News Briefs – Page 15
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News briefsInternetstores works on holistic sustainability strategy
Internetstores, the Germany bike and outdoor retailer, has hired the German consulting firm EPEA to overhaul environmental policy for its full value chain. EPEA, based in the city of Stuttgart just as Internetstores, began a three-month review of operations in June, after which it will draft a comprehensive proposal – ...
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POC extends e-tailing team
Source: POC Ines Radacher POC, the Swedish manufacturer of helmets, goggles, body protection, clothing and accessories, is expanding its internal online retail (e-tailing) division due to the increasing digitalization of the retail sector. Therefore, Ines Radacher was appointed to the new position of “online account manager, DACH” ...
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News briefsGoPro launches lifestyle gear and clothing line
GoPro has launched a new line of lifestyle gear that is available worldwide exclusively on GoPro.com. The all-new lifestyle gear lineup melds GoPro’s signature design and versatility across a functional line of bags, backpacks and cases, clothing and other goods, such as floating sunglasses and water bottles. First up in ...
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Ecco next to boycott Facebook and Instagram
Ecco said it is continuously reviewing advertising efforts on social media platforms “to be in alignment with company values” after its U.S. arm earlier this month joined a growing list of firms boycotting Facebook and Instagram to protest policies for handling online hate speech and misinformation. Ecco USA is pausing ...
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News briefsSport 2000 concludes first virtual order show, announces results for first half of 2020
Sport 2000 Germany completed its first virtual order event, the Order Show 4 / Running Special. Retailers were able to obtain all relevant information on a specifically developed platform until June 28. Around 350 retailers attended the virtual show. Suppliers received a list of the retailers who visited their digital ...
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Pentland focuses on core brands and invests in sustainability and digitalization
Having completed a “strategic review,” Pentland Brands will be refocusing on its core brands: Speedo, Berghaus, Endura, Canterbury, Mitre, Ellesse, Kickers and SeaVees. To this end, it will “hibernate” the Boxfresh brand of men’s shoes and lay off about 350 employees from its headquarters in the U.K. According to Pentland ...
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News briefsVibram Sole Factor Mobile Lab goes virtual
The Vibram Sole Factor Mobile Lab, a mobile workshop that has been on the road since 2015 in Italy and Europe at trade shows, sporting events and other occasions to enable the individual fitting of shoes by re-soling them with a Vibram sole, will now be available online. The customization ...
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News briefsJulbo relaunches B2B platform
The French sports eyewear brand Julbo has launched a new B2B platform julbo-pro.com. According to the brand, the new interface sustainably strengthens customer relations by providing customers with a simple, modern, more powerful and efficient tool. In addition to a new look, its use has been made significantly easier and ...
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News briefsArc’teryx goes digital with the Climbing Academy
Like all other brands, the Canadian outdoor clothing brand Arc’teryx had to cancel this year’s physical events such as the Arc’teryx Climbing Academy because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Having considered the possibilities, the brand has now developed a digital version. The online event will take place live from Aug. 24 ...
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Grassroots Outdoor Alliance ConnectHub open for spring 21 planning
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance is opening its ConnectHub to U.S. specialty independent retailers looking to engage with vendor brands for spring 2021 planning and buying. A shared-resource solution designed to simplify a chaotic remote buying season, the Grassroots ConnectHub has attracted more than 100 essential vendor brands to date, covering a ...
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EOCA’s Conservation Fundraiser goes online
After the cancellation of OutDoor by ISPO due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) will, for the first time, run their Conservation Fundraiser online. An event that would usually be hosted at the show, EOCA have taken the opportunity to launch their first online fundraiser on ...
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Crocs is building new European distribution center in Holland
Crocs has started building a 35,000 square meter distribution center in Dordrecht, in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands, which will become its main logistics hub in Europe. The new center is expected to open in April 2021 and create 200 to 350 jobs. The Amercian company known ...
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Virtual Thin Air show postponed
The organizers of the Thin Air Outdoor Media Show announced that the dates for the event have been changed. ”To ensure we do not take focus from long overdue conversations and efforts on the systemic racism and oppression of our Black friends, neighbors, and colleagues, The Thin Air Show will ...
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News briefsOrtlieb offers free dropshipping
Ortlieb, the German company that specializes in bicycle bags and backpacks, is waiving the service fee for dropshipping orders from its partner retailers until further notice. Customers can order together with their local dealer on the Ortlieb retail partner portal. The order is paid in the store and Ortlieb delivers ...
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Primus and Brunton relaunch U.S. websites
Primus and Brunton, brands of Fenix Outdoor International based in Zug, Switzerland, have relaunched their websites in the USA. The digital agency VentureWeb, based in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada, was commissioned with the redesign. VentureWeb has worked in the past with brands such as Shimano, Santa Cruz and Sugoi. The ...
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News briefsOsprey draws online shoppers to physical retailers
Osprey, the U.S. backpack specialist from Cortez, Colorado, has launched the “Buy Online, Fit In-Store Program” to support independent retailers while reopening after the Corona shutdowns. The program is designed to bring consumers to brick-and-mortar retail partners. Customers who have purchased qualified backpack models on osprey.com after April 1 are ...
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News briefsBergzeit creates more visibility for sustainable products
With the start of the 2020 summer season, mountaineering specialist Bergzeit is focusing on greater visibility for sustainable products in its online shop. Under the project name “MUT,” formed from the initial letters of “Mensch” (mankind), “Umwelt” (environment) and “Tier” (animal), and also the German word for “courage,” products can ...
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JD Sports and Boohoo argue over Kate Smith
JD Sports Fashion has blocked the nomination of Kate Smith as a non-executive director of a rather successful British e-tailer, Boohoo. The big British sports and outdoor retailer didn’t say why it was withholding its consent, but one reason seems to be the fact that Boohoo has been developing strongly ...
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News briefsOrtovox delays delivery of winter and summer collections
Ortovox has taken a number of measures to support its retailers. The collection for next summer will be reduced in size, a move similar to that which Salewa, Dynafit and La Sportiva had announced earlier. Ortovox wants to reduce the pressure on retailers by increasing the proportion of carry-overs to ...
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News briefs“Click & collect” drive-in services offered by Intersport and Decathlon
Both Intersport and Decathlon have set up a form of “drive-in click and collect” service in France. Customers place their order online and collect the merchandise in the parking lot of their local store, receiving it directly at their car with maximum distancing. Intersport, which reopened its e-commerce website and ...
