Silva changes distributor in France
Silva, the Swedish company best known for its compasses and headlamps, will change its distributor in France. The new partner, Sport Pulsion, will take over all distribution rights in France from Scandinalp/Loisiralp, Silva’s partner for the past eight years, effective June 1. Loisiralp has also just lost Deuter to the ...
Deuter distribution in France to be handled by new Schwan-Stabilo subsidiary
Deuter announced that all product distribution for the German backpack brand will be handled in the future by Deuter’s owner Schwan-Stabilo’s new subsidiary, Schwan-Stabilo Outdoor France, which was founded in September 2019. In December 2020, Gregory Allali took over the position of country manager France at Deuter Sport. Allali previously ...
Michael White quits as president of Salomon
Amer Sports announced the immediate departure of Michael White as president of Salomon, indicating that he has decided to “pursue other interests” and adding that it has initiated an external search for a permanent successor. We were unable to find out about his new plans by the time of going ...
Haglöfs overhauls mid-layers for FW21 using Polartec technology
Haglöfs, the Swedish outdoor brand, has used Polartec technology to overhaul mid-layers for its autumn/winter 2021 collection. The collaborative line includes the Mimic Junction Jacket with Polartec Power Air, the Vassi Mid-Hood with Polartec Power Air and Power Stretch inserts, the Touring Mid Jacket with Polartec Alpha Direct, and the ...
Canada Goose launches first guest-designed capsule collection
For the first time since the Canadian brand was founded in 1957, Canada Goose has worked with a guest designer, Angel Chen from China, to create a capsule collection.
Cifra presents an antiviral garment collection
Cifra, the Milan-based seamless fabric developer, has presented an apparel range made with Q-Skin, an innovative yarn powered by Amni Virus-Bac Off that offers permanent antiviral protection. This polyamide yarn was developed by Rhodia-Solvay Group and distributed by Fulgar, an Italian firm working with Cifra for several years. Unlike dyeing ...
Karpos appoints Maximilian Hofbauer as new global sales manager
Manifattura Valcismon (MVC), the mother company of Sportful, Karpos, and Castelli, has appointed Maximilian Hofbauer as Karpos’ new global sales manager. Hofbauer, a German national, has previously worked for several outdoor brands – Schöffel, The North Face, Icebreaker, Bergzeit and Norrøna – where he held sales and other managerial functions. ...
Aclima with new distribution partner in Austria
With sales specialist Michael Will and his company Travel Outfitting Agency, Norwegian merino specialist Aclima is strengthening its presence on the Austrian market with immediate effect. The distribution agency’s existing portfolio comprises numerous outdoor brands, including the entire Katadyn Group, Eagle Creek, Lundhags, Helsport, Helinox, Care plus and Viavesto. “We ...
New eco socks by Wrightsock made from Repreve
Wrightsock, founded in 1948 in Burlington, North Carolina, will be launching high-quality eco socks made from Unifi’s Repreve yarn this spring. Repreve is produced using recycled plastic waste. Compared to conventional polyester, Repreve uses 45 percent less energy, emits 30 percent less CO2 and requires 20 percent less water in ...
Bergans to open new brand store in Trondheim
Bergans of Norway will open a new brand store in the Norwegian city of Trondheim. Anett Kolstad, the brand’s retail director, said that she has been looking for a vacant retail space in the city for quite some time and has now found what she says is “the perfect venue” ...
New River Gorge becomes newest U.S. National Park
The U.S. has a new national park: the New River Gorge in the state of West Virginia, about an hour’s drive from Charleston, is now considered the country’s 63rd national park, thanks to the latest Covid-19 stimulus package. It has also been designated as the 20th Nature Preserve. Environmental protection ...
Columbia hires new senior VP for U.S. sales from Nike
Columbia Sportswear has named Tim Sheerin senior vice president of U.S. sales for the Columbia brand. Before joining Columbia, Sheerin spent twenty years in various senior sales and strategy positions at Nike. In his most recent role as VP, North American sales, he led Nike’s wholesale business for the Nike ...
Grüezi Bag expands European sales and donates to homeless
German sleeping bag manufacturer Grüezi Bag expands its distribution in Europe with Dutch distribution specialist CJ Agencies for the Benelux region. CJ is already responsible for outdoor brands such as Black Diamond, Columbia, Eagle Creek, MSR, Pieps, Prana, Sorel, Stanley, Gregory and several others. In addition to its distribution in ...
Shackleton partners with Blue Marine Foundation (Video)
Shackleton, a London-based outdoor brand founded in 2016 by Ian Holdcroft and Martin Brooks and backed by the Hon. Alexandra Shackleton, the granddaughter of Sir Ernest Shackleton, who led three British expeditions to Antarctica between 1908 and 1922, has partnered with the non-profit organization Blue Marine Foundation to help protect ...
Hydro Flask struggles due to soft back-to-school season
Helen of Troy’s Houseware segment, which includes drinkware brand Hydro Flask, posted double-digit growth in the third fiscal quarter ended on Nov. 30. Sales in the segment soared by 21.4 percent from the year-ago quarter to $222.4 million, driven by an organic business increase of 21.2 percent, largely due to ...
TNF and Gucci take their apparel collaboration to Pokémon Go
Gear Junkie has reported that, following the initial announcement of a collaboration between The North Face (TNF) and Gucci for a new clothing capsule, the two companies have now tweeted that they plan to bring their joint line to the virtual world of Pokémon Go as well. The app, which ...
Garmin acquires GEOS Worldwide
Garmin has acquired GEOS Worldwide, a company based in Montgomery, Texas, that provides emergency monitoring and incident response services, including search and rescue services for skiers, outdoor adventurers and boaters. The terms of the asset deal were not disclosed. Garmin plans a more extensive integration between its own capabilities and ...
Wolverine announces two executive appointments
Wolverine Worldwide, owner of the Merrell, Sperry, Saucony, Wolverine and Keds brands, among others, has made a couple of executive appointments to ring in the new year.
Gronell opens factory store in Verona
Gronell, the Italian manufacturer of technical mountaineering shoes, has opened a new factory store in Verona, on via Ponte Nuovo 3. The new store adds to its other factory store in San Roverè Veronese, where the company itself is headquartered, about 20 kilometers northeast of Verona. Gronell is run by ...
Gucci and The North Face launch campaign for collab collection (Video)
Following an initial announcement three months ago, The North Face (TNF) and Gucci are offering a glimpse of their collaboration on the North Face x Gucci collection. This is in line with the two brands’ commitment to environmentally sustainable activities, Gucci said in a press release. The accompanying campaign is ...