News Briefs – Page 325
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Vaude is partnering with iFixit, an international online platform, to...
Vaude is partnering with iFixit, an international online platform, to make repair manuals available to its customers. The move is part of Vaude's sustainability efforts to maximize the lifecycle of its products. With the help of the new platform, customers can directly perform simple repairs on Vaude products and order ...
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Odlo is the first Swiss brand to have joined the...
Odlo is the first Swiss brand to have joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, which already has some 170 members among manufacturers, brands, retailers and various organizations. It will thus contribute data and resources to support the Higg index.
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Oeko-Tex has published new regulations for various programs. The certification...
Oeko-Tex has published new regulations for various programs. The certification body, which has recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, has revised its Sustainable Textile Production (STP) certification standard. A new chapter has been added to the “Hazardous Processes That Should Be Avoided,” which includes the use of potentially hazardous surfactants, sodium ...
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Sympatex Technologies has announced it will introduce a Sympatex membrane...
Sympatex Technologies has announced it will introduce a Sympatex membrane in a climate-neutral way for the first time. The material basis of the membrane is the Sympatex copolymer, a compound of polyester and polyether molecules. During the production process, the company and its partner DSM have managed to reduce the ...
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VF Corp. has announced it is committed to achieving gender...
VF Corp. has announced it is committed to achieving gender parity across its corporate leadership structure by 2030. In order to pursue this goal, the company will be working in partnership with Paradigm for Parity, a coalition of business leaders dedicated to addressing the leadership gender gap in corporate America. ...
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The funeral was held in Asolo's cathedral on Dec. 23...
The funeral was held in Asolo's cathedral on Dec. 23 for Luigi Parisotto, an Italian shoemaker who was closely connected with the history of the Italian ski and mountain boot manufacturing industry. He passed away on Dec. 20 at the age of 86. Luigi Parisotto started to work at the ...
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As reported by Sport Partner, Bob Kooijmans, the passionate Dutch...
As reported by Sport Partner, Bob Kooijmans, the passionate Dutch entrepreneur who founded The Nomad Company 40 years ago, died from illness on Dec. 27. In July 2014, he lost his 47-year-old son Barry, who died together with his wife and their two young daughters in the crash of a ...
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Newell Brands has agreed to acquire Sistema Plastic, a producer...
Newell Brands has agreed to acquire Sistema Plastic, a producer of food storage containers based in New Zealand, for 660 million New Zealand dollars (€790.8m-$839.2m). Founded 34 years ago, Sistema has an annual turnover of around US$145 million, growing above the rate of Newell's core assets. It has diversified into ...
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Sports Direct International (SDI) is working to implement a “more...
Sports Direct International (SDI) is working to implement a “more tailored approach” for its European stores. Combined with unfavorable exchange rates, these unspecified changes are expected to result in a continued weak performance from this division in the medium term, the company reports as part of its results for the ...
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GoPro has announced a reorganization program that will involve the...
GoPro has announced a reorganization program that will involve the elimination of about 200 jobs, or 15 percent of its staff, and the closing of its entertainment division, in a bid to reduce operating expenses by $650 million and return to profitability in 2017. The entertainment division was supposed to ...
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Boa Technology, the company known for its unique closure system,...
Boa Technology, the company known for its unique closure system, has broken ground in the Denver area for the construction of a new 140,000-square-foot office building. Targeting LEED Silver certification, it will have one of the largest private green roofs in the city. The building will house the Boa Fit ...
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Keen has appointed Jens Christian Meier as executive vice president...
Keen has appointed Jens Christian Meier as executive vice president in charge of its global value chain, a newly-created role. Meier will drive all aspects of the global value supply chain, from raw materials to the delivery of finished products. He brings Keen more than 35 years of experience in ...
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Columbia Sportswear has hired Faith Briggs and Mark Chase as...
Columbia Sportswear has hired Faith Briggs and Mark Chase as the brand's new directors of toughness. During the next nine months, the two directors will be travelling around the globe to test Columbia's gear in tough conditions. They will be documenting their journey on columbia.com/testedtough and across the brand's social ...
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Adrian Davison has been appointed as European brand director for...
Adrian Davison has been appointed as European brand director for Gregory backpacks. He previously worked as global equipment and footwear product manager for Berghaus, after assignments at Puma, Fila Sport and Fox Head, focusing on product management, marketing and sales. Davison reports to Jonathan Dory, general manager for Gregory Europe ...
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Guido Schwarz has been appointed as sales manager for Germany...
Guido Schwarz has been appointed as sales manager for Germany at Katadyn, the Swiss group specializing in water filtering systems and related products for the outdoor market, from the start of September. Schwarz is to supervise sales of Katadyn, Optimus, Trek'n'Eat in Germany, and distribution of Klean Kanteen in the ...
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Herbert Lindenmaier has been appointed as area sales manager at...
Herbert Lindenmaier has been appointed as area sales manager at Primaloft, taking care of the company's sales and marketing strategy in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and reporting to Stefan Brandt, Primaloft's European sales manager. He will work out of the company's European headquarters in Taufkirchen near Munich. For the past eight ...
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Bradshaw Taylor, the U.K.-based distributor of Royal Robbins and Sherpa...
Bradshaw Taylor, the U.K.-based distributor of Royal Robbins and Sherpa Adventure Gear, has signed up a Swedish agency, TGA Scandinavia, to represent these brands in the Scandinavian countries, Finland, Greenland and Iceland. The agency is run by Michael Frantzen, a 54-year-old industry veteran who has worked in the past for ...
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Alchemy Equipment, the New Zealand brand of urban outdoor products,...
Alchemy Equipment, the New Zealand brand of urban outdoor products, sealed a distribution agreement with Agentur79, a German-based agency, to cover the three German-speaking markets. Alchemy Equipment's European sales are to be backed up by a European warehouse, which should be operational for the fall/winter 2017 deliveries, probably in the ...
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Jack Wolfskin reportedly closed down its store on the Rue...
Jack Wolfskin reportedly closed down its store on the Rue de Rivoli in Paris, about six years after the company picked the French market as a target for investment in Europe. Sport-guide.com reports that this particular section of the popular shopping street has been under construction for several years, due ...
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Patagonia has opened its seventh Italian store at 41 via...
Patagonia has opened its seventh Italian store at 41 via Feltrina Nuova in Montebelluna. The shop has an area of 250 square meters, called Community Lab, which is placed by the brand at the disposal of associations and other organizations that promote sustainable business models. Patagonia notes that it supports ...
