News Briefs – Page 115
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Hubaco Group brands Terra Nova, Wild Country and Extremities become employee owned
The founders of the British Hubaco group, Andy Utting and Carolyn Budding, have transferred their ownership to an employee ownership trust that will run the brands Terra Nova Equipment, Terra Nova Expeditions, Field Candy, Wild Country, Extremities and sister company YourSchoolUniform.com Ltd in the future. Sylwester Wacht was appointed as ...
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News briefsCoDi’s consumer business driven by Boa
Compass Diversified’s (CoDi) branded consumer business was led by Boa Technology in the first quarter ended March 31 as the closure system brand generated a 75 percent increase in adjusted Ebitda to $24.9 million from revenue growth of nearly 56 percent to $56.8 million as compared to $36.5 million. Elsewhere ...
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News briefsResearchers find Xinjiang cotton in Adidas, Puma and Jack Wolfskin product
About 20 percent of the world’s cotton crop (and 90 percent of China’s production) comes from China’s Xinjiang region, where forced labor apparently still exists, and oppression of the Uyghur ethnic group continues. Now researchers at the Agroisolab in Jülich and the Hochschule Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, both in ...
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MiiR releases product collaboration with Chris Burkard
U.S. camping equipment supplier MiiR (Russian for “peace”) has started a new special edition, incorporating images by outdoor photographer Chris Burkard on a camp cup, tumbler and bottle. The print shows a stream of glacial sediment running through a frozen landscape in the Icelandic highland, an aerial photo taken by ...
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News briefsIcebreaker promotes Josh Vaughan to general manager EMEA
Source: Icebreaker Josh Vaughan Josh Vaughan, a long-term Icebreaker executive who had been sales director EMEA for the last two years, has been promoted to the position of general manager EMEA for the brand. According to Icebreaker’s parent company, VF Corp, Vaughan will report directly to Jan ...
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News briefsTyler LaMotte is Patagonia’s new marketing director, EMEA
Source: Martin Dijkstra Tyler LaMotte Patagonia has hired Tyler LaMotte as its new marketing director, EMEA. A goal-oriented brand developer with more than 20 years of experience in the outdoor industry, he will be responsible for the company’s marketing strategy across the EMEA region. In his new ...
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GSM Outdoors takes over Bill Lewis lures brand
U.S. hunting gear company GSM Outdoors has expanded its presence in the fishing market with the acquisition of the Bill Lewis Rat L-Trap brand of baits. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. This new move follows GSM’s first acquisition in the sector of Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits last ...
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Nexus Outdoors launches new fishing apparel line
Michigan-based Nexus Outdoors, the owner of the ScentLok and Blocker Outdoors brands, has expanded into the fishing category with a new apparel line called Whitewater. The new brand is designed to allow anglers to focus on fighting fish, not the weather conditions, thanks to specific materials, technologies, and tailoring, Nexus ...
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News briefsOn Athletics Club Europe promotes young running talent
Complementing the On Athletics Club (OAC) launched in 2020 with eleven international runners under the leadership of Dathan Ritzenhein, the Swiss footwear brand On has now brought a European counterpart of the program to life: OAC Europe. Focussing on young athletes between the ages of 19 and 23, the program ...
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News briefsHelen of Troy announces two new board members
Helen of Troy, whose brand portfolio includes Hydro Flask and Osprey Packs, has appointed Tabata Gomez and Elena Otero to its corporate board of directors, effective May 3. Gomez is president of the Hand Tools, Accessories & Storage Group of Stanley Black & Decker Inc. Otero recently retired as chief ...
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News briefsKearney releases circular fashion report 2022, with outdoor brands doing relatively well
Consulting company Kearney has released its Circular Fashion Index 2022. It assessed 150 fashion brands from 20 countries and six categories (luxury, premium and affordable luxury, mass market, fast fashion, sports and outdoor, lingerie and underwear). The methodology includes a score based on seven dimensions that affect ...
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News briefsUGG partners with Savory Institute’s Land to Market program to accelerate regenerative farming
Australian brand Ugg, owned by Deckers Brands, is partnering with the Savory Institute’s Land to Market program (an outcome-based sourcing solution for raw materials from verified regenerative land) to support the transformation to regenerative agriculture within its sourcing area, the Australian sheepskin industry. Regenerative agriculture is a conservation and rehabilitation ...
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News briefsSpecialized appoints Armin Landgraf as chief of worldwide markets
Source: Specialized Armin Landgraf Following the hiring of former Dyson COO Scott Maguire in March and presenting him as his successor as CEO, Specialized Bicycle Components Inc. founder Mike Sinyard (now „chief rider advocate“) has hired industry expert Armin Landgraf as chief of worldwide markets. Landgraf will ...
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News briefsLa Sportiva opens shoe-repair shop
According to CMDsport, La Sportiva has opened a resoling shop – the first of its kind, the company says – for shoes under its own brand. Located at Snow Factory headquarters in Barcelona, the shop uses the same materials and machinery as the brand’s factory. For La Sportiva Spain’s marketing ...
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News briefsGrassroots Connect scheduled for June 6-9 in Knoxville, TN
Grassroots Connect, the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance’s (GOA) biannual U.S. buying show, returns to Knoxville, Tennessee, June 6-9, 2022, attracting retailers from across the GOA network with 206 doors across the country. The 122 exhibitors at the show include apparel brands such as Patagonia, The North Face, Vuori, Smartwool and Toad&Co; ...
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News briefsFelt presents new logo and new bikes
After the Austrian Pierer Mobility Group bought Felt Bicycles from the Rossignol Group in November 2021 and integrated it into its Pierer E-Bikes GmbH division, which was founded in 2019 and already includes the Husqvarna E-Bicycles, GasGas Bicycles and R Raymon brands, the Californian bike label is now presenting a ...
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News briefsAccell Group updates takeover details
Source: Accell Group CEO Tom Anbeek Accell Group issued a clarification about its looming €58.00 a share takeover by a consortium led by buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR). The all-cash offer, which values the Dutch bike company at €1.56 billion (a premium of 42 percent over ...
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News briefsMountain Planet was held again in Grenoble after a four-year break
The 25th edition of Mountain Planet, the international meeting place for mountain professionals in Grenoble, France, which was held at Alpexpo Grenoble on April 26-28, attracted 16,972 visitors from 71 countries and showcased the products of 981 exhibiting brands. The event made its comeback after four years of absence. Mountain ...
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News briefsBike theft in Switzerland: Claim costs at record level
AXA Versicherungen AG has released statistics on bike thefts in Switzerland. Over the last five years, the number of stolen bikes has remained more or less the same – except in 2020, when there was a slight Covid pandemic-related decrease, but this was no longer noticeable by 2021. Over the ...
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Slide & OTS Winter returns to Telford in 2023
Following the successful Slide & OTS Winter Show in January, a survey of possible dates and locations for a future show revealed a preference for Telford as the venue and a date in early January. This information, along with changes to the buying calendar, new dates for international shows and ...
