All products made in China unfortunately.
33 0 ReplyThat's unfair, some are made in India. Must diversify.
15 0 ReplyYep, and I'm not comfortable with promoting fast-fashion brands, as they are not sustainable.
7 0 ReplyDirect Alpin, Montane, La Sportiva among others are not.
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If you really want to represent Europe, you could wear Lidl clothes:
Or just buy Adidas stuff I guess, whatever you prefer.
13 0 ReplyWhat is this based on? A lot of these are HQd and owned by American entities. I understand the intention, but in globalised world starting point of a brand is hardly relevant
13 0 ReplyNot just that but many are public companies with shareholders all around the world.
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Gotta look at who owns the companies as well. A German company owned by a Swiss holding company that is 60% owned by BlackRock is still American.
13 0 ReplyDecathlon use forced labour and children in order to increase their margins: https://disclose.ngo/en/article/decathlon-revelations-on-a-champion-of-exploitation
7 0 ReplyWibra and Zeeman, aka Zebra.
4 0 Reply... the label printer company or something else?
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Looks like Footlocker and Claire's are on the boycott list now!
3 0 ReplyAnyone know of any bookshops?
I used to use Blackwells but they've bought recently by Waterstones who are owned by American venture capital.
2 0 ReplyThis is cool, well done. Didn't know intersport is swiss, that feels like it's everywhere.
2 0 ReplyThe North Face / Patagonia will be the most difficult for me to avoid, do you have alternatives ?
2 0 ReplyFjällraven is a Swedish brand with a Swiss parent company.
Their stuff is pricey but quite durable.4 0 Replyadidas..?
2 0 ReplyAdidas is not really comparable to those brands
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Cool!
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