All General Outdoor articles – Page 250
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News briefsNew Wave GmbH reorganizes management
Andre Bachmann, managing director of the German company New Wave GmbH, which is best known for the distribution of the Swedish brand Craft, has granted general procuration to his long-time employees Henriette Pfeiffer and Felix Lechner. Pfeiffer, New Wave’s chief financial officer, has been with New Wave for 14 years. ...
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Bever’s new CEO comes from Nike
According to several media reports, Albert Scholte will be the new chief executive of the Dutch outdoor retail chain Bever as of Oct. 1. Scholte previously spent 13 years at Nike, where he was most recently responsible for the brand’s European business at Foot Locker. He is the successor of ...
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Changes in the team at Chris sports
Chris sports, a Swiss distributor for numerous sports, bike and outdoor brands such as Giro, Kari Traa, Keen, Elevenate, Evoc and Mountain Hardwear, is reorganizing the business unit hardgoods/bike in the same way as its softgoods/shoes department – with only one sales manager – due to the departure of Hubert ...
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Oeko-Tex to certify products for Amazon
Oeko-Tex, an international association of 18 independent research and testing institutes that set safety standards for textiles and leather, will be certifying the environmental bona fides of products on Amazon’s behalf. The huge American e-tailer relies on the certification of many such labs to bestow its Climate Pledge Friendly label ...
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Dewerstone founder wins entrepreneurship award
Rory Atton, founder of the Dewerstone brand of outdoor apparel and sunglasses, has won an Entrepreneur for Good Award for the southwestern U.K. in the eighth edition of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Like the winners in the other categories, Atton received his award in a virtual ceremony – made ...
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Hohenstein debuts its Digital Fitting Lab
Hohenstein, the family-owned testing, certification and research company for textiles, has developed what it calls a Digital Fitting Lab for brands, retailers and suppliers. The German company is inviting such companies to consult its engineers and designers, through workshops or the Hohenstein Academy, to adapt their existing procedures to 3D ...
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Calida plans complete takeover of Lafuma SA
The Swiss Calida Holding has announced its intention to launch a buy-out tender offer followed by a squeeze-out for all outstanding shares of its subsidiary Lafuma SA, which is listed on Euronext in Paris/France. Calida currently holds 93.50 percent of the share capital and voting rights of Lafuma SA. The ...
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OpinionOpinion: The short vs. long-term perspective of retail recovery
Guest Article by Magnus Ohlsson The pandemic has led consumers to shift interests and behavior for now, but not necessarily forever. This also means that short-term gains and losses should not be translated into an everlasting future. It is important to take into the equation the brand performance of the ...
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ArticleUK sport and physical activity sectors demand Covid-19 sports recovery fund
The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) reports that leaders of more than a hundred sports and exercise institutions in the UK have sent a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to reserve funds for the rehabilitation of the sports and activity sector - or risk fueling lack of exercise ...
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Canada Goose gets positive rating by Moody’s
Rating its debt for the first time, Moody’s gave Canada Goose a B1 corporate family rating and a B2 rating to a proposed senior secured loan of 402 million Canadian dollars (€258m-$300m) due in 2027, nearly half of which would be used to add cash to its balance sheet and ...
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Unify distributes Nixon in the U.K.
Nixon, the California brand of lifestyle watches and other accessories, has announced a distribution contract for the U.K. with Unify Brand Partnerships, effective immediately. The partnership covers Nixon’s full range of products, including its new line of backpacks, convertible duffels, totes and other carry products made with Reprieve Our Ocean ...
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ArticleKathmandu’s revenues soar thanks to Rip Curl’s acquisition
Kathmandu Holdings scored record sales for its financial year ended on July 31 2020, boosted by the acquisition of Rip Curl during the period. The group’s revenues soared by 48.7 percent to 801.5 million New Zealand dollars (€451.6m-$526.8m), with Rip Curl accounting for 40 percent of the total turnover, but ...
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ArticlePatagonia’s European chief will run the whole group
Ryan Gellert, an American who has been running Patagonia EMEA since the end of 2014, has been promoted to serve as chief executive of Patagonia Works, the parent company of Patagonia Inc. In addition, Jenna Johnson has been promoted from vice president of technical outdoor to a new post as ...
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Approaching “net zero” with science based targets
The German company ClimatePartner reported that the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) - a collaboration between CDP, UN Global Compact, WRI and WWF - published five possible scenarios with which companies can bring their CO2 emissions towards “net zero.” The most ambitious approach is called “climate positive” and includes the ...
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U.S. Outdoor Economy Conference 2020 will be held virtually
The Outdoor Economy Conference, a U.S. event for those looking to grow the outdoor industry in their own regions, will be held virtually this year. The third edition of the event will be divided into five creatively designed half-day virtual workshops, held every Thursday in October from 12 noon to ...
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WMDUK to distribute Spy+ in the U.K.
Bollé Brands has appointed VMDUK to distribute in the U.K. Spy+, a Californian brand of sunglasses, prescription frames and winter products. Spy+ was founded in 1994 in San Diego and in September 2019 it was taken over by Bollé Brands, which is supporting its expansion in Europe. VMDUK is headed ...
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bleed Clothing publishes 2018 CO2 emissions
The German clothing brand bleed Clothing, which has been climate-neutral since 2019 with the support of ClimatePartner, has published its CO2 emissions figures for 2018 caused by its vehicle fleet, employee travel, print products, water consumption and much more. According to these figures, CO2 emissions totaled 57 tons, which roughly ...
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Ispo Awards open for submissions from Sept 28
The 10th annual Ispo Awards will be receiving product submissions from Sept. 28 to Dec. 4. All companies in the sports industry, even non-exhibitors at the forthcoming Ispo Munich, may submit. Those who do so by Nov. 6 will enjoy an early-bird discounted rate: €125 for exhibitors, €325 for non-exhibitors. ...
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ArticleBob Gore, inventor of Gore-Tex, has died
Robert W. “Bob” Gore, chairman emeritus of the board of directors of W. L. Gore & Associates, died on Sept. 17 at the age of 83. Gore sat on the board of his family’s materials science company for 57 years, 30 of them as chairman, and served as president from ...
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VF partner factory installs solar panels
QuangViet, a factory in Vietnam that handles production for VF Corp.’s brand The North Face, finished installing 3MWp solar panels in July. The installation of further panels is planned for this autumn. The panels manage to convert about 90 percent of the sunlight they capture into electricity. The factory expects ...
