News Briefs – Page 4
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News briefsEddie Bauer launches resale program in the U.S.
Arrive, a full-service technology and reverse logistics company based in California, and U.S. outdoor company Eddie Bauer have launched the (Re)Adventure program, offering resale and rental in the U.S. to increase access to the outdoor sector and provide alternative, more sustainable shopping options. (Re)Adventure powered by Arrive allows customers to ...
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News briefsDidriksons invests in international growth
The Swedish outdoor brand Didriksons has broken new sales records, according to ehandel.se. “We are seeing an increase of 30 percent compared to last year. This is going to be our best year ever; we had the best spring ever,” Petra Sabo, head of DTC at Didriksons, commented on the ...
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News briefsVSF and BICO jointly expand support for the specialist bicycle retail trade in Germany
The board of directors of the German bicycle industry association VSF (Verbund Service und Fahrrad e.V.) and the supervisory board of the purchasing association Bike&Co (BICO) have signed a cooperation agreement at Eurobike to work more closely together. This covers the areas of product supply, training and education, and politics. ...
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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 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 ...
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News briefsRebike launches in France
Rebike, a provider of reconditioned e-bikes based in Munich, is bringing its refurbishment offering to France, now also offering refurbished premium e-bikes on the online platform www.rebike.com/fr. All models come from leading brands, are only three and up to 24 months old and have often been ridden less than 2,000 ...
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News briefsNew MAAP LaB opens in Melbourne
MAAP, the Australian cycling apparel specialist, has unveiled its inaugural concept store, MAAP LaB, in Collingwood, an inner-city suburb of Melbourne. The store, located at 33 Wellington Street, occupies a new development in the ex-industrial end of Collingwood and is open seven days per week. “LaB,” which stands for “Life ...
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News briefsK-Way to open brand store in Hong Kong
French brand K-Way, part of BasicNet, an Italian company that also owns the Kappa, Briko and Superga brands, amongst others, has partnered with Bluebell Group to launch in Hong Kong. Following the brand’s digital launch in June via k-way.com.hk, the first physical brand store is scheduled to open in October ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter expands its second-hand offering with online platform
Back in 2020, the German retail chain Globetrotter started buying and selling used equipment in 21 stores nationwide. Now Globetrotter customers can also buy and sell used outdoor gear online at secondhand.globetrotter.de. “Since 2020, we have helped more than 10,000 pieces of clothing and equipment to a second life,” said ...
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News briefsSigna Sports United appoints Max Heimann as CEO, Internetstores Group
Source: SSU Max Heimann Signa Sports United (SSU) has appointed Max Heimann as CEO of Internetstores Group. Heimann will join the company in mid-August 2022 and lead SSU brands, including Fahrrad.de, Probikeshop, Addnature and Campz, across Europe. Currently, Heimann is a member of the executive board of ...
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News briefsOrtlieb expands digital dealer support
Following the introduction of a dealer locator on its brand platform www.ortlieb.com, which allows customers worldwide to view the nearest Ortlieb specialist retailer, the German specialist for waterproof outdoor and bicycle bags has now taken the next step together with Outtra to allow local retailers to participate in the increasingly ...
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Mountain Warehouse launches new marketplace for brands
Having previously focused primarily on private label brands, U.K. retailer Mountain Warehouse, operating several brick-and-mortar stores and an online store, has now launched a new Mountain Warehouse Marketplace, offering third-party brands the opportunity to sell their goods under the retailer’s banner. With the new marketplace, the company is expanding its ...
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News briefsBergzeit relaunches its travel and alpine training offerings
German retailer Bergzeit has revamped its range of travel and alpine experiences under the ”Bergzeit Erlebnis” label and will no longer operate as a tour operator, but as an agent only. The travel services were launched in 2018/19 with a soft launch as an add-on to the Bergzeit shop. With ...
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News briefsAngling Direct reports 7.2% sales increase
Angling Direct, the British omnichannel fishing tackle and equipment retailer, has posted a revenue increase of 7.2 percent in the full year ended Jan. 31, 2022, with annual revenues reaching £72.5 million (€85.4 million). The company reported a pre-tax profit of £4 million (€4.7 million) as compared to £2.7 million ...
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News briefsOnline Brands Nordic recruits new CFO
Online Brands Nordic AB, the Gothenburg-based investment firm that just acquired Isbjörn of Sweden, is strengthening its organization with the hiring of Martin Carlsson as its new CFO. Carlsson has extensive experience in banking and finance and most recently worked at Nordea in the group mergers & acquisitions department. His ...
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News briefsCrow Bicycles secures €300,000 in its first funding round
Crow Bicycles, the Spanish high-end e-bike brand launched last year through an international crowdfunding campaign, closed its first investment round with a capital increase of €300,000. The funds will be used to develop new products, technologies, and services and hire new professionals with talent and expertise, the company said. Crow ...
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News briefsSportshopen builds new warehouse and logistics center
Sportshopen, the retail chain of Swedemount Sportswear & Fashion AB, which was founded in 1991 and currently has 15 stores in Sweden, is building a new warehouse and logistics center with offices in Gothenburg. The company’s growing European e-commerce business made this move necessary, according to ehandel.se, primarily to guarantee ...
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News briefsH&M’s Arket to carry Klättermusen
As reported by habit.se, Arket will add the Swedish outdoor brand to its assortment starting April 21. Previously, Arket had already sold third-party products from footwear brands Tretorn, New Balance and Merrell, but Klättermusen marks the first time it is stocking an external clothing brand, with accessories to be offered ...
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News briefsBergzeit relaunches website with focus on international business
With a relaunch of its regional webshops (end of February in Benelux, U.K. and Italy, and mid-March in Germany, Austria and Switzerland), German retailer Bergzeit is pushing its internationalization. In addition to a cleaner look and feel, a more intuitive user experience was one of the main goals of the ...
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News briefsKlarna acquires PriceRunner
Klarna, the fintech company that intermediates between retailers and customers, handling direct payments, payments after delivery and installment plans, has acquired all of PriceRunner, a comparison-shopping service operating in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the U.K. Klarna will be adding PriceRunner’s product discovery, price comparisons and product reviews to its own ...
