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Globetrotter: “Greener Week” instead of Black Friday

16 November 2020

The German outdoor retail chain Globetrotter, which belongs to the Swedish Fenix Outdoor Group, is calling for the “Greener Week” from Nov. 23 to 27 as a sustainable alternative to Black Friday. The German Hiking Association (DWV) will receive ten percent of the turnover from the sales of “A Greener ...

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Black Friday: Arc’teryx rewards American trade-in customers

23 October 2020

To shift the focus away from the mass consumption usually associated with Black Friday, Arc’teryx will for the full month of November be rewarding consumers in the U.S. and Canada who trade in their used equipment with a gift card worth 30 percent of an item’s original retail value, a ...

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U.S. retailer REI will again close all shops on Black Friday

1 October 2020

For the sixth year in a row, outdoor retailer REI will close its 167 locations – stores, activity centers, distribution centers, call centers and headquarters – and pay its more than 13,000 employees to #OptOutside on Black Friday, Nov. 27. Since 2015, REI has made the decision to close on ...

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Partial revocation of “Black Friday” trademark in Germany

2 March 2020

The German Federal Patent Court (BPatG) has decided that the word mark “Black Friday” will continue to enjoy trademark protection. In other words, the term “Black Friday” remains a registered trademark and may not be used without permission. However, the BPatG also considers that the term “Black Friday” does ...

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White or Green rather than Black Friday

20 December 2019

Black Friday, the Friday after Thanksgiving in the U.S., has been considered the beginning of the American Christmas shopping season since 1952. Meanwhile, the phenomenon has spread globally, and with online shopping, Cyber Monday and Cyber Week have been added to the pre-Christmas shopping extravaganza all around the world.