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News briefsCimalp expands online store into German-speaking region
The French brand CimAlp has extended its offer to the entire German-speaking market: Consumers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH region) are now able to purchase CimAlp’s products directly at the brand’s website. For around ten years, the company from Saint Marcel, founded in 1964, has been ...
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News briefsPolartec announces transition to DWR finishes without PFASs
Polartec, the U.S. functional fabric manufacturer and a Milliken & Company brand, will completely eliminate the use of PFAS (including PFC) in its durable water repellent (DWR) finishes. The functional fabrics will not make any sacrifices in terms of durability or water-repellent function despite the elimination of PFAS, Polartec said. ...
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ArticleABS and Pyua with new shareholders and sales manager
Following the acquisition by Spin Capital in 2018, brand relaunches and a renewed and expanded product range for both ABS Protection GmbH and Pyua, the team around Spin Capital’s CEO, Dr. Stefan Mohr, is now receiving further support from some well-known sports and fashion industry veterans. Edgar Rosenberger ...
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News briefsP.A.C. moves into new, sustainable headquarters and production
P.A.C. (a family-run brand for multifunctional headgear and socks) has moved into its new headquarters in Schweinfurt, Germany. On a site of 25,000 square meters, 6,000 square meters of production and logistics space and 1,200 square meters of office space for up to 200 employees have been created. The company ...
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News briefsOberalp Group reaffirms its sustainability commitment in recent reports
The Oberalp Group has recently published its 2020 Sustainability Report and reaffirmed its commitment to a comprehensive strategy that focuses on employee wellness, safe factory conditions, philanthropy and environmental sustainability. The group has released its Sustainability Report for the sixth consecutive year. Despite the challenges brought on by the Covid-19 ...
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ArticleAnta Sports Q2 sales growth continues at slightly slower pace
Anta Sports continued to show strong sales growth in the second quarter ended June 30. However, the pace of growth slowed somewhat from the first quarter, which benefited from a strong comparison effect as strict lockdown measures were imposed in China in the first quarter of 2020. In an operational ...
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Buff reports 63% growth
Original Buff, the Spanish headwear and neckwear company, saw its revenues soar by 63 percent to €85 million during the financial year ended April 30, thanks to multiple reasons. It benefited from the increased popularity of outdoor activities during the Covid-19 pandemic, the launch of its anti-Covid face masks and ...
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ArticleSales in Austrian sports retail strongly divided in 20/21 winter season
Pointing to the strongly diverging business development for Austrian retailers (depending on location and product range focus), the national Association of Sporting Goods Manufacturers and Suppliers (VSSÖ) provided a first summary for the full year 2020 and the winter season Q4, 2020, and Q1, 2021. According to the association, total ...
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News briefsLeki to relaunch with new corporate identity, logo and technologies
Leki, known for its ski, hiking and Nordic walking poles as well as the Trigger system, has unveiled to its business partners a new brand logo and company image after 33 years. From 2022, the new corporate identity is intended to appeal to the entire and very diverse target group ...
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ArticleAuthentic Brands moves Spyder license to Liberated Brands
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has announced the transition of its core licenses for its ski-focused Spyder brand to Liberated Brands. Under the terms of the new long-term agreement, Liberated Brands will assume outerwear and apparel sourcing, product design, marketing, wholesale, e-commerce and retail store operations across the U.S., Canada, Australia, ...
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ArticleSalomon announces sustainability goals around its sports marketing efforts
Salomon is committing to improving the environmental impact of its in-person events, athletes and ambassadors. The brand has outlined specific sustainability-related goals to meet by 2025, touching both the protection of local nature and the overall emissions related to sports marketing. The two-pronged approach around events and athletes will begin ...
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News briefsSalewa opens brand store in Munich
South Tyrolean brand Salewa opened a new 140-square-meter mono-brand store in downtown Munich on June 25. Munich is the birthplace of Salewa. On July 8, 1935, Josef Liebhart, then the director of the Munich Saddlers’ and Upholsterers’ Purchasing Cooperative, founded Salewa as a subsidiary for saddle and leather goods. The ...
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News briefsBystronic finalizes sale of Mammut
Bystronic, the Swiss holding company previously called Conzzeta Group, has announced the completion on June 30 of the sale of the Mammut Sports Group to Telemos Capital for an enterprise value of 230 million Swiss francs (€209.7m-$248.6m), including an earn-up of up to CHF 45 million (€41.0m-$48.6m). The figure is ...
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News briefsArtilect becomes future Nuyarn reference brand
The new Boulder, Colorado-based outdoor brand Artilect and New Zealand-based TMC Ltd, owner of the spinning technology Nuyarn, are starting a material and design collaboration for Artilect’s first range of technical apparel and accessories to debut this fall. Nuyarn forms the basis for the collection, consisting of base layers, mid-layers ...
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ArticleCalida Group to sell Millet Mountain Group
Following the successful divestments of Oxbow and Eider, the Swiss Calida Group now intends to continue its strategic focus and concentrate on its core lingerie and underwear business with a sharpened brand portfolio by selling off the rest of its outdoor brands. Recent business developments have illustrated, the company said, ...
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News briefsHestra relaunches webstore to grow and expand its business
Swedish glove specialist Hestra, founded in 1936, is expanding its digital business. As reported by ehandel.se, the company has been working with e-commerce agency Grebban for the past year to develop a global and modern e-commerce solution. Chris Weber, country manager Central Europe, told The Outdoor Industry Compass that the ...
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ArticleCanada Goose to drop all animal fur by end of 2022
Source: Peta Germany Shortly after introducing its new Fur Buy Back program to recycle fur for apparel, Canada Goose announces its complete withdrawal from the use of real animal fur on its products in a press statement. Through a phased approach, Canada Goose will end its purchasing ...
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Jones Snowboards hires Martijn Linden as VP Softgoods for apparel line
With the hiring of industry veteran Martijn Linden as new VP of softgoods, California-based Jones Snowboards is making it clear that the launch of the brand’s new apparel line, slated for fall/winter 2021, is not meant to be a flash in the pan. After careers at Armada, Black Diamond, Patagonia, ...
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Oberalp names Marion Alexandre head of Southern Europe
The Oberalp Group has appointed Marion Alexandre as general manager of Southern Europe, effective June 1. Alexandre will be in charge of the territories of France, where she has taken over the role from Pierre-Jean Touchard, as well as Spain, Portugal and Andorra. Most recently, Alexandre served as global commercial ...
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News briefsNorrøna offers transparency in e-commerce through Higg Index sustainability profile and material seal
To ensure transparent and efficient communication with consumers, Norrøna is the first brand in the outdoor industry to embed the Higg Index Sustainability Profile and Higg Index Material Seal on its e-commerce platform using a standardized scorecard. The Higg Index was developed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), of which ...
