All China articles
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ArticleNike reportedly reviving its outdoor sub-brand ACG
According to media reports, Nike plans to revitalize its outdoor sub-brand ACG under new leadership in Asia.
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OpinionFunctional Textiles Shanghai: Getting the buzz back to what shows offer
FTS brings key sports and outdoor textile players together for dynamic discussions, highlighting innovations in sustainable materials.
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News briefsDahon and RoyalBaby form strategic partnership
The two Chinese companies are joining forces to develop children’s bicycles.
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News briefsIntertextile Shanghai hit the milestone of 100,000 visitors
The event registered a 29% increase in international buyers
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News briefsOIA urges US Congress to act on De Minimis reform
The Outdoor Industry Association supports De Minimis reform to protect US businesses and jobs.
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News briefsMontane opens store in Beijing
The British brand has opted for China for its first Asian store as the number of outdoor enthusiasts in the country is growing.
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ArticleLionRock forms joint venture to grow Haglöfs in Greater China
To establish and expand the Haglöfs brand in the Greater China region, LionRock Capital founded a joint venture with the wholly owned subsidiary Affluent Team Global Limited of Viva Goods Company Limited in June 2024. LionRock, based in Hong Kong, acquired Haglöfs from Asics in December 2023. The new joint ...
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ArticleThe US bans more importers of Xinjiang cotton
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has added some 26 Chinese textile companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA, enacted in December 2021) Entity List. Importing their goods into the US is now banned. The companies in question are cotton producers, trading houses and warehouses. Most operate ...
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News briefsIncreasing participation in fishing in China
The recreational fishery industry in China’s southern island province of Hainan alone recorded a total output value exceeding 4 billion yuan ($563m) in 2023, representing a year-on-year surge of 90 percent, according to preliminary data provided by local authorities. Fishing participation in the province jumped by 73 percent in 2023 ...
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News briefsChinese prisoner’s ID apparently found in Regatta coat
An identification card that apparently belongs to a Chinese prisoner was found by a woman in Derbyshire, UK, inside the lining of a jacket from British outdoor brand Regatta, the Guardian has reported. The waterproof jacket was purchased online in the Black Friday sale. When the customer received the item ...
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News briefsChina aims to build €385bn outdoor sports industry by 2025
According to the government news agency Xinhua, China aims to develop outdoor sports into an industry worth 3 trillion yuan renminbi (€386 billion) by 2025, according to a government action plan released last week. The action plan, which covers the period from 2023 to 2025, aims to boost the construction ...
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News briefsNational Geographic opens first outdoor clothing store in China
National Geographic Apparel has inaugurated a new store in Nanjing, at the Deji Plaza shopping mall. It is the brand’s first flagship store in Mainland China. Its pop-up store in Beijing will conclude the pre-opening business in October and start official operations in October. The Nanjing store features large-scale nature ...
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News briefsStorck goes China
A distribution partnership between German premium bike supplier Storck Bicycle GmbH and China’s Golden Wheel Group (also known as Tianjin Golden Wheel Bicycle Group) was officially signed at this year’s China Cycle Show (May 5-8) in Shanghai. A key aspect of the cooperation is the distribution of Storck’s racing and ...
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News briefsChina announces new sustainability platform for textiles
A new sustainable platform for textile products, supervised by the Chinese Ministry, was launched on April 4, according to ChinaDaily.com. The Reborn – China Fiber Zero Carbon Action 2023 – Sustainable Textiles Credible Platform is supervised by the Department of Consumer Goods Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information ...
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ArticleCake enters China, collaborates with Shanghai manufacturer for 150,000 units
Cake, the Swedish manufacturer of premium lightweight electric motorcycles, has announced a major partnership with Shanghai-based bicycle manufacturer and retailer Shanghai Forever. The goal is to produce and sell 150,000 units in China over the next four years. Shanghai Forever was established in 1940 as one of the earliest bicycle ...
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News briefsPolygiene with new distributor in China
To accelerate growth in China, the Polygiene Group has signed an agreement with Suzhou Standing TextileTechnologies Ltd (SST), a Jiangsu province-based textile supplier and distributor for national and global brands. Increasing sales by working closely with distributors as sales partners is a key component of Polygiene’s growth strategy in China, ...
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News briefsHohenstein to open new textile testing laboratory in Shanghai
Germany-based Hohenstein, a provider of textile testing and a founding member of Oeko-Tex, is opening another testing lab in Shanghai. Starting in the first quarter of 2023, the new facility, located in the Pudong District industrial park, will supplement the Hong Kong laboratory capacity. It will add to Hohenstein’s capacity ...
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News briefsChina goes hardcore for mountaincore
Mountaincore – or, as Jing Daily describes it, camping-inspired utility wear with urban chic – appears to be on the rise in China. Citing the social media and e-commerce platform Xiaohongshu, Jing Daily writes that the closure of China’s borders over Covid “pushed millions of young Chinese to spend their ...
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News briefsPeak Performance opens first store in China
The Scandinavian outdoor brand Peak Performance has continued its expansion by opening a brand store in the exclusive Sanlitun neighborhood in Beijing. In the store, high-tech design meets Peak Performance’s Scandinavian heritage and DNA with a passion for the outdoors in focus. The expansion into China as a new market ...
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News briefsArc’teryx opens first stores in Yunnan with Songtsam
Luxury boutique hotel group Songtsam has announced the opening of the first two Arc’teryx / Songtsam stores in Yunnan, a province in the southwest of the People’s Republic of China. One is the Arc’teryx Mountain Classroom Shangri-La Center, located in the Songtsam Linka Retreat Shangri-La. The second store is located ...
