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ArticleMips: Bicycle boom boosts bike helmet sales
For Sweden’s Mips AB and its Brain Protection System helmet technology (BPS), the 2020 fiscal year ended with a historic fourth record quarter. The quarterly and annual growth was driven primarily by the sports helmet category and bicycle helmets in particular. After a challenging spring with extensive ...
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News briefsVista Outdoor is one of Forbes’ "Best Midsize Employers in America" for 2021
The Forbes list of “America’s Best Employers” for 2021 has named Vista Outdoor, the U.S.-based owner of several ammunition and outdoor sporting brands, including Bell, Giro, Camelbak, Camp Chef and Bushnell Golf, one of “America’s Best Midsize Employers.” The Forbes list was compiled based on an independent survey of 38,000 ...
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ArticleMesse München sees first ISPO Munich Online as a success
Messe München has hailed its first fully digital ISPO Munich Online, which took place Feb. 1-5, as a success shared with the industry, thanks to its commitment to the world’s leading sporting goods event. According to the organizer, the virtual Expo Area , with 545 exhibitors, and ...
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ArticleShimano reports a good year
Despite restrictions across the world in response to Covid-19, interest in bicycles and fishing boosted demand for Shimano ’s products. The Japanese company’s sales in 2020 were up by 4.1 percent from 2019 to 378,040 million yen (€2.98bn-$3.61bn), while net income increased by 22.5 percent to ¥63,472 million (€501.2m-$606.5m). ...
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ArticleFenix ends 2020 in the red
The Fenix Outdoor International group posted weak results for the fourth quarter of 2020. The management said that the quarter started well, with strong reorders and brick-and-mortar sales that were showing signs of improvement. However, the second wave of the pandemic and civil unrest in the U.S. – which led ...
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News briefsFeHoVa 2021 will be digital only
Hungexpo has announced that due to the coronavirus-related restrictions announced by the Hungarian government on Jan. 18, this year’s edition of FeHoVa , Hungary’s biggest exhibition on fishing, hunting and arms, will not take place in the physical space but, for the first time, as a virtual event ...
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Moncler helps schools and students in Milan
Moncler will donate 3,590 devices, including 2,171 notebooks and 1,419 tablets, to the students and teachers of 195 primary and secondary schools in Milan by mid-March, the company said. The fashion house responded to a public announcement made by the municipality of Milan, which highlighted the need for technological ...
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ArticleJohnson Outdoors sees good results in Q1
Johnson Outdoors delivered another strong quarter thanks to robust sales of fishing, camping and watercraft recreational products. The management said that the pandemic has resulted in increased consumer interest and participation in the great outdoors, which created a high demand for outdoor products during the last half of the ...
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Helinox strengthens European team to build on recent growth
Helinox , a British manufacturer of outdoor furniture and other products for outdoor living, has hired Helen Bridge as head of its European operations and customer service. The company also plans to further strengthen its customer service team with the appointment of an e-commerce coordinator in the coming weeks. ...
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The 2021 RYBOMANIA Poznań Fair has been canceled
Another major fishing show has been canceled due to the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic. Grupa MTP has announced that the RYBOMANIA Poznań Fair in Poland, one of the largest fishing events in Europe, has been canceled, Angling International reports. The event was scheduled to take place ...
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ArticleE-commerce lifts Canada Goose’s sales
Robust online sales globally have returned Canada Goose to growth in the third fiscal quarter. Revenues for the three months ended Dec. 27, 2020, progressed by 5.0 percent to 474.0 million Canadian dollars (€309.5m-$363.8m). E-commerce was a bright spot, surging by 39.3 percent, which partly offset store ...
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ArticleVista Outdoor’s momentum continues
Vista Outdoor reported another record set of results for the third quarter, after a better-than-expected second quarter, led by ammunition sales and revenues from the recently-acquired Remington business. The U.S.-based manufacturer of ammunition and outdoor sports products said that sales surged by 35 percent in the three months ended Dec. ...
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News briefsKästle comes close to previous year’s sales volume despite Corona
Despite an early end to the last winter season due to the Corona outbreak, the Austrian ski brand Kästle has reported that it could continue the growth of previous years and sell nearly as many skis as in 2019. However, the brand did not disclose any numbers. Kästle’s CEO, ...
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News briefsDenmark walks together
A new initiative was launched on Jan. 25 to get the Danish people to walk more for a month. Working with Danmarks Radio , the national TV station, the Danish Sports Company Association ( Dansk Firmaidrætsforbund ) has asked participants to record how many steps they take daily on ...
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News briefsDigitalization helped Mammut in Q4
The coronavirus pandemic took the toll on the Mammut Sports Group last year, but the fourth quarter was apparently better, thanks to the internet. In an interim report, its Swiss parent company, Conzzeta Group , said its outdoor operations suffered a drop in sales of 18.6 percent to 218.4 million ...
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News briefsTough Mudder and Marvel team up for digital challenges
Source: toughmudder.com Tough Mudder , a U.S. operator of extreme obstacle races, has joined forces with Marvel in the creation of Tough Mudder Challenges: Marvel Series . The collaboration will offer a collection of six digital fitness adventures ”designed to test one’s strength, agility, and ...
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ArticleSocks by Darn Tough and “Bernie mitten” maker Jen Ellis sell out in 24 hours
Sock maker Darn Tough Vermont and mitten maker Jen Ellis partnered to make a custom premium Merino wool sock that mimics the now-famous mittens Bernie Sanders wore on Inauguration Day. The socks, called JENerosity , were to benefit the Vermont Foodbank and sold out within a ...
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News briefsPentland Connect cross-brand ordering platform attracts 1,200 retailers
With online shopping picking up during the Corona pandemic and retailers adapting to an unpredictable retail climate, Pentland Brands has expanded its B2B online offering through its Pentland Connect retail platform. Retailers can now order products from across the brand’s portfolio 24/7. According to the group, since its ...
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Grassroots cancels Connect buying show in June 2021
The Grassroots Outdoor Alliance ( GOA ), an association of independent U.S. outdoor retailers and brands, has announced the cancellation of its spring Connect buying show, originally scheduled for June 7-10 in Knoxville, Tennessee, due to the ongoing Corona pandemic. “This is an unfortunate but entirely correct ...
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ArticleAre digital trade shows here to stay?
Source: OR Winter Online Many trade shows moved to digital platforms due to Covid-19 in 2020. It is too early to tell if 2021 will continue the pattern, but outdoor industry giant Emerald Holding Inc. just held its 2021 Surf Expo show in Orlando, ...
