All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 13, Issue 11-12 – Page 5
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News briefsKästle signs contracts with Swiss and Austria Ski Pool members
The Austrian ski brand Kästle has signed equipment contracts with the Swiss Ski Pool and the Austria Ski Pool . Only a year ago, Kästle was able to celebrate its comeback in the Alpine Ski World Cup . Kästle’s World Cup athlete Adriana Jelinkova from the Netherlands ...
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News briefsNext gen of antiviral sprays and gels with Polygiene ViralOff to launch soon
Polygiene reported that its new ViralOff® technology will be used for hand gels, sanitary napkins and sprays from an industry consortium joining forces against the spread of the coronavirus. The new products are designed to be used both for objects and rooms and they will sold under the ...
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ArticleWolverine performs better than expected
Wolverine Worldwide told analysts at the Baird 2020 Global Consumer, Technology, and Services Conference on June 4 that its sales were better than expected in the first nine weeks of its second quarter, falling by less than 50 percent overall. The impact of the coronavirus-related retail lockdown was partly ...
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ArticleLive digital “Re.start Days” conference by Ispo on June 30 and July 1
With the Ispo Re.Start Days , the Ispo Group is organizing a digital conference for the sports and outdoor industry on June 30 and July 1 to provide orientation in the “new normality” during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on its 2020 anniversary, Ispo proclaimed “50 ...
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ArticleCanada Goose was resilient against Covid-19
(SGI) Canada Goose Holdings was not hit as hard as other clothing brands by the pandemic, which it attributed to the seasonal nature of its business. While it felt the impact of store closures late in its fiscal year, which ended on March 29, 2020, its peak activity time ...
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News briefsNew date for the next Performance Days in Munich
Thanks to new Covid-19 regulations in the German state of Bavaria, which allow trade shows to be held again from Sept. 1 if the pandemic continues to develop favorably, the organizer of the Performance Days has announced that the next event (Kickoff Winter 2022/23 and Update Summer 2022) will ...
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ArticleThe outdoor community supports Black Lives Matter
It started last Tuesday, when large parts of Social Media turned dark: Companies, celebrities and private individuals darkened their posts and media feeds, placed solid black images or meaningful solidarity texts on black backgrounds, all connected by the hashtag #blacklivesmatter. And not only in the USA, the country where, after ...
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News briefsEOG asks for participation in survey on Covid-19 impacts
The European Outdoor Group ( EOG ) is conducting a survey on the impact of Covid-19. The main focus of the survey is to get an up-to-date overview of how companies in the outdoor sector were affected during the pandemic and to learn more about how to act in the ...
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News briefsSki mountaineering is a potential Olympic sport
As Diffusion Sport reports, ski mountaineering, or ski touring, may be on its way to the Winter Olympics . Dating back to the early 20th century, the sport combines mountain climbing, on or off skis, with alpine skiing on the way back down. Its governing body is the International ...
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ArticleRab and Lowe Alpine join Fair Wear Foundation
The British outdoor brands Rab and Lowe Alpine , subsidiaries of Equip Outdoor Technologies UK Ltd , have joined the Fair Wear Foundation . For Rab and Lowe Alpine, this is an important milestone in their sustainability strategy and underlines their efforts to improve their ethical, social and environmental ...
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ArticleMelody Harris-Jensbach to leave Jack Wolfskin
Melody Harris-Jensbach , who has been running Jack Wolfskin for the past six years, will soon be leaving the German outdoor brand. According to a press release, Callaway Golf Company , which took over Jack Wolfskin at the beginning of 2019 for around €418 million, and Harris-Jensbach had already ...
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News briefsSchöffel-Lowa starts new store concept with Intersport Adventure in Tübingen
With the opening of a new Schöffel-Lowa store in the German city of Tübingen, the retail joint venture of the two independently operating German outdoor specialists Schöffel and Lowa is launching a new store concept. With immediate effect, the two brands will be presenting their outdoor ranges ...
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News briefsFerrino promotes a scientific-photographic exhibition in Turin to mark its 150th birthday
Ferrino ’s 150th anniversary is being celebrated by a special exhibition at the Museo Nazionale della Montagna (National Mountain Museum) in Turin. The exhibition is entitled “ On the Trail of the Glaciers ,” which is the name of an international project that combines science and photography around the ...
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European Outdoor Group urges authorities to support outdoor activities
The European Outdoor Group ( EOG ) is calling for authorities across Europe to do more to promote participation in outdoor activities, now that the restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic are beginning to ease in many countries. Mark Held , the EOG president, addressed an open letter to ...
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Primus enters the sharing economy in the U.S.
The Swedish outdoor equipment brand Primus has partnered with the U.S. consumer goods rental platform The Shed to provide outdoor enthusiasts with the chance to rent camp cooking equipment in the Denver, Colorado, and Richmond, Virginia, metropolitan areas. The rental service enables users to rent Primus cooking equipment ...
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Ortovox launches new online appearance with stationary retail integration
With the “Support Your Local Dealer” campaign, 25 percent of the sales of the Ortovox online shop went to local retailers during the Covid-19 store closures, which was only made technically possible by the recent relaunch of the Ortovox website and online shop. The decision to relaunch was made ...
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Ski lifts in Austria are allowed to operate again (Video)
After the Austrian federal government announced that cable cars in the mountains would be able to reopen on May 29, glacier ski resorts have also resumed lift operations for skiers and snowboarders, including the Kaunertal and Hintertux glaciers in Tyrol and the Kitzsteinhorn in Salzburg. The founder and owner of ...
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Timberland continues to invest in regenerative agriculture
Timberland has partnered with the Savory Institute , a non-profit focused on the large-scale regeneration of the world’s grasslands, to build a regenerative leather supply chain. This new initiative builds on the brand’s announcement, in November 2019, of a collaboration with Other Half Processing to build a leather ...
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Suunto Heatmaps technology can help respect social distancing
Suunto said that its Heatmaps technology, featured in the Wear app , can be of use in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. Optimized for the outdoors, the Heatmaps visualize where others have trained so that one can follow the most popular routes. This technology can similarly help ...
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ArticleWGSN sees three major consumer groups emerging from the crisis
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated societal changes and is forcing industries worldwide to adapt to the resulting changes in consumption. Thus, WGSN has set out to predict what consumers will be looking for in the next couple of years. In its annual Future Consumer white paper, the ...
