All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 13, Issue 13-14 – Page 7
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Breuninger to open renovated Nuremberg branch in September
The upmarket German department store retailer Breuninger is preparing to open its fully redesigned 11,000 square-meter branch in Nuremberg, in the southern German state of Bavaria, featuring an expanded range of premium and luxury brands as well as two new gastronomic outlets. The re-opening of the department store, redesigned by ...
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VF restructures its China business
VF Corp. announced that it will soon appoint its first president for Greater China, responsible for Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The name of the executive appointed to this role will be unveiled later this summer. Today, Greater China accounts for about 65 percent of VF’s total business in ...
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Munich Fabric Start 2020 canceled, Fabric Days instead
Only two weeks ago, the sourcing fairs Munich Fabric Start and Bluezone announced that the event planned for early September (Sept. 1-3) would take place in Munich despite corona-related restrictions - with a newly developed hygiene concept and in a larger location in Munich-Riem. Now, however, both trade fairs had ...
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News briefsSalomon to open new Experience Stores in Frankfurt/Main and Cologne
This July, Salomon, the French outdoor multi-sport specialist, will open its German Experience Stores number two and three after the Munich store that was opened last November. From July 8, the new Frankfurt store with 105 square meters will open its doors in the MyZeil shopping mall; on July ...
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News briefsHaglöfs announces new brand claim
Haglöfs will officially launch a new brand claim this autumn. With “Outsiders by Nature,” the Swedish brand wants to celebrate the mentality of people who share their authentic love of nature. The “Haglöfs Outsiders,” according to the brand, is a community of people who have a passion and a deep ...
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News briefsMerrell supports “We Hike to Heal” (Video)
Merrell presents “We Hike to Heal,“ a film produced by an all-female crew led by Faith Briggs and Whitney Hassett and starring Kenya and Michelle Jackson-Saulters, the two creators of the Outdoor Journal Tour from Atlanta, Georgia. Through a series of events called We Hike to Heal, Kenya and Michelle‘s ...
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News briefsMerrell joins Facebook boycott
Merrell is the next brand to stop all of its advertising on Facebook and Instagram for the month of July in support of #StopHateForProfit. The brand wrote on its website: ”At Merrell, we believe in the simple power of the outside. No matter who you are, where you came from, ...
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News briefsJulbo relaunches B2B platform
The French sports eyewear brand Julbo has launched a new B2B platform julbo-pro.com. According to the brand, the new interface sustainably strengthens customer relations by providing customers with a simple, modern, more powerful and efficient tool. In addition to a new look, its use has been made significantly easier and ...
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Polygiene announces ViralOff®+ with lifetime washability
Polygiene announced at a press conference that it is developing a new formula for its ViralOff® technology that will provide a testable lifetime of virus reduction in garments. Products treated with the new ViralOff®+ will continue to reduce more than 99 percent of viruses within two hours, even after 30 ...
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ArticleChanges in Deuter’s management
Just hours after he participated in a panel of experts on the topic of how to overcome the corona crisis at the Ispo Re.Start Days, the German backpack and sleeping bag specialist Deuter announced that Martin Riebel will step down from his position as managing director of the brand on ...
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ArticleVaude and others join Facebook boycott
Vaude is the first German outdoor brand to join the international #StopHateForProfit campaign, which wants to encourage Facebook to take more action against hateful, violent and racist content in its networks. The outdoor brand has stopped all paid advertising on Facebook and Instagram from July 1 until further notice. The ...
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Exped USA hires Tracy Collins as sales director
The American subsidiary of the Swiss outdoor adventure equipment brand Exped has hired Tracy Collins as sales director. Effective July 1, Collins will join the growing team at the brand’s U.S. office in Tacoma, Washington. For the past five years, Collins has worked as a senior category merchandise manager at ...
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Globetrotter presents new store concept for Berlin flagship store
Globetrotter recently announced the new store concept, “adventure store 2.0” for its location in Berlin-Steglitz, which is scheduled to open in September. The German outdoor retail chain that is part of the Fenix Outdoor Group will move into SportScheck’s ten-year-old store in Berlin-Steglitz, which closes its doors on July 20. ...
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News briefsRecommended software update for BCA Tracker2 transceivers
Backcountry Access (BCA) has announced a software update specifically and exclusively for its Tracker2 avalanche transceivers. The company recommends all owners of Tracker2 to make use of this update. The update improves functionality in power saving mode. After 12 hours of no user input, Tracker2 will enter power save mode ...
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News briefsLafuma joins 1% for the Planet
According to its website, the French outdoor brand Lafuma has become a member of 1% for the Planet this June. Lafuma will donate 1 percent of the sales of its equipment range to partner associations approved by the initiative. Lafuma also says on its website that the step to join ...
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News briefsArc’teryx goes digital with the Climbing Academy
Like all other brands, the Canadian outdoor clothing brand Arc’teryx had to cancel this year’s physical events such as the Arc’teryx Climbing Academy because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Having considered the possibilities, the brand has now developed a digital version. The online event will take place live from Aug. 24 ...
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Sport Münzinger in Munich is shutting down
Regarded as a local institution, Sport Münzinger, the oldest sporting goods store in Munich, will close its doors at the end of this year. In 1892, the then family-owned company led by Hermann Münzinger became an official supplier of “rubber and sporting goods” to the royal court of Bavaria and ...
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News briefsStadium opens outlet store in Varberg
Stadium, Sweden’s largest sports and sports fashion chain, is opening a Stadium Outlet in the Lugnetrondellen shopping center in Varberg in September 2020. The new outlet is the chain’s first store in Varberg, a coastal town 80 km south of Gothenburg. The lease covers an area of 1,351 square meters ...
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Goldwin’s new outlook emphasizes the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic
Goldwin, which also controls The North Face’s trademark in Japan and has a stake in Woolrich International, has issued its outlook for the full year ending in March 2021. It forecasts that revenues will decline by about 23 percent from the previous year to 75,000 million yen (€624.7m-$688.0m). The Japanese ...
