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    Russian outdoor market on the rise, online booming

    2020-06-22T14:33:00Z

    The demand for outdoor goods in general in Russia in June is 94 percent higher than at the same time last year, says the Russian online marketplace Avito in a statement. On average, the number of customers looking for travel backpacks, sleeping bags, and similar items is nearly a ...

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    ​Russian outdoor company eyes re-shoring

    2020-05-26T09:46:00Z

    Versta , a producer of outdoor garments based in Novgorod, announced plans to build two factories in Russia, one to produce woven fabrics and another to produce nonwoven fabrics. The company has been importing those items from China, but supply disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic pushed the company to ...

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    More Russian outdoor companies switch to production of PPE

    2020-05-20T09:41:00Z

    Russian outdoor goods company Stayer has begun manufacturing medical membrane overalls in cooperation with several other outdoor brands, Tatyana Ivanova , owner of the company said. The company has also got a contract from the Russian Industry and Trade Ministry to manufacture medical masks for the Russian healthcare system, ...

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    Russia's Red Fox suspends production

    2020-05-08T09:10:00Z

    The St. Petersburg-based outdoor company Red Fox has temporarily stopped production of all outdoor products due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Russia’s outdoor industry has been badly hit by the virus, and citizens are no longer allowed to travel and exercise outside their homes. As a result, there is virtually ...

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    Contradictory reports from Russia on the coronavirus epidemic

    2020-03-26T18:03:00Z

    (SGI) Russian sporting goods retailers reported a 28 percent increase in sales during the first week of March as compared to the same period of the previous year, according to the Russian government. The explanation offered by Tass , the state-owned news agency, is that the coronavirus epidemic has ...