All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 14, Issue 16+17 – Page 3
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News briefsSunRace Sturmey-Archer partners with Dutch brand design agency
Publicly traded Taiwanese bicycle component manufacturer SunRace Sturmey-Archer Inc. has begun collaborating with renowned Dutch brand design agency Dutch Portfolio to develop a new global branding and marketing strategy for the component manufacturer that will increase brand awareness, digital and physical presence and market share. To that end, Dutch Portfolio ...
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ArticleTextile Exchange report suggests transition to preferred fibers needs to be accelerated
After years of growth, global fiber production, hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, decreased from 111 million tons in 2019 to 109 million tons in 2020. While overall fiber production declined, the market share of preferred fiber and materials is increasing. According to a new report by Textile Exchange, entitled ”Preferred ...
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News briefsWorkwear specialist Fristads expands outdoor offering
Fristads, a Swedish manufacturer of durable and functional workwear since 1925, launched an outdoor line in 2020 to complement its traditional collection in the wake of the growing outdoor trend during the pandemic. According to the brand, despite some Covid-related event cancellations, the launch of the new collection went according ...
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News briefsDeichmann enters the outdoor segment with Jack Wolfskin
Source: Deichmann Wherever You Go / Phase 3: Outdoor & Trekking Starting this fall, outdoor shoes from Jack Wolfskin will also be available at Deichmann. The German shoe retailer is thus expanding its portfolio by adding the outdoor segment. Last March, Deichmann had launched its umbrella brand ...
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News briefsNilit releases CSR report on 2017-2020 period
Nilit, the largest global producer of Nylon (polyamide) 6.6 and the owner of the Sensil sustainable yarns brand, has published its sustainability report. The document, entitled “Making Nylon Sustainable,” covers the period from 2017 to 2020, and details the company’s achievements to improve its environmental footprint. Among these achievements, the ...
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ArticleRevolutionRace races ahead in first financial report post-listing
RevolutionRace, the Swedish DTC outdoor company fresh from a June listing on Nasdaq Stockholm, saw sales in the fourth quarter of its fiscal year surge by 152 percent to 273.7 million Swedish kronor (€26.8m-$31.3m), led by 296 percent growth on the German market and with double or triple-digit growth in ...
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News briefsGreen Button for Deuter’s sustainable products
German backpack and sleeping bag manufacturer Deuter has been certified under the German government’s “Grüner Knopf” (Green Button) standard for its sustainability. The Green Button is the first government-monitored label for responsible corporate management and ecologically and fairly produced textiles. It was launched in 2019 by the German Ministry for ...
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News briefsTaichung Bike Week OEM postponed to 2022
It had long been hoped that the Taichung Bike Week (TBW) international OEM bicycle industry event, already canceled last year due to Covid, could at least take place this year. However, with the worldwide spread of the Delta variant, the nervousness in Taiwan, a country that had so far fought ...
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ArticleEDM Interview Series #04-2021: Samaya
The Outdoor Industry Compass spoke with Arthur Jallas, co-founder and sales leader of French brand Samaya.
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ArticleSports and leisure segment boosts New Wave sales in Q2
Sweden’s New Wave Group, which owns brands like Craft and Cutter & Back, saw total sales in the second quarter ended June 30 rise by 13 percent as compared to the year earlier to 1,487 million Swedish kronor (€145.7m-$171.1m), led by a 70 percent increase in its Sports & Leisure ...
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News briefsNew vegan-friendly outdoor collection from Halti
Halti has unveiled the brand’s first vegan-friendly outdoor collection insulated with recycled down for Fall 2021, taking new steps to reduce its carbon footprint and increase the use of sustainable materials. “The use of recyclable materials has increased from 76 percent of products in the AW20/21 collection to 97 percent ...
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News briefsMesse München and mobile operators to lay 5G network for IAA Mobility
Messe München has announced that it will join forces with mobile operators Telekom, Vodafone and Telefónica Deutschland/O2 to launch one of the world’s most advanced public 5G networks for the premiere of IAA Mobility (Sept. 7-12). The collaboration is designed to provide exhibitors with the necessary bandwidth both in the ...
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ArticleBack in black: The successful turnaround of Rotor Bike Components
Great products don’t always lead to profit, but they can with a little cohesion…and maybe Covid.
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News briefsHohenstein develops new method for detecting genetic modification in organic cotton
Hohenstein, a provider of textile testing and a founding member of Oeko-Tex, has developed a new quantification method specifically for genetically modified cotton. Hohenstein is one of the first labs with the capability to use DNA analysis to identify known genetic modifications and calculate their proportion in organic cotton. Stakeholders ...
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News briefssuper.natural with new environmentally friendly packaging
Swiss merino apparel company super.natural, founded in 2012, has unveiled a new compostable alternative to cornstarch polybags as part of its internal environmental strategy for the fall/winter 2021 season change. The new biodegradable shipping bags are made of 80 percent PBAT (polybutylene adipate terephthalate, a biodegradable copolymer) ...
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News briefsK2 Sports hires Chris Hammann as country manager Germany
Source: K2 Sports Chris Hammann Sports industry expert Chris Hammann has jumped on board at K2 Sports starting Aug. 1, taking over the role of country manager Germany at the K2 Sports office in Penzberg near Munich. He succeeds Karsten Möhrer, who has left K2 to join ...
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TNF teams up with Spinnova
The North Face (TNF) and Spinnova, the Finnish sustainable material company, have partnered to develop new high-performance, sustainable textiles for the outdoor apparel category. The announced partnership aims to reduce the impact of the textile industry on the environment. Spinnova fiber is produced with minimal water usage, without harmful chemicals ...
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JanSport sues wholesaler for reselling backpacks as “new”
JanSport, a subsidiary of VF Corp., is suing Los Angeles-based Bravo Wholesale Inc. for allegedly selling inferior JanSport products on Amazon.com and other online stores. According to JanSport, Bravo obtains JanSport products from unauthorized dealers and markets them as “new” while they are often used or defective. The lawsuit was ...
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ArticleLeatt continues on record track in 2021
In the second quarter of fiscal 2021, publicly traded South African protective equipment manufacturer Leatt Corporation, which trades over-the-counter in the U.S., has set more records: Sales increased by a whopping 106 percent to $14.3 million compared to the same period of the previous year. Income from operations grew by ...
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ArticleBike24 reports 44 percent revenue growth in H1 2021
German Bike24 Holding AG, the e-commerce retailer for cycling, running and swimming sports that has been publicly listed since June, reported sales of €127.4 million in the first half of 2021. Compared to H1 of the previous year, this is an increase of 44 percent. At the same time, the ...
