All General Outdoor articles – Page 169
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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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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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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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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 ...
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ArticleUse of Higg data in marketing: SAC responds to guidance from consumer authorities
With a public statement issued online, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), owner of the Higg index, has reacted to the latest guidance by the Dutch and Norwegian Consumer Agency (NCA/Forbrukertilsynet) consumer authorities. This summer, both organizations had put a spotlight on the use of product information derived from Higg data ...
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ArticleHoudini invests in Forward To Nature brand messaging platform; new store in Stockholm
Swedish brand Houdini launched Forward to Nature, its first global brand messaging platform that expresses the brand’s ethos focused on regenerative practices. With a six-figure investment, the largest in the brand’s history, Forward to Nature launched on Oct. 5, 2022, with a 60-second short film (see below). Forward to Nature ...
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News briefsBollé is selling Cébé to a new partnership
Bollé Brands Group is selling Cébé to a coalition of companies: D.MO and Racer. D.MO is devoted to project management and the industrialization of products in the outdoor sector. Both of its chief executives, Sébastien Delsaux and Maxime Bos, are former Cébé employees. Racer, meanwhile, is a French manufacturer of ...
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News briefsNew ePE Gore-Tex membrane goes to market with major partner brands
W.L. Gore introduces its new PFC-free membrane concept together with some of its major partners in the outdoor and snowsports industries. Launching brands are Adidas, Arc’teryx, Dakine, Patagonia, Reusch, Salomon and Ziener. Several products equipped with the new type of membrane made of expanded polyethylene (ePE) have received advance praise ...
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ArticleBergzeit puts automated shuttle warehouse into operation
After a construction period of around 20 months, German online retailer Bergzeit has put a logistics annex with a new warehouse system featuring modern shuttle technology into operation at the company’s headquarters in Otterfing near Munich in September. Covering an area of 2,072 square meters, the warehouse is controlled and ...
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News briefsAu Vieux Campeur to open a store in Bordeaux
Au Vieux Campeur, the French retailer specializing in outdoor apparel and gear, will open a store in Bordeaux in the spring of 2023, sport-guide.com has reported. The new 1,500-square-meter retail space will be located at the Bord’eau Village shopping mall. Construction work for the new store has just begun. The ...
