Fueled by an ever greater need for people to unplug from their daily lives, the outdoor market is experiencing unprecedented growth. People want to disconnect from the digital world and go back to nature. Outdoor enthusiasts want to ...
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Lifestyle changes and health concerns among the increasing middle class in China have boosted the popularity of outdoor activities. Weekends and holidays are often a peak time when you could see families all go together outside. Some ...
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In early 2016, Invista will launch a new campaign for its Coolmax and Thermolite fiber brands, which are widely used by athletic and outdoor apparel and footwear brands. The Embrace The Elements campaign reflects the new brand positioning ...
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White Sierra has enhanced its "Product Creation Team" to help elevate product design in conjunction with its new “Find Your Outdoors” brand initiative, which seeks seeks to attract new - and re-energize existing - customers to ...
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative released the full text of the Trans Pacific Partnership on Thursday, providing the sporting goods industry its first opportunity to vet the details of the potentially historic trade agreement. ...
Legend Sportswear (Shanghai) Pty Ltd., an Australian company that manufactures customized, sublimated jerseys and other team, cycling, and outdoor apparel for customers worldwide, has selected Ohio as the location of its first U.S. plant in ...
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Global outdoor apparel major Columbia Sportswear Company has opened its newest Performance Fishing Gear (PFG) concept store in Miami's The Falls, the company said in a press release. The new 5,654 square-foot Miami location will feature ...
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The Russian outdoor apparel and garment industry is trying for foreign investment in the sector. Representatives of the official Russian delegation at OutDoor, Europe’s leading trade fair for the outdoor sector in Friedrichshafen, ...
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Apparel brand Patagonia has introduced Merino Air Baselayer and what it calls the first-ever fusion of sustainably sourced wool and cutting-edge technology. “Merino Air offers outstanding warmth, more breathability and better fit ...
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Two US Senators - Kelly Ayotte and Maria Cantwell - have reintroduced a bipartisan legislation that would lower or eliminate outdated tariffs on recreational outerwear and support America's outdoor economy. On her official web page, ...
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Nepa, a Korean marketer of outdoor apparels plans to achieve revenue of 1.3 trillion won or $1.2 billion from the domestic as well as overseas markets by 2020 through aggressive marketing. President of Nepa, Park Chang-Kun while ...
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Sheex Inc. has sued Cocona Inc. for patent infringement, alleging that its Sleep 37.5 sheets infringe on two patents Sheex received in 2013 to protect inventions it developed through years of research and development. ADVERTISEMENT In ...
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Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) is among more than 100 federal, state and local associations that signed on to a letter sent to President Obama expressing deep concern over the deteriorating state of negotiations between the ...
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Craghoppers, the U.K.-based outdoor apparel company, has joined Grassroots Outdoor Alliance as a vendor partner. "We're really excited about becoming a vendor partner with the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance,” said Craghoppers North ...
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Outdoor Research, the independent, Seattle-based manufacturer of technical outdoor apparel and accessories, has retained a new sales agency, Tokul Creek Marketing, to cover the Pacific Northwest region. Tokul Creek, also based in Seattle, ...
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