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Covid-19: Letter from Mark Held, EOG President
Mark Held, the president of the European Outdoor Group (EOG) has issued an open letter to the outdoor industry, urging businesses to work together during the Covid-19 pandemic, in order to help as much of the sector as possible to ride out the crisis and continue to operate successfully afterwards. ...
The industry’s reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic
(SGI+) We hope you have already made use of our “Corona tickers” on our SGI Europe and Outdoor Industry Compass websites, which provide you with a constant stream of new information on what the industry is doing to combat the spreading Covid-19 pandemic. We believe it is important to let ...
Austrian retail associations join forces to prevent bankruptcies
For some of the approximately 950 members represented by the seven specialized trade associations in Austria across different sectors of consumer goods (EK Servicegroup Austria, Interspiel, ModeRing, ANWR Garant Austria, Sport 2000 Österreich, Vedes and Spielzeug-Ring), the current business shutdowns due to the Covid-19 crisis could easily end in bancruptcy. ...
Recap of the OIA Annual General Meeting 2020: Climate, Covid-19 and Brexit
The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) started on Monday, March 16, at a time when everything was changing with speed in the UK. Developments with Covid-19 meant that only half the registered delegates turned up to the annual conference. The audience listened to the most up-to-date briefing ...