All General Outdoor articles – Page 160
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News briefsActive Brands appoints new sales director for Central Europe
Source: Active Brands Richy Thomas Active Brands, the Norwegian parent company of sportswear and equipment brands Kari Traa, Sweet Protection, Dæhlie, Johaug, Bula, Åsnes and Vossatassar, has appointed Richard “Richy” Thomas as sales director for Central Europe, effective Jan. 1. Based in Munich, Germany, Thomas will work ...
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ArticleHelen of Troy making three organizational changes
Helen of Troy, the parent of Osprey and Hydro Flask, is undergoing three organizational changes and shrinking its global workforce by about 10 percent, with most staff reductions completed before March 1. Most notably, the group has decided to merge its Health & Wellness and Beauty segments, centralize its global ...
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News briefsSilva hires new marketing coordinator for Germany and Austria
Source: Silva Max Mangold Swedish brand Silva has hired Maximilian Mangold as its new marketing coordinator for Germany and Austria. In his newly created role, Mangold will be responsible for trade marketing, events, sponsoring and cooperation, and the organization and maintenance of an athlete’s team in the ...
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News briefsItaly's brands and retailers defy early season sales
GVO (Outdoor Value Group) is the name of a group of companies and outdoor retailers that have decided to take action to protect the value of their brands. The project is supported by the working table of the IOG (Italian Outdoor Group). It aims to postpone the end of the ...
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News briefsAdidas opens first Terrex store in Canada
Source: Adidas Canada The new Kitsilano Terrex store in Vancouver, BC, Canada On Dec. 26, Adidas officially opened its first Canadian Terrex store in Vancouver’s outdoor hub, Kitsilano, at 2235 W 4th Ave. The company said that the assortment of apparel, footwear and accessories in the new ...
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News briefsYeti sues Mercatalyst and TerraCycle for trademark infringement
The cooler and drinkware brand Yeti Coolers has sued the companies Mercatalyst and TerraCycle at the U.S. District Court for Western Texas for trademark infringement. Yeti claims that apparel branded with its trademark, which was meant to be destroyed or recycled by TerraCycle (which is also a recycling partner of ...
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News briefsSustainable Apparel Coalition publishes Higg FEM 4.0 technical paper for preview
Almost a year before it will come into effect (which will be November 2023), the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has published its Higg Facility Environment Module (FEM) 4.0 technical paper to provide transparency to users and allow them to prepare for the new version. The latest version ...
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News briefsSOG welcomes two new members
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) has announced that two new companies have joined. The first is Moonvalley, a sports nutrition brand with roots in Måndalen, Norway. The brand produces organic, plant-based and nutritionally balanced products. Moonvalley was founded in 2018 by three Swedish professional trail runners: Emelie Forsberg, Ida Nilsson ...
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News briefsHohenstein launches new Performance Index for outdoor apparel
With its new Hohenstein Performance Index launched this fall, the Hohenstein institute wants to cover the performance and comfort qualities of clothing, particularly sports and outdoor textiles. With the newly launched index, outer shells, mid layers and base layers can be tested and classified using the DIN ...
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News briefsSport Conrad successfully runs pilot second-hand collection and sales project
Source: Sport Conrad Sport Conrad NOMOI second hand products German retailer Sport Conrad has now sold the 160 used garments from brands Patagonia, Ortovox, Maloja and Norrøna that were collected from mid-November 2022 as part of a pilot project integrated into the retailer’s sustainability initiatives. According to ...
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News briefsPinewood announces new CEO
Scandinavian outdoor brand Pinewood has announced Bengt Rimark as its new CEO. Founder and existing CEO Rainer Rüssel is stepping down after 30 years in the leadership role but remains at Pinewood, where he will now focus on product development and purchasing. Rimark is described as having extensive experience in ...
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News briefsMaier Sports premiers outdoor pants equipped with NFC-tag for circular processing
Maier Sports reports progress on its road to more recyclable products. In a partnership with SaaS-platform provider XIPHOO, the brand has equipped its first products – a regular hiking pant and a zip-off-version – with a near field communication (NFC) tag that provides all relevant product and material information, for ...
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News briefsMountain Warehouse posts record revenues
Mountain Warehouse posted revenues of £302.6 million (€344.9 million) in the 12 months to the end of February 2022, representing a 26 percent jump on the prior year, and a 4.6 percent increase versus 2019/20, before any impact from Covid-19. Sales reached a new record in the company’s 25-year history. ...
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ArticleCotopaxi adds three new management positions
U.S. brand Cotopaxi has added three new executives to its senior management team during the last months: Kamal Thota, vice president of technology, Jason Hermann, vice president of corporate sales, and most recently Charlie Mangini, who joined the company as its vice president of operations. Mangini, who began his tenure ...
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ArticleMountain Equipment publishes first impact and responsibility report
U.K. brand Mountain Equipment has released its first annual impact and responsibility 2021 report that covers work the brand has undertaken to date to understand and reduce the impact on the environment, to identify and reduce its carbon emissions, and enhance its corporate and social responsibility. The 41-page paper, titled ...
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ArticleTextile Exchange takes a cautiously positive view on COP15
At the conclusion of COP15 in Montréal, Canada, world leaders adopted the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). Liesl Truscott, director of industry accountability and insights at Textile Exchange, assesses the agreement for the fashion, textile and apparel industries in a statement on the Textile Exchange website. Textile Exchange sees the COP15 ...
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News briefsLenzing adjusts earnings forecast for 2022
The Lenzing Group is adjusting its earnings forecast for the 2022 financial year due to one-time effects related to the accelerated savings program (set up in the third quarter due to the deteriorated market environment and the earnings development) and currency effects and a further deterioration of the market environment. ...
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News briefsHohenstein to open new textile testing laboratory in Shanghai
Germany-based Hohenstein, a provider of textile testing and a founding member of Oeko-Tex, is opening another testing lab in Shanghai. Starting in the first quarter of 2023, the new facility, located in the Pudong District industrial park, will supplement the Hong Kong laboratory capacity. It will add to Hohenstein’s capacity ...
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ArticleOpen letter urges European Commission to revise REACH regulatory
The European Commission has recently decided to postpone the revision of the regulation for evaluating and authorizing chemicals (REACH) to Q4 2023. In response, 22 global consumer companies have called on the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to reverse the decision to postpone the consultation process. ...
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News briefsNikwax introduces new PFC-free hydrophobic down
U.K. care and waterproofing company Nikwax is introducing two new treated down fillings: Nikwax Hydrophobic Down+ (NHD+) and Nikwax Hydrophobic Down Recycled (NHD Recycled). For both products (virgin and recycled down), Nikwax is working with a PFC-free chemical treatment. According to the company, the NHD+ down is available from 650 ...
