News Briefs – Page 143
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News briefsMichael Jakob hired as Deuter head of international sales
Source: Deuter Michael Jakob After leaving PrimaLoft in June 2020 after more than six years as VP of business development Europe, Michael Jakob – as the company has just officially announced – has taken over the position of head of international sales at Deuter in Gersthofen, Germany, ...
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News briefsNew Hervis Sports shop in Bischofshofen, Austria
Hervis Sports has opened a new door in Bischofshofen, Austria. The 800-square-meter shop is located in a shopping center and equipped with click-and-collect options as well as service features like a 3-D foot analysis and insole configuration point. The new store is built with the latest Hervis POP system and ...
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News briefsSolo Brands announces IPO pricing
Solo Brands, Inc., the owner of the Solo Stove, Chubbies, Oru Kayak and Isle Paddleboard brands, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 12,903,225 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $17.00 per share. In addition, the company has granted ...
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Scarpa with profit, forecasts 15% growth for 2021
Italy’s outdoormag.it reports that Italian footwear and outdoor specialist Scarpa ended 2020 on a positive note, with sales up about 3 percent compared to 2019. CEO Diego Bolzanello told the publication, “We expect further growth in 2021, both in the domestic and foreign markets,” estimating it at 15 percent. Despite ...
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News briefsLenzing gets confirmation of its fibers‘ biodegradability by marine institute
Source: Scripps Lenzing Group, the Austria-based provider of branded ingredients Tencel, Lenzing Ecovero and Veocel, has just received new scientific proof of its product’s biodegradability. Results of experiments conducted by the University of California’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) in San Diego published in October confirmed that ...
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News briefsWeSports continues shopping spree
Following its recent acquisition of Finnish water sports equipment supplier Finwake in September, WeSports, a Stockholm-based group of individual sports, outdoor and mobility companies operating both online and with physical stores and product brands, has completed another acquisition, this time of retailer Pölder Sport AB. Founded in 1990, Pölder Sport ...
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News briefsTextile Exchange and TextileGenesis pilot new industry tracking program
After a year of collaborative development, nonprofit organization Textile Exchange and traceability platform TextileGenesis are piloting a new industry tracking program called eTrackit. The new digital system for granular traceability creates material accounting of certified materials at the article level across the supply chain, enabling peer-to-peer validation and leveraging third-party ...
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News briefsVF appoints new VP investor relations
Source: VF Corp Allegra Perry VF Corp. has appointed Allegra Perry to the position of vice president, investor relations, effective Jan. 2022. She will report to VF’s chief financial officer, Matt Puckett, and work closely with the group’s executive leadership team and executives across the company’s 12 ...
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News briefsCake opens first showroom/service center in Stockholm
Swedish electric motorcycle manufacturer Cake, a member of SOG, is opening its first-ever CAKEsite on Oct. 27, a combination showroom, retail, test ride and service center where customers can physically explore, touch and feel the bikes, take test rides or have their bikes serviced. The new CAKEsite:Stockholm is located next ...
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News briefsAcquisition of Igloo completed
On Sept. 17, Swedish company Dometic announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Igloo, the Texas-based manufacturer of passive coolers and drinkware for the outdoor market, from private equity group ACON Investments. The closing of the transaction was subject to certain regulatory approvals, which have now been ...
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3M defies supply chain issues, raises guidance moderately
Announcing results for its Q3 2021 ended Sept. 30, U.S.-based conglomerate corporation 3M said sales increased 7.1 percent year-over-year to $8.9 billion. Total sales increased 8.1 percent in consumer products, 7.2 percent in safety and industrial, 5.8 percent in transportation and electronics and 4.1 percent in healthcare. On a geographic ...
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Dakine with new distribution for Germany, Austria
Dakine, founded in Hawaii in 1979 and headquartered in Oregon, has been working exclusively with Stuttgart-based Trade Art Distribution GmbH as its sales partner for Germany/Austria since Oct. 1, 2021. The agency is led by long-time business professionals, managing directors Hardy Tunnissen and Heiko Grelle, supported by new sales manager ...
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News briefsDecathlon to open first Swiss “Mountain Store” and plans fifteen more
Decathlon will open its first “Decathlon Mountain” store in Switzerland on Dec. 1 in the town center of Zermatt. The 350-square-meter store will offer the entire Decathlon product range. Other locations in the country are planned, the company said in a press release: About 15 stores in family holiday destinations ...
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News briefsVista makes Investor’s Business Daily’s top 100 ESG list
Vista Outdoor is ranked 39th on Investor’s Business Daily’s 2021 Best ESG Companies list, which recognizes the top 100 companies with outstanding Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings in addition to strong fundamentals and technical stock performance. This is the first year Vista Outdoor has made the list. From the ...
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News briefsOberalp opens “Mountain Showroom” in Annecy, targets Southern European growth
The Oberalp Group has officially opened a new showroom in Annecy, France, together with around 100 invited guests (customers, journalists, French athletes and employees). On an area of 200 square meters, Oberalp will use the new “Mountain Showroom” to present the new collections of its Dynafit, Salewa, Pomoca, Evolv and ...
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News briefs„She is Outdoors“ gear awards application for winter product closing soon
Innovative outdoor products are being sought for the second edition of the #sheisoutdoors gear awards – the first winter version of the awards given to designated women’s gear. The jury will judge the products in seven categories: outdoor professionals and expedition, camping, hardware, footwear, apparel, snow sports and girls, with ...
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News briefsClarus to generate new capital by offering 2.75 million shares of common stock
Clarus Corporation, a Salt Lake City, Utah-based company with brands including Black Diamond, Pieps and Rhino-Rack, announced that it intends to offer 2,750,000 shares of common stock and use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including repayment of debt, capital expenditures and potential acquisitions. The company ...
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Columbia Sportswear appoints VP Investor Relations
Portland, Oregon-based Columbia Sportswear Company, which owns the Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, Sorel and prAna brands, has promoted Andrew Burns to vice president of strategic planning and investor relations. Burns has been with Columbia for more than three years leading the investor relations program. Prior to that, he spent more than ...
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News briefsNew Arc’teryx video Nic‘ole introduces circularity designer Nicole McLaughlin
As part of the ongoing cooperation with New York-based designer Nicole McLaughlin, Canadian brand Arc’teryx went online with a new video that gives a deeper insight into her upcycling projects and consumer workshops. The film named “Nic’ole” is roughly five minutes long and lets the climber and artist talk about ...
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News briefsJungfrau Sports Holding renamed Outdoor Switzerland AG and rebranded Outdoor+
The Swiss tourism services provider Jungfrau Sports Holding AG has completely repositioned itself for the coming winter season: The mother company has been renamed Outdoor Switzerland AG and offers all services and activities under a comprehensive website with a new logo. The group was able to purchase the domain www.outdoor.ch ...
