All General Outdoor articles – Page 195
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News briefsOutdoor Broker merges with Bergzeit GmbH
With a clearance sale including discounts up to 70 percent, German overstock dealer Outdoor Broker is preparing its merger with Bergzeit GmbH. Outdoor Broker has already been working closely with Bergzeit GmbH at its administrative headquarters in Otterfing, Bavaria, since 2017. Due to the overlapping customer base, the two companies ...
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ISPO Shanghai takes place in June
Messe München’s Chinese representative has announced the dates for this year’s ISPO Shanghai. The show serves as the leading multi-segment summer trade show for the sports industry in Asia. Originally scheduled for mid-July, the event will now take place June 16-18, 2022, at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC). ...
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News briefsH.A.D. continues to expand its sales team
Pro Feet Functional Wear GmbH, the parent company of the German headwear specialist H.A.D., has appointed Timo Intek as the successor to the long-standing head of sales, Birgit Riese. Intek will also personally take over customer service for the German states of Hesse, Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate starting in March, replacing Christian ...
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ArticleYeti forecasts topline growth of 18-20%; will adopt key strategies in Europe
Yeti’s current outlook for 2022 calls for 18-22 percent revenue growth, but an EPS range some 3.4 percent below the current Wall Street consensus as it faces “significantly higher” inbound freight costs and an increase in costs for raw materials such as resin and stainless steel. On the upside, the ...
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News briefsMystery Ranch promotes Alex Kutches to president
After Dana Gleason and Renée Sippel-Baker, who founded Mystery Ranch in 2000, retired from day-to-day operations, Alex Kutches, who was responsible for sales and marketing for seven years, has been named president of the Bozeman, Montana-based backpack brand. Kutches joined Mystery Ranch in 2014 after long stints in leading sales ...
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ArticleCanadian Tire beats sales estimates in Q4 as consumers splurge on sports goods
Toronto-based Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue, driven by a surge in spending on sporting goods, garden equipment and home decor during the Christmas season, along with higher fuel prices at its petrol stations. The company, which owns the Norwegian outdoor brand Helly Hansen, said total revenue for ...
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News briefsMatthias Mayr joins Outdoor against Cancer as new CEO
Outdoor against Cancer (OAC), a nonprofit organization promoting outdoor activities and a healthy lifestyle for cancer patients and their families, has hired Dr. Matthias Mayr, a former pro freeskier who has been an OAC ambassador since 2016, as its new CEO. Mayr is also the founder of the sports equipment ...
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News briefsKamik with new CEO
Gillian Meek has been hired as the new CEO of Kamik, a family-owned Canadian company. Meek was previously president of Keds, a brand of canvas sneakers and leather shoes owned by Wolverine Worldwide. Meek was part of Wolverine’s senior leadership team. She is also a member of Women in Footwear ...
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News briefsPortugal adopts new and stricter rules for the labeling of leather substitutes
The Portuguese government adopted new regulations (Decreto-Lei n.o 3/2022) at the end of January 2022 to label all textile products that are man-made to replace genuine leather and also established fines for companies that do not comply. The new law defines the term leather and specifies its use. Accordingly, the ...
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News briefsNew material alliance Fibral founded for the promotion of plant-based fibers
Textile companies Bananatex, Ananas Anam (producer of Piñatex), Circular Systems (with Nike and Converse on their customer list) and the consulting company ReGenerate are the founding members of a new cooperation called Fibral, designed to be an international materials alliance that brings together companies and individuals working with ancient, underrepresented ...
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ArticleAn increasing number of brands is entering the apparel rental business
For outdoor and sports equipment brands, the rental business is an essential pillar for a sustainable business. And now, a growing number of companies are offering apparel as well. Here’s an overview.
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News briefsCasio presents its first outdoor watch made with biomass plastics
Japanese company Casio Computer Co. announced the latest addition to its Pro Trek branded line of outdoor watches, the PRW-61. It’s the first Casio watch to be made with biomass plastics sourced from renewable organic substances, a production process that can help reduce environmental impact by curbing CO2 emissions. For ...
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News briefsHelinox records strong sales growth in Europe in 2021
Helinox has closed in 2021 with a 50 percent increase in sales. The Korean outdoor camping furniture specialist grew in all of its key European markets, which include Germany, the U.K., France, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Helinox relies on an omnichannel sales mix of wholesale, distribution, and DTC. For 2022 ...
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ArticleIf OR moves back to Salt Lake, could an exhibitor boycott loom?
Several outdoor companies announced Monday they would boycott the Outdoor Retailer (OR) trade show events if they were moved from Denver to Salt Lake City. Their reasoning is that they suspect the Utah state government has unacceptable plans for some state national monuments and public lands. The announcement came after ...
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News briefsJohnson Outdoors with new VP global ops & supply chain
Johnson Outdoors Inc, the U.S.-based company with a portfolio of brands in water sports, fishing, diving and camping that includes the Jetboil, Eureka, Ocean Kayak and Scubapro brands, has appointed Terry Troutman as its new vice president, global operations and supply chain. Troutman will report to Helen Johnson-Leipold, CEO, and ...
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ArticleOrganic Cotton Accelerator joins Sustainable Apparel Coalition
The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) to drive needed change throughout the supply chain, according to a statement. By joining the SAC, OCA, an Amsterdam-based multi-stakeholder organization fully committed to organic cotton, underscores its commitment to a collaborative sector approach to “unlock the potential ...
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ArticleKathmandu is on track for better results
In its second quarter, the profits improved at Kathmandu Holding, which ended Jan. 30, despite the global pandemic’s impact on trading conditions and persistent supply constraints on the group’s Oboz business. In the first quarter, factory shutdowns at Oboz’s suppliers in Vietnam, as previously reported, left the company unable to ...
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News briefsRelaunch for Slackline Industries
Slackline Industries, a brand created in 2014 by Canaima Outdoors Inc. in Boulder, Colorado, and acquired in early 2020 by Montréal, Québec-based distributor In-Sport Fashions, has unveiled a revamped look to revive the hype around slacklining and “have more people reaching for that slackline kit.“ The sport, initially invented by ...
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ArticleNew Wave’s sales growth driven by Sports & Leisure
The Swedish-based New Wave Group, which owns sports brands like Craft and Cutter & Back and distributes several others, saw total sales in the last quarter increase by 23 percent to 2,307 million Swedish kronor (€218.7m), with the growth driven by its Sports & Leisure segment. At constant currency rates, ...
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News briefsEuropean Environment Agency publishes new briefings on circular design and microplastic pollution
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has just released two new briefings relevant to the textile supply chain from fiber to product. In the paper, the agency points out that textiles caused in 2020 the third-highest pressures on water and land use and the fifth-highest use of raw materials and greenhouse ...
