All Coronavirus articles – Page 15
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ArticleEDM survey: How Covid-19 has impacted companies' trade show budgets
It has become commonplace to say that the Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated trends that were already underway with the digitalization of the economy and society in general. Trade shows have been one of the sectors most affected by the phenomenon as restrictions on travel and mass events worldwide ...
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ArticleYouth Alpine Interrail: Young adults campaign for more sustainable mobility
As part of the Youth Alpine Interrail project, young adults traveled by train through the Alps in the summer of 2018 and 2019 and addressed climate protection and sustainable mobility. On Dec. 9, 2020, they and other young adults discussed with representatives of environmental and spatial planning ministries what ...
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U.K.’s OTS dates confirmed
Following the postponement of Outdoor by Ispo 2021, originally scheduled for June 20-23, to July 5-8, organizers of the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS) have now confirmed that there will be no change to the planned dates for the U.K. event, which is scheduled for June 29-July 1. According to OTS ...
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ArticleFESI welcomes new EU Work Plan for sport in light of post-pandemic recovery
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry ( FESI ) has welcomed the publication of the EU Work Plan for Sport, which is meant to guide EU cooperation on sport policy for the years 2021 to 2024, and announced that, together with its members, it looks forward to ...
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ArticleEuropean consumers want to stay fit despite lockdown; wearables still on the rise
GfK has published data showing that health and well-being have become more important during the Covid-19 crisis. However, it said this trend had already become increasingly prevalent among European consumers before the outbreak of the pandemic. According to a GfK Consumer Life Study with more than 30,000 ...
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News briefsKlarna and Verifone partner to enable new comfortable shopping experiences in physical stores globally
Klarna , the leading global payments provider and shopping service from Sweden, has announced a strategic partnership with Verifone , a California-based provider of hardware products for payment processing, that will make Klarna available as the first buy-now-pay-later solution to millions of Verifone devices in the U.S. and Europe. The ...
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Xefco and HeiQ launch new antiviral textile treatment
Xefco ®, an Australian materials science and technology start-up specializing in innovative thin-film coating technologies for the textile industry offered to outdoor apparel, fashion and home textile markets, has launched XViroblock ™ in collaboration with Swiss textile innovator HeiQ . According to Xefco, XViroblock is the world’s first thin-film antimicrobial ...
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ArticleNew Corona restrictions in Germany; Denmark extends partial lockdown to entire country
In concert with the governments of the individual states of its country, the federal government of Germany has ordered the lockdown of all the brick-and-mortar stores that sell non-essential products, starting on Wednesday, Dec. 16. The new restrictions came after a spike in new contaminations from Covid-19. They will last ...
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News briefsUvex offers protective glove with HeiQ Viroblock for everyday use
Source: Uvex Safety Group Uvex phynomic silv-air grip To successfully interrupt infection lines via smear or contact infections, the Uvex Safety Group , the occupational safety brand of the German Uvex Group that also owns Uvex Sports and Alpina , has developed ...
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Keen named one of the most admired companies in the state of Oregon
U.S. footwear brand Keen has been named one of the most admired companies in the U.S. state of Oregon in 2020 by the Portland Business Journal for the third year in a row. According to the 400 respondents to the annual survey, which was conducted throughout Oregon and ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin plans to continue Wolftrail hiking trips in 2021
Source: Jack Wolfskin Wolftrail Scotland Jack Wolfskin will continue its Wolftrail campaign in Scotland in the new year, the Covid-19 situation permitting. The campaign first started in Romania last March – at that time, the brand had developed a first, exclusive long-distance ...
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The owner of the London Bike Show has ceased trading
Newtimber Media , the owner of the London Bike Show and Triathlon Show , has ceased trading. In 2018, Newtimber Media took over from Telegraph Events , which managed the show for four years. Last year’s was only the first show produced by Newtimber. The 2020 edition did not take ...
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ArticleArc’teryx aims for Fair Trade certification
With a goal of having 80 percent of its products certified by Fair Trade USA by 2025, Arc’teryx has announced plans to convert three production facilities in Vietnam to Fair Trade Certified TM in the coming year. The move comes as part of the company’s response to ...
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News briefsDenmark extends Covid-related restrictions for retail and sports
At a press conference this week, the Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, extended the current, nationwide restrictions until Feb. 7, as well as a partial closure in Greater Copenhagen, Odense, Aarhus and a number of municipalities in the capital and in Zealand. If there are no restrictions, the Statens Serum ...
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48th edition of Innatex postponed
The 48th edition of the international trade show for sustainable textiles, Innatex , in Hofheim-Wallau near Frankfurt am Main, Germany, has been postponed from its usual January dates to Feb. 27 through March 1. According to organizer, Muveo GmbH , the decision is based on a survey inquiring about the ...
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News briefsE.O.F.T. Basecamp Episode 2 showing now
The European Outdoor Film Tour enters the second round of the E.O.F.T. Basecamp on its new digital streaming platform, which was established earlier this year due to the cancellation of the film tour because of the pandemic. As part of this second film series, five outstanding outdoor films ...
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News briefsDynafit opens six ski touring parks in Germany and Austria
The ski resorts in the Alps have recorded a large increase in ski touring enthusiasts who have been skiing on slopes for years. For this winter season, experts are expecting further growth because of possible restrictions in winter sports due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ski touring specialist Dynafit , a ...
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News briefsTaiSPO Online open for registration
The Taipei International Sporting Goods Show ( TaiSPO ), organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council ( TAITRA ), will be held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center from March 3 to 6, 2021.In addition, a month-long online platform ( TaiSPO Online ) will be launched ...
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News briefsIspo Munich reveals more details about the upcoming online show (video)
Messe München has published a video for Ispo Munich Online 2021 , in which it reveals more about the design of the virtual expo area, the digital brand spaces and the digital conference program of the event scheduled for Feb. 1-5. Video: ISPO Munich ...
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ArticleHeiQ now listed on the LSE
On Dec. 7, thanks to a reverse takeover into Auctus Growth Plc , the textile materials company HeiQ was listed on the London Stock Exchange , under the ticker symbol HEIQ. The stock was oversubscribed on issue and raised £60 million (€66m-$80m) before expenses. The new public interest ...
