All General Outdoor articles – Page 254
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ArticleBicycle donations make a difference in developing countries
As part of the company’s corporate responsibility program, the Danish shoe brand Ecco is donating bicycles to children in Vietnam. While this is just one of the aid projects - others include donating school supplies to schools in Thailand or funding mobile libraries in Indonesia - it is a great ...
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News briefsLanxess sells organic leather chemicals business, launches bio-based Adiprene Green
The German specialty chemicals company Lanxess is selling its organic leather chemicals business to TFL Ledertechnik. The purchase price is made up from a fixed component of €80 million and a performance-related component of up to €115 million. In addition, TFL will assume certain liabilities associated with the business. Lanxess ...
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News briefsSmith & Wesson spins off American Outdoor
Smith & Wesson, the American manufacturer of firearms, completed the spin-off of its outdoor products and accessories business, American Outdoor Brands, on Aug. 24. As of the following day, American Outdoor is trading on the NASDAQ exchange under a new ticker symbol: AOUT. Each holder of Smith & Wesson common ...
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Checkerspot closes $36 million funding round
The U.S. company Checkerspot has closed a Series B financing round of $36 million, which will be primarily used for commercial development and the expansion of the company’s product and innovation platform. The financing was led by Viking Global Investors with participation from other existing investors including Builders VC and ...
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News briefsZeal Optics releases sunglasses made of grass and recycled plastic
Zeal Optics of Boulder, Colorado, is launching a line of sunglasses with frames made of a material the company calls ”See Grass,” a blend of grasses (straw, hemp, flax, rice) drawn from agricultural waste and recycled plastic bottles. Pellets of the material are manufactured in a process fueled by biogas ...
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Polygiene is restructuring its management
Polygiene is strengthening its corporate management team due to increased demand for the company’s anti-viral technology, ViralOff. Andreas Holm, who was brought in as a temporary resource during the launch of ViralOff, will assume the position of chief commercial officer on Sept. 1 at the company head office in Malmö, ...
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News briefsMarkus Wolf is the new president of SPAF
On the occasion of the second SportBusinessNetworkDay in Lenzburg, the two Swiss sporting goods associations, ASMAS (Association of Swiss Sporting Goods Retailers) and SPAF (Association of Swiss Sporting Goods Suppliers), held their general meetings. Markus Wolf was elected as the new president of SPAF as Guido Mätzler retired after 30 ...
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ArticleBradshaw Taylor repositions Le Chameau
After Bradshaw Taylor Ltd, an outdoor sales specialist from Oakham, UK, bought the premium boot brand Le Chameau last November, the family business has invested heavily in the brand. To position it well for the future, company boss Corry Taylor and his team have made drastic and daring changes that ...
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Poler Stuff is testing the European market
Poler Stuff, the U.S. outdoor and lifestyle brand that re-emerged in 2019 after it was acquired by the Pacific & Everest Lifestyle Company after going bankrupt the year before, is expanding into wholesale channels across North America and international markets with the launch of its spring 2021 collection. Current international ...
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Anta and the WWF agree to international partnership
The Anta Group has announced a new agreement with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) that engages both parties to jointly invest more resources on sustainable environmental development, drive the sustainability transformation of the textile industry and enhance biodiversity conservation. Based on a three-year collaboration framework, the two parties ...
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News briefsTimberland and BASF join forces on work shoe
Timberland Pro’s Reaxion safety shoe features the brand proprietary Aerocor Energy System as well as BASF’s Elastollan thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). The Aerocore Energy System is comprised of three layers that work together for energy return, comfort and grip: the Anti-Fatigue Technology footbed, a foam midsole, and a non-marking outsole. Meanwhile, ...
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News briefsRab is Lowe Alpine’s new online home
Since Aug. 20, Lowe Alpine products are available on the Rab website, uniting the digital appearances of the two outdoor brands, both owned by the British company Equip Outdoor Technologies. “The decision to move Lowe Alpine to the Rab website is one that has been in the works for long ...
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Merrell initiates third-party cultural audit to assess brand status
Earlier this summer, Merrell committed to take action to drive systemic change within its own walls and throughout the outdoor industry. To this end, the brand has identified its four strategic focus areas: Internal team and culture, strengthening voices through partnerships and storytelling, transforming the outdoor spaces to make them ...
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News briefsPatagonia: live panel discussion on Regenerative Organic Farming
At the end of last month, Patagonia launched a campaign on Regenerative Organic Farming and wants to trigger nothing less than a revolution in agriculture in the coming years. In the second part of the online event series, the pioneers of this agricultural model will now introduce themselves and report ...
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News briefsBergans resumes advertising on Facebook
After refraining from advertising on Facebook and Instagram in support of the “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign, Bergans of Norway announced that it would now resume its advertising activities on social media. The Norwegian outdoor brand said it had a good dialogue with Facebook, which in turn had implemented several ...
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Scottish scientists develop new sustainable nylon production method
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh have developed a sustainable way of manufacturing adipic acid, a key component of nylon. The scientists modified the genetic code of the common bacteria E. coli in the laboratory. The modified cells were grown in liquid solutions containing guaiacol, a naturally-occurring chemical and the ...
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ArticleEOG supports Germany’s plans for a Supply Chain Act
Arne Strate, the general secretary of the European Outdoor Group (EOG) has spoken in support of Germany’s planned Supply Chain Act. In a public statement, he said: “The EOG has been closely following the progress, both in the context of the work of our own members in the country, and ...
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PrAna launches program to reduce plastic and excess waste in packaging
PrAna, one of Columbia Sportswear’s brands, has announced the Responsible Packaging Movement (RPM), a program to inspire and create industry-wide change. Since 2010, prAna has taken a grassroots approach to reduce plastic and excess waste in its packaging and eliminated more than 17 million poly bags from the supply chain. ...
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The Russian outdoor market is recovering
Russian citizens have been increasingly buying outdoor goods during the past few months, as research conducted by the Moscow-based think tank OFD Platform shows. For instance, since the withdrawal of the retail lockdown on May 12, physical sales of tents have increased by 11 percent from the same period ...
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ArticleCurrency headwinds weigh on Helly Hansen’s results
Helly Hansen’s revenues for the second quarter fell by 21.0 percent to 68.9 million Canadian dollars (€44.1m-$52.1m), weighed down by store closures and foreign-currency-headwinds. In constant currencies, they fell by 12.6 percent. Most wholesale customers were closed across the globe in the quarter, as were distribution centers and retail stores. ...
