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ArticleUTMB World Series announces new pregnancy policy to support mother and their partners
UTMB World Series has announced the introduction of a new pregnancy policy that will apply to its events in the 2023 season. The policy includes deferral and priority entry guidelines for athletes who are pregnant, athletes with a partner who is pregnant, and athletes who are adopting or birthing via ...
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ArticleStepping up to the plate: How the outdoor industry is taking responsibility seriously
Our functional fabric expert Charles Ross is convinced that even though incoming legislation like the EU Green Deal and Prop 65 and the forthcoming New York Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act in the U.S. are forcing many changes in how the Outdoor Industry conducts business, there is also a ...
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ArticleAdvanced Sports enters self-administration process
On April 1, Advanced Sports GmbH, the European sales company for the U.S. bicycle brands Breezer, Fuji and SE Bikes, had to file for insolvency in self-administration. Attorney Erion Metoja of the law firm Eisner Rechtsanwälte GmbH in Lauda-Königshofen was appointed as the administrator. During the reorganization proceedings in self-administration, ...
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ArticleOutdoor brands top desirable resale items in latest report
U.S.-based ThredUp, an online resale service provider and platform for women’s and kids’ apparel, has released its eleventh annual Resale Report. The report examines the current market as well as the expected value of the sector. Although based on American consumers, it is expected similar figures would apply in Europe, ...
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ArticleAnalysis: More than half of the outdoor stocks make gains in Q1
Our Q1 Outdoor Index includes the revenue and profit development of 37 major outdoor companies.
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ArticlePon Holdings cracks €10 billion in 2022
For the first time in the history of the family-run mobility company, Pon Holdings B.V. cracked the €10 billion sales mark last year. The Dutch company attributes this to the growth boom in sales of e-cars, e-bikes and e-equipment. The Pon.Bike division (brands Cervélo, Focus, Gazelle, Kalkhoff, Santa Cruz, Union, ...
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ArticleTimberland, Vans, TNF to feature ReGen-sourced rubber
VF Corp’s pilot project with Terra Genesis for the industry’s first proven regenerative rubber supply system gets off the ground.
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ArticlePrimaLoft launches insulation made from Ocean Bound Plastic, Helly Hansen and Isbjörn first to feature
Source: Helly Hansen Helly Hansen Arctic Short Jacket with PrimaLoft Insulation with Ocean Bound Plastic As part of its Relentlessly Responsible™ mission, PrimaLoft Inc. has introduced new insulation made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled material, with 60 percent of the recycled material being Ocean Bound Plastic, sourced ...
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ArticleVF Foundation provides grants of over $8m to community partners worldwide
The VF Foundation, the philanthropic arm of VF Corp., has released its third Impact Report, titled “Seeding change, growing impact.” It highlights the positive impact of the foundation’s work on the lives of more than three million people in 93 countries during its latest fiscal year. Between April 4, 2021, ...
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ArticleAustrian bicycle market 2022 with new highs in units and value
According to the latest figures from ARGE Fahrrad, which is affiliated with the VSSÖ, the Austrian bicycle market will once again reach a peak in 2022 in terms of both sales and revenue.
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ArticleStefan Pierer now also heading Leoni AG
Shareholder Stefan Pierer wants to take over Leoni AG, the struggling supplier of wire, cable and wiring systems, and delist it. There are many signs that Leoni will then be incorporated into Pierer Industrie AG based in Welz, Austria.
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ArticleMatthias Gebhard: “We repeatedly achieve constantly better results through micro-optimization”
For the Bergfreunde co-CEO, there’s no magic formula, but there are certainly some key strategies. Matthias Gebhard shares his best with us.
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ArticleVF reshuffles management of Emerging Brands
With immediate effect, Denver-based VF Corp has announced executive changes at four of its emerging brands. Dalhausser: From Altra to Dickies Todd Dalhausser has been named global brand president of Dickies. He will report to VF’s interim president & CEO Benno Dorer and will be part of VF’s executive leadership ...
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ArticleSalewa returns as partner of Red Bull X-Alps
For the fifth consecutive year, Salewa is the main sponsor of Red Bull X-Alps, one of the toughest and most challenging adventure races in the world, in which more than 30 world-class athletes cover more than 1,200 kilometers across the Alps on foot and by paraglider in approximately two weeks. ...
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ArticleFashion for Good launches sustainable Dyestuff Library
Fashion for Good (FFG), a platform for sustainable fashion innovation, has unveiled the Dyestuff Library, a digital tool that enables partners to select sustainable dyes for commercial use based on performance and environmental criteria. The library, which will accelerate the shift from harmful chemistry to more sustainable options by providing ...
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ArticleCurrent overstock constraints cannot beat positive long-term outlook: Q1 bicycle industry stock chart
There are still hurdles to overcome. But in the long run, our cycling expert Jo Beckendorff says “Trends are the bike industry’s friends.”
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ArticleFenix sees possible M&A, aims to cut logistics costs after starts 2023 ‘in a reasonable way’
Fenix Outdoor International said it is beginning 2023 “in a reasonable way” despite economic uncertainty and high inventory levels at retailers. The trend seen in the fourth quarter of 2022, with brick-and-mortar stores performing somewhat better than digital, has continued at the start of this year, the company added. “We ...
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ArticleLenzing releases its Sustainability Report 2022
Lenzing Group, the Austrian provider of specialty fibers, has published its Sustainability Report 2022. The report is titled “Advancing Circularity” to underline the company’s efforts to drive forward the transformation from a linear to a circular business model in the textile and nonwoven industries. The launch of ...
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ArticleFenix Outdoor publishes CSR report 2022
Fenix Outdoor International AG, owner of the brands Fjällräven, Royal Robbins, Tierra, Hanwag, the five retail chains managed under the roof of the Frilufts Retail Europe AB and – until December last year – Primus (which was sold to Silva), has published its CSR Report 2022. CEO ...
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ArticleOne million school days for Nepalese children
Sherpa Adventure Gear has donated one million school days to Nepalese children. On board for the long-term campaign of the Nepalese brand, which is owned by Bradshaw Taylor, is the international non-profit organization Room to Read. The goal is to fund ten million days of schooling in the Himalayan nation ...
