All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 14, Issue 1-2 – Page 4
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News briefsBurton and Polartec introduce the One World collection
Source: Burton Under the name One World , Burton has collaborated with its longtime textile solutions partner Polartec to create a capsule collection made from recycled materials, the launch of which is accompanied by the film of the same name, a team video that ...
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New VP Marketing for Grundéns USA
Grundéns , a Swedish fishing apparel and footwear manufacturer, has hired Ashley Williams as VP of marketing for its U.S. operations. Williams most recently served as senior director of global marketing for Keen , where he led the creation and execution of the company’s omnichannel brand strategy, go-to-market process ...
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News briefsDesign expert Sonia Lunardon joins new outdoor brand Artilect
Source: Artilect Sonia Lunardon Artilect , the action/outdoor brand newly founded by Trent Bush and Corry Taylor, has hired Sonia Lunardon as director of technical design and development. In this role, Lunardon joins design director Erica Cahn and co-founder and ...
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News briefsArc’teryx goes digital with its 2021 Backcountry Academy
With the launch of its 2021 Digital Backcountry Academy, Arc’teryx is once again offering its global community the opportunity to access courses designed to develop skills and resources for mountain education. The upcoming event is designed to provide participants with an experience similar to a face-to-face academy, but from the ...
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Danish retail chain Eventyrsport acquires stake in outdoor experience portal
Danish outdoor chain Eventyrsport , which operates 13 physical stores and an online store that is also available in Swedish, has bought into Outdoor365 ApS , a Danish outdoor experience portal. Outdoor365 has organized the country’s largest outdoor festival in Ry since 2015 and last year launched an online portal ...
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News briefsBlue Tomato hit hard by store closures
Blue Tomato was hit hard by Covid-19-related store closures in Europe in the 10 weeks leading up to Jan. 9, according to its U.S.-based parent Zumiez . However, the group’s Australian action sports retail chain, Fast Times , performed “extremely well.” Bottom line, the group’s international sales declined 6.7 ...
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News briefsAntonio Dus is the new CEO of Cicli Pinarello
Source: Pinarello Antonio Dus After heading Tecnica Group for the past five years, Antonio Dus has now been named the new global CEO of Cicli Pinarello . He has a financial stake in the high-end bicycle brand, which came under L Catterton’s ...
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Freestyle skier Candide Thovex launches clothing brand
The French freestyle skier Candide Thovex has launched Candide , a brand new technical outerwear, apparel and accessories brand. The brand is already launching this winter with a complete unisex collection of outerwear, apparel and accessories. Each piece in the collection was conceived, designed and assembled under the supervision ...
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News briefsScandinavian Outdoor Award nominees are online
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group ( SOG ) has announced the nominees of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award fall/winter 2021/22. The jury process is carried out online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The jury has products sent home to try out in their own outdoor backyard; the jurors will then ...
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News briefsMoncler launches jacket collection made entirely of sustainable materials
Moncler is launching a jacket collection made entirely of sustainable materials for men, women and children as part of its Born to Protect plan. The plan was announced last October as the brand’s strategic commitment to a sustainable future with five main pillars: combating climate change, integrating ...
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News briefsNew River Gorge becomes newest U.S. National Park
Source: West Virginia Tourism New River Gorge Rock Climbing The U.S. has a new national park: the New River Gorge in the state of West Virginia, about an hour’s drive from Charleston, is now considered the country’s 63rd national park, thanks to the latest ...
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News briefsGiro brings Rome co-founder on board as snow brand manager
U.S. helmet specialist Giro, owned by Vista Outdoor, has hired Josh Reid as its new snow brand manager. Reid has a 25+ year career in the snowsports industry. He started as a prototype tester at Burton Snowboards, eventually having a hand in everything from leading Burton’s hardgoods testing department for ...
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ArticleGerman retail demands greater support from the government and a fair lockdown policy
Two German sports retailers, Thorsten Böhl of SkiBo Tours Sports in Bochum and Oliver Nieß of SOS Sport in Braunschweig, sent an open letter to the German government last week, asking for subsidies based on the monthly gross profits they will lose as a ...
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News briefsColumbia hires new senior VP for U.S. sales from Nike
Columbia Sportswear has named Tim Sheerin senior vice president of U.S. sales for the Columbia brand. Before joining Columbia, Sheerin spent twenty years in various senior sales and strategy positions at Nike . In his most recent role as VP, North American sales, he led Nike’s wholesale business ...
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News briefsCMP opens three new European stores
CMP is opening three new stores in the European ski resorts of Avoriaz and Tignes in France and Rottach Egern in Germany. The Italian brand, part of F.lli Campagnolo group, already has a store in France, in Chamonix, while the new shop in Rottach Egern is CMP’s first ...
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Jones launches outerwear line
Jones Snowboards is launching the brand’s first technical outerwear line. The new eco-friendly line includes three collections for backcountry freeriding: Shralpinist , Uphill and Mountain Surf . The Shralpinist collection is designed for climbing and riding in extreme conditions. The Uphill collection is designed to cover large amounts ...
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News briefsVF to move Asia-Pacific operations to Shanghai
VF Corp. has decided to move the center of its brands’ operations in the Asia-Pacific region from Hong Kong to Shanghai, where it already has some 900 office and retail employees. Some of the operations will also be transferred to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. The ...
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Grüezi Bag expands European sales and donates to homeless
German sleeping bag manufacturer Grüezi Bag expands its distribution in Europe with Dutch distribution specialist CJ Agencies for the Benelux region. CJ is already responsible for outdoor brands such as Black Diamond , Columbia , Eagle Creek , MSR , Pieps , Prana , Sorel , Stanley , ...
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News briefsPolygiene’s acquisition of Addmaster approved
The shareholders of Polygiene, the Swedish supplier of anti-viral solutions, have accepted a proposal to issue new shares to help finance the acquisition of Addmaster Holdings , its very profitable U.K.-based supplier of anti-microbial additives for hard surfaces, for SEK 374 million (€36.7m-$44.7m) in cash and shares. Polygiene, whose ...
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News briefsFishing is finally permitted in England during the lockdown
The U.K. Government has rescinded its ban on fishing in England during the third coronavirus-related lockdown, which entered into force earlier this week. The Department for Culture Media and Sport has now confirmed that “fishing is allowed as exercise as long as participants adhere to the rules on staying local, ...
