All Urban Outdoor articles – Page 7
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News briefsHohenstein launches new Performance Index for outdoor apparel
With its new Hohenstein Performance Index launched this fall, the Hohenstein institute wants to cover the performance and comfort qualities of clothing, particularly sports and outdoor textiles. With the newly launched index, outer shells, mid layers and base layers can be tested and classified using the DIN ...
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News briefsPeak Performance opens a new concept store in Denmark
Swedish outdoor brand Peak Performance has opened a new 160 square meter concept store in Copenhagen city center, aiming to showcase the brand’s determination to reduce the environmental impact and focus on community and services. The new store — with an interior inspired by nature in the northern part of ...
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ArticleCotopaxi adds three new management positions
U.S. brand Cotopaxi has added three new executives to its senior management team during the last months: Kamal Thota, vice president of technology, Jason Hermann, vice president of corporate sales, and most recently Charlie Mangini, who joined the company as its vice president of operations. Mangini, who began his tenure ...
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News briefsNikwax introduces new PFC-free hydrophobic down
U.K. care and waterproofing company Nikwax is introducing two new treated down fillings: Nikwax Hydrophobic Down+ (NHD+) and Nikwax Hydrophobic Down Recycled (NHD Recycled). For both products (virgin and recycled down), Nikwax is working with a PFC-free chemical treatment. According to the company, the NHD+ down is available from 650 ...
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VF Corp. to potentially sell the JanSport brand
According to Bloomberg citing „people with knowledge of the matter,” VF Corp is considering selling the JanSport backpack and adventure luggage brand. There are no details of a potential investor revealed whatsoever. Shares of VF, the owner company of The North Face (TNF), Vans and Timberland brands, have dropped by ...
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News briefsKappahl picks SaaS company TrusTrace as its traceability solution
SaaS company TrusTrace, based in Stockholm and Coimbatore, India, has announced that the Swedish apparel brand Kappahl has selected the TrusTrace platform for product traceability and supply chain transparency as its traceability solution. According to the company, the partnership aims to strengthen Kappahl’s sustainability initiatives and provide it with the ...
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News briefsMarmot announces distribution changes in Italy and Austria, new sponsoring partner
Marmot starts into the fall/winter sales season with new partnerships in Italy and Austria. In Italy, the company is working with Premiere Distribution (based in Bolzano), starting with the FW 2023 collection. The new partner’s sales team is responsible for all sales topics, from key account management to new customer ...
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News briefsVaude passes Green Button 2.0 certification
As the first company, Vaude has passed the revised and tightened requirements of the German government’s textile standard “Grüner Knopf” (Green Button). Since Aug. 2022, companies have been able to be audited in accordance with the Green Button 2.0 standard. Their requirements newly include introducing measures to promote living wages ...
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News briefsNaturkompaniet opens new Fjällräven store in Norway
Swedish outdoor chain Naturkompaniet is continuing its expansion in Norway with the opening of a new Fjällräven store in Trondheim. With Naturkompaniet and Fjällräven heavily focused on a sustainable outdoor life and making products that last, the new store reflects this. Consumers will be able to deliver Fjällräven’s G-1000 ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin hires new country managers for the U.K. and Scandinavia
Source: Jack Wolfskin Steve Rosier, Country Manager U.K. and Ireland German brand Jack Wolfskin has announced executive changes in the northern hemisphere: Steve Rosier has been appointed country manager for the U.K. and Ireland. Rosier, who has most recently served as senior sales manager and POD lead ...
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News briefsSBTi verifies Polartec’s net zero commitment until 2050
Polartec has announced that its parent company, Milliken & Company, is now pursuing science-based and approved Net Zero goals. Milliken’s short- and long-term goals were verified and validated this summer by the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). The initiative is a U.N.-backed collective that helps companies set emissions reduction targets consistent ...
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News briefsArc’teryx opens new brand store and ReBird center in Vancouver
Canadian brand Arc’teryx has opened a new brand store in Kitsilano, a trending neighborhood in its hometown of Vancouver. The new 420-sqm Kitsilano location will replace the existing West 4th store that was opened in 2013. The store hosts Vancouver’s first ReBird service center, offering repair and care solutions for ...
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News briefsOboz hires new VP finance
U.S.-based company Oboz Footwear, owned by KMD Brands Limited, the New Zealand-based global outdoor, lifestyle and sports company, has hired Rob Leo as its VP of finance. Leo joins the company from Skullcandy, a provider of headphones, earphones and other devices. “Rob brings a wealth of knowledge, great ideas and ...
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ArticleCake and Volta Trucks join forces to provide the world’s first electric micro hub for last-mile deliveries
Cake, the Swedish manufacturer of light electric motorcycles, and Volta Trucks, a Swedish service provider and manufacturer of all-electric commercial vehicles, announced a joint initiative to provide global fashion giant H&M Group with fully integrated electric deliveries to its customers in Paris. From February 2023, H&M Group will be able ...
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ArticleCanada Goose lowers outlook due to China problems
Persistent lower traffic trends and dampened consumer sentiment in China have forced Canada Goose to lower its FY revenue and profit outlook despite strong brand sales performance in other global geographies. The group has dropped its annual revenue outlook by more than 7 percent to a range of C$1.2-1.3 billion ...
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ArticleCanada Goose opens two new permanent stores in the U.S.
Source: Canada Goose Las Vegas Snow Room Canada Goose continues its retail expansion in the U.S. with the announcement of two new permanent locations in Las Vegas and Denver, as well as two pop-up stores in Aspen and Detroit. The Canadian brand will open its doors at ...
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News briefsCraghoppers launches capsule collection with fibers made from carbon emissions
Going to market in Fall 2023, U.K. company Craghoppers is introducing its first capsule collection of four styles featuring a blended material made from recycled polyester and fibers converted from CO2 industrial waste. The fleece fabric, which has been developed with technology company Lanzatech, contains 30 percent of fibers made ...
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ArticleMoncler's momentum continues
Moncler, through the issuance of an interim report, said consolidated group revenues on a constant-currency basis rose 32 percent during the first nine months of 2002 to €1,556.6 million. Third-quarter group sales increased 12 percent year-over-year on a constant-currency basis to €638.3 million. Moncler brand nine-month revenues were 21 percent ...
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News briefsSave the Duck opens first U.S. flagship
Save the Duck, the Milan-based firm known for outerwear made exclusively with animal-free and “cruelty-free” materials, has opened its first flagship store in the U.S. Located in New York’s lower Broadway, the 140-square-meter store features a giant orange duck brand mascot. Save the Duck was already sold in the U.S. ...
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News briefsMoncler tops sustainability ranking of textile, apparel and luxury goods industry
For the fourth year in a row, Moncler has ranked at the top of the “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” sector, according to the 2022 S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment. The company, which has just turned 70, obtained the highest score (90/100). The S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) is ...
