News Briefs – Page 334
-
News briefs
Columbia Sportswear has won a summary judgement in Portland federal...
Columbia Sportswear has won a summary judgement in Portland federal court regarding one of the patents covering its Omni-Heat reflective insulation technology. The Oregon judge found that the “overall visual effect” of the dot pattern used by Columbia was “nearly identical” to that of Seirus Innovative Products' range of Heatwave ...
-
News briefs
A long-standing legal dispute between Crocs and USA Dawgs is...
A long-standing legal dispute between Crocs and USA Dawgs is taking a new turn with an anti-trust lawsuit launched by the latter company against 18 founders, former and current directors of Crocs. It accuses them of conspiring to fraudulently obtain Crocs' clog patents, using them afterwards to attack competitors. It ...
-
News briefs
Hi-Tec is launching an innovative shoe that indicates to the...
Hi-Tec is launching an innovative shoe that indicates to the wearer where to turn left or right. The new Hi-Tec Navigator features a vibrating insole with haptic technology which communicates via a smartphone navigation app through Bluetooth. After entering a destination in the smartphone via this app, the shoe guides ...
-
News briefs
For the third consecutive year, Hoka One One came out...
For the third consecutive year, Hoka One One came out as the most widely used trail running shoe among the 353 participants in the Western States Trail, the annual 100-mile endurance run that ended on June 26 in Auburn, California.
-
News briefs
Scientists at the Hohenstein Institute have developed a textile finishing...
Scientists at the Hohenstein Institute have developed a textile finishing which, they claim, provides a “sensory cooling effect” when they touch the skin surface by stimulating the body's cold receptors. The treatment can be particularly useful for sports injuries or insect bites, which are generally treated with ice, sprays and ...
-
News briefs
Patagonia has announced that its Nano Puff styles will now...
Patagonia has announced that its Nano Puff styles will now use PrimaLoft Gold Insulation Eco, an eco-friendly synthetic insulation made with 55 percent recycled content. PrimaLoft presented Gold Insulation Eco at the recent OutDoor exhibition in Friedrichshafen in mid-July. PrimaLoft Gold Insulation Eco will be featured exclusively in the Nano ...
-
News briefs
Keen has added an award-winning photographer, Chris Burkard, to its team...
Keen has added an award-winning photographer, Chris Burkard, to its team of “ambassadors” who work closely with the company to help market its rugged footwear and other outdoor gear. Burkard, who specializes in capturing the adventure and natural wonder of visiting the world's wild, less-traveled places, also works as a commercial ...
-
News briefs
The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) of the U.K. has taken...
The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) of the U.K. has taken a minority stake in the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS), which has moved its 2017 dates to July 11 and 12. Companies in the sector will be encouraged to become members of the OIA in order to benefit from special discounts. ...
-
News briefs
The latest edition of the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market attracted...
The latest edition of the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market attracted about 29,000 visitors, up from 27,000 last year. Held on Aug. 3 to 6 in Salt Lake City, it hosted a total of 1,636 exhibitors, more or less on a par with the same session last year. The NPD Group ...
-
News briefs
Frédéric Hufkens, chairman and chief executive of A.S. Adventure, and...
Frédéric Hufkens, chairman and chief executive of A.S. Adventure, and Anders Selling, a Swedish management consultant specializing in the automotive industry, will join the roster of keynote speakers at the European Outdoor Summit (EOS) due to be run in Barcelona on Sept. 29-30. Selling, who is also president of the ...
-
News briefs
The 2016 edition of the UTMB mountain race, on Aug....
The 2016 edition of the UTMB mountain race, on Aug. 22-28, saw the participation of around 7,500 runners from all over the world. Trail running champions gathered in Chamonix and defied the heat and a big storm in the French Alps, to compete in one of the event's five races ...
-
News briefs
Working together with the Best Friends Animal Society, Ruffwear managed...
Working together with the Best Friends Animal Society, Ruffwear managed to get 15 dogs adopted by participants in the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City earlier this month, covering the related air travel fees. Since May 2015, the American supplier of pet items has found new homes for 50 ...
-
News briefs
The organizers of the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market have started...
The organizers of the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market have started discussing the idea of an agreement with Snowsports Industries of America, which organizes the SIA snow show in Denver. The idea is that Outdoor Retailer would hold a softgoods-only show in Salt Lake City in November, starting in 2017, while ...
-
News briefs
Prana, a brand of Columbia Sportswear that is becoming more...
Prana, a brand of Columbia Sportswear that is becoming more active in Europe (see the related article in this issue), has joined the European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca). Columbia is already a member. Prana has been committed to sustainability from day one.
-
News briefs
Oboz helped plant more than one million trees since it...
Oboz helped plant more than one million trees since it started working in 2008 with Trees for the Future, an international organization that is committed to improve the environment and lives of communities in Sub-Saharan Africa. This means that the company has sold or demonstrated more than one million shoes ...
-
News briefs
Patagonia has adopted a new wool sourcing standard, saying that...
Patagonia has adopted a new wool sourcing standard, saying that it amounts to the world's most stringent criteria for animal welfare and responsible land management. The Patagonia Wool Standard was developed in response to concerns over animal welfare, which led Patagonia to quit buying wool from one of its suppliers ...
-
News briefs
Timberland, a brand of VF Corp., has announced a program...
Timberland, a brand of VF Corp., has announced a program to restore and create green spaces in five U.S. cities by 2020. Each year for the next five years, the brand will choose a different city with a Timberland store, beginning with New York City, and will match its retail ...
-
News briefs
The North Face (TNF) has officially released a clean sport...
The North Face (TNF) has officially released a clean sport policy against doping as part of opening elite registration for the upcoming 50-mile Endurance Challenge Championship, which will be held on Dec. 3 in Marin Headlands, near San Francisco. Athletes who have been banned from competition by the International Association ...
-
News briefs
Stephan Siegrist, the Swiss Mammut Pro Team professional alpinist, has...
Stephan Siegrist, the Swiss Mammut Pro Team professional alpinist, has set a world record by walking the world's highest highline at 5,700 meters above sea level. The highline where the athlete achieved the new record is 20-meter long and stretches between two rock towers on Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania. No one ...
-
News briefs
Exploring the full potential of the camping brands owned by...
Exploring the full potential of the camping brands owned by Oase Outdoors is the purpose of the projected sale of 80 percent of the Danish company's shares to Ratos, said its managing director, Henrik Arens. The agreed purchase price is based on an enterprise value of about 380 million Danish ...
