All Product articles – Page 99
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Quechua, the outdoor brand of Décathlon, is preparing the launch...
Quechua, the outdoor brand of Décathlon, is preparing the launch of its own smartphone and its own tablet for outdoor enthusiasts in France, Spain and possibly other countries carrying retail prices of about €230 and €280, respectively. According to press reports that the retailer declined to confirm before a presentation ...
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Woolrich has signed a global licensing agreement with Portland Product...
Woolrich has signed a global licensing agreement with Portland Product Werks (PPW) to launch its first footwear line in the autumn of 2014. PWR is a new company founded last year by Sean Beers and Carl Blakeslee, who have worked for Nike, Columbia Sportswear, Sorel and Korkers. Several styles will ...
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Undergoing yet another mutation, Killer Loop, one of the brands...
Undergoing yet another mutation, Killer Loop, one of the brands of Italy's Benetton Group, has shifted its focus to the technical outdoor segment. Starting with the current autumn/winter collection, its offer now includes highly technical garments developed for extreme weather conditions. They are being sold in selected specialty stores and ...
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Wild Country has recalled some batches of its Classic Rocks and...
Wild Country has recalled some batches of its Classic Rocks and Anodised Rocks. The British brand of climbing equipment, which is owned by the Italian Oberalp group, voluntarily took the step to protect consumers after one item of the Classic Rocks broke during a climb even though no injury occurred. In a prompt ...
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Original Buff, the Spanish company known for its headwear, has...
Original Buff, the Spanish company known for its headwear, has decided to trim down its apparel collection, which represented only 5 percent of its sales, starting with the spring/summer 2014 season. Denying reports that it is stopping it completely, company officials state that it is being trimmed down, preserving only ...
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Mountain Equipment, the U.K. marketer of outdoor gear, has called...
Mountain Equipment, the U.K. marketer of outdoor gear, has called back one of its models of slacklines, Passion 18m, as its safety can no longer be guaranteed. Consumers are recommended to return their slacklines to the retail partners of Mountain Equipment or its regional distributors. The product recall is limited ...
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Easton Mountain Products' new Syclone composite tent poles earned the...
Easton Mountain Products' new Syclone composite tent poles earned the “Best New Gear” award from the Gear Institute at this year's Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Gear Institute is a network of top outdoor gear testers in America, who conduct head-to-head tests of comparable outdoor ...
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Polartec has launched a new synthetic insulation technology that should...
Polartec has launched a new synthetic insulation technology that should enable the development of what the company has described as the “first-ever breathable ‘puffy' garments.” The new technology, unlike down and existing synthetic insulation batting, features a highly stable layer allowing for more open and breathable fabrics to be used ...
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H.S. Trask, an iconic American brand of rugged outdoor footwear...
H.S. Trask, an iconic American brand of rugged outdoor footwear that was taken over by Genesco in 2011, is being reportedly revived in the U.S. with an extensive line of technical and leisure shoes for men and women, starting with the present autumn/winter season. It has been taken up by ...
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VF Corp. announced its plan to create three global “innovation...
VF Corp. announced its plan to create three global “innovation centers” to speed up the development of “game-changing” products in technical apparel, footwear and jeans. Sharing know-how and research into materials, technologies, consumption trends and other subjects, they will consist of international teams of scientists, engineers and technical designers, most ...
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Gerber Legendary Knives has announced the recall of about 2,900...
Gerber Legendary Knives has announced the recall of about 2,900 Gerber Uppercut Fixed Blade Knife and Sheath Sets in the U.S., warning that the rigid plastic sheath that holds them doesn't fasten them securely inside, posing a laceration risk. The company said that one consumer was reported to have suffered ...
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Adidas has decided that the proprietary Stealth Rubber soles of...
Adidas has decided that the proprietary Stealth Rubber soles of Five Ten will only be used in Adidas and Five Ten products in the future. The technology is featured in a range of Adidas outdoor shoes that has been presented to the trade for the spring/summer 2014 season. In the ...
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Allied Feather & Down, a company based in Los Angeles...
Allied Feather & Down, a company based in Los Angeles that describes itself as the largest supplier of down for the outdoor industry, has developed a new antimicrobial treatment, called Allied Refined Down, to protect apparel and equipment used in rough environmental conditions, including camping, hunting and fishing, against the ...
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In yet another effort to strengthen its collection with more...
In yet another effort to strengthen its collection with more functionality and technology, Kailas, the big Chinese outdoor brand, has teamed up with Polygiene, the Swedish supplier of anti-odor technology. The new partnership was announced at the last Asia Outdoor show in Nanjing, China, by Christian von Uthmann, chief executive ...
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(Already published in the Asia issue) Wenger will halt...
(Already published in the Asia issue) Wenger will halt the production of Swiss army knives at the end of this year. Victorinox, owner of the brand since 2005, will integrate 60 percent of Wenger's models and keep Wenger's production base in Delémont in Switzerland for its own use. Shareholders ...
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PrimaLoft has awarded a license to Mitsui Bussan Techno Products...
PrimaLoft has awarded a license to Mitsui Bussan Techno Products to design, develop and sell fabrics using its own technological yarns. Mitsui has already started the development process and plans to put them out in the autumn of 2014. Mitsui Bussan owns the Pertex brand since 2005.
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Danny Feuerstein has launched a new high-performance line of base...
Danny Feuerstein has launched a new high-performance line of base layer garments, called Komafram, which use natural alpaca wool. He is the son of Aaron Feuerstein, founder of Malden Mills, parent company of Polartec. Based in Chicago, the new brand is supposed to blend functionality with comfort and style, in ...
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Timezone, the German streetwear label, is teaming up with Salewa...
Timezone, the German streetwear label, is teaming up with Salewa and Maloja, to market fashionable, but also functional pants for climbing and cycling, respectively. The products, which are scheduled to hit the shops in spring 2014, take advantage of the partnering companies' know-how on fitting and other functional requirements as ...
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Sigg Switzerland, which has produced aluminum drinking bottles for more...
Sigg Switzerland, which has produced aluminum drinking bottles for more than a century, will be entering new product categories. The brand presented its complete stainless steel thermo collection for the first time during the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. The prototype of the thermo collection made from stainless steel was presented ...
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Berg Outdoor cooperated with Boa Technology, the maker of the...
Berg Outdoor cooperated with Boa Technology, the maker of the patented Boa Closure System, for its summer 2014 trail-running and hiking shoe collections. The collections were presented for the first time during the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. Berg Outdoor has been carried by Sportzone, the Portuguese sporting goods retailer controlled ...
