All Coronavirus articles – Page 6
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News briefsSwiss lift operators start the 2021 summer season
The Swiss mountain lift operators report that the 2021 summer season starts on schedule, with all protective measures against Covid-19 infections in place. Some Swiss resorts are already in operation. The lift operators have taken the necessary precautions to implement all the requirements of the authorities for the safety of ...
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News briefsAerosol researcher advises against abolishing compulsory masks in stores
Germany’s Handelsblatt reports that German aerosol researcher Gerhard Scheuch , former president of the International Society for Aerosols in Medicine , believes mandatory masks should first be removed outdoors and in large halls before tackling retail stores. To be sure, he said, masks are not a universal remedy ...
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Japan prolongs state of emergency to June 20
The Japanese government has extended a state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas of the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic to June 20, just over a month before the planned start of the Toyko Olympics on July 23. The restrictive measures currently in place, which are less ...
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ArticleSpanish bike sales hit the 1.5m milestone
In 2020, Spain surpassed for the first time in history the milestone of 1.5 million bicycles sold in one year. According to figures by Ambe, the Spanish bike industry association, released in collaboration with Cofidis, a French telecredit company that is the main sponsor of a road cycling team of ...
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News briefsIndia’s Covid crisis threatens cotton supplies
Inside Outdoor reports that India’s Covid-19 crisis, with an average of 295,000 people falling ill with a new variant of the virus every day since the end of April, could lead to future cotton shortages. India is the world’s largest cotton supplier, which means the crisis in the country ...
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ArticleMyanmar: a cheap hotspot getting even hotter
Production in Myanmar has almost never been easy due to political circumstances. After the country experienced a boom in textile manufacturing with the beginning of the democratic process in 2012, the situation has worsened since the military coup on February 1 of this year to such an extent that a ...
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ArticleNepal in humanitarian crisis, donations needed
Source: Sherpa Adventure Gear Sherpa Adventure Gear ’s teams in England and Germany are receiving dramatic reports from the brand’s home country, Nepal. Medical care in the developing country is already at a very modest level under “normal” circumstances, now it is catastrophic, according to the ...
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ArticleCanada Goose forecasts record revenue as Q4 profits rise
Canada Goose forecasts 2022 revenues to exceed 1 billion Canadian dollars (€680m-$826m) for the first time after reporting a better-than-expected rise in sales for the fiscal fourth quarter driven by strong demand in China and online sales. Revenues rose to CA$208 million (€141.4m-$171.7m) for the three months to March ...
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News briefsGiant Group boosts sales and profit to record levels thanks to e-bikes
Continued strong global market demand for bicycles and e-bikes has brought Taiwan’s largest bicycle manufacturer Giant Group both record revenue and record profit in the first sales quarter of the current fiscal year 2021. While quarterly sales grew at double-digit rates compared to the first three months of last ...
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ArticleWolverine raises guidance due to strong first quarter
Footwear company Wolverine Worldwide raised full-year guidance due to better-than-expected e-commerce growth and optimism over Covid-19 vaccine rollouts. Revenues in the three months to April 3 rose 16.3 percent to $510.7 million but missed estimates of $511.8 million. Wolverine, which owns the Sperry , Hush Puppies , Saucony ...
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ArticleOberalp Group will present new collections and behavioral study at Virtual Convention on May 18
Vienna-based international behavioral research institute Karmasin Behavioural Insights conducted a wide-ranging study for the Oberalp Group in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to examine the rising outdoor trend in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The institute surveyed a total of nearly 900 participants on the topic of “ ...
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ArticleJack Wolfskin recovers from pandemic faster than expected, online sales up 108%
Callaway Golf Co. saw revenues in the first quarter soar by 47.3 percent as compared to the year earlier to $651.6 million, amid “unprecedented” demand for its golf equipment and a faster-than-expected recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic for Jack Wolfskin and the rest of its softgoods businesses and the ...
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ArticleISPO Group without Markus Hefter
After working for Messe München for 18 years, Markus Hefter , exhibition director for the ISPO Munich and OutDoor by ISPO trade shows, has left the company, apparently to pursue a new opportunity with a yet unnamed company later in September. Source: ...
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News briefsHeiQ introduces antiviral textile mask with copper coating
Swiss company HeiQ is launching a new face mask that it says destroys 100 percent of tested viruses and bacteria within minutes of contact with the textile material. The patented HeiQ MetalliQ mask consists of a fabric coated with a pure copper coating. Behind the technology, in ...
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Aquapac invests in growth during lockdown
U.K. outdoor and watersports accessories brand Aquapac has reported strong sales performance in the last nine months. The best performance in the first half of the fiscal year in four years is attributed to investment in new products, a new marketing manager and the Covid-19 pandemic, which is bringing ...
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News briefsChina demand helps drive higher Q1 revenues at Lenzing
Austrian specialty fiber producer Lenzing Group said that a strong recovery in its markets helped to drive rises in revenue and net profit. They reported that revenue for the three months to March 1 rose 4.9 percent to €489.3 million. Net profit rose to €29.9m from €17.7m, while earnings ...
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News briefsRocky Brands reports higher Q1 revenue, net income
U.S.-based footwear and apparel maker Rocky Brands reported soaring first-quarter revenue and net income on the back of strong demand from its wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels. The company said revenue for the three months to March 31 rose 57.3 percent to $87.7 million. Wholesale segment sales increased 69.1 percent, ...
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ArticleEuropean countries reach their 2021 Overshoot Days in May
In the next few weeks, the major European countries will reach their calculated “ Overshoot Days “ – that point in time when the ecological footprint is greater than the biocapacity per person (1.63 global hectares). The overshoot day is calculated by the Global Footprint Network based on data ...
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ArticleUnifi swings to profit in Q3 as Brazil excels
U.S.-based recycled and synthetic yarn maker Unifi swung to a profit in the third quarter after driven by a rise in sales at its Brazil and Asian units. The company said net income for the three months to March 28 was $4.7 million compared to a loss of $41.1m a ...
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Joint social media campaign of vds and other German associations calls for store reopening
With #wiederöffnen („reopen“), the Association of German Sports Retailers ( vds ) has launched a joint social media campaign with other national retail trade associations, which all German retailers are invited to support by sharing on their own social media channels. “We want to achieve ...
