Hiking & Trekking – Page 89
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News briefsPolygiene hires Sean Tindale as new CMO
Source: Polygiene Sean Tindale, new CMO Malmö, Sweden-based Polygiene Group has appointed Sean Tindale as its new chief marketing officer, effective at the end of September. He is joining in from the fashion brand Vero Moda (owned by the Besteller Group), where he was global marketing director ...
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ArticleTravis Campbell acquires Eagle Creek from VF, European organization stays on board
Effective Sept. 3, the newly formed Eagle Creek Holdings LLC owns Eagle Creek after acquiring the brand from VF Corp. The new entity based in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, is owned by Travis Campbell, an outdoor industry veteran and former president of emerging brands at VF, who left the group end ...
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News briefsColumbia to introduce next evolution in thermal-reflective Omni-Heat insulation
Columbia Sportswear has announced a patented, NASA-inspired new addition to its Omni-Heat line of insulation materials. The new Omni-Heat Infinity technology is a “gold metallic lining material in a pattern scientifically engineered to optimize warmth and breathability.” Columbia will use the material in more than 80 jackets, boots and accessories ...
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News briefsPatrick Berresheim leaves Birkenstock, joins Jack Wolfskin as new VP Digital
Source: Jack Wolfskin Patrick Berresheim Digital specialist Patrick Berresheim has joined the Jack Wolfskin team to fill the newly created role as vice president digital at the German brand. The German outdoor brand sees significant growth potential globally, especially since it was acquired by Callaway Golf in ...
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News briefsEquipment sales in the U.S. up 23% in first semester
The NPD Group reports that areas of the U.S. outdoor and sports industry experienced unprecedented highs over the past year and a half, as consumers sought refuge outdoors during the pandemic. This behavior is not a flash in the pan; in fact, equipment sales at sports specialty retail grew by ...
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News briefsManufacturing company PTT receives ISO 9001 certificate, passes Puma audit
Textile manufacturer ProTecTekstil (PTT) in Muskosredicze, Croatia, has completed two comprehensive certification processes and now holds the ISO 9001:2015 certificate. Besides that, the plant – owned by Munich-based functional clothing specialist Hyphen Sports GmbH – passed an audit by German brand Puma for possible production at the site. PTT offers ...
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News briefsMaier Sports offers environmentally friendly impregnation and cleaning service
Outdoor apparel specialist Maier Sports is offering a professional and convenient impregnation and cleaning service for its clothing in cooperation with MeyerundKuhl, a specialist in sustainable and environmentally friendly cleaning and reimpregnation of functional textiles with a focus on outdoor and sports clothing. Founded in 2014, the company from Hardegsen ...
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News briefsSOLE launches climate accountability initiative and carbon-negative insoles
Canadian footwear company SOLE has launched CO2negative, an initiative in collaboration with ReCORK™ to promote and facilitate the accurate labeling of the climate impact of consumer products and the certification of CO2-negative products, and simultaneously announced its first CO2negative™-certified insoles, the Performance footbed collection. Made from ReCORK recycled cork, the ...
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ArticleSport Holding acquires Bergans of Norway
Sport Holding, Norway’s largest sports retail player with more than 360 company-owned and franchised stores throughout Norway, divided into Sport 1, Intersport, Anton Sport, Löplabbet, Sportsnett and Skandinavisk Høyfjellsutstyr, is acquiring 100 percent of the shares of Bergans Fritid AS. Source: Hans Kristian Krogh-Hanssen Jan Tore Jensen, CEO ...
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News briefsWith 27% growth in H1, Tecnica performed better than in 2019
Italian Tecnica Group posted revenues of €173.7 million in its H1 that ended June 30 (+27 percent compared to H1 2020). Ebitda increased to €17.1 million from €2.7 million in H1 last year. The net result shows a loss of €2.5 million (€14.2 million in H1 2020). Lowa, Rollerblade and ...
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ArticleAnta’s profits more than double in H1, Amer bounces back
Anta Sports Products saw revenues jump by 55.5 percent to 22,812 million yuan renminbi (€2,999m-$3,524m) in the six months ended June 30, supported by strong growth in all brands and benefiting from the easing of Covid-19 restrictions. In addition to a surge in demand related to the Xinjiang issues, e-commerce ...
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News briefsGregory backpacks see a 33.6% sales hike in H1
Gregory Mountain Products enjoyed a 33.6 percent increase in local currencies in the first half of 2021, reaching a level of $32.7 million, but it did not quite recover to the $34.9 million of the first half of 2019. Like before, Samsonite’s less technical brand of backpacks, High Sierra, under-performed, ...
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Fenix Outdoor UK has a new managing director
Fenix Outdoor UK Ltd. has announced the appointment of its new managing director for the U.K., Paul Griffiths. Griffiths brings a wealth of industry experience from working with brands such as Arc’teryx and Salomon and will join the company on Sept. 1. He replaces current country manager Will Stanton, who ...
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News briefsWorkwear specialist Fristads expands outdoor offering
Fristads, a Swedish manufacturer of durable and functional workwear since 1925, launched an outdoor line in 2020 to complement its traditional collection in the wake of the growing outdoor trend during the pandemic. According to the brand, despite some Covid-related event cancellations, the launch of the new collection went according ...
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ArticleRevolutionRace races ahead in first financial report post-listing
RevolutionRace, the Swedish DTC outdoor company fresh from a June listing on Nasdaq Stockholm, saw sales in the fourth quarter of its fiscal year surge by 152 percent to 273.7 million Swedish kronor (€26.8m-$31.3m), led by 296 percent growth on the German market and with double or triple-digit growth in ...
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News briefsGreen Button for Deuter’s sustainable products
German backpack and sleeping bag manufacturer Deuter has been certified under the German government’s “Grüner Knopf” (Green Button) standard for its sustainability. The Green Button is the first government-monitored label for responsible corporate management and ecologically and fairly produced textiles. It was launched in 2019 by the German Ministry for ...
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ArticleEDM Interview Series #04-2021: Samaya
The Outdoor Industry Compass spoke with Arthur Jallas, co-founder and sales leader of French brand Samaya.
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ArticleSports and leisure segment boosts New Wave sales in Q2
Sweden’s New Wave Group, which owns brands like Craft and Cutter & Back, saw total sales in the second quarter ended June 30 rise by 13 percent as compared to the year earlier to 1,487 million Swedish kronor (€145.7m-$171.1m), led by a 70 percent increase in its Sports & Leisure ...
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Simply Hike acquired by Astbury Collections
Simply Hike, a U.K.-based outdoor leisurewear and equipment specialist, has been acquired by Astbury Collections. Simply Hike sells products for hiking, walking, camping and skiing. The Simply Hike store in Reading has closed, and the retail brand has now become an entirely online operation based at Astbury’s headquarters in Alford, ...
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Goldwin's Q1 sales grow 40%
Goldwin reported revenues of ¥17,078 million (€131.8m-$154.7m) in the first quarter of its financial year, up by 40.0 percent on the year earlier, and confirmed its outlook for 10.5 percent sales growth for the full year. For the three months ended June 30, the Japanese company reported an operating profit ...
