News Briefs – Page 168
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News briefsMerrell campaigns to take everyday indoor activities outside this June
Throughout June (the declared Great Outdoors Month), Merrell invites consumers in the U.S. and around the world to participate in the #DoItOutdoorsChallenge and move traditional indoor activities outdoors. Each week of the month, Merrell launches a new initiative with the help of individuals and organizations to show that the outdoors ...
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News briefsDometic sets ambitious sustainability goals
Dometic, based in Stockholm, the specialist in products for mobile living that has just bought three other companies in the solar and vehicle accessories sector within one month, aims to increase its energy efficiency and switch to renewable energy sources to reduce its carbon footprint further. The company’s just-released climate ...
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News briefsNew liquid products for brightening recycled PET fibers for the textile industry
U.K.-based chemical company Venator reports that it has developed a new liquid pigment masterbatch technology that can be used to brighten recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibers quickly, cleanly and efficiently. Based on the company’s established titanium dioxide (TiO2) platform for the fiber industry, the new Hombitan® LQ range is optimized ...
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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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News briefsFjällräven launches new Kånken made from wood cellulose fiber
For the upcoming 2021 fall deliveries, Fjällräven is introducing the first Kånken daypack made from the brand’s proprietary Pine Weave cellulose material, paying homage to Kånken’s first design in 1978. According to the brand’s press release, the wood-based lyocell weave used for the new Tree-Kånken is developed exclusively for Fjällräven ...
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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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Moncler hires a chief brand officer away from Nike
Gino Fisanotti will be filling the new position as chief brand officer for Moncler as of June 7. Fisanotti has been with Nike for the past 24 years, occupying a series of executive posts in retail and brand marketing and moving through various geographic sectors: Latin America, North America, EMEA ...
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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 ...
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News briefsArc’teryx Alpine Academy returns on-site and digitally
Arc’teryx has announced that its Alpine Academy will return to Chamonix July 1-4. Additionally, a full digital program will accompany the event, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Source: © Walter Chamonix - Alpine Village For those who can make it to Chamonix, the downtown Alpine ...
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News briefsCanyon welcomes new CFO
Source: Canyon Winfried Rapp While current business is humming along with new records, German D2C bicycle supplier Canyon Bicycles has announced a change in its top management. Winfried “Winni” Rapp will assume the position of CFO. At the same time, current CFO Lothar Arnold (brother of Canyon ...
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News briefsShopify and Google deepen retail collaboration
Shopify reports that it has expanded its partnership with Google to help merchants of all sizes benefit through improved discovery and a higher-conversion checkout while simplifying the onboarding process for Shopify merchants joining Google. Shop Pay, which Shopify says is the fastest and most secure way to pay online, will ...
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News briefsBurton is calling for Clean Up Days on June 12-13
Burton is calling for the annual Burton Clean Up Days, which started years ago with a crew of company employees picking up trash on their local mountain. Over the years, the event has grown into a movement of like-minded snowboarders cleaning up their personal playgrounds around the world. This year, ...
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Isbjörn partners with GoJungo to grow international business
Outdoor children’s apparel brand Isbjörn of Sweden has announced an e-commerce partnership with German marketplace specialist GoJungo to simplify logistics and help grow the brand’s international business. GoJungo provides an innovative and sustainable platform for Isbjörn to ensure its outdoor apparel and accessories are easily accessible through major online stores ...
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News briefsHyosung strengthens marketing teams in Europe and U.S.
Hyosung, a Seoul-based textile solutions provider, has appointed Claire O’Neill and Julia Nam as European and U.S. marketing managers, respectively. Source: Hyosung Claire O’Neill O’Neill, based in the U.K., has extensive experience in intimate apparel, swimwear and global textile markets. She joins Hyosung from The Lycra Company, ...
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CMP opens store in Venice
CMP has opened a brand store in Venice. The new 140-square-meter space of the Italian brand, part of the F.lli Campagnolo Group, is located in the Nave de Vero shopping center in Marghera. It is CMP’s 20th brand store in Italy. The store sells products for trekking, hiking, running, trail ...
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News briefsSwitzerland rejects new trade agreement with the EU
The Swiss cabinet has rejected a comprehensive trade agreement with the EU, known as the EU-Swiss Institutional Framework Agreement. On May 26, the government said that there remain “substantial” differences between Switzerland and the EU and that the conditions for signing the agreement were not met, adding that it has ...
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News briefsGfK sees slow but possible recovery of consumption in Germany
In its monthly study in Germany this May, GfK market researchers found consumer sentiment “rather bright than muted,” caused by falling illness rates and success in Covid-19 vaccinations. With more employees coming out of short-time work and incremental re-openings of stores and restaurants, conditions are good for a significant recovery ...
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News briefsBrand sustainability has growing influence on purchasing decisions globally
In partnership with Morning Consult, U.S.-based financial services firm Stifel surveyed 4,756 U.S. consumers aged 18 to 55 who are interested in active/casual lifestyle brands, as well as an additional 5,259 consumers in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy and China about their sustainability behaviors. The study shows an increasing emphasis ...
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News briefsFox Racing with new financing partner
On May 18, investor Wingspire Capital provided a US$95 million senior secured credit facility consisting of a US$35 million revolving credit line and a US$60 million term loan to Fox Racing Inc. The U.S. company said it’s using the loan proceeds not only to refinance its prior senior credit facility ...
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Cascade with new sales and IT hires
Cascade Designs, the Seattle-based parent company of MSR, Therm-a-Rest, Platypus, SealLine, PackTowl and Varilite, has made three new hires in its sales and IT departments. Tim Lau will join the team as international sales manager for Canada and APAC, Jenni Schmidt will serve as senior sales & operations manager and ...
