News Briefs – Page 279

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    Albert Habsburg was recently appointed to the position of commercial...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Albert Habsburg was recently appointed to the position of commercial director at Schöffel, responsible for controlling, finances, legal issues and all financial matters linked to the company's operative business. For the past 17 years, Habsburg had been working for Kunert, the sock specialist based in Germany. Schöffel has restructured its ...

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    Keen has opened a new product distribution center in Sheperdsville,...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Keen has opened a new product distribution center in Sheperdsville, Kentucky. The 300,000-square-foot “Fan Engagement Center,” as the company has called the facility, is said to have the capacity to process 30 percent to 50 percent more daily volume than the company's previous distribution facility. The center, which was inaugurated ...

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    Vista Outdoor reported a 7 percent drop in total sales...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Vista Outdoor reported a 7 percent drop in total sales to $547 million in the second quarter ended on Sept. 30. Excluding the eyewear brands that it has just divested, sales were flat in the Outdoor Products segment, which includes Camelbak, Camp Chef and other brands. The group recorded a ...

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    After a strong second quarter that saw a return to...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    After a strong second quarter that saw a return to growth after many months of decline, Bogs posted lower sales for the third quarter. The brand's revenues for the three months ended on Sept. 30 fell by 5 percent from the year-ago quarter. The brand's parent company, Weyco, said that ...

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    W.L. Gore won three Gear of the Year Awards from...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    W.L. Gore won three Gear of the Year Awards from the Runner's World magazine. The three products are its Gore-Tex Invisible Fit Footwear and its Gore R7 Gore-Tex ShakeDry hooded jacket and stretch jacket. Earlier this year, the Gore C7 Gore-Tex ShakeDry stretch jacket had already received a similar award ...

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    On Dec. 9-10, for the 45th anniversary of its famous...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    On Dec. 9-10, for the 45th anniversary of its famous Yellow Boot, Timberland will be hosting an exhibition at the Vinyl Factory in London. On display will be collaborative designs with Stüssy, Supreme, Off-White, Opening Ceremony, OVO and Pharrell Williams as well as a 45th-anniversary limited-edition boot, which will go ...

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    Essilor Sun Solution, the division within Essilor group dedicated to...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Essilor Sun Solution, the division within Essilor group dedicated to plano sun lenses, accompanied the first all-female expedition to reach the summit of Mount Everest. The expedition saw six Nepalese women, led by Kanchhi Maya Tamang, ascend Mount Everest to promote women's empowerment in Nepal and fight against human trafficking. ...

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    Markus Hefter, who has been in charge of Ispo Munich...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Markus Hefter, who has been in charge of Ispo Munich for the past ten years, has become personally responsible also for the new OutDoor by Ispo fair as exhibition group director. He had already served as outdoor project director for Ispo between January 2006 and October 2008. Hefter reports to ...

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    Sports retailers are being given preferential rates for attending the...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Sports retailers are being given preferential rates for attending the Ispo Munich show next Feb. 3-6, supplementing various services that are already available to this important target group. Exhibitors are already being given free tickets for their key retail customers. The others will have to pay only €19 for a ...

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    The non-profit Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) attests that the Oberalp...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    The non-profit Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) attests that the Oberalp Group, parent company of the Salewa, Dynafit and Wild Country outdoor brands, carefully considers its choice of suppliers and systematically monitors their working conditions. In September, the FWF awarded “Leader” status to the South Tyrolean company. This status is conferred ...

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    Vivobarefoot used the latest edition of the Outdoor Retailer Winter...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Vivobarefoot used the latest edition of the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, which was held in Denver on Nov. 8-11, to present its range of plant-based shoes. The range comprises the Primus Bio, which uses a plant-based polymer – a product based on industrial field corn – in its sole and ...

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    Patagonia has launched new fleece jackets for the current season...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Patagonia has launched new fleece jackets for the current season which use “woolyester,” a material which blends micro-polyester with recycled wool from the Prato region of Italy, in partnership with Calamai. Thanks in large part to the recycling process, the production of woolyester fleece is said to use 23 percent ...

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    United By Blue has raised a Series A financing round,...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    United By Blue has raised a Series A financing round, led by Emil Capital Partners with participation from CircleUp, Golda Darty, Connected VC, and Patient Capital Collaborative, among others. United By Blue, based in Philadelphia, is known for its outdoor sustainable products that support ocean and waterway conservation. For every ...

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    The Granite Gear Grounds Keepers removed 3,400 pounds of trash...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    The Granite Gear Grounds Keepers removed 3,400 pounds of trash from long trails, section hikes and parks around the U.S. in 2018. The Grounds Keepers team was supported with gear from Granite Gear and Altra Running, a participating partner. Most of the trash that the Grounds Keepers team picked up ...

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    Mountain Khaki has announced that it will start using a...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Mountain Khaki has announced that it will start using a new insulation material, called SeaWool Insulation, as well as a new SeaWool Yarn in a limited number of products in its autumn 2019 range, with a view to expand their use in 2020. SeaWool Insulation, made in a bluesign system ...

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    Oboz is celebrating the milestone of two million trees that...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Oboz is celebrating the milestone of two million trees that have been planted thanks to its ten-year partnership with Trees for the Future. The footwear brand had committed to plant a tree for every pair of shoes it sold. To mark the achievement, Oboz will be doubling up on its ...

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    Ortovox has announced the launch of its own wool standard,...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Ortovox has announced the launch of its own wool standard, called the Ortovox Wool Promise (OWP). The outdoor clothing brand said the OWP is the result of two years of preparation, in which the company held talks with wool farmers, suppliers and producers. The OWP is based on the global ...

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    VF Corp. has announced that Steve Rendle, the company's chairman,...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    VF Corp. has announced that Steve Rendle, the company's chairman, president and chief executive, has been recognized by Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine as a Responsible CEO of the Year, in the public company category. Rendle was one of six chief executives honored by the magazine at the awards gala that ...

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    Primaloft has introduced what it claims is the first synthetic...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Primaloft has introduced what it claims is the first synthetic insulation made from 100 percent recycled, biodegradable fibers. Thanks to a proprietary technology, Primaloft Bio fibers have reached near complete biodegradation in 394 days, a highly accelerated rate compared with the negligible degradation observed in standard polyester under the same ...

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    Markus Huber has passed away...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Markus Huber, the kind and witty German journalist who helped us to launch The Outdoor Industry Compass ten years ago, died on Nov. 8 at a hospital in Nuremberg after a long and serious illness. He was only 47 years old. A memorial service will be held for him on ...