All Hiking & Trekking articles – Page 77
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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 ...
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News briefsKathmandu parent updates guidance
KMD Brands, formerly Kathmandu Holdings, is now forecasting total annual sales of NZ$955 to NZ$965 million (€580.7m to €586.8m) for the 12 months ending July 31 after a record performance during a winter promotional period for its Kathmandu retail operation. FY22 Ebitda, excluding one-off, non-cash items, including government subsidies, is ...
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News briefsMystery Ranch teams with Hyosung on launch of new sustainable pack collection
Source: Mystery Ranch Mystery Ranch Coulee 50 Montana-based backpack specialist Mystery Ranch has teamed with Hyosung, a global fiber manufacturer and value chain solutions provider, in the development of their new sustainable Coulee Series made with Hyosung’s GRS-certified, 100 percent recycled Mipan® regen robic high-tenacity nylon. “We’ve ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin teams up with Schoeller Textil for new shell materials
Source: Jack Wolfskin/Schoeller The flagship of Jack Wolfskin’s S23 Discovery Wilderness collection is the Diskovera Jacket, a 3-layer jacket, with Texapore Ecosphere Pro Schoeller 3L technology. German brand Jack Wolfskin and the Swiss fabrics manufacturer Schoeller Textil have joined forces to jointly develop new shell materials for ...
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News briefsMillet Mountain Group opens factory in Tunisia
Millet Mountain Group (MMG), the owner of French mountaineering and mountain apparel brands Millet and Lafuma, is opening a new factory in Tunisia. The 3,500-square-meter facility in Monastir has an automated cutting room featuring quilting technology and mechanical and laser cutting machines. The factory also features two embroidery machines and ...
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ArticleHelen of Troy’s outdoor business shows resilience in Q1
Outdoor-related products, including the recently acquired backpack manufacturer Osprey Packs, led sales gains in the Home & Outdoor segment of El Paso, Texas-based consumer goods group Helen of Troy in the first quarter ended May 31. Sales gains for the segment came despite a decline in the company’s overall top ...
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News briefsSnowleader to distribute and produce Eider brand in Europe
Snowleader, a leading online retailer of outdoor and snow sports products based in the Savoy region of France, has signed a licensing agreement with the Korean K2 Group to design, produce and distribute Eider in Europe. This comes more than two years after Millet Mountain Group – then part of ...
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ArticleAnalysis: Outdoor industry stocks fell more than 21% in Q2
Outdoor industry stocks fared worse in the second quarter than in the first period of 2022, declining an average of 21.18 percent compared to a 17.84 percent sequential drop in the average stock prices of companies primarily involved in the outdoor and bicycle sectors. This time around, our quarterly analysis ...
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News briefsBergzeit study sees pleasure trumping performance in outdoor sports activities
German mountain sports e-tailer Bergzeit has conducted a new online study among roughly 3,400 of its customers in the German-speaking countries to find out about their motivation in outdoor sports, goals, planning, equipment, travel choices, social media use and the consultancy expected from a retailer. One of the major takeaways ...
