All General Outdoor articles – Page 146
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News briefsGlobetrotter joins jury of the French Outdoor Awards
German company Globetrotter is making its debut on the jury for the next French Outdoor Awards. Globetrotter’s business-development manager, Matti Heilmann, will be helping to judge start-ups, one of the four award categories. The award itself will be presented on Feb. 1, 2023, during the Sport Achat trade show by ...
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News briefsBerghaus engages at Kendal Mountain Festival
British brand Berghaus and the Kendal Film Festival (taking place on Nov. 18-19) are broadening a partnership now in its third decade. The brand is not only presenting the film and workshop events but displaying rare apparel and equipment pieces on an archive wall. Berghaus ambassadors Leo Houlding and Ed ...
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ArticleWeyco expects declining sales after record Q3
Weyco Group generated record sales in the third quarter of 2022, with revenues jumping by 56 percent compared to the year earlier to $97.0 million. Growth was led by its North America wholesale business and underpinned by strong consumer demand, higher selling prices and the “abnormally low” revenues seen in ...
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News briefsClaire Bergkamp promoted to CEO of Textile Exchange
Textile Exchange has announced an upcoming leadership transition. The organization’s current CEO, La Rhea Pepper, will shift into the role of catalyst and co-founder, concentrating on an advisory and catalyst role for the textile industry in the future. She will be replaced by Claire Bergkamp, who is currently the chief ...
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News briefsOutdoor Sports Valley appoints interim director
Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the French trade association dedicated to outdoor sports, has appointed Céline Brunel as interim executive director. The decision follows the departure of Benjamin Thaller, the association’s executive director since 2019, in October of this year. A new executive director is expected to be appointed in early ...
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News briefsPatagonia opens second store in Rome
Patagonia has opened its second store in Rome. The new 150-square-meter store is located at Viale della Tecnica 221, in the EUR district, right across the former Olympic Velodrome and not far from the Palazzo dello Sport, Rome’s multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena. The other store of the Californian brand ...
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News briefsThe Microfibre Consortium publishes progress update
In an update just published on the organization’s website, The Microfibre Consortium showcases the initiative’s achievements to date and includes the latest insights from global tests and research analysis. Launched in September 2021, The Microfibre 2030 Commitment is a global framework that now has over 80 participants. All of them ...
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OpinionOpinion: A Rab solution for the non-perfect world of CSR impact ratings?
Rab (the U.K. outdoor brand owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies) has announced it is introducing an agnostic rating system on its product in the hope that it will persuade others to use something similar so that the public image of the industry is more consistent with what the public wants ...
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ArticleVF Corp. publishes diversity and inclusion report, launches global diversity council
VF Corporation (VF) has published its annual profile on inclusion, diversity, equity and action (IDEA) for 2022, highlighting its progress on inclusivity across multiple fronts at a brand and consumer level. The report outlines specific actions taken over the past fiscal year, including new corporate and brand-level partnerships, initiatives that ...
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ArticleHuman Rights Watch sees conflict of interest in labor rights auditing
In its latest report on labor rights in global supply chains, Human Rights Watch (HRW) explains that audits and certifications for suppliers in industries such as fashion are insufficient to monitor and measure social and environmental due diligence. HRW explains that in response to public pressure, many companies began to ...
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ArticleMarket research in Germany sees sustainable products and second hand growing
Marketmedia 24, a Cologne-based market research institute, is currently working on its Industry Report Outdoor 2023 (to be published in January 2023). As a sneak preview from the report, the company has now released the first sales figures on the German outdoor market development in 2022. After two strong years ...
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ArticleThe global impact of functional fabrics and trims
Two very successful fabric fairs have just presented the trends for winter 24 to the sports and functional apparel industry. From Oct. 26 to 27, the Functional Fabric Fair powered by Performance Days took place in Portland, Oregon (1,200 visitors/ 185 exhibitors), followed by the Performance Days at the MOC ...
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News briefsLenzing expands E-Branding Service features for its value chain partners and brands
Lenzing Group, the Austria-based producer of wood-based specialty fibers including Tencel, Lenzing, and Ecovero, has announced the release of a suite of new features on its Lenzing E-Branding Service platform. Users will be able to make use of new features such as Artwork Approval, a Fiber Blending Quick Check Tool, ...
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News briefsAscend purchases majority stake in Circular Polymers
Ascend Performance Materials has acquired a majority stake in Circular Polymers, a California-based recycler of post-consumer, high-performance polymers, including polyamide 6 and 66, polypropylene and polyester (PET). Circular Polymers reclaims and processes post-consumer carpets via a unique technology. The deal will provide Ascend with a consistent supply of post-consumer recycled ...
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ArticleU.S. outdoor recreation industry rebounds
Inflation-adjusted (“real”) GDP for the U.S. outdoor recreation economy increased 18.9 percent in 2021, compared to a 5.9 percent growth for the overall U.S. economy, according to recent figures by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Growth in 2021 reflected a rebound after dropping 21.6 percent in 2020. The ...
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ArticleYeti beats expectations in Q3 as international sales jump 60%
Yeti beat market expectations for sales and earnings in the third quarter, as international revenues jumped by 60 percent, and the company said it was “well-positioned” for the holiday season in the fourth quarter. In the third quarter, sales for the premium drinkware and cooler brand increased by 20 percent ...
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Article500 representatives gather in Singapore for annual SAC meeting
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) held its annual meeting with around 500 stakeholders from the global fashion industry for the first time in person since 2019 in Singapore. The goal was to bring together the entire industry value chain to address pressing systemic issues related to human rights and the ...
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News briefsBooth booking for OTS 2023 now open
Following the success of the 2022 show, preparations are already underway for the next edition of the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS), which will be held again at Exhibition Centre Liverpool from June 13-15, 2023. The show is now accepting booking requests from new exhibitors who wish to participate. Prices start ...
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News briefsIndustriALL joins garment brands in advocacy to phase out production in Myanmar
In September 2022, the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) had released its independent report on the current situation of the garment sector in Myanmar. The paper found that due diligence is no longer possible in the country, which has lived under a military regime for more than a year. Now the ...
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News briefsMunich Fabric Start shifts to earlier dates
Munich Fabric Start Exhibitions GmbH, organizer of, among other events, the fabric trade show of the same name, has announced some changes in the dates and concept of its international fabric exhibitions. While the November 2022 and January 2023 event dates for the Spring/Summer 24 season remain unchanged, the summer ...
