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News briefsPolartec hires new Sales Manager for Europe
Source: Polartec Sergi Pérez Polartec has hired Sergi Pérez as its new Sales Manager for Europe, effective immediately. Pérez is responsible for a team of five and reports to Eric Yung, who held Pérez’ new role until he was promoted to VP of Milliken & Company, Polartec’s ...
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ArticleRad Power Bikes withdraws from the European market
On July 10, Rad Power Bikes Inc. announced on its European website that it would withdraw completely from Europe and focus entirely on North America in the future: “We are sad to say goodbye.” This is a radical shift in course for the largest US B2C e-bike provider. According to ...
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News briefsOlpro brings in sales expert to support international growth
Camping and campervan brand Olpro has brought in Johanna Grzonka as a sales expert to support its growing international trade. She works as part of the growing operational team at Olpro, working with the UK but focusing on European sales. Grzonka will use her experience working with major camping retailers ...
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News briefsThe Outdoors Company partners with Canadian brand Stormtech
British trade supplier The Outdoors Company is adding to its portfolio of brands the Canadian performance apparel brand Stormtech, making it available to the B2B market in the UK and Europe. The latest Stormtech corporate range includes a wide range of styles, including insulated, softshell and recycled fleece jackets, vests ...
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News briefsPeak Performance with changes in European B2B structure
The Swedish ski and outdoor brand Peak Performance is restructuring its B2B business. Marcel Hess, who was previously responsible for the omnichannel business in Central Europe, will take over the management of the global B2B business with immediate effect. Hess has been with Peak Performance for more than 10 years ...
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News briefsShimano presents 2022 study on e-bike attitudes in Europe
Are you interested in a detailed country report on the attitudes toward e-bikes in several European countries? If so, you should keep an eye on Shimano’s “State of the Nation 2020” report. More than 15,500 people in 12 European countries were surveyed for this fourth annual report from the world’s ...
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News briefsKathmandu launches in Europe and the UK
Following an appearance at Paris Fashion Week in late March and a collaboration with renowned Paris retailer Leclaireur to launch its FW 2022 collection, Kathmandu, the New Zealand-based outdoor apparel and gear brand, has now launched country-specific online stores in the U.K., France and Germany, in addition to supplying select ...
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News briefsKathmandu announces expansion plans at Paris Fashion Week
As reported by ragtrader.com.au, New Zealand-based brand Kathmandu has launched dedicated e-commerce sites for Europe, the U.K. and Canada, with plans to expand into the U.S. later this year as well. Kathmandu partnered with Paris-based retailer Leclaireur during Paris Fashion Week to unveil its 2022 fall/winter collection, which will be ...
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News briefsHD Wool and Rudholm Group form partnership to grow HD Wool Apparel Insulation in Europe
To expand its growing customer base in Europe and Scandinavia and develop sustainable opportunities between its HD Wool Apparel Insulation and European outdoor, lifestyle and fashion brands, U.K.-based HD Wool Ltd. entered into a partnership with Sweden-based Rudholm Group, a global provider of sustainable apparel accessories, sustainable packaging, digital solutions ...
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News briefsTextile consumption in Europe has fourth-largest impact on environment and climate, new study finds
Recent data from the European Environment Agency (EEA) show that textile consumption in Europe has on average the fourth-highest impacts on the environment and climate after food, housing and mobility. Textiles caused in 2020 the third-highest pressures on water and land use, and the fifth-highest use of raw materials and ...
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News briefsEuropean Outdoor Group in search of brand partners for European merino project
After carrying out a small feasibility study around the possibility of growing European merino wool earlier, the European Outdoor Group (EOG) is currently in funding negotiations with the German Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food to let the project come live. According to EOG’s sustainability manager Katy Stevens, “it is ...
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News briefsPatagonia’s Worn Wear Tour returns to the Alps
After a two-year hiatus, Patagonia is returning to the slopes of Europe with its Worn Wear repair team for the 2022 Worn Wear Snow Tour. The Worn Wear trailer, styled like a tiny home, will travel to the Alps to offer skiers and snowboarders free repairs on broken zippers, tears, ...
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News briefsConebi elects João Miranda as VP of the board
Source: Conebi New vice president of the Conebi board: João Miranda Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s general assembly of Conebi, the European umbrella organization of the national bicycle and bicycle parts industry, took place on Nov. 23 exclusively in digital form. On this occasion, João ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin restructures sales management, promotes el Mahmoud to GM Commercial Europe
Jack Wolfskin has created a new sales management structure to ensure the coordinated alignment of wholesale, retail and digital strategies for its European operations. Jack Wolfskin veteran Natascha el Mahmoud fills the new position of general manager commercial Europe. El Mahmoud, who has been with the company since 2002, most ...
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News briefsOrage returns to Europe
Montréal-based brand Orage, co-founded by Eric D’Anjou in 1989 and catering primarily to freeride skiers and snowboarders, is reportedly expanding back into the European market. After undergoing several changes of leadership and direction under the umbrella of the company Coalision and its CEO and president Bernard Mariette, the brand was ...
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ArticleReal per capita consumption of private households continues to decline
In its first quarterly report of 2021 on private household consumption in the EU and Europe, the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) finds a 1.6 percent decline in average real per capita household consumption in the euro area, following a 2.6 percent drop in the fourth quarter of ...
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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 from the UN, ...
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News briefsSport Import brings Verde Bikes back to Europe
Verde, the iconic BMX brand founded in 2007, is celebrating a European comeback. For its new start, the U.S. brand is relying on the BMX competence of German bicycle wholesaler and importer Sport Import. In the BMX heydays, Verde made its name also in Europe. With the waning of the ...
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ArticleEurope’s patchwork of Corona regulations
Daily changes to local Corona safety regulations for retail stores make it difficult to stay on top of things as the pandemic situation heats up again in most European countries. Here is an overview (as of March 25, subject to change and with regional variations) of the status of non-essential ...
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