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L.L.Bean Expands to Dillard’s and Moosejaw, Plans 4 New Brick-and-Mortar Stores

Retail TouchPoints

The outdoor goods retailer also will add Dillard’s and Moosejaw to its key U.S. wholesale accounts, along with 10 independent specialty retailers in the southeastern U.S. We’re grateful to be in a position to expand our retail presence and build new wholesale relationships in order to serve more customers.”

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KMD Brands profit dives through first half

Inside Retail

Outdoor apparel retailer KMD Brands, formerly known as Kathmandu Holdings, has registered that its Australasian store network suffered significantly in the first half. The brand performed well in both online and wholesale channels with online sales growing 14.5 Group sales for the half were recorded at $379.95 million (NZ$407.3

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As DTC Business Wanes, Solo Brands Taps New President and CEO

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15, 2024, when Christopher Metz, who most recently served as CEO of Vista Outdoor Inc., ” Despite less-than-stellar sales for its direct business, Solo Brands has been seeing a hearty boost in its wholesale division. .” will take over. Metz has more than 25 years of experience leading consumer and durable goods companies.

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How Kathmandu plans to become the world’s most loved outdoor brand

Inside Retail

From switching its focus on hardcore sporting adventures to inspiring joy in the great outdoors, Kathmandu is changing things up as it primes itself for global ambitions. We’re about being more inclusive and making the outdoors more accessible to everybody. We’ll do online direct-to-consumer and have wholesale partners.

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Georg Jensen bought by Royal Copenhagen parent

Inside Retail

Fiskars Group is a global home of design-driven brands for indoor and outdoor living including Fiskars, Gerber, Iittala, Royal Copenhagen, Moomin Arabia, Waterford, and Wedgwood, with presence in more than 100 countries. million (US$161 million).

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Hoka’s head of Apac distribution and e-commerce on stepping up its presence

Inside Retail

The outdoor brand has plans for an aggressive retail expansion while simultaneously continuing its community-building initiatives. Prasanna Bhaskar: The Hoka online and wholesale businesses have shown 20 per cent growth in Australia and New Zealand over the past year. We will just have to wait and see.

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How Advanced Email Analytics Helped Kerrits Boost its DTC Business 150%

Retail TouchPoints

The mass store closures prompted by COVID-19 in spring 2020 could have spelled disaster for equestrian specialty brand Kerrits , which had operated as a wholesale-only business for over 25 years. Once the pandemic hit, our wholesalers had to close their stores, and we had to rethink our entire email plan,” said Florin.

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