All Hiking & Trekking articles – Page 41
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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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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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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 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 ...
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News briefsThe North Face's GM EMEA Van Leeuwen becomes GM Americas
Source: The North Face Jan Van Leeuwen After four years as general manager of The North Face EMEA, Jan Van Leeuwen has been promoted to the brand’s GM of the Americas. He follows Marissa Pardini, who has been filling the VP/GM role for the last two years ...
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News briefsTimberland and Ræburn launch new circular boot
Source: Timberland The new Earthkeepers by Ræburn Timberloop Utility Boots The result of the latest collaboration between Timberland and Ræburn for Fall/Winter 2022 are the new Earthkeepers by Ræburn Timberloop Utility Boots, “an innovative circular design that allows them to be fully disassembled and recycled at the ...
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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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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 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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News briefsExped brings new backpack category to market
This fall, Swiss company Exped is adding a new category to its collections. The new “Gear Bags” line consists of three backpack families, all designed with maximum versatility in mind. They combine aspects of backpacks and duffle bags to create luggage that works from climbing crags to the office or ...
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News briefsPrimus offers new tools for coffee and cooking with new Feed Zone collection
Primus, the Swedish cooking accessories brand, is equipping cyclists (and outdoorers) with everything they need to cook high-quality meals with its new Feed Zone collection. Highlights include a compact stove, a coffee and tea press, and a double-walled steel mug. The entire Feed Zone system stores in a roll-top bag ...
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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 briefsTernua opens “Brand House”
Ternua Group has opened a 110-square-meter “Brand House” in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain, to display to the public representative products from its various lines. In addition, says CEO Jokin Umerez, “we’d like it to be a place we can show with pride to collaborators, visitors and professional customers from elsewhere in ...
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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 briefsSchöffel hires new sales manager for Germany
Ann-Katrin Schlemmer Source: Schöffel Schöffel’s German sales will be headed by Ann-Katrin Schlemmer from October. In her new role, she will drive the quantitative and qualitative expansion of the Schöffel brand and be responsible for the field sales force and the key account team in Germany. Schlemmer ...
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News briefsArc’teryx opens largest ReBird repair center globally in Boulder
Canadian brand Arc’teryx has opened a new brand store in Boulder, Colorado, integrating a hybrid retail store and service center that includes in-store care and repair and after-sales product support. With three pillars of upcycling, resale, and care and repair, the service center offers circular services, including ...
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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 briefsIt’s Great Out There Coalition launches Europe-wide social media competition
The It’s Great Out There Coalition has launched a month-long competition on social media, as part of the latest phase in the #itsgreatoutthere campaign to get Europe more active outdoors. The #takesomeoneoutdoor competition will go live tomorrow and will run for a month, accessible to anyone in Europe. The first ...
