Archives: Press Releases

Entering its 65th Anniversary, Gordini introduces its most sustainable product line in the brand’s history for its Fall 2021 collection.  The brand’s new Front Line series was developed in collaboration with Gordini’s team athlete and splitboarder Rafael Pease and is constructed with 100 percent bluesign-approved materials, while the Gordini Cirque series, made with responsibly-sourced leather, […]

The Fox US OPEN of Mountain Biking (US OPEN) has announced the 2021 race festival will be held at Snow Summit Resort in Big Bear Lake, CA on September 23-26. The event moved to California in 2019 with significant fanfare, and despite postponing the 2020 event due to the global pandemic, the US OPEN team […]

Nike’s first sustainable basketball shoe made its debut under the brand’s ‘Move to Zero’ initiative—the company’s sustainable platform that builds on its earlier commitment that by 2025 it will use only renewable energy within all its facilities with an end to reduce its carbon emissions to become a zero-waste brand. The shoe comes in three […]

Teva and Anna Sui, the international fashion designer, have teamed up a second time to collaborate on a floral inspired footwear collection. The collection offers two styles—the Flatform Universal Anna and Ember Mid Anna. Teva explained in a release that the footwear offers “Teva’s signature comfort with Anna Sui’s whimsical wearability,” with the footwear paying […]

Osprey is expanding its child carrier offerings for Spring 2021. The Poco LT features a patent-pending, lightweight, stainless steel frame for kids and adults. “In designing Poco LT, we wanted to design a carrier that was more accessible for everyday use and easier to pack and travel with than our current Poco series which is […]

Scarpa’s Mojito Bio, the brand’s first 100 percent biodegradable shoe with a performance rubber sole, was recognized as an industry winner in the third-annual Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards, an award that recognizes the outdoor industry’s most innovative product releases each season.  The Mojito Bio, available at retail Spring 2021, earned third-party certification for its biodegradability […]

PLAINVILLE, Mass., February 2, 2021 – Croakies, the original manufacturer of industry-leading outdoor retention products and part of Hilco Vision’s portfolio of brands, today announces that alongside the collection of brands within the Hilco Vision Outdoor division, the launch of its Virtual Sales Appointment platform. Designed to facilitate more streamlined sales appointments through Q1 of […]

Taxa Outdoors introduces its updated Woolly Bear adventure trailer and basecamp for 2021. Lightweight and versatile the 2021 Woolly Bear offers design updates to the interior and exterior with adaptability for outdoor pursuits. The Woolly Bear is Taxa’s “go-anywhere basecamp” and embodies Taxa’s “Out is In” mantra. The full-size outdoor camping kitchen has been updated with […]

Igloo and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, (ASPCA), have partnered to launch the ASPCA Playmate Collection to raise funds for the ASPCA. Igloo is proud to support the ASPCA and its mission to save canine lives. The new, limited-edition ASPCA Dogs Playmate Pal and ASPCA Cats Playmate Pal, feature the rescue […]

February 2, 2021 – kora (https://koraoutdoor.com), the pioneer in using Yak wool for performance apparel, today announces the launch of its new Yushu collection of base layers, which provide exceptional warmth, softness and breathability with added corespun panels to ramp up strength and durability in high-wear areas. Kora’s new Hima-Layer™ Yushu fabric is knitted out […]

Lumos Solar announced that the company’s new SolarZone structures would be featured at the Super Bowl on February 7 in Tampa, FL, marking the fourth time the brand has appeared at the Super Bowl. Lumos Solar’s installation is in partnership with the local utility company in Tampa. As part of the utility’s sponsorship of the Super Bowl, […]

Etnies high-tech, low-maintenance Marana Slip XLT dropped globally bringing its Marana durability to a slip-on shoe. Originally designed and developed to meet and withstand the high-impact resistance demands of Ryan Sheckler’s skating, the Marana is a popular choice for skateboarders. Etnies skate team requested a version that combined the original Marana’s upper design with three […]

Arc’teryx welcomed snowboarder Elena Hight to its athlete team. Kauai born and Lake Tahoe raised, Hight started her career in competitive snowboarding. After two decades pushing to progress in the sport, including two trips to the Olympics and seven X Games medals, she made the switch from competitions and into the backcountry to try something […]

W. L. Gore & Associates has published its 2020 Responsibility Update for the Fabrics Division that offers details on how it plans to use its newly introduced sustainability framework with “sound science, transparency, and cooperation in providing innovative solutions to both its customers and the industry,” said the company. The update also includes an interview […]

NexTex Innovations, an Atlanta-based textile technology developer, has won a 2021 Outdoor Retailer Innovation Award in the Function category for its TurboDry technology. NexTex’s TurboDry technology, which launched in January 2020, is a fabric that keeps a wearer’s skin drier than traditional wicking materials. Its patent-pending, one-way moisture transport process “mimics the same action a […]