PRODUCT & MARKETING
+++ Lowa has expanded its team of ambassadors in the U.S. with the addition of hiker Alexandra Garcia, a Puerto Rican-born Latinx partnerships coordinator at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and founding member of the AWE Summit Scholarship Foundation
+++ Wanda, a Norwegian logistics platform startup that recently expanded into Sweden, and sports retail chain XXL are reportedly working together to offer its customers to store their bikes, skates and kayaks in the off-season, including optional repair services
CORPORATE AND M&A
+++ Finnish technology company Spinnova reports the timely start of the construction of its R&D spinning factory that is planned to start producing in the spring of 2023, equipped with machinery from Switzerland-based company Rieter
+++ German climbing brand Edelrid went live with its new website that offers dual menu navigation, enabling to access the equipment either via product categories or activities, which are also fed with extended background information
+++ According to Bicycle Retailer, Giant Group and Orbea have halted business in Russia due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine +++
EXECUTIVE CHANGES
+++ Annika Raff takes over the project management of Messe Friedrichshafen’s new climbing trade show Vertical Pro from Dirk Heidrich, who continues to be responsible for the project management of Eurobike at Fairnamic GmbH +++
RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION
+++ Raven Fishing, the Dutch tackle retailer, has launched an e-commerce site in the U.K., after launching a webshop in France in 2020
+++ French retail chain Pacific Pêche is opening a 720-square-meter store in Amiens, its 39th in France +++
TRADE SHOWS & EVENTS
+++ The U.K. Tent & Awning Trade Show 2022 is scheduled to take place Aug. 7-11 at Stoneleigh Park Showground, Warwickshire
+++ Mozart 100 by UTMB, part of the Ultra Trail World Tour, on June 18 will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the event, which began in 2012 with 250 participants and is now expecting more than 2,000 participants from 60 nations this year +++
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