All European Outdoor Group articles – Page 6
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News briefsEOG supports expansion of database for outdoor benchmark report
Pauline Shepherd , head of research and insights at the European Outdoor Group ( EOG ), and Richard Payne, from market research firm Sports Marketing Surveys ( SMS ), recently held a webinar on the current state of the European outdoor trade and the association’s plans for ...
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Data & AnalysisHow outdoor and sports companies are dealing with Brexit
The European Parliament voted on April 27 to approve the agreement signed by the British government and the EU on Christmas Eve to regulate trade relations after the U.K.’s official exit from the European Single Market on Jan. 1. It’s been hard for the companies in our sector, especially ...
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News briefsU.K.’s Outdoor Industries Association advocates sustainability in British companies
With a checklist and advice for the ecological conversion of enterprises, the British Outdoor Industries Association ( OIA ) aims to encourage its members to be more environmentally aware and take concrete action. With the outdoor industry committed to net-zero carbon emissions by 2030 and an intact environment seen as ...
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ArticleEuropean Outdoor Summit and OutDoor by ISPO merge in 2021
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has confirmed that this year’s European Outdoor Summit (EOS) will be combined with the OutDoor by ISPO Global Summit Edition from Oct. 5-7 to create one major European outdoor industry event. This year’s EOS was originally to be hosted by Outdoor Sports ...
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ArticleWearables boom and players fight for market share
In a webinar hosted by the European Outdoor Group (EOG) in March, U.K.-based Futuresource Consulting reported that the overall consumer electronics market was trending downward in 2020, with Covid-19 putting pressure on supply, distribution, retail and demand. However, while some wearable categories such as smartwatches for children struggled, ...
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News briefsMarch 12: EOG Webinar on wearables as an opportunity for outdoor brands
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) is inviting you to participate in the webinar ”The Role of Wearables in Fitness Ecosystems: An Opportunity for Outdoor and Sports Brands” this Friday, March 12, at 10:00 CET. FutureSource Consulting will present market data from their study of the wearables market. It will focus ...
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ArticleIt’s Great Out There Coalition launches Outdoor Activity Days concept
Introducing the new #itsgreatoutthere Outdoor Activity Days concept, the It’s Great Out There Coalition wants to allow more companies, organizations and individuals to get actively involved in the campaign while receiving clear and measurable results for every contribution to the organization. From now, ...
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ArticleJoin the #itsgreatoutthere Outdoor Activity Days kick-off event on Feb. 24
All of our readers are invited to attend the Outdoor Activity Days kick-off event on Zoom next week hosted by the It’s Great Out There Coalition. The It’s Great Out There Coalition, founded in 2017 by the European Outdoor Group (EOG) and still strongly supported by the association, has grown ...
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ArticleUpdate on EOG's 2021 Annual Assembly
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) held its annual meeting on Jan. 29. For the first time, the meeting was held digitally on Zoom but included all of the business the association typically covers at this event. Each EOG division provided an overview of its 2020 activities and ...
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ArticleEOG research results illustrate impact of Covid-19 and future opportunities
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has provided an update to its market research program with recent findings from both the sell-in and sell-through projects. The State of Trade (SoT) measures sell-in wholesale trends in the outdoor industry and the Outdoor Retail Benchmark Report measures sell-through retail trends ...
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ArticleISPO and EOG announce Outdoor by ISPO Global Summit Edition in July, physical and digital
Source: ISPO Munich Online 2021 On Feb. 5, Tobias Gröber , executive director business unit consumer goods Messe München , and Mark Held , president of the European Outdoor Group ( EOG ), announced in their impulse speech at ISPO Munich Online that Outdoor ...
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ArticleEOG and EDM intensify partnership on behalf of the industry
In 2021, the European Outdoor Group ( EOG ) and EDM Publications ( EDM ), publisher of The Outdoor Industry Compass ( OIC ) and SGI Europe , among others, will build on an already existing successful relationship and together will reach even bigger audiences with business ...
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ArticleEOG invites you to participate in its Outdoor Industry Survey 2020
The European Outdoor Group ( EOG ) would like to invite brands and retailers in the outdoor markets to participate in its annual survey. This survey is an opportunity for the industry to provide feedback about how the markets performed in 2020, the key challenges as well as ...
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ArticleEOG and Suston organize digital industry event
The European Outdoor Group ( EOG ) and Suston , a publication for sustainable outdoor news based in Stockholm, have finalized the program for a digital event that will take place Nov. 18-19 called “ Sustain the Momentum .” The online event will ask whether the industry can ...
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Textiles expert Verity Hardy to lead EOG’s new sustainability initiative
Source: EOG Dr. Verity Hardy, EOG sustainability project manager Dr. Verity Hardy has been appointed sustainability project manager of the European Outdoor Group ( EOG ). She has joined the team to lead EOG’s new Climate Action Program , which will start to ...
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News briefsNew dates confirmed for European Outdoor Summit 2021
The European Outdoor Group ( EOG ) has confirmed the re-scheduled dates for the eighth annual European Outdoor Summit ( EOS ). After the 2020 event had to be postponed due to Covid-19, the new dates are Oct. 7-8, 2021. The location of Annecy and the ...
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The EOG announces a digital get-together on Nov. 18-19
Replacing its annual European Outdoor Summit in Annecy, which has been postponed to Oct. 7-8, 2021, the European Outdoor Group has decided to organize a two-day virtual get-together on Nov. 18 and 19, 2020 around the theme “Sustain the Momentum.” Held in partnership with Suston Magazine , it ...
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News briefsYoung people to benefit from new #itsgreatoutthere grants
The It’s Great Out There Coalition has confirmed the ten projects that will be supported in the latest round of # itsgreatoutthere grants. Local initiatives in Germany, Spain, Sweden, France, Serbia and the UK that mainly involve young people will each receive €1,000 to help ...
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ArticleEOG supports Germany’s plans for a Supply Chain Act
Arne Strate , the general secretary of the European Outdoor Group ( EOG ) has spoken in support of Germany’s planned Supply Chain Act . In a public statement, he said: “The EOG has been closely following the progress, both in the context of ...
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News briefsLaunch of #itsgreatoutthere micro-grants to help NGOs get Europe active outdoors
The It’s Great Out There Coalition has announced details of a new round of #itsgreatoutthere grants, designed to fund projects by non-profit organisations that take new people into the outdoors. The coalition’s existing grants scheme has been adapted in the context of the major impact that the Covid-19 ...
