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News briefsMountain Hardwear with more new distribution partners across Europe
In addition to Edgar Tremmel Marketing as Mountain Hardwear’s new exclusive distributor for Germany and Austria, the U.S. mountain sports brand has signed three other distribution partners for other important European markets. MnO International is based in Stockholm, Sweden and will oversee distribution for the Nordic and Baltic regions. The ...
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News briefsRab and Lowe Alpine commit to Net Zero by 2030
As part of their long-term sustainability strategy, the British outdoor brands Rab and Lowe Alpine, both owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd, have committed themselves to achieving Net Zero by 2030. As a first step, South Pole, a recognized provider of climate protection solutions, certified Equip as ...
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News briefsGet a sneak peek of Haglöfs Restored on Green Friday
Haglöfs’ Green Friday initiative has become known for its commitment to tackle the environmental and social dangers of excessive consumption. In recent years, the company closed stores and webstores on Black Friday, and last year even increased prices, with profits going to non-profit environmental organizations. This year ...
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Calida makes a formal offer for Lafuma’s remaining shares
The Calida group has published a formal offer to buy all the shares it doesn’t own yet in the Lafuma group, with a squeeze-out provision for the minority shares that are not be tendered. The offer follows the previously reported favorable opinion expressed by Lafuma’s board of directors and the ...
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ArticleGregory dropped by 13% in Q3, in group that fell by 65%
Gregory’s sales declined by 13.0 percent to $15.9 million in the third quarter. They again outperformed the results of Samsonite International’s less functional brand of backpacks, High Sierra, which plunged down by 70.2 percent to $4.5 million. Across all the numerous brands of Samsonite, sales went down by 74.6 percent ...
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News briefsAustrian Alpine Forum streamed digitally on Nov. 14-15
Because the annual Alpinmesse (Alpine Fair) in Innsbruck, Europe’s largest mountain sports fair for end consumers, had to be canceled due to Covid-19, the organizer, the Austrian Board of Trustees for Alpine Safety, has prepared a wide range of content for a YouTube stream on Nov. 13 and 14. During ...
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Ecco names global head of specialty sales
Danish shoe brand Ecco has named Erik Walcott its new global head of specialty sales. Most recently serving as vice president of sales for U.S. outdoor blanket manufacturer Rumpl, Walcott has previously worked with Ecco for nearly a decade from 2005 to 2014 and will now oversee Ecco’s Outdoor division’s ...
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Didriksons hires sales manager for new business
Tomas Frydebo has been appointed sales manager for new business, a newly created position at the Swedish outdoor brand Didriksons. Frydebo has extensive experience in the textile and sports fashion industry and was most recently export manager at Henri Lloyd. In his new position, he will lead the sales force ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter opens city store in Dortmund
Globetrotter, the German outdoor retail chain, which opened its first store in Hamburg in 1979 and was bought by the Swedish Fenix Group in 2014, is opening a new city branch in the city of Dortmund in spring 2021. On almost 800 square meters of sales space across two floors ...
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La Sportiva launches sustainability contest
La Sportiva has launched #LaSportivaCares, an online contest that is meant to promote awareness of sustainability among the brand’s customers while also informing them of the company’s strategy and actions in the area of sustainability. In order to enter in the contest, participants must connect online and answer at least ...
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ArticleCraft's parent can feel the pandemic, recovers a bit in Q3
The New Wave Group, the Swedish company behind Craft, said actions to prioritize costs, earnings and cash flow bore fruits in the third quarter. The operating margin gained 4.3 percentage points to 12.0 percent due to these efforts. It was only the second time in the company’s history that it ...
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ArticlePentland publishes first annual Positive Business Report
Pentland Brands has released a new report in which it outlines its new three-pillar “Positive Business” strategy. It is based on: building purpose-led brands; reducing its environmental footprint; and promoting circularity and collaboration. Pentland Brands owns Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand, Endura, Mitre, Ellesse, SeaVees, Kangaroos and ...
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News briefsDeckers Brands highlights CSR achievements and targets in new report
Deckers Brands has released its Creating Change FY20 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report, in which the group highlights its achievements toward its sustainable development goals during the reporting year from Apr. 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020. Deckers owns a portfolio of footwear, apparel and accessories brands for casual lifestyle ...
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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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ArticleInterview LaMunt: “Women are no longer mere appendages in mountain sports”
The South Tyrolean Oberalp Group, which owns the Salewa, Dynafit, Wild Country, Evolv and Pomoca brands, has presented the new mountain sports brand LaMunt, exclusively for women, at the Oberalp Convention. It is scheduled to be launched in stores in winter 2021/22. Ruth Oberrauch, creator of the brand and daughter ...
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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 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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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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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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News briefsKlättermusen launches entirely organically insulated outdoor jacket
The Swedish brand Klättermusen has launched what it claims to be the first completely organically insulated outdoor jacket, the Farbaute. The jacket won gold in the outdoor category and the Sustainability Achievement Award at Ispo Munich earlier this year. The jury praised the jacket’s durability, functionality and design. At the ...
