All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 13, Issue 23-24 – Page 2
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ArticleOpen Air Group invests in fast-growing Swedish outdoor brand Garphyttan
Open Air Group (OAG), a Stockholm-based group that includes the Chevalier, Tracker, Alaska 1795, Burrel and Valio brands and e-retailers Widforss.se, Widforss.no, Retkitukku.fi and Koiravaruste.fi, is becoming a minority owner of the fast-growing Swedish outdoor brand Garphyttan. Garphyttan develops clothing for outdoor life, work and leisure and has in a ...
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Climbing brand Gramicci appoints distributor for U.K. and EU
Gramicci, a Californian climbing brand founded in 1982 by climber Mike Graham, is partnering with Wisdom and Effort (W&E) for sales, marketing and e-commerce of its products in the U.K. and the European Union. Fred Royle, the co-founder of W&E Distribution, said: “Our aim is to focus on what we ...
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News briefsMoncler opens its biggest store in Paris and gets robbed in another one
A band of a dozen individuals entered the Moncler boutique on boulevard Saint-Germain, in the elegant and trendy 6th district of Paris, on Friday, Dec. 11, and stole as many jackets of the brand as they could grab in a matter of seconds. The hooded individuals required the security guard ...
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Pro Feet Functional Wear reorganizes its management
German company Pro Feet Functional Wear GmbH, responsible among other things for the H.A.D. headwear and multifunctional scarf brand, has appointed Sebastian Reuthal as its new managing director. He takes over from Alexander Klinger, who had assumed operational management of the sales, marketing and logistics divisions as CEO in 2014. ...
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Carhartt launches updated Yukon Extremes workwear range with Cordura
U.S. brand Carhartt has unveiled its updated Yukon Extremes collection. According to the label, the new edition of the workwear collection first introduced over 25 years ago is the brand’s warmest, most durable gear to date, but without any added weight compared to previous collections. It’s also the first time ...
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The North Face rejects Christmas gift order from Texas oil and gas firm
The North Face (TNF) allegedly refused to take an order for about 400 jackets from Innovex Downhole Solutions, an oilfield services group based in Houston, Texas. According to reports by WTVM, Innovex intended to offer North Face jackets, customized with the Innovex logo, to its employees as Christmas gifts, but ...
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News briefsUvex offers protective glove with HeiQ Viroblock for everyday use
Source: Uvex Safety Group Uvex phynomic silv-air grip To successfully interrupt infection lines via smear or contact infections, the Uvex Safety Group, the occupational safety brand of the German Uvex Group that also owns Uvex Sports and Alpina, has developed the phynomic silv-air, a new protective glove ...
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New North American business unit director for Tecnica Footwear
Tecnica Group has appointed Rob Phillips as North American business unit director for Tecnica Footwear, a newly created role. Responsible for overseeing commercial operations, product and marketing, Phillips comes to Tecnica with over 14 years of diverse sales and management experience, including seven years with 5.11, where he helped lead ...
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Keen named one of the most admired companies in the state of Oregon
U.S. footwear brand Keen has been named one of the most admired companies in the U.S. state of Oregon in 2020 by the Portland Business Journal for the third year in a row. According to the 400 respondents to the annual survey, which was conducted throughout Oregon and southwest Washington ...
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Spyder adds footwear to its offerings
The lifestyle, ski and outdoor brand Spyder has partnered with Footwear Unlimited, a U.S. full-service company that designs, manufactures and distributes footwear. With the launch of its own shoes, Spyder is rounding out its head-to-toe offerings for men and women. According to the brand the new collection fuses elements of ...
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Amplid goes CO2-neutral
German snowboard brand Amplid, currently best known for its lightweight splitboards for backcountry access, has signed an agreement with the Plant-for-the-Planet Foundation to calculate its current CO2 emissions. Through this cooperation, the snowboard brand supports the foundation in planting trees on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, which bind CO2. The ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin plans to continue Wolftrail hiking trips in 2021
Source: Jack Wolfskin Wolftrail Scotland Jack Wolfskin will continue its Wolftrail campaign in Scotland in the new year, the Covid-19 situation permitting. The campaign first started in Romania last March – at that time, the brand had developed a first, exclusive long-distance hiking trail with its long-term ...
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Tearfil chooses DuPont Sorona for performance staple yarns
Tearfil, the Portuguese specialist in textile yarns, will use Sorona fibers to develop sustainable and high-performing staple yarns for the apparel industry. Sorona is made up of 37 percent renewable plant-based ingredients. Compared with Nylon 6, Sorona uses 30 percent less energy, and releases 63 percent less greenhouse gas, according ...
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The owner of the London Bike Show has ceased trading
Newtimber Media, the owner of the London Bike Show and Triathlon Show, has ceased trading. In 2018, Newtimber Media took over from Telegraph Events, which managed the show for four years. Last year’s was only the first show produced by Newtimber. The 2020 edition did not take place due to ...
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Alpkit to expand into Scotland in 2021
Alpkit, an outdoor brand from Nottinghamshire, England, has announced plans to open its first Scottish store in Edinburgh early next year. The store, which will be located on Edinburgh’s Causewayside, is reportedly recruiting 12 staff members. In addition to selling gear to hike, climb, camp, run, swim and cycle, the ...
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News briefsX-Technology named most innovative Swiss sporting goods manufacturer
X-Technology Swiss R&D, the Swiss company that owns the X-Bionic, X-Socks and Apani brands, has been named “Best In Class” by the Swiss Institute for Quality Testing (SIQT). The independent institute conducted a detailed study from 2017 to 2019 to determine the most innovative companies in Switzerland. To qualify for ...
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ArticleArc’teryx aims for Fair Trade certification
With a goal of having 80 percent of its products certified by Fair Trade USA by 2025, Arc’teryx has announced plans to convert three production facilities in Vietnam to Fair Trade CertifiedTM in the coming year. The move comes as part of the company’s response to the global garment workers’ ...
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The North Face “NSE Expedition” capsule celebrates climbing and sustainability
The North Face has released the NSE Expedition capsule collection, which commemorates Sally McCoy’s attempt to become the first American woman to climb Mount Everest in 1987. During that attempt, extreme weather conditions unfortunately halted the effort. The NSE Expedition capsule comprises a short assortment of warm outerwear that are ...
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News briefsOutdoor Master launches sustainable ski goggles with bamboo-made straps
Outdoor Master has launched a limited-edition series of ski goggles, in partnership with Stevie Gee and Simon Beck, which the California-based company claims are the world’s first sustainable ski goggles. The lenses in the new eco-friendly, artist collaboration goggles are made of sustainable materials extracted from cotton, which makes the ...
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Urwahn introduces its “Fairframe” label
Urwahn has launched its new Fairframe label, which is meant to “sensitize the bicycle industry and also society for the use of fairly produced and traded bicycles,” the company explained. The steel frames of Urwahn bicycles are produced entirely in Germany. Furthermore, its frame production relies on 100 percent recyclable ...
