All Alpkit articles
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ArticleRepair: Challenges that brands face on their road to repair
Consumers and legislation are demanding a right to repair, but it’s not so simple for brands. We look at how some are overcoming the challenges.
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Case StudyHow fostering a community brought success for Alpkit
Alpkit is reaping rewards from its event-based community. We look at how building a community can help generate and retain customers.
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ArticleAlpkit recycles wetsuits with Circular Flow
After 7 years of manufacturing wetsuits, British outdoor and cycling brand and retailer Alpkit has partnered with Circular Flow to recycle old wetsuits into new, reused products. As open-water swimming booms and consumers spend more money on outdoor sports, more neoprene ends up in the trash each year. 20,000 more ...
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ArticleBrands provide earthquake relief for Turkey and Syria
9,210 apparel, footwear and textile manufacturers were located around the epicenter of the 7.8 and 7.7-magnitude earthquakes, which caused widespread damage across Turkey and northern Syria when they hit during the night of Feb. 6, 2023, according to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. Many retailers have already committed ...
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News briefsAlpkit receives B Corp certificate
The British outdoor and bike brand Alpkit was able to raise £1.5 million (€1.6m-$1.9m) in an investment campaign launched on the CrowdCube funding platform in July. Part of the news was that Alpkit wanted to achieve B Corporation Certification by 2022. Well, it happened much faster as the company announced ...
