News Briefs – Page 141
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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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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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Wildberries installs first branded pickup points outside Russia
Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries has launched pickup points in Belarus, Armenia and Kazakhstan to increase brand awareness in these markets. The company began opening its first branded collection points in Russia in September 2020 and now has over 8,500.
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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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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 briefsBerghaus Adapts aims to make the outdoors more accessible to all
British outdoor brand Berghaus has announced details of a new initiative that supports the company’s vision that the outdoors should be accessible to all. Working closely with paraplegic Ed Jackson, a former professional rugby player who fractured multiple vertebrae in his spine in 2017, the brand has launched Berghaus Adapts ...
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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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News briefsMacNeill Pride Group continues shopping spree, acquires Rightline Gear
The Nashville-based MacNeill Pride Group (MPG) has acquired Rightline Gear, a U.S. specialist for truck tents, car top and paddlesport carriers. Founded in 2009, Rightline Gear was formed from the brands Piggy Pack, PackRight, CampRight and Lakelandgear. It is distributed both DTC and via retailers like REI, Dick’s Sporting Goods, ...
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News briefs5.11 files for stock market listing
5.11 ABR Corp., the U.S. company previously called 5.11 Tactical, has filed an S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to publicly offer its shares. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. The company intends to ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin and Lenzing launch new 3L laminate with Tencel face fabric for shells
Austrian cellulose fiber specialist Lenzing and German outdoor brand Jack Wolfskin have developed a three-layer laminate containing a Tencel Lyocell face fabric, a Texapore Ecosphere membrane (Jack Wolfskin’s own branded technology), and a knitted liner made from recycled polyester. The laminate called Texapore Ecosphere Lyocell 3L claims to be fully ...
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News briefsWP Lavori invests in heritage outdoor brand Filson, takes over distribution and licensing in Europe
WP Lavori in Corso, a Bologna-based retailer, brand building and licensing company, has invested a 10 percent share in the brand and retailer Filson after signing a distribution and licensing agreement previously in 2020. WP Lavori is a luxury lifestyle company specializing in the distribution and building of heritage brands ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin restructures sales management, promotes el Mahmoud to GM Commercial Europe
Jack Wolfskin has created a new sales management structure to ensure the coordinated alignment of wholesale, retail and digital strategies for its European operations. Jack Wolfskin veteran Natascha el Mahmoud fills the new position of general manager commercial Europe. El Mahmoud, who has been with the company since 2002, most ...
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News briefsEY honors von Dewitz with Entrepreneur of the Year Award
EY Germany, part of the globally active audit and advisory group Ernst & Young Global Limited (EYG), has awarded Antje von Dewitz, CEO of German brand Vaude, with the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The award was given out for the 25th time to the best owner-managed medium-sized companies ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter expands second-hand sales ahead of Black Friday, now also available online
German outdoor retail chain Globetrotter, part of Frilufts Retail Europe, a subsidiary of Fenix Outdoor International, is once again hosting its ”Greener Week” from Nov. 22-27. For the fourth year in a row, the outdoor retailer is thus offering a range of sustainable alternatives to Black Friday’s unsustainable low-price sales ...
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News briefsKeen launches “You Buy, We Donate” for Cyber Week in partnership with EOCA
Keen will donate €5 (up to €10,000 total) from every purchase made on www.keenfootwear.com during Cyber Week (Nov. 19-29) to a European conservation organization working to improve the health of our planet. The initiative is being carried out with the support of Keen’s longtime partner, the European Outdoor Conservation Association ...
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News briefsOberalp Group opens Germany’s first Mountain Shop
The South Tyrolean Oberalp Group opened its first Mountain Shop in Germany in the city center of Augsburg in late October. On 150 square meters, the group has created a meeting point for the mountain sports community with its brands Salewa, Dynafit and – from summer 2022 ...
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News briefsNew life for old climbing ropes
With a creative upcycling concept, Newseed from Rosenheim, Germany, transforms discarded climbing ropes into lovingly designed accessories for climbing and everyday life. The production of the handcrafted one-of-a-kind items, including chalk bags, belts and shopping bags, supports social projects in Germany and involves local climbing communities as well as rope ...
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News briefsAmpler E-Bikes raises €7.4 million to support expansion plans
Estonian DTC e-bike brand Ampler has closed a capital round led by investors Taavet Hinrikus and Sten Tamkivi of Taavet+Sten, with participation from other leading Estonian investors including Metaplanet, Ambient Sound Investments and Ragnar Sass. The total size of the equity investment was €7.4 million. The fast-growing e-bike company, founded ...
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News briefsFirst Naturkompaniet store opens in Norway
Naturkompaniet, part of Fenix Outdoor’s retail division, Frilufts, and previously only present in Sweden, has opened its first store in Norway in Kristiansand. Another new opening will follow in a month in Kongsberg. Earlier this year, Naturkompaniet had appointed Simon Larsen as head of retail in Norway.
