All Snowsports articles – Page 81
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News briefsJack Wolfskin appoints head of people and culture
Source: Aki Ben-Ezra Aki Ben-Ezra Aki Ben-Ezra has joined Jack Wolfskin as head of people and culture on Oct. 4. In this role, she uses her strategic leadership skills to create an environment in which Jack Wolfskin’s culture becomes a unique competitive advantage. She will also optimize ...
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ArticleSnow Peak USA announces new leadership structure
Snow Peak, the outdoor gear and apparel company originally from Japan and currently distributed in Asia, the U.S. and the U.K., has reorganized its leadership structure in the U.S. While the brand continues to grow in the territory – more than tripling its sales over the past four years – ...
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ArticleRevolutionRace gets boost from new markets, products
RevolutionRace (RVRC), in its first full year as a publicly traded company, realized 48 percent revenue growth to 1,331.5 million Swedish kronor (€121.0m) and 50 percent profitability expansion to SEK 288.0 million (€26.1m). The Swedish company, now headed by CEO Paul Fischbein, attributes its steady progress over the last four ...
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News briefsThe North Face is expanding Clothes the Loop program to France and U.K.
The North Face (TNF) has expanded its recycling program “Clothes the Loop” into stores in France and the U.K. The project that was piloted in the U.S. in 2013 and rolled out in all American TNF retail and outlet stores two years later invites consumers to bring in unwanted clothing ...
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News briefsDynafit premiers “Youngstar” kid’s ski touring collection
This winter, Dynafit is rolling out a product initiative to attract children and youngsters to the sport of ski touring by offering a complete series of lightweight equipment that is developed and anatomically adapted to children’s needs. The new “Youngstar” collection includes hardware (skis, bindings, boots, poles) as well as ...
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News briefsFreeride world Tour welcomes Scott as a new and RECCO as a returning sponsor
The Freeride World Tour (FWT), hosted globally for the best freeride skiers (2023 with stops planned in Canada, Spain, Andorra, Austria and Switzerland), has signed a new partnership with Scott as its new official supplier of goggles and safety products for the FWT until 2025. FWT also reported that another ...
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ArticleHoudini invests in Forward To Nature brand messaging platform; new store in Stockholm
Swedish brand Houdini launched Forward to Nature, its first global brand messaging platform that expresses the brand’s ethos focused on regenerative practices. With a six-figure investment, the largest in the brand’s history, Forward to Nature launched on Oct. 5, 2022, with a 60-second short film (see below). Forward to Nature ...
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News briefsPeak Performance opens first store in China
The Scandinavian outdoor brand Peak Performance has continued its expansion by opening a brand store in the exclusive Sanlitun neighborhood in Beijing. In the store, high-tech design meets Peak Performance’s Scandinavian heritage and DNA with a passion for the outdoors in focus. The expansion into China as a new market ...
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News briefsBollé is selling Cébé to a new partnership
Bollé Brands Group is selling Cébé to a coalition of companies: D.MO and Racer. D.MO is devoted to project management and the industrialization of products in the outdoor sector. Both of its chief executives, Sébastien Delsaux and Maxime Bos, are former Cébé employees. Racer, meanwhile, is a French manufacturer of ...
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ArticleBergzeit puts automated shuttle warehouse into operation
After a construction period of around 20 months, German online retailer Bergzeit has put a logistics annex with a new warehouse system featuring modern shuttle technology into operation at the company’s headquarters in Otterfing near Munich in September. Covering an area of 2,072 square meters, the warehouse is controlled and ...
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News briefsStaff changes at POC for DACH region
Maximilian Werda is the new online account manager for the DACH region at POC, the Swedish winter and cycling specialist for helmets, goggles, clothing and protective equipment, effective Sep. 1, 2022. He is now responsible for the further development of the strategically most important e-tailers in the DACH region from ...
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News briefsHagan strengthens its sales and marketing
Source: Hannah Siegesleuthner Florian Kollros-Farthofer, Sales Manager The Austrian family-owned company Hagan Ski, founded in 1924 and specializing specifically in the touring ski segment since the mid-1990s, is expanding its team with new international sales manager Florian Kollros-Farthofer and marketing manager Lisa Lenzenweger. As ski touring has ...
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News briefsFischbein is RVRC’s new permanent CEO
The board of directors of RVRC Holding AB (RevolutionRace) has appointed Paul Fischbein as the company’s permanent CEO. He previously served as CEO of RevolutionRace and assumes his permanent position effective immediately. Fischbein has extensive experience working as CEO and serving on boards, both as chairman and as a member. ...
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ArticleHelen of Troy sales get boost from Osprey Packs
Bolstered by a $47.4 million sales contribution from Osprey Packs, second quarter revenues in Helen of Troy’s Home & Outdoor segment rose 11.8 percent to $240.6 million from $215.2 million. The unit’s organic sales declined $19.3 million in the period ended Aug. 31, driven by shifts in consumer spending patterns ...
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News briefsRegatta to open second dual-brand store
Regatta will be opening a dual-brand store in Logroño, Spain, on Oct. 7, thanks to a deal with owner of the local Ferrer Sports store, according to CMDsport. A first dual-brand store opened two years ago in Salamanca through a deal with the local owner of an Enforma Deportes store. ...
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News briefsPrimaLoft® Insulation Rise used by around 50 brands worldwide
PrimaLoft’s alternative to natural down, PrimaLoft® Insulation Rise, which was first introduced in 2020, has quickly become one of the fastest-growing products in the company’s portfolio. It offers increased thermal performance, style and versatility, according to the company. PrimaLoft Rise’s construction allows the insulation to meet a variety of weights ...
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News briefsNew dates and two phases for Prowinter 2023
The 2023 edition of Prowinter, the Italian winter-sports trade show for ski schools, rental companies and retailers, will be held in a new two-phase format. The first phase, scheduled for Jan. 11-12, 2023, will focus on rental and retail for 2023/24. The second phase, scheduled for the end of the ...
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News briefsLive shows and experiences are back at Skipass
The 2022 edition of Skipass, the Italian consumer fair for winter sports and tourism, will be marked by the return of live shows and experiences, ModenaFiere said. The 2021 show had marked the return of the event amidst pandemic restrictions, after its cancellation altogether in 2020 over the Covid-19 crisis. ...
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News briefsNorrøna sets sustainability goals until 2029
Norwegian brand Norrøna has a special connection to 2029, as the brand will celebrate its 100th anniversary that year. All the more reason why the company’s newly published roadmap for responsibility focuses on that very date. In the roadmap, the company has set ten goals to be achieved by 2029. ...
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News briefsSIA joins A New Earth Project to address packaging issues in snowsports
Snowsports Industries America (SIA) – the trade association of the winter outdoor industry – has joined A New Earth Project. The coalition of outdoor enthusiasts, brands and environmentally conscious packaging suppliers was founded in April 2022 as an initiative of Atlantic Packaging. The partnership aims to find and scale sustainable ...
