All Coronavirus articles – Page 14
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News briefsFishing is finally permitted in England during the lockdown
The U.K. Government has rescinded its ban on fishing in England during the third coronavirus-related lockdown, which entered into force earlier this week. The Department for Culture Media and Sport has now confirmed that “fishing is allowed as exercise as long as participants adhere to the rules on staying local, ...
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ArticleHydro Flask struggles due to soft back-to-school season
Helen of Troy’ s Houseware segment, which includes drinkware brand Hydro Flask , posted double-digit growth in the third fiscal quarter ended on Nov. 30. Sales in the segment soared by 21.4 percent from the year-ago quarter to $222.4 million, driven by an organic business increase of 21.2 percent, largely ...
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News briefsISPO Beijing postponed without new date
ISPO Beijing has been postponed to a yet unspecified date. It was originally scheduled to be held as a physical event in the Chinese capital from Jan. 14-16, but Messe München said it would be unreasonable to hold the show in light of a renewed outbreak of the ...
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ArticleEmerald acquires software company PlumRiver
The trade show industry is seeking new ways to generate revenues and engage its clients because of the damage made to its physical events. Just as the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market is starting its new OR Winter Online edition (Jan. 6 - March 19, with Summit Days on ...
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Germany expands and tightens lockdown until end of January
The German government announced Jan. 5 that it is extending the Corona lockdown. Not only will it be extended until Jan. 31, but measures to contain the pandemic will be tightened. For non-essential retailers, that’s a big problem. Even before the federal government announced the extension, some retailers had ...
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ArticleBike stocks 2020: Corona gives the bicycle industry a turbo boost
Same same but different – 2020 has been a real rollercoaster. Not only for the world economy but for each individual: Corona set the course. 2020 saw the most extreme stock market movements ever. What it finally taught us above all: whether economic, trade or other wars, political crises or ...
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ArticleWho are the winners of the Corona summer?
The outdoor industry and tourism associations weathered the first Corona summer quite well. Some hiking and biking equipment suppliers were even able to record double-digit growth rates compared to the previous year. However, things are now looking rather bleak for the first few months of the coming year.
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News briefsHotel in Verbier ski resort is first to implement HeiQ Viroblock Ecosystem
Swiss ingredient brand HeiQ has partnered with luxury Hotel W Verbier and The Medical Supply Company of Switzerland (MSCS) to integrate the HeiQ Viroblock Ecosystem, an antiviral textile and surface technology, into its facility management routine amid a recent lockdown imposed by Swiss health authorities. The HeiQ Viroblock Ecosystem strives ...
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News briefsGlobal virtual Badwater ultratrail starts on New Year’s Day
From Jan. 1-31, 2021, AdventureCORPS , the organizers of the Badwater® ultramarathon races in Death Valley, USA, and elsewhere, will host a new event called Badwater® 267 VR . Unlike other Badwater races, which take place in remote locations and are typically limited to a small field of invited ...
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News briefsUN declares Dec. 28 the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
To mark the ongoing global fight against Covid-19 and raise awareness of the lessons being learned during the pandemic, the United Nations has declared Dec. 27 the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness . The UN General Assembly invites all member states, organizations of the United Nations system ...
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Swiss online trade reports exceptional growth in November
According to the Association of Swiss Sports Retailers ( ASMAS ), Swiss online retailing increased by 41.6 percent in November alone compared to the same month in 2019. According to the evaluation by GfK in cooperation with the Swiss Post and the ...
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Dorel delays vote on going private
Montréal-based Dorel Industries has postponed a special shareholder meeting to vote on the sale of the company to Cerberus Capital Management to give itself more time to consider the terms of the deal. The meeting will be held on Feb. 16 instead of Jan. 12. A special committee ...
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Italian ski resorts to introduce tighter restrictions in view of reopening
Italy’s Technical Scientific Committee ( CTS ) has recommended tighter restrictions for ski lift operations connected with the ongoing pandemic. Ski resorts in the country are currently shut but are due to reopen on Jan. 7. The guidelines that regional authorities submitted did not fully convinced the committee at ...
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NordShield accelerates launch of biodegradable antimicrobial textile protection
Nordic BioTech Group has accelerated the market entry of NordShield® BioLayr , an antimicrobial technology for consumer fibers, in consideration of the growing demand for protection against viruses and bacteria during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. NordShield BioLayr is said to provide textiles used in garments or shoes as well ...
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ArticleISPO Munich 2021: What to expect from the online show
As reported earlier, for the first time in its 50-year history, ISPO Munich will be held purely digitally from Feb. 1 to 5, 2021. Last week, organizer Messe München reported that numerous international brands have already registered to present themselves and their products in the Expo Area and ...
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The Petzl Legend Tour Italia explores the origins of Italian sport climbing
The screening of the short docufilms of the Petzl Legend Tour Italia has just begun. It is a real and virtual journey that celebrates the origins of Italian sport climbing in the 1980s through the images of the crags and stories of its protagonists during this golden age. The ...
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Oberalp Group postpones winter clearance sales
As many retailers had to close their doors for a long time in 2020 due to the pandemic, the South Tyrolean Oberalp Group has decided to postpone the winter clearance sales in its own brand shops to Jan. 30. The management-led family business already approached Anna Ferrino , president ...
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German Bicycle Industry Association donates to Cycling without Age
The German Bicycle Industry Association ( Zweirad-Industrie-Verband , ZIV ), the national interest group and service provider of the German and international bicycle industry, has decided to support the German branch of the non-profit association “ Cycling without Age ” for the second time after 2016 with its annual charity ...
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News briefsWintersteiger presents plasma technology that eliminates harmful microorganisms without chemicals
Wintersteiger , the Austrian supplier best known for its ski service systems, claims to have done away with chemicals in sterilization. Sterex , as the new system is called, uses cold plasma to eliminate up to 99.9 percent of the microorganisms found in the air and on objects, including multi-resistant ...
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News briefsA proposal to postpone winter sales in Italy
In an open letter to Assosport ’s president, the chief sales officer of the Oberalp Group , Stefan Rainer , recently called for a postponement of winter sales from their usual early January start to the beginning of Feb. 2021 or later, in consideration of the special conditions brought about ...
