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News briefsOutdoor Sports Valley appoints interim director
Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the French trade association dedicated to outdoor sports, has appointed Céline Brunel as interim executive director. The decision follows the departure of Benjamin Thaller, the association’s executive director since 2019, in October of this year. A new executive director is expected to be appointed in early ...
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ArticleCake and Volta Trucks join forces to provide the world’s first electric micro hub for last-mile deliveries
Cake, the Swedish manufacturer of light electric motorcycles, and Volta Trucks, a Swedish service provider and manufacturer of all-electric commercial vehicles, announced a joint initiative to provide global fashion giant H&M Group with fully integrated electric deliveries to its customers in Paris. From February 2023, H&M Group will be able ...
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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 briefsAu Vieux Campeur to open a store in Bordeaux
Au Vieux Campeur, the French retailer specializing in outdoor apparel and gear, will open a store in Bordeaux in the spring of 2023, sport-guide.com has reported. The new 1,500-square-meter retail space will be located at the Bord’eau Village shopping mall. Construction work for the new store has just begun. The ...
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News briefsFrance to hold national fishing show in 2024
The French body that represents the fishing tackle trade in the country (Groupement de l’Industrie Française d’Articles de Pêche or GIFAP) is planning to resume a national fair that showcases all types of fishing – sea, coarse and fly – Angling International has reported. Many organizations in France have been ...
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ArticleA colder, darker winter: Reducing energy costs in European retail
With energy prices skyrocketing and the need to replenish gas reserves before winter, everyone is doing their part, and global energy conservation measures have already been taken in the retail sector. While customer service and satisfaction are top priorities in retail, stakeholders may be reluctant to engage in actions that ...
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ArticleNew association to support cycling start-ups in France
A new French trade association, called Cycling Tech France, has been launched to support national cycling start-ups, Sport-Guide has reported. The organization, established by Eric Dodin and Alexandre Rispal, gathered for its first official meeting on July 1. Based on Sport-Guide’s information, the association’s members currently include Ateliers Heritagebike, Caminade, ...
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Pro Days in Paris getting bigger
Pro Days, the professional bike trade show in Paris, will be hosted in halls 4 and 6 at Expo Porte de Versailles on a total exhibition area of 30,000 square meters. Last year, the event only took hall 4 of the Porte de Versailles facilities. The upcoming edition of the ...
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News briefsMountain Planet was held again in Grenoble after a four-year break
The 25th edition of Mountain Planet, the international meeting place for mountain professionals in Grenoble, France, which was held at Alpexpo Grenoble on April 26-28, attracted 16,972 visitors from 71 countries and showcased the products of 981 exhibiting brands. The event made its comeback after four years of absence. Mountain ...
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News briefsMountain Planet returns after four years of absence
The 25th edition of Mountain Planet, the international meeting place for mountain professionals, will be held at Alpexpo Grenoble, France, on April 26-28 and will showcase 900 exhibitors from 25 countries across 17 industry segments. The show is expected to attract 18,000 visitors. Mountain Planet has been held every two ...
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News briefsAquapac opens EU distribution center in France
London-based Aquapac Group Limited has established Aquapac Europe SAS, based near Chartres in France, as a new EU distribution hub for its Aquapac, Carradice and UPSO brands, as well as the group’s French distribution arm. Shipments from the new French office and warehouse will begin on March 14. The group ...
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News briefsPortugal adopts new and stricter rules for the labeling of leather substitutes
The Portuguese government adopted new regulations (Decreto-Lei n.o 3/2022) at the end of January 2022 to label all textile products that are man-made to replace genuine leather and also established fines for companies that do not comply. The new law defines the term leather and specifies its use. Accordingly, the ...
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News briefsFrance is Inov-8’s newest direct market
Source: Inov-8 Emmanuel Fedon U.K.-based running, hiking and fitness brand Inov-8 has added France to its portfolio of European direct markets, led by Emmanuel Fedon as sales manager. Fedon lives in Annecy and brings two decades of sports industry experience to the role. He previously worked for ...
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News briefsBike24 launches online shops in Italy and France
As part of its international expansion, Bike24, a Germany-based e-commerce bike platform listed on the stock exchange since mid-2021, has launched country-specific webshops in France and Italy, two major European cycling nations. “These new shops give our customers a shopping experience tailored to them without any language barriers,” said Andrés ...
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ArticleEastman to invest up to $1 billion in plastics recycling facility in France
French President Emmanuel Macron and Mark Costa, Eastman Chemical Company’s board chairman and CEO, jointly announced on Jan. 17 that the U.S.-based specialty materials company plans to invest up to $1 billion in a material-to-material molecular recycling facility in France. The facility would use Eastman’s polyester renewal technology to recycle ...
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News briefsThe winners of the French Outdoor Awards 2022
Source: OSV Gignoux Mountain, winner of the FOA Innovation Award 2022 The jury of experts appointed by the French trade association Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV) announced the four winners of the French Outdoor Awards (FOA) 2022 on Jan. 15 in Chamonix. While the competition is open to ...
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News briefsWho’s Next to contain a space for outdoor
The forthcoming edition of Who’s Next – scheduled for Jan. 21-24 at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris – will feature a space devoted to the outdoor market, with the aim of putting outdoor brands into contact with new retailers, promoting the experiential retail and highlighting the two-way ...
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News briefsOberalp opens “Mountain Showroom” in Annecy, targets Southern European growth
The Oberalp Group has officially opened a new showroom in Annecy, France, together with around 100 invited guests (customers, journalists, French athletes and employees). On an area of 200 square meters, Oberalp will use the new “Mountain Showroom” to present the new collections of its Dynafit, Salewa, Pomoca, Evolv and ...
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Izas Outdoor opens its first store outside of Spain
Izas Outdoor, a Spanish outerwear specialist headquartered in Zaragoza, has opened a pop-up store in Chamonix, France. It is the company’s first store outside of Spain. The 180-sqm pop-up will be in place until the end of October. Izas Outdoor has also recently inaugurated a new store in Bilbao, in ...
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Leon Cycle is expanding into France
German bike retailer Leon Cycle has opened its first shop in France and has plans to expand further in the country. The new French store, opened in late June, is located in Lille, in the north of the country, at 12 rue de la Vieille Comédie. Two more stores will ...
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