All Jack Wolfskin articles – Page 3
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News briefsResearchers find Xinjiang cotton in Adidas, Puma and Jack Wolfskin product
About 20 percent of the world’s cotton crop (and 90 percent of China’s production) comes from China’s Xinjiang region, where forced labor apparently still exists, and oppression of the Uyghur ethnic group continues. Now researchers at the Agroisolab in Jülich and the Hochschule Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, both in ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin reset strategy unveiled
The Jack Wolfskin brand will see a renewed focus on its outdoor roots, with a tagline of “We Live to Discover,” according to details unveiled during parent Callaway’s investor day on April 26. New Wolfskin brand ambassadors will come from the researcher, advocate and documentarian world. A “DACH double down” ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin partners with streaming platform WaterBear Network
Jack Wolfskin, based in Idstein, Germany, has announced a new partnership with WaterBear Network, a free streaming platform that uses storytelling and experiences to raise global awareness for the conservation, restoration and expansion of wild landscapes, wildlife and wild plants. Starting in the spring, Jack Wolfskin will have its own ...
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ArticleCallaway highlights Jack Wolfskin’s achievements in 2021 sustainability report
U.S. company Callaway, owner of the Jack Wolfskin brand since 2019, has published its sustainability report 2021 summarizing the group’s global sustainability program across the corporate offices, facilities and global operations of all its brands. German brand Jack Wolfskin is highlighted in the report as being the sustainability driver within ...
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ArticleCallaway sees continued robust growth, Jack Wolfskin relaunch progressing well
Callaway Golf predicted another year of robust topline growth in 2022, after revenues in the fourth quarter jumped by 90.0 percent to $711.7 million, benefiting from “strong momentum” at Jack Wolfskin and TravisMathew and the addition of Topgolf earlier in the year. The growth for the new year is expected ...
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News briefsGreen Theme Technologies launches more PFOA free Empel DWRs
U.S. company Green Theme Technologies (GTT) is launching a series of new DWR treatments based on its dry-finishing Empel platform. The new technologies provide DWR, anti-wicking and stain-release properties, PFOA/PFOS-free as tested by Bureau Veritas. From the field of outdoor apparel, brands like Artilect, Black Diamond, Trew Gear, Stoney Creek ...
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News briefsCallaway expands board with additional independent director
Callaway Golf Company has expanded the company’s board of directors from twelve to thirteen members by appointing Bavan M. Holloway to the board. The company’s bylaws require that its board of directors consist of a minimum of six and a maximum of fifteen members, the vast majority of whom must ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin opts for forest protection instead of Black Friday discounts
Instead of offering big discounts, Jack Wolfskin will donate €100,000 from the proceeds of its Nature Counts campaign, which runs from Nov. 26-29 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy and the U.K., to a forest conservation project run by Wohllebens Waldakademie (Wohlleben’s Forest Academy). The campaign aims to ensure ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin and Berlin fashion brand GmbH launch cooperative collection
In a new collaboration, Jack Wolfskin and the Berlin-based fashion and club culture brand GmbH have designed a capsule of apparel, a backpack and a tent that target the urban outdoor-affine customer. GmbH’s starting point to the collection was a break with the misconception that BIPOC and immigrants do not ...
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ArticleCallaway Golf raises guidance, Jack Wolfskin performs better than expected
Callaway Golf raised its guidance for the full year once again, after revenues in the third quarter increased by 80.1 percent as compared to the year-earlier to $856.5 million, continuing to benefit from the addition in March of Topgolf and a better-than-expected contribution to its top line from golf equipment ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin and Lenzing launch new 3L laminate with Tencel face fabric for shells
Austrian cellulose fiber specialist Lenzing and German outdoor brand Jack Wolfskin have developed a three-layer laminate containing a Tencel Lyocell face fabric, a Texapore Ecosphere membrane (Jack Wolfskin’s own branded technology), and a knitted liner made from recycled polyester. The laminate called Texapore Ecosphere Lyocell 3L claims to be fully ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin restructures sales management, promotes el Mahmoud to GM Commercial Europe
Jack Wolfskin has created a new sales management structure to ensure the coordinated alignment of wholesale, retail and digital strategies for its European operations. Jack Wolfskin veteran Natascha el Mahmoud fills the new position of general manager commercial Europe. El Mahmoud, who has been with the company since 2002, most ...
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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 briefsDeichmann enters the outdoor segment with Jack Wolfskin
Source: Deichmann Wherever You Go / Phase 3: Outdoor & Trekking Starting this fall, outdoor shoes from Jack Wolfskin will also be available at Deichmann. The German shoe retailer is thus expanding its portfolio by adding the outdoor segment. Last March, Deichmann had launched its umbrella brand ...
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ArticleTopgolf and golf boost Callaway, outdoor shows resilience
Callaway Golf’s revenues increased 208 percent to $914 million in the second quarter ended June 30, thanks in part to the first-time inclusion of Topgolf, which is now the group’s third operating segment along with golf equipment and soft goods and whose sales nearly doubled, compared to the prior year, ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin collaborates with brrr° and Lenzing
Jack Wolfskin has presented numerous new developments in its new summer collection for 2022, both in the textile segment as well as in its footwear and equipment segments. New partnerships in textile technology are particularly noteworthy. In addition to Polartec , the brand is now also cooperating for the ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin's COO is leaving
Alexander Hauser Alexander Hauser, COO of Jack Wolfskin , will leave the German outdoor company at the end of June 2021. According to a company spokeswoman, it was decided not to recruit a successor for the position in Germany in this form. Among other things, ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin’s #gobackpack campaign continues
On July 1, the #gobackpack campaign of German outdoor supplier Jack Wolfskin , launched internationally in 2017, enters its fourth round. Five protagonists will take off one after the other on their journey with the #gobackpack van known from last year’s campaign or their own vehicle, experiencing new adventures ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin hires Selim Say as VP Footwear
Source: Jack Wolfskin Selim Say As part of the strategic realignment under new CEO Richard Collier , Jack Wolfskin is strengthening its footwear division and making it a key focus with the hiring of footwear expert Selim Say as vice president footwear, a ...
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ArticleMyanmar: a cheap hotspot getting even hotter
Production in Myanmar has almost never been easy due to political circumstances. After the country experienced a boom in textile manufacturing with the beginning of the democratic process in 2012, the situation has worsened since the military coup on February 1 of this year to such an extent that a ...
