All General Outdoor articles – Page 234
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Poler Stuff continues to expand in North America and Europe
U.S. outdoor and lifestyle brand Poler Stuff has not only re-established relationships with U.S. retailers Zumiez, REI, Urban Outfitters, Nordstrom, Tilly’s, Tactics, Evo and Jack’s Surfboards but also signed distribution agencies for multiple U.S. states as well as Out of Step Ltd, a distributor of skate and streetwear brands with ...
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ArticlePolygiene records best quarterly sales ever
Polygiene said that the fourth quarter was the best in its history, with sales rising by 40.0 percent from the year-ago quarter to a record 26.6 million Swedish kronor (€2.7m-$3.2m). Revenue growth was largely due to the success of Polygiene’s ViralOff in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, as this ...
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News briefsNew addition to H.A.D.’s digital marketing team
Source: Linn Poppen Linn Poppen has joined the team of the German brand Pro Feet Functional Wear as digital marketing & sales manager. Poppen joins Pro Feet from competitor Buff / Elan Central Europe, where she spent the last four years building the digital marketing department. Poppen ...
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News briefsPerformance Days and Reed launch global digital sourcing platform
Design & Development Textile Consult, the organizer of Performance Days in Munich, and Reed Exhibitions’ Functional Fabric Fair powered by Performance Days, its U.S. counterpart since 2018, have announced the launch of Performance Days Loop. The new digital platform provides access to a comprehensive, 365-day marketplace for functional fabric manufacturers ...
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News briefsGarmin opens manufacturing facility in Wroclaw, Poland
Garmin has opened a new manufacturing and distribution facility in Wroclaw, Poland, to serve automotive and CE customers throughout Europe. The BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) certified facility includes nearly 30,000 square feet of state-of-the-art manufacturing and distribution space dedicated to the production and supply of infotainment systems ...
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News briefsHaglöfs promotes head of sustainability to management team
Source: Haglöfs Elaine Gardiner Swedish outdoor brand Haglöfs has decided to add its head of sustainability, Elaine Gardiner, to the company’s management team, retroactive to Jan. 2021. Gardiner joined Haglöfs in early 2019 as its new head of sustainability to take the brand’s sustainability ambitions to the ...
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News briefsLeatherman introduces apparel line
U.S. multi-tool manufacturer Leatherman is entering new territory with its first clothing collection. The hoodies, shirts and accessories are “Made in USA” and, according to the manufacturer, designed to combine outstanding material properties, functionality and attention to detail just like the brand’s multi-tools. The apparel is traditionally 100 percent made ...
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News briefsBCF posts 50% revenue increase, with online sales more than doubling
Boating Camping Fishing (BCF), the Australian retail chain owned by Super Retail Group, recorded a sales increase of 50.9 percent in the first half of its financial year ended Dec. 26, 2020. The performance was largely driven by a 113.1 percent increase in digital sales as compared to the corresponding ...
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News briefsApparel brands are urged to use more recycled polyester
Textile Exchange and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action have partnered to launch the 2025 Recycled Polyester Challenge, a joint initiative to further encourage a shift in the market towards the uptake of recycled polyester (rPET) and the associated reduction in greenhouse ...
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ArticleNew Zealand Merino launches 100% regenerative wool platform with Icebreaker, Allbirds and Smartwool
The New Zealand Merino Company (NZM) and global Merino wool apparel and footwear brands Icebreaker, Smartwool and Allbirds will work collectively with 167 sheep growers in New Zealand to create ZQRX, the world’s first regenerative wool platform. “ZQRX is an important and necessary evolution of our ethical wool program, ZQ,” ...
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News briefsThe Sustainable Apparel Coalition reviews its first decade and sets new strategy for the future
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has released a comprehensive report in which the organization illustrates the progress in its first decade of activity, culminating in the completion of the Higg Index, and illustrates its strategy for the years to come. The SAC, headquartered in Oakland, California, is an industry-wide group ...
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Moody’s responds positively to Vista’s $500m debt offering
Moody’s has upgraded the rating of Vista Outdoor’s new senior unsecured notes from B2 to B3 after the company expanded their offering from $350 million to $500 million in response to strong demand from the financial community. The new notes will bear an interest of 4.500 percent and mature in ...
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News briefsVF Corp. allocates first green bond proceeds
VF Corp., the mother company of The North Face, Timberland and other brands, has released its Green Bond Impact Report, in which it shows that the net proceeds of around €493 million from its inaugural green bond have been fully allocated. The money has been allocated to 13 of VF’s ...
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News briefsU.S. open-air outdoor trade show to debut in August in Park City
The first edition of The Big Gear Show (BGS), the first open-air outdoor trade show in the U.S., will be held in the mountain resort town of Park City, Utah, with the support of the Utah state government. The organizers of this new show, which is a year late because ...
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News briefsOrtlieb strengthens its management team
Ortlieb, the brand known for its waterproof bike and outdoor equipment made in Germany, has expanded its management team. Managing directors Hartmut Ortlieb and Jürgen Siegwarth were joined by former sales manager Martin Esslinger on Feb. 1. Esslinger has been with the company since 2016 and has gradually taken on ...
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Schöffel Foundation plants 30,000 trees
Peter Schöffel, CEO Schöffel The reduction of the VAT in Germany in the second half of 2020 was intended to support the economy during the Covid-19 pandemic. But it also made possible a sustainability project by the Schöffel Foundation, which was established in 2011 to promote and ...
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Cascade Designs with two new additions to its product development team
The product development team of Seattle-based Cascade Designs, owner of the Therm-a-Rest, Mountain Safety Research (MSR), Platypus, SealLine and PackTowl brands, has gained two new members with Kalon Pilmanis and Jeff Moberg. Kalon Pilmanis Pilmanis joins the company as senior director of product. He has more than ...
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VF appoints new global president for Icebreaker
Jan Van Mossevelde is VF Corp’s new global president for the Icebreaker brand. Succeeding Greg Smith, who has resigned, Van Mossevelde will be working out of the brand’s international head office in Auckland, New Zealand, while reporting to Martino Scabbia Guerrini, president of the EMEA region. The new position is ...
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ArticleGarmin’s outdoor and fitness sales surge
Robust demand for advanced wearables and cycling products helped Garmin post record results for the fourth quarter of 2020. The company headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, with operational headquarters in Olathe, Kansas, which also makes equipment for the aviation and automotive industries, reported that its total sales rose by 23 percent ...
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Barbour and Noah launch new collaborative capsule
Barbour and Noah have teamed up on a new capsule collection, which follows up last year’s collaboration between the two brands. The new capsule, set for release on Feb. 18, comprises a new take on Barbour’s Beaufort and Bedale jackets as well as a range of accessories. The Beaufort wax ...
