All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 14, Issue 23 – Page 4

  • Leatt
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    Leatt with the next sales and profit record

    2021-11-15T12:08:00Z

    South African two-wheeler protective equipment manufacturer Leatt Corporation, which trades over-the-counter (“OTC”) in the U.S., has set further records for sales and net profit in the third sales quarter of the current fiscal year 2021. Q3 results were not only the best in the company’s history but also marked five ...

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    KinetiXx Sports creates head of division position

    2021-11-15T12:08:00Z

    Source: KinetiXx Matthias Faller Gloves specialist W+R Pro, based in Metzingen, Germany, appointed Matthias Faller as head of division for its KinetiXx Sports brand, a newly created position. Faller will be responsible for the German-speaking and international markets. For the last years, Faller had been sales manager ...

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    Scarpa integrates plastics from renewable sources in best-selling ski boots

    2021-11-15T12:08:00Z

    Italian footwear specialist Scarpa is making an effort to reach its goal of B Corp certification within a year. Every boot in the volume-selling Maestrale and Gea ski-boot family has been redesigned to incorporate Grilamid Bio and Pebax Rnew, plastics made with renewable resources, while $1 from each sale of ...

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    Supply bottleneck slows Bike24’s third quarter

    2021-11-15T12:08:00Z

    German e-commerce cycling, running and swimming sports retailer Bike24 Holding AG, which has been listed on the stock exchange since mid-2021, reported good sales growth and continued high demand for its third quarter of the current fiscal year 2021. However, due to the “persistently tense situation on the sourcing market,” ...

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    Elan releases limited edition Glen Plake signature touring ski

    2021-11-15T10:46:00Z

    Slovenian ski manufacturer Elan has announced the early release of Glen Pake’s signature ski, the Ripstick Tour 104. The iconic U.S. skier, easily recognizable by his mohawk hairstyle, designed and tested the new touring ski. Available in limited quantities at select retailers worldwide, it is part of Elan’s soon-to-be-released 2022/23 ...

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    Nike under suspicion of greenwashing in German media for destroying new footwear

    2021-11-14T18:44:00Z

    In a broad investigative joint journalistic effort, several German media have chased down returned Nike footwear (used and new) that had been tagged with GPS trackers and went into a recycling plant in Herenthout, Belgium, to be destroyed and recycled into the “Grind” material that Nike uses for gym floors, ...

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    Rab and Lowe Alpine continue to move towards FC-free collections

    2021-11-14T18:44:00Z

    Rab and Lowe Alpine (owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd.) have pledged to eradicate “all unnecessary” fluorocarbons from their products by autumn/winter 2024. Some of the more technical styles from the AW22 collections that are currently introduced to retail partners are already free of fluorocarbon or feature FC-free DWRs. As ...

  • Short stops

    Short Stops Week 46, 2021

    2021-11-14T18:43:00Z

    DTC & E-COMMERCE +++ The product catalog of the Catalonian e-commerce specialist Deporvillage has passed the milestone of 100,000 items +++ Oberalp Group’s new women’s brand LaMunt has launched its web store with Italian, English and German language versions +++ LEGAL & INSTITUTIONAL +++ In view of the ...

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    Saucony hires Brian Moore as Senior VP of global product

    2021-11-12T15:01:00Z

    Source: Saucony Brian Moore Saucony, part of the Wolverine Worldwide group, has appointed footwear industry veteran Brian Moore to senior vice president of global product, effective immediately. In his new role, Moore will be responsible for Saucony’s global brand footwear and apparel strategies, including design, development and ...

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    Austrian ÖSFA 2022 moved forward

    2021-11-12T15:00:00Z

    The 109th edition of ÖSFA, Austria’s most important sporting goods show originally scheduled for Feb. 22-24, 2022, is to be held four weeks earlier. Organizer Brandboxx Salzburg set Jan. 18-20 as the new date. The reason given for the change is the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on supply ...

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    Racoon Events CEO introduces Net Zero plan at COP26

    2021-11-12T12:24:00Z

    At a panel discussion at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Raccoon Events Ltd’s CEO Mike Seaman introduced the company’s roadmap to reach Net Zero by 2025. The plan visible on the Raccoon website is set out in five areas, all of which will have quarterly and annual targets ...

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    Hövding strengthens German and Austrian markets

    2021-11-12T08:53:00Z

    Swedish brand Hövding is strengthening its presence in the German-speaking market through a new partnership with Alpina Sports, part of the German Uvex Group. Sales of Hövding airbags for cyclists have increased significantly in Germany in recent years. The new business model is designed to provide an even stronger presence ...