All General Outdoor articles – Page 154
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VF signs the UN Global Compact
VF Corp. is now a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) and has endorsed the Women’s Empowerment Principles. The UNGC’s ten principles boil down to the upholding of “internationally proclaimed human rights,” freedom of association and collective bargaining for labor, the rejection of forced, compulsory and child labor, ...
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News briefsIspo Brandnew winners announced
Source: Messe München ISPO Brandnew 2021 Ispo Brandnew, purportedly the world’s largest start-up competition for the sporting goods industry started by Messe München 20 years ago, will as usual form part of the next – entirely virtual – Ispo Munich trade show, scheduled for Feb. 1-5. Some ...
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Arc’Teryx partners with luxury fashion label for Jil Sander+ winter sportswear capsule
Lucie and Luke Meier, the creative directors of Milan-based luxury fashion brand Jil Sander, have teamed up with Arc’teryx on a fall 2021 capsule collection for Jil Sander+, the company’s line dedicated to active life outdoors. Making its debut in stores in October 2021, the capsule will include men’s and ...
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VF named one of the “Top 75 Companies for Executive Women”
Working Mother Media (WMM), a U.S. strategic professional services firm that partners with companies to develop inclusive talent strategies, has named VF Corp. one of the “2020+ Top Companies for Executive Women.” This list is considered the most definitive list of top jobs for women seeking to move up the ...
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Ferrino presents its new historical digital archive
Ferrino, the Italian outdoor company celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, has presented Archivio Storico Digitale Ferrino, a new digital archive that allows you to trace the history of the brand. The new digital tool gathers and makes accessible memories and documents from the company’s long-standing history. The company said ...
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ArticleGore and Bionic Yarn collab to develop textiles made from ocean-bound plastics
W. L. Gore & Associates and Bionic Yarn, a material engineering company from New York, have announced a collaboration to drive the development of a high-performance textile made from traceable, recycled plastic. Gore said it recently made an equity investment in Bionic to help streamline its fiber supply chain and ...
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ArticleFrance postpones the start of winter season clearance sale to January 20
The French government has postponed to Jan. 20 the start of the winter clearance period from its initial date of Jan. 6. The clearance period will last four weeks. In radio interview with RMC/BFM TV, the Economy Minister, Bruno Le Maire, added that the measure is aimed at helping small ...
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EVOC cooperates with Haukland
Two years ago, travel photographer and social influencer Benjamin Jaworskyj founded the photographer’s clothing brand Haukland with the goal to provide photographers and filmmakers with functional clothing that meets all requirements for functionality and flexibility, looks good and is reasonably priced. Together with the German sports brand EVOC, an exclusive ...
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ArticleZumiez posts good results in Q3 thanks to Blue Tomato and Fast Times
Zumiez, the American action sports retailer that owns Blue Tomato in Europe and Fast Times in Australia, performed well in the third fiscal quarter ended on Oct. 31, thanks to a good performance outside its core North American market. Its net income soared by 51.5 percent from the year-ago quarter ...
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News briefsYou can send your avatar to Ispo Beijing 2021
Source: ISPO Beijing While the upcoming Ispo Munich will be held entirely digitally, Ispo Beijing will be held physically and as planned from Jan. 14 to 16. However, since the majority of the world outside China will hardly be able to travel to Beijing due to Covid-19 ...
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News briefsPeak Performance collaborates with The Fabricant to digitize its collection
The textile industry – creative but slow to seize on new technologies – is undoubtedly not the most environmentally friendly industry on the market. To move towards sustainability, brands and consumers need to keep up with innovations, among them digital clothing. To ensure the long-term sustainability of fashion production, The ...
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ArticleSkylotec receives government funding for protective mask production facility
Skylotec is expanding its portfolio to include respiratory protection. The professional and sports climbing and safety gear specialist has invested in five modern production machines and will produce medical face masks and masks for light respiratory protection (FFP masks) beyond the corona pandemic. The German family-owned company has received a ...
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ArticleBurton sells Channel Island Surfboards
After purchasing the brand in 2006, Burton Snowboards has now decided to sell the Californian surf brand Channel Islands Surfboards back to a group led by members of the Channel Islands management team. Founded in Santa Barbara in 1969 by Al and Terry Merrick, the company is now headquartered in ...
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Isbjörn of Sweden grows despite pandemic after launching U.S. webshop
Isbjörn of Sweden, an outdoor kidswear brand, reported strong growth throughout 2020. The company said it has grown 20 percent versus the same period in 2019, with a forecasted 30 percent growth expected for 2021. Isbjörn’s webshop, which was recently also launched in North America, has also grown by a ...
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Kathmandu Group’s CEO is resigning
Kathmandu Holdings, the owner of the Kathmandu, Rip Curl and Oboz brands, has announced the resignation of its group chief executive, Xavier Simonet. After five and a half years with the company, Simonet has decided to pursue another opportunity in the Australian Public Service in a senior position. He will ...
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Stefan Rosenkranz appointed new BSI managing director
Source: BSI Stefan Rosenkranz The board of the Federal Association of the German Sporting Goods Industry (BSI) has appointed Stefan Rosenkranz as its new managing director. Rosenkranz will take up his new position on Feb. 1, 2021. Most recently, Rosenkranz worked as a business consultant for digitization ...
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Calzados Fal donates shoes for refugees
Calzados Fal – Chiruca is contributing to a humanitarian campaign to aid refugees who have traveled through the Balkans and ended up in Greece. The campaign has been organized by Bienvenidos Refugiados de La Rioja (Welcome Refugees of La Rioja) – a group headquartered, like Calzados Fal itself, in the ...
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News briefsWHO announces new physical activity guidelines
At a time when many people are home-bound due to Covid-19, new World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behavior emphasize that everyone, of all ages and abilities, can be physically active and that every type of movement counts. WHO statistics show that one in four adults, ...
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ArticleOutdoor stands out at Schwan Stabilo
The outdoor division of the German Schwan Stabilo Group recorded a drop in revenues for its financial year ended June 30, 2020, due to pandemic-related lockdowns from mid March to early May 2020. Sales declined by 5.1 percent from the previous year to €159.7 million. All four brands in the ...
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Schmidt-Eisenhart will be Calida Group’s new CEO
The board of directors of the Swiss Calida Group, which includes the Lafuma Group with the outdoor brands Millet and Lafuma, has appointed Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart as chief executive officer of the Calida Group. Schmidt-Eisenhart will succeed Reiner Pichler in the first half of 2021. As reported earlier, Pichler will continue ...
