All General Outdoor articles – Page 78
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New Schöffel-Lowa shop-in-store opened in Backnang, Germany
Thomas Grabert, who runs the Intersport Grabert store (that operated as Intersport Hettich until 2017) in the German town of Backnang, has renovated and newly opened the 1,000-sqm store. Part of the space is now a 120-sqm Schöffel-Lowa shop-in-store – the 37th in Europe. Grabert also runs a Schöffel-Lowa brand ...
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YKK to introduce narrower watertight zipper for outdoor apparel
With a new watertight zipper that will be introduced at the coming ISPO Munich trade show, Japanese company YKK targets the outdoor apparel market. According to company information, the Aqualock zipper is a completely watertight new solution that is narrower, more lightweight and more flexible than the current Aquaseal zipper ...
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Craghoppers launches capsule collection with fibers made from carbon emissions
Going to market in Fall 2023, U.K. company Craghoppers is introducing its first capsule collection of four styles featuring a blended material made from recycled polyester and fibers converted from CO2 industrial waste. The fleece fabric, which has been developed with technology company Lanzatech, contains 30 percent of fibers made ...
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Eddie Bauer Korea collabs with sneaker brand for outdoor-inspired collection
Eddie Bauer’s Korean partner CJ ENM is collaborating with local sneaker brand Mother Ground for its latest collection, which is released this November. The collection includes outerwear, sneakers and accessories inspired by Mother Ground’s chief designer’s journey to Karakoram Pass, the highest point on the ancient Silk Road. Eddie ...
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Schoeller Textil undergoes rebranding and defines brand strategy
The Swiss textile manufacturer Schoeller Textil AG has reworked its logo and brand claim. With a modern corporate design and the new claim “Textile Intelligence,” the company wants to embody the guiding principle of the development and successful implementation of innovation and intelligent textile technologies. In a company statement, the ...
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Rocky Brands lowers FY revenue outlook
Despite reporting steady or strong sales from its portfolio of footwear brands during the third quarter, Rocky Brands has lowered its FY revenue outlook due to a difficult, year-over-year sales comparison in the fourth quarter. Through nine months, the parent of the Durango and Georgia brands, among others, had a ...
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Bergzeit Re-Use expanded to include outdoor clothing for kids
Bergzeit is expanding its “Re-Use” online store, launched earlier this summer, to include second-hand outdoor clothing and footwear for children. The store now offers jackets, pants, sweatshirts, shoes and even equipment such as hiking backpacks or bike bags for the whole family from well-known brands such as Patagonia, Ortovox, Maloja, ...
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Sport Press launches Winter Business Days
Sport Press SRL SB, the organizers of the Outdoor & Running Business Days (ORBDAYS) in Italy’s Riva del Garda, is launching a winter version of the event called Winter Business Days (WBDAYS). The first edition of the new B2B event is scheduled to take place on Jan. 22-23, 2023, in ...
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Scarpa leads EU-funded recycling project
Scarpa, the Italian outdoor footwear specialist, has announced the launch of Re-Shoes, a recycling initiative backed by the European Union (EU). As the project leader, Scarpa will coordinate the efforts of a consortium of international companies that involve the recycling of end-of-life footwear reprocessed into new footwear. The project, which ...
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Didriksons returns to Paris
After a successful first appearance in 2021, Swedish jacket brand Didriksons is returning to France to open a new three-month pop-up store in the iconic Heureux les Curieux in Paris’ Le Marais district. The brand commented that it expects the audience to continue to grow and that having a physical ...
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Houdini opens second Stockholm store/hub
Located in Kungsgatan 30 in a former Samsung shop, Swedish brand Houdini has opened its second store in the capital. With the new opening, the shopping street in central Stockholm now has the Houdini Hub next to the Norröna and The North Face flagship stores, followed by Naturkompaniet in one ...
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Version 3.0 of the ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substances List published
The ZDHC Foundation has published the latest update of its Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL). The MRSL version 3.0 is now visible on the Roadmap to Zero website, along with the updated versions of the ZDHC MRSL Conformance Guidance (version 2.0), ZDHC MRSL Update Principle and Procedures (version 3.0) and ...
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Oberalp tackles its brand’s relevance for the Gen Z
The annual Oberalp virtual summit, just held in Zurich, Switzerland, had a special theme: “The Gen Z mountains – how the next generation is changing the outdoor industry.” In a virtual and physical meeting, several speakers, activists and Gen Z outdoor enthusiasts gathered to discuss the issues that move the ...
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Rugged outdoor footwear market rebounds in 2021
After a disappointing 2020, impacted adversely by the global pandemic, the global branded outdoor shoe market returned to growth last year. Worldwide rugged outdoor footwear sales climbed 28 percent higher to $6,756 million in U.S. dollars in 2021, based on research conducted by the Outdoor Industry Compass in partnership with Sporting Goods Intelligence.
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Hologenix and Unifi partner on “Celliant with Repreve” performance fiber
Materials science firm Hologenix, the creators of Celliant, has teamed up with Unifi, a global producer of recycled and synthetic yarns and the maker of recycled performance fiber Repreve, to develop Celliant with Repreve. The new performance fiber combines the infrared (IR) properties of Celliant infrared technology with the sustainable ...
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Outdoor recreation sales slip at Newell Brands
Newell Brands, the parent of CampingGaz, Coleman, Marmot, and Ex-Officio, has reported a 26.0 percent decline in its outdoor & recreation segment sales to $289 million from $391 million for the period ended Sept. 30. An 18.4-percent drop in core sales, unfavorable foreign exchange and exits from certain low-margin categories ...
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Ortlieb and Driver Berlin cooperate on upcycling
Source: Ortlieb Scrap material is generated during production at Ortlieb, which the company is now handing over to Fahrer Berlin for upcycling. Both the German pioneer of waterproof outdoor and bicycle bags and backpacks Ortlieb Sportartikel GmbH and the comparatively young bicycle accessories brand Fahrer Berlin GmbH ...
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Slumping bike product sales cause double-digit sales decline at Thule Group in Q3
More expensive raw materials, higher freight costs, unfavorable exchange rates, etc. – initially, Thule Group AB was still somehow able to offset the effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with price increases and efficiency measures. But even then, the Swedish company explicitly referred to the unstable market situation in ...
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RVRC appoints COO
Source: LinkedIn Hanna Blixt RevolutionRace (RVRC) has appointed Hanna Blixt as chief operating officer, effective Nov. 1, 2022, a newly created position on the management team with responsibilities including logistics, customer service and human resources. Blixt served previously as the company’s business development and insight director and ...
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Didriksons opens Brand Studio
Source: Didriksons Didriksons Brand Studio in Borås, Sweden To increase brand awareness and position itself as “The Swedish Jacket Brand,” Didriksons is now opening its own Brand Studio. The studio is located in the center of Borås and consists of a showroom, offices, auditoriums and a photo ...