that Fjällräven was chosen as the most sustainable brand from the “Clothing and Fashion Brand” industry in Sweden. Consumers were able to choose between over 1,400 brands in Europe’s largest independent brand study on sustainability, which is ...

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    Disappointing end of the year for Fenix

    28 February 2020

    Blaming unfavorable weather, product recalls and ongoing challenges in IT, the Fenix Outdoor International group, whose holdings include the Globetrotter chain and the Fjällräven brand, posted weak results for the fourth quarter of 2019.

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    Sustainable innovations from Ispo Munich 2020

    17 February 2020

    For the 50th birthday of Ispo Munich, the sports fair claimed to be more sustainable than ever before. More and more brands are looking for solutions for more sustainable products and more sustainable consumption. This time, recycling was one of the core issues of sustainable innovation. While recycled polyester from ...