Hiking & Trekking – Page 71
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ArticleSilva with new corporate appointments
After Silva was acquired by Northern European specialist growth equity investor Verdane in mid-2021, the new owner presented a comprehensive business plan until 2025, focusing on growth in the main markets of Sweden, Norway, the U.K. and Germany. It also identifies marketing as one of the key success factors, along ...
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News briefsArc’teryx opens first stores in Yunnan with Songtsam
Luxury boutique hotel group Songtsam has announced the opening of the first two Arc’teryx / Songtsam stores in Yunnan, a province in the southwest of the People’s Republic of China. One is the Arc’teryx Mountain Classroom Shangri-La Center, located in the Songtsam Linka Retreat Shangri-La. The second store is located ...
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ArticleJack Wolfskin sales grow double-digit despite headwinds in China and Europe
Callaway reported record second-quarter results, driven by sales and operating profit growth at its top golf facilities. Callaway said pricing and other business improvements implemented in the first half of the year enabled the company to “outrun the ubiquitous inflationary pressures, unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates and staffing challenges.” Net ...
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ArticleHydro Flask releases sustainability improvements and emissions goals
Hydro Flask has released news on its sustainability efforts. As of spring 2022, the Helen of Troy brand has switched to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified packaging, including 80-100 percent recycled content, and eliminated single-use plastic packaging for more than 90 percent of the brand’s products. Working with its parent company, ...
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News briefsEquip hires new head of marketing
Source: Equip Outdoor Technologies Trudi Boswell Trudi Boswell, a long-term outdoor industry veteran, has joined the Equip Outdoor team as the new head of marketing for the Equip brands Lowe Alpine and Rab. For over five years, Boswell has worked at Mammut, filling the role of managing ...
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News briefsOberalp Group expects growth to continue in 2022
The Oberalp Group posted revenues of €303 million in 2021, up from around €220 million in 2020. Oberalp owns the brands Salewa, Dynafit, Pomoca, Evolv, Wild Country and LaMunt. In an interview with Pambianconews, Oberalp’s board member Ruth Oberrauch said that the company expects revenues to increase further in 2022 ...
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News briefsPeak Performance sustainability report 2021 published
The Amer Sports brand Peak Performance has published its sustainability report 2021. The comprehensive paper highlights the main actions taken during the year and delivers a full list of Tier 1 and 2 suppliers and material info. Besides the successes made, the long-term circularity goals are defined for product longevity, ...
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News briefsIcebreaker publishes transparency report with a focus on regenerative agriculture
VF Corp. brand Icebreaker, headquartered in Switzerland since 2021, has published its latest transparency report, purposefully choosing earth overshoot day as a release date. The report mainly focuses on the efforts and successes the brand has made in regenerative agriculture, one of the important aspects of product circularity. The information ...
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News briefsVango and Trakke give tent fabrics a new life
Vango, the British specialist in camping and outdoor equipment, has teamed up with Glasgow-based backpack manufacturer Trakke to create a collection made from recycled tent fabrics. The limited-edition collection, called “Past Tents,” is a nod to Vango’s camping heritage and Trakke’s commitment to sustainable backpack design. The five models in ...
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ArticleColumbia will lean on key markets for tempered FY22 sales growth
Simultaneously reporting results for its seasonally lowest volume quarter, Columbia Sportswear reduced its full-year sales and profit outlooks. The company is concerned about the current state of the consumer and potential retail order cancellations later this year. It cited deteriorating market conditions and the economic climate, particularly in the U.S., ...
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News briefsKomoot adds several new languages
Outdoor app Komoot is offering a native-language experience in several new local outdoor and cycling communities in developing markets, effective immediately. Adding the five new languages – Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese – brings the total number of languages available to its 27 million-strong global community to ...
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News briefsEOG welcomes Snow Peak as a new member
Having already introduced Maloja as a new member of the EOG a few days ago, the European Outdoor Group has now announced that Snow Peak, an outdoor equipment and clothing company originally from Japan and already distributed throughout Asia, the U.S. and the U.K., but still relatively unknown in the ...
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News briefsSilva with new distribution partner in Benelux
Silva, the Swedish manufacturer of compasses, headlamps and other outdoor equipment, has changed its distribution structure in the Benelux countries. Belgian distributor Hike-A-Way, founded in 1998, will take over the distribution of Silva products in the sports and outdoor channels (and related marketing activities) in the Benelux countries from Hombel ...
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ArticleVaude sharpens proprietary Green Shape Standard with independent expert panel, plans external accreditation
German outdoor company Vaude has announced that its proprietary Green Shape Standard for environmentally friendly outdoor products has reached another milestone: An external advisory board of six renowned experts is now providing the outdoor company with expert advice on all Green Shape topics. The independent experts ensure that the criteria ...
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ArticleFrilufts drives Q2 growth at Fenix Outdoor as stores reopen
Fenix Outdoor International’s sales increased by one-third in the second quarter as the company’s outdoor retail segment (Frilufts Retail Europe) in Germany (Globetrotter retail chain) rebounded due to the reopening of stores following the Covid lockdowns. The company said sales for the three months to June 30 rose 29 percent ...
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News briefsB Lab releases new Best for the World ranking lists 2021
After pausing its ”Best for the World” lists in 2020 over the Covid-19 crisis, B Lab has now released its list for 2021. “Best for the World” recognizes B Corps worldwide whose B-impact assessment scores rank in the top five percent of their company size track in one or more ...
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News briefsSamsonite has divested all commercial activities in Russia
According to a company release, Samsonite International S.A. (and its consolidated subsidiaries) divested its Russia business on July 1. The withdrawal’s financial terms and details have not been disclosed. The company had announced in March that it had suspended all commercial activities in Russia until further notice. Kyle Gendreau, Samsonite’s ...
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News briefsAdidas Terrex launches first product with Spinnova
The Adidas Terrex HS1 is the first product to emerge from the partnership with Spinnova Source: Adidas Eight months after Adidas announced its partnership with Finnish textile material company Spinnova, the German brand has unveiled its first product that is integrated into the Adidas Terrex line and ...
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News briefsBuff’s sales are back to normal after the pandemic boom
Buff, the Spanish headwear and neckwear company, posted revenues of €49.6 million in its fiscal year 2021, ending April 30. The figure compares to €85 million in sales and a 62 percent increase in the previous fiscal year when results were exponentially boosted by the outdoor boom during the Covid-19 ...
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News briefsColumbia Sportswear Company appoints former Nike DTC president to board
Columbia Sportswear Company announced that its board of directors has appointed Christiana Smith Shi as a director and member of the audit committee, effective July 8, 2022. Shi is a principal at Lovejoy Advisors, a consulting firm she founded in 2016 that focuses on digital transformation for consumer and retail ...
