All Hiking & Trekking articles – Page 66
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ArticleSasta wins Scandinavian Outdoor Award for plus size jacket
In an online ceremony hosted by the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), two Finnish companies were among the six winners of the Scandinavian Outdoor Awards for Spring/Summer 2022: Sasta (based in Nurmes) and Halti (headquartered in Vantaa, Lapland). Source: Sasta / SOA Sasta Mella Jacket The Overall ...
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News briefsNorrøna offers transparency in e-commerce through Higg Index sustainability profile and material seal
To ensure transparent and efficient communication with consumers, Norrøna is the first brand in the outdoor industry to embed the Higg Index Sustainability Profile and Higg Index Material Seal on its e-commerce platform using a standardized scorecard. The Higg Index was developed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), of which ...
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Superfeet acquired by private equity firm
Seattle-based private equity firm Westward Partners has acquired Superfeet, an insole manufacturer founded in 1977 and based in Ferndale, Washington, about 160 km north of Seattle. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Westward will take over majority ownership of the company from its workers since it was owned by ...
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Asolo with new distribution in Benelux
Asolo Srl, the Italian outdoor footwear brand founded in 1975, will be represented in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg by Dutch agency Technolyt starting with the new spring-summer 2022 season. Asolo said it chose this new collaboration and distribution through Technolyt “because we share the same values in the outdoor ...
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ArticleAnta Sports publishes profit warning
Amer Sports’ profitability is apparently improving faster than that of the rest of the Anta Sports Group. In a profit warning, Anta, which heads up the joint venture that took over the group two years ago, says it expects a decline in the losses of a joint venture, which we ...
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News briefsVaude opts for transparency and discloses product supply chains in its web store
Just days after the German parliament passed the new Supply Chain Act, outdoor brand Vaude is making a clear statement: With a new addition to the product information on vaude.com, the German brand provides full transparency of the supply chain of every Vaude product on its own website. For each ...
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ArticleEDM Interview Series #02-2021:
Stellar Equipment ABIn part 2 of EDM’s new Interview Series, we spoke with Stellar Equipment’s COO, Mikael Janerås.
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ArticleRab & Lowe Alpine release first sustainability report
British companies Rab and Lowe Alpine have just published their first official sustainability report (direct PDF download), covering the 2020/21 fiscal year. The two brands owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies have identified four pillars for their CSR efforts: Product, Planet, Partners and People. Within the “Product” theme, the main points ...
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News briefsAsolo opens new factory in Romania
Already in April, Italian hiking and leisure footwear company Asolo has opened a new factory in Sibiu, Western Romania, in the presence of the president of Asolo Srl, Marco Zanatta, local authorities, international customers and partners. Asolo RO, an Asolo Group company founded 23 years ago, has already moved its ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin hires Selim Say as VP Footwear
Source: Jack Wolfskin Selim Say As part of the strategic realignment under new CEO Richard Collier, Jack Wolfskin is strengthening its footwear division and making it a key focus with the hiring of footwear expert Selim Say as vice president footwear, a newly created position. Say will ...
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Garmont announces new distributor for U.K. and Ireland
Garmont, the Italian outdoor footwear brand founded in 1964, has announced the appointment of Ultra Sport EU as its exclusive distributor for the U.K. and Ireland. Ultra Sport EU has been distributing well-known action sports brands for over 40 years and is now adding outdoor footwear to its portfolio with ...
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OX Outdoor Sport Expo in Italy on June 11-13
Organized by VDA Trailers, the OX Outdoor Sport Expo will take place from June 11 to 13 in Courmayeur and Val Veny, a lateral valley to the Mont Blanc massif. The consumer event village will be hosted at Monte Bianco La Sorgente Camping, where outdoor brands can present their products ...
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News briefsRecco extends reflector technology to outdoor footwear and apparel
As more people choose to play outside and explore the mountains and backcountry, the need for professional search and rescue organizations to be able to quickly find missing or injured people is greater than ever. Recco has therefore introduced a new line of three reflectors designed primarily for outdoor clothing ...
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UPDATE: RevolutionRace goes public
According to ehandel.se, RevolutionRace from Sweden has published its prospectus and IPO price on June 7 (we reported earlier). The latter lands at SEK 75 (€7.44-$9.06) per share, which corresponds to a market value of just under SEK 8.5 billion (€843m-$1.02bn). Founders Pernilla and Niclas Nyrensten, who currently own 34 ...
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News briefsSchöffel launches first fully digital sell-in tool for summer 2022
Following a major digitalization effort, Schöffel Sportbekleidung is using a new digital Schöffel Brand Space for its sell-in. The sales tool offers information, training and ordering options as well as assets for everyday business after the pandemic. In the three-dimensional digital space, Schöffel retail partners can explore the brand and ...
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News briefsRevolutionRace to go public
Swedish DTC outdoor brand RevolutionRace will reportedly list on Nasdaq Stockholm this month. Founders Pernilla and Niclas Nyrensten, who currently own 34 percent of the shares, will sell an as-yet-undisclosed amount of shares along with Altor, a Stockholm-based private equity investment firm that currently owns 61 percent. The founders and ...
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Buff reports 63% growth in fiscal 2020-21
Buff closed its fiscal year on April 30 with record sales of €85 million, a growth of 63 percent compared to the previous year (€52 million). The Spanish company attributed the good performance to the boom in outdoor sports and the production of protective equipment during the pandemic. In the ...
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CEO Jason Brooks appointed Rocky Brands’ chairman of the board
U.S. footwear and apparel company Rocky Brands announced that the company’s CEO, Jason Brooks, has been named chairman of the board of directors, following the decision of his father, Mike Brooks, to step down from this position he had held since 2005. Mike Brooks will continue to serve as a ...
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News briefsSwiss lift operators start the 2021 summer season
The Swiss mountain lift operators report that the 2021 summer season starts on schedule, with all protective measures against Covid-19 infections in place. Some Swiss resorts are already in operation. The lift operators have taken the necessary precautions to implement all the requirements of the authorities for the safety of ...
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News briefsDecathlon France promotes outdoor activities with new app and website
Decathlon has launched Decathlon Outdoor, a website and app that list the nicest and closest natural spots for outdoor experiences and micro-adventures, developed in collaboration with Mhikes, a Grenoble-based startup founded in 2013 specializing in digital tourism and business and consumer mobile solutions. The initiative is meant to concurrently promote ...
