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    Arc’teryx commits to 80% Fair Trade-certified products by 2025

    2021-12-14T09:57:00Z

    In light of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the lives of factory workers who make Arc’teryx products, the Canadian brand has decided to work to improve the well-being and protection of some 7,000 people in 10 countries where the company manufactures. “They should be able to depend on ...

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    Protective with new showroom in Munich

    2021-12-13T16:06:00Z

    German brand Protective, managed by Regensburg-based R&D Protective GmbH, has moved into a showroom at Munich’s MOC event and order center. Just in time for the pre-order start of the 2022/23 fall/winter collection, Protective is presenting its bikewear and the new Nordic line, which is celebrating its pre-order premiere, on ...

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    Pyua pushes for circularity with new apparel rental concept

    2021-12-13T15:58:00Z

    German sustainable apparel brand Pyua has launched a new apparel rental service to motivate consumers to expand the “sharing is caring” philosophy and lifestyle to their apparel use. Since Dec. 12, the Munich-based brand has been offering rental garments for snow sports and outdoor activities (insulation and hard shells) on ...

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    Fashion for Good launches new polyester recycling research project

    2021-12-10T13:32:00Z

    Innovation platform Fashion for Good, based in Amsterdam, has launched the Full Circle Textiles Project – Polyester with the ambition to validate and scale promising technologies in polyester chemical recycling and to encourage financing and offtake commitments in the apparel industry. The project aims to bring together a consortium of ...

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    Kapsul Tech renames neck protector, goes B2B to close gap in body armor

    2021-12-10T13:32:00Z

    Canadian company Kapsul Tech has just restarted as a brand, now distributing and promoting its neck protection device Kapsul also as an ingredient brand. The company is promoting awareness for the neck as a vulnerable and poorly protected body part in sports, especially within younger athletes who still have underdeveloped ...

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    Namuk expands distribution into North American markets

    2021-12-09T10:44:00Z

    Namuk, a Swiss outdoor apparel and accessory brand for kids founded about ten years ago, has established a new U.S. headquarters in Bend, Oregon, to manage the brand’s planned expansion into North American markets. The company with a focus on sustainable materials in apparel for children aged 0 to ...

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    ​Former Nike product manager to lead Arc’teryx footwear division

    2021-12-07T11:44:00Z

    Arc’teryx has appointed Ovidio Garcia as VP, footwear, effective immediately. In his new role, Garcia will be responsible for leading the global footwear strategy and will report directly to Katie Becker, Arc’teryx chief creative officer. Garcia brings 15 years of experience at Nike in product management, merchandising and product operations ...

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    OR Snow Show releases redesigned hall plan and new Resource Center information hub

    2021-12-07T11:19:00Z

    The Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, taking place Jan. 26-28, 2022, in Denver, Colorado, has unveiled its in-person education program and a redesigned floor plan centered around the “Resource Center,” a new information hub that provides access to industry knowledge from experts who will be on hand to answer questions and ...

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    Biden announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022

    2021-12-07T11:19:00Z

    While the Winter Olympics won’t get really interesting for the outdoor segment until 2026, when ski mountaineering will be part of the Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo Games for the first time with sprint, individual and mixed-relay events, it’s still worth noting that the U.S. has just announced a diplomatic boycott ...

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    CMP opens first HUB superstore

    2021-12-07T09:01:00Z

    Italian outdoor brand CMP, part of the Fratelli Campagnolo SpA group, officially inaugurated on Dec. 2 its new HUB CMP Sport Concept, a new superstore format “that brings together the best brands in the outdoor world.” The first superstore in Mezzolombardo (Trento) is housed in a six-story building on 1,700 ...

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    Intersport Austria enhances service, prepares for second consecutive winter without tourism

    2021-12-06T10:52:00Z

    At the press conference marking the start of the 2022 winter season, Intersport Austria looked to the future with cautious optimism. On the first weekend of the advent season, the retail group recorded a digital run on all winter sports articles: alpine skis, touring skis, snowshoes, bobsleds and sleds were ...

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    Zumiez Q3 income beats estimates

    2021-12-05T08:35:00Z

    Beating all estimates, Zumiez reported a solid 5.5 percent increase in net income to $30.7 million for its third quarter ended Oct. 30 on 6.8 percent higher revenues of $289.4 million. The international action sports retailer’s sales were 9.6 percent higher than in the comparable quarter of 2019 when the ...

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    Bergans’ Stranda V2 collection now even more sustainable

    2021-12-05T08:29:00Z

    Source: Source: Hans Kristian Krogh-Hanssen Stranda V2 Insulated Anorak The second version (“V2”) of Bergans of Norway’s Stranda ski collection, which was first launched in fall 2018 and already designed with sustainability in mind, is now even more sustainable. The products are now designed to be ...

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    Italian luxury brand Zegna launches outdoor and ski capsule

    2021-12-03T12:21:00Z

    Source: Zegna New Zegna logo Italian luxury brand Zegna has unveiled its latest collection, The Outdoor Capsule, themed “performance apparel and ski gear for big and small outings with elegant style.” The capsule’s exclusive pieces include ski helmets from Zegna and Kask, performance footwear from Zegna and ...

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    Experts discuss different textile recycling options at meeting hosted by The Lycra Company

    2021-12-01T14:08:00Z

    In the second global panel discussion of a row hosted by The Lycra Company, 28 apparel industry experts have evaluated the pros and cons of mechanical recycling versus chemical recycling and what is needed to make garment recycling a commercial reality. Mechanical recycling can also use materials from outside the ...

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    Helen of Troy to bolster presence in outdoor segment with acquisition of Osprey

    2021-11-30T08:17:00Z

    Helen of Troy, the El Paso, Texas-based, publicly traded company that owns a variety of brands in the Beauty, Health&Home and Housewares segments, including Hydro Flask and Oxo, has announced that one of its subsidiaries has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Osprey Packs, the backpack manufacturer founded in ...

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    Schwan-Stabilo's outdoor division grows 16% in 20/21 despite lockdowns

    2021-11-29T14:25:00Z

    Despite Covid-19, the German Schwan-Stabilo group achieved sales growth of 2.2 percent to €623.2 million in fiscal 2020/21 (previous year: €609.8 million). The Stabilo (writing utensils) and Outdoor subgroups, which grew significantly despite the pandemic, contributed substantially to this. For the group’s Cosmetics segment, the impact of the pandemic was ...

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    First German helicopters equipped with Recco SAR detectors

    2021-11-29T14:24:00Z

    In Bavaria, two helicopters were equipped with Recco SAR detectors this fall, making Germany the fourth country in the Alps after Austria, Switzerland and Italy to be fitted with the tracking system used for finding missing and injured people or those in need of help in the outdoors. The SAR ...

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    Tenson supports Adventure Travel Trade Association

    2021-11-26T12:17:00Z

    Swedish outdoor brand Tenson has entered into a two-year partnership with the global Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) to support the industry summit Adventure Elevate 2022 on May 3-5 in Eugene, Oregon, USA, and the Adventure Travel World Summit 2022 on October 3-6 in Lugano, Switzerland, where the best and ...

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    First alpine skis with Spinnova composite material

    2021-11-26T12:16:00Z

    After establishing apparel and interior design applications, Helsinki-based sustainable material company Spinnova makes its debut in composites in partnership with Finnish ski manufacturer Pusu. In a special edition of the Abisko all-terrain and freeride ski, carbon and glass fibers are replaced by Spinnova as the reinforcement material. Delivery of the ...