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News briefsVolumental partners with UK retailer of outdoor footwear
The UK-based vendor Outdoor & Cycle Concepts Limited (O&CC), owner of Cotswold Outdoor, Runners Need, and Snow+Rock, has partnered with 3D foot scanning platform, Volumental.
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News briefsRevolutionRace opens up in three new markets
RevolutionRace is expanding its international presence by opening up for customers in three new markets: Canada, South Korea, and Japan. RevolutionRace will now be available in approximately 40 countries. “We are very excited to continue our journey of growth by opening up for customers in three new exciting markets. We ...
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News briefsViking Outdoor moves into kids apparel
The Norwegian brand Viking Outdoor Footwear is expanding into a new category. Launching in August, just in time for back-to-kindergarten, Viking Outdoor will release its first range of kids’ apparel A full range of baselayers, midlayers, outerlayers and accessories are in the pipeline. Outerlayers will include playsuits that are built ...
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News briefsNew CEO for Nikwax
Nikwax, maker of technical cleaners and waterproofing products for outdoor gear and apparel, has promoted current President of Nikwax North America, Brian Davidson, to CEO of its global business. Davidson will maintain his position while also leading Nikwax globally. Source: Nikwax Brian Davidson, new CEO of Nikwax’s global ...
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News briefsRevolution Race posts strong FY, but profits decline
Swedish DTC outdoor company Revolution Race (RVRC) has released its fresh financial report for Q4 – the period between April 1 and June 30, 2023. According to the report, the industry up-and-comer’s net sales rose 14 percent to 362 million Swedish kroner (€30.3m), compared to SEK 318 million (€26.6m) in ...
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News briefsIndorama triples its PET recycling capacity in Brazil
Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest producers of recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) resin, has announced the completion of the expansion of its recycling facility in Brazil. The expansion project has been supported by a “Blue Loan” from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the largest global development ...
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News briefs21st Century Adventurer Award 2023 winner announced
Jonas Deichmann has been announced as the winner of the 21st Century Adventurer Award 2023. Deichmann swapped his office chair for a bicycle saddle and crossed Europe and South America, among other places, on his bike. Source: European Outdoor Film Tour Jonas Deichmann Most recently, he set ...
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News briefsHelly Hansen sales dip in Q2
Canadian Tire, which owns the Norwegian outdoor brand Helly Hansen, reported a 2.9 percent decline in Q2 revenues for Helly Hansen to C$135.6 million (€92.8m) from C$139.6 million for the period ended June 30. The company cited the timing of wholesale shipments for the sales drop. In Norwegian kroner, Q2 ...
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News briefsCreditors grant continued reconstruction for Swedemount Sportswear & Fashion AB
A meeting on Aug. 6 at Gothenburg District Court has decided that the reorganization of Swedish outdoor clothing company Swedemount Sportswear and Fashion AB should be allowed to continue the three-month period that has already begun. Neither Swedemount’s bank nor the Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency), which is by far the ...
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News briefsDometic provides equipment for pole-to-pole climate change expedition
Dometic is to be an equipment partner to a father and son team, Geoff Wilson and Kitale Wilson, as they sail from the South Pole to the North Pole in order to promote climate change awareness. The expedition, “Project Zero,” will document in real time the status of some of ...
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News briefsGlobal Organic Textile Standard starts OECD due diligence process
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has officially started the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Alignment Assessment process for GOTS’ version 7.0 due diligence process. The OECD Alignment Assessment is a three-stage process that includes a Standards Assessment, an Implementation Assessment and a Credibility Assessment. OECD Alignment Assessments, ...
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News briefsFishbrain fishing app secures $6 million in new share issue
Fishbrain AB, the Swedish-based developer of a mobile application for anglers, has raised $6 million in funding. The round was led by Swedish venture capital fund Industrifonden, and co-led by Lucerne Capital Management, a US-based equity investment firm with a focus on European markets. The new funding is expected to ...
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News briefsNew Group VP at Johnson Outdoors
Johnson Outdoors Inc. has announced that Bill Kirchner will be joining the company as the new Group Vice President, Fishing. Kirchner will report to Johnson Outdoors CEO Helen Johnson-Leipold, and be a member of the Company’s Executive Committee. Kirchner joins the company from Newell Brands, where he has served as ...
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News briefsAmerican gear and accessories brand latest to join EOG
US-based outdoor gear and accessories brand Nemo has joined the European Outdoor Group (EOG). According to the brand, the partnership aligns with Nemo’s goal of reducing negative environmental impacts and leveraging education and partnerships to further its mission of making adventure possible anywhere, for anyone, forever. “As Nemo continues to ...
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News briefsFormer CEO of Oase Outdoors returns to role
Henrik Arens, Chairman of the Board and founder of camping equipment manufacturer Oase Outdoors, has returned to his role of CEO of the company. Arens co-founded the company, and subsequently worked for many years as its CEO, handing over the role to Henrik Bernth in August 2022. Arens is taking ...
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News briefsGerman arm of Nordisk has new MD
Nordisk Freizeit GmbH, the German arm of Nordisk Company, has a new Managing Director. Patrick Laquer is to replace Werner Blömer, who is to retire at the end of the year after leading Nordisk Freizeit GmbH since 2001. Blömer and Laquer will form a dual leadership until the end of ...
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News briefsFischer partners with snowsports experience provider
The UK arm of Fischer is to partner with the provider of personalized snowsports coaching and experiences, Uniq Snowsports. Fischer products will be available for testing at Uniq Snowsports’ upcoming Summer camps at indoor and dry slope camps at: Landgraaf Pembrey Norfolk and Llandudno The strategic collaboration aims ...
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Messe Frankfurt rebrands sustainability events at textile fairs as “Econogy”
Messe Frankfurt is realigning the sustainability initiative of its Texpertise network under a new common identity, dubbed “Econogy.” The term, which represents a blend of economy and ecology, aims to place stronger emphasis on sustainability as a central element in today’s textile industry. With more than 50 events in 11 ...
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News briefsWFSGI postpones World Cycling Forum 2023
In a post on the event website, the WFSGI has announced it is postponing the World Cycling Forum 2023. The decision comes after “discussion with senior leaders of the industry and seeing the ongoing economic challenges within the bicycle industry,” with the WFSGI adding: “Our first priority is to listen ...
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News briefsUCI launches online platform enabling cycling’s stakeholders to measure their environmental impact
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has launched a platform that enables cycling’s stakeholders to measure their impact. The new “UCI Sustainability Impact Tracker” has been developed in collaboration with Global Climate Initiatives (GCI) and 261PI. This innovative tool will be proposed to all cycling stakeholders, including national federations, UCI teams, ...
