All General Outdoor articles – Page 143
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News briefs66°North opens European flagship in London
66ºNorth has opened a retail store in the heart of London’s West End, on Regent Street. The 3,500-sqm store also serves as the brand’s European flagship. It is the first store of the Icelandic outerwear brand outside of Iceland and Denmark. 66° North recently opened a pop-up store in London’s ...
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ArticleSAC launches new industry-wide decarbonization program
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has launched a new industry-wide decarbonization program to support and drive the sector toward achieving the necessary emissions reductions. The agenda focuses on collaboration, supporting members, and providing tools and guidance to enable the achievement of these goals. According to SAC, the program is designed ...
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News briefsAdvanced Clothing Solutions receives B Corp status
U.K. textile fulfillment company Advanced Clothing Solutions (ACS) is now B Corp-certified, scoring 150.9 points after being assessed in several categories, including governance, workers, community, customers and environment. The Glasgow-based company, founded in 1997, offers a logistic platform for rental, resale and returns. ACS has just been welcomed as a ...
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ArticleJohnson Outdoors starting to see some supply chain relief
Johnson Outdoors, which began to experience some easing of supply chain availability in its fishing business in the fourth quarter, reported a 39 percent increase in net income to $9.7 million from $6.9 million for the period ended Sept. 30. Operating profit, however, slipped 2.0 percent to $13.3 million from ...
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ArticleWolverine to divest Keds and leather business, announces staff reductions
Driven by a focus on increasing long-term shareholder value, Wolverine Worldwide is divesting or licensing its Keds brand and Wolverine leather business segments and is initiating an unspecified headcount reduction. The staff cuts are projected to result in approximately $30 million in savings for the company in 2023, and the ...
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News briefsArtilect goes to market with Allied Feather + Down ExpeDry down treatment
With U.S. brand Artilect as a launch partner, Allied Feather + Down (AF+D) is introducing its new ExpeDry treated down quality to the market. The new, gold-based nano-treatment has been developed together with Fuze Biotech, a company specializing in chemical-free textile enhancements. According to AF+D, the technology helps to reduce ...
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ArticleEquip regaining independence, announcing management changes
Fundamental changes to the Equip Outdoor Technologies UK Ltd. (Equip) company structure: the parent company of Rab and Lowe Alpine announced a multi-million BP financing package with British bank HSBC UK. The financial backing aims to enable Equip to repay investors, including long-time partner Mobeus VCTs, which is advised by ...
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News briefsHeiQ and The Lycra Company introduce new stretch treatment for cotton
Swiss company HeiQ and The Lycra Company have introduced the Lycra NaturalFX technology, a textile finishing liquid for mass market applications to cotton knit (100 percent cotton or cotton-rich) fabrics. Developed within the collaboration announced in July 2021, it brings the companies’ joint expertise to the global textile value chain ...
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News briefsLenzing Group and Renewcell sign large-scale supply agreement
Austrian specialty-fibers manufacturer The Lenzing Group and Renewcell, the Swedish textile-to-textile recycling company, have signed a multi-year supply agreement. According to Renewcell, the agreement provides for the sale over five years of 80,000 to 100,000 tons of Renewcell’s 100 percent recycled textile Circulose dissolving pulp to Lenzing, for use in ...
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Anta is weighing up IPO of Amer Sports
Anta Sports is considering an initial public offering (IPO) of Amer Sports, Bloomberg has reported, drawing its information from people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified. Amer Sports includes brands like Wilson, Arc’teryx, Salomon, and Atomic. The company and its co-investors are holding preliminary negotiations with ...
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News briefsKappahl picks SaaS company TrusTrace as its traceability solution
SaaS company TrusTrace, based in Stockholm and Coimbatore, India, has announced that the Swedish apparel brand Kappahl has selected the TrusTrace platform for product traceability and supply chain transparency as its traceability solution. According to the company, the partnership aims to strengthen Kappahl’s sustainability initiatives and provide it with the ...
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ArticleSilva acquires Primus, Fenix Outdoor remains distribution partner for select markets
Swedish outdoor equipment company Silva, which was acquired by equity investor Verdane in 2021 with decisive expansion plans, has acquired 100 percent of the Primus AB shares from Fenix Outdoor (which also sold its brand Brunton at the end of last year). Source: Primus Both Silva ...
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ArticleBizness Enabler opens own DTC online shop
After opening the retailer-focused online portal named Bizness.eu to sell its distributed brands online, German company Bizness Enabler GmbH has launched My-brand-shop, a new DTC portal operating Europe-wide. In the shop, the Munich-based company offers its distributed brands like BioLite, LifeStraw, Matador and Full-Windsor, as well as Selk’bag (starting in ...
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News briefsLenzing Ecovero reaches production milestone
Lenzing Group, the Austria-based producer of wood-based specialty fibers including Tencel, Lenzing, and Ecovero, has announced that the production of its Ecovero-branded viscose fibers has reached over 300,000 tons since the brand’s launch in 2017. While celebrating this milestone, the company added that it is looking at even higher capacity ...
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ArticleVF seeks new permanent CEO following Rendle’s decision to step down
Source: VF Corp. Benno Dorer, interim president and CEO of VF, effective immediately VF Corp. announced that Benno Dorer, lead independent director of the VF board of directors, has been appointed interim president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Richard Carucci, who has served on the board ...
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ArticleBluesign ISPO panel talk: A call for cross-industry cooperation and harmonized methods
The ISPO Munich 2022 panel talk “Bluesign – enabling a better future: a vision for sustainability” was all about the need to harmonize data and cooperate in order to speed up improvements along the whole textile supply chain. Antje von Dewitz (Vaude), Eva Karlsson (Houdini), Kilian Hochrein (W.L.Gore) and Kutay ...
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News briefsSlide & OTS Winter announce sustainability breakfast
The organizers of Slide & OTS Winter have announced the second Sustainability Breakfast on on Jan. 11 for the 2023 winter edition of the show in the Newport Suite at Telford International Centre. Sponsored by Equip brands Rab and Lowe Alpine, all exhibitors and show attendees are invited to register ...
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ArticleVista Outdoor Foundation’s FY 2023 grant partners announced
The Vista Outdoor Foundation, the philanthropic partner of Vista Outdoor Inc., announced 12 non-profit organizations selected by its board of directors to receive grants as part of the foundation’s second annual grant cycle. The 12 organizations include nine that were previously funded in the first cycle and three that are ...
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News briefsNewell Brands elects Stephanie Stahl to its board of directors
Newell Brands, whose portfolio includes Marmot, Coleman, and Campingaz, announced the election of Stephanie Stahl to its board of directors, effective Jan. 1, 2023. With her appointment, the company’s board will increase from ten members to eleven. “We are delighted to welcome Stephanie, a dynamic business leader with a proven ...
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News briefsSarah Seifert joins OR as new VP e-commerce
Source: Outdoor Research Sarah Seifert Seattle-based brand Outdoor Research (OR) has hired Sarah Seifert as its new vice president e-commerce. Seifert has been e-commerce manager at Eagle Creek most recently. Prior to that, she worked for seven years as director of e-commerce for Smartwool. Her experience also ...
