All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 15, Issue 10 – Page 8
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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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News briefsSalewa-Vèrtic partnership opens for business
A first Mountain Shop Vèrtic has opened, according to Diffusion Sport. Located in Barcelona, the store is a collaboration between Vèrtic and Salewa Ibérica and follows the multi-brand model of the matter’s parent, Oberalp. Its 400sqm will be stocked with products from Oberalp (Salewa, Dynafit, Wild Country, Evolv, Pomoca and ...
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Short stops
Short Stops Week 42, 2022
PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ The EU-funded New Cotton Project marked an important milestone with the launch of an installation charting its progress and processes at Amsterdam’s Fashion for Good Museum +++ Karpos and the Italian National Ski Mountaineering Team are extending their partnership for the 10th consecutive year +++ Bianchi ...
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OpinionOpinion: DeGrowth is not about the companies – it is the user
A report inspired by both the European Outdoor Summit in Annecy and the Blue Earth Summit in Bristol.
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News briefsFairpoint Outdoors makes three senior appointments
Tackle company Fairpoint Outdoors has made three senior appointments, Angling International reported. Thomas Sanotra has become chief operating officer, Robert Peetz has been named purchase manager, and Robert Valkeneer has become senior product manager. All three have joined Fairpoint from Svendsen Sport, which was acquired by Pure Fishing earlier this ...
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News briefsAF+D launches recycled down that is traceable to animal welfare
Duck and goose down processor Allied Feather and Down (AF+D) is introducing Renu:Trace, described as “the world’s first recycled down traceable for animal welfare.” Current recycled down offerings do not necessarily comply with the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) protocol, making it impossible to know how ethically the geese and ducks ...
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News briefsWorn Again Technologies secures investment for ground-breaking textile recycling facility
In its latest funding round, Worn Again Technologies has raised GBP 27.6 million to support the construction of a textile recycling demonstration plant in Winterthur, Switzerland. This latest investment round brings Worn Again Technologies’ funding total to £42.9 million (€49.3m), representing the start-up’s most successful funding tranche since its founding ...
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News briefsPatagonia sues Walmart for logo infringement
Patagonia has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in California against Walmart and retailer and supplier Robin Ruth USA for using Patagonia’s “P-6” trout logo on their T-shirts. According to the lawsuit, Robin Ruth manufactured and sold the garments in stores and online with nearly identical copies of the logo, replacing ...
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ArticleThe Lycra Company updates 2030 sustainability goals in first Planet Agenda update
In 2008, The Lycra Company (Lycra) established a sustainability plan that encompasses the three pillars of corporate responsibility, product sustainability and manufacturing excellence. For each of these areas, the company has now summarized its performance through 2021 and updated its goals. Both are published in Lycra’s first ...
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ArticleHoudini strengthens global leadership, opens U.S. office in Portland
Swedish outdoor brand and circular business pioneer Houdini has announced a strengthened global leadership team and the establishment of a U.S. office in Portland, Oregon. Niclas Bornling has been named general manager for North America, and Brian Anthony becomes director of sales and merchandising. Both are working out of the ...
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News briefsRocky Brands has a COO
U.S. footwear company Rocky Brands, Inc. announced that its CFO, Tom Robertson, has been promoted to the newly created position of chief operating officer, responsible for overseeing business operations. Robertson, who is also currently the executive VP of the company, joined Rocky Brands in 2016 as a senior financial analyst ...
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ArticleThule again comments on the current market situation in the bicycle industry
In mid-September, Thule Group provided a trading update regarding the negative impact of the current market situation in the bicycle retail industry. High inventories of bicycles and bike accessories at retailers in Europe and North America were expected to negatively impact Thule Group’s sales and profitability until the next bike ...
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News briefsTeijin to build cogeneration plant at Matsuyama plant
Fiber and fabrics specialist Teijin Limited will convert the existing fossil-fueled power generation equipment at its Matsuyama plant to a combined heat and power system running on city gas. Cogeneration systems provide both electricity and heat on-site, and their high energy efficiency results in a significant reduction in carbon dioxide ...
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Sponsored“For Mindful Living”: The new Polygiene claim and what it means
Polygiene has a new range of technologies that can be used to give products SuperPowers! We take a closer look at them with Polygiene CMO Sean Tindale.
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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 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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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 briefsGlobetrotter rents new retail space in Bonn, reuses previous store’s furniture
According to the real estate development company Redos, German retailer Globetrotter will rent a new location in Bonn, Germany, as of Dec. 1, 2022. The two-story building with 2,600 sqm retail space is a former Conrad Electronics store for consumer and professional electronics. Globetrotter is working on a concept to ...
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News briefsDeuter hires new German head of sales for sport and outdoor
Source: Deuter Matthias Gumbrecht Matthias Gumbrecht, former distribution manager at Kübler Sport GmbH, is Deuter’s new head of sales for the Deuter sport and outdoor division in Germany since July 2022. Before his time at Kübler, Gumbrecht spent ten years at Erhard Sport International in the company’s ...
