All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 13, Issue 3-4 – Page 4
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News briefsFWT champion Arianna Tricomi joins TNF Global Athlete Team
The North Face (TNF ) has announced Arianna Tricomi , the two-time overall Freeride World Tour Champion, as the newest member of the TNF Global Athlete Team. Tricomi took first place overall in both the 2018 and 2019 editions of the Freeride World Tour (FWT) . At the TFN Global ...
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Patagonia sues OC Media over "Petrogonia" apparel
(SGI) Patagonia has filed suit in Los Angeles federal court against OC Media for trademark infringement, unfair competition and other violations of the Lanham Act. Open Caucasus Media , as it is formally called, is a Russian-language news website covering the North and South Caucasus. Its funders include ...
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Clarella resigns as sales manager of Camp Base
Bernat Clarella resigned as sales director of Camp Base at the end of 2019, after a year in the job. He remains an advisor to the Catalonian outdoor retail chain. Clarella was in the past country manager (Spain and Andorra) for Edelrid , sales coordinator for Garmont ...
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Wearcolour Sweden files for bankruptcy
(SGI) As reported in Sportfack , the Swedish industry magazine, Wearcolour Sweden , a Swedish brand of anoraks, ski jackets and trousers with distinctive color blocking that also owns the Void Cycling trademark, went bankrupt on Feb. 11 at its own request in Gothenburg. A notice on its ...
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Wolverine pays $69.5 million over Michigan water contamination
(SGI) Wolverine World Wide (WWW) has agreed to pay $69.5 million to local authorities and the state of Michigan over several years to remedy water contamination from chemicals used in a since-closed tannery and other company-owned facilities in the state. On the other hand, WWW will get $55 ...
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Eurosima joins Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry
(SGI) The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) has announced the arrival of a big new member, the European Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (Eurosima) . The French-based organization has also gained a seat on various steering committees at Fesi, notably the one that handles product compliance ...
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New graphene-infused insulation from Haglöfs
Haglöfs , the Swedish outdoor company, has developed a graphene-infused mimic insulation for the development and production of trekking products. Graphene is a single-atom-thin layer of carbon that forms a strong, conductive grid. According to the company, the resulting insulation warms faster and retains heat longer, so its volume can ...
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New sustainable, waterproof shells from Lundhags
Lundhags is introducing a series of sustainable shells made of a new, three-layer membrane that is both waterproof and breathable. “ Lo ” is an extremely light and versatile shell garment with high performance and packability, while “ Laka ” is slightly more robust with excellent comfort. The shells ...
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The North Face offers circular design training
(SGI+) The North Face (TNF) is launching the Renewed Design Residency , a new training opportunity for its designers on the principles of circular design, which they will be able to integrate into future TNF collections. The project is part of the brand’s Renewed program, launched in 2018 to enable ...
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Canada Goose signs Kate Upton for PBI collection campaign (Video)
(SGI) The American model and actress Kate Upton has signed a sponsorship deal to take part in Canada Goose ’s spring 2020 global marketing campaign. Upton wore the brand’s Chilliwack Bomber for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition in 2013 and five years later became an ambassador for Polar Bears ...
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YKK introduces magnetic zippers
(SGI) YKK , the Japanese producer of fasteners, has come up with a zipper that substitutes magnets for interlocking teeth. The aptly named Magnet Zipper seals the two sides of a garment by electromagnetic attraction when they are brought close together. As the company explains, this makes the zipper easy ...
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Second Patagonia store open in the UK
(SGI) Patagonia opened its second store in the U.K. earlier this month, located in Bristol. It already has one in Manchester. The new 280-square-meter brand store will not only present the collections from the outdoor sports segments, covering climbing, snow sports, surfing and trail running, but will also serve as ...
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Wolverine World Wide names new global presidents for two of its divisions
(SGI+) Wolverine World Wide has appointed Joelle Grunberg as global president of its Sperry division and Tom Kennedy as global president of the Wolverine brand, with oversight for the Licensing Group and membership on the acquisitions team. Grunberg has spent the past seven years as president and chief executive for ...
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Changes in Lenzing's management board
(SGI) Lenzing , the producer of cellulosic fibers, is switching out one member of its management board and expanding it by one seat. On March 1, Stephan Sielaff , Lenzing’s new chief technology officer, will take the seat vacated late last year by Heiko Arnold , who has left ...
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ArticleIspo Awards praise sustainability, get new team
(SGI) As usual, an independent jury has selected the winners of the Ispo Awards for this year’s Ispo Munich . The most innovative products in outdoor, as well as in snow sports, running, fitness team sports and sustainability, were chosen from a large number of high-quality entries. ...
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Smartwool launches German online store
Smartwool, the maker of woolen sports apparel and a division of VF Outdoor, launched its first online store in Germany this month. The store offers the entire range of Smartwool products, including base layers, shirts, underwear, and socks. The website also provides information about the brand, the materials used for ...
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News briefsPrana’s new swimwear line is made of 100% recycled nylon
(SGI) For its current swimwear collection for spring/summer 2020, Prana , one of Columbia Sportswear ’s brands, is using 100 percent recycled Econyl fiber, eliminating the use of virgin polyester or nylon made from petroleum. The fiber is made from waste such as fishing nets, fabric remnants, old ...
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News briefsJohn Lacy becomes sole CEO of Burton
(SGI) Burton Snowboards announced that John Lacy will be the company’s sole chief executive. He has shared this role over the past 18 months with Donna Carpenter , who will now take over the position of chairperson of Burton’s board of directors from her late husband and ...
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ArticleChemicals and coronavirus weigh on Wolverine’s results
The group’s two biggest footwear brands, Merrell and Sperry, helped Wolverine World Wide finish the last year on a high in terms of revenues, with both of them scoring growth in the mid-teens for the fourth quarter ended on Dec. 28. The company also benefited from an acceleration in direct-to-consumer ...
