All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 12, Issue 25-26 – Page 2
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Time magazine has chosen Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager who...
Time magazine has chosen Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager who has been marshaling the “Fridays for Future” protests for climate change throughout Europe, as “Person of the Year”
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The MOC Order Center in Munich has welcomed On Running...
The MOC Order Center in Munich has welcomed On Running shoes, Komperdell/Camaro, Paul Lange and 4F as new tenants. Four other tenants have expanded their permanent showrooms, including Equip Outdoor, the parent of Rab and Lowe Alpine, and Osprey Packs, which are using the space for their local subsidiaries. The ...
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Canada Goose has just opened a new and sophisticated experimental...
Canada Goose has just opened a new and sophisticated experimental store at CF Sherway Gardens, a mall near Toronto. Called “The Journey,” it has no products in its inventory, and it will treat customers to daily synthetic snowstorms. The store uses OLED TV displays, 4K laser applications, rock walls and ...
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Helly Hansen will be launching a new fabric technology called...
Helly Hansen will be launching a new fabric technology called Lifa Infinity Pro at Ispo Munich. According to the brand, the technology sets a new standard for responsible waterproof-breathable apparel. Lifa Infinity Pro has a three-layer fabric construction and uses Helly Hansen's proprietary Lifa technology, which the brand has continued ...
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A notable boost in production is on the cards for...
A notable boost in production is on the cards for the ZQ natural fiber produced by the New Zealand Merino Company. Through a collaboration with VF Corporation, its affiliated ZQ farmers will receive long-lasting supply commitments from VF subsidiaries such as Icebreaker and Smartwool. The farmers will get more than ...
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BlackYak opens technology center in Germany
Since entering the European market officially in 2016, BlackYak has quickly established itself in the global outdoor industry thanks to numerous innovations and very distinctive design. Also contributing to this success were 24 Ispo Awards, which the South Korean outdoor specialist has so far received for its products targeting serious ...
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White or Green rather than Black Friday
Black Friday, the Friday after Thanksgiving in the U.S., has been considered the beginning of the American Christmas shopping season since 1952. Meanwhile, the phenomenon has spread globally, and with online shopping, Cyber Monday and Cyber Week have been added to the pre-Christmas shopping extravaganza all around the world.
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Black Diamond Equipment has opened its first European flagship store...
Black Diamond Equipment has opened its first European flagship store in Innsbruck, Austria. The downtown store offers all of the brand s product categories as well as events and workshops. It also serves as a platform for end consumers to test or borrow selected equipment. The positioning in Innsbruck, where ...
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Bookman, a Swedish company that offers functional headlights, bike lights...
Bookman, a Swedish company that offers functional headlights, bike lights and reflectors under the Bookman Urban Visibility label, has received an injection of SEK3.5 million (€330,000-$370,000) from three Swedish investors including Stefan Ytterborn, the founder of Poc Sweden. Founded in 2011 in Stockholm by Victor Kabo and David Axelsson, Bookman ...
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Berghaus expands its product team
After working for Salomon, Patagonia and Columbia Sportswear for the past 12 years, Paul Anderton is returning to Berghaus at its head office in Sunderland to serve in the new position of head of category for product and innovation, working closely with James Hodgson, head of design for the British ...
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Bergans makes a push into e-commerce
Bergans of Norway announced a major investment in the international digital marketplace a few weeks ago. The family-owned Norwegian outdoor brand has been a national icon for over a century, generating most of its sales in Norway and focusing its e-commerce platform on the domestic market. To enhance its omnichannel ...
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Hyosung has begun commercial operation at its first spandex plant...
Hyosung has begun commercial operation at its first spandex plant in India. The facility, which occupies about 400,000 square meters, is located in the Auric industrial complex near Aurangabad, in the state of Maharashtra. It has an annual production capacity of 18,000 tons of spandex. Hyosung began operations in India ...
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Dynafit has become the new title sponsor of the legendary...
Dynafit has become the new title sponsor of the legendary Transalpine Run. The competition is one of the best-known trail running events in the world and considered the most spectacular stage run and team competition in the Alps. Dynafit, the mountain endurance specialist that has been part of the Oberalp ...
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Kathmandu battles modern slavery
Kathmandu of New Zealand has published its eighth annual Sustainability Report, discussing its approach to building a sustainable supply chain and combating the modern slave crisis. Part of the travel and adventure brand’s five-year “Best for the World” plan, the initiatives are under the care of Gary Shaw, corporate responsibility ...
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Paul Batsch has returned to Salomon as brand manager of...
Paul Batsch has returned to Salomon as brand manager of its snowboard division, after working for Scott Sports as product manager and in marketing. Batsch worked for Salomon as an intern six years ago. He reports to Jeremy Joire, business unit director for Salomon Snowboards.
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Sarah Bany has resigned from Columbia Sportswear, where she was...
Sarah Bany has resigned from Columbia Sportswear, where she was a member of the board of directors, in order to administer the estate of her late mother, the company's long-time leader Gert Boyle
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Bagheera, a Swedish brand of function clothing and shoes for...
Bagheera, a Swedish brand of function clothing and shoes for orienteering, cycling and Nordic skiing, has agreed and to extend its partnership with the Swedish Orienteering Association. The parties have been working together since 2016, and Bagheera is now stepping up as the main sponsor of the association from 2020 ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) has had its best...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) has had its best year ever. Among the 31 new members are Adventure.ie, the team-building and mountaineering company; NZero, the Spanish producer ecologically friendly ski-wax; Söll World, the Spanish ski-wear company; Redelk, the Italian producer of performance apparel; HSD Zipper, the Asian zip manufacturer; ...
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Archroma, the Swiss producer of chemicals and dyes, has made...
Archroma, the Swiss producer of chemicals and dyes, has made Heike van de Kerkhof its chief executive. She is replacing Alexander Wessels, the founding CEO, who is becoming both vice chairman of the board and a senior adviser to the company's owner, SK Capital. The latter acquired the textile chemicals, ...
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Chuck Ponthier has been appointed by VF Corp. as the...
Chuck Ponthier has been appointed by VF Corp. as the new senior director of sales for Altra, the brand of running shoes that it recently acquired. He is described as an experienced executive who has been in charge of sales strategy at major global brands, including Toms, where he served ...
