All General Outdoor articles – Page 196
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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 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 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 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 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 ...
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ArticleLenzing’s Q1 revenues grow double-digit despite rising costs
Lenzing, the Austrian manufacturer of wood-based specialty fibers, posted revenues of €615 million in the first quarter of 2022, representing a 25.7 percent increase year-on-year, primarily driven by continued high demand for wood-based biodegradable specialty fibers and higher fiber prices. Specialty fibers currently account for 73.3 percent of its fiber ...
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News briefsWaterAid and VF Foundation launch program to improve water, sanitation and hygiene in Cambodia
WaterAid, an international nonprofit organization, and the VF Foundation announced the launch of a year-long program to provide access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene for more than 85,000 people in Cambodia. With $250,000 in support from the VF Foundation, WaterAid will improve access to clean water in Cambodia’s Kandal ...
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News briefsNRDC rolls out eliminate PFAS campaign targeting Columbia Sportswear
The U.S.-based activist group Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), together with the U.S. PIRG Education Fund, have launched a new campaign urging Columbia Sportswear to eliminate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals from their products and supply chain by 2024. The campaign will engage everyday consumers through a petition drive ...
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News briefsSkylotec acquires parts of Dutch TAGS Group
On April 1, Skylotec, the German manufacturer of industrial and sports climbing as well as protective equipment, acquired individual product groups from the Dutch TAGS Group. The acquisition expands the product range in the Law Enforcement and Armed Forces (LEAF) segment. It makes the German family-owned company the world’s only ...
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Newell Brands names Chris Peterson president and CFO
Newell Brands Inc., the owner of several brands including Marmot, Coleman and Campingaz, has promoted Chris Peterson, former chief financial officer and president business operations, to president and chief financial officer. Peterson will continue to lead all aspects of the company’s financial operations and maintain oversight of supply chain, procurement, ...
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News briefsVitrolab finishes Series A funding, receives investment from Leonardo DiCaprio
Actor and climate activist Leonardo DiCaprio has invested capital in VitroLabs Inc., a California-based design company founded and run by Icelandic fashion designer Ingvar Helgason. The company has just closed a Series A funding round, getting Agronomics, Bestseller’s Invest FWD, Kering, Khosla Ventures, New Agrarian and Regeneration.VC on board, besides ...
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Hubaco Group brands Terra Nova, Wild Country and Extremities become employee owned
The founders of the British Hubaco group, Andy Utting and Carolyn Budding, have transferred their ownership to an employee ownership trust that will run the brands Terra Nova Equipment, Terra Nova Expeditions, Field Candy, Wild Country, Extremities and sister company YourSchoolUniform.com Ltd in the future. Sylwester Wacht was appointed as ...
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MiiR releases product collaboration with Chris Burkard
U.S. camping equipment supplier MiiR (Russian for “peace”) has started a new special edition, incorporating images by outdoor photographer Chris Burkard on a camp cup, tumbler and bottle. The print shows a stream of glacial sediment running through a frozen landscape in the Icelandic highland, an aerial photo taken by ...
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ArticleWeyco sales nearly double in Q1
Weyco Group’s revenues reached $81.4 million in the first quarter ended March 31, a record for the period and nearly double the $46.9 million seen the year earlier, when the Covid-19 pandemic heavily impacted sales. Revenues were 10 percent higher than the first quarter of 2019, ahead of the health ...
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ArticleVista Outdoor to separate into two; Q4 and FY profits soar
Vista Outdoor, which currently has a portfolio of 39 brands, including five it acquired over the last year, intends to separate its outdoor products and sporting products segments into two independent, publicly-traded companies. The current completion date for the transaction is sometime in 2023, when Vista sees additional acquisitions before ...
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News briefsIcebreaker promotes Josh Vaughan to general manager EMEA
Source: Icebreaker Josh Vaughan Josh Vaughan, a long-term Icebreaker executive who had been sales director EMEA for the last two years, has been promoted to the position of general manager EMEA for the brand. According to Icebreaker’s parent company, VF Corp, Vaughan will report directly to Jan ...
