All General Outdoor articles – Page 164
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ArticleApex widens losses
Impairment charges of close to $10 million mostly related to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic weighed on the profits of Apex Global Brands, previously called Cherokee Global Brands. Net loss for the parent company of Hi-Tec, Magnum, and Tony Hawk expanded by 5 percent to $1.3 million for its ...
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News briefsPrimaLoft and Shanghai Challenge Textile enter exclusive global production partnership
PrimaLoft, Inc. and Shanghai Challenge Textile Co, LTD have announced an exclusive partnership for the production of PrimaLoft® Performance Fabrics. Shanghai Challenge is a Shanghai-based manufacturer with a proven track record for the design, research, development and production of functional fabrics. The company will bring this expertise to the PrimaLoft® ...
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News briefsPolygiene survey: Increased laundering due to the pandemic corresponds to 3.5 million more cars in the USA alone
A survey conducted by Polygiene in the USA in early September shows that 3 out of 4 people say they wash their laundry significantly more often due to concerns about viruses. In the free format responses, there was a surprising number of people who wrote that they wash clothes immediately ...
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ArticleCompanies are starting to switch from sea and air to rail to ship to and from China
A train loaded with Lenzing fibers, which left Vienna, Austria, on Aug. 20, reached its destination, the Xinzhu station in Xi’an, China, after only 16 days. The train, which carried 41 containers of Tencel™ Lyocell and Modal fibers with a total value of €1.8 million, covered a total of 10,460 ...
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Surf photographer Todd Glaser joins Mizu’s ambassador team
Mizu, the brand founded by Finnish pro snowboarder Jussi Oksanen in 2008 and offering reusable and eco-friendly stainless steel products mainly for hydration and filtration, has welcomed Todd Glaser, the U.S. photographer, to its ambassador team. As one of the world’s most prolific and well-known surf photographers, Glaser was a ...
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Industrial Revolution has a new VP of sales
Industrial Revolution, a Seattle-based manufacturer of outdoor accessories founded in 1971 as UCO and the American distributor for outdoor brands such as Morakniv of Sweden and Esbit of Germany, has appointed Chris Clark as its new vice president of sales. Clark has more than 20 years of experience in the ...
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Grangers launches survey on environmental research
While the climate and environmental debate is casting a spotlight on over-consumption and fast fashion, the aftercare brand Grangers is conducting important research within the outdoor sector. The “Wear & Care Survey” examines consumer buying habits, the use and repair of outdoor equipment and the importance that buyers attach to ...
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Milliken joins Polypropylene Recycling Coalition
As part of a multi-pronged strategy to increase the circularity of plastics, Milliken & Company, the owner of Polartec, has joined the Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, a U.S. industry alliance formed by The Recycling Partnership to improve the recovery and recycling of polypropylene (PP) in the U.S. Milliken will use its ...
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News briefsEyewear brand Revo releases Jeep capsule collection
The eyewear brand Revo from California, founded in 1985, has introduced a capsule collection that combines its polarized lenses – which draw from lenses developed at NASA to protect satellites from the sun – with design elements from the Jeep automotive brand. The Revo x Jeep Collection comprises four styles: ...
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News briefsOIA asks U.K. outdoor industry to support Ordnance Survey National GetOutside day
The British Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) is again supporting the Ordnance Survey’s National GetOutside day, which will take place on Sunday, Sept. 27. The OIA is calling out to all members and the entire outdoor industry to support the initiative. The industry is asked to direct customers to the GetOutside ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin receives Grüner Knopf certification and 2020 Fair Wear Leader status
Jack Wolfskin, the German outdoor brand owned by the U.S. Callaway Golf Company, has gone through the certification process for the “Grüner Knopf” (Green Button), an initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). A large number of Jack Wolfskin’s products are now certified with the ...
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Policy Hub discusses European agenda for Extended Producer Responsibility
On Sept. 2, the Policy Hub – consisting of stakeholders in six major industry associations (Fesi among them) as well as interested organizations and three apparel and footwear companies – conducted a virtual workshop on what the EU is calling extended producer responsibility (EPR). The chief topics were administrative transparency, ...
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ArticleTretorn strengthens management team in efforts to accelerate DTC transition
Tretorn, the Swedish footwear, outdoor apparel and rainwear specialist, continues to reinforce its management team as it seeks to overhaul its business model and develop direct-to-consumer channels. In the summer of 2019, the company, which was established in 1891, appointed Magnus Månsson as its new chief executive. Before joining Tretorn, ...
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Newell Brands elects Jay Johnson of Lamar Advertising to its Board
Jay L. Johnson, executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of Lamar Advertising Company, a U.S. outdoor advertising company which operates billboards, logo signs, and transit displays in the United States and Canada, has been elected to the board of directors of Newell Brands, effective Sept. 8. He will ...
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ArticleTriple-digit growth in Zumiez' profits
Zumiez, the American action sports retailer that owns Blue Tomato in Europe and Fast Times in Australia, bounced back in the second fiscal quarter ended on Aug.1, after a difficult start of the year due to retail lockdowns. Its net income soared by 181 percent to $25.4 million, on revenues ...
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ArticleIspo Munich: New hybrid concept for 2021
Ispo.com published an interview with exhibition director Markus Hefter giving insights into the next Ispo Munich, which will open its doors from Sunday, Jan. 31, to Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. In the interview, Hefter explains the newly developed hybrid concept of physical and digital participation opportunities. Source: Messe ...
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ArticleNatureTrack Film Festival goes virtual in October
The third annual NatureTrack Film Festival (NTFF), usually taking place in Los Olivos, Calfornia, is going virtual due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Dozens of documentaries and short films from 21 countries will be available online for a global audience Oct. 9-18. Individual tickets for single program blocks are sold for ...
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ArticleClarus expects Black Diamond and Sierra to grow
In a presentation at this year’s virtual edition of the Gateway Conference in San Francisco, an annual invite-only conference that brings together the most compelling companies with the nation’s top investors and analysts, Clarus called the Covid-19 pandemic a “potential blessing” for its Black Diamond and Sierra brands, as new ...
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News briefsAlpkit receives B Corp certificate
We had just reported in July that the British outdoor and bike brand Alpkit was able to raise £1.5 million (€1.6m-$1.9m) in an investment campaign launched on the CrowdCube funding platform. Part of the news was that Alpkit wants to achieve B Corporation Certification by 2022. Well, it happened much ...
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Altexa launches HDry in North America
Matteo and Luca Morlacchi, the Italian brothers who invented the OutDry technology, which Columbia Sportswear acquired 10 years ago, presented a new waterproof and breathable membrane called HDry® at Ispo Munich 2020 with their company Altexa srl. Now, Altexa and GHS Holdings announced the launch of the HDry® brand in ...
