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News briefsHohenstein expands collaboration with data management platform Texbase
Germany-based textile testing institute Hohenstein (also the owner of the Oeko-Tex labels and certification processes) has broadened its collaboration with Texbase Inc., a cloud-based data management platform for the textile and consumer product industries. Hohenstein customers can now collaborate, send test requests and receive test reports within the Texbase Connect ...
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News briefsBackcountry launches Shaun White's Whitespace brand
U.S. retailer Backcountry, parent company of German retail specialist Bergfreunde, has teamed up with pro snowboarder Shaun White for his new Whitespace brand of hardgoods and apparel. Backcountry will act as the exclusive retailer for Whitespace and is kicking off the partnership with a limited-edition Whitespace Freestyle Shaun White Pro ...
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News briefsArc’teryx continues global brand store expansion
Source: Arc’teryx Arc’teryx has increased the number of its own brand stores by 15 percent Canadian brand Arc’teryx Equipment opened 21 stores internationally in the past twelve months, ending 2021 with a total of 159 brick-and-mortar brand shops globally. In addition to the new stores, Arc’teryx also ...
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ArticleOutdoor and bike industry stocks rose by 3.0% in Q4
Our quarterly analysis of the outdoor stock market shows a 3.0 percent sequential increase in the average stock prices of 32 public companies primarily involved in the outdoor and bicycle sectors between Sept. 30 and Dec. 31, 2021. This came after increases for most of the same companies of 18.9 ...
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News briefsColumbia appoints new VP U.S. sales
Source: Columbia Jim Beeman Columbia Sportswear Company has named Jim Beeman vice president, U.S. sales for the Columbia brand. In this role, Beeman will report to Tim Sheerin, senior vice president, global wholesale for the Columbia brand. Beeman spent more than 22 years at Nike, most recently ...
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News briefsBode Miller becomes Scarpa brand ambassador
Scarpa announced that U.S. ski star Bode Miller is the new ambassador for the Italian footwear brand. Miller won four World Championship titles in four different disciplines (combined and GS 2003, super-G and downhill 2005) and six medals at the Winter Olympics – silver twice (GS and combined) in Salt ...
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News briefsTeijin launches new Future Navigation website
Japanese fiber and fabrics specialist Teijin has launched an interactive website named Future Navigation to interact with individuals and groups interested in discovering and discussing solutions that address social issues in the modern world. The project is connected to the 100th anniversary of the company in 2018 when the first ...
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News briefsSpinnova invests in Rieter system for new yarn fabrication in Finland
Spinnova has purchased a full line of production machines from Swiss spinning technology specialist Rieter to be installed at the company’s premises in Jyväskylä, Finland. Following the agenda published before, Spinnova plans to spin the wood pulp fiber into yarn on the Rieter system on a large scale by the ...
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News briefsReima commits to Science Based Targets initiative
Reima is the first Finnish apparel company to join the global Science Based Targets (SBTi) initiative. In accordance with the initiative, Reima will set emissions reduction targets that support the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees. The targets apply to Reima’s own operations as well as ...
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News briefsIcebug partners with POW
Swedish outdoor footwear manufacturer Icebug is the latest global partner of Protect Our Winters (POW). Icebug has a longstanding commitment to sustainability, whether it’s switching from petrochemical to algae foam, changing fabric dyeing processes, eliminating air freight or installing solar power in its supply chain factories. Icebug is also a ...
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ArticleAmer Sports divests Suunto
Amer Sports revealed it has reached an agreement with Chinese technology company Liesheng to sell its Finnish brand Suunto, a manufacturer of sports watches, dive computers and precision instruments. Amer said the sale was in line with its strategy to focus on developing internationally recognized sporting goods brands in the ...
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News briefsChange of leadership at Chris Sports
Christian Bättig, owner and founder of Chris Sports AG, a Swiss general importer for numerous outdoor and bike brands, has handed over the reins of management to the company’s previous chief financial officer, Andreas Guglielmo, effective Jan. 1. Guglielmo has been with Chris Sports for more than 12 years. Bättig ...
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News briefsMaloja founders to hand over to new management
According to German business newspaper Handelsblatt, the founders of German brand Maloja, Klaus Haas and Peter Räuber, are planning to resign from their current leadership positions to hand over to a new management team. Eighteen years after the brand was founded, Haas and Räuber want a younger generation to take ...
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ArticleHelen of Troy raises outlook after Osprey acquisition, strong Q3 showing
Helen of Troy, the El Paso, Texas-based consumer goods company that owns outdoor drinkware brand Hydro Flask and Oxo and recently closed a deal to acquire backpack manufacturer Osprey Packs, raised its guidance for the full fiscal year to take into account that acquisition and after posting better-than-expected results in ...
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News briefsOutdoor Retailer Snow Show to take place despite Omicron
Outdoor Retailer (OR) has announced that its upcoming Snow Show will be held as planned on Jan. 26-28 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver despite the rising Omicron infection numbers. According to OR, more than 400 exhibitors, top retailers, U.S. and global media and industry leaders will be attending ...
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News briefsBlue Tomato expands cooperation with POW
Austrian boardsports and lifestyle retailer Blue Tomato is expanding its cooperation with the global environmental protection organization Protect Our Winters (POW), established around 15 years ago by U.S. pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones, and is now also the official merchandise partner of POW Europe. When POW products are purchased through the ...
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News briefsGoldwin opens flagship store in Beijing
With the opening of Goldwin Beijing on Dec. 27, 2021, the Japanese brand is consistently following a long-term global growth strategy. After Goldwin San Francisco (2019) and Goldwin Munich (2020), Goldwin Beijing is the third brand-owned flagship store outside Japan. Goldwin Beijing, placed in the heart of Chinese winter sports, ...
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News briefsDevold launches German-language website with online store
With the start of the new year, Devold of Norway strengthens its web presence in the German-speaking markets and launches an online store. The new website presents its brand strategy concerning the value chain with its own production facilities in Europe and the traceability of the raw materials used. The ...
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News briefsClarus with new CFO and COO
Clarus Corp., the Utah-based owner of the Black Diamond, Rhino-Rack, Maxtrax, Sierra and Barnes brands, has appointed a new CFO, Michael J. Yates. Yates has spent nearly 35 years in financial management positions. After working for PriceWaterhouseCoopers and KPMG, he served in various roles at IDEX Corporation, a diversified engineered ...
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ArticleGrandson of Millet founder to buy Millet Mountain Group from Calida
In an announcement on Dec. 24, Calida Group said it has received a binding offer from Jean-Pierre Millet, together with Inspiring Sport Capital, to sell Millet Mountain Group, which includes the Millet and Lafuma Outdoor brands. Jean-Pierre Millet is an investor and grandson of the founder of the Millet brand. ...
