All General Outdoor articles – Page 235
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Article3M will invest US$1 billion in environmental goals
U.S. multinational conglomerate 3M is planning to invest about US$1 billion over the next 20 years to meet its new environmental goals. These include carbon neutrality by 2050, reducing water use by 25 percent at its plants and returning higher-quality water to the environment after use in manufacturing. The company’s ...
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ArticleApex Global Brands to be sold to Galaxy Universal
Caifornia-based Apex Global Brands Inc., a global brand management and licensing organization previously called Cherokee Global Brands and the parent company of the Hi-Tec, Magnum and Tony Hawk brands, amongst others, confirmed that it has entered into a merger agreement with Galaxy Universal LLC, a Colorado-based project management and investment ...
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ArticleUpdate on EOG's 2021 Annual Assembly
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) held its annual meeting on Jan. 29. For the first time, the meeting was held digitally on Zoom but included all of the business the association typically covers at this event. Each EOG division provided an overview of its 2020 activities and an outline of ...
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News briefsTravel and leisure show f.re.e 2021 canceled
Source: Messe München Despite fully booked halls, loyal exhibitors and partners, and interested visitors, Messe München has canceled f.re.e 2021, its travel and leisure show that had already been postponed from its original date in February to April 21-25, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The uncertainties ...
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ArticleWinners of the French Outdoor Awards Winter 2021
A jury of experts appointed by the French trade association Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV) has selected the three winners of this winter’s French Outdoor Awards in the categories of Innovation, Sustainability and Start-up. The winners were announced at a virtual OSV awards ceremony on Feb. 9 in the French winter ...
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News briefsFree online webinar by Equip with photographer Bernd Ritschel on Feb. 18
On the occasion of the recent certification of Equip (owner of Rab and Lowe Alpine) as a carbon-neutral company, as well as the group’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2030, Equip has invited its community to the free online webinar ”Alpengletscher“ (Alpine Glacier) by mountaineer and outdoor photographer Bernd ...
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News briefsSympatex: 25 percent bio-based material in all membranes
Sympatex announced at ISPO Munich Online that as early as this year, more than 25 percent of the raw materials required for its membrane will be switched to bio-based sources derived from various organic waste streams (based on mass balancing). At the same time, it aims to ensure that the ...
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ArticleRecord result for Craft's parent company
Efforts to prioritize costs, earnings and cash flow bore fruits in the fourth quarter of 2020, helping the New Wave Group to score record operating profits. Despite restrictions linked to the pandemic and canceled or postponed events, the Swedish company behind Craft and Cutter & Buck saw its operating results ...
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News briefsAfydad launches "Spain Is Sport" to push Spanish sporting goods globally
Afydad, the Spanish association of sporting goods manufacturers and retailers, has launched a new platform called “Spain Is Sport.” The aim is to bring together all Spanish sports brands to promote the image of the country’s sporting goods industry internationally. Spain Is Sport is the vehicle for an ambitious strategic ...
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Shop Pay expands to Facebook and Instagram in the U.S.
Shopify is expanding Shop Pay – the fastest and most secure way to shop online, according to the Canadian e-commerce software company – to all U.S. Shopify merchants selling on Facebook and Instagram. With Shop Pay now available as a fast and secure payment option on Facebook, people also get ...
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Payment service Klarna launches bank account in Germany
Klarna is launching consumer bank accounts in Germany, with the aim to provide them with further control of their finances. The launch marks a first for the company and will allow customers to easily track, categorize and analyze all of their everyday spending using the Klarna app. A Klarna bank ...
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ArticleYeti’s sales and profits rocket
Yeti, the American brand of coolers and drinkware and other outdoor equipment, recorded a 26 percent gain in revenues for the three months ended Jan. 4, 2021, to $375.8 million, driven by strong growth in direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales. Products in the Coolers & Equipment and Drinkware segment led sales, as ...
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OpinionBiodegradability: The next battle in the war of greenwashing?
One of the main incoming extra features attached to synthetics this spring is biodegradability. Synthetics have come in for much criticism as they are seen as the primary source of plastics in the ocean, so would it make sense to have the visible part of them break down quicker: Is ...
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Cotopaxi sets ambitious sustainability goal
Cotopaxi has announced its goal to have 100 percent of its products certified as using only responsible, recycled, or repurposed materials by 2022. Currently, Cotopaxi’s product line contains the following sustainability features and percentages: 80 percent of product families have one or more sustainability features; 90 percent of total ...
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OS Maps launches in Australia, prior to expanding to more countries
Ordnance Survey (OS), the national mapping agency for Great Britain, has launched its walking and cycling app, OS Maps, in Australia. It is the first nation outside of Britain to have full access to this service, helping people create their own adventures in the outdoors. OS Maps is designed for ...
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Allied develops ultra high-performance recycled down with enhanced fill power
Allied Feather + Down has announced what it claims to be the highest fill-power ever achieved in a certified post-consumer recycled down. The new RENU:750 represents an improvement on the RENU:700 down. Allied was able to alter the way that post-consumer material was processed and separated to create the new ...
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ArticleNewell’s sales up by 2.5 %
Newell Brands’ revenues for the fourth quarter rose by 2.5 percent to $2.7 billion, as a core sales gain of 4.9 percent was partially offset by currency headwinds and divested businesses. The management said that it ended the fourth quarter on a very strong note, with six out of eight ...
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ArticleRip Curl continues to support Kathmandu’s performance
The acquisition of Rip Curl in October 2019 was a good one for Kathmandu Holdings. In a preliminary trading update, the Australian group said that its revenues for the six months ended on Jan. 31, 2021, progressed by 12 percent from the year-ago period, as Rip Curl’s strong performance offset ...
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ArticleJack Wolfskin’s parent records higher losses on higher sales
Callaway Golf Co. saw its net loss in the fiscal fourth quarter deepen to $40.6 million, compared with a loss of $29.2 million last year. However, sales surged by 20.2 percent to $374.6 million, led by strong demand in the golf equipment segment and a quicker-than-expected recovery in the softgoods ...
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News briefsWoolmark launches online sourcing guide
The Woolmark Company has launched the first edition of The Wool Lab Digital, a new online platform for its fabric and yarn sourcing guide for use by suppliers as a digital showcase and by buyers as a key sourcing service. The release of the digital tool coincides with the 10th ...
