All Camping articles – Page 28
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ArticleHydro Flask bounces back in Q2
Helen of Troy’s houseware segment, which includes drinkware brand Hydro Flask, returned to growth in the second fiscal quarter ended on Aug. 31, after a difficult spring due to the pandemic. Sales in the segment soared by 20.2 percent from the year-ago quarter to $201.9 million, as more people returned ...
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News briefsSuccessful SA8000 audit of Tatonka’s factories in Vietnam
The production facilities owned by the German outdoor brand Tatonka in Ho Chi Minh City and in Binh Dinh Province in Vietnam, which are operated by Mountech Co. Ltd., meet all the requirements of the current SA8000:2014 social standard, as confirmed by the current audit conducted by TÜV Rheinland on ...
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ArticleIspo Munich will be hybrid
Messe München has announced that its next Ispo Munich show will be a hybrid event – on-site and digital. It will be smaller and more digital in physical terms, but it will be intended to reach a more international audience through the internet. We understand that the new format will ...
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New sales director at Cascade Designs
Jeremy Hancock is the new senior director of sales at Cascade Designs, the Seattle-based company behind the Therm-a-Rest, Mountain Safety Research (MSR), Platypus, SealLine and PackTowl brands. Hancock is joining the company after previously serving as director of North American sales for CamelBak, where he worked with specialty and key ...
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ArticleCanada’s MEC to be taken over by U.S. investor; co-op owners feel betrayed
The announced sale of Canada’s best-known outdoor equipment retailer, Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), to Kingswood Capital Management, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has sparked widespread discussion across Canada. MEC was founded in 1971 in Vancouver, British Columbia. To be able to shop in the store, customers had to purchase ...
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Industrial Revolution has a new VP of sales
Industrial Revolution, a Seattle-based manufacturer of outdoor accessories founded in 1971 as UCO and the American distributor for outdoor brands such as Morakniv of Sweden and Esbit of Germany, has appointed Chris Clark as its new vice president of sales. Clark has more than 20 years of experience in the ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin receives Grüner Knopf certification and 2020 Fair Wear Leader status
Jack Wolfskin, the German outdoor brand owned by the U.S. Callaway Golf Company, has gone through the certification process for the “Grüner Knopf” (Green Button), an initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). A large number of Jack Wolfskin’s products are now certified with the ...
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Newell Brands elects Jay Johnson of Lamar Advertising to its Board
Jay L. Johnson, executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of Lamar Advertising Company, a U.S. outdoor advertising company which operates billboards, logo signs, and transit displays in the United States and Canada, has been elected to the board of directors of Newell Brands, effective Sept. 8. He will ...
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News briefsAlpkit receives B Corp certificate
We had just reported in July that the British outdoor and bike brand Alpkit was able to raise £1.5 million (€1.6m-$1.9m) in an investment campaign launched on the CrowdCube funding platform. Part of the news was that Alpkit wants to achieve B Corporation Certification by 2022. Well, it happened much ...
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Morakniv nominated for the Swedish Design Awards (Video)
The Swedish manufacturer of outdoor knives Morakniv has been nominated for the Swedish Design Award 2020 in the category film production for its commercial “Morakniv Classic” together with Kojan Film and Consid Communication. The design competition aims to promote and develop Swedish graphic design and communication. It is open to ...
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Will the first virtual Thin Air Gear Show be canceled?
We’ve previously reported on the Thin Air Gear Show, a new virtual trade show concept that promised to fill the hole left after the Covid-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of all physical shows in the USA. Gearjunkie.com has now published an article that makes us wonder whether the Thin Air ...
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New chairman for Morakniv
Source: KJ Eriksson Förvaltning AB Pierre Bengtsson At its annual general meeting, the Swedish group KJ Eriksson Förvaltning AB elected a new board of directors for the group and its subsidiary Morakniv AB, manufacturer of outdoor knives and member of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG). Pierre ...
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Kupilka joins charity campaign to save the Baltic Sea
Kupilka, a Finnish manufacturer of ecological dishware and member of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), has become partner of #Oursea, a charity campaign launched in 2020 with the aim of increasing awareness for the condition of the Baltic Sea and to raise €1m for John Nurminen Foundation’s work to protect ...
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ArticleRussian online retailers report record-breaking outdoor sales
According to the largest online stores, the continuing Covid-19 pandemic spurs on the demand for outdoor goods in Russia. During the past several years, the demand for outdoor goods has always been high during the summer season. However, this year was truly exceptional, said Maria Salnikova, director of the sporting ...
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Snow Peak opens U.S. headquarters in Portland
Snow Peak, an outdoor gear and apparel company originally from Japan and sold all over Asia, in the U.S. and the UK, reported that it has opened its U.S. headquarters and a retail flagship store at 404 NW 23rd Ave. in Portland, Oregon. The brand, founded in 1958, has grown ...
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Rumpl signs UK distributor
Rumpl, a U.S. manufacturer of technical blankets, has signed a distribution agreement with Unify Brand Partnerships, a distributor in the UK that represents a number of important sports and outdoor brands including Teva, Reef, Cotopaxi, Moonboot, Hoka One One, Under Armour Golf and Kask. Wylie Robinson, CEO and founder of ...
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News briefsIgloo reveals new recycled softside cooler collection
U.S. company Igloo released their softside cooler collection woven with Repreve™, a fiber created from recycled, post-consumer plastic bottles. In an ongoing effort and commitment to do more while using less, Igloo’s Repreve collection includes five new styles, ranging from a 10-can lunch bag to a 36-can backpack. Designed for ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter starts equipment rental service
Globetrotter, the German outdoor retail chain that is part of the Fenix Outdoor Group, is now offering the rental of outdoor equipment. The offer will initially cover the categories of water sports, backpacks & bags, tents, bicycles, outdoor kitchens and children’s equipment, but is likely to be expanded after a ...
