All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 13, Issue 13-14 – Page 6
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ArticleGo Outdoors woes hit JD Sports’ outdoor division
UK retailer JD Sports Fashion announced its final results for the financial year ended on Feb. 1 and said annual losses at its Outdoor division widened as it felt the impact of troubles at the Go Outdoors chain. Operating losses at Outdoor were £16.3m (€18.1m-$20.5m), wider than the £4.3m in ...
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News briefsVibram Sole Factor Mobile Lab goes virtual
The Vibram Sole Factor Mobile Lab, a mobile workshop that has been on the road since 2015 in Italy and Europe at trade shows, sporting events and other occasions to enable the individual fitting of shoes by re-soling them with a Vibram sole, will now be available online. The customization ...
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News briefsNew addition with a legendary name to Salewa’s team of athletes
Salewa has announced that Eline Le Menestrel has joined the Italian mountaineering brand’s team of athletes. Le Menestrel was born on March 30, 1998, in Fontainebleau, in the French Île-de-France region. Fontainebleau, called “Bleau” for short among climbers, is considered the cradle of bouldering. Her father, Marc Le Menestrel, is ...
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News briefsMammut celebrates 1 million CO2-neutral organic cotton shirts
In the organic cotton sector, Mammut has been working closely with the Swiss textile manufacturer Remei, exclusive licensee of bioRe®, for around ten years. The bioRe® Foundation controls and guarantees through external and independent institutes the compliance with all standards for organic cotton. The T-shirts produced within the framework of ...
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News briefsFIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina will take place
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has confirmed that the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina, Italy will take place on Feb. 9-21, 2021, as originally scheduled. The Tecnica Group, whose portfolio of brands includes Nordica, Tecnica, Blizzard and Moon Boot, is the technical sponsor of the event. Alberto Zanatta, ...
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ArticleHow do retailers handle excess inventory in times of Covid-19?
(Originally published on Shoe Intelligence) Managing stock has always been a tricky part of any business. But it becomes even more so when demand evaporates overnight as occurred with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns worldwide, prompting manufacturers and retailers to be nimble and explore various ...
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ArticleeVent has a new owner
eVent fabrics, a Missouri-based developer of waterproof apparel, has announced that as of June 30, Performax Pro has assumed full ownership of the brand after acquiring it from Parker Performance Materials for an undisclosed sum. Performax Pro, based in Hong Kong, is a provider of performance fabrics in Asia, the ...
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ArticleCovid-19 drives rent renegotiations, partnership
(Originally published on Shoe Intelligence) Retailers from Europe to the U.S. have sought rent relief as they reel from Covid-19 shutdowns and reopen stores faced with higher costs to meet health and safety requirements and uncertain sales prospects. Although some landlords have taken a hard line, many are trying to ...
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ArticleIspo’s first live digital conference inspires and informs
The digital conference Ispo Re.Start Days premiered on June 30 and July 1. Around 100 company representatives and industry experts from about 50 countries met in a studio at the Munich exhibition center or joined online from their home or corporate offices to discuss the new start of the sporting ...
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News briefsBritish outdoor brand Alpkit raises €1.6 million on crowdfunding platform
In an investment campaign launched on the CrowdCube investment platform on June 29, British outdoor and bike brand Alpkit was able to raise £1.5m (€1.6m-$1.9m) and surpass its crowdfunding target in less than eight minutes. With the campaign, Alpkit, whose range includes gear to run, hike, climb, camp, swim and ...
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News briefsRab presents 2020 online Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival
British outdoor brand Rab, a subsidiary of Equip Outdoor Technologies, will return as presenting partner of the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival for the third consecutive season when the festival opens this fall. The 2020 festival will take place from Oct. 31 to Nov. 8 and will be ...
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News briefsOcean, European Outdoor, Banff and Green Screen film tours go digital
After three successful tour premieres in February and March with many stars on stage in front of completely sold-out audiences, followed by the official tour start through Europe, the International Ocean Film Tour Vol. 7, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2020 and the Green Screen Tour 2020, like ...
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ArticleThe winners of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) has announced the winners of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award for the coming spring/summer season. Due to travel restrictions associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, the jury selected this year’s winners - one main winner and four category winners – not in the mountains of Austria, but ...
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Clim8 enters North American Market
The French company Clim8, founded in 2016, has announced its expansion into the North American market. Clim8 is the developer of an innovative, patented heating technology that has already been launched in collaboration with premium brands in Europe (Odlo, Ixon) and South Korea (K2 Korea). Having already established important partnerships ...
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Garmin acquires Firstbeat Analytics
Firstbeat Analytics, formerly part of Firstbeat Technologies and one of the leading companies in the field of physiological analysis and metrics for consumer electronics in the areas of health, fitness and performance, has been acquired by Garmin. For nearly two decades, Firstbeat has been converting heart rate data into user-specific ...
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News briefsMammut receives Fair Wear Leadership Status
Following Fair Wear’s latest brand performance check for 2019, which was carried out amidst the Covid-19 outbreak and modified to avoid unnecessary or prohibited travel, the Swiss outdoor specialist Mammut was awarded leadership status by the foundation. In the summary of its report, Fair Wear states that “Mammut has met ...
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News briefs5th Fair Wear Leadership Status in a row for Odlo
Odlo, the Swiss functional underwear specialist with Norwegian roots, was awarded “Leader” status by the Fair Wear Foundation for the fifth time in a row. The award is given to selected garment manufacturers for their efforts to continuously improve working conditions in their supply chains. The Fair Wear Foundation stated ...
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News briefsSympatex CEO receives Planetary Consciousness Prize
Rüdiger Fox, managing director of Sympatex Technologies and founder of the management consulting company Gross Corporate Happiness Institute, was awarded the “Planetary Consciousness Award” for 2020 by the Club of Budapest. The reasoning states: “Rüdiger Fox is an excellent turn-around manager who has led a series of large and medium-sized ...
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UK tent maker Olpro enters partnership with French company Cabanon
Olpro, a manufacturer of tents, awnings and camping equipment founded in 2011 and based in Worcester, U.K., has launched an international partnership with the French company Cabanon, which will enable Olpro to supply Cabanon tents in the UK. Cabanon has been manufacturing high-quality frame, tunnel and pyramid tents in France ...
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News briefsPartnership with Fiberpartner opens new markets for PrimaLoft® Bio™
PrimaLoft has announced a partnership with Fiberpartner, a global provider of staple fibers, industrial yarns and plastics. The licensing agreement enables Fiberpartner to use the PrimaLoft® Bio™ technology in a variety of new industries. PrimaLoft® Bio™ consists of 100 percent recycled fibers that biodegrade when exposed to environmental conditions such ...
