All Hiking & Trekking articles – Page 50
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ArticleCotopaxi releases 2021 impact report
Cotopaxi, the U.S. brand that wants to unleash the potential of “conscious capitalism,” has just published its annual global reporting initiative core impact report. The report gives an overview of the brand’s approach to sustainability topics such as supply chain management, diversity, equity and inclusion, corporate social responsibility, carbon emissions ...
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News briefsAugust Stangl retires from Therm-ic global brand director role
Source: Therm-ic August Stangl August Stangl, the global brand director of Therm-ic, a brand specializing in heating systems and part of the French Sidas group, is retiring from his role by the end of April but will still be available as a consultant for Sidas in the ...
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News briefsEquip Outdoor opens new Rab and Lowe Alpine service center in Canada
Equip Outdoor Technologies has opened a new service center in Québec, Canada, for its Lowe Alpine and Rab brands. The service center will be open to retailers and end consumers in Canada, offering both repair and maintenance services for waterproof shells and Gore-Tex apparel, insulated gear, sleeping bags and equipment ...
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News briefsSchwan-Stabilo establishes outdoor subsidiary in Italy
As of April 1, 2022, mountain sports expert Ortovox is repositioning its presence in the Italian market with the opening of the new Schwan-Stabilo Outdoor Italia branch, based in Rancia near Bergamo. With Stefano Finazzi, the company is bringing an experienced industry expert on board as general manager. After 25 ...
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News briefsStellar Equipment improves on both turnover and profitability
According to Swedish Ehandel magazine, outdoor brand Stellar Equipment AB has grown by roughly 50 percent in the 2020/21 fiscal year. Sales for the financial year ended on June 30, 2021, reached SEK 152 million (€14.7 million), with a profit of roughly €725,000 after tax. The growth rate of the ...
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News briefsLa Sportiva opens first German mono-brand store
La Sportiva opened its first mono-brand store in Germany on March 20. The store is located in the municipality of Bubenreuth at Kurt Albert Strasse 1, inside the Blockhelden Frankenjura fitness club. The Frankenjura region is the largest climbing area in Germany and one of the top spots for sports ...
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News briefsArc’teryx market manager EMEA Reiner Kopf leaves the bird
Reiner Kopf, market manager Central EMEA at Arc’teryx, will leave the company by the end of March 2022 and plans a longer sabbatical. Kopf has 24 years of experience with the Canadian brand: After taking over the German distribution of Arc’teryx with his Munich-based sales agency Agentur Reiner Kopf in ...
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ArticleKMD Brands aims to return to growth in the second half of the year
KMD Brands, which rebranded itself from Kathmandu Holdings Ltd. earlier this month, reported an Ebit loss of NZ$5.5 million (€6.1m) for the six months ended Jan. 31. Total revenues declined by less than 1 percent to NZ$407.3 (€245.2m) as the gross profit margin slid to 57.7 percent from 59.0 percent ...
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News briefsSchöffel-Lowa expands its retail network in Germany with three new stores
The Schöffel-Lowa Sportartikel GmbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Schwabmünchen, Germany, has announced the opening of three new branded stores in Germany. One of them is a 120-sqm shop-in-shop at Intersport Grabert in Heilbronn, which our sister publication SGI recently reported about. Footwear retailer Carl Schnabel opened a 130-sqm Schöffel-Lowa ...
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ArticleJornet and Camper launch NNormal; announce footwear, apparel and more for trail running and hiking
Now it’s finally out. After Kilian Jornet terminated his collaboration with Salomon, we were puzzling over who the Catalan climber and trail runner would work with in the future. Most recently, we reported that he and his partner Emelie Forsberg joined the athlete team of GPS watch brand Cronos from ...
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News briefsZorali reaches its crowdfunding goal in a few hours
Australian outdoor brand Zorali reached 91 percent of its minimum A$300,000 target in just three hours on March 16, the opening day of its crowdfunding campaign on Birchal, thanks to 204 investors. By March 21, the brand had raised a total of more than A$641,200 with nearly 500 people investing. ...
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News briefsMerrell appoints Chief Merchant Officer
Source: Merrell Sumi Scott, Chief Merchant Officer Merrell Merrell has announced the appointment of industry veteran Sumi Scott as the brand’s chief merchant officer. With nearly 20 years of experience in product development and retail merchandising, Scott will drive the development of Merrell’s global growth strategies while ...
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News briefs1% for the Planet launches new Planet Impact Fund in its 20th anniversary year
In the year of its 20th anniversary, 1% for the Planet draws a positive balance of both the number of members and the donations collected. Initiated in 2002 by Patagonia’s Yvon Chouinard together with Craig Mathews, founder of Blue Ribbon Flies, the organization’s global network now consists of more than ...
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ArticleGregory grew by 16.2% in 2022
Samsonite International reported that Gregory Mountain Products raised its sales by 15.9 percent on a reported basis to $59.4 million in 2021, with a rise of 16.2 percent in constant currencies. North America led the American backpack brand’s growth with a jump of 63 percent. The group’s Travel category, which ...
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News briefsErem bolsters marketing team
Erem, a Nevada-based company founded in 2021 that calls itself “the first outdoor brand focused on desert performance,” has added four new marketing positions to its team. Sofia DeWolfe joins Erem as digital marketing manager. She was previously marketing manager at Chums, where she was responsible for developing campaigns, social ...
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News briefsLeki rolls out new brand identity
After 33 years, German pole manufacturer Leki has unveiled its new logo as part of a new, comprehensive brand identity that will be rolled out from March 2022, including a new website. “The brand’s evolution is logical and brings more focus on the essentials. The emotionalization of the brand moves ...
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News briefsGrassroots Outdoor Alliance president Rich Hill to leave in April
Rich Hill, president of the U.S. Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (GOA) for the last five years, is apparently planning to quit his role in a few week’s time. According to SGB Media, Hill gave the news to GOA staff ahead of the group’s annual board of directors retreat earlier this month, ...
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News briefsIcebreaker appoints Noah Bryan as GM North America
Source: Icebreaker Noah Bryan, GM North America Icebreaker, the apparel company founded in New Zealand in 1995 by Jeremy Moon, has named Noah Bryan general manager for its fastest-growing region, North America. Bryan is an established leader in the outdoor industry and brings a wealth of experience ...
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News briefsThe Caliswede way: Specialized and Fjällräven launch “The Great Nearby” campaign
California-based bike brand Specialized and Swedish outdoor label Fjällräven have teamed up to launch “The Great Nearby” campaign, an exchange of ideas and culture that combines Fjällräven’s expertise in sustainable, timeless and functional outdoor gear with one of Specialized’s main goals of improving the planet by making high-performance, durable gear. ...
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News briefsBernd Eisenbichler named Maloja’s new CEO
In June, the German outdoor brand Maloja is getting a new CEO with Bernd Eisenbichler, who is currently sports director for biathlon at the German Ski Association (DSV). Source: Maloja The founders and their successor (from left): Klaus Haas, Bernd Eisenbichler and Peter Räuber Eisenbichler is to ...
