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News briefsCoDi’s consumer business driven by Boa
Compass Diversified’s (CoDi) branded consumer business was led by Boa Technology in the first quarter ended March 31 as the closure system brand generated a 75 percent increase in adjusted Ebitda to $24.9 million from revenue growth of nearly 56 percent to $56.8 million as compared to $36.5 million. Elsewhere ...
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News briefsIcebreaker promotes Josh Vaughan to general manager EMEA
Source: Icebreaker Josh Vaughan Josh Vaughan, a long-term Icebreaker executive who had been sales director EMEA for the last two years, has been promoted to the position of general manager EMEA for the brand. According to Icebreaker’s parent company, VF Corp, Vaughan will report directly to Jan ...
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News briefsTyler LaMotte is Patagonia’s new marketing director, EMEA
Source: Martin Dijkstra Tyler LaMotte Patagonia has hired Tyler LaMotte as its new marketing director, EMEA. A goal-oriented brand developer with more than 20 years of experience in the outdoor industry, he will be responsible for the company’s marketing strategy across the EMEA region. In his new ...
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Slide & OTS Winter returns to Telford in 2023
Following the successful Slide & OTS Winter Show in January, a survey of possible dates and locations for a future show revealed a preference for Telford as the venue and a date in early January. This information, along with changes to the buying calendar, new dates for international shows and ...
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News briefsSTC Distribution with new operational manager
Source: STC Distribution GmbH Markus Haid, new operational manager for Therm-ic and Sidas, DACH Since March 1, Katharina Spar has joined marketing manager Jan Otto as junior marketing manager at the Austrian company STC Distribution GmbH, which is responsible for sales of the Sidas and Therm-ic brands ...
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ArticleMips reports outstanding start into 2022
In the first quarter of fiscal 2022, Swedish helmet technology and “Brain Protection System” (BPS) manufacturer Mips AB reported preliminary net sales of SEK 137 million (€13.22 million), an increase of 65.1 percent year-on-year. Organic growth amounted to 48 percent during the quarter. It is mainly based on the success ...
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Newell Brands’ outdoor sales lifted by early retailer orders
Newell Brands’ outdoor and recreation division’s first-quarter sales increased by 15 percent to $388 million, bolstered by accelerated orders of seasonal products by retailers, as operating income tripled to $45 million. Brands within the segment include Aerobed, Bubba, Campingaz, Coleman, Contigo, Marmot and Stearns. Core sales were 22.9 percent ...
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News briefsColumbia Sportswear to expand distribution center in Kentucky
Columbia Sportswear announced it will expand the capacities at its Robards, Kentucky, distribution facility. The company has operated a distribution center in the state since 2004 and plans to invest approximately $4 million in the facility and create more than 175 full-time jobs for employees and supervisory staff in the ...
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ArticleFenix Outdoor sales rise 30 percent in first quarter
Fenix Outdoor International generated a 22 percent increase in first-quarter operating profit to €17.7 million on a 30 percent topline expansion to €165.2 million against €127.1 million. The outcome was negatively impacted by about €2 million in one-time additional transportation costs. But the strong results for the Fjällräven, Tierra, and ...
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News briefsKinetixx doubles sales and plans to launch cycling gloves
German glove brand Kinetixx, part of the Metzingen-based W+R Pro GmbH, has reported to have doubled its sales in the past winter season. In November 2021, former Odlo sales manager Matthias Faller took over responsibility for the DACH market and the label’s international business as head of the Kinetixx Sports ...
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News briefs#GetActiveForUkraine: Outdooractive community collects kilometers for donations
The maps and touring portal Outdooractive, based in Immenstadt, Germany, has launched a charity challenge with its community to benefit Ukraine. Every outdoor activity that runs for more than 45 minutes can be registered and adds on to the collection of kilometers that were run, biked, hiked, rode, climbed or ...
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News briefsMountain Planet returns after four years of absence
The 25th edition of Mountain Planet, the international meeting place for mountain professionals, will be held at Alpexpo Grenoble, France, on April 26-28 and will showcase 900 exhibitors from 25 countries across 17 industry segments. The show is expected to attract 18,000 visitors. Mountain Planet has been held every two ...
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News briefsCalida finalizes sale of Millet
The Swiss Calida Group has finalized the sale of Millet Mountain Group on April 20, 2022. Jean-Pierre Millet, investor and grandson of Millet’s founder, and Inspiring Sport Capital, a private equity firm specializing in sports investments, have acquired the Millet Mountain Group with the Millet and Lafuma Outdoor brands, returning ...
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ArticleOnline Brands Nordic completes acquisition of Nordic Kidswear and Isbjörn of Sweden
E-commerce specialist Online Brands Nordic AB has finalized the acquisition of Nordic Kidswear AB, which includes Isbjörn of Sweden, the sustainable Swedish outdoor children’s clothing brand, as previously announced in January. Founded in 2005 by Maria Frykman and Camilla Schmidt, Isbjörn of Sweden has an undisputed reputation for producing highly ...
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News briefsClarus expands credit facility
To fund its ongoing search for new “Super Fan” brands, Utah-based Clarus Corp expanded its senior secured credit facility to $300 million and entered into a $125 million term loan facility. Including a $175 million accordion feature, the new agreement provides Clarus with a total borrowing capacity of up to ...
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News briefsDutch brand Cortazu receives B Corp certification
Amsterdam-based DTC outdoor brand Cortazu, founded in 2017 with the goal of “creating high-quality, sustainable apparel at an unprecedented value,” is the first Dutch outdoor brand to receive the B Corp certification. According to B Lab’s B Impact assessment, Cortazu received an overall score of 102.8. The median score for ...
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ArticleNorrøna publishes results of its CSR roadmap
Norrøna, the Norwegian outdoor and snow sports brand founded in 1929, has published the results of its CSR Roadmap 2021, showing the continued positive trend in achieving the brand’s environmental, social and corporate responsibility goals. Since 2014, progress, results and challenges in all aspects of the CSR Roadmap have been ...
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News briefsSeveral Pieps and BD avalanche transceivers may have technical problems
Pieps and Black Diamond have identified a possible malfunction in the electronics of some of their avalanche transceivers that may prevent them from switching from “Send” to “Search” mode. Although the companies are still investigating the problem, both brands are currently asking end-users to immediately perform a safety inspection to ...
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ArticleSwiss Ski Pool CEO to lead Lowa Switzerland
Source: Swiss Ski Pool Christian Zingg The Bernese Oberland trading company Lowa Schuhe AG Schweiz will see a new boss in mid-2023: After more than 22 years at the helm, CEO René Urfer will retire and hand over the management to Christian Zingg in mid-2023 after a ...
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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 ...
