All General Outdoor articles – Page 148
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Shop Pay expands to Facebook and Instagram in the U.S.
Shopify is expanding Shop Pay – the fastest and most secure way to shop online, according to the Canadian e-commerce software company – to all U.S. Shopify merchants selling on Facebook and Instagram. With Shop Pay now available as a fast and secure payment option on Facebook, people also get ...
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Payment service Klarna launches bank account in Germany
Klarna is launching consumer bank accounts in Germany, with the aim to provide them with further control of their finances. The launch marks a first for the company and will allow customers to easily track, categorize and analyze all of their everyday spending using the Klarna app. A Klarna bank ...
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ArticleYeti’s sales and profits rocket
Yeti, the American brand of coolers and drinkware and other outdoor equipment, recorded a 26 percent gain in revenues for the three months ended Jan. 4, 2021, to $375.8 million, driven by strong growth in direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales. Products in the Coolers & Equipment and Drinkware segment led sales, as ...
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OpinionBiodegradability: The next battle in the war of greenwashing?
One of the main incoming extra features attached to synthetics this spring is biodegradability. Synthetics have come in for much criticism as they are seen as the primary source of plastics in the ocean, so would it make sense to have the visible part of them break down quicker: Is ...
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Cotopaxi sets ambitious sustainability goal
Cotopaxi has announced its goal to have 100 percent of its products certified as using only responsible, recycled, or repurposed materials by 2022. Currently, Cotopaxi’s product line contains the following sustainability features and percentages: 80 percent of product families have one or more sustainability features; 90 percent of total ...
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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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Allied develops ultra high-performance recycled down with enhanced fill power
Allied Feather + Down has announced what it claims to be the highest fill-power ever achieved in a certified post-consumer recycled down. The new RENU:750 represents an improvement on the RENU:700 down. Allied was able to alter the way that post-consumer material was processed and separated to create the new ...
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ArticleRip Curl continues to support Kathmandu’s performance
The acquisition of Rip Curl in October 2019 was a good one for Kathmandu Holdings. In a preliminary trading update, the Australian group said that its revenues for the six months ended on Jan. 31, 2021, progressed by 12 percent from the year-ago period, as Rip Curl’s strong performance offset ...
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ArticleNewell’s sales up by 2.5 %
Newell Brands’ revenues for the fourth quarter rose by 2.5 percent to $2.7 billion, as a core sales gain of 4.9 percent was partially offset by currency headwinds and divested businesses. The management said that it ended the fourth quarter on a very strong note, with six out of eight ...
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ArticleJack Wolfskin’s parent records higher losses on higher sales
Callaway Golf Co. saw its net loss in the fiscal fourth quarter deepen to $40.6 million, compared with a loss of $29.2 million last year. However, sales surged by 20.2 percent to $374.6 million, led by strong demand in the golf equipment segment and a quicker-than-expected recovery in the softgoods ...
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News briefsWoolmark launches online sourcing guide
The Woolmark Company has launched the first edition of The Wool Lab Digital, a new online platform for its fabric and yarn sourcing guide for use by suppliers as a digital showcase and by buyers as a key sourcing service. The release of the digital tool coincides with the 10th ...
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First labs receive approval to screen genetically modified cotton in organic cotton value chain
A total of 14 laboratories in different continents have been approved to carry out a test for the presence of genetically modified (GM) cotton along the organic cotton value chain. In 2019, Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), the Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) and Textile Exchange partnered to develop the ISO ...
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News briefsVivobarefoot wins sustainability award for algae-based footwear
Vivobarefoot is one of the winners of Arizona-based Footprint Foundation’s 2021 Ocean Hero Awards, which recognize innovative champions that are positively affecting the environment on a global scale. Vivobarefoot was honored with an Innovative Engineering Award “for developing the first footwear made from algae, a renewable aquatic resource.” Footprint, a ...
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ArticleBrand relaunch for Pyua
The German brand Pyua, which has stood for sustainable outdoor clothing since its inception in 2008, has unveiled a new brand identity that is intended to stand even more uncompromisingly for its sustainability mission. For the brand relaunch, Pyua has focused on three principles: Purity, Versatility and, above all, Circularity. ...
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ArticleVF plans to eliminate single-use plastic packaging by 2025
VF Corp. has announced new sustainable packaging goals, defined as “a critical component of VF’s global sustainability strategy” for its large portfolio of brands, including The North Face, Vans, Timberland, Icebreaker and Eastpak, among others. The new targets revolve around the following four pillars : Eliminate all single-use plastic ...
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News briefsCDP recognizes Lenzing as Supplier Engagement Leader
The global non-profit environmental organization CDP, based in Berlin, has recognized Lenzing’s commitment along the supply chain to drive the transition to a sustainable economy. The Austrian manufacturer of sustainable specialty fibers is now a member of the CDP Supplier Engagement Leaderboard, ranking among the top 7 percent of all ...
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ArticleMesse München sees first ISPO Munich Online as a success
Messe München has hailed its first fully digital ISPO Munich Online, which took place Feb. 1-5, as a success shared with the industry, thanks to its commitment to the world’s leading sporting goods event. According to the organizer, the virtual Expo Area, with 545 exhibitors, and the complementary congress with ...
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Toray launches eco-textile with the feel of traditional Japanese paper
Toray Industries, the Tokyo-based chemical company, has introduced a new polyester filament fabric called Camifu. Toray says that the new material “combines the softness, smoothness, and comfort of synthetic fibers with the natural feel and random unevenness of traditional Japanese paper” and recommends it “for a variety of clothing uses, ...
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Fitbit and Garmin win an IP round against Philips
An administrative law judge of the International Trade Commission of the U.S. issued an initial determination that clears Garmin and Fitbit of a charge that they have been infringing on patents held by Koninklijke Philips and its North American subsidiary. In December 2019, the Dutch electronics multinational had brought a ...
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ArticleFenix ends 2020 in the red
The Fenix Outdoor International group posted weak results for the fourth quarter of 2020. The management said that the quarter started well, with strong reorders and brick-and-mortar sales that were showing signs of improvement. However, the second wave of the pandemic and civil unrest in the U.S. – which led ...
