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[-] kewko@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 hours ago

What 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

[-] then_three_more@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Anyone know of any bookshops?

I used to use Blackwells but they've bought recently by Waterstones who are owned by American venture capital.

[-] clmbmb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 4 hours ago

All products made in China unfortunately.

[-] FelixCress@lemmy.world 8 points 3 hours ago

That's unfair, some are made in India. Must diversify.

[-] Mvlad88@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago

Direct Alpin, Montane, La Sportiva among others are not.

[-] BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com 3 points 3 hours ago

Yep, and I'm not comfortable with promoting fast-fashion brands, as they are not sustainable.

[-] jhulten@infosec.pub 7 points 4 hours ago

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.

[-] BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com 4 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Decathlon use forced labour and children in order to increase their margins: https://disclose.ngo/en/article/decathlon-revelations-on-a-champion-of-exploitation

[-] Lazycog@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 hours ago

This is cool, well done. Didn't know intersport is swiss, that feels like it's everywhere.

[-] starlinguk@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

Wibra and Zeeman, aka Zebra.

[-] Zorsith 2 points 4 hours ago

... the label printer company or something else?

[-] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago

Looks like Footlocker and Claire's are on the boycott list now!

[-] Krok_Gazon@feddit.uk 1 points 3 hours ago

The North Face / Patagonia will be the most difficult for me to avoid, do you have alternatives ?

[-] blinfabian@feddit.nl 1 points 2 hours ago
[-] Krok_Gazon@feddit.uk 1 points 1 hour ago

Adidas is not really comparable to those brands

[-] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 hours ago
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