All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 13, Issue 23-24
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PDF NewsletterThe Outdoor Industry Compass: Vol 13 - No 23+24
Open Air Group invests in fast-growing Swedish outdoor brand Garphyttan | German bike company Canyon bought by Belgian Adidas shareholder | Jack Wolfskin has found a new CEO | New outdoor brand Artilect to hit stores next year | Outdoor stands out at Schwan Stabilo | Kathmandu’s revenues keep surging thanks to surf label Rip Curl | HeiQ now listed on the LSE | Arc’teryx aims for Fair Trade certification | EOCA surpasses “Plastic Free” target | Åre Skidfabrik invests for the future | FESI welcomes new EU Work Plan for sport in light of post-pandemic recovery | Germany’s BSI calls for European supply chain regulations | Zumiez posts good results in Q3 thanks to Blue Tomato and Fast Times | Apex’s sales down by 17% | Strong finish to a challenging year for Johnson Outdoors | Market for fishing gear to grow by 4% CAGR 2021-2027 | Rapala rolls out 13 Fishing to over 25 countries | Vaude presents new “Detox” CSR | Ortovox publishes fifth Social Report | Gore and Bionic Yarn collab to develop textiles made from ocean-bound plastics | Skylotec receives government funding for protective mask production facility
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U.K.’s OTS dates confirmed
Following the postponement of Outdoor by Ispo 2021, originally scheduled for June 20-23, to July 5-8, organizers of the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS) have now confirmed that there will be no change to the planned dates for the U.K. event, which is scheduled for June 29-July 1. According to OTS ...
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News briefsRussia's Wildberries now selling in Israel
Russia’s biggest online retailer, Wildberries , has stepped up its international expansion by entering the Israeli market, the company said in a statement. The company will be offering buyers in Israel up to 5 million items from 39,000 brands, including sports products, clothing, toys and household appliances. Purchased items are ...
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News briefsFourth U.S. search and rescue organization acquires RECCO helicopter detector
Teton County Search and Rescue ( TCSAR ), located in Jackson, Wyoming, is the fourth search and rescue organization to be operational in the U.S. with the RECCO SAR helicopter detector . The detector will be used to search for missing people ...
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News briefsOn opens tech-driven global flagship store in New York
Source: On Running On Running NYC flagship store On Running has opened its first global flagship store. Located in New York City’s NoHo, the store is designed to become, in time, a “seasonal hub” for runners and athletes. For now, it is serving digitalized ...
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Burton pilots sales incentive program in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
According to Boardsport Source , Burton has initiated in certain European countries a pilot version of the “Sales Incentive Program” it has set up in the U.S. Employees at its wholesale partners in Germany, Austria and Switzerland are receiving a commission, or “cash bonus,” on the sale of Burton ...
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ArticleVaude presents new “Detox” CSR report
With its latest sustainability report, Vaude has launched an entire website that fully lists and explains in detail all of the company’s past, present and future actions. By voluntarily signing the Greenpeace Detox Commitment , Vaude had already made a clear commitment in 2015 to gradually eliminate ...
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Picture opens three new stores in France
Picture Organic Clothing, the French brand of sustainable outdoor clothing, opened three new franchised stores in France earlier this month. The stores are located in Saint-Etienne (east-central France), Montpellier (southern France) and La Rochelle (southwestern France). In an interview with Sport-Guide.com, Florian Delobre, Picture’s retail manager, explained that the brand ...
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Accell names Epco Vlugt director for Benelux and Denmark
Accell Group has appointed Epco Vlugt as the new regional director of Accell Benelux and Denmark, effective Feb. 1, 2021. He will take over from Sten van der Ham , who is leaving the organization. Vlugt is the current managing director of Vélosophy , part of the Accell ...
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Line and Full Tilt hire new brand director
Line Skis and Full Tilt Boots , both subdivisions of K2 Sports under its parent business, Kohlberg Company , have hired Steven Hartl as global brand director. Hartl has worked in the outdoor industry for nearly 14 years with companies ...
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A new U.K. alliance for sustainable transport
Nine groups have joined forces in the U.K. to launch the Sustainable Transport Alliance, a new partnership that will work to promote sustainable mobility. The Sustainable Transport Alliance has been established by: Bus Users UK; the Campaign for Better Transport; Collaborative Mobility UK (CoMoUK); the Community Rail Network; the Community ...
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ArticleFESI welcomes new EU Work Plan for sport in light of post-pandemic recovery
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry ( FESI ) has welcomed the publication of the EU Work Plan for Sport, which is meant to guide EU cooperation on sport policy for the years 2021 to 2024, and announced that, together with its members, it looks forward to ...
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ArticleEuropean consumers want to stay fit despite lockdown; wearables still on the rise
GfK has published data showing that health and well-being have become more important during the Covid-19 crisis. However, it said this trend had already become increasingly prevalent among European consumers before the outbreak of the pandemic. According to a GfK Consumer Life Study with more than 30,000 ...
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ArticleRapala to launch new sustainability strategy
Rapala VMC Corporation , a Finnish manufacturer of fishing lures, equipment and tools, has unveiled a new strategy aimed at one of the first fishing tackle companies to act upon a set of seriously ambitious environmental objectives. This includes actions already implemented over recent years as well as ...
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News briefsKlarna and Verifone partner to enable new comfortable shopping experiences in physical stores globally
Klarna , the leading global payments provider and shopping service from Sweden, has announced a strategic partnership with Verifone , a California-based provider of hardware products for payment processing, that will make Klarna available as the first buy-now-pay-later solution to millions of Verifone devices in the U.S. and Europe. The ...
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Xefco and HeiQ launch new antiviral textile treatment
Xefco ®, an Australian materials science and technology start-up specializing in innovative thin-film coating technologies for the textile industry offered to outdoor apparel, fashion and home textile markets, has launched XViroblock ™ in collaboration with Swiss textile innovator HeiQ . According to Xefco, XViroblock is the world’s first thin-film antimicrobial ...
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ArticleGerman bike company Canyon bought by Belgian Adidas shareholder
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert ( GBL ), a major Belgian-based investment company, has agreed to take over majority control of Canyon Bicycles , the German bike producer known for its direct-to-consumer approach. Roman Arnold , a former supplier of bike components who founded the brand in 2002, will reinvest a ...
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ArticleApex’s sales down by 17%
Lower licensee sales due to the pandemic, and the non-renewal of certain Cherokee brand licensing deals, weighed on the revenues of Apex Global Brands , previously called Cherokee Global Brands . Sales for the parent company of Hi-Tec , Magnum , and Tony Hawk dropped by 17 ...
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ArticleNew Corona restrictions in Germany; Denmark extends partial lockdown to entire country
In concert with the governments of the individual states of its country, the federal government of Germany has ordered the lockdown of all the brick-and-mortar stores that sell non-essential products, starting on Wednesday, Dec. 16. The new restrictions came after a spike in new contaminations from Covid-19. They will last ...
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ArticleÅre Skidfabrik invests for the future
As previously reported , the Swedish ski manufacturer Åre Skidfabrik recently expanded its facilities near the ski resort of Åre. It has now been revealed that the expansion was part of the company’s largest single investment in its 40-year history. In addition to the 50 percent larger production area, ...
