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Philips filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission against Fitbit and Garmin
In December, the Dutch electronics conglomerate Philips filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission to allege that Fitbit, Garmin, the distributor Ingram Micro and two Chinese manufacturers, Inventec and Maintek, have been stealing its wearable technology, in violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has reached a tentative agreement to settle litigation
(SGI) Wolverine Worldwide has reached a tentative agreement with local authorities and the state of Michigan to help settle its litigation over the damage caused by the use of chemicals in a now closed tannery and another manufacturing plant near its head office in Rockford. The company will pay $69.5 ...
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Consumer protection rules passed by the European Union in 2018 have recently come into force
Consumer protection rules passed by the European Union in 2018 have recently come into force, and EU member countries are to implement them within the next two years. The rules aim to make online shopping more transparent and secure. Online retailers found to be violating the rules will face heavy ...
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Dan Thompson is new head of marketing and communications of the European Outdoor Group (EOG)
Dan joined the EOG in December, filling the role that Arne Strate vacated when he was appointed general secretary. Dan has over 15 years of experience in the industry, previously working in marketing positions at Rab, Equip and, most recently, Alpkit.
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Swiss import duties on various consumer goods could be abolished...
Swiss import duties on various consumer goods could be abolished in the future. If Parliament gives its approval, the plan will come into force in 2022. The abolition of tariffs on a number of industrial products, including bicycles, clothing and health products as well as some raw materials and semi-finished ...
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The fight against counterfeit products and the creation of an...
The fight against counterfeit products and the creation of an adequate framework for the digital transformation in Europe will be among the main priorities for the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) following the appointment of a new president, Neil Narriman, during the organization's annual general assembly in ...
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The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) of the U.K.'s annual conference...
The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) of the U.K.'s annual conference and general meeting will take place on March 16-17, 2020, at the Shrigley Hall Hotel in Cheshire, North West England. The 2020 conference will focus predominantly on sustainability. Antje von Dewitz, chief executive of the German outdoor brand Vaude and ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) has had its best...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) has had its best year ever. Among the 31 new members are Adventure.ie, the team-building and mountaineering company; NZero, the Spanish producer ecologically friendly ski-wax; Söll World, the Spanish ski-wear company; Redelk, the Italian producer of performance apparel; HSD Zipper, the Asian zip manufacturer; ...
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European Outdoor Group invites more retailers to join its ranks
Currently, there are 11 organizations among the 100-plus members of the European Outdoor Group (EOG), which between them represent 24 retail companies with around 2,000 doors (and online sales) in nine European countries.
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Adventure travel is replacing old-style mass tourism
The era of mass tourism in its present form is coming to an end, stated Chris Doyle, who runs the European unit of the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), at the European Outdoor Summit (EOS) in Interlaken. Instead, growth in adventure tourism is accelerating worldwide, responding to a growing need ...
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Boundaries were redefined at the EOS in Interlaken
One of our senior editors, Wolfgang Greiner, introduced an interesting roster of speakers at the European Outdoor Summit (EOS) that took place in the Swiss city of Interlaken last month. As the only European business publication in the sector, we have decided to deliver a special issue of the Compass ...
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The European Outdoor Forum is now the European Outdoor Summit
Going back to its roots in the French Alps, the next European Outdoor Summit will by hosted in Annecy by Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV) on Oct. 15 and 16, 2020.It was back in 2010 that OSV launched the European Outdoor Forum, in partnership with the European Outdoor Group (EOG). The ...
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Steve Barker, co-founder and former president of Eagle Creek, the...
Steve Barker, co-founder and former president of Eagle Creek, the Colorado-based maker of luggage, backpacks and accessories, will serve as interim executive director of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.S., starting on Oct. 14. He is replacing Amy Roberts, who has stepped down to take a post at ...
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The EOS goes full circle as boundaries are redefined
The outdoor market as a whole is growing more slowly than before, as the latest statistics by NPD and the European Outdoor Group (EOG) have shown. For the players in the market, external growth in other categories is one way of coping with the situation, as indicated by Kathmandu's acquisition ...
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Four more companies – LEDX of Sweden, Helle of Norway...
Four more companies – LEDX of Sweden, Helle of Norway and Uphill Sport and Svala of Finland – have become members of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG). All of them have their own production facilities. LEDX has been supplying headlights for night-time orienteering since 2010. Helle is a third-generation family ...
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The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is...
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is backing the European #BeActive campaign, which promotes sport and exercise for healthier living. As part of the campaign, the European Week of Sport (EWoS), which ran from Sept. 23 to 30, saw the organization of thousands of events across Europe, ...
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Contigo is recalling about 5.9 million 13-, 14- and 20-ounce...
Contigo is recalling about 5.9 million 13-, 14- and 20-ounce Cleanable Water Bottles in the U.S. because their clear silicone sprout can detach and pose a choking hazard. The affected bottles have a black spout base. They were sold – for $9 to $24 – at Costco, Walmart, Target and ...
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Yeti, the big American brand of coolers and drinkware that...
Yeti, the big American brand of coolers and drinkware that wants to make its mark in Europe and other foreign markets, is suing Chilly Moose and Schombert Sheet Metal in the West Texas District Court for selling counterfeits of many of its own products, including the Rambler tumbler and mug, ...
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The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA), the trade body of the...
The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA), the trade body of the U.K. outdoor industry, has announced a members' forum on counterfeiting, which will take place in London on Oct. 24. The OIA has teamed up with SnapDragon Monitoring, one of its members, and UDL, an intellectual property law firm, to deliver ...
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ATTA members are working with outdoor suppliers more intensely
About 20 suppliers of outdoor equipment, footwear and apparel participated in the Adventure Travel World Summit (ATWS) organized by the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) in the Swedish city of Gothenburg on Sept. 16-19. With the cooperation of Ispo, ten of them exhibited their products for the first time during ...
