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    Sympatex expands sales team

    2024-02-06T15:43:00Z

    Sympatex has expanded its sales team with Eric Brendel and Leandra Reisner as Business Development Managers, starting their work with immediate effect. Reisner is an expert in sustainable textile innovations. The trained textile and clothing technician most recently worked as a sales representative at Weichert Agencies GmbH, where she was ...

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    ​Solo Brands with executive additions

    2024-02-05T18:20:00Z

    Texas-based Solo Brands, Inc., the parent company of the Solo Stove, Chubbies, Oru Kayak, Isle and Icy Breeze brands, announced two leadership appointments: Laura Coffey as Chief Financial Officer and Michael McGoohan to the newly created position of Chief Growth Officer and Executive Vice President, effective immediately. Coffey will lead ...

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    Oboz presents its most responsible performance hiking boot yet

    2024-02-05T18:07:00Z

    The new Cottonwood collection is Oboz’s most environmentally friendly line to date. Over 34 percent of the materials used come from ecologically preferred materials. These include bio-based EVA in the midsole, recycled PTFE laces and trims and 100 percent recycled polyester in the lining. In addition, significantly less water is ...

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    Successful second edition of the Winter Business Days in Italy

    2024-02-02T16:21:00Z

    The second edition of the Italian Winter Business Days (WBDAYS), the winter version of the Outdoor & Running Business Days (ORBDAYS), featured the products of more than 50 exhibitors and 90 brands, up from 80 brands in the first edition. The event, organized by the media group MagNet, attracted more ...

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    Johnson Outdoors reports soft Q1 on low demand

    2024-02-02T15:20:00Z

    High retail inventory levels and soft consumer demand contributed to poor Q1 results at Johnson Outdoors. Operating profit slid 99 percent to $46,000 from $5.5 million, and net income was down by 33 percent to nearly $4.0 million from $5.9 million. The group was able to improve overall gross margin ...

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    Munich Fabric Start attracts 11,700 visitors

    2024-02-02T14:08:00Z

    The latest edition of Munich Fabric Start welcomed 11,700 visitors. The international textile trade show took the stage on Jan. 23-25 at the MOC event center and nearby locations in the Bavarian capital city. Visitors came from 58 countries, mainly Eastern Europe, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia, the UK and the Benelux ...

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    Nemo partners with Out&Back Outdoor for resale in the USA

    2024-02-01T07:24:00Z

    With the expansion of its Endless Promise Collection in 2024, which focuses on creating gear that can be repaired, resold and ultimately recycled when it has completed its last adventure, US-based outdoor gear and accessories brand Nemo has partnered with Denver-based Out&Back Outdoor to provide US consumers with an easy ...

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    RVRC’s Q2 sales, net increase double-digits

    2024-01-31T11:14:00Z

    Swedish DTC outdoor company Revolution Race (RVRC), bolstered by double-digit sales increases in both the DACH and the Rest of the World regions, achieved double-digit sales, Ebit and net income increase for its Q2 ended Dec. 31. RVRC realized a 36 percent year-over-year gain in operating profit (Ebit) to 143 ...

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    Igloo expands into the active cooler category

    2024-01-31T09:58:00Z

    Igloo announced the launch of its ICF Series, a collection of iceless electric compressor coolers, marking the company’s official expansion into the active cooler category. Released in five sizes with a wide temperature control range, the new collection is available now in the US at igloocoolers.com/icf and select global retailers. ...

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    Swiss traceability specialist Haelixa bolsters leadership team

    2024-01-30T08:44:00Z

    Zurich-based physical traceability solutions provider Haelixa has appointed a new CEO, Patrick Strumpf, and Stefan Karlen to its Board of Directors. Haelixa is committed to driving the growth of supply chain visibility solutions and promoting positive change in the industry. Strumpf has more than 20 years of experience in building ...

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    ​Spiber and Kanematsu begin Brewed Protein application development, new shares issued

    2024-01-29T10:51:00Z

    Kanematsu Corporation, a Japanese general trading company that handles a wide variety of products and services, including Electronics & Devices, Foods, Meat & Grain, Steel, Materials & Plant, and Motor Vehicles & Aerospace, has started a collaboration with Spiber to develop applications spanning numerous industrial fields using Spiber’s Brewed Protein ...

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    New CTO at Fenix Outdoor

    2024-01-27T11:02:00Z

    Source: Fenix Outdoor Eefje Jacques Fenix Outdoor has announced that its CIO Jan Lindmark will retire on April 1, 2024, while remaining with the group as an external consultant. Lindmark joined Stockholm-based Fenix Outdoor in August 2022 and led an overhaul of the company’s technical department, establishing ...

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    Sport Conrad with new CSR Manager

    2024-01-27T10:30:00Z

    Source: Sport Conrad Maria Ries The German multichannel sports retailer Sport Conrad has appointed Maria Ries to the position of CSR Manager on Jan. 1, 2024. She takes over from Stefanie Buchacher, who has played a key role in shaping the company’s sustainability strategy over the past ...

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    Cake opens showroom in Prague

    2024-01-27T10:14:00Z

    Cake, the Swedish manufacturer of electric motorcycles, announced the extension of its global distribution network, with the Czech Republic emerging as one of the first European countries to join the significant export expansion. This development is a part of Cake’s strategic initiative to enhance its global presence and bring electric ...

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    Sustainable Deuter Infiniti series with new winter products

    2024-01-26T14:10:00Z

    As part of its sustainability strategy, the German outdoor brand Deuter reached an important milestone in the summer of 2021 with the the Infiniti series: Only residual materials left over from the manufacture of other Deuter products are used to produce this limited series. It is therefore not only particularly ...

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    ​Court approves reorganization plan for Swedemount Sportswear & Fashion

    2024-01-26T12:27:00Z

    On Jan. 26, 2024, the District Court of Gothenburg decided to approve the reorganization plan for Swedemount Sportswear & Fashion AB. The majority of the company’s suppliers and creditor groups voted in favor of approving the restructuring plan. “We look forward to further expanding our cooperation in the future,” said ...

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    Internetstores at risk

    2024-01-26T09:08:00Z

    The website Exciting Commerce reported that no investor has been found for Internetstores GmbH, a former subsidiary of the online sporting goods retailer Signa Sports United (SSU), which is also insolvent. Internetstores includes more than 32 web stores for bicycles, bicycle accessories, sporting and outdoor products, including Addnature, Bikester, Brügelmann, ...

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    TNT Cycles hires experienced manager for Megamo

    2024-01-25T09:33:00Z

    At the turn of the year, Megamo manufacturer TNT Cycles SL, based in Vilablareix (near Girona, Spain), appointed a new Managing Director for its up-and-coming bicycle brand. According to the company, the appointment of Florentino “Tino” González as the new Managing Director of Megamo is “an important appointment for the ...

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    Zamberlan names new rep for Southeast, South Central USA

    2024-01-23T13:50:00Z

    Zamberlan, the third-generation Italian bootmaker founded in 1929, announces the addition of Odle Sales as its new manufacturer’s representative agency in the Southeast (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia) and South Central (Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana) regions of the US. Founded in 1983, Odle Sales has ...

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    Revelyst hires Chief Human Relations Officer

    2024-01-22T16:19:00Z

    Source: Business Wire Joyce Butler Revelyst, the Outdoor Products division of Vista Outdoor, has announced the appointment of Joyce Butler as Chief Human Relations Officer. Revelyst is currently in the process of spinning off into a stand-alone public company, which is expected to be finalized later this ...