All General Outdoor articles – Page 226
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ArticleCanadian Tire’s retail business grows in Q3 thanks to online, Helly Hansen recovers
Sales of Helly Hansen, the Norwegian manufacturer of outdoor apparel and workwear, which has been owned by Canadian Tire since 2018, decreased in Q3 by 3 percent from 159.5 million to 155.4 million Canadian dollars, a strong sequential improvement after the 21 percent decline in the second quarter. At constant ...
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News briefsVictorinox opens first Austrian brand store
On Thursday, Nov. 12, the first Victorinox store in Austria will open its doors in Vienna, directly on the historic Michaeler square. In the new brand store, the Swiss company will carry its entire product range. At a pocket-knife personalization station, customers can assemble their own knife and have it ...
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ArticleYeti sees strong Q3
Yeti, the American brand of coolers and drinkware and other outdoor equipment, recorded a 29 percent gain in revenues to $294.6 million, driven by strong growth in direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales, which increased by 62 percent to $150.4 million. This was led by both Coolers & Equipment and Drinkware, as the ...
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ArticleCanada Goose posts unexpected profit
Thanks to strong demand from China, Canada Goose posted an unexpected profit in the second fiscal quarter. After posting heavy losses in the first quarter, it has now returned to profits with a net income of 10.4 million Canadian dollars (€6.7-$8.0m) for the three months of its second quarter ...
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ArticleWolverine's revenues decline but exceed expectations
Although they were down on last year’s third quarter, Wolverine Worldwide posted better-than-expected sales in the three months to Sept.26, led by double-digit growth from Saucony and Chaco. The impact of coronavirus-related restrictive measures on retail was partly offset by a growth of 56.4 percent in the group’s own e-commerce ...
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News briefsRecord quarter for Polygiene
Polygiene reported its “best quarter ever,” with sales rising by 11.7 percent to 22.9 million Swedish kronor (€2.27m - $2.63m) and the gross margin rising by 0.5 percentage points to 70.4 percent. The results led to a financial turnaround for the Swedish ingredient brand company, which posted an operating profit ...
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News briefsNike’s new sustainable ACG collection
Source: Nike ACG Air Mountain Fly Gore-Tex Nike’s ACG (All Conditions Gear) line for this winter will feature some bold new looks, including the new Nike ACG Mountain Fly Gore-Tex, which Nike calls an “adventure-ready outdoor shoe.” The shoe’s extravagant look is defined by its high-cut Gore-Tex ...
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News briefsPelican Products hires new VP for financial planning
U.S. brand Pelican Products, best known for its heavy-duty protective cases for professionals and outdoor enthusiasts (“Peli Case”) and doing business in Europe under the name Peli Products, has hired Brad Antoine as vice president of financial planning and analysis. As Pelican’s newest VP, Antoine will be responsible for managing ...
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News briefsPuma and Helly Hansen collaborate for a third joint collection
German sports brand Puma and technical outdoor brand Helly Hansen have teamed up for the third season of Puma x Helly Hansen, with the collection taking inspiration from cold weather sailing and patrol gear. The “highly technical Arctic-inspired designs” have a futuristic look and feel, with StormCell technology, polarized fleece ...
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ArticleChanging of the guard at Rossignol
(SGI) After 16 years at the helm of Groupe Rossignol, Bruno Cercley will hand over the position of CEO to Vincent Wauters, who joins the company on Dec. 1, to pursue the global development of Groupe Rossignol’s core business while continuing to develop the enormous potential of apparel and e-commerce. ...
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News briefsU.S. outdoor company Yeti announces board transitions
Texas-based outdoor company Yeti Holdings, Inc., best known for its coolers and drinkware, has announced that its board of directors has appointed Alison Dean, the former executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer at iRobot, as an independent director, effective Oct. 30. Dean has more than 30 years of ...
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News briefsHohenstein finds a way to measure textile compression
Hohenstein and its partners have come up with a standard by which to measure the compression exerted by textiles, notably in sportswear. The family-owned testing, certification and research company has proposed DIN SPEC 4868, a test method to be used in conjunction with HOSYcan, a compression tester. According to Florian ...
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Jack Wolfskin’s public relations director is leaving
Kerstin Pooth, director public relations & cooperations at Jack Wolfskin, will leave the company at the end of the year at her own request to pursue new professional challenges. Pooth has been working for the German outdoor brand since April 2016. Her responsibilities will be assumed by Mokhtar Benbouazza, vice ...
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ArticleThe Chill Foundation is officially launching in Europe
25 years after Donna Carpenter and her late husband Jake Burton Carpenter, owners of Burton Snowboards, founded the non-profit organization in the U.S. and after 13 years of running small, non-formalized programs in European countries, the Chill Foundation has announced the official launch of its youth-development programs in Europe. With ...
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Thule Group joins Science Based Target Initiative
With the ambition to further reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, the Thule Group has joined the Science Based Targets Initiative. With this step, Thule is setting even clearer goals for its ongoing long-term efforts to reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions and those of its suppliers. Joining the initiative will ...
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Fake organic cotton detected in India
An investigation by the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has identified in India 20,000 metric tons of cotton that were incorrectly certified as organic. The fraud was operated through false raw cotton transaction certificates that used fake QR codes, which led to a cloned website of the APEDA (Agricultural and ...
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News briefsSunnto starts global Street Art Runs to combine culture and sport during pandemic
Suunto’s user data confirms that the community of runners and cyclists has increased significantly in recent months during the Corona pandemic – another reason to escape the crowded parks and common routes and leave familiar paths behind. Since many cities are full of artworks by well-known artists that are easily ...
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Berghaus' brand director will transfer to Speedo
Pentland Brands will be shifting Kev McFadyen from brand director of Berghaus to global brand director of Speedo in January. McFadyen, who assumed his Berghaus post when he was hired by Pentland in 2018, will remain on the brand’s advisory board, alongside Sir Chris Bonington and Leo Houlding. Nadine ...
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VF has a new VP of inclusion and diversity
VF Corp. has appointed Lauren Guthrie as vice president of global inclusion and diversity (I&D) in replacement of Reggie Miller, who is resigning. Guthrie has worked in merchandising for most of her career, first at Abercrombie & Fitch and Levi Strauss, then in an executive capacity at Nike, Old Navy ...
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News briefsNewell posts better-than-expected growth
Newell Brands’ revenues for the third quarter rose by 5.1 percent to $2.7 billion, as a core sales gain of 7.2 percent was partially offset by currency headwinds and divested businesses. The management said it recorded broad-based growth, which was better-than-expected, underpinned by strong consumption, and significant improvement in operating ...
