All General Outdoor articles – Page 166
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Heraeus acquires majority in Indian PET recycling company
German chemicals group Heraeus Holding GmbH has acquired a majority stake in PET recycler Perpetual Technologies and renames the company Revalyu Resources. Revalyu has developed a low-energy depolymerization technology to recycle post-consumer PET bottles into esters, the base for polyester fibers. According to the company, the technology provides a cost-effective ...
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News briefsHelly Hansen pauses Russian ops; Q1 sales up 24 percent
Helly Hansen has “temporarily paused” its operations in Russia due to the war in Ukraine, the company’s publicly traded parent Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC) has announced in a filing. The outdoor brand’s business in Russia consists of 41 retail stores and an e-commerce site, employing more than 300 total. CTC ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin positioned for growth as Callaway lifts group guidance
Callaway Golf raised annual guidance after a strong first quarter, driven by its Topgolf driving range venues, strong performances from its other segments and positive signs from its Jack Wolfskin brand. Revenue for the three months to March 31 rose 59.6 percent to $1.04 billion (€990m). Adjusted Ebitda was up ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter presents outcome of Innolab start-up support at festivals
German retailer Globetrotter is giving some products from its Innolab a public platform at the two-day events of this year’s outdoor festivals in Berlin and Hamburg. The Innolab program was launched by Globetrotter in 2020 and offers start-ups in the outdoor equipment sector advice and support for their market entry. ...
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News briefsSolo Brands with new CFO and new board members
Solo Brands has appointed Somer Webb as CFO, effective May 16. Sam Simmons, the company’s current CFO, will remain with Solo Brands to ensure a smooth transition. Somer brings more than 15 years of financial experience to Solo Brands. She has extensive experience in financial planning and analysis, mergers and ...
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ArticleSolo Brands records 19% sales increase in Q1
Solo Brands, the U.S. DTC company owning the Solo Stove, Oru Kayak, Isle paddleboards and Chubbies apparel brands, said its sales increased 19.0 percent to $82.2 million in Q1 2022, ended March 31, compared to $69.1 million in the first quarter of 2021. The increase was driven by the acquisitions ...
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TNF Renewed moves forward with IT enhancements and a new cleaning technology partner
The North Face is rolling out a new website and shopping experience for its resale offering Renewed, launched in 2018. TNF will now work with resale technology provider Archive and clean technology and logistics company Tersus Solutions. The Archive technology aims to deliver information about a Renewed item’s lifecycle, from ...
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News briefsResale company Trove has a new CEO
Trove, the California-based branded e-commerce specialist that counts Patagonia, Arc’teryx, REI, Allbirds and Lululemon among its clients, announced that its president, Gayle Tait, who has also been a company board member since January 2021, was promoted to CEO. Andy Ruben, who has served as CEO since the company’s launch in ...
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News briefsBig Agnes opens new European headquarters
Colorado-based outdoor equipment brand Big Agnes has opened its new European headquarters in Amsterdam, from which it will directly serve its core European markets, including the Benelux countries, Scandinavia, the U.K. and France. By the end of next year, five employees will be working there in customer and dealer service, ...
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News briefsVibram reinvigorates Five Fingers with new global campaign
Italian company Vibram is revitalizing its Five Fingers category by launching a global digital campaign that kicks off with a “move freely” video. The film takes viewers on a journey of historical discovery: Through footprints discovered in various environments, a researcher tracks the habits and movements of the owners. The ...
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News briefsHaglöfs promotes Sara Lindqvist to new head of business development
Haglöfs has hired Sara Lindqvist as head of business development to take responsibility for future business models for the brand and bringing new ideas to life. The hiring of Lindqvist is related to a new business unit at Haglöfs, “New Ventures,” which focuses on models outside of the brand’s core ...
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ArticleYeti sees big growth potential outside U.S.
Yeti’s first-quarter international sales rose 45 percent to $37.4 million from $25.8 million to account for 13 percent of period revenues and Yeti management thinks the segment can grow to more than 20 percent of its overall business over the long term. Despite current geopolitical headwinds in Europe, Yeti is ...
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News briefsPrimus starts global outdoor cooking content hub in three languages
Swedish cooking equipment specialist Primus has launched a new platform for outdoor recipes. Besides blog content and packing tips, the Primus Camp website is a source of recipes for outdoor cooking and will be updated regularly with new meals, as the company states. “Cooking in the outdoors should feel easy ...
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News briefsTNF commits to support wilderness clean-up projects via EOCA
For the third year running, The North Face (TNF) has chosen the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) to find and manage environmental projects to be financially supported by the brand’s fund. Five projects in four European countries have been picked by EOCA and will be supported with ...
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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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News briefsFinisterre launches seasuit and hijab in a ‘buy one, gift one’ model, breaking barriers to women’s access to the sea
The British community interest company Finisterre Foundation, set up to help people facing cultural, medical or personal barriers to accessing the sea, is launching its ’Into the Sea’ project, a set of full-coverage women’s seasuit and hijab made from recycled sea waste. The seasuit (RRP £140) and accompanying hijab (RRP ...
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News briefsHeiQ launches peppermint-based odor control textile treatment with Alchemie Technology
The new HeiQ Life treatment that HeiQ has developed with its partner Alchemie Technology is an odor control finish based on peppermint oil as an active ingredient, inhibiting bacteria from growth on the textile surface. Utilizing Alchemie’s digital finishing technology, the process is 84 percent less energy-consuming and takes 92 ...
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SponsoredOutDoor by ISPO: “What initially seemed to be born out of necessity is increasingly becoming a dream scenario”
In an interview, Lena Haushofer, Exhibition Director of OutDoor by ISPO, explains why the MOC is an excellent choice for the industry gathering and why it is still worth becoming an exhibitor.
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News briefsMaria Frykman of Isbjörn is the new chairwoman of SOG
Source: Scandinavian Outdoor Group The founder and CEO of Isbjörn of Sweden, Maria Frykman, has been appointed as the new chairwoman of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG). Frykman will succeed David Ekelund, CEO of Icebug, who held the position since 2013 and was elected as a board ...
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ArticleRevolutionRace sees 50% Q3 sales gain despite supply chain problems
RevolutionRace (RVRC), the Swedish DTC outdoor company, continued to grow rapidly in the third quarter of its financial year, as sales increased by 50 percent to 367.4 million Swedish kronor (€34.6m) despite persistent supply chain problems for some of its products. On a constant currency basis, sales in the three ...
