News Briefs – Page 232
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Klättermusen partners with U.S. software developer
Klättermusen, a Swedish outdoor brand best known for its efforts in sustainable apparel, reports that it has signed a long-term contract for a software called Centric SMB, a cloud-based product lifecycle management solution designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Sara Hult, global production manager at Klättermusen, said her company needs ...
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News briefsNew chairman of the board for Montane
Only two weeks after it was acquired by Inverleith, a Scottish based consumer brand investor, the British outdoor clothing brand Montane has appointed Andy Towne as chairman of its refreshed board of directors. Towne is an industry veteran with 25 years of experience in the sports and outdoor industry. Towne ...
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Holubar opens first flagship store in New York
Holubar Mountaineering opened its first mono-brand flagship store in New York City that is also home to the brand’s executive offices and an in-house showroom. The brand said it plans to open five new stores in the next two years in North America and Europe each. Holubar started informally in ...
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News briefsVoluntary product recall: Vaude Cushion Frog
Vaude announces the voluntary product recall of the Cushion Frog (Cushion Frog art.no. 11861, sold with the Shuttle Premium art.no. 11778). The company determined that products sold between February 2015 and March 2020 contain a material that has elevated levels of pollutants (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, PAH). The threshold value according ...
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YKK signs Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action
The YKK Corporation has signed the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. The Fashion for Global Climate Action initiated calls on the fashion industry to recognize the industry’s contribution to climate change and its responsibility to achieve climate neutrality. YKK joins the more than 100 existing signatories of the charter, ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin launches adventure travel package in Romania
The German outdoor specialist Jack Wolfskin has launched the “Wolftrail”, the brand’s first exclusive long-distance hiking trail. Together with experienced partners, the six-day trip will be realized in the primeval forests of the Romanian Carpathians. Melody Harris-Jensbach, CEO of Jack Wolfskin, explained her company’s move into the adventure travel business ...
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Standard & Poors and Moody’s downgrade Boardriders
(SGI) Standard & Poors and Moody’s have both downgraded the credit rating of Boardriders, the parent company of Quiksilver, Roxy, Billabong and other action sports brands. S&P has reversed its outlook to negative based on results and guidance provided by the company to the rating agency. It feels that its ...
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Snugpak changes working hours to reduce footprint
(SGI) Snugpak, the British maker of sleeping bags and insulated clothing, has announced a change in its working hours as part of its efforts to reduce the company’s carbon footprint. From April 3 until autumn, the company will be switching to a four-day week, Monday to Thursday. The manufacturing company ...
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Zalando grows and pushes its marketplace
(SGI) Zalando’s momentum keeps going, and the e-tailer is looking at new ways to grow after posting strong results for the fourth quarter of the year. One of the highlights was a jump in the number of site visits, which progressed by 31.9 percent to 960.7 million. The company’s revenues ...
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News briefsVaude’s von Dewitz to publish motivational book
Antje von Dewitz, managing director since 2009 of the German outdoor brand Vaude, which was founded by her father in 1974, has now joined the ranks of book authors. According to a foreword by Winfried Kretschmann, Minister President of Baden-Württemberg, her German book “Mut steht uns gut” (Courage suits us ...
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News briefsLedlenser intensifies partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières
Ledlenser, a manufacturer of mobile LED lighting products “engineered & designed in Germany,” is expanding its partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF; Doctors without Borders) and will become an official partner company in 2020. A first donation of 130 headlamps made in October 2019 was supplemented in December 2019 by ...
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Marmot takes over own distribution in Sweden and Denmark
After 19 years, the Swedish distributor Granitbiten from Stockholm and the outdoor brand Marmot have decided to go different ways, Sportfack has reported. Granitbiten was responsible for Marmot’s Swedish and Danish markets until mid-March. Marmot will take over all sales and customer service for the brand in Sweden and Denmark ...
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News briefsEOG asks for help with survey on product “end of life” strategies
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has developed a survey about the pathways of textile materials and garments at their “end of life.” Participation would be appreciated from anyone with experience in the textile supply chain (brands, factories, suppliers, retailers). The EOG wants to learn more about what happens to the ...
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News briefsSafety notice for Ortovox Avabag Cartridge Carbon
Ortovox has issued a precautionary safety notice regarding Ortovox “Avabag Cartridge Carbon” models from one production series with dark blue adapters and a quality inspection date between March 22, 2018 and Sep. 30, 2019. The cartridges can lose pressure, which could, under unfavorable conditions, impair the activation force of the ...
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News briefsNew global VP marketing and digital at Kombi
Kombi Sports, a Canadian company that manufactures winter accessories such as gloves and mittens, announced the appointment of Nathalie Binda as Global Vice President of Marketing and Digital. Binda joins Kombi shortly before the company’s 60th anniversary and comes to Kombi from DavidsTea, a Montréal-based, publicly traded retailer of tea ...
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News briefsKlean Kanteen receives Climate Neutral certificate
Since its founding in 2002, the U.S. company Klean Kanteen has been pursuing the goal of offering sustainable alternatives to disposable products to reduce global plastic waste. That’s why Klean Kanteen has been manufacturing durable bottles, cups and food containers made of food-safe 18/8 stainless steel for more than 30 ...
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News briefsColorado Classic presented by VF Corp. announces host cities
The Colorado Classic presented by VF Corporation today announced the four cities that will host the bicycle race this summer. At a press event at the Colorado State Capitol, race organizers and State Governor Jared Polis welcomed Snowmass Village, Avon, Boulder and Denver as the host communities for the 2020 ...
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News briefsSilva’s first step towards becoming more environmentally sustainable
With the launch of its first recycled product called ”R-PET dry bags”, the Swedish outdoor brand Silva announces its first step toward becoming a more environmentally sustainable company. Richard Jägrud, the company’s chief executive, said it is time to care more about consumers and the planet, as his company is ...
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News briefsNew multi-sport glasses from Silhouette’s Evil Eye brand
With the ”Zolid Pro,” Evil Eye is offering a new multi-sport eyewear model available from both optometrists and specialist sports retailers. Like all sports eyewear from the young brand by Silhouette International, the new model is also available with optical lenses, despite its strongly curved frame. The Austrian company Silhouette ...
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News briefsBergzeit’s new marketing campaign focuses on women
Bergzeit, the German-based outdoor retailer that became a member of the buying group Sport 2000 in October last year, launched a new marketing campaign on March 8, International Women’s Day. The so-called mountain heroine campaign with the slogan “You are a mountain heroine. Always.” was launched for the disciplines of ...
