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ArticleThe industry’s reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic
(SGI+) We hope you have already made use of our “Corona tickers” on our SGI Europe and Outdoor Industry Compass websites, which provide you with a constant stream of new information on what the industry is doing to combat the spreading Covid-19 pandemic. We believe it ...
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ArticleThe industry stock value dips by 32.3% in Q1 2020
In a highly volatile market for stock-listed equities in general, the share price of 12 major publicly trading companies that play a substantial role in the outdoor sporting goods market declined on average by 32.3 percent between the beginning of this year and March 27, due to the coronavirus pandemic. ...
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ArticleAustrian retail associations join forces to prevent bankruptcies
For some of the approximately 950 members represented by the seven specialized trade associations in Austria across different sectors of consumer goods ( EK Servicegroup Austria , Interspiel , ModeRing , ANWR Garant Austria , Sport 2000 Österreich , Vedes and Spielzeug-Ring ), the current business shutdowns due ...
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Ultra runner Franco Collè joins Karpos
Karpos , an Italian brand selling apparel and accessories for mountaineering, ski touring, trail running and mountain biking, has announced a new partnership with Franco Collè . The Italian ultratrail runner will serve as a role model for the brand’s team of trail runners as well as a contributing ...
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Mountain Khakis for coronavirus workers
Mountain Khakis has announced The Responder Project , a discount program to support the workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. The program is available to nurses, medical and emergency staff, police, firefighters, military and teachers in the U.S. through a registration process. Once registered, they benefit ...
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ArticleGregory continues to outperform
Gregory Mountain Products continued to outperform other brands in the portfolio of Samsonite International last year including High Sierra , the group’s more lifestyle-oriented brand of backpacks. Gregory raised its total turnover by 20.3 percent to $69.8 million in 2019, rising by 21.0 percent in ...
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ArticleWolverine wants to save $500 million
As reported in a separate article, Wolverine Worldwide was the company in our industry that got the biggest hit on the stock exchange between Jan. 1 and March 27. On March 26, Wolverine released a detailed statement about the proactive and precautionary measures that it is taking to navigate ...
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Gore comments on Gore-Tex and Covid-19
W.L. Gore Associates has issued an official statement that “ Gore-Tex materials are NOT designed and engineered to provide adequate airflow to assist human respiration when used in the manufacture of personal protective equipment, including face masks, and are NOT a viable alternative to protection against ...
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Care Plus provides medical centers with necessary supplies
Care Plus, a Dutch brand specializing in anti-insect, first aid, hygiene and sun protection products, is providing the German Doctors Association with K95 FFP2 Face masks. The brand that belongs to the Travel Health Group usually aims at the outdoor and travel market. Arnoud Aalbersberg , CEO of ...
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Calida to revise board leadership
To weather the storm of Covid-19, the Calida Group is withholding its financial forecasts and asking its shareholders not to pay a dividend for the 2019 financial year. The Swiss owner of the Lafuma , Millet and Oxbow brands has also nominated Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard for the ...
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MLS Textiles making protective gear for Covid-19
According to the Spanish trade magazine Tradesport , MLS Textiles – owner of the 30-year-old, family-run company Lurbel – has redirected part of its production in the Spanish city of Ontinyent, in Valencia province. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the factory there has added gloves and masks ...
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Chiruca is helping to produce medical supplies
Chiruca , the Spanish brand of mountain boots, is one of several companies in Arnedo, the largest town in the province of La Rioja, to coordinate with the local government to set up a production line for masks, gloves, waterproof gowns, reusable gowns, goggles, hand gel and other necessities in ...
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News briefsVaude: balanced gender distribution at management level
The restructuring of Vaude ’s marketing department in 2019 has created three new management positions aimed at driving digitization and internationalization, according to a statement released by the German outdoor brand earlier this month. The new structure creates a 50 percent quota of women in management positions in marketing, exceeding ...
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New managing director at Polar Germany
Eva Hilf , an internationally experienced expert in digitalization and transformation, took the helm of Polar Germany and has been managing the entire DACH region for the brand since March. Hilf has been working for the wearables manufacturer and fitness app developer in global roles for six years. With ...
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Chinese company regenerates viscose fiber from textile waste
Sateri , a Chinese maker of viscose fiber, reported that it has successfully produced viscose fiber regenerated from textile waste on a commercial scale. The high quality new fiber uses a mix of dissolving pulp made from recycled post-consumer textile waste by Södra , a pulp producer from the Swedish ...
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J.Lindeberg welcomes new head of design
Neil Lewty will be the new head of design at the Swedish clothing brand J.Lindeberg . He will be responsible for the creative direction of the three divisions fashion, ski and golf starting this August. The position became vacant after German designer Jens Werner resigned in summer 2019. ...
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ArticleRecap of the OIA Annual General Meeting 2020: Climate, Covid-19 and Brexit
by Charles Ross The Outdoor Industries Association ( OIA ) Annual General Meeting (AGM) started on Monday, March 16, at a time when everything was changing with speed in the UK. Developments with Covid-19 meant that only half the registered delegates turned up to the ...
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News briefsOutDoor by Ispo 2020 canceled
Messe München announced the cancelation of the upcoming OutDoor by Ispo 2020 in Munich, which was to take place from 28 June to 1 July, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The decision was taken following the recommendation of the Bavarian state government and health authorities and in close consultation ...
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News briefsUK Outdoor Trade Show postponed to 2021
The Outdoor Trade Show ( OTS ), the UK’s only large scale outdoor sport and leisure focused trade show , has been postponed from originally July 7-9, 2020 to June 29 - July 1, 2021, and then to be held in the brand-new Event City exhibition venue. ...
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Performance Days canceled
After extensive internal and external consultation, the organizers of the Performance Days functional fabric fair announced that the next show, originally scheduled for April 22-23 in Munich, is canceled. In separate FAQ papers on the website, the organizers offer answers and advice to exhibitors and visitors. Although there will ...
