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News briefsDelays in Covid-19 vaccinations could cost EU €123 billion
According to credit insurance company Euler Hermes , the delay that the European Union is experiencing in its Covid-19 vaccination campaign may cost the bloc €123 billion in lost economic activity in 2021. According to the company, the EU is currently seven weeks behind its vaccination program, compared with a ...
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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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News briefsWildberries launches in France, Italy and Spain
After rolling out its online store in Germany in January, Russia’s biggest online retailer, Wildberries , has started to operate in France, Italy and Spain, with dedicated sites and mobile apps tailored to the local markets, the company said in a statement. The online retailer that first launched in ...
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ArticleBamboo producer buys 31.8% of Merida Italia
Forever Bambù , a company active in the cultivation of giant bamboo through biodynamic and symbiotic agriculture, has acquired 31.8 percent of Merida Italia , the Italian branch of Taiwan’s Merida Corporation . The transaction was carried out as part of a €2 million capital increase, of which €750,000 were ...
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News briefsItalian alpine regions demand a dedicated ministry
Italy’s Unione Nazionale Comuni Comunità Enti Montani ( Uncem), the national organization of mountain municipalities, calls for the creation of a new post of minister or undersecretary for mountain areas, “Ministero alla Montagna e alle Aree Interne,” it suggested. The new government department would be in charge of developing ...
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Ferrino will distribute Spektrum eyewear in Italy
Italian outdoor company Ferrino has announced a new partnership with Spektrum , a Swedish eco-friendly brand of sports goggles and accessories, making Ferrino the distributor of Spektrum eyewear in Italy. Spektrum’s frames are made of plant-based non-food derivates from corn. The details on Spektrum’s frames are made out of ...
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News briefsA petition to reopen indoor climbing gyms in Italy
A petition has been created on change.org suggesting that indoor climbing gyms should be reopened despite the pandemic. The petition was launched by Marco Paco dell’Aquila , the manager of Rockspot in Milan, which claims to be the largest climbing gym in Italy. The text of the petition ...
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Italian postal service acquires Chinese e-commerce solution provider
The Italian postal and financial services group Poste Italiane and Cloud Seven Holding have signed a binding deal to reinforce their partnership in e-commerce services between Italy and China. Under the deal, Poste Italiane will buy 51 percent of the voting capital of Sengi Express , a wholly-owned ...
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Garmin Italy with executive changes
Garmin Italy has appointed Sara Cesarotti as marketing and communication manager for the sports, outdoor, and automotive sectors. Cesarotti was hired from Google Italy , where she served as retail marketing manager. The company has also announced changes in its Marine division, where Carlo Brevini has been ...
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Italian ski resorts to introduce tighter restrictions in view of reopening
Italy’s Technical Scientific Committee ( CTS ) has recommended tighter restrictions for ski lift operations connected with the ongoing pandemic. Ski resorts in the country are currently shut but are due to reopen on Jan. 7. The guidelines that regional authorities submitted did not fully convinced the committee at ...
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Oberalp opens new Mountain Shop in Cogne, Italy
Oberalp opened a new Mountain Shop on Dec. 4 in Cogne, in Italy’s Aosta Valley. The new shop follows the opening of two other Mountain Shops in Italy this year – one in Campo Tures in July and one in Bergamo in October. The store in Campo Turis ...
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News briefsA proposal to postpone winter sales in Italy
In an open letter to Assosport ’s president, the chief sales officer of the Oberalp Group , Stefan Rainer , recently called for a postponement of winter sales from their usual early January start to the beginning of Feb. 2021 or later, in consideration of the special conditions brought about ...
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ArticleAre we going to ski this winter?
Europe is dividedWith the ski season approaching, a discussion about winter sports during the Corona crisis has flared up. Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte wants to keep ski resorts closed at least until Jan. 10, 2021. The German Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling for a joint decision by the member ...
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The Italian bicycle market will post record sales in 2020
According to data from ANCMA (Associazione Nazionale Ciclo Motociclo Accessori ), the sector’s trade association, bicycle sales in Italy are expected to increase by 20 percent this year as compared to 2019. The pandemic provided the primary drive for the growth, followed by the mobility bonus that was allocated ...
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Berghaus with new distributors for the Iberian Peninsula and Italy
British outdoor brand Berghaus , a Pentland Brands business, has appointed Dicaltex Internacional as distributor for Iberia and Out Lab Distribution as sales agency for Italy. Both companies are already representing other Pentland companies, including Endura, Ellesse and Speedo, and will focus on building Berghaus sales through ...
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News briefsTecnica among the best performing companies in Italy’s northeast
Tecnica Group has been ranked among the 100 top-performing companies in Italy’s Triveneto area for 2019. The ranking is available in TOP 100 , a special supplement that the Gedi publishing group has devoted to the best-performing companies in Italy’s northeast. The supplement has been on sale since ...
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Oberalp will distribute Falke and Burlington in Italy
The Oberalp Group will take over the distribution of Falke and Burlington for the Italian market from January 2021. The Group, still a family business and based in Bolzano in South Tyrol, was founded in 1981 by Heiner Oberrauch . The group, which includes the brands Salewa ...
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Regional government refunds Moncler’s unused donation
The government of the Italian region of Lombardy has returned €10 million donated last March during the first Covid-19 wave by the outdoor brand Moncler to support the construction of a hospital on the site of the former Milan Fair . During the summer, Moncler was informed by ...
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Safety and rescue equipment stolen from Kong’s facility in Italy
Kong , an Italian specialist in carabiners for mountaineering and other safety and rescue equipment, based near Lecco, in the country’s northwest, was subject to a break-in at its headquarters the night of Oct. 19-20. The company said that it was especially concerned because of the type of products that ...
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News briefsLa Sportiva and Società Alpinisti Tridentini collaborate in Italy’s Trentino region
La Sportiva signed an agreement with the Società Alpinisti Tridentini ( SAT ), the Trento branch of the Italian Alpine Club ( CAI ), with the aim of preserving more than 5,000 km of mountain trails and the active diffusion of the mountaineering culture within the borders ...
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