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News briefsTapestry executive joins ThredUp’s board of directors
Source: ThredUp Noam Paransky Online resale platform ThredUp announced that Noam Paransky has joined the company’s Board of Directors. With more than 25 years of experience in digital retail innovation and omnichannel strategy, Paransky will advise ThredUp on its transformation from a traditional resale marketplace to an ...
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News briefsKent Outdoors appoints new CEO
Utah-based Kent Outdoors has named Randy Hales as its new CEO. Hales brings decades of experience in the consumer products industry and has held executive positions at several high-growth companies, including CEO of Next Level Apparel, a blank apparel manufacturer; CEO of Zagg, Inc., a global mobile accessories company; and ...
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News briefsWorldly appoints new executives to bolster product innovation and go-to-market strategies
Supply chain sustainability insights and data platform Worldly has hired Kevin Vranes as its new Chief Product Officer and Jay Gaines as Chief Marketing and Content Officer. They will play a key role in developing the company’s product innovation and commercialization strategies, respectively, to provide customers with solutions they urgently ...
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News briefsTwo long-standing executives to share new COO role at Garmin
Garmin announced today that Patrick Desbois and Brad Trenkle have both been appointed to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer, effective July 1, 2024. Source: Garmin Patrick Desbois Desbois will provide executive oversight for Garmin’s aviation and auto OEM segments, global supply chain and operations, ...
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News briefsBioLite acquires Mpowerd
BioLite, a manufacturer of off-grid energy products, has acquired Mpowerd, a B-Corp specializing in solar lighting and charging. Both Brooklyn, New York-based companies share a similar business model and mission: to provide reliable, off-grid power anywhere in the world, especially in humanitarian settings. Now, under the umbrella of a single ...
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News briefsResearchers develop dissolvable fibers from gelatin
A team of researchers at the Atlas Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder have created a machine that spins textile fibers for clothing made of materials like sustainably sourced gelatine. The “biofibers” feel like flax fiber and will dissolve in hot water in minutes to an hour. The team ...
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News briefsZDHC integrates Sustainable Chemistry Index
Bluesign and Sustainable Chemistry for the Textile Industry (SCTI) have donated their joint Sustainable Chemistry Index (SCI) methodology to the ZDHC Foundation, aiming to foster sustainable chemistry within the textile industry. ZDHC will integrate the SCI into its Chemicals to Zero (CTZ-A) program and make the content freely available to ...
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News briefsAnna Ferrino honored with Compasso d’Oro career award
Source: Ferino Anna Ferrino Anna Ferrino, the CEO of the Italian outdoor brand Ferrino, has won an ADI Compasso d’Oro career award. The award ceremony took place at the ADI Design Museum in Milan on June 20, alongside the inauguration of an exhibition of the projects and ...
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News briefs7Mesh with new distributors in Europe and North America
Founded in 2014 by former Arc’teryx and Assos managers on Canada’s West Coast, technical cycling apparel brand 7Mesh Industries Inc. is now also represented by distributors in the Benelux market and in the Canadian province of Ontario. Approaching its tenth anniversary, these new appointments – alongside the recent expansion of ...
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News briefsHervis Update: Hanfeld to assume sole responsibility
Austrian sports retailer Hervis is taking the next step in its ongoing restructuring: Dr. Ulrich Hanfeld will take over sole management responsibility by the end of June 2024. We reported earlier this month that the retail chain would be run by a management duo. The retail expert was hired at ...
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News briefsBiciclick ventures outside Spain
Biciclick (biciclick.es), a buying group with a specialty in e-bikes (not to be confused with bibiclick.co, an apparent bike-rental service), has been operating a multichannel business exclusive to Spain. This year, however, as we learn from CMDsport, the group has opened its e-commerce to nine other European countries: France, Italy, ...
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News briefsNew UK distributor for Dometic mobile cooling products
Swedish company Dometic has appointed Dalesman International Limited, founded in 1965, as its UK distributor for Dometic-branded mobile colling units with effect from Jan. 1, 2025. Dalesman had already been distributing products from the US brand Igloo, which Dometic acquired at the end of 2021. “Having the two leading ...
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News briefsAdvisory firm withdraws recommendation for The Kinetic Group/CSG deal
US proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has surprisingly recommended that Vista Outdoor shareholders abstain from voting on Czechoslovak Group’s (CSG) $1.96 billion bid for The Kinetic Group’s ammunition business. ISS has thus updated its analysis after initially recommending that the deal be approved. The transaction is to be ...
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News briefsKeen and Gentle Fullness collaborate
Source: Keen Keen x Gentle Fullness Shanti Arts Keen has teamed up with Gentle Fullness, the sister brand of Story mfg., resulting in two new versions of the unisex shoe Shanti Arts. The new models are particularly environmentally friendly as parts of the shoe have been replaced ...
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News briefsUkrainian retail chain IBIS opens new store in Kyiv
Ibis, founded in 1994, is one of Ukraine’s largest outdoor sports chains, primarily focused on hunting and fishing. It has opened a new retail outlet in Kyiv, the company’s largest store in the capital city. The company operates eight doors in Kyiv, in addition to the three stores in Odesa, ...
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News briefsFinisterre opens its first US retail location
British outdoor apparel specialist Finisterre announced the opening of its first retail location in North America. Launched in partnership with Maine Surfers Union, the store is located at 15 Free Street in Portland, Maine, in the heart of the Old Port shopping district and not far from Maine’s beaches and ...
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News briefsSuperfeet partners with Work Right NW to improve workplace safety in the US
Superfeet and Work Right NW, a Wahington-based provider of workplace injury prevention solutions, announced a strategic partnership to improve employee wellness and safety in the industry. Together, they will offer comprehensive solutions to reduce musculoskeletal disorders, one of the leading causes of workplace injuries in the US, which costs employers ...
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News briefsNew Country Manager Austria for Mammut
Source: Mammut Manuel Kronberger The Swiss Mammut Sports Group AG has appointed a new Country Manager for Austria. Mammut has been active on the Austrian market for 35 years. In the last one and a half years, global sales have been reorganized, and sales for the European ...
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News briefsTernua reviews compliance with UN goals
According to Diffusion Sport, Ternua Group has become the first textile company in Spain’s Basque Country to hire a third party to evaluate its policy regarding the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), part of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The group took this step voluntarily. The third party ...
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News briefsHelinox opens first European flagship store
Helinox has opened the Helinox Creative Center Paris (HCC Paris), its first European flagship store, on June 19, 2024. This event marks the brand’s expansion into Europe, following Helinox Creative Centers in Seoul, Busan and Tokyo. Located at 10 Rue du Perche, 75003, in a historic building ...
