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News briefsNew Country Manager for Haglöfs Germany
Due to increased customer demand, the Swedish outdoor brand Haglöfs recorded double-digit sales growth in Germany and Austria last year. To further drive the brand’s development in these strategic markets, Matthias Leurs was appointed country manager for Germany and Austria earlier this year. He was previously working at Brooks, The ...
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ArticleWolverine sees weak results, but remains hopeful for 2021
The year 2020 was a difficult one for Wolverine Worldwide. Looking on the bright side, the management said it delivered better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter and is poised to drive an accelerated recovery over the next 12 to 16 months. The group posted a double-digit sales decline in the ...
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ArticleBoa helps drive strong Q4 at CODI
U.S. investment and holding company Compass Diversified (CODI) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter net income, boosted by its acquisitions of Marucci and Boa Technology. The company said net income for the three months to Dec. 31 rose to $8.8 million from $5.4m a year earlier. Sales in the period increased to $475m, ...
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Keen to sell in South Korea via LF
Keen Footwear has signed a distribution contract with LF for the importation and sale of Keen footwear in South Korea, effective in mid-March. Keen footwear will be sold online and offline via LF Mall and LF’s Raum Edition department stores. LF, which stands for Life in Future, is headquartered in ...
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News briefsRobert Jasper becomes brand ambassador for Soto
Source: Robert Jasper Japanese stove and camping tableware manufacturer Soto has signed German extreme mountaineer and expeditionist Robert Jasper as brand ambassador. “We are very pleased to welcome Robert, an absolutely authentic athlete, as our brand ambassador,” Akira Yamamoto, CEO and president at Soto/Shinfuji Burner said. “He ...
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News briefsHaglöfs promotes head of sustainability to management team
Source: Haglöfs Elaine Gardiner Swedish outdoor brand Haglöfs has decided to add its head of sustainability, Elaine Gardiner, to the company’s management team, retroactive to Jan. 2021. Gardiner joined Haglöfs in early 2019 as its new head of sustainability to take the brand’s sustainability ambitions to the ...
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News briefsLeatherman introduces apparel line
U.S. multi-tool manufacturer Leatherman is entering new territory with its first clothing collection. The hoodies, shirts and accessories are “Made in USA” and, according to the manufacturer, designed to combine outstanding material properties, functionality and attention to detail just like the brand’s multi-tools. The apparel is traditionally 100 percent made ...
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News briefsU.S. open-air outdoor trade show to debut in August in Park City
The first edition of The Big Gear Show (BGS), the first open-air outdoor trade show in the U.S., will be held in the mountain resort town of Park City, Utah, with the support of the Utah state government. The organizers of this new show, which is a year late because ...
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News briefsOsprey launches new generation of Talon and Tempest with AGAIN campaign
U.S. backpack specialist Osprey has released an open letter to the outdoor community and its retail partners to signal hope on the horizon after the tough year of 2020. With the message explore AGAIN™, the letter highlights the importance of the outdoors to physical and mental well-being. Together with Osprey ...
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News briefsOrtlieb strengthens its management team
Ortlieb, the brand known for its waterproof bike and outdoor equipment made in Germany, has expanded its management team. Managing directors Hartmut Ortlieb and Jürgen Siegwarth were joined by former sales manager Martin Esslinger on Feb. 1. Esslinger has been with the company since 2016 and has gradually taken on ...
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Schöffel Foundation plants 30,000 trees
Peter Schöffel, CEO Schöffel The reduction of the VAT in Germany in the second half of 2020 was intended to support the economy during the Covid-19 pandemic. But it also made possible a sustainability project by the Schöffel Foundation, which was established in 2011 to promote and ...
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Cascade Designs with two new additions to its product development team
The product development team of Seattle-based Cascade Designs, owner of the Therm-a-Rest, Mountain Safety Research (MSR), Platypus, SealLine and PackTowl brands, has gained two new members with Kalon Pilmanis and Jeff Moberg. Kalon Pilmanis Pilmanis joins the company as senior director of product. He has more than ...
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VF appoints new global president for Icebreaker
Jan Van Mossevelde is VF Corp’s new global president for the Icebreaker brand. Succeeding Greg Smith, who has resigned, Van Mossevelde will be working out of the brand’s international head office in Auckland, New Zealand, while reporting to Martino Scabbia Guerrini, president of the EMEA region. The new position is ...
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ArticleApex Global Brands to be sold to Galaxy Universal
Caifornia-based Apex Global Brands Inc., a global brand management and licensing organization previously called Cherokee Global Brands and the parent company of the Hi-Tec, Magnum and Tony Hawk brands, amongst others, confirmed that it has entered into a merger agreement with Galaxy Universal LLC, a Colorado-based project management and investment ...
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Paul&Shark and White Mountaineering team up for outdoor capsule
Paul&Shark, the Italian casualwear and yachting brand, has partnered with White Mountaineering (WM) to launch a capsule collection of high-performance outdoor garments for fall/winter 2021. The all-black menswear range comprises t-shirts, sweaters, pants and all-terrain jackets. The garments feature a blend of Paul&Shark nautical heritage and White Mountaineering’s futuristic aesthetics. ...
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ArticleScarpa introduces Green Manifesto
Scarpa has announced the Green Manifesto, a comprehensive strategy that summarizes the company’s pledge and initiatives for sustainability. The spirit of the manifesto revolves around five principles that start with the letters that compose the name of the company: S for sustainability; C for care; A for air; R ...
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Peak Performance joins the Circular Fashion Partnership
Peak Performance is among the new brands that have recently joined the Circular Fashion Partnership, a cross-sectorial project led by Global Fashion Agenda, in partnership with Reverse Resources, The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and P4G, which aims to achieve a long-term, scalable transition to a circular fashion ...
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News briefsFree online webinar by Equip with photographer Bernd Ritschel on Feb. 18
On the occasion of the recent certification of Equip (owner of Rab and Lowe Alpine) as a carbon-neutral company, as well as the group’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2030, Equip has invited its community to the free online webinar ”Alpengletscher“ (Alpine Glacier) by mountaineer and outdoor photographer Bernd ...
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ArticleRecord result for Craft's parent company
Efforts to prioritize costs, earnings and cash flow bore fruits in the fourth quarter of 2020, helping the New Wave Group to score record operating profits. Despite restrictions linked to the pandemic and canceled or postponed events, the Swedish company behind Craft and Cutter & Buck saw its operating results ...
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ArticleHaglöfs reports stable sales in 2020
Despite the prevailing pandemic and turbulent market conditions, Swedish outdoor brand Haglöfs reported that it managed to deliver net sales for 2020 in line with last year’s strong performance. The company did not provide any figures. According to CEO Fredrik Ohlsson, the ability to mitigate the crisis is mainly due ...
