News Briefs – Page 83
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News briefsKappahl picks SaaS company TrusTrace as its traceability solution
SaaS company TrusTrace, based in Stockholm and Coimbatore, India, has announced that the Swedish apparel brand Kappahl has selected the TrusTrace platform for product traceability and supply chain transparency as its traceability solution. According to the company, the partnership aims to strengthen Kappahl’s sustainability initiatives and provide it with the ...
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News briefsLenzing Ecovero reaches production milestone
Lenzing Group, the Austria-based producer of wood-based specialty fibers including Tencel, Lenzing, and Ecovero, has announced that the production of its Ecovero-branded viscose fibers has reached over 300,000 tons since the brand’s launch in 2017. While celebrating this milestone, the company added that it is looking at even higher capacity ...
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News briefsAccapi launches sustainable technical underwear for winter sports
Accapi, the Italian specialist in technical garment, is introducing a new line of sustainable technical underwear for winter outdoor sports. The new eco-friendly underwear line, dubbed Ergocycle, is made with Repetita, a yarn obtained from plastic bottles. The Ergocycle line includes high-performance pants and long-sleeved shirts. Accapi is headquartered in ...
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News briefsSpecialized acquires S’Escapada stores in Mallorca
Specialized has acquired the three S’Escapada bicycle stores in Palma de Mallorca, CMD Sport reported. The financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. Following this acquisition, Specialized now has a total of 20 stores in Spain. In February 2021, Specialized signed a sponsoring agreement with the football team ...
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News briefsRecord number of applications for Fjällräven Polar 2023
Interest in the adventure event Fjällräven Polar has always been high, but the response to Fjällräven Polar 2023, which had to be paused for two years due to the pandemic, exceeded all expectations, the Swedish outdoor company Fjällräven said when it announced the winners of a spot in this 300 ...
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News briefsNew Zwift co-CEO comes from Amazon
Zwift founder Eric Min announced that he will share CEO duties with former Amazon executive Kurt Beidler as co-CEO going forward. Min, who has been CEO of Zwift since its inception in 2014, will remain chairman of the company’s board of directors. Beidler spent 17 years at Amazon, most recently ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter adds Dometic products to assortment, plans to expand partnership
Besides the mobile coolers it is already carrying, Globetrotter has added more Dometic products to its online presence, with plans to expand the offerings. According to Dometic, the retailer will widen the brand’s selection within the coming months, aiming to be fully stocked for the start of the 2023 camping ...
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News briefsSlide & OTS Winter announce sustainability breakfast
The organizers of Slide & OTS Winter have announced the second Sustainability Breakfast on on Jan. 11 for the 2023 winter edition of the show in the Newport Suite at Telford International Centre. Sponsored by Equip brands Rab and Lowe Alpine, all exhibitors and show attendees are invited to register ...
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News briefsFox Factory invests $1 million in Trail Trust scheme in its first year
U.S.-based manufacturer of mountain bike suspension systems Fox Factory announced it has invested $1 million in its Trail Trust scheme in one year alone. Trail Trust was created in November 2021 to lead the way in delivering sustainable adventure to everyone. Its goals include building and maintaining new trail systems, ...
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News briefsNewell Brands elects Stephanie Stahl to its board of directors
Newell Brands, whose portfolio includes Marmot, Coleman, and Campingaz, announced the election of Stephanie Stahl to its board of directors, effective Jan. 1, 2023. With her appointment, the company’s board will increase from ten members to eleven. “We are delighted to welcome Stephanie, a dynamic business leader with a proven ...
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News briefsSarah Seifert joins OR as new VP e-commerce
Source: Outdoor Research Sarah Seifert Seattle-based brand Outdoor Research (OR) has hired Sarah Seifert as its new vice president e-commerce. Seifert has been e-commerce manager at Eagle Creek most recently. Prior to that, she worked for seven years as director of e-commerce for Smartwool. Her experience also ...
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News briefsNikwax creates MRSL limiting use of hazardous chemicals in manufacturing and products
British-based manufacturer of waterproofing aftercare products Nikwax has created a comprehensive Manufacturing Restrictive Substances List (MRSL) that restricts the input of hazardous chemicals in its manufacturing process and products. The step is the latest in Nikwax’s transparent and open-source Chemical Management System (CMS), implemented in 2021 to ensure workers, consumers, ...
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News briefsRetailer Globetrotter joins juries of ISPO Brandnew and FOA
German retailer Globetrotter is joining two major product award juries of our industry: As of this year, the Hamburg-based outdoor outfitter is part of the ISPO Brandnew Awards jury made up of international industry experts. The company will contribute its expertise in the outdoor industry and in start-up promotion to ...
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News briefsMarmot announces distribution changes in Italy and Austria, new sponsoring partner
Marmot starts into the fall/winter sales season with new partnerships in Italy and Austria. In Italy, the company is working with Premiere Distribution (based in Bolzano), starting with the FW 2023 collection. The new partner’s sales team is responsible for all sales topics, from key account management to new customer ...
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News briefsShimano presents 2022 study on e-bike attitudes in Europe
Are you interested in a detailed country report on the attitudes toward e-bikes in several European countries? If so, you should keep an eye on Shimano’s “State of the Nation 2020” report. More than 15,500 people in 12 European countries were surveyed for this fourth annual report from the world’s ...
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News briefsRunning Industry Alliance partners with OTS
The Running Industry Alliance (RIA) has announced a partnership with the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS) that includes a dedicated RIA Trail Running Area at next year’s show. OTS claims to be the U.K.’s only large-scale outdoor sport and leisure-focused trade show. Its 17th edition will be held at the Exhibition ...
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News briefsDynafit becomes first official partner of ITRA
ITRA (International Trail Running Association), considered the world’s leading umbrella organization for the sport of trail running, and Dynafit have announced a collaboration. Since its founding in July 2013, ITRA, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, has been committed to the professionalization and further development of trail running. The safety of competitions, ...
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News briefsSalewa Alp Trainer 2 Mid GTX Hiking Boots voluntary product recall
Salewa has launched a voluntary recall for the product Alp Trainer 2 Mid GTX (item code men’s version: 61382 - item code women’s version: 61383), manufactured before April 2022. If the recalled AT2 boots are loosely laced or not laced, not laced in the ankle area, not laced through the ...
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News briefsThis year’s winners of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award
The Overall Winner of this year’s Scandinavian Outdoor Awards is not a new product but a catalog item on the market for the past 11 years. The Swedish merino-wool specialist Woolpower took, in the words of the jury, “a very bold step in changing the way we think about outdoor ...
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News briefsYear-long PETA investigation in Asia unveils “unspeakable cruelty to ducks”
The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has unveiled the findings of an investigation that it said it carried out into Vietnamese down suppliers, where it found evidence of “unspeakable cruelty to ducks.” For 13 months, between November 2021 and November 2022, PETA Asia investigators visited duck farms and ...
