All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 12, Issue 9-10 – Page 3
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A new program of courses has been launched in the...
A new program of courses has been launched in the Italian city of Montebelluna to help find and train new employees for the numerous outdoor shoe companies in the region, which are facing a labor shortage. The new program, called Sportsystem Training School (STS), started on May 11 at the ...
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Entre-Prises, the French manufacturer of climbing walls, has been picked...
Entre-Prises, the French manufacturer of climbing walls, has been picked up by the International Federation of Sports Climbing (IFSC) as the sole supplier of the first Olympic climbing wall. The IFSC says that Entre-Prises will work closely with route-setters and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee to providing an amazing experience ...
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VF Corp. has become a signatory to the Fashion Industry...
VF Corp. has become a signatory to the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Change, which means that the lifestyle group commits to net-zero emissions by 2050. VF owns a large portfolio of brands including The North Face, Timberland, Vans, Wrangler and others. The signatories of the charter also commit to ...
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Yulia Baykova, a Russian trail runner living in Italy, has...
Yulia Baykova, a Russian trail runner living in Italy, has joined Masters' team of athletes. She participated in numerous races in the last three years after suffering a serious illness.
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Helly Hansen has received the coveted German Design Award in...
Helly Hansen has received the coveted German Design Award in the sports segment for the HP Racing mid-layer sailing jacket, which uses a new Lifaloft insulation developed in collaboration with Primaloft. A total of 5,400 candidates participated in the contest for the award this year, half of them from outside ...
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Atair, a German manufacturer of socks based in Steinfurt, has...
Atair, a German manufacturer of socks based in Steinfurt, has acquired the license to manufacture and market socks for Völkl. The first collection will include 13 models for skiing, running and hiking as well as other sports activities. The product offer will be expanded in the future to the broader ...
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While putting together a strategy for Europe and Asia, with...
While putting together a strategy for Europe and Asia, with a stronger distribution network and local brand ambassadors, Yeti reports a doubling in its business outside the U.S. for the first quarter of this year thanks to new efforts in Canada, Australia and Japan. However, the international business represented only ...
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Apparently, the trade war between in the U.S. and China...
Apparently, the trade war between in the U.S. and China is unlikely to end soon, with dire consequences for many outdoor companies, including non-U.S. companies that deliver China-made products to the U.S. President Xi of China warned his citizens that they may be facing another Long March on the issue. ...
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Au Vieux Campeur, the French retailer specializing in outdoor apparel...
Au Vieux Campeur, the French retailer specializing in outdoor apparel and gear, will set up shop again on Paris' Right Bank. As reported by sport-guide.com, the new space on the right bank of the river Seine will open at the Printemps de l'Homme, a section of the Printemps department store, ...
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ArchiTec, a premium California-based brand of men's technical apparel, has...
ArchiTec, a premium California-based brand of men's technical apparel, has released a special new product, the Endeavour Travel Jacket, through a 30-day Kickstarter campaign launched on May 7. As of this writing, it has drawn $12,667 in pledges, exceeding the funding goal of $10,000. The five-pocket Endeavour borrows the U.S. ...
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Mascot Bidco, the investment vehicle of Anta Sports Products and...
Mascot Bidco, the investment vehicle of Anta Sports Products and other investors for the takeover of Amer Sports, said earlier this month that the District Court of Helsinki decided on May 8 to appoint a trustee, Timo Kaisanlahti, as an arbitrator to help finalize the redemption of the remaining shares ...
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The fifth edition of the annual Outdoor Business Days, scheduled...
The fifth edition of the annual Outdoor Business Days, scheduled for July 14-15 at Riva del Garda, Italy, will be renamed Outdoor & Running Business Days, as it will be extended to the running and watercraft segments. The event is mainly meant to allow Italian dealers to test new products ...
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Anta Sports Products has announced that it has been selected...
Anta Sports Products has announced that it has been selected as a constituent stock of the Hang Seng China Enterprise Index, starting on June 17. The benchmark index includes the major Chinese companies on the exchange that has the biggest market capitalization and the highest liquidity. Furthermore, Anta was recently ...
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Primaloft has announced the appointment of Zoltan Kelemen as the...
Primaloft has announced the appointment of Zoltan Kelemen as the new territory sales manager for the U.K., Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg) and Denmark. He replaces Wim Neels, who has become vice-president of business development of fashion and lifestyle global, still at Primaloft. In his new role, Kelemen will report to ...
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Sportfack has announced Helly Hansen as “Gear of the Year”...
Sportfack has announced Helly Hansen as “Gear of the Year” for 2018
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ATK Bindings has announced Carlalberto (Cala) Cimenti as a new...
ATK Bindings has announced Carlalberto (Cala) Cimenti as a new brand ambassador. Cimenti will be leaving on June 2 with two Russian mountaineers, Vitali Lazo and Anton Pugovkin, to reach the summit of Nanga Parbat (8,125m) and descend it, on skis, along the Diamir wall. There will be no high-altitude ...
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Osprey Europe has announced a partnership with a U.K.-based conservation...
Osprey Europe has announced a partnership with a U.K.-based conservation group, Birds of Pool Harbour (BOPH), to help raise awareness of the need to preserve ospreys from extinction. The osprey is a bird that was becoming an endangered species in California when Mike Pfotenhauer founded Osprey Packs. He gave the ...
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The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has announced the spinout of...
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has announced the spinout of a company that will develop the technology that delivers the Higg Index. The new Higg Co., headquartered in San Francisco, will be led by Jason Kibbey, the former SAC chief executive. The tech venture will provide the industry with trusted ...
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Somos Numa has announced a project that will see the...
Somos Numa has announced a project that will see the Brazilian company sell shoes to help street dogs. The Brazilian athletic shoe brand said that it intends to donate the money from the sale of 160 pairs of its recycled cotton, recycled PET and recovered rubber tennis shoes to Patas ...
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Andy Schimeck, the former European director of Marmot Mountain who...
Andy Schimeck, the former European director of Marmot Mountain who became the European director of Equip Outdoor Technologies last year, has taken on the temporary position of country manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland following the departure of Andreas Ried, but a search has started for the latter's successor. Meanwhile, ...
