All General Outdoor articles – Page 131
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News briefsHydro Flask partners with Surfrider Foundation
Source: Hydro Flask #Refillforgood limited edition bottle Hydro Flask continues its partnership with the Surfrider Foundation, kicking of Plastic Free July and its 2021 #RefillForGood campaign with a limited edition of insulated stainless steel flasks. Hydro Flask launched its Refill For Good initiative in July 2020, empowering ...
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ArticleTMC releases database for microfiber shedding and standardized test
After a joint effort of The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) and its members, a wide database and globally aligned and standard test method to determine the level of microfibers shed from fabric during domestic laundering has just been released. The test method and detailed database for the specification ...
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News briefsCimalp expands online store into German-speaking region
The French brand CimAlp has extended its offer to the entire German-speaking market: Consumers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH region) are now able to purchase CimAlp’s products directly at the brand’s website. For around ten years, the company from Saint Marcel, founded in 1964, has been ...
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News briefsSustainable sports retailer Sportgreen opens first stores
After launching its online platform for sustainable sports products In April 2021, Sportgreen has opened a physical flagship store of 800 square meters under the same name and with the same products in the German town of Ingelheim. The new store adds up to two smaller Sportgreen shops that were ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin collaborates with brrr° and Lenzing
Jack Wolfskin has presented numerous new developments in its new summer collection for 2022, both in the textile segment as well as in its footwear and equipment segments. New partnerships in textile technology are particularly noteworthy. In addition to Polartec, the brand is now also cooperating for the first time ...
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News briefsPolartec announces transition to DWR finishes without PFASs
Polartec, the U.S. functional fabric manufacturer and a Milliken & Company brand, will completely eliminate the use of PFAS (including PFC) in its durable water repellent (DWR) finishes. The functional fabrics will not make any sacrifices in terms of durability or water-repellent function despite the elimination of PFAS, Polartec said. ...
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News briefsReima keeps kids cool with sugar substitute
For Summer 21, Finnish brand Reima continues its Cooling Comfort collection that helps kids feel fresh despite the summer heat. One innovative technology is called Xylitol Cool and is based on edible sweeteners. Originally used in Finland as a sugar substitute in chewing gum and candies, it turns out that ...
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ArticleABS and Pyua with new shareholders and sales manager
Following the acquisition by Spin Capital in 2018, brand relaunches and a renewed and expanded product range for both ABS Protection GmbH and Pyua, the team around Spin Capital’s CEO, Dr. Stefan Mohr, is now receiving further support from some well-known sports and fashion industry veterans. Edgar Rosenberger ...
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News briefsP.A.C. moves into new, sustainable headquarters and production
P.A.C. (a family-run brand for multifunctional headgear and socks) has moved into its new headquarters in Schweinfurt, Germany. On a site of 25,000 square meters, 6,000 square meters of production and logistics space and 1,200 square meters of office space for up to 200 employees have been created. The company ...
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News briefsRab and Lowe Alpine to offer more recycled materials
In their new collections for spring 2022, Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd. brands Rab and Lowe Alpine have increased the share of recycled materials within their ranges. After integrating more recycled fabrics into the apparel collections in earlier seasons, the U.K. companies will also use recycled materials in their sleeping bags ...
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ArticleHelen of Troy’s Hydro Flask starts year strongly
Helen of Troy’s Houseware segment, which includes outdoor drinkware brand Hydro Flask, posted revenues of $193.6 million in the first fiscal quarter ended May 31, up by 37.7 percent compared to the year earlier. Gains in the top line were due to the positive comparative effect from store closures and ...
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ArticleAnta Sports Q2 sales growth continues at slightly slower pace
Anta Sports continued to show strong sales growth in the second quarter ended June 30. However, the pace of growth slowed somewhat from the first quarter, which benefited from a strong comparison effect as strict lockdown measures were imposed in China in the first quarter of 2020. In an operational ...
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Afydad extends member base to tourism and marketing
The Spanish Association of Sporting Goods Manufacturers and Distributors (Afydad) is expanding its member base to sports marketing and tourism agencies, in addition to the retail sector. The trade body is also creating ten working groups that will focus on digital transformation, fitness, equipment and e-sports, outdoor, padel, internationalization, mobility ...
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ArticleLight My Fire welcomes new EU guideline to restrict single-use plastics
As of July 3, it is forbidden to put new single-use plastic products on the market. This is in line with the EU directive on single-use plastics. The Swedish brand Light My Fire, founded 25 years ago, welcomes the directive as a step in the right direction. Light My Fire ...
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News briefsAlpkit sets new CO2 reduction targets for 2025
Source: Alpkit website U.K. outdoor brand Alpkit, based in Nottinghamshire, has published new science-based targets to reduce its absolute emissions by 46 percent from pre-pandemic levels within the next few years. The company aims to also reduce value chain impacts by committing to a ‘per item’ reduction ...
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ArticleOutdoor company stocks continue to gain ground in Q2
From the first quarter to the second quarter of 2021, the 32 outdoor stocks we track were up 13.82 percent. Neither the bike nor the retail companies had a major impact here, but rather a few of the large groups such as Anta Sports, Vista Outdoor and American Outdoor Brands, ...
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Buff reports 63% growth
Original Buff, the Spanish headwear and neckwear company, saw its revenues soar by 63 percent to €85 million during the financial year ended April 30, thanks to multiple reasons. It benefited from the increased popularity of outdoor activities during the Covid-19 pandemic, the launch of its anti-Covid face masks and ...
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News briefsKathmandu group issues profit warning
The new Covid-related retail lockdowns in Australia have negatively affected the profitability of Kathmandu Holdings. Its guidance for the financial year ending July 31 has been reduced to underlying Ebitda of 120 million New Zealand dollars (€71.3m-$84.1m) on revenues of NZ$ 930 million (€552m-$651m), which would compare with Ebitda of ...
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ArticleBluesign releases its revised 2021 chemical substances lists
St. Gallen-based company Bluesign has just released its revised standard lists for the restrictions for chemical substances in textile production and supply chains, relevant for all Bluesign system partners. The revision incorporates new scientific knowledge on the toxicological and ecological profile of substances, the new legal classification ...
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Authentic Brands Group files for IPO
Confirming rumors that have circulated in the past few weeks, the rapidly expanding Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has filed for an initial public offering. It said it seeks to raise $100 million through an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, but it did not indicate yet the timing, how ...
