News Briefs – Page 175
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News briefsVittoria Group expands management team
Source: Vittoria Group Vanessa ten Hoff Italian bicycle tire manufacturer Vittoria Group welcomes Vanessa ten Hoff as chief innovation officer to its leadership team. Ten Hoff joins with more than 18 years of experience in the household appliances industry in various international senior leadership roles, covering product ...
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Cotopaxi strengthens team with strategic hires
Outdoor brand Cotopaxi has expanded its team at its Salt Lake City, Utah, headquarters with four new hires focused on strategic growth and brand development. Cindy Grönberg Moldin brings more than a decade of extensive global strategy, brand management, advertising, go-to-market and leadership experience from Procter & Gamble. She will ...
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Emerald launches B2B e-commerce platform
Emerald Holding, organizer of the Outdoor Retailer (OR) and Surf Expo trade shows, among others, today announced the launch of the new Digital Market technology platform from its Elastic Suite division. Emerald had acquired PlumRiver, the international provider of the Elastic Suite software solution, in January. The technology enables retailers ...
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Afydad launches online marketplace
Afydad, the Spanish association of sporting goods manufacturers and retailers, has launched a new website, www.spainissport.com, to serve as an omnichannel B2C marketplace and B2B showroom. The marketplace is operational, can take orders from final customers and can “geolocate” for them the nearest distributor or retailer of a given product. ...
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Sales are up in Q1 for Calzados Bestard
Calzados Bestard’s first-quarter sales this year doubled those of two years ago, recorded in the pre-pandemic era. As CMDsport reports, the Spanish hiking boot brand’s sales director, Mats Lindholm, makes two points to account for this success. First, the outdoor sector, in general, enjoyed high order volume, especially in boots, ...
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Surfrider Foundation hosts OSV Activ’ of May event near Annecy
On May 20, the Surfrider Foundation will offer an educational evening for the employees of Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV) member companies with a focus on environmental protection. The Surfrider Foundation, which works internationally to protect rivers and waterways, will meet with attendees at the water’s edge to talk about rivers ...
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Columbia creates leadership position for omni-planning & fulfillment operations
Columbia Sportswear Company announced the appointment of Emily Rompala to senior VP, omni-planning & fulfillment operations. In this newly created position, Rompala will lead the global omni-planning team for all brands – Columbia, Sorel, Mountain Hardwear and prAna – and all channels, and drive the company’s ongoing omni-planning processes and ...
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New Outdoor Sport Expo event planned in Courmayeur
VDA Trailers (Valle D’Aosta Trailers) is launching Outdoor Sport Expo, a new event that the organizers describe as a mix between a fair and a weekend of outdoor experiences. The event, which is scheduled to take place in Courmayeur on June 11-13, is designed for both companies and outdoor enthusiasts. ...
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News briefsBoards & More acquires SQlab
Boards & More Group, which owns the bike apparel and accessories brand ION, has acquired SQlab, a specialist in ergonomic bike accessories, effective March 31. Both parties agreed to keep the purchase price confidential. While SQlab founder Tobias Hild will remain on board as managing director, his wife, co-founder and ...
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News briefsPrimaLoft P.U.R.E. insulation now also used in footwear
Kodiak Boots, a Canadian footwear brand founded in Ontario in 1910, announced that it is the first footwear company to use PrimaLoft P.U.R.E. insulation. PrimaLoft P.U.R.E., short for Produced Using Reduced Emissions, is an insulation made from 100 percent recycled PET plastic that reduces carbon emissions by at least 48 ...
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News briefsVF Corp. appoints new CFO
Source: VF Corp. Matt Puckett VF Corp. has appointed Matt Puckett to the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer. He will report to VF’s CEO, Steve Rendle, and serve on the company’s executive leadership team. Puckett joined VF in 2001 as a senior accountant ...
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Anta’s controlling shareholder plans to divest a 3.3% stake in the company
Anta International Group Holdings has agreed to sell a stake of approximately 3.26 percent in Anta Sports Products, of which it is the controlling shareholder, according to a company announcement dated April 21. The sale of 88 million shares in the company for HK$11.57 billion (€1.24bn-$1.49bn) will reduce its direct ...
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European Parliament to vote on Brexit deal April 27
On April 27, the European Parliament will vote on the post-Brexit trade deal agreed between the EU and the U.K., its spokesman, Jaume Duch, said on Twitter. EU lawmakers are expected to clear the deal, which faces an end-April deadline for approval and was backed last week by parliamentary committees. ...
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News briefsSurvey: German outdoor customers remain loyal to stationary retail
Schöffel has published the results of a representative survey conducted in collaboration with YouGov. According to the results, the current popularity of online retail in the apparel industry is likely to be put into perspective, at least in the outdoor market, due to the Corona restrictions following the end of ...
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News briefsElevate Textiles sets green goals for 2025
U.S.-based fabric and components company Elevate Textiles (owner of yarn supplier Gütermann and fabric company Burlington, among others) has just released its 2021 Sustainability Report, focusing primarily on water management, energy management, waste reduction, and sustainable product development, in line with the relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and divided ...
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News briefsThule’s momentum continues through Q1
Everything is going well for Swedish Thule Group. In an interim report, it published sales for the first quarter that soared by 45.5 percent from the year-ago quarter to 2,538 million Swedish kronor (€250.7m-$301.6m) or by 56.0 percent in constant currencies. Net income jumped to SEK 447 million (€44.2m-$53.1m), from ...
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Teijin, JGC and Itochu sign licensing deal for polyester chemical recycling technology
Japanese companies Teijin Limited, JGC Holdings Corporation and ITOCHU Corporation have signed a joint agreement for the licensing business of polyester chemical recycling technology from discarded polyester textile products. The agreement brings together Teijin’s proprietary chemical recycling technology with JGC’s expertise derived from its global engineering business and Itochu’s network ...
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News briefsHaglöfs aims for net zero in 2030; points out deliberate blurring in communication
On this year’s Earth Day, Swedish outdoor brand Haglöfs joins the growing number of companies calling themselves “climate neutral” by unveiling their new climate strategy: Aiming to reduce their emissions by 50 percent over the next decade and reach net zero by 2030, while taking “full responsibility for remaining emissions ...
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News briefsPolartec’s parent company releases third annual sustainability report
Milliken & Company, the owner of Polartec, has released its third annual sustainability report, titled “Together for Tomorrow.” The report, which analyzes Milliken’s performance through the lens of its holistic sustainability efforts, highlights progress toward the 2025 sustainability goals the company set for itself in 2018. As a materials science ...
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WeSports acquires D2C bike brand Rawbike
WeSports, a Stockholm-based group of individual sports, outdoor and mobility companies that operates online as well as physical stores and product brands, has completed the acquisition of Rawbike Scandinavia AB, a Swedish micro-mobility pioneer. The acquisition further strengthens WeSports’ presence within the e-mobility segment and will support Rawbike in its’ ...
