All General Outdoor articles – Page 116
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ArticleScandinavian Outdoor Group celebrates 20 years of partnerships
“It’s more fun to do business with Scandinavians” was the very first slogan of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) that was founded by 15 companies in 2001, first and foremost to organize a joint and coordinated appearance at the international outdoor and sports trade shows in the Scandinavian Villages. Initiated ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin and Berlin fashion brand GmbH launch cooperative collection
In a new collaboration, Jack Wolfskin and the Berlin-based fashion and club culture brand GmbH have designed a capsule of apparel, a backpack and a tent that target the urban outdoor-affine customer. GmbH’s starting point to the collection was a break with the misconception that BIPOC and immigrants do not ...
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ArticleThird annual profile outlines VF Corp’s inclusion and diversity strategy
VF Corp. has released its third IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity and action) Annual Profile. The report covers the company’s fiscal year 2021 and defines key strategic pillars that serve as drivers and benchmarks for VF’s IDEA goals. VF has publicly committed to two ambitious goals related ...
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ArticleNike under suspicion of greenwashing in German media for destroying new footwear
In a broad investigative joint journalistic effort, several German media have chased down returned Nike footwear (used and new) that had been tagged with GPS trackers and went into a recycling plant in Herenthout, Belgium, to be destroyed and recycled into the “Grind” material that Nike uses for gym floors, ...
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News briefsRab and Lowe Alpine continue to move towards FC-free collections
Rab and Lowe Alpine (owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd.) have pledged to eradicate “all unnecessary” fluorocarbons from their products by autumn/winter 2024. Some of the more technical styles from the AW22 collections that are currently introduced to retail partners are already free of fluorocarbon or feature FC-free DWRs. As ...
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News briefsSaucony hires Brian Moore as Senior VP of global product
Source: Saucony Brian Moore Saucony, part of the Wolverine Worldwide group, has appointed footwear industry veteran Brian Moore to senior vice president of global product, effective immediately. In his new role, Moore will be responsible for Saucony’s global brand footwear and apparel strategies, including design, development and ...
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News briefsCanadian Tire says it defies supply chain issues
Global supply chain problems won’t leave Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd.’s shelves empty this holiday season, the company said in releasing its third-quarter numbers. While material and semiconductor shortages, Covid-19 factory closures and port backlogs are hampering many companies, Canadian Tire’s CEO Greg Hicks said his company’s supply chain is prepared ...
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News briefsDometic aquires mobile power specialist NDS Energy
Swedish company Dometic continues to make acquisitions and has agreed to buy Italy’s NDS Energy, a provider of outdoor mobile power solutions. NDS Energy’s products are sold across several countries in Europe, including to more than 200 dealers in Italy. Net sales of NDS for the last 12 months amounted ...
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News briefsYeti posts double-digit sales increase in Q3
Yeti, the U.S. brand of coolers, drinkware and other outdoor gear, reported that third-quarter net income rose 3 percent to $52,967,000 from $51,445,000. Sales were $362,643,000, up 23 percent from $294,603,000. This includes a 31 percent increase in the DTC business. The DTC channel of $197.1 million accounted for 54 ...
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ArticleWolverine breaks even, but Q3 sales impacted by supply chain issues
Wolverine Worldwide saw revenues in the third quarter rise by 29.1 percent to $636.7 million compared with the prior year, boosted by incremental revenues of $39.1 million from the acquisition of Sweaty Betty in August and the strong performance of its Saucony brand. However, the management said that supply chain ...
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News briefsHoudini launches new circular softshell series made from Teijin Octa fabrics
Swedish brand Houdini has launched a new series of wind and water-resistant softshell jackets and pants for men and women called Pace, which is made in Portugal, utilizing Octa C9, a new lightweight softshell material made by Teijin in Japan. The Octa fiber technology is based on ...
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News briefsFenix Outdoor sells Brunton
Fenix Outdoor announced that it has sold its Brunton business to David and Lauren Heerschap, two longtime employees of Brunton Outdoor Inc. in the U.S. Brunton is a manufacturer of equipment for navigation for various professional users and persons active in outdoor life, mainly in North America. The company commented ...
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News briefsGerman retailer Bergzeit donates €15,000 from special sales to social projects
Following the recent adoption of its climate targets for the next few years, German retailer Bergzeit has held its yearly special sale of returned and sample goods in October 2021 at its store in Gmund, Germany. With the commercialization of otherwise unsellable merchandise, Bergzeit supports three social organizations in the ...
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ArticlePolartec Apex Award winners 2021 range from startups to global giants
The Milliken & Company brand Polartec has just announced the winners of its 2021 Apex Design Awards for creative use of the company’s fabrics and design. Every year, a panel of expert judges selects the most outstanding products made with Polartec fabric technologies. The list of winning products represents the ...
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News briefsEndura’s tree planting project passes two-million mark in Africa, plants new forest in Scotland
Claiming to be still ahead of target, Endura has just reported new numbers of its One Million Trees project. By now, there were two million trees planted in a degraded mangrove forest in Mozambique, which is providing employment for the local community and helps offset the company’s carbon footprint. Additionally, ...
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ArticleCallaway Golf raises guidance, Jack Wolfskin performs better than expected
Callaway Golf raised its guidance for the full year once again, after revenues in the third quarter increased by 80.1 percent as compared to the year-earlier to $856.5 million, continuing to benefit from the addition in March of Topgolf and a better-than-expected contribution to its top line from golf equipment ...
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News briefsFirst Arc’teryx ReBird Service Center opens in New York
Arc’teryx has opened the first ReBird™ Service Center in its brand-new New York City store location on Broadway. As the brand’s sixth store in New York, the Broadway location is the first of its kind to offer Arc’teryx retail sales as well as free product evaluation, on-site care and training, ...
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News briefsDecathlon Germany unveils ambitious business plan, with cycling and outdoor as key pillars
According to its just-launched 2022 to 2026 business plan, Decathlon Germany aims to more than double its sales to a total of €2.5 billion by 2026. To achieve this, the company wants to transform itself from a specialist sports retailer to a holistic sporting goods platform, according to information from ...
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News briefsGOA launches nonprofit trade association for independent U.S. retailers
The Grassroots Outdoor Alliance has launched a new nonprofit trade association to share and collect data and support mid-sized, independent American outdoor retailers within the industry. The new Indie Outdoor group is open to all brands and organizations in the U.S. that serve the independent outdoor industry, including rep groups ...
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ArticleRevolutionRace nearly doubles turnover in Q1, German sales up 156%
RevolutionRace (RVRC) saw sales in the first quarter of its fiscal year jump by 95 percent from the year earlier to 254.2 million Swedish kronor (€25.6m-$29.7m), supported by continued demand for multi-functional garments and led by a stellar performance in Germany. On a constant currency basis, sales increased by 98 ...
