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News briefsNew President Americas at Thule Group
Hilary Hartley has been named Thule Group’s Americas business area president and will join the global corporate leadership team, reporting to CEO and president Magnus Welander in Sweden. Fred Clark, who currently holds the role of Americas region president and announced his decision to retire last fall, will remain with ...
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News briefsU.S. e-bike supplier Rad Power Bikes receives further cash injection
Rad Power Bikes, which claims to be the largest e-bike provider in North America, has received another $150 million investment. The D2C e-bike brand, founded in 2007, received the amount from an investor conglomerate that includes Counterpoint Global (Morgan Stanley), Fidelity Management & Research Company, The Rise Fund, a global ...
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News briefsPentland Connect cross-brand ordering platform attracts 1,200 retailers
With online shopping picking up during the Corona pandemic and retailers adapting to an unpredictable retail climate, Pentland Brands has expanded its B2B online offering through its Pentland Connect retail platform. Retailers can now order products from across the brand’s portfolio 24/7. According to the group, since its relaunch this ...
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Grassroots cancels Connect buying show in June 2021
The Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (GOA), an association of independent U.S. outdoor retailers and brands, has announced the cancellation of its spring Connect buying show, originally scheduled for June 7-10 in Knoxville, Tennessee, due to the ongoing Corona pandemic. “This is an unfortunate but entirely correct decision. We are now focusing ...
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News briefsWinners of the Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards unveiled
The winners of the Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards 2021 were announced during Outdoor Retailer Winter Online on Jan. 21. The digital ceremony of the third edition of this annual award celebrated the past year’s most innovative new gear, materials and retail programs as determined by a judging panel. The Satellite ...
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News briefsPBG is Yniq Eyewear's North American operating partner
Yniq Eyewear, the Stockholm-based brand of snow goggles and other sports eyewear founded in 2009, has tapped Progression Brands Group (PBG) as an operating partner for its winter sports business in North America. PBG said it would focus on expanding its retail network, improving customer service and support and enhancing ...
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New VP Marketing for Grundéns USA
Grundéns, a Swedish fishing apparel and footwear manufacturer, has hired Ashley Williams as VP of marketing for its U.S. operations. Williams most recently served as senior director of global marketing for Keen, where he led the creation and execution of the company’s omnichannel brand strategy, go-to-market process and fully integrated ...
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News briefsNew River Gorge becomes newest U.S. National Park
Source: West Virginia Tourism New River Gorge Rock Climbing The U.S. has a new national park: the New River Gorge in the state of West Virginia, about an hour’s drive from Charleston, is now considered the country’s 63rd national park, thanks to the latest Covid-19 stimulus package. ...
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Leatherman might work on tighter retail strategy
U.S. magazine Inside Outdoor has reported that Leatherman plans to realign and reduce its wholesale distribution partners in North America to create a “more consistent brand experience” for the Leatherman customer base. To streamline its retail strategy, the company plans to exit several accounts by the end of the first ...
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ArticleU.S. businesses ask Joe Biden to take immediate action to protect Arctic Refuge
The U.S. Conservation Alliance, founded in 1989 to protect wild places where outdoor enthusiasts recreate, and 77 corporate members from the outdoor, craft beverage, financial and renewable energy sectors have penned a letter to President-elect Joe Biden urging him to take immediate action to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. ...
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News briefsOIA comments on Wednesday’s events at U.S. Capitol
Lise Aangeenbrug, executive director of the U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) based in Boulder, Colorado, made a statement following the events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6: “President Trump began his tenure trying to dismantle important symbols of our uniquely American democracy, our public lands. For almost four ...
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U.S. Conservation Alliance announces fourteen new members
The Conservation Alliance, a U.S. coalition of like-minded companies that pool their resources to fund and advocate for the protection of North America’s wild places, has welcomed 14 new member organizations, adding to its growing list of more than 250 companies committed to conservation. In addition to outdoor-related companies Dometic, ...
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News briefsFourth U.S. search and rescue organization acquires RECCO helicopter detector
Teton County Search and Rescue (TCSAR), located in Jackson, Wyoming, is the fourth search and rescue organization to be operational in the U.S. with the RECCO SAR helicopter detector. The detector will be used to search for missing people in the outdoors year-round, the non-profit organization said. The ski patrols ...
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News briefsOn opens tech-driven global flagship store in New York
Source: On Running On Running NYC flagship store On Running has opened its first global flagship store. Located in New York City’s NoHo, the store is designed to become, in time, a “seasonal hub” for runners and athletes. For now, it is serving digitalized personalization. “Hidden gait-cycle ...
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New North American business unit director for Tecnica Footwear
Tecnica Group has appointed Rob Phillips as North American business unit director for Tecnica Footwear, a newly created role. Responsible for overseeing commercial operations, product and marketing, Phillips comes to Tecnica with over 14 years of diverse sales and management experience, including seven years with 5.11, where he helped lead ...
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Keen named one of the most admired companies in the state of Oregon
U.S. footwear brand Keen has been named one of the most admired companies in the U.S. state of Oregon in 2020 by the Portland Business Journal for the third year in a row. According to the 400 respondents to the annual survey, which was conducted throughout Oregon and southwest Washington ...
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VF named one of the “Top 75 Companies for Executive Women”
Working Mother Media (WMM), a U.S. strategic professional services firm that partners with companies to develop inclusive talent strategies, has named VF Corp. one of the “2020+ Top Companies for Executive Women.” This list is considered the most definitive list of top jobs for women seeking to move up the ...
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News briefsTecnica Group North America with new VP, COO
Source: Tecnica Sam Cook Tecnica Group North America has promoted Sam Cook to vice president and chief commercial officer for its alpine and footwear business units. Cook, previously the president of Blizzard Tecnica and responsible for continued growth of the two brands in North America, will oversee ...
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Record Cyber Monday in the U.S.
Online shopping in the U.S. reached $10.8 billion on Cyber Monday, according to Adobe Analytics. It was a 15.1 percent increase on the previous year and a daily record for online shopping in the country. Online shopping reached $5.1 billion on Thanksgiving and $9.0 billion on Black Friday, setting new ...
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News briefsU.S. ski boot specialist joins Dahu to lead new boot fitting program
Source: Dahu Dahu ski boot Daniel “Dano” Bruno has joined the U.S. distribution company Progression Brands Group, headquartered in Colorado, to lead the Swiss ski boot brand Dahu’s latest initiative called the Corsair Fit Experience (CFE). CFE is a novel ski boot fitting process that is meant ...
