All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 13, Issue 7-8 – Page 3
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News briefsGregory streamlines collections to mitigate effects of the pandemic
Backpack manufacturer Gregory announced a streamlining of the next two seasonal collections, starting with the autumn/winter season 2020, after which around 80 percent of this year’s collection will remain current for the spring/summer collection 2021. Gregory’s aim is to keep the value of the products stable and, in cooperation ...
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Sanitized fights viruses
Sanitized , the Swiss-based specialist in antibacterial finishings, has said that treating polyester with its additives can reduce viral load by up to 99 percent. The Sanitized T99-19 and T11-15 have been tested by independent laboratories, which have found them “verifiably effective” against viruses in accordance with the ISO18184:2019 standard. ...
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News briefsSchimeck takes over international sales at Equip
As of May 31, Andy Schimeck will assume the position of director international sales at Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd , owner of the Rab and Lowe Alpine brands, based in Derbyshire in the United Kingdom. Schimeck, currently director European sales at Equip, succeeds Neil McAdie , ...
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News briefsIspo Munich 2021 dates changed to avoid overlap with OR
To avoid overlapping with the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in the U.S. (Jan. 27- 29), Messe München has postponed the next Ispo Munich to Jan 31 to Feb 3, 2021. Originally, the event was scheduled to run from Jan. 28-31. The new dates will bring the show ...
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ArticleVF lowers outlook and announces refinancing
While releasing new financial data and targets and announcing new measures to refinance itself, VF Corporation indicated that it wants to acquire more fast-growing action brands like Altra or Icebreaker and become more “vertical,” boosting a direct-to-consumer (DTC) business that has come to represent 39 percent of its turnover. As ...
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News briefsWolverine reorganizes leadership structure
By May 30 at the latest, Todd Spaletto will be stepping down as president of Wolverine Worldwide ’s Michigan Brands group, which consists of the Merrell , Chaco , CAT Footwear , Hush Puppies and Sebago brands. Rather than replace him in the post, Wolverine is ...
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News briefsEuropean Outdoor Summit postponed
The European Outdoor Group ( EOG ) has announced the postponement of the European Outdoor Summit ( EOS ) 2020, which was originally planned for Oct. 15-16 in Annecy, France. While the venue will remain the same, the date of the next summit in the autumn of 2021 ...
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News briefsFjällräven’s sustainability manager is Sweden’s Business Woman of the Year
Svensk Sportforum , an organization for manufacturers, suppliers and retailers of sports and nutritional products in Sweden, has elected Christiane Dolva Törnberg , Fjällräven ’s sustainability manager, as the Swedish sports industry’s “Business Woman of the Year 2019.” The jury described Törnberg as “a wise, humble and communicative manager for ...
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News briefsKlättermusen processes new type of organic cotton
With the Ansur Windproof series, Klättermusen , the Swedish outdoor brand well known for its sustainable products, is introducing a new windproof alpine and trekking outerwear line made of Katla Cotton , a new variety of organic cotton certified by the Global Organic Textile Standard . Klättermusen describes the ...
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News briefsMountain Hardwear supports American retailers
Mountain Hardwear , a subsidiary of Columbia Sportswear based in Richmond, California, has launched a program in the U.S. to support authorized specialty dealers who have closed or are under severely reduced operations. Participating retailers will have the opportunity to receive a 40 percent commission on any transactions they ...
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ArticleGoPro shifts focus to DTC
While cutting costs, GoPro has decided to shift more of its business to the direct-to-consumer (DTC) channel as its sales have gone down because of the quarantine-shuttered brick-and-mortar retail sector. Accordingly, the American brand of action cameras has hired a chief digital officer – Aimée Lapic, former chief marketing officer ...
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News briefsSwiss sports retailers can’t open yet
Switzerland’s Federal Council announced on April 16 a three-step process for the gradual re-opening of stores, schools and various businesses. To begin with, do-it-yourself stores and garden centers will be able to start operating again on April 27, along with flower shops, hairdressers and massage parlors, while other types of ...
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New GM for Icebreaker North America
Icebreaker, a VF Corp. brand, has appointed Cameron Walker as general manager North America. Walker joined VF three years ago and was most recently responsible for new models and partnerships including the development of new purpose-led, user-centric models like The North Face Renewed. Walker was also in charge of centrally ...
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Norspomesse in Oslo canceled
The board of Norspo AS and the Norwegian Sports Industry Association have formally decided to cancel the Norspomesse summer 2020, scheduled for June 21-22, because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The next show will be opening its doors in January 2021. The Norspomesse is held twice a ...
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News briefsArc’teryx presents environmental roadmap, plans to reduce emissions by 65%
On the occasion of the 50th Earth Day , the Canadian outdoor brand Arc’teryx committed to immediate, scientifically based action against climate change. As an official sponsor of the Earth Day 50 initiative, Arc’teryx will play its part by setting science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The plan ...
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Remote voting for Thule’s annual general meeting
Thule Group is encouraging shareholders to exercise their voting rights remotely in advance of the Swedish company’s annual general meeting, scheduled for April 28, in order to minimize the number of people gathered at its location. They have to fill out and send a registration form by April 22 ...
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Wolverine's annual general meeting will be virtual
Wolverine Worldwide announced on April 17 that its annual general meeting of shareholders will be held in a virtual-only format on April 30, due to pubic health consideration related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Shareholders who were registered as such on March 18 will be invited to visit a dedicated ...
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News briefsMore outdoor companies produce masks and gowns
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to paralyze large parts of the outdoor industry, the Compass receives several press releases each week from brands that have converted their productions or source capacities for production of the highly sought-after face masks and medical gowns. Here is the latest news of ...
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News briefsColumbia’s Covid-19 update
Columbia Sportswear has suspended its quarterly dividend, its stock repurchase program and its Feb. 6 guidance for its results in the first half of 2020 and the whole financial year. The company will provide a new update with its first-quarter results on April 30. Meanwhile, it reports that the ...
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News briefsApril 22 webinar on activewear colors and trends
A webinar on activewear color and fashion trends for the autumn/winter 2021/22 and spring/summer 2022 seasons is being offered at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22 by Nora Kühner, a former member of the Ideas group of independent activewear designers. The German expert would normally gives her speech on the ...
