News Briefs – Page 45
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News briefsGarmont posts double-digit sales growth in H1
Italian outdoor footwear manufacturer Garmont saw its sales increase by 16 percent in the first half of the year as compared to the same period of 2022, with Ebitda up 38 percent. The company attributed the growth in the first half to the outdoor segment and its new products for ...
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News briefsSRAM Group expands leadership team
SRAM Group, the parent of the bicycle component brands Avid, Hammerhead, Quarq, RockShox, Truvativ, Quarq, SRAM, Time Sport Pedals, Truvativ, and Zipp and bikewear brand Velocio, has expanded its leadership team with both an internal promotion and a new hire. The new executives work out of the global headquarters in ...
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News briefsOutnorth names new CEO
Source: Outnorth Ville Kangasmuukko Nordström After Harald Ennen decided to leave Sweden-based e-commerce company Outnorth and his role as CEO this summer, a successor has now been found in Ville Kangasmuukko Nordström, currently CEO at leading Swedish fashion shopping company Bubbleroom. He will take up his new ...
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News briefsInfinited Fiber welcomes new board members
Infinited Fiber Company, the Finland-based textile technology specialist, has announced its new Board of Directors, appointed at the 2023 Annual General Meeting. The board includes Andreas Tallberg as Chair and Pertti Korhonen as Vice Chair. Elisabet Sallander Björklund and Elina Björklund retained their positions as Board members, and Markus Mannström, ...
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News briefsGrundéns appoints Nicolas Cederström Warchalowski as CEO
Fishing apparel and footwear manufacturer Grundéns has hired Nicolas Cederström Warchalowski as its new CEO, effective Sept. 11. Warchalowski most recently served as the CEO of sport fishing company Rapala, a role he held since March 2020. A Swedish national, Warchalowski has more than 25 years of leadership experience in ...
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News briefsReischmann opens fourth Vaude store
Source: Vaude Nicole Feigel, Store Manager Vaude Store Memmingen On Sept. 14, German sports and fashion retailer Reischmann opened another Vaude store in downtown Memmingen. The partnership between Vaude Franchise GmbH and Reischmann has already existed for 15 years and has so far resulted in three Vaude ...
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News briefsCascade Design appoints new VP of HR
Cascade Designs, the parent company of MSR, Therm-a-Rest, Platypus, SealLine, PackTowl and Varilite, has hired Minor Harris as its new vice president of human resources. Harris will be based in the brand’s Reno, Nevada office and will be responsible for the company’s human resources and culture strategy. He has more ...
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News briefsCoats Footwear and Lenzing Group to debut results of collaboration
Coats Footwear, the British multinational specializing in the manufacture of yarns and structural components for apparel and footwear and part of Coats Group, has collaborated with the Austrian-based Lenzing Group to create the footwear industry’s first synthetic-free engineered uppers and fabrics. With Lenzing, a leading global producer of cellulose-based ...
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News briefsBetter Cotton leads panel on how traceability can support sustainable cotton
Better Cotton will participate this week in a panel discussion at the World Trade Organization’s Public Forum focusing on traceability within fashion and textile supply chains. The session, titled “Traceability as the key enabler for improving the sustainability of cotton value chains,” will take place Sept. 15 at the Centre ...
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News briefsEquip receives Fair Wear Leader status for second consecutive year
Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd., the owner of British outdoor brands Rab and Lowe Alpine, has received the Fair Wear Leader status for the second consecutive year. Despite using an updated methodology that is aligned with the OECD guidelines on Human Rights Due Diligence, including new indicators in 2023, Fair Wear ...
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News briefsNaturkompaniet opens new Fjällräven Brand Store in Bergen, Norway
Naturkompaniet has opened its ninth store in Norway in less than 2 years. The latest addition is a brand new Fjällräven Brand Store, which opened its doors on Sept. 14 at Strandgaten 21, in the heart of downtown Bergen. In the FW season 2023, Naturkompaniet will continue to expand in ...
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News briefsPelican appoints new CEO
Source: Pelican Products James “JC” Curleigh, new CEO Pelican Products, a U.S.-based manufacturer of rugged, mission-critical protective cases, coolers, outdoor accessories and temperature-controlled packaging, announced the appointment of James “JC” Curleigh as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds Phil Gyori, who has led the company ...
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News briefsNorthwave launches sustainably designed mountain bike shoe
Source: Northwave ReRUBBER hybrid sole by Michelin Italian brand Northwave presents the Tailwhip Eco Evo, a new shoe designed using sustainable materials and focusing on circular economy and durability. Northwave calls the shoe an ecological evolution of the existing performance model Northwave Tailwhip, a flat pedal mountain ...
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News briefsGerman bike chain B.O.C. continues expansion
On Sept. 28, German bicycle chain and omnichannel retailer Bike & Outdoor Company GmbH & Co. KG (B.O.C.) will open its 44th store nationwide in the Ruhr metropolis of Essen. The new store is located at Altendorfer Strasse 11 in what used to be a Conrad Electronic store. With an ...
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News briefsKeen x Leave No Trace Ireland
Source: Keen Keen has partnered with Leave No Trace Ireland, an environmental organization that helps people across Ireland protect and care for the natural world, to present the new Keen Pyrenees x Leave No Trace Ireland hiking shoe. This latest limited-edition collaboration is in line with Keen’s ...
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News briefsNational Geographic opens first outdoor clothing store in China
National Geographic Apparel has inaugurated a new store in Nanjing, at the Deji Plaza shopping mall. It is the brand’s first flagship store in Mainland China. Its pop-up store in Beijing will conclude the pre-opening business in October and start official operations in October. The Nanjing store features large-scale nature ...
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News briefsIndorama releases new sustainability report
Indorama Ventures, the global chemical producer based in Bangkok, has unveiled its Sustainability Report 2022, titled “Shifting Towards The Next Generation.” The document highlights the company’s progress in its three business segments – Combined PET, Fibers, and Integrated Oxides & Derivatives (IOD) – as well as its contributions to achieving ...
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News briefsRocky Brands’ CFO departs
Sarah O’Connor, SVP, CFO, and Treasurer for Ohio-based Rocky Brands, has resigned. O’Connor had only officially taken over the post in March this year. Tom Robertson, the company’s COO who served as CFO from March 2017 until February, will re-assume CFO duties until a permanent successor is identified. O’Connor’s departure ...
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News briefsSpecialized opens new bike store in Munich
Source: Specialized Back with a big bike store in the Bavarian metropolis: US bicycle outfitter Specialized After the long-time Specialized Concept Store Munich operator Alpha Bikes showed the American bike maker the red card (after 24 years, Alpha Bikes was not happy about the distribution change of ...
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News briefsBetter Cotton reporting decreased pesticide and water use in latest India impact report
Cotton sustainability initiative Better Cotton has published its 2023 India Impact Report, highlighting significant field-level progress in reducing pesticides, water use and improvements to farmer livelihoods and equality. Since the launch of Better Cotton Programme in India in 2011, the organization’s network of farmers has expanded to almost one million. ...
