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News briefsLeva Group exclusive distributor for Tern Bicycles in Australia
The manufacturer of Tern Bicycles, Mobility Holdings, has partnered with Leva Pty Ltd. in Australia. The Melbourne-based company will be the exclusive “down-under” distributor for the Tern Bicycles urban e-mobility brand. From March 1, 2023, Australian IBDs can order Tern Bicycles through Leva Group. The Melbourne-based company will also handle ...
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News briefsParcours will be distributed in Australia
British wheel brand Parcours has agreed to a distribution deal with Just Pedal for Australia. Just Pedal will be involved with distribution, sales and support and will act as a local Parcours partner for both customers and retailers across the country. Just Pedal, based in Melbourne and operating since 2017, ...
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Kathmandu secures public grant to explore circular clothing solutions
Kathmandu is among the latest round recipients under the Recycling Victoria Innovation Fund. The outdoor clothing manufacturer will get 150,000 Australian dollars (€100,000) in funding to explore the renewal and resale of damaged or unwanted clothing. The other three recipients in this round with projects related to new uses for ...
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News briefsNew sustainable bike brand Norman introduces Australian-made MTB apparel and sportswear
The Australian clothing brand Norman has launched its first line of mountain biking apparel, all made in Australia and with a choice of materials focusing on sustainability, including a poly/nylon blend made from recycled ocean plastic from Repreve. Norman ships its apparel for men and women worldwide from its webshop. ...
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ArticleSuper Retail Group unveils sales, strategies for three banners
Super Retail Group, the Australian retailer with two outdoor formats and one focused on sporting goods, reported mixed results for the week 27 to 43 period. Rebel Sport, hurt by limited stock availability in some categories that included footwear, suffered a 4.0 percent year-to-date decline in same-store sales. SRG’s outdoor ...
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Researchers in Australia and New Zealand work on sustainable textile coating inspired by bees
A new research collaboration is developing a sustainable alternative to harmful chemicals used in durable water repellent (DWR) textile coatings made from biopolymers that mimic bees’ nests. Scientists at the Institute for Frontier Materials at Deakin University in Australia and New Zealand-based biotechnology research company Humble Bee Bio are collaborating ...
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News briefsZorali reaches its crowdfunding goal in a few hours
Australian outdoor brand Zorali reached 91 percent of its minimum A$300,000 target in just three hours on March 16, the opening day of its crowdfunding campaign on Birchal, thanks to 204 investors. By March 21, the brand had raised a total of more than A$641,200 with nearly 500 people investing. ...
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News briefsUTMB World Series adds three events to 2022 calendar
UTMB Group and The Ironman Group, the organizers of the UTMB World Series, have confirmed a final calendar of 25 events across 16 countries in Asia, Oceania, Europe, and the Americas for this year. The 2022 calendar includes three new events: Transvulcania by UTMB in Spain, Kullamannen by UTMB in ...
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News briefsClarus invests further in the Overlanding segment
Following its purchase of Rhino-Rack, Clarus Corp, the Utah-based parent company of Black Diamond and Pieps, has now bought Maxtrax, the group’s second brand in the “off-road vehicle accessories” sector. The segment has now been integrated into the group under the title “Overlanding.” Like Rhino-Rack, Maxtrax is an Australian company. ...
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New sustainable fashion research center in Sydney
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has joined forces with TAFE NSW, a vocational education and training provider, to set up a new Centre for Fashion and Textiles Sustainability in Sydney. The center, initially backed by an AU$200,000 (€126,000-$149,800) grant from the government of New South Wales, will help develop ...
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ArticleSurvey: Generation Z embraces second-hand movement to live more sustainably
According to a recent study by Depop, a popular e-commerce platform for second-hand fashion, and management and business consulting firm Brain & Company, the shopping behavior of the so-called Generation Z – born between 1997 and 2012 – is not only, but predominantly driven by the desire to live more ...
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Kathmandu kicks off circular mapping project
Kathmandu is partnering with The Renewal Workshop on a new circular mapping project across Australia and New Zealand. The project is set to establish renewal and recommerce programs for Kathmandu’s customers in the two countries in the future. The initiative is said to be the first of its kind in ...
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Australian cotton conference postponed until 2022
Cotton Australia and the Australian Cotton Shippers Association have postponed the Australian Cotton Conference on the Gold Coast for another year, until August 2022. The organizations that jointly host the event made the final decision due to the ongoing uncertainty regarding the coronavirus-related restrictions currently and possibly in place. The ...
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News briefsBCF posts 50% revenue increase, with online sales more than doubling
Boating Camping Fishing (BCF), the Australian retail chain owned by Super Retail Group, recorded a sales increase of 50.9 percent in the first half of its financial year ended Dec. 26, 2020. The performance was largely driven by a 113.1 percent increase in digital sales as compared to the corresponding ...
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OS Maps launches in Australia, prior to expanding to more countries
Ordnance Survey (OS), the national mapping agency for Great Britain, has launched its walking and cycling app, OS Maps, in Australia. It is the first nation outside of Britain to have full access to this service, helping people create their own adventures in the outdoors. OS Maps is designed for ...
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ArticleBike Exchange: IPO on Australian Stock Exchange
Source: Bike Exchange The Australian company behind Bike Exchange, Rpro Holdings Limited, went public with its “world’s leading digital bike marketplace.” Since Feb. 9, the marketplace has been listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Sydney under the name Bike Exchange Limited. The share code is ...
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Australia's BCF sees sales grow by more than 50% while online sales jump 113%
The BCF (Boating Camping Fishing) chain, part of Super Retail Group, posted a 51 percent sales increase in the financial half-year ending Dec. 26, 2020. Sales on a same-store basis also increased by 51 percent. Meanwhile, online revenues rose by 113 percent. BCF is Australia’s largest retailer of fishing tackle. ...
