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White or Green rather than Black Friday
Black Friday, the Friday after Thanksgiving in the U.S., has been considered the beginning of the American Christmas shopping season since 1952. Meanwhile, the phenomenon has spread globally, and with online shopping, Cyber Monday and Cyber Week have been added to the pre-Christmas shopping extravaganza all around the world.
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Berghaus expands its product team
After working for Salomon, Patagonia and Columbia Sportswear for the past 12 years, Paul Anderton is returning to Berghaus at its head office in Sunderland to serve in the new position of head of category for product and innovation, working closely with James Hodgson, head of design for the British ...
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Bergans makes a push into e-commerce
Bergans of Norway announced a major investment in the international digital marketplace a few weeks ago. The family-owned Norwegian outdoor brand has been a national icon for over a century, generating most of its sales in Norway and focusing its e-commerce platform on the domestic market. To enhance its omnichannel ...
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Kathmandu battles modern slavery
Kathmandu of New Zealand has published its eighth annual Sustainability Report, discussing its approach to building a sustainable supply chain and combating the modern slave crisis. Part of the travel and adventure brand’s five-year “Best for the World” plan, the initiatives are under the care of Gary Shaw, corporate responsibility ...
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Paris Alpine Studio: where sports meet high fashion
Sports and high fashion are increasingly converging, with more and more luxury fashion labels following the athleisure trend, while outdoor brands keep coming up with “urban-chic” styles. This is why Jonathan & Fletcher, a design and prototyping studio based in the French outdoor cluster of Annecy, has decided to collaborate ...
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A concept development agency that’s also a community hub
Staying connected with outdoor enthusiasts to understand their needs is key to the development of sought-after products. This idea of connection has inspired the business model pursued by All Triangles, a brand-strategy consultancy that opened its doors just last month in the French outdoor hub of Annecy and helps brands ...
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Ortovox and Deuter again with FWF leader status
Ortovox has been awarded Leader Status by the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) for the second consecutive year for its progressive commitment to safe and healthy working conditions, viable wages and reasonable working hours throughout the supply chain. Leader Status is the highest award for fair working conditions given by the ...
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Is Pentland readying new acquisitions?
Confirming a report that it had reduced its stake in JD Sports Fashion, while retaining its position as its majority shareholder, the Pentland Group says the sale of the shares will enable to further a strategy of “growing our portfolio of sports, outdoor and fashion brands through organic investment and ...
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Pelican acquires Confluence
Pelican International, a Canadian group that already makes all manner of recreational boats, has acquired Confluence Outdoor, another maker of boats based in the U.S. that did not achieve the economies of scale that its new owners were betting on. The financial terms of the deal remain undisclosed.
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The Renewal Workshop expands to Europe after raising $5m
The Renewal Workshop, an American provider of circular solutions for apparel and textile brands, has raised $5.5 million (€4.95 million) in Series A financing. The Oregon-based company is working with brands like The North Face, Eagle Creek, Osprey, Pearl Izumi and Prana to renew existing products, analyze company operations, and ...
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Getting ready for Ispo
The Ispo group of trade shows is expected to announce some exciting new directions and projects in connection with next year's 50th anniversary of the Ispo trade show. Meanwhile, it is gearing up for interesting new editions of its Ispo Munich and Ispo Beijing shows early next year.From Jan. 26 ...
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Higg Index modules get an update
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has announced two new Higg Facility Modules that, it says, will lessen the “audit fatigue” in measuring a factory's performance in terms of environmental and social sustainability. The new updated tools, which are part of the Higg Index, are the Higg Facility Environmental Module (Higg ...
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Schwan-Stabilo’s outdoor group is flattish
Continued double-digit growth at Ortovox and a slight increase at Gonso were insufficient to compensate for sales declines at Deuter and Maier Sports during the financial year ended on June 30. As a result, the Outdoor division of the Schwan-Stabilo group saw its total revenues fall slightly by 0.6 percent ...
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Outdoor and Fitness lift Garmin’s results
Garmin's revenues for the quarter ended on Sept. 30 reached a record level of $934 million, an increase of 15 percent over the quarter a year ago. The company has raised its outlook for the full-year as a result.In the fitness division, Garmin's sales climbed by 28 percent to ...
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Eoca-funded projects, and those looking for funding
Six winning projects will be receiving funding from the European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca), following the public and private votes that were held this autumn. The six winning projects are: Clean Up Chandriagiri to Campadevi Trail, Nepal – nominated by Rab; Protect the Clouded Leopard, Nepal – nominated by Lowe ...
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VF reshuffles EMEA functions
In a reshuffle of roles at VF Corporation's Swiss headquarters for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), the group has installed Mariano Alonso as the new managing director of Timberland for the region, effective from Nov. 1. He succeeds Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart, who will become the president of the group's ...
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Lafuma is selling Eider
Lafuma has received a binding acquisition offer for its Eider brand from K2, the South Korean technical outdoor company. K2, which is not related to the American ski brand by the same name, is already the licensed distributor of the Eider brand for the important market of South Korea.
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The North Face and Vans drive VF’s results
Despite strong earnings and robust sales, VF Corp. posted results in the latest quarter that missed Wall Street's expectations. Total sales improved by 5 percent to $3,393 million for the company's second fiscal quarter ended on Sept. 30, or by 7 percent in constant currencies. Adjusted to exclude the spin-off ...
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Moncler’s sales grow despite Hong Kong riots
Moncler posted consolidated revenues of €995.3 million in the first nine months of the year, representing a 14 percent increase at current exchange rates versus the same period in 2018. At constant exchange rates, the increase was 12 percent. The double-digit revenue growth continued through the third quarter, with sales ...
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Deckers raises guidance on Hoka’s strength
Deckers Brands, the parent of Ugg and other footwear brands, saw its net income progress by 5.0 percent to $77.8 million in its second fiscal quarter, ended on Sept. 30. Revenues rose by 8.0 percent to $542.2 million, or by 9.5 percent constant currencies, driven by gains at Ugg ...
