All General Outdoor articles – Page 208
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News briefsEquip brands again receive South Pole climate neutral label
Climate solutions provider South Pole has awarded Equip Outdoor Technologies brands Rab and Lowe Alpine with its climate-neutral label for the second year running in 2021. South Pole’s team has been consulting with the U.K. company on its climate journey since 2020, when Equip started offsetting its ...
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News briefsNilit joins The Ocean Foundation’s Blue Resilience initiative
Nilit, a global supplier of 6.6 nylons and owner of the Sensil brand, has announced its new engagement in the Blue Resilience Initiative, a project led by the Ocean Foundation that works to safeguard and reestablish ocean meadows and other marine habitats under threat. According to a company release, Nilit’s ...
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News briefsPrimaLoft receives Derryck Draper Award for innovation
PrimaLoft® has received the Derryck Draper Award from the OWPG (Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild) for its innovative and sustainable manufacturing process. The judges highlighted PrimaLoft® P.U.R.E.™ manufacturing technology, which reduces CO2 emissions by up to 70 percent during the production process. The award, named in memory ...
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ArticleKathmandu Holdings publishes 2021 sustainability report
Source: Kathmandu Kathmandu Holdings Ltd. sustainability report 2021 In its 2021 sustainability report, Kathmandu Holdings provides insight into the CSR and sustainability progress of its three brands, Kathmandu, Oboz and Rip Curl. The group undertook its first Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) materiality assessment this year, conducted ...
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News briefsWildberries expands to Baltics
Russia’s largest online retailer Wildberries is entering Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, but the marketplaces are only available in English and Russian. The company also announced that iOS and Android mobile applications would soon be available in the three Baltic countries. Wildberries indicated that international logistics operators deliver orders in the ...
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News briefsPelican Products changes hands
Pelican Products, a U.S. manufacturer of protective cases, has been sold by New York-based Behrman Capital to another private equity firm, Los Angeles-based Platinum Equity, on undisclosed terms. The transaction is expected to close by the end of Q4, 2021. In addition to outdoor equipment cases, Pelican also makes gun ...
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News briefsTeijin Frontier’s Thai subsidiary plans new facility for recycled polyester chips
According to a press release published from Teijin Frontier Co. Ltd (the fiber and product processing company of Teijin Group), Teijin Polyester (Thailand) Ltd. (TPL), the company whose core business is the production of polyester fibers, is setting up a plant to convert used domestic plastic bottles into recycled polyester ...
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Montane with new country manager and PR agency for the U.S.
British outdoor apparel brand Montane has announced a new brand initiative for the U.S. market. Effective immediately, industry veteran Mike Downing of Boulder, Colorado, will assume the role of country manager for the U.S., overseeing all wholesale, professional and direct sales for Montane’s apparel and gear collection. Downing will work ...
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News briefsTeva and Cotopaxi partner for capsule
Source: Teva/Cotopaxi U.S. outdoor brands Cotopaxi and Teva have launched a new cooperative project featuring two footwear styles and a jacket that incorporates design language from two best-selling products, the ReEmber slip-on shoe by Teva and Cotopaxi’s Teca Cálido jacket. Merging both the looks and the sustainability ...
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News briefsAnta Sports’ sales grow in Q3
China’s Anta Sports, which does not provide full financial results for odd-numbered quarters, announced in an operational update that retail sales of its core Anta brand grew in the low double-digit range in the third quarter compared to low single-digit growth in the third quarter of the previous year. Fila, ...
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News briefsKathmandu still sees H1 profits falling
Kathmandu Holdings confirmed it still anticipates profits for the first half ending Jan. 31, 2022, to be lower than the year earlier, after the new financial year began with widespread lockdowns throughout Australasia and Covid-related strains for its supply chain. “The group’s brands are well-positioned to capitalize on growing participation ...
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News briefsKeen receives award for PFC-free Detox the Planet initiative
U.S. publication Good Housekeeping has honored Portland, Oregon-based brand Keen with the Good Housekeeping 2021 Sustainability Innovation Award for its Detox the Planet initiative, launched in 2014, which aims to ensure the brand completely eliminates perfluorochemicals (PFCs) and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from its footwear. These so-called “eternal chemicals” ...
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News briefsDidriksons opens pop-up store and showroom in Paris
Swedish brand Didriksons aims to expand its business in the French retail market. For this fall/winter season, the brand has opened a combined pop-up store and order showroom in Paris’ Marais district, which will be open until Dec. 31, 2021. The store is part of the expansion strategy of the ...
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News briefsIntersport opens second flagship store in Salzburg
On Oct. 21, the Tscherne family’s second premium location in Salzburg, Austria, opens with a sales area of 4,000 square meters on Alpenstraße. Intersport Tscherne invested around €6 million in the store, which includes the latest in sports analysis technology. From mid-October, 50 employees will be advising customers on four ...
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ArticleRevised ISPO Awards with four judging dates per year
ISPO Group has announced that it will now honor the highlight products and services of the sports industry four times a year with the latest, conceptually revised version of the ISPO Award. As usual, a jury of experts will evaluate all submissions individually according to criteria such as design, function, ...
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News briefsSigna Sports United collects more funds
The Wall Street Journal reports that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is about to make a major investment in Signa Sports United (SSU), the big operator of online stores based in Berlin, which indicated four months ago its intention to go public. It would join other investors including Abu Dhabi’s ...
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News briefsPolyver invests in production facilities, website and logo revision
Swedish boot brand Polyver, based in Pilgrimstad, has finished a renewal process of its online brand presentation and logo. In the new logo, a domestic brown bear replaces the former white polar bear – a move that reflects the broadening Polyver collection that is increasingly supposed to be worn all ...
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News briefsKathmandu Holdings appoints new director
Kathmandu Holdings Limited has appointed Abigail Foote as an independent director of the company effective Oct. 15, 2021. Foote is a professional director with over 12 years’ governance experience. With qualifications in both law and accounting, her career has covered both disciplines, focusing on corporate finance, treasury and commercial transactions. ...
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News briefsPrimaLoft starts first consumer-facing campaign to make the unseen visible
Ingredient brand PrimaLoft has launched its first-ever consumer-facing image campaign under the headline “Seek the Unseen.” The new advertising spot wants to inspire users to recognize the surprising emotional moments in life that often pass unnoticed – just like the components of a garment that impact personal well-being and are ...
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News briefsAdidas starts collaboration with PrimaLoft and Parley for the Oceans
Adidas has integrated two new “My Shelter” styles in the Terrex outdoor collection for fall/winter 2021, designed in an industry-first collaboration with Parley for the Oceans and PrimaLoft, featuring woven shells made in part from recycled materials such as PrimaLoft Insulation x Parley Ocean Plastic. The insulation is made from ...
