Hiking & Trekking – Page 104
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News briefsBradshaw Taylor takes over Sherpa Adventure Gear
UK-based outdoor specialist Bradshaw Taylor has acquired the Sherpa Adventure Gear brand, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Innov8 Partners, and its assets. Bradshaw Taylor will take over the global operations. Corry Taylor, the owner of Bradshaw Taylor, will be appointed CEO of Sherpa concurrent with the acquisition. Bradshaw Taylor is a ...
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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 ...
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News briefsAntonio Dus is leaving Tecnica
The Tecnica Group says that its chief executive, Antonio Dus, is leaving in December 2020 “in order to be able to devote himself to other personal and professional projects.” The company’s chairman, Alberto Zanatta, will be acting as CEO on an interim basis with effect from Nov. 1. Reaching Ebitda ...
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ArticleColumbia posts lower sales and earnings
After a difficult first half of 2020 due to the impact of the pandemic, Columbia Sportswear Company performed better in the third quarter, but results remain far below those of last year. Its net income tumbled by 47 percent from the year-ago quarter to $62.8 million, while sales dropped by ...
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ArticleLafuma’s board approves Calida’s offer
In a lengthy and detailed press release, Lafuma reported that its board of directors is recommending acceptance by its minority shareholders of a preliminary offer made on Oct. 2 by Calida Holding to acquire the balance of the shares it doesn’t own at a unit price of €17.99. The price ...
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ArticleHoka One One helps Deckers Brands grow in Q2
Deckers Brands showed growth in its second financial quarter ending June 30, mainly due to the very good results of Hoka One One. Despite headwinds from Covid-19, the group’s sales progressed by 15.0 percent from the same period last year to reach a new quarterly record of $623.5 million, ...
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Momentum is building for National Outdoor Expo in March 2021
Several outdoor brands including Montane, Salomon, Salkan, Salewa, Yurts for Life, Cactus Drinkwell, Latitude Adventures, The Outdoor Guide and Savage Adventures have joined the line-up at The National Outdoor Expo in March 2021 at the NEC Birmingham. These newly announced names join other big brands including Adidas Terrex, Hoka One ...
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ArticleOberalp launches LaMunt - a premium mountain sports brand for women
At the Oberalp Virtual Convention on Oct. 29, Ruth Oberrauch, member of the board of the Oberalp Group, officially presented LaMunt, the new mountain sports brand under the umbrella of the group. “LaMunt is the mountaineering brand from women for women, which opens up a new, female perspective on alpine ...
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ArticleColumbia restructures senior leadership to support omni-channel, digital plans
Columbia Sportswear Company announced a series of senior leadership changes executing on transition plans, supporting the company’s omni-channel plans for growth and unlocking digital opportunities. Before Thomas Cusick, executive vice president and chief operating officer, will retire from the company after 18 years in the second half of 2021, he ...
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Brav centralizes its management
The Brav Group – owner of the Swix, Toko, Lundhags, Ulvang, Helsport and Hard Rocx brands – resorted to video conferencing this spring to achieve a reorganization at the height of the Covid-19 quarantines. Leading the charge was the company’s new chief executive, Espen Falck Engelstad, who was instated with ...
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News briefsAliExpress: Demand for outdoor goods is soaring in Russia
The demand for outdoor goods, including tents and sleeping bags, has grown significantly in Russia over the past summer, according to AliExpress, an online retail platform that enables small businesses to offer products to online shoppers internationally. “During spring and summer, we have seen a soaring demand for goods ...
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Rab and Lowe Alpine to open sales office in Helsinki
The British outdoor brands Rab and Lowe Alpine, both owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd., will be opening their own regional office in Finland on Dec. 1. It will be managed by Heikki Tapaninen, who has worked for Rab and Lowe Alpine in the past and was sales manager at ...
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ArticleKathmandu benefits from Rip Curl and online; publishes sustainability report
It was the acquisition of Rip Curl that helped Kathmandu Holdings to raise its total sales by 48.7 percent to 801.5 million New Zealand dollars in the “transformational” financial year ended on July 30, with the action sports brand contributing sales of NZ$ 315.7 million (€178.2m-$210.6m) in the first nine ...
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Oberalp opens Mountainshop near Bergamo
The Oberalp Group opened a new Mountainshop in Ponteranica, in the Italian province of Bergamo on Oct. 15. The new store specializes in products for alpine skiing, trail running and other mountain sports. It will be managed by Nevio Cornaro, who previously participated in endurance races like the Ultra-Trail World ...
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News briefsTaiwanese industry veterans launch outdoor jacket made from upcycled coffee grounds
COOR™, a Taiwanese outerwear brand, officially launched its Kickstarter campaign for its 3-in-1 outdoor jacket manufactured from Singtex™ coffee yarn technology. According to the manufacturer, the jacket is made of zero-waste fabrics and designed to be ever-lasting. It combines leading performance technology with bio-based fabrics and multifunctional 3-in-1 design. COOR™ ...
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News briefsMammut kicks off digital brand convention
Chief executive Oliver Pabst kicked off Mammut’s Digital Brand Convention on Monday, Oct. 19 at 1 pm CET, with a public event. The convention will continue throughout the week. Normally, the Mammut community meets in person for the convention, but due to Covid-19, it was moved online. Most of the ...
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News briefsMountain Hardwear with new distribution partner for Germany, Austria
Edgar Tremmel Marketing, based in Ravensburg, Germany, is taking over the exclusive distribution of the American mountain sports brand Mountain Hardwear for Germany and Austria for five years with immediate effect. Mountain Hardwear was founded in California in 1993 and is wholly-owned subsidiary of Columbia Sportswear Comany and its products ...
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ArticleSOG is climate positive, will focus on circular economy and turns 20 in 2021
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), comprising 74 Scandinavian outdoor brands, had its Fall Networking Day at the beginning of October. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the event was held digitally, with a total of 85 participants. Sara Wänseth, who has been the general secretary of the group for six years, ...
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Adidas opens flagship outdoor store in Russia
Adidas, already running many mono-brand stores in Russia, has opened the first outdoor-only store in the country under the Terrex banner. Indicating that it is the first of a chain of dedicated stores, Adidas said it will bring a set of outdoor equipment and gear to the local market that ...
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News briefsColumbia launches Omni-Heat Black Dot warming technology
Columbia Sportswear has introduced what it claims is the industry’s first external thermal shield against cold weather. The exterior of each jacket in its new Omni-Heat Black Dot collection is covered by thousands of dots made of aluminum and coated in black. These dots collect heat from scattered sunlight, and ...
