All General Outdoor articles – Page 153
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Germany expands and tightens lockdown until end of January
The German government announced Jan. 5 that it is extending the Corona lockdown. Not only will it be extended until Jan. 31, but measures to contain the pandemic will be tightened. For non-essential retailers, that’s a big problem. Even before the federal government announced the extension, some retailers had told ...
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ArticleBike stocks 2020: Corona gives the bicycle industry a turbo boost
Same same but different – 2020 has been a real rollercoaster. Not only for the world economy but for each individual: Corona set the course. 2020 saw the most extreme stock market movements ever. What it finally taught us above all: whether economic, trade or other wars, political crises or ...
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EOCA’s Green Friday fundraiser collects more than €50,000
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) reported that its last online fundraising event exceeded all expectations in raising money for conservation. Together with 17 of its members, the association held an online Green Friday fundraiser, which resulted in more than €50,000 being raised. This has provided a significant boost to ...
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ArticleWho are the winners of the Corona summer?
The outdoor industry and tourism associations weathered the first Corona summer quite well. Some hiking and biking equipment suppliers were even able to record double-digit growth rates compared to the previous year. However, things are now looking rather bleak for the first few months of the coming year.
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UK online marketplace OnBuy with New Year’s Day price crash event ahead of global rollout
OnBuy, a U.K. online marketplace launched in November 2016, has announced a £50 million price crash event for New Year’s Day. The marketplace, which offers products in 17 categories, including sports & outdoor, will reduce all seller fees so that every single one of the more than 30 million items ...
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News briefsVF completes acquisition of Supreme
VF Corp. reports that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of the streetwear brand Supreme® for an aggregate base purchase price of $2.1 billion subject to customary adjustments for cash, indebtedness, working capital and transaction expenses. As a result of the transaction, Supreme has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of ...
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NordShield accelerates launch of biodegradable antimicrobial textile protection
Nordic BioTech Group has accelerated the market entry of NordShield® BioLayr, an antimicrobial technology for consumer fibers, in consideration of the growing demand for protection against viruses and bacteria during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. NordShield BioLayr is said to provide textiles used in garments or shoes as well as accessories ...
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ArticleISPO Munich 2021: What to expect from the online show
As reported earlier, for the first time in its 50-year history, ISPO Munich will be held purely digitally from Feb. 1 to 5, 2021. Last week, organizer Messe München reported that numerous international brands have already registered to present themselves and their products in the Expo Area and revealed further ...
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Out Of Step to distribute Poler in the U.K.
After expanding into Asia and testing the German market earlier this year, Poler, an outdoor, camping and lifestyle brand based in Portland, Oregon, has appointed Out Of Step (OOS) Retail Ltd., a London-based brand agency specializing in American and Australian street and skatewear brands, as its new distributor for the ...
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ArticleYouth Alpine Interrail: Young adults campaign for more sustainable mobility
As part of the Youth Alpine Interrail project, young adults traveled by train through the Alps in the summer of 2018 and 2019 and addressed climate protection and sustainable mobility. On Dec. 9, 2020, they and other young adults discussed with representatives of environmental and spatial planning ministries what is ...
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News briefsFjällräven announces recipients of 2020 Arctic Fox funds
With the Arctic Fox Initiative, Fjällräven annually awards funds to several non-profit organizations and projects that aim to preserve nature or wildlife and are either associated with taking climate action or encouraging more people to go outdoors and appreciate nature. Fjällräven believes that great ideas need collective support to be ...
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News briefsRussia's Wildberries now selling in Israel
Russia’s biggest online retailer, Wildberries, has stepped up its international expansion by entering the Israeli market, the company said in a statement. The company will be offering buyers in Israel up to 5 million items from 39,000 brands, including sports products, clothing, toys and household appliances. Purchased items are to ...
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ArticleVaude presents new “Detox” CSR report
With its latest sustainability report, Vaude has launched an entire website that fully lists and explains in detail all of the company’s past, present and future actions. By voluntarily signing the Greenpeace Detox Commitment, Vaude had already made a clear commitment in 2015 to gradually eliminate chemicals of concern by ...
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News briefsKlarna and Verifone partner to enable new comfortable shopping experiences in physical stores globally
Klarna, the leading global payments provider and shopping service from Sweden, has announced a strategic partnership with Verifone, a California-based provider of hardware products for payment processing, that will make Klarna available as the first buy-now-pay-later solution to millions of Verifone devices in the U.S. and Europe. The integration to ...
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Xefco and HeiQ launch new antiviral textile treatment
Xefco®, an Australian materials science and technology start-up specializing in innovative thin-film coating technologies for the textile industry offered to outdoor apparel, fashion and home textile markets, has launched XViroblock™ in collaboration with Swiss textile innovator HeiQ. According to Xefco, XViroblock is the world’s first thin-film antimicrobial copper surface treatment ...
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ArticleApex’s sales down by 17%
Lower licensee sales due to the pandemic, and the non-renewal of certain Cherokee brand licensing deals, weighed on the revenues of Apex Global Brands, previously called Cherokee Global Brands. Sales for the parent company of Hi-Tec, Magnum, and Tony Hawk dropped by 17 percent to $4.1 million for its third ...
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ArticleOpen Air Group invests in fast-growing Swedish outdoor brand Garphyttan
Open Air Group (OAG), a Stockholm-based group that includes the Chevalier, Tracker, Alaska 1795, Burrel and Valio brands and e-retailers Widforss.se, Widforss.no, Retkitukku.fi and Koiravaruste.fi, is becoming a minority owner of the fast-growing Swedish outdoor brand Garphyttan. Garphyttan develops clothing for outdoor life, work and leisure and has in a ...
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Pro Feet Functional Wear reorganizes its management
German company Pro Feet Functional Wear GmbH, responsible among other things for the H.A.D. headwear and multifunctional scarf brand, has appointed Sebastian Reuthal as its new managing director. He takes over from Alexander Klinger, who had assumed operational management of the sales, marketing and logistics divisions as CEO in 2014. ...
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News briefsUvex offers protective glove with HeiQ Viroblock for everyday use
Source: Uvex Safety Group Uvex phynomic silv-air grip To successfully interrupt infection lines via smear or contact infections, the Uvex Safety Group, the occupational safety brand of the German Uvex Group that also owns Uvex Sports and Alpina, has developed the phynomic silv-air, a new protective glove ...
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Keen named one of the most admired companies in the state of Oregon
U.S. footwear brand Keen has been named one of the most admired companies in the U.S. state of Oregon in 2020 by the Portland Business Journal for the third year in a row. According to the 400 respondents to the annual survey, which was conducted throughout Oregon and southwest Washington ...
