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    Jack Wolfskin has a new CFO

    2 October 2020

    André Grube has been appointed new chief financial officer of Jack Wolfskin. He has been in charge of the company’s financial division as well as the tax & legal, human resources and office management departments of the German outdoor brand since Oct. 1. Grube succeeds Ante Franicevic, who will be ...

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    Jack Wolfskin receives Grüner Knopf certification and 2020 Fair Wear Leader status

    15 September 2020

    Jack Wolfskin, the German outdoor brand owned by the U.S. Callaway Golf Company, has gone through the certification process for the “Grüner Knopf” (Green Button), an initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). A large number of Jack Wolfskin’s products are now certified with the ...

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    Callaway’s profit plunge due to Jack Wolfskin writedown

    7 August 2020

    Callaway Golf Co. ended the second quarter in the red due to a $174 million impairment charge related to the Jack Wolfskin goodwill and trade name. It posted a net loss of $167. 7 million, versus net income of $28.9 million for the year-ago quarter. The management said the charge ...

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    Jack Wolfskin starts sustainable vanlife campaign

    23 July 2020

    Jack Wolfskin is continuing its German digital #gobackpack campaign this summer, picking up on the popular vanlife theme. Together with the German social media influencer Anna Heupel and her team, the outdoor brand is converting a decommissioned fire engine into a camper van according to sustainable criteria. The vanlife project ...

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    Jack Wolfskin provides insight into supply chain and factory salaries

    15 June 2020

    Jack Wolfskin recently published its annual social responsibility report for 2018/19. The German outdoor brand owned by the U.S. Callaway Golf Company currently works with 68 production partners in 12 different countries. Most of the production volume is sourced from Vietnam, Bangladesh, Cambodia and China. In the latest 68-page report, ...

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    Jack Wolfskin continues cooperation with Seaqual Ocean Project

    5 June 2020

    Jack Wolfskin will continue to place a special focus on products made from recycled materials in the new summer season. The German outdoor company, which belongs to Callaway Golf, is continuing its cooperation with Seaqual from Spain, which started in early 2019, and is expanding the corresponding collection. Under the ...

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    Melody Harris-Jensbach to leave Jack Wolfskin

    3 June 2020

    Melody Harris-Jensbach, who has been running Jack Wolfskin for the past six years, will soon be leaving the German outdoor brand. According to a press release, Callaway Golf Company, which took over Jack Wolfskin at the beginning of 2019 for around €418 million, and Harris-Jensbach had already agreed on her ...

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    Jack Wolfskin rolls out new customer loyalty program

    12 May 2020

    May 11 marked the launch of the “Jack WolfskinCard,” a new customer loyalty program by the outdoor brand from Idstein, Germany, which was acquired by the U.S. Callaway Golf Company in early 2019. According to Jack Wolfskin, the new card is the “key to exclusive offers, news and invitations to ...

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    Callaway’s sales and profit plunge

    8 May 2020

    (SGI) Callaway Golf Co. saw sales for the first quarter decline by 14 percent to $442.3 million, weighed down by the impact of Covid-19 on its golf equipment and softgoods businesses, including the recently acquired Jack Wolfskin brand. Currency fluctuations negatively affected revenues by $4 million. The gross margin decreased ...

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    Jack Wolfskin North America launches online store

    7 May 2020

    Jack Wolfskin North America finally launched their highly-anticipated U.S. online store at us.jackwolfskin.com. In addition to the brand’s clothing, the website will feature every-day and technical packs and equipment. Jack Wolfskin was founded in 1981 in Germany and acquired by Callaway Golf Company in early 2019. The brand’s North American ...

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    Callaway’s shares rise on longterm prospects

    28 April 2020

    Callaway Golf Co. released preliminary results for the first quarter which pointed to a drop in revenues and earnings due the coronavirus, but it expressed optimism going forward for its golf equipment and outdoor clothing operations, leading the share price to jump by 17 percent. The group said it expects ...

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    Jack Wolfskin receives Green Product Award

    2 April 2020

    Jack Wolfskin has been awarded with the Green Product Award for its Tokyo Cape. The jacket is part of the autumn/winter 2020/21 edition of Wolfskin’s Tech Lab collection, a fashion and function hybrid that was presented for the first time at the 2016 Premium show in Berlin. The Green ...

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    Adventure travel and outdoor experiences: The way out?

    26 March 2020

    The areas of outdoor equipment, outdoor retail and outdoor travel are moving closer together. Several premium outdoor brands have already acquired or partnered with outdoor guides and tour operators, the most recent examples are Norrøna Hvitserk Adventures and Arc’Teryx Trips or Jack Wolfskin’s Wolftrail, but let’s not forget the Mammut ...

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    Jack Wolfskin launches adventure travel package in Romania

    16 March 2020

    The German outdoor specialist Jack Wolfskin has launched the “Wolftrail”, the brand’s first exclusive long-distance hiking trail. Together with experienced partners, the six-day trip will be realized in the primeval forests of the Romanian Carpathians. Melody Harris-Jensbach, CEO of Jack Wolfskin, explained her company’s move into the adventure travel business ...

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    Markus Bötsch will leave Jack Wolfskin

    24 February 2020

    (SGI) On July 31, after almost 30 years, Markus Bötsch will leave Jack Wolfskin, the German outdoor brand acquired by Callaway Golf at the beginning of last year. Bötsch is currently a member of the management board, responsible for sales strategies. He started out as a sales assistant in 1991, ...

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    Sustainable innovations from Ispo Munich 2020

    17 February 2020

    For the 50th birthday of Ispo Munich, the sports fair claimed to be more sustainable than ever before. More and more brands are looking for solutions for more sustainable products and more sustainable consumption. This time, recycling was one of the core issues of sustainable innovation. While recycled polyester from ...