All Hiking & Trekking articles – Page 106
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ArticleHervis with new flagship stores focusing on bike and outdoor
Source: Hervis Nina Kronberger, sales manager Vienna region, and bike store manager Thomas Radon At the end of March, Austrian sporting goods chain Hervis Sports, which belongs to the Spar group, opened a new bike flagship store after transforming a regular multi-category store in the Stadlau district ...
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Woolpower opens new production facility in its hometown of Östersund
According to Swedish industry magazine Sportfack, Woolpower is currently completing the largest investment in its company history with a new 10,000-square-meter factory in Östersund in the Jämtland region. The completely new production facility will be twice the size of the previous one. “We are going against the tide in keeping ...
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ArticleTeva works to divert products from landfills with new sandal recycling initiative
U.S. company Teva, founded in 1984 and part of Deckers Brands, has partnered with international recycling company TerraCycle to launch the TevaForever program to give worn-out Teva sandals a new life. The recycling program underscores Teva’s commitment to reducing its environmental impact and keeping waste out of landfills. “The TevaForever ...
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Maier Sports' webshop now shows product availability at local stores
With the start of spring, German outdoor brand Maier Sports has updated its website maier-sports.com and included a new function that allows the consumer to choose freely between a web order or buying at a brick-and-mortar retailer. If the user decides to buy at the store, he or she can ...
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ArticleFenix Outdoor unveils its 2021 goals
Fenix Outdoor International had a tough year in 2020 due to the pandemic and its store closures, with sales falling by 7.3 percent to €563.0 million. The operating margin (Ebit) contracted by 3.1 percentage points to 10.9 percent. Net profit declined by 44.6 percent to €33.9 million. But in its ...
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ArticleThule sets new sustainability targets
Thule Group achieved better-than-expected results in 2020 by riding the strong global bike trend that started in June. Sales rose by 11.2 percent from the previous year to 7,828 million Swedish kronor (€777.1m-$942.7m) or 13.1 percent in constant currencies. In its annual report, the Swedish company attributed these results to ...
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News briefsFormer Nike executive to lead Sorel, Mountain Hardwear and prAna at Columbia Sportswear
Source: Columbia Sportswear Company Craig Zanon Columbia Sportswear Company announced that Doug Morse, senior vice president, Emerging Brands, will step down this summer. Craig Zanon will take over the position, making him responsible for the Sorel, Mountain Hardwear and prAna brands. “He will build on the brand-led, ...
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News briefsMont.Black launches instantly adjustable pole
Mont.Black, a British alpine equipment start-up based in Leeds, has unveiled the ATP-01, an alpine ski and trekking pole that can be instantly adjusted at the press of a handle-mounted button. This enables the user to change the length quickly and easily without stopping to fiddle with clasps. The pole ...
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News briefsCotopaxi plans to become climate neutral in 2021 and use responsible materials only
Cotopaxi, the U.S.-based outdoor gear and apparel brand and charitable organization, has released its annual Impact Report with reference to the Global Reporting Initiative. The report aims to provide balanced and quantified information about the brand’s holistic corporate social responsibility performance and donations through the Cotopaxi Foundation. The report highlights ...
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News briefsGiovanni Zoppas appointed new CEO of Tecnica Group
Giovanni Zoppas is returning to Tecnica Group as CEO and general manager, starting in May. Zoppas knows the group well as he is a member of its board of directors and worked as GM of its Nordica brand between 2003 and 2006, taking care of its reorganization after the group ...
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ArticleFila lifts Anta’s results while Amer posts losses
Anta Sports Products has released generally good results for the full year, despite the impact of the pandemic. Fueled by the continued progress of Fila’s joint venture for the Chinese market, the group’s total revenues rose by 4.7 percent to 35,512 million yuan renminbi (€4.59bn-$5.43bn), bouncing back from a difficult ...
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News briefsFree online premiere of Emily Scott’s film “Project 282” on Facebook, March 25
Source: Equip / Project 282 Emily Scott Equip Outdoor Technologies and the Rab brand invite all outdoor enthusiasts to the online premiere of “Project 282,” a film that follows climber and adventurer Emily Scott in her quest to climb all 282 Munros in 120 days, using self-propulsion. ...
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ArticleRip Curl still an engine of growth for Kathmandu
Rip Curl continues to support the performance of Kathmandu Holdings. Acquired in October 2019, it allowed the Australian group to improve its revenues for the six months ended on Jan. 31, 2021, as it did before. The group’s total revenues progressed by 12.9 percent from the year-ago period to 410.7 ...
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News briefsOdlo has a new CFO
Source: Odlo Abe Yasser Effective May 1, 2021, finance specialist Abe Yasser will take over as Odlo’s CFO from Adrian Schürmann, who is leaving the company after joining in 2015. During his tenure, Schürmann helped manage Odlo’s change in ownership in May 2020. Yasser joins the Swiss ...
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News briefsLight My Fire responds to concerns about melamine plastics
Recently, the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority raised concerns about Melamine plastic tableware that incorporates bamboo and cornmeal. The Swedish specialist for outdoor food and beverage containers and cutlery, Light My Fire, has now responded with a statement saying that its products do not contain any of the ...
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BASF and Vaude cooperate to make pants from car tires
German companies Vaude and BASF are cooperating to create a more effective product cycle for the outdoor brand’s products. The first of these is a pair of trekking pants made from recycled car tires. The pants are part of the Vaude SS 2022 collection and will be on sale from ...
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News briefsArtilect launches new global storytelling platform Culturelines
Artilect, the new performance-driven outdoor apparel brand founded by skater and snowboarder Trent Bush and Bradshaw Taylor’s Corry Taylor in Boulder, Colorado, has just launched Culturelines, a print and digital publication covering stories from the outdoors, technology, music, arts and culture. New stories will be published weekly on the storytelling ...
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ArticleEcco had a challenging 2020, but continued to invest in the future
Danish footwear brand Ecco said it has remained financially strong despite the challenges of the year 2020. The company reported sales of €1.09 billion in 2020, down 19.7 percent from €1.36 billion a year ago. Profit before taxes reached €44.7 million, down from €195.8 million in 2019. The top priority ...
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Lowa now offers its resole service in the U.S.
Lowa has created a new “Repair and Resole” program in the U.S. that operates through an online system. Customers who want to repair or preserve their Lowa boots can now place a repair/resole order online to have the products refurbished by Lowa factory craftsmen in Germany. The company gives an ...
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ArticleA difficult year for Gregory and High Sierra
Samsonite’s two outdoor backpack brands, Gregory and High Sierra, recorded a significant sales decline in 2020, like the rest of the group, because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Gregory posted a drop of 26.6 percent to $51.2 million, off by 27.5 percent on a currency-neutral basis. The more ...
