All General Outdoor articles – Page 150
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News briefsSorel HQ to move in with Columbia Sportswear
Columbia Sportswear Company announced that its Sorel brand, currently located in a historic building at 700 SW Taylor Street in downtown Portland, Oregon, will move to an exclusive building on the site of the group’s headquarters near Portland (Washington County campus) in early 2023. The momentum of Sorel – founded ...
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News briefsChina goes hardcore for mountaincore
Mountaincore – or, as Jing Daily describes it, camping-inspired utility wear with urban chic – appears to be on the rise in China. Citing the social media and e-commerce platform Xiaohongshu, Jing Daily writes that the closure of China’s borders over Covid “pushed millions of young Chinese to spend their ...
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News briefsVaude CEO returns from long-distance hike to celebrate her birthday
Source: Antje von Dewitz After 1,100 kilometers on the GTA long-distance hiking trail and 66,000 meters of altitude, Antje von Dewitz has returned from her crossing of the Alps. The managing director of the German company Vaude had taken a two-and-a-half-month break to fulfill a long-term dream ...
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News briefsUnicef and Bangladesh associations partner under the Mothers@Work initiative
Source: Unicef Unicef has partnered with the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) under its Mothers@Work initiative. The joint initiative aims to help factories provide breastfeeding rooms and breaks, childcare facilities, paid maternity leave, cash benefits, healthcare, ...
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ArticleSnow Peak USA announces new leadership structure
Snow Peak, the outdoor gear and apparel company originally from Japan and currently distributed in Asia, the U.S. and the U.K., has reorganized its leadership structure in the U.S. While the brand continues to grow in the territory – more than tripling its sales over the past four years – ...
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News briefsSalewa-Vèrtic partnership opens for business
A first Mountain Shop Vèrtic has opened, according to Diffusion Sport. Located in Barcelona, the store is a collaboration between Vèrtic and Salewa Ibérica and follows the multi-brand model of the matter’s parent, Oberalp. Its 400sqm will be stocked with products from Oberalp (Salewa, Dynafit, Wild Country, Evolv, Pomoca and ...
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OpinionOpinion: DeGrowth is not about the companies – it is the user
A report inspired by both the European Outdoor Summit in Annecy and the Blue Earth Summit in Bristol.
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News briefsPatagonia sues Walmart for logo infringement
Patagonia has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in California against Walmart and retailer and supplier Robin Ruth USA for using Patagonia’s “P-6” trout logo on their T-shirts. According to the lawsuit, Robin Ruth manufactured and sold the garments in stores and online with nearly identical copies of the logo, replacing ...
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ArticleThe Lycra Company updates 2030 sustainability goals in first Planet Agenda update
In 2008, The Lycra Company (Lycra) established a sustainability plan that encompasses the three pillars of corporate responsibility, product sustainability and manufacturing excellence. For each of these areas, the company has now summarized its performance through 2021 and updated its goals. Both are published in Lycra’s first ...
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ArticleThule again comments on the current market situation in the bicycle industry
In mid-September, Thule Group provided a trading update regarding the negative impact of the current market situation in the bicycle retail industry. High inventories of bicycles and bike accessories at retailers in Europe and North America were expected to negatively impact Thule Group’s sales and profitability until the next bike ...
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News briefsTeijin to build cogeneration plant at Matsuyama plant
Fiber and fabrics specialist Teijin Limited will convert the existing fossil-fueled power generation equipment at its Matsuyama plant to a combined heat and power system running on city gas. Cogeneration systems provide both electricity and heat on-site, and their high energy efficiency results in a significant reduction in carbon dioxide ...
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ArticleRevolutionRace gets boost from new markets, products
RevolutionRace (RVRC), in its first full year as a publicly traded company, realized 48 percent revenue growth to 1,331.5 million Swedish kronor (€121.0m) and 50 percent profitability expansion to SEK 288.0 million (€26.1m). The Swedish company, now headed by CEO Paul Fischbein, attributes its steady progress over the last four ...
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News briefsThe North Face is expanding Clothes the Loop program to France and U.K.
The North Face (TNF) has expanded its recycling program “Clothes the Loop” into stores in France and the U.K. The project that was piloted in the U.S. in 2013 and rolled out in all American TNF retail and outlet stores two years later invites consumers to bring in unwanted clothing ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter rents new retail space in Bonn, reuses previous store’s furniture
According to the real estate development company Redos, German retailer Globetrotter will rent a new location in Bonn, Germany, as of Dec. 1, 2022. The two-story building with 2,600 sqm retail space is a former Conrad Electronics store for consumer and professional electronics. Globetrotter is working on a concept to ...
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News briefsDeuter hires new German head of sales for sport and outdoor
Source: Deuter Matthias Gumbrecht Matthias Gumbrecht, former distribution manager at Kübler Sport GmbH, is Deuter’s new head of sales for the Deuter sport and outdoor division in Germany since July 2022. Before his time at Kübler, Gumbrecht spent ten years at Erhard Sport International in the company’s ...
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News briefsHelinox moves to more recycled parts and repair/replacement options
Source: Helinox Helinox frames are made using DAC’s Green Anodization process Outdoor furniture brand Helinox will move over 90 percent of its fabrics in seats, cases and accessories to recycled polyester raw materials and also switch to CO and PFC-free DWR coatings for the 2023 collections. As ...
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ArticleAnalysis: Global outdoor stock index falls by double-digits again in Q3
According to the latest Outdoor Industry Compass quarterly study of 37 select stocks which sell products into the outdoor recreation market, the segment Index fell by a double-digit percentage for a third consecutive period but by less than in the first (-17.84%) or second (-21.18%) quarters. Only four stocks – ...
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ArticleYou can help win vital funding for conservation projects
Thanks to the support of its members, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) is able to provide its highest-ever grants to fund conservation projects in key wilderness areas around the world. The association’s annual fall public election will take place over the next two weeks, and everyone is invited to ...
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News briefsThe North Face's GM EMEA Van Leeuwen becomes GM Americas
Source: The North Face Jan Van Leeuwen After four years as general manager of The North Face EMEA, Jan Van Leeuwen has been promoted to the brand’s GM of the Americas. He follows Marissa Pardini, who has been filling the VP/GM role for the last two years ...
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News briefsKodiak introduces new workwear boots using algae-based materials
Kodiak, the 112-year-old Canadian footwear brand, is marching forward while paying tribute to its past with new men’s and women’s workwear boots in its Fall 2022 collection. The new collection features Bloom™ technology, which converts biomaterials like algae into renewable, high-performance replacements for traditional petroleum-based EVA components, continuing Kodiak’s Built ...
