All General Outdoor articles – Page 48
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News briefsPerformance Days exhibitor list online
The exhibitor list for the upcoming Performance Days in Munich (Oct. 4-5) is now available on the show’s website. If you want to plan your visit in advance (remember that the event will occupy two halls this time, with a brand new segment: footwear), take some time to browse the ...
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News briefsLenzing extends Refibra technology to Ecovero
Lenzing Group, the Austrian manufacturer of wood-based specialty fibers, has introduced Lenzing Ecovero™ with Refibra™ technology at this year’s Intertextile Shanghai trade show. Building on the success of Tencel Lyocell fibers with Refibra technology, this will allow Lenzing to increase the overall post-consumer content in its products. Refibra technology involves ...
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ArticleOCA gathers key stakeholders for organic cotton from Pakistan
The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) hosted a meeting with key stakeholders from Pakistan on Aug. 24, 2023. The multi-stakeholder organization, which brings organic farming together on its platform, called the meeting a milestone on the road to expanding organic cotton production in South Asia. Pakistan is a unique and relatively ...
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News briefsOnline Brands Nordic’s CFO resigns
Martin Carlsson is leaving his position as Online Brands Nordic’s CFO at his own request to take on a new assignment outside the group. Carlsson started his role at the company in August 2022 after Online Brands acquired Isbjörn of Sweden. The recruitment process to appoint a new CFO will ...
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ArticleFair Wear and GoodWeave collaborate to fight child and forced labor
GoodWeave International, a global, non-profit initiative working to eliminate child labor in the carpet industry, and Fair Wear Foundation, an independent, non-profit organization working to improve conditions for garment factory workers, have joined forces to combat child and forced labor in hidden and informal parts of garment and textile supply ...
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ArticleProgram of EOS 2023 almost finalized (Update)
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has announced additional speakers and content for the European Outdoor Summit in Berlin, Sept. 28-29, 2023 (EOS 2023). Preliminary program of EOS 2023 (as of Aug. 28): Transformative Change: Rosa Sommer, Leaders’ Quest How to unlock innovation within your organization: Karla Morales-Lee and Tara ...
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ArticlePerformance Days expands product range to footwear, more exhibition space
Visitors to the upcoming winter edition of Performance Days in Munich can look forward to some new features. These include a larger exhibition area, expanded from one to two halls, to accommodate the brand-new footwear segment. In addition to the new footwear area, the second hall will also house the ...
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News briefsGrassroots Outdoor Alliance promotes Howe to VP role
Source: Grassroots Outdoor Alliance Dana Howe The Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (GOA), the U.S. organization dedicated to the health and growth of specialty outdoor retail, promoted Dana Howe to Vice President. The new role is an expansion of Howe’s previous Director of Membership and Education role, which she ...
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ArticleLycra launches new intellectual property enforcement initiative
The Lycra Company announced an intellectual property enforcement initiative in support of Lycra® FitSense™ technology, which is an aqueous dispersion of the Lycra® brand polymer which can be printed onto fabrics and garments to give a localized power boost, resulting in shaping and compression benefits. It has been successfully adopted ...
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News briefsSunday Afternoons appoints new CEO
Source: Kristan Kelly Images via Outdoor Sportswire Patrick Mahaffey, Sarah Sameh Oregon-based outdoor headwear brand Sunday Afternoons has named Patrick Mahaffey CEO. He succeeds Sarah Sameh, who led the brand for nearly a decade and recently announced her intention to retire. Mahaffey most recently served as president ...
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News briefsOutdoor retailer announces new trade show format starting summer 2024
Outdoor Retailer (OR) has announced that it will introduce a new format beginning in 2024, developed through industry-wide discussions. The highlights of the new format include a large-scale hosted buyer program, a new Outdoor Design + Innovation show and a simplified booth space plan with a new pricing structure. These ...
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News briefsVF Corp. hires new Chief People Officer
Source: VF Corp Brent Hyder, Chief People Officer VF Corp. has named Brent Hyder Chief People Officer (CPO), effective Sept. 5. He succeeds Anita Graham, who departed to join Labcorp earlier this year. Hyder will report to President and CEO Bracken Darrell and will be a member ...
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ArticleResale specialist Trove secures $30 million Series E funding
Trove, a leading U.S.-based resale and trade-in company for brands and retailers including Canada Goose, Carhartt, Lululemon, Patagonia, REI, Arc’teryx, Allbirds and others, announced $30 million in Series E funding, bringing Trove’s total funding since inception to more than $150 million. The funding round was co-led by Wellington Management and ...
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ArticleNew Wave pushes operating profit up despite small sales dip
New Wave Group, which added Swedish outdoor company Tenson AB to its sports & leisure portfolio on July 1, realized a 4.2 percent increase in segment operating income to 140.2 million Swedish kroner (€12.5m) from SEK 134.5 million for the three months ended June 30. Segment sales declined by 1.4 ...
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News briefsSpinnova receives R&D grant to develop waste-based fibers
Finnish biomaterials company Spinnova has received a grant of a maximum of €1.9 million for a product development project from Business Finland, a public organization under the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy, for the period from April 15, 2023, to April 14, 2025. The product development project aims ...
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News briefsSGS partners with FibreTrace to develop fiber integrity protocol for the textile industry
Testing and certification company SGS has joined forces with FibreTrace, a cloud-based platform that traces and verifies fibers for each stage of the textile supply chain, to develop a new fiber integrity protocol for the textile industry. The partnership will support brands through the integration of audited pathways with cloud-based ...
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News briefsColumbia appoints Tom Gyles as SVP, global distribution network
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Tom Gyles as its new Senior Vice President, Global Distribution Network. He will oversee North America and Europe wholesale, retail, and e-commerce company-owned distribution operations, which means an overall staff of 2,000 employees. He will also oversee the global third-party logistics network, strategy and operations. Gyles ...
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News briefsCanadian heated apparel brand expands to the U.S.
ewool, a Canadian brand specializing in heated apparel, has announced its entry into the U.S. market. ewool was founded to redefine the way people experience cold weather. The brand aims to change the perception of cold weather through the use of leading technologies. The company’s products provide warmth and comfort ...
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ArticleOutdoor Industry Climate Action Corps releases 2022 impact report
The U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Climate Action Corps has released the latest data from its 2022 Impact Report, which summarizes the group’s goals, methodology, results and findings, as well as an assessment of the overall impact to date. The OIA Climate Action Corps was formed in January 2020 to ...
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News briefsViking Outdoor moves into kids apparel
The Norwegian brand Viking Outdoor Footwear is expanding into a new category. Launching in August, just in time for back-to-kindergarten, Viking Outdoor will release its first range of kids’ apparel A full range of baselayers, midlayers, outerlayers and accessories are in the pipeline. Outerlayers will include playsuits that are built ...
