News Briefs – Page 245
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Cotopaxi, the American outdoor apparel brand based in Salt Lake...
Cotopaxi, the American outdoor apparel brand based in Salt Lake City, Utah, has appointed Unify Brand Partnerships as its first European distributor. The partnership begins with the launch of the autumn/winter 2020 season and will focus on the U.K. and Ireland. Unify Brand Partnerships, based in Wales, has partnered with ...
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Ternua has begun to use a system developed by Photoslurp...
Ternua has begun to use a system developed by Photoslurp to harvest user-generated content (UGC) from its customers' social-media accounts and incorporate it into its e-commerce site, according to CMDsport. In the words of Eulogi Bordas, Photoslurp's chief executive, “online selling has become more complex, and brands need to go ...
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Lowa says it has signed a new long-term agreement...
Lowa says it has signed a new long-term agreement with its Chinese partner, BC Sports China in Nanjing, to consolidate and accelerate the strategic internationalization of the brand. Lowa has been present in China since 2005. Thanks to its distribution partner, BC Sports, Lowa has been able to build up ...
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Deportes Alaska, a well-known ski and mountaineering shop in Madrid,...
Deportes Alaska, a well-known ski and mountaineering shop in Madrid, has moved to new premises. In tripling its area to 430 square meters, the shop has gained a storefront 12 meters wide on Calle Cristóbal Bordiú and, at last, a parking lot. The old shop had been tight for years ...
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On Oct. 17, Vaude opened a 180-square-meter, mono-brand store in...
On Oct. 17, Vaude opened a 180-square-meter, mono-brand store in Reutlingen, Germany, where most of the products bear the company's green Shape label for sustainable materials and customers can bring in damaged outdoor apparel and equipment for repair. The German company has also opened its second franchised store in Belgium, ...
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Moncler will be opening a flagship store at 119, Champs...
Moncler will be opening a flagship store at 119, Champs Elysées, on the upper section of Paris' iconic avenue, according to reports in FashionNetwork.com. Moncler will take over a 1,500-square-meter space that was occupied by Nespresso from 2007 to October 2019. The date of the opening has not been unveiled. ...
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After a successful pilot project last year with three...
After a successful pilot project last year with three pop-up stores in major Canadian shopping malls, Manitobah Mukluks, the indigenous shoe brand from Winnipeg, Manitoba, is launching an aggressive retail expansion in Canada, raising the number of stores to 18. Manitobah Mukluks was founded in 2008 by Sean McCormick, an ...
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Timberland has opened its first “purpose-led” flagship store in...
Timberland has opened its first “purpose-led” flagship store in Europe at 5-7 Carnaby Street in London, following the opening of similar stores in Philadelphia and New York. The 2,594-square-foot store in London features living trees, a real green wall and other natural elements. The purpose is to combine nature with ...
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Driven by the Japanese market, Gregory continued to grow rapidly...
Driven by the Japanese market, Gregory continued to grow rapidly in the third quarter, with sales rising by 22.2 percent to $18 million, with a growth of 21.3 percent in local currencies, according to Samsonite International. High Sierra's sales grew by 3.3 percent on a currency-neutral basis, reaching $14.9 million. ...
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Coleman is still not out of the woods. Its parent...
Coleman is still not out of the woods. Its parent company, Newell Brands, said it suffered in the third quarter from the competition with Yeti at the high end of its product range and with Igloo at its lower end, but the big American outdoor brand plans to respond with ...
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Vista Outdoor reported an organic sales decline of 7 percent...
Vista Outdoor reported an organic sales decline of 7 percent in its Outdoor Products segment, excluding Bollé and other divested eyewear brands. The division's total sales were off by 14 percent to $234 million, but the adjusted gross margin was up by 3.97 percentage points to 26 percent. The remaining ...
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Rocky Brands raised its sales by 2 percent to $67.2...
Rocky Brands raised its sales by 2 percent to $67.2 million in the third quarter, ended on Sept. 30. The company's retail sales jumped by 21.8 percent to $14.5 million. Wholesale revenues saw more moderate growth of 0.4 percent, reaching $47.2 million. In the military segment, sales decreased from $7 ...
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Regatta, the British outdoor clothing specialist, saw its turnover increase...
Regatta, the British outdoor clothing specialist, saw its turnover increase from £183.3 million to £198.2 million (€231.3m-$254.7m) for the year to Jan. 31. The net profit soared to £17 million (€19.8m-$21.8m) from £11.1 million a year earlier.
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Lenzing's revenues for the first nine months of 2019 declined...
Lenzing's revenues for the first nine months of 2019 declined by 1.1 percent to €1.62 billion as compared to the same period last year. Revenues were negatively impacted by the low prices of standard viscose, which registered a historic low in the third quarter, coupled with sluggish demand due to ...
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The global production of organic cotton surged by 56 percent...
The global production of organic cotton surged by 56 percent from 2016/17 to 2017/18, as shown in the Textile Exchange's “2019 Organic Cotton Market Report.” This marks the highest levels seen in eight years. India, China and Kyrgyzstan were the biggest contributors. The production of organic cotton fiber globally reached ...
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Canada Goose has teamed up with a Boston-based streetwear label,...
Canada Goose has teamed up with a Boston-based streetwear label, Concepts, to create a limited-edition winter capsule collection that reflects the ongoing 1990s trend. The collection includes the lightweight, reversible Legacy Jacket in three color variations: Heritage, Bold and 1996. Concepts has been collaborating with the Canadian outdoor apparel brand ...
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Volcom will be adding a branded line of eyewear and...
Volcom will be adding a branded line of eyewear and snow goggles to its product range next year. Electric Visual Evolution, which is also based in Southern California, will design, develop, produce and distribute the new line. Both companies were the property of Kering when the luxury group owned Puma. ...
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At Ispo Munich in January 2020, Gore will present three...
At Ispo Munich in January 2020, Gore will present three variations of waterproof/breathable fabrics in its Gore-Tex Pro category, initially introduced in 2007. Called “Gore-Tex Pro most rugged technology,” “Gore-Tex Pro stretch technology” and “Gore-Tex Pro most breathable technology,” each will be optimized for a different use, enabling manufacturers to ...
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From the 2019/20 winter season, all Dynafit tech bindings will...
From the 2019/20 winter season, all Dynafit tech bindings will carry a lifetime warranty covering all material and manufacturing defects. Dynafit will repair faulty bindings free of charge or replace them with bindings of equal or higher quality. Normal wear and tear, improper use and damage from accidents are excluded. ...
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Scarpa North America has recalled two models of men's ski...
Scarpa North America has recalled two models of men's ski touring boots, the Maestrale RS and Maestrale, because the boot shell can crack, posing a fall hazard and risk of injury for the consumer. The company says there are about 4,200 boots in the marketplace, of which 1,200 have been ...
