All General Outdoor articles – Page 190
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News briefsOver 70 guests join Equip Sustainability Summit in the Netherlands
British outdoor brands Rab and Lowe Alpine (owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd.) have hosted the first Equip Sustainability Summit, on April 5 in the Netherlands. The event brought together more than 70 industry experts, retailers, stakeholders and outdoor enthusiasts to discuss options for a more sustainable outdoor industry. During ...
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ArticleCotopaxi releases 2021 impact report
Cotopaxi, the U.S. brand that wants to unleash the potential of “conscious capitalism,” has just published its annual global reporting initiative core impact report. The report gives an overview of the brand’s approach to sustainability topics such as supply chain management, diversity, equity and inclusion, corporate social responsibility, carbon emissions ...
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News briefsTwo product awards granted to exhibitors at Performance Days
With two trade show events for functional fabrics taking place in the U.S. and Europe, Performance Days Loops is almost back to a pre-pandemic status. The Functional Fabric Fair by Performance Days in Portland, Oregon, are held on April 4-5, while the spring/summer edition of the European show – the ...
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Nemo starts European expansion plan with new director of international sales
Source: Nemo Chris Griffin Nemo, an American outdoor equipment brand based in New Hampshire with a portfolio of tents, sleeping bags and furniture, has hired Christopher Griffin as its new director of international sales. Before joining Nemo, Griffin has been carrying the same job title for over ...
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News briefsEquip Outdoor opens new Rab and Lowe Alpine service center in Canada
Equip Outdoor Technologies has opened a new service center in Québec, Canada, for its Lowe Alpine and Rab brands. The service center will be open to retailers and end consumers in Canada, offering both repair and maintenance services for waterproof shells and Gore-Tex apparel, insulated gear, sleeping bags and equipment ...
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News briefsStellar Equipment improves on both turnover and profitability
According to Swedish Ehandel magazine, outdoor brand Stellar Equipment AB has grown by roughly 50 percent in the 2020/21 fiscal year. Sales for the financial year ended on June 30, 2021, reached SEK 152 million (€14.7 million), with a profit of roughly €725,000 after tax. The growth rate of the ...
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News briefsTextile Exchange releases 2021 Material Change Index data to participants
The global nonprofit Textile Exchange, which has more than 200 companies engaged in benchmarking their use of preferred materials within the Material Change Index (MCI), has announced the 2021 MCI results as being live and accessible to the brands and retailers participating in the MCT program. The organization has released ...
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News briefsMountainsmith moves into new headquarters
Colorado-based company Mountainsmith has moved into its new headquarters downtown the city of Golden. The new location features an integrated showroom-style retail space but also hosts offices as well as sales and product design departments. The company has been located in Golden since its founding in 1979 but had its ...
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News briefsEOCA new spring project voting starts mid-April
The next spring voting round for environmental projects supported by the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) is just about to start. From April 20 to May 4, 2022, the public voting round will decide which three of the projects applied by conservation organizations will be funded by the EOCA. The ...
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News briefsCanada Goose bolsters executive team with Carrie Baker as new president
Source: Business Wire Carrie Baker Canada Goose Holdings Inc. has promoted Carrie Baker, a long-term company manager, to president, a new role at the company. In this role at the Toronto-based company, she will be reporting to Dani Reiss, who has been president and CEO in a ...
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ArticleEU Textile Strategy criticized by civil rights groups for missing human rights
In a statement published on their websites, several NGOs and activist groups from the apparel sector have criticized the European Commission’s “Textile Strategy,” published at the end of March 2022, on overproduction, consumption, sustainability and circularity in the textile sector. The civil society groups see the decision to include textiles ...
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Millet x Element launch collaboration for next fall/winter
Millet and the Boardriders brand Element have collaborated to design a collection, which, according to Fashionnetwork, includes several product lines. Among them are high-performance products, including a Gore-Tex jacket, a Polartec fleece, recycled polyester bags, neck wraps and even a sleeping bag. The main line is called “Concrete Jungle” and ...
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News briefsAlpen opens largest flagship store ever
The Japanese retailer Alpen Group, headquartered in Nagoya City and celebrating its 50th anniversary on July 8, will open the largest flagship store in its history on April 1 in the Yunika building at the East Exit of Shinjuku, Tokyo. “Alpen Tokyo” will reportedly feature more than 3,700 square meters ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter exhibits home-made upcycling collection in Berlin store
Closing its sustainability campaign month, Globetrotter presents a small collection of unique upcycling pieces, created and tailored by Globetrotter employee Christiane Gawlik, who is a trained fashion designer and works in the repair workshop at the retailer’s Hanover store. She designed eleven pieces for men and women ...
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News briefsLa Sportiva opens first German mono-brand store
La Sportiva opened its first mono-brand store in Germany on March 20. The store is located in the municipality of Bubenreuth at Kurt Albert Strasse 1, inside the Blockhelden Frankenjura fitness club. The Frankenjura region is the largest climbing area in Germany and one of the top spots for sports ...
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ArticleSolo Brands with very profitable 2021
Solo Brands Inc., the U.S. company that began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in October 2021 and owns several DTC-focused brands, announced its financial results for the three and twelve-month periods ended Dec. 31, 2021. The operating results in 2021 include the activity of Oru Kayak, Isle Paddleboard ...
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News briefsArc’teryx market manager EMEA Reiner Kopf leaves the bird
Reiner Kopf, market manager Central EMEA at Arc’teryx, will leave the company by the end of March 2022 and plans a longer sabbatical. Kopf has 24 years of experience with the Canadian brand: After taking over the German distribution of Arc’teryx with his Munich-based sales agency Agentur Reiner Kopf in ...
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ArticleKMD Brands aims to return to growth in the second half of the year
KMD Brands, which rebranded itself from Kathmandu Holdings Ltd. earlier this month, reported an Ebit loss of NZ$5.5 million (€6.1m) for the six months ended Jan. 31. Total revenues declined by less than 1 percent to NZ$407.3 (€245.2m) as the gross profit margin slid to 57.7 percent from 59.0 percent ...
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News briefsTMC introduces new Herculan apparel yarn made with carpet wool
New Zealand-based TMC Ltd, the owner of the Nuyarn spinning technology and supplier for outdoor brands like Artilect, introduces “Herculan,” a new wool blend yarn, to the apparel market that is made with so-called “carpet wool”: wool fibers with a thickness over 38 microns that mostly go ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin partners with streaming platform WaterBear Network
Jack Wolfskin, based in Idstein, Germany, has announced a new partnership with WaterBear Network, a free streaming platform that uses storytelling and experiences to raise global awareness for the conservation, restoration and expansion of wild landscapes, wildlife and wild plants. Starting in the spring, Jack Wolfskin will have its own ...
