All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 13, Issue 21-22 – Page 7
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News briefsPOC creates Aspired Collective to support and protect passionate talents
POC, founded in 2005 in Sweden, has created the Aspired Collective, an approach which the brand calls “a new pathway for POC to promote and grow talent in snow sports and cycling.” Focused on the brand’s safety and protection mission, the Aspired Collective is designed to give athletes, and those ...
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ArticleOutdoor, marine and fitness drive record Q3 for Garmin
Garmin has reported record third-quarter earnings of $313.4 million, thanks to robust growth in demand for its marine, fitness and outdoor products. The Swiss-based company, which also makes equipment for the aviation and automotive industries, reported net sales of $1.11 billion for the 13 weeks to Sept. 26. This compares ...
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Bollé launches augmented reality experience for contactless sales
This summer, Bollé launched an app that allows users to try out Bollé’s Phantom Glass technology directly on a smartphone, a first on the sports market. Now the company introduced a new augmented reality (AR) filter with the help of its partners QReal and M7 Innovations. Consumers can not only ...
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ArticleUnifi reports improved demand in Q1 as recycled fibers find favor
Recycled and synthetic textiles maker Unifi has reported better-than-expected results in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 driven by strong performances from its Brazilian and Asian operations and noted growing demand for its Repreve recycled fiber. The company said net income for the three months to Sept. 27 was $3.4 ...
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Brav centralizes its management
The Brav Group – owner of the Swix, Toko, Lundhags, Ulvang, Helsport and Hard Rocx brands – resorted to video conferencing this spring to achieve a reorganization at the height of the Covid-19 quarantines. Leading the charge was the company’s new chief executive, Espen Falck Engelstad, who was instated with ...
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News briefsThe Luis Trenker store in Kitzbühel is moving
The South Tyrolean brand Luis Trenker is moving its store in the Austrian ski town of Kitzbühel to a new location on Oct. 29. The new store is located in Vorderstadt 31 and occupies 180 square meters on 2 floors. The rustic-luxurious interior of the store combines city and country, ...
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ArticleAmazon is up and running in Sweden
Amazon’s dedicated Swedish platform, Amazon.se – which leaked over the summer through a Finnish software developer – is now live. It offers about 150 million products in 30 categories, with free delivery on orders exceeding 229 Swedish krona (€22.20-$26.10). There is a mix of Swedish (Electrolux, Lagerhaus, OBH Nordica, Ellos, ...
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ArticleAnalyis: The coronavirus cycling boom – how are brands keeping momentum going?
All over Europe cycling boomed during lockdowns as gyms and swimming pools were temporarily shuttered and group sports were banned. As winter moved into spring and then summer, and full quarantines were relaxed in some areas, people emerged from their homes and took to their bikes as a means of exercise or commuting, encouraged by World Health Organization advice to consider cycling instead of taking public transport for essential journeys.
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Lucky Bike wins German Shop Usability Award
Lucky Bike, a German bicycle trading company founded in 1994 with 29 stationary stores in Germany, won the “Shop Usability Award” in the category Sport & Outdoor for its online shop. The Shop Usability Award has been presented annually since 2008 to e-commerce entrepreneurs, agencies and brands in Germany, Austria ...
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News briefsAliExpress: Demand for outdoor goods is soaring in Russia
The demand for outdoor goods, including tents and sleeping bags, has grown significantly in Russia over the past summer, according to AliExpress, an online retail platform that enables small businesses to offer products to online shoppers internationally. “During spring and summer, we have seen a soaring demand for goods ...
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News briefsRussian retailers experience a soaring demand for e-bikes and mountain bikes
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the demand for e-bikes in Russia has nearly doubled, while mountain bikes maintained their popularity, Electra Bicycle Company Russia & China, the exclusive distributor of Electra bikes in Russia, estimated. ”This year, due to warm weather, the bike season in Russia has begun exceptionally early – ...
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ArticleSurge in healthcare sales during pandemic boosts 3M results
A surge in demand for healthcare and home improvement products has helped the consumer conglomerate 3M post better-than-expected third-quarter earnings, as hospitals stock up on protective equipment and workers forced to stay at home buy more DIY materials. Total sales rose 4.5 percent to $8.35 billion, above a consensus of ...
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ArticleIspo Munich Online to focus on digitization, health, sustainability
As reported earlier, Messe München has announced that Ispo Munich 2021, originally scheduled for Jan. 31 - Feb. 03, will be held entirely digital from Feb. 1 - 5 due to the current developments of the Covid-19 pandemic. Ispo Munich Online, the new all-digital format, will build up on the ...
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News briefsSafilo produces recycled sunglasses for The Ocean Cleanup
Safilo announced the release of the first sunglasses made for The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch non-profit environmental organization that develops advanced technologies to extract plastic pollution from the oceans. The Ocean Cleanup sunglasses are made of injected plastic deriving from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP). They are available in ...
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Eastpak partners with Vivienne Westwood on sustainable bags
Eastpak has collaborated with Vivenne Westwood on a collection of bags made from recycled ocean plastics. The collection comprises five styles, including a smaller bag, a shoulder bag, a travel trolley and two classic backpack models. The recycled PET material is used for all the parts of the bags, from ...
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Climbing Technology introduces light harness for indoor and cliff climbing
Climbing Technology (by Aludesign SpA), the Italian specialist in protective products for mountaineering, sport climbing and safety while working at height, has launched Quarzo, a lightweight single-buckle harness specifically designed for sport climbing. Quarzo, which can be used for both indoor and cliff climbing, weighs only between 290g (size XS) ...
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News briefsBreaking News: Ispo Munich 2021 will be digital only
Messe München has announced today that Ispo Munich 2021, originally scheduled for Jan. 31 - Feb. 03, will be held entirely digital from Feb. 1 - 5. “As a digital edition,“ the ispo.com website says, “Ispo Munich Online offers the proven advantages of the trade show and enables additional benefits: ...
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Oase posts good results thanks to camping and outdoor trends
Sales progressed by 32 percent at Oase Outdoors for the third quarter, as the Danish camping equipment company benefited from the increased interest in camping and the outdoors in the wake of Covid-19. Its turnover reached 82 million Danish Kroner (€11.0m-$13.0m). On an organic basis, revenues grew by 34 percent. ...
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Rab and Lowe Alpine to open sales office in Helsinki
The British outdoor brands Rab and Lowe Alpine, both owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd., will be opening their own regional office in Finland on Dec. 1. It will be managed by Heikki Tapaninen, who has worked for Rab and Lowe Alpine in the past and was sales manager at ...
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Moncler makes environmental and social pledges
Moncler has pledged to make its factories carbon neutral by next year and to be using nothing but renewable energy by 2023. The Italian luxury sportswear company will be recycling certified DIST (Down Integrity System and Traceability) down, and thereby cutting its related water needs by 70 percent, as of ...
