calm.like.a.bomb @lemmy.dbzer0.com All products made in China unfortunately.
33 0 ReplyFelixCress @lemmy.world That's unfair, some are made in India. Must diversify.
15 0 ReplyBlackEco @lemmy.blackeco.com
Yep, and I'm not comfortable with promoting fast-fashion brands, as they are not sustainable.
7 0 Replymvlad88 @lemmy.world Direct Alpin, Montane, La Sportiva among others are not.
6 0 Reply0x0 @programming.dev Southeast asia, yeah.
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SleafordMod @feddit.uk If you really want to represent Europe, you could wear Lidl clothes:
Or just buy Adidas stuff I guess, whatever you prefer.
13 0 Replykewko @sh.itjust.works 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
13 0 Replyjol @discuss.tchncs.de Not just that but many are public companies with shareholders all around the world.
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jhulten @infosec.pub 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 Replyhemko @lemmy.dbzer0.com I find it funny that New Yorker is not murican
12 0 Replylnxtx (xe/xem/xyr) @feddit.nl
York is not murican also.
1 1 Replyangrystego @lemmy.world Yep, but it's not called Yorker, right? If it was, it would be funny it's not British.
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BlackEco @lemmy.blackeco.com
Decathlon 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 Replystarlinguk @lemmy.world
Wibra and Zeeman, aka Zebra.
4 1 ReplyZorsith @lemmy.blahaj.zone
... the label printer company or something else?
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Sunshine (she/her) @lemmy.ca
Looks like Footlocker and Claire's are on the boycott list now!
3 0 ReplyLazycog @sopuli.xyz
This is cool, well done. Didn't know intersport is swiss, that feels like it's everywhere.
2 0 ReplyKrok_Gazon @feddit.uk
The North Face / Patagonia will be the most difficult for me to avoid, do you have alternatives ?
2 0 ReplyThelsim @sh.itjust.works
Fjällraven is a Swedish brand with a Swiss parent company.
Their stuff is pricey but quite durable.5 0 Replyblinfabian @feddit.nl OP
adidas..?
2 0 ReplyKrok_Gazon @feddit.uk
Adidas is not really comparable to those brands
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then_three_more @lemmy.world Anyone 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 ReplyBlaze (he/him) @lemmy.dbzer0.com
Cool!
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