News Briefs – Page 289
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Goldwin saw its total revenues increase by 16 percent to...
Goldwin saw its total revenues increase by 16 percent to 70.4 billion yen (€543.3m-$639.7m) in the year ended March 31, with 56 percent of them coming from its network of 140 retail stores. The gross margin improved by two percentage points to 48.4 percent. The net profit soared by 120 percent ...
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Globeride's net income surged by 80 percent to 4.26 billion...
Globeride's net income surged by 80 percent to 4.26 billion yen (€32.9m-$38.7m) in the year ended March 31 as the parent company of Daiwa Seiko raised its sales by 8 percent to ¥85.8 billion (€662.2m-$779.7m). Excluding one-time items, net earnings rose by 14 percent to ¥2.49 billion (€19.2m-$22.6m). The gross margin ...
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Woolrich Europe, which is launching a new premium line of...
Woolrich Europe, which is launching a new premium line of outdoor clothing in collaboration with Goldwin, booked a 12 percent sales increase last year to €139 million. A similar trend is expected for this year. Meanwhile, the company is opening an “experiential store” in Rome, similar to the one it ...
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The European Outdoor Group is expected to paint a relatively...
The European Outdoor Group is expected to paint a relatively encouraging picture for the European outdoor market at its annual press conference on the first day of the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen this Sunday, and we are going to send an e-mail blast with the highlights to our subscribers. Apparently, ...
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Helinox, the Korean brand of tents and camping furniture, has...
Helinox, the Korean brand of tents and camping furniture, has become a full member of the European Outdoor Group (EOG), after it invested to set up its own organization for the European market. Helinox described the move as a sign that it intended to take an active part in the ...
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Komperdell, the producer of carbon hiking and ski poles, has...
Komperdell, the producer of carbon hiking and ski poles, has unveiled a new “Old versus New” dealer campaign. The Austrian company is aiming to generate a higher turnover in the dealers' inventories. Any customer can trade in his or her aluminum poles – regardless of the brand – for a ...
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Odlo has launched its new Linencool material, which is a...
Odlo has launched its new Linencool material, which is a combination of organic linen and polyester that offers the wearer a reduction of its body temperature by 0.5 degrees as compared to a typical polyester material. Linencool will be introduced to the brand's running, cycling and women's training product categories. ...
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Dachstein, the Austrian brand of outdoor shoes, will launch a...
Dachstein, the Austrian brand of outdoor shoes, will launch a collection that has been developed in cooperation with National Geographic. The license agreement will be accompanied by a 360-degree campaign focused on travelling and adventure in the National Geographic media in 2019. Dachstein has developed five exclusive shoe models for ...
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X-Technology has unveiled a new X-Bionic Individual concept for full...
X-Technology has unveiled a new X-Bionic Individual concept for full customization of functional clothing for athletes. Instead of customizing the item only for size, colors and patterns, the new program provides an accuracy down to the millimeter in customizing functional zones to the unique physical shape of the athlete. The ...
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Sympatex has unveiled a shock image campaign to further raise...
Sympatex has unveiled a shock image campaign to further raise awareness in the textile industry of sustainability and environmental protection. The campaign, which asks consumers “In which world do you want to live? It is in your hands,” will be presented at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen on June 17-20. ...
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Pentland Brands has announced the launch of an in-house brand...
Pentland Brands has announced the launch of an in-house brand building academy for its new marketing and creative staff. Pentland, a British family-owned business, is the mother company of well-known sporting brands like Speedo, Berghaus and Canterbury. The decision follows a major recruitment drive across its marketing, digital and creative ...
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Magnus Welander, Thule's chief executive, has been announced by the...
Magnus Welander, Thule's chief executive, has been announced by the European Outdoor Group as one of the keynote speakers at this year's European Outdoor Summit (EOS), which will take place in Malmö on Sept. 19-20. Thule has become an integral part of the outdoor industry in the last years as ...
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Sport Achat will not have an edition in the city...
Sport Achat will not have an edition in the city of Nantes this coming September. The B2B event in France's West, organized by Sportair, was originally launched in 2016. At its inaugural edition, it saw the participation of 243 brands and 576 visitors, but the 2017 Nantes show registered a ...
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Ternua has announced the launch of the NutCycle project. The...
Ternua has announced the launch of the NutCycle project. The company has been collecting nut shells from cider houses in Gipuzkoa, a province of Spain and a territory of the Basque Country, and is using them to make dye. The natural dye is being used by Ternua to manufacture eco-sustainable ...
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Ternua is launching a PFC-free textile collection for spring/summer 2019....
Ternua is launching a PFC-free textile collection for spring/summer 2019. The brand said that the garments in the new collection have been manufactured using recycled or natural biodegradable material, organic cotton or Bluesign certified textiles. The collection includes 11 garments made with textiles recycled from fishing nets, which have been ...
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The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has announced that two more...
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has announced that two more national associations have adopted its Sustainability Charter. These include the Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) and Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV). By pledging their support to the charter, the two organizations are committing to pursue best practice in corporate citizenship, responsibility and ...
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The European Outdoor Group (EOG) had announced earlier that The...
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) had announced earlier that The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) had also signed up to support its sustainability charter. The move was unanimously agreed at the SOG's recent annual meeting, so that pursuing the aspirations set out in the charter has become part of the membership ...
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In its 2016-2017 sustainability report, the Stadium Group showed that...
In its 2016-2017 sustainability report, the Stadium Group showed that it saved nearly eight million liters of water and 277,000 kg of carbon dioxide by using the so-called Solution Dye technique. In addition, the Swedish-based retail group reports that PFCs have been completely phased out of Stadium's production of private ...
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A Swedish company, Wiges, is taking a step closer to...
A Swedish company, Wiges, is taking a step closer to the sporting goods industry with the launch of a new brand called Life Wear. The new brand will offer socks, underwear and clothing made from organic bamboo that is grown without artificial irrigation or pesticides. The manufacturing process leading to ...
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The European Commission has announced a proposal to tackle the...
The European Commission has announced a proposal to tackle the issue of abandoned fishing gear (nets, pots, lines, traps, etc.). In a wide-ranging statement about how to reduce marine litter on May 28, the Commission said it will require producers of fishing gear containing plastics to cover the costs of ...
