All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 13, Issue 21-22 – Page 2
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News briefsSchöffel calls for solidarity with local retailers
During the current “soft lockdown” in Germany, the family-owned outdoor brand Schöffel has launched a new campaign to support local businesses. With video messages and social media postings, Schöffel is calling for solidarity with stationary retailers. In a commercial, which has been played out via the company’s social media channels ...
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News briefsHarley Davidson e-bikes launched in USA and Germany
The Serial 1 Cycle Company, a new U.S. brand specializing in the manufacture of e-bikes and established with the legendary American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson Inc., today unveiled the details of its first model range. Source: Serial 1 Cycle Company Serial 1, powered by Harley-Davidson The debut of ...
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ArticleWFSGI to assist the sporting goods industry to bridge period of recovery
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has shared the outcome of the October edition of its WFSGI Covid-19 Impact Survey. As a summary, the federation said that “the industry has a plan, but will need time to adopt and adapt to changes triggered by the pandemic.” Executive ...
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ArticleFesi publishes Covid survey ahead of European Commission conference
(SGI) The European Commission is organizing a major conference on Nov. 17 on the recovery of the sports sector after the coronavirus crisis. The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi), which has taken part in a survey that will be unveiled during the conference, said it hopes that ...
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News briefsRab and Lowe Alpine commit to Net Zero by 2030
As part of their long-term sustainability strategy, the British outdoor brands Rab and Lowe Alpine, both owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd, have committed themselves to achieving Net Zero by 2030. As a first step, South Pole, a recognized provider of climate protection solutions, certified Equip as ...
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Emerald will have a new CEO and President
The board of directors of Emerald Holding Inc., the U.S. company operating over 140 events each year including the trade shows Outdoor Retailer and Surf Expo, has appointed Hervé Sedky to the position of president and chief executive officer of the company. Sedky will assume his new role on Jan. ...
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News briefsGet a sneak peek of Haglöfs Restored on Green Friday
Haglöfs’ Green Friday initiative has become known for its commitment to tackle the environmental and social dangers of excessive consumption. In recent years, the company closed stores and webstores on Black Friday, and last year even increased prices, with profits going to non-profit environmental organizations. This year ...
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Bode Miller joins U.S. ski brand Crosson
Six-time Olympic medalist Bode Miller is the new chief innovation officer at Crosson Ski, a Washington-based ski manufacturer founded in 2014 by aerospace engineer Chase Englehart “with the goal of perfecting the carbon ski.” With former U.S. Olympians Jeff Olson and Bryon Friedman, who recently joined the company as president ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter: “Greener Week” instead of Black Friday
The German outdoor retail chain Globetrotter, which belongs to the Swedish Fenix Outdoor Group, is calling for the “Greener Week” from Nov. 23 to 27 as a sustainable alternative to Black Friday. The German Hiking Association (DWV) will receive ten percent of the turnover from the sales of “A Greener ...
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News briefsDigital and free of charge: Milano Green Forum on Nov. 20
On Nov. 20, this year’s digital Milano Green Forum will try to increase environmental awareness, generating an awareness-knowledge of the potential of a possible radical change of paradigm. It is aimed at consumers, businesses, and institutions and presents new technological solutions, thus favoring a cooperative approach between research and industry, ...
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News briefsEOCA funding announced for new conservation projects
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has announced the newest conservation projects it will be supporting this year. In line with its current Plastic Free: Mountain to Sea focus and its target to clear 3,000 km of habitat, trail and beach of plastic waste and pollution, all projects concentrated on ...
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Microfibre Consortium tests over 200 materials for global database
The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) has provided an update on its fiber fragmentation test program started by TMC and University of Leeds (UoL) in late 2019 to measure microfiber material loss from textiles. Working in collaboration across its membership, including brands, retailers, suppliers and research organisations, TMC has now tested in ...
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News briefs#Salewa3000 fundraising campaign aborted due to Covid-19
The South Tyrolean mountaineering brand Salewa has terminated its summit project #Salewa3000 prematurely due to the renewed restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 situation. The campaign significantly supported the renovation of the bivouac box on the Großglockner mountain in Austria. Salewa is now doubling the amount donated to €20,000. On Nov. ...
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Calida makes a formal offer for Lafuma’s remaining shares
The Calida group has published a formal offer to buy all the shares it doesn’t own yet in the Lafuma group, with a squeeze-out provision for the minority shares that are not be tendered. The offer follows the previously reported favorable opinion expressed by Lafuma’s board of directors and the ...
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News briefsSanuk launches second SustainaSole collection
Sanuk, a division of Deckers Brands, has announced the second generation of its SustainaSole footwear collection, which it calls its “most ecological innovation” since its debut in July 2020. The second collection includes the two vegan slippers Donna (women) and Skuner (men) and is comprised of 55 percent total recycled ...
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News briefsPolygiene launches improved washable update of ViralOff
Polygiene has developed a new formula for its ViralOff® technology, which now comes with what Polygiene calls “lifetime of garment washability,” a claim limited to 30 washes. ViralOff has a proven performance against SARS-CoV-2 with a more than 99 percent reduction of microbes in the material within two hours simply ...
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Paul McCartney’s new music video supports the fight against climate change
The former Beatle Paul McCartney has joined a new climate change non-profit organization from Australia, Surfers For Climate, by releasing a new video clip of his song ’Wine Dark Open Sea.” The video features Belinda Baggs, surfing champion and co-founder of Surfers For Climate. McCartney is regularly involved in ...
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ArticleGregory dropped by 13% in Q3, in group that fell by 65%
Gregory’s sales declined by 13.0 percent to $15.9 million in the third quarter. They again outperformed the results of Samsonite International’s less functional brand of backpacks, High Sierra, which plunged down by 70.2 percent to $4.5 million. Across all the numerous brands of Samsonite, sales went down by 74.6 percent ...
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ArticleA glimpse into next year’s Ispo shows
(SGI) The three top executives of Messe München charged with Ispo’s development and digital transformation – Tobias Gröber, Jeanettee Loos and Markus Hefter – gave a few details about the format of the next Ispo Munich and OutDoor by Ispo shows at the end of the virtual general assembly of ...
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News briefsAustrian Alpine Forum streamed digitally on Nov. 14-15
Because the annual Alpinmesse (Alpine Fair) in Innsbruck, Europe’s largest mountain sports fair for end consumers, had to be canceled due to Covid-19, the organizer, the Austrian Board of Trustees for Alpine Safety, has prepared a wide range of content for a YouTube stream on Nov. 13 and 14. During ...
