All General Outdoor articles – Page 88
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News briefsIcebreaker publishes transparency report with a focus on regenerative agriculture
VF Corp. brand Icebreaker, headquartered in Switzerland since 2021, has published its latest transparency report, purposefully choosing earth overshoot day as a release date. The report mainly focuses on the efforts and successes the brand has made in regenerative agriculture, one of the important aspects of product circularity. The information ...
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News briefsMore outdoor brands commit to Slide & OTS Winter
In the second year of the official collaboration between Slide and OTS, more outdoor brands have secured a spot at the 2023 winter edition. Show organizer Lesley Beck commented, “In addition to our returning snowsport and lifestyle brands, we have seen a noticeable increase in the number of inquiries coming ...
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ArticleVista Outdoor acquires Simms Fishing Products
Shortly after announcing its acquisition of Fox Racing, a California-based global provider of high-performance motocross, mountain biking and lifestyle gear, for at least $540 million, Vista Outdoor Inc. has now confirmed that it will also acquire Montana-based Simms Fishing Products. Simms is a premium fishing brand and leading designer, marketer ...
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ArticleColumbia will lean on key markets for tempered FY22 sales growth
Simultaneously reporting results for its seasonally lowest volume quarter, Columbia Sportswear reduced its full-year sales and profit outlooks. The company is concerned about the current state of the consumer and potential retail order cancellations later this year. It cited deteriorating market conditions and the economic climate, particularly in the U.S., ...
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News briefsKomoot adds several new languages
Outdoor app Komoot is offering a native-language experience in several new local outdoor and cycling communities in developing markets, effective immediately. Adding the five new languages – Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese – brings the total number of languages available to its 27 million-strong global community to ...
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News briefsMerrell’s ReTread take-back program rolls out in Europe
Merrell’s multi-year sustainability initiative “This Is Home,” launched earlier this year in the U.S. and Canada, is now coming to Europe. To kick off the first year of “This Is Home,” Merrell is launching a multinational product take-back and resale program called Merrell ReTread to save 300,000 pairs of shoes ...
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News briefsEOG welcomes Snow Peak as a new member
Having already introduced Maloja as a new member of the EOG a few days ago, the European Outdoor Group has now announced that Snow Peak, an outdoor equipment and clothing company originally from Japan and already distributed throughout Asia, the U.S. and the U.K., but still relatively unknown in the ...
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News briefsSilva with new distribution partner in Benelux
Silva, the Swedish manufacturer of compasses, headlamps and other outdoor equipment, has changed its distribution structure in the Benelux countries. Belgian distributor Hike-A-Way, founded in 1998, will take over the distribution of Silva products in the sports and outdoor channels (and related marketing activities) in the Benelux countries from Hombel ...
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ArticleVaude sharpens proprietary Green Shape Standard with independent expert panel, plans external accreditation
German outdoor company Vaude has announced that its proprietary Green Shape Standard for environmentally friendly outdoor products has reached another milestone: An external advisory board of six renowned experts is now providing the outdoor company with expert advice on all Green Shape topics. The independent experts ensure that the criteria ...
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News briefsMadhappy partners with Columbia for capsule centered around mental health
Source: Madhappy MH x Columbia Madhappy, a Los Angeles-based lifestyle brand “on a mission to make the world a more optimistic place,” unveiled its Summer 22 Outdoors collection in collaboration with Columbia Sportswear on July 19. The collection, first launched in 2021, is meant to “bring awareness ...
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News briefsPeli Products Germany GmbH acquires production capacity in Germany
Peli Products Germany GmbH, a subsidiary of California-based Pelican Products, Inc., a manufacturer of protective cases, temperature-controlled packaging solutions and portable lighting systems, has acquired the injection molding and rotational molding business of HVB Kunststofftechnik GmbH, which has been Peli’s manufacturing partner in Germany for 14 years. Since the partnership ...
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ArticleFrilufts drives Q2 growth at Fenix Outdoor as stores reopen
Fenix Outdoor International’s sales increased by one-third in the second quarter as the company’s outdoor retail segment (Frilufts Retail Europe) in Germany (Globetrotter retail chain) rebounded due to the reopening of stores following the Covid lockdowns. The company said sales for the three months to June 30 rose 29 percent ...
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News briefsLenzing partners with Red Points on IP protection
Lenzing, the global producer of wood-based specialty fibers, has announced a new partnership with Red Points, the specialist in online brand protection, to fight counterfeits and protect its customers. The partnership will help Lenzing strengthen its current brand protection efforts globally and help monitor brand services. Red Points automatically uses ...
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News briefsB Lab releases new Best for the World ranking lists 2021
After pausing its ”Best for the World” lists in 2020 over the Covid-19 crisis, B Lab has now released its list for 2021. “Best for the World” recognizes B Corps worldwide whose B-impact assessment scores rank in the top five percent of their company size track in one or more ...
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ArticleThule Group maintains Q2 gross margin on price hikes, efficiencies
Source: Thule Group Magnus Welander, President and CEO Thule Group was able to maintain its second-quarter gross margin rate at 42.2 percent year-on-year through price increases and efficiencies that helped offset negative margin impacts from higher raw material costs and freight prices coupled with unfavorable exchange rates. ...
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News briefsBluesign updates 2022 criteria catalog for converters
Bluesign has provided its 2022 criteria catalog with updates. The 2022 revision takes new scientific findings on the toxicological and ecological profile of substances into account, as well as new legal classifications of chemical substances, new legal limits for consumer safety, revised risk assessments according to the Bluesign criteria for ...
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News briefsNew campaign advocates for new living wage legislation
The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and other activist organizations have partnered to launch a new campaign that is said to be the biggest European campaign on living wages ever. The aim of the “Good clothes, Fair Pay” initiative is to collect one million signatures from European citizens to support the ...
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News briefsSamsonite has divested all commercial activities in Russia
According to a company release, Samsonite International S.A. (and its consolidated subsidiaries) divested its Russia business on July 1. The withdrawal’s financial terms and details have not been disclosed. The company had announced in March that it had suspended all commercial activities in Russia until further notice. Kyle Gendreau, Samsonite’s ...
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ArticleREI's Path Ahead Ventures launches first founders of color support program in the U.S.
U.S. retailer Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) is launching its Navigate accelerator program with an inaugural cohort of six companies. Path Ahead Ventures partners with founders of color as they further their growth in the outdoor industry, offering them a 16-week program that provides funding, mentorship, curated programming and access to ...
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Superfeet expands partnership with Materialise, introduces new tool
The sole company Superfeet has expanded its partnership with Materialise, a company providing 3D-printing solutions. Together the two companies are introducing the new Materialise Kinetic Suite. The tool is designed to provide physical therapists, chiropractors and sports-movement specialists with an all-in-one system for dynamic gait and balance measurement and analysis. ...
