All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 14, Issue 14+15 – Page 2
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ArticleDometic Q2 sales rebound but supply-chain issues persist
Scandinavian Outdoor Group member Dometic saw second-quarter earnings rebound from the impact of the Covid pandemic despite persistent supply-chain challenges. The Stockholm-based specialist in products for mobile living said reported a 67 percent increase in net sales to SEK 5.6bn (€546m - $642m) against the 2020 period, ...
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Short stops
Short Stops Week 29, 2021
MARKETING +++ Through August 18, U.S. mountain lifestyle brand Stio and the 5Point Film Festival in Colorado are accepting applications for a chance to win $10,000 in the festival’s inaugural Emerging Filmmakers Pitch Event , designed to support emerging filmmakers and storytellers +++ The pilot episode ...
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ArticleDDK Group increases production capacity with new factories in Vietnam
Like all Asian manufacturers, the Taiwanese bike saddle manufacturer DDK Group has been overwhelmed by much higher production demand than expected. Not only is DDK’s factory in Changhua, Taiwan, running at full capacity, but the group’s factories in Nantong, China, and in Thủ Dầu Một, Vietnam, are also overloaded. ...
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News briefsArc’teryx rebrands Icon Stores, opens new NYC location
Located at the Upper West Side in New York, Arc’teryx Equipment has just opened a newly rebranded micro-store concept called Arc’type , centered around the brand’s most renowned designs. “The Arc’type store is a smaller store concept that features the Arc’type curated selection: 22 of the brand’s most noteworthy ...
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News briefsMPG expands outdoor portfolio with acquisition of Klymit
Tennessee-based MacNeill Pride Group ( MPG ), a diversified designer and manufacturer of sporting goods, has acquired Klymit , a Utah-based outdoor gear designer known for its lightweight outdoor sleeping pads, pillows, blankets, tents, sleeping bags and other camping accessories. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. ...
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News briefsG-Motion e-bike store opening with Storck Bicycle
On July 15, the German Glinicke Automotive Group celebrated the opening of the “ G-Motion ” e-bike center in Kassel. Markus Storck , founder and CEO of Storck Bicycle , attended the festivities. His brand is the driving force behind the new store. With the cooperation between G-Motion and ...
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Hyosung releases LCA for its Creora Regen Spandex
Hyosung has published the results of a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) that compares the environmental performance of its 100 percent recycled Creora Regen Spandex to its virgin Creora Spandex . The study shows that Creora Regen Spandex reduces carbon dioxide production by around 67 percent or by ...
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ArticleNew anglers help Rapala reel in strong H1 sales rise
Finnish tackle company Rapala VMC reported a sharp rise in first-half net sales driven by strong demand for fishing gear from new anglers and faster-than-expected implementation of its restructuring strategy. Sales for the six months to June 30 increased 36 percent to €159.6 million as fishing’s popularity as a ...
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ArticleUSWE expands offering with premium cycling apparel through acquisition of VOID Cycling
On July 16, USWE Sports AB , founded in Skåne, Sweden, in 2007, signed an agreement to acquire VOID Cycling , founded in Gothenburg in 2014, from Tenson BV and Color Group BV . Both USWE and VOID are strong in e-commerce and have each established a global presence. ...
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News briefsVollebak introduces sweaters made from old bulletproof vests and firefighting gear
Vollebak , a British brand of men’s sports and adventure wear, is launching a line of sweaters made from old bulletproof vests and firefighter suits. The Garbage Sweater is made from 70 percent recycled meta-aramid and 30 percent recycled para-aramid fibers. Firefighter suits are typically made of meta-aramid, which ...
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ArticleMarketMedia24 studies see long-term growth for athletic footwear in Germany
Looking as far into the future as 2028, the new Branchen-REPORT Sport 2021 by MarketMedia24 predicts a considerable growth of the athletic footwear sector even in the most conservative models calculated by the Cologne-based market research and consulting institute. Triggered by growing health awareness and despite (or perhaps because of) ...
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News briefsISPO launches new network, the Collaborators Club
As a derivative of the ISPO Open Innovation platform for community activation, the ISPO Group has now launched the ISPO Collaborators Club as a new network for both industry members and consumers. As a member, you can keep your finger on the pulse of the consumer ...
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News briefsWomen’s gear award #sheisoutdoors winners to be announced July 31
Premiering this year, the new #sheisoutdoors awards for innovative outdoor apparel and gear just for women are to be announced soon. The final jury meeting will take place on July 29-31. The winners of the women’s gear award #sheisoutdoors Summer 2021 will be announced on Saturday, July 31 (18:00 ...
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News briefsNew HDE scenario: German retail sales to grow 1.5% in 2021
The situation in the German retail industry continues to be dominated by recent store closures due to the last Covid lockdown. A survey of 650 retail companies across all locations, size categories and sectors conducted by the German Retail Association ( Handelsverband Deutschland , HDE) shows that more than half ...
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News briefsChange of leadership at Schoeller Textil
The managing director of Swiss textile and technology company Schoeller Textil AG , Siegfried Winkelbeiner , will enter his well-deserved retirement and, after ten years with the company, hand over the helm to Joachim Kath this month. Kath comes from the chemical industry and joined Schoeller one and a ...
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News briefsHeiQ and Lycra to collaborate across technologies and brand platforms
HeiQ and The Lycra Company have entered into a broad-based collaboration across multiple technology and brand platforms to bring more of their textile technologies to consumers. Building on exploratory discussions that started in early 2019, HeiQ and Lycra have elected to leverage their shared philosophies and strengths in ...
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ArticleSOG starts circular outdoor project
To meet the demand of many of its members for circular economy solutions, the Scandinavian Outdoor Group ( SOG ) has started a circular outdoor project called SOG Circular Outdoors a few weeks ago in collaboration with Peak 63 , a development company based in Östersund, Sweden, with ...
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Management changes at Black Diamond
Clarus brand Black Diamond ( BD ) is still undergoing a restructuring process in its Salt Lake City headquarters. According to a recent press release, Oliver Holzmann joined the team back in April 2020, taking on the position of vice president of global marketing. In his previous ...
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57% of space booked for Slide & OTS Winter in January 2022
Next January’s combined Slide & OTS Winter show already reports 43 confirmed exhibitors (57 percent of the available space), with six months left to go. The event will be held at Telford International Centre, about 40 minutes from Birmingham, from Jan. 18-20, 2022. Among the latest exhibitors to sign up ...
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ArticleTextile Mission publishes research report on microplastics
An interdisciplinary research project run by the Federal Association of the German Sporting Goods Industry ( Bundesverband der Deutschen Sportartikel-Industrie/BSI ) and worked out by its Textile Mission team (with support of the German ministry of education and science ) has now published its final report on the origin ...
