News Briefs – Page 270
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Hohenstein now offers wastewater testing, following its recent recognition by...
Hohenstein now offers wastewater testing, following its recent recognition by the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Program as a partnering wastewater testing laboratory. The ZDHC has the goal of significantly reducing or completely banning the use of harmful chemicals in the production process of textiles, leather and shoes. Hohenstein ...
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Lafuma has launched the Outdoor Sentinels, a new community of...
Lafuma has launched the Outdoor Sentinels, a new community of outdoor enthusiasts to help in the preservation of the environment. The mission of the Outdoor Sentinels will be to share their outdoor experiences on social networks in order to inspire conservation action, with a special focus on garbage collection. Applications ...
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The Open Apparel Registry (OAR) has been officially launched. The...
The Open Apparel Registry (OAR) has been officially launched. The tool is an open source global map and database of apparel factories worldwide, which assigns a unique ID number to each facility. The official launch follows a beta release last year and a series of improvements, based on consultation with ...
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Buff, the Spanish brand of woolen headwear, sleeves, gloves and...
Buff, the Spanish brand of woolen headwear, sleeves, gloves and other warming accessories, has implemented a sustainability plan. The Protect More program, which itself exists within an umbrella program called Do More Now, aims to reduce the environmental effects of all the brand's production. Most of the R&D department's efforts ...
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Solvay and Lenzing have joined forces on the development of...
Solvay and Lenzing have joined forces on the development of a new sustainable fabric that combines two of their products: Amni Soul Eco biodegradable polyamide and Tencel-branded lyocell, respectively. The new fabric features Tencel on the back and Amni Soul Eco on the front. The Tencel side of the fabric ...
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Climb Up, the French chain of indoor climbing centers, has...
Climb Up, the French chain of indoor climbing centers, has raised €14 million in a capital development operation. The capital increase has been subscribed by Calcium Capital Partners, an investment firm that invests in unlisted small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to support them in their development. François Petit, the founder ...
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Berg Outdoor informed its distributors and agents at the end...
Berg Outdoor informed its distributors and agents at the end of December 2018 that the brand will cease operations in 2019. Orders already taken for spring/summer 2019 will be delivered as planned, but there will be no collection for autumn/winter 2019. The Sonae Group is currently examining alternative strategies for ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has announced a 25 percent increase in the...
Wolverine Worldwide has announced a 25 percent increase in the quarterly dividend and a new $400 million share repurchase program for the next four years. It has also disclosed some details of a new credit agreement announced on Dec. 6, which involved a new term loan of $200 million and ...
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Creating a new position, Asolo has appointed Marco Sancandi as...
Creating a new position, Asolo has appointed Marco Sancandi as European sales manager, effective from Feb. 1. The 56-year-old manager reports directly to the Italian company's chief executive, Luca Zanatta, who will continue to take care of sales in the rest of the world. Sancandi was most recently in charge ...
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Some media reported in the last few weeks that Antoine...
Some media reported in the last few weeks that Antoine Sathicq, formerly with Adidas, Le Coq Sportif and Odlo, has been appointed chief sales officer of Babolat, where he would be taking the place of Giovanni Pietra, who left the post several months ago. That's what his LinkedIn profile says, ...
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Hydro Flask is expanding into the Asia-Pacific region this winter....
Hydro Flask is expanding into the Asia-Pacific region this winter. The U.S.-based producer of insulated stainless steel flasks and softgoods for the outdoor, active lifestyle, sporting goods, coffee/tea and gourmet grocery markets began distribution to Korean retailers in January through a partnership with Gourmet F&B Korea, which is part of ...
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Trerè Innovation, the big Italian knitwear manufacturer that works with...
Trerè Innovation, the big Italian knitwear manufacturer that works with Armani and Rossignol, continues to expand internationally. This January, right after opening its first store under the new UYN (Unleash Your Nature) brand in Paris, Trerè created a subsidiary in Moscow called Trè Rus. Five employees are already working there. Together with ...
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On Sept. 25, 2018, Spin Capital took a controlling interest...
On Sept. 25, 2018, Spin Capital took a controlling interest of 90 percent in Pyua, the Germany brand of sustainable outdoor and ski apparel. The move comes about a year after Spin took over ABS Protection, a major supplier of anti-avalanche airbags. Pyua and ABS have recently bundled their sales ...
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Action Sports Sportartikel will be the new German and Austrian...
Action Sports Sportartikel will be the new German and Austrian distributor for Teva after next May. It's a major loss for the brand's current distributor, Tatonka, which has found a new distributor in the U.S. for one of its own brands, Tasmanian Tiger. More on this in The Outdoor Industry ...
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While losing the distribution of Teva in Germany (see the...
While losing the distribution of Teva in Germany (see the related article in this section), Tatonka has found a U.S. distributor for Tasmanian Tiger. Proforce Equipment of Miramar, in the metropolitan area of Miami, has become the exclusive U.S. distributor for this supplier of premium military, tactical and police equipment. ...
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Aicad, the owner of the Lizard brand of sports sandals,...
Aicad, the owner of the Lizard brand of sports sandals, has signed up the Scott Sports Group as its exclusive distributor outside Italy. Lizard generates annual sales of about €2.5 million, half of that in Italy. After taking on the European license for Outdoor Research, and then acquiring Dolomite and ...
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Starting on Feb. 15, Fjällräven's cult backpack, the Kanken, will be...
Starting on Feb. 15, Fjällräven's cult backpack, the Kanken, will be on sale for two weeks exclusively at Globetrotter's online and stores. Fjällräven and Globetrotter have signed an agreement that allows Globetrotter to sell the first two models of the Kanken Art special edition exclusively. Both brands are part of the Fenix ...
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The Conzzeta Group's outdoor division, which mainly consists of the...
The Conzzeta Group's outdoor division, which mainly consists of the Mammut Sports Group, achieved a 10.9 percent sales increase in 2018 to 253.4 million Swiss francs (€223.2m-$254.1m). Currency exchange rates played a role. The whole group booked a 20.2 percent increase to CHF 1,782.2 million (€1.570bn-$1.787bn), but the increase on ...
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Sherpa Adventure Gear, the U.S. outdoor brand of garments and...
Sherpa Adventure Gear, the U.S. outdoor brand of garments and accessories from Nepal, released some figures at a press conference held at the Ispo show in Munich. In 2017, Sherpa sold 297,416 units to the trade and donated a total of $74,354. For every 20,000 products sold, Sherpa has committed ...
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Vibram finished 2018 with sales of €190 million, up from...
Vibram finished 2018 with sales of €190 million, up from €173 million in 2017. The U.S. and Europe represented about 90 percent of revenues and Asia the remaining 10 percent, led by Japan and South Korea. The company generated €20 million from its innovative FiveFingers and Furoshiki footwear collections – ...
