News Briefs – Page 305
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Kathmandu has partnered with Archroma, the global color and specialty...
Kathmandu has partnered with Archroma, the global color and specialty chemicals company, on a capsule collection of signature hoodies. The collaboration sees Kathmandu use Archroma's patented EarthColors range of plant-based dyes, which are said to be sourced from up to 100 percent renewable resources. Colors are synthesized from plants as ...
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“For a Plastic-Free Sea” is the project in the Nature...
“For a Plastic-Free Sea” is the project in the Nature category that has won the right to obtain a grant of up to €30,000 from the European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) through a public vote. Presented by Ternua and Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), it is intended to fund a program ...
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NSF International has expanded its certification portfolio and is now...
NSF International has expanded its certification portfolio and is now an approved certification body for three additional Textile Exchange standards. NSF's full textile certification portfolio now includes: the Textile Exchange Recycled Claim Standard (RCS), the Global Recycled Standard (GRS), the Textile Exchange Organic Content Standard (OCS), the Textile Exchange Responsible ...
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The Oeko-Tex association commissioned...
The Oeko-Tex association commissioned a global research study to assess the consumer's attitudes as regards to textile sustainability. The study, which is entitled “The Key to Confidence: Consumers and Textile Sustainability—Attitudes, Changing Behaviors, and Outlooks,” was launched to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the association. The findings have recently been ...
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Walltopia, the big Bulgarian supplier of holds and other equipment...
Walltopia, the big Bulgarian supplier of holds and other equipment for indoor climbing walls, announced a 15 percent price increase on all its products and services as of Sept. 19. It said the reasons for this were that its labor costs more than doubled in the last five years, coupled ...
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Roots, the Canadian-based chain of lifestyle apparel stores, is planning...
Roots, the Canadian-based chain of lifestyle apparel stores, is planning to go public on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The public offering comes two years after a private equity firm, Searchlight Capital, acquired a majority stake in the company and appointed a few months later a new chief executive, Jim Gabel, ...
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Canada Goose told investors at a conference sponsored by Goldman...
Canada Goose told investors at a conference sponsored by Goldman Sachs that it has strong potential to improve its profit margins in various ways. It can raise its prices, it may buy up some of its Canadian subcontractors or open new plants to supplement the production of its own six ...
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Lenzing has opened a new fabric and fiber testing center...
Lenzing has opened a new fabric and fiber testing center in Hong Kong. The Austrian cellulosic fiber producer said the Application Innovation Center is intended to bring it closer to its partners along the value chain in Asia, and to bring more quickly its innovations to its customers. The facility ...
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Erik Burbank has joined Keen in the position of general...
Erik Burbank has joined Keen in the position of general manager in charge of the Outdoor, Lifestyle and Kids categories, based at its head office in Portland, Oregon. He had spent the last seven years in Oslo, working for Helly Hansen as senior vice president of brand and marketing, and ...
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Reda Rewoolution, the Italian company specializing in technical apparel made...
Reda Rewoolution, the Italian company specializing in technical apparel made of merino wool, has a dedicated chief executive, Luca Martines. The company was previously run by Ercole Botto Poala, the chief executive of its parent company, Reda, which makes merino wool fabrics. With 12 years spent at Yoox-Net-a-Porter in Italy ...
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Craghoppers, the British producer of travel apparel and equipment, has...
Craghoppers, the British producer of travel apparel and equipment, has appointed Patrick Laquer for the recently created position of sales manager for Germany and Austria. He will run a team of four sales representatives in Germany and one in Austria. For the past four years, Laquer worked as key account ...
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Tor Jenssen has been appointed as chief marketing officer at...
Tor Jenssen has been appointed as chief marketing officer at Helly Hansen following the departure of Erik Burbank, who held the job for less than two years but previously covered much the same functions as Helly Hansen's senior vice president of brand and marketing. Jenssen has been with the Norwegian ...
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CMD Sport reports that Berg Outdoor has developed a range...
CMD Sport reports that Berg Outdoor has developed a range of technical mountain sports products to increase sales to specialist retailers around Europe. Berg Outdoor is a brand from Porto that belongs to Sonae Group, owner of the Sport Zone chain of sporting goods stores. Until a few years ago, ...
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Sport Partner reports that Fenix Outdoor International is restructuring its...
Sport Partner reports that Fenix Outdoor International is restructuring its sales organization in the Benelux countries. Sales of the Fjällräven, Primus and Brunton brands are currently handled by Fjällräven Netherlands, while the company has a separate sales structure for the Hanwag footwear brand. But from next year, the sales organization ...
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Decathlon is continuing to segment its private label offering, which...
Decathlon is continuing to segment its private label offering, which has led to the creation of a label dedicated to canyoning. Maskoon was launched several weeks ago and the French retailer said it was available in most of its stores. The range includes canyoning backpacks, ropes, longjohns, jackets and socks, ...
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Toptrail, a specialty store in Madrid specializing in running, trail...
Toptrail, a specialty store in Madrid specializing in running, trail running, cycling and triathlon, went into liquidation this past August in view of its shutdown. It had been launched by three mountaineering enthusiasts three years ago. As noted by CMD Sport, several other stores in these segments have gone under ...
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Izas Outdoor, a Spanish chain of outdoor shops, has more...
Izas Outdoor, a Spanish chain of outdoor shops, has more than tripled the size of its distribution center in Zaragoza to 7,000 square meters. It has also opened its 7th store in Bilbao. Four of its stores are directly operated. The three others are managed by retail partners.
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Sport-Guide.com reports that a Patagonia store in Grenoble is to...
Sport-Guide.com reports that a Patagonia store in Grenoble is to shut down around the end of October. The store has been open for several years but the owner apparently struggled to reach a sustainable level of sales, which he blamed on the lack of international tourists in Grenoble. The closure ...
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Snow + Rock is on the expansion trail again with...
Snow + Rock is on the expansion trail again with the reported opening of a store covering about 1,200 square meters at the Bluewater shopping center in Kent in November. The outlet was described by the company as a “statement store,” which will be one of its largest in the ...
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ISM Search, the European U.K.-based executive recruitment and head-hunting service...
ISM Search, the European U.K.-based executive recruitment and head-hunting service specializing in the sporting goods sector, recently conducted a survey among its candidates in the industry to find out the relevant factors in the successful hiring and retention of key talents. According to ISM, it is the first survey of ...
