General Outdoor – Page 171
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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 ...
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News briefsTyler LaMotte is Patagonia’s new marketing director, EMEA
Source: Martin Dijkstra Tyler LaMotte Patagonia has hired Tyler LaMotte as its new marketing director, EMEA. A goal-oriented brand developer with more than 20 years of experience in the outdoor industry, he will be responsible for the company’s marketing strategy across the EMEA region. In his new ...
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News briefsHelen of Troy announces two new board members
Helen of Troy, whose brand portfolio includes Hydro Flask and Osprey Packs, has appointed Tabata Gomez and Elena Otero to its corporate board of directors, effective May 3. Gomez is president of the Hand Tools, Accessories & Storage Group of Stanley Black & Decker Inc. Otero recently retired as chief ...
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News briefsKearney releases circular fashion report 2022, with outdoor brands doing relatively well
Consulting company Kearney has released its Circular Fashion Index 2022. It assessed 150 fashion brands from 20 countries and six categories (luxury, premium and affordable luxury, mass market, fast fashion, sports and outdoor, lingerie and underwear). The methodology includes a score based on seven dimensions that affect ...
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News briefsUGG partners with Savory Institute’s Land to Market program to accelerate regenerative farming
Australian brand Ugg, owned by Deckers Brands, is partnering with the Savory Institute’s Land to Market program (an outcome-based sourcing solution for raw materials from verified regenerative land) to support the transformation to regenerative agriculture within its sourcing area, the Australian sheepskin industry. Regenerative agriculture is a conservation and rehabilitation ...
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ArticleRocky Brands almost doubles Q1 net sales driven by strong wholesale performance
U.S. footwear company Rocky Brands’ sales for the three months to March 31 rose 90.5 percent year on year to $167.0 million. The figure includes $64.0 million in net revenue from the company’s Boston Group, compared with $6.5 million in the same period last year. The Boston group includes The ...
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News briefsGrassroots Connect scheduled for June 6-9 in Knoxville, TN
Grassroots Connect, the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance’s (GOA) biannual U.S. buying show, returns to Knoxville, Tennessee, June 6-9, 2022, attracting retailers from across the GOA network with 206 doors across the country. The 122 exhibitors at the show include apparel brands such as Patagonia, The North Face, Vuori, Smartwool and Toad&Co; ...
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ArticleRestricting the use of PFAS: Multinational and cross-industry activities underway
As early as 2014, a group of researchers had examined the effect of exposure of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) stemming from outdoor jackets. The study showed that among the background population, the highest intermediate exposure was a factor of 3-10 below the estimated average dietary intake, while among individuals occupationally exposed ...
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Slide & OTS Winter returns to Telford in 2023
Following the successful Slide & OTS Winter Show in January, a survey of possible dates and locations for a future show revealed a preference for Telford as the venue and a date in early January. This information, along with changes to the buying calendar, new dates for international shows and ...
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Newell Brands’ outdoor sales lifted by early retailer orders
Newell Brands’ outdoor and recreation division’s first-quarter sales increased by 15 percent to $388 million, bolstered by accelerated orders of seasonal products by retailers, as operating income tripled to $45 million. Brands within the segment include Aerobed, Bubba, Campingaz, Coleman, Contigo, Marmot and Stearns. Core sales were 22.9 percent ...
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Article50 years after the sale of the brand, the Millet family has taken back the lead
Source: Millet Jean-Pierre Millet Millet Mountain Group, formerly part of the Swiss Calida Group and owner of the brands Lafuma and Millet, has completed its acquisition by the new main shareholder Jean-Pierre Millet (grandson of the brand Millet’s founders) and Inspiring Sport Capital, a private equity fund ...
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News briefsColumbia Sportswear to expand distribution center in Kentucky
Columbia Sportswear announced it will expand the capacities at its Robards, Kentucky, distribution facility. The company has operated a distribution center in the state since 2004 and plans to invest approximately $4 million in the facility and create more than 175 full-time jobs for employees and supervisory staff in the ...
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News briefsHans Eckerström succeeds Bengt Baron as chairman of Thule Group
At Thule Group’s Annual General Meeting, long-time board member Hans Eckerström was elected to succeed Bengt Baron as chairman of the board. Baron had decided in the fall of 2021 to retire from his role at this year’s AGM after eleven years on the board, the last four of which ...
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ArticleFenix Outdoor sales rise 30 percent in first quarter
Fenix Outdoor International generated a 22 percent increase in first-quarter operating profit to €17.7 million on a 30 percent topline expansion to €165.2 million against €127.1 million. The outcome was negatively impacted by about €2 million in one-time additional transportation costs. But the strong results for the Fjällräven, Tierra, and ...
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ArticlePolygiene posts higher net sales in Q1, but sees decline in operating profit
Polygiene reported a rise in first-quarter sales, despite ongoing difficulties due to inflation, supply-chain constraints and the war in Ukraine. The Swedish firm reported net sales of 45.1 million Swedish kronor (€4.3m) for the three months to March 31, an increase of 7.5 percent compared to the same period last ...
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News briefsNaturkompaniet opens third store in Norway
Swedish retail chain Naturkompaniet opened its third store in Norway on April 28 at AMFI Moa in Ålesund. The company, part of Frilufts Retail Europe AB, owned by Fenix Outdoor International AG, said it plans to run about ten doors in the country by the end of 2023. “Our third ...
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News briefsNew outdoor show in Salzburg?
According to Fashion Network, Brandboxx Salzburg is launching its own outdoor trade show. The premiere in the Austrian order center is set for June 21-23 (one week after OutDoor by ISPO in Munich), the publication reports. The show is designed for hard and soft goods as well as innovations and ...
