All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 14, Issue 1-2 – Page 7
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Italian ski resorts to introduce tighter restrictions in view of reopening
Italy’s Technical Scientific Committee (CTS) has recommended tighter restrictions for ski lift operations connected with the ongoing pandemic. Ski resorts in the country are currently shut but are due to reopen on Jan. 7. The guidelines that regional authorities submitted did not fully convinced the committee at the end of ...
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Polaris appoints Michael Speetzen as interim CEO
Polaris, a U.S. snowmobile and off-road vehicle manufacturer, has announced the appointment of Michael Speetzen, the company’s Executive VP and CFO, to serve as interim CEO. Speetzen joined Polaris in August 2015 as Executive VP Finance and CFO. Prior to Polaris, he had served as Senior VP and CFO of ...
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Gronell opens factory store in Verona
Gronell, the Italian manufacturer of technical mountaineering shoes, has opened a new factory store in Verona, on via Ponte Nuovo 3. The new store adds to its other factory store in San Roverè Veronese, where the company itself is headquartered, about 20 kilometers northeast of Verona. Gronell is run by ...
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NordShield accelerates launch of biodegradable antimicrobial textile protection
Nordic BioTech Group has accelerated the market entry of NordShield® BioLayr, an antimicrobial technology for consumer fibers, in consideration of the growing demand for protection against viruses and bacteria during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. NordShield BioLayr is said to provide textiles used in garments or shoes as well as accessories ...
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Taichung Bike Week announces dates for 2021 show
The next edition of the Taichung Bike Week will be held from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1, 2021. The 2020 event was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The show will take place at three Taichung hotels, The Splendor, The Tempus, and The Evergreen. The Taichung Bike Week is open ...
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News briefsGucci and The North Face launch campaign for collab collection (Video)
Following an initial announcement three months ago, The North Face (TNF) and Gucci are offering a glimpse of their collaboration on the North Face x Gucci collection. This is in line with the two brands’ commitment to environmentally sustainable activities, Gucci said in a press release. The ...
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Vaude film documentary wins Cannes Corporate Movies & TV Awards (Full Video)
With the film “Eis und Palmen” (Ice & Palms), a documentary about the unusual crossing of the Alps by two friends by bike and ski, German outdoor brand Vaude has convinced the international jury of the Cannes Corporate Movies & TV Awards 2020. The production team received the Silver Dolphin ...
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ArticleISPO Munich 2021: What to expect from the online show
As reported earlier, for the first time in its 50-year history, ISPO Munich will be held purely digitally from Feb. 1 to 5, 2021. Last week, organizer Messe München reported that numerous international brands have already registered to present themselves and their products in the Expo Area and revealed further ...
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Out Of Step to distribute Poler in the U.K.
After expanding into Asia and testing the German market earlier this year, Poler, an outdoor, camping and lifestyle brand based in Portland, Oregon, has appointed Out Of Step (OOS) Retail Ltd., a London-based brand agency specializing in American and Australian street and skatewear brands, as its new distributor for the ...
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ArticleBioLite reaches 1 million lives with clean energy
In an open letter posted on the company website, Jonathan Cedar, BioLite co-founder and CEO, recently shared a major milestone in his company’s history: 1,400,941 people are living with clean energy access through BioLite products as of this year. According to Cedar, this achievement, already reached in September 2020, is ...
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Canyon temporarily pauses shipments to the U.K.
Canyon Bicycles has announced that it will not ship orders to the U.K. from Dec. 19 until Jan. 11 in connection with Brexit transition and due to the “uncertainty and potential bottlenecks at the border.” The company is currently modifying its processes in order to comply with new legislation as ...
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The Petzl Legend Tour Italia explores the origins of Italian sport climbing
The screening of the short docufilms of the Petzl Legend Tour Italia has just begun. It is a real and virtual journey that celebrates the origins of Italian sport climbing in the 1980s through the images of the crags and stories of its protagonists during this golden age. The first ...
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Oberalp Group postpones winter clearance sales
As many retailers had to close their doors for a long time in 2020 due to the pandemic, the South Tyrolean Oberalp Group has decided to postpone the winter clearance sales in its own brand shops to Jan. 30. The management-led family business already approached Anna Ferrino, president of Assosport, ...
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French retail chain Monoprix to offer bicycle products and repair tools
Monoprix, part of Casino Group, is planning to offer products for urban mobility at its downtown stores. A pilot of “La Station,” the name that was chosen for this new area of the store, has been set at the Monoprix store in Paris Montparnasse. This particular store was recently reopened ...
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Outdoor Research hires Vice President of People and Culture
Seattle-based company Outdoor Research (OR) has added Brett Kruse to its leadership team this week. Kruse joins OR as the new Vice President of People and Culture and will lead the company’s human-relations initiatives. Most recently, Kruse worked at Starbucks for more than a decade in HR and operations. Prior ...
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Hestra donates gloves to refugees and starts fundraiser with UNHCR
Hestra, the Swedish glove brand founded in 1936, has donated 10,000 children’s gloves to refugee children in winter camps around the world through the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). UNHCR is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees who have been ...
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German Bicycle Industry Association donates to Cycling without Age
The German Bicycle Industry Association (Zweirad-Industrie-Verband, ZIV), the national interest group and service provider of the German and international bicycle industry, has decided to support the German branch of the non-profit association “Cycling without Age” for the second time after 2016 with its annual charity campaign. ZIV’s choice for Cycling ...
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U.K.’s Outdoor Trade Show now open for new exhibitor bookings
Following the announcement of its move to the Exhibition Centre Liverpool, the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS) 2021 is now accepting space bookings from new exhibitors. The organizers of the show, which will run from June 29 to July 1, report that 104 exhibitors have booked to date and 75 percent ...
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U.S. Conservation Alliance announces fourteen new members
The Conservation Alliance, a U.S. coalition of like-minded companies that pool their resources to fund and advocate for the protection of North America’s wild places, has welcomed 14 new member organizations, adding to its growing list of more than 250 companies committed to conservation. In addition to outdoor-related companies Dometic, ...
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ArticleUK Sport funds GB Climbing to uncover the champions of tomorrow
With plans for a £352 million investment, UK Sport, the government agency responsible for investing in Olympic and Paralympic sport in the U.K., has announced Progression Funding for seven sports - including climbing - to discover and support the champions of tomorrow. The British Mountaineering Council (BMC), the government-recognized representative ...
