All General Outdoor articles – Page 136
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News briefsPolygiene Group restructure, reports Q4 operating loss
Polygiene Group recorded a net loss of 5.1 million Swedish krona (-€480,000) against a profit of SEK 39.0 million (€3.9m) for the period ended Dec. 31. Ebitda came in at SEK 1.9 million, excluding an inventory adjustment, restructuring costs, and expenses related to the acquisition of Biomaster and ending a ...
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ArticleWhat can we expect at the next Performance Days?
Our fabric expert Charles Ross discusses the main trends and issues likely to affect the content of the next Performance Days in Munich.
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News briefsHelly Hansen revenues increase by 21% in 2022
Annual revenues for Helly Hansen, the Norwegian outdoor brand owned by Canadian Tire, were C$781.2 million (€571.1m) versus C$644.9 million. An estimated 91 percent of Helly Hansen’s sales total, or C$710.7 million (€519.6m), was generated in markets outside of Canada. That represented a 20 percent year-over-year increase. Meanwhile, Canadian Tire ...
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News briefsPolygiene with new distributor in China
To accelerate growth in China, the Polygiene Group has signed an agreement with Suzhou Standing TextileTechnologies Ltd (SST), a Jiangsu province-based textile supplier and distributor for national and global brands. Increasing sales by working closely with distributors as sales partners is a key component of Polygiene’s growth strategy in China, ...
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News briefsHuntsman closes sale of Textile Effects division
Huntsman Corporation announced Feb. 15 that it has received all necessary regulatory approvals to complete the sale of its Textile Effects division to Archroma, a portfolio company of SK Capital Partners, previously announced last August. Both parties expect the transaction to close on Feb. 28, 2023. “Our teams have been ...
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ArticleExecutive promotions at Outdoor Research
The Seattle-based outdoor apparel and equipment manufacturer Outdoor Research (OR) has promoted three department heads to new leadership positions. Katarzyna Schoewe has been promoted to vice president of design and product innovation, Chris King to vice president of brand creative, and Alex Lauver to senior director of materials innovation and ...
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ArticleGrassroots organizations invited to apply for #itsgreatoutthere grants of up to €5K
The It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT), a not-for-profit collaboration on a European level launched by the EOG and other founding members in 2017, has annnounced the latest round of #itsgreatoutthere grants to support European initiatives that get people active in the outdoors. Through Feb. 28, nonprofit organizations can apply ...
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News briefsThe Lycra Company names new CLO
Source: The Lycra Company Cathy Spicer The Lycra Company has announced that Cathy Spicer joined the company on Feb. 7 as chief legal officer (CLO). Spicer joins the company after most recently serving as CLO and corporate secretary of Tailored Brands, Inc., which includes retailers Men’s Warehouse ...
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News briefsSalomon publishes first impact report
Following its sister company Atomic’s impact statement, Salomon has also published its first-ever annual sustainability report. After a full carbon inventory, the French brand’s science-based targets have been officially approved for 2022 (aiming for a 50 percent absolute reduction in Scope 1 & 2 carbon emissions and a 30 percent ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin launches new light hiking campaign
With its new campaign ”Hiking Greece – defying the heat”, Jack Wolfskin (JW) introduces its new light hiking collection going to market this summer. At the core of the campaign, a group of hikers travels along historical paths in Greece leading through spectacular landscapes and the characteristic ...
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News briefsBetter Cotton Conference 2023 registration opens
Tickets for the coming Better Cotton Conference 2023, held in Amsterdam on June 21 and 22, can now be purchased for early-bird ticket prices (discounted only before March 15). The conference will be opened with a welcome reception on the evening of June 20 and hosted in a hybrid format ...
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ArticleSporting goods industry supports earthquake relief measures in Turkey and Syria
9,210 apparel, footwear and textile manufacturers were located around the epicenter of the 7.8 and 7.7-magnitude earthquakes, which caused widespread damage across Turkey and northern Syria when they hit during the night of Feb. 6, 2023, according to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. Many retailers have already committed ...
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ArticleUpdated PFAS restrictions list published by ECHA
On its website, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published updates on current restrictions on the production, sale and use of more than 10,000 per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) proposed by Danish, German, Swedish, Dutch and Norwegian authorities last month. Taken together, the agencies estimate that an additional 4.4 million metric ...
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News briefsKMD reports H1 sales on improving trends
KMD Brands Limited – the New Zealand-based global outdoor, lifestyle and sports company that includes the Kathmandu, Rip Curl and Oboz brands – citing continued sales momentum in Q2, reported record H1 group sales of NZ$546 million (€322.6m) for the six months ended Jan. 31. According to the company’s preliminary ...
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News briefsPolartec’s owner announces new leadership structure
Milliken & Company has promoted Ramesh Kesh and Eric Yung, two long-time employees, to new roles and responsibilities. In addition to his position as senior vice president of Milliken & Company, Kesh will now also oversee all Polartec business units, as well as the government and defense business units. Kesh ...
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News briefsNew CFO and COO at Rocky Brands
Rocky Brands, mother of Durango and Georgia brands among others, has hired Sarah O’Connor as senior vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer. O’Connor will officially join the company in mid-March. At that time Tom Robertson, who has served as Rocky Brands chief financial officer and treasurer since March 2017, ...
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ArticleNew OIA study: How to save money and reduce emissions
Five members of the U.S. Outdoor Industry Association’s (OIA) climate action corps have now released the results of a jointly commissioned study on the feasibility of electrifying the textile and apparel industry. Burton, New Balance, Patagonia, REI Co-op and W.L. Gore’s fabrics division partnered with the OIA for the study, ...
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News briefsMammut enters partnership with CO2 storage company
Mammut has signed a “Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)” agreement with the Swiss company Climeworks, to remove part of its CO2 emissions directly from the atmosphere using “Direct Air Capture” technology. Mammut has pledged to be net-zero by 2050 and is Climeworks’ first customer from the outdoor industry. Signing this agreement ...
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News briefsLeadership change at Newell Brands
In light of the upcoming retirement of current Newell Brands CEO and board member Ravi Saligram, the company has announced the appointment of Chris Peterson as president and CEO, effective May 16, 2023. At the company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders on that date, the board also plans to nominate ...
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News briefsBestseller updates its Circular Design guide
The free Circular Design Guide, first published last year by the Bestseller Group, has been updated with new intelligence. The new version, which has also been adjusted in accordance with the expected changes in legislation resulting from the EU Commission’s textile strategy, is available online here. “Since the first edition, ...
