All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 14, Issue 24 – Page 2
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ArticleJohnson Outdoors Q4 sales rise slightly over “unprecedented” 2020
Johnson Outdoors saw sales inch up slightly in the fourth quarter of its financial year, as demand for fishing, camping and water recreation products remained strong following “unprecedented” growth in the year-earlier and diving continued a recovery underway since the third quarter. Total company sales in the three months ended ...
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ArticleFashion for Good launches new polyester recycling research project
Innovation platform Fashion for Good, based in Amsterdam, has launched the Full Circle Textiles Project – Polyester with the ambition to validate and scale promising technologies in polyester chemical recycling and to encourage financing and offtake commitments in the apparel industry. The project aims to bring together a consortium of ...
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News briefsKapsul Tech renames neck protector, goes B2B to close gap in body armor
Canadian company Kapsul Tech has just restarted as a brand, now distributing and promoting its neck protection device Kapsul also as an ingredient brand. The company is promoting awareness for the neck as a vulnerable and poorly protected body part in sports, especially within younger athletes who still have underdeveloped ...
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Higg and Centric support sustainable product design
Higg entered into a partnership with Centric Software, a leading product lifecycle management (PLM) platform, to address the trend toward making product sustainability more transparent. After all, if the consumer goods industry can’t demonstrate data-driven reductions in environmental impact, Higg says, consumers will look elsewhere. As companies set quantitative sustainability ...
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News briefsBianchi builds new headquarter and production facility
Source: Studio Da Re The CEO of Bianchi, Fabrizio Scalzotto (center), with the Councilman for Economic Development of the Lombardia Region, Guido Guidesi (left), and the Mayor of Treviglio, Juri Fabio Imeri (right) Bianchi has unveiled its plans to build a new high-tech headquarters and production facility. ...
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News briefsSport 2000 launches Running Experts Europe
Sport 2000 has launched a new initiative, called Running Experts Europe, to federate the operators of specialist running shops across Europe, starting with representatives from the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany. In Germany, Switzerland and the Benelux countries, the ANWR Group has bundled the activities of Sport 2000 through a ...
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ArticleSignificant progress in EOG’s supply chain decarbonization project
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has reported significant progress from a project that it is facilitating to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase renewable energy usage within the outdoor industry supply chain. The Supply Chain Decarbonisation Project (SCDP) is part of the EOG’s broader climate action program and a pre-competitive ...
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ArticleNew study on social shopping in Germany: Where the product finds the buyer
One in five Germans has bought something via social networks, just as many can imagine it. Social media and e-commerce are merging, and the customer journey is being redefined. A recent YouGov study shows the relevance of social shopping for German consumers.
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ArticleReduced VAT on bicycles and e-bikes soon possible in the EU
On Dec. 7, the Council of the EU reached an agreement on updated rules for VAT rates. Under the new rules, member states will be able to apply reduced VAT rates to the supply, rental and repair of bicycles - “including electric bicycles.” Conebi, the European umbrella organization for national ...
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News briefsASG Group sells U.S. bike brand Ellsworth to RP Designs
In May 2018, the brand’s previous South African importer, ASG Group, had acquired California-based Ellsworth Cycling from BST Nano Carbon and incorporated it into its ASG North America subsidiary. Company founder Tony Ellsworth had then left “his baby” mid/end of 2018. However, ASG was apparently not entirely satisfied with the ...
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News briefsGerman Retail Association calls for bold action from new federal government
On the occasion of the inauguration of the new German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and the federal ministers on Dec. 8, the German Retail Association (HDE) has called on the new government to show courage and determination. The dynamic development of the Covid-19 pandemic calls for targeted and coordinated political action, ...
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News briefsNamuk expands distribution into North American markets
Namuk, a Swiss outdoor apparel and accessory brand for kids founded about ten years ago, has established a new U.S. headquarters in Bend, Oregon, to manage the brand’s planned expansion into North American markets. The company with a focus on sustainable materials in apparel for children aged 0 to ...
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News briefsNGO coalition addresses delay of Sustainable Corporate Governance Directive in open letter to EU
In an open letter to the European Commission’s president, Ursula von der Leyen, a coalition of civil society organizations addressed the delayed proposal for a Sustainable Corporate Governance Directive which was initially expected for the first half of December. The directive, announced by justice commissioner Didier Reynders, would mandate human ...
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News briefsSolo boosts sales with acquisitions, but added expenses weaken income
Solo Brands, the U.S. company that began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in October and owns the Solo Stove, Chubbies, Oru Kayak and Isle Paddleboard brands, reported that net income attributable to Solo Stove Holdings fell 79 percent to $1.2 million from $10.3 million in the third and ...
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News briefsGerman companies change brand claims to encourage vaccination
Berlin-based agency Antoni, the European lead agency for Mercedes-Benz’s automotive division, has called on more than 150 major German companies and brands to simultaneously change their well-known (and mostly sacred) brand claims on Dec. 7 to encourage the German population to vaccinate against Covid-19. The country is currently in the ...
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News briefsDual sports hydration system with built-in antimicrobial protection from Biomaster
Source: Mix Innovations Ltd. M:X® Dual Hydration System Polygiene’s subsidiary Addmaster has collaborated with Scottish company Mix Innovations Ltd. to develop a new hydration system that allows runners, cyclists and hikers to switch between pure water and flavored sports drinks as needed. The M:X® Dual Hydration System’s ...
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News briefsHigg appoints Chief Strategy Officer to lead platform expansion
Technology platform Higg has appointed James Schaffer as chief strategy officer to lead business development and partnerships in this new role. Schaffer brings more than 20 years of experience as a partner and technology leader to Higg, most recently as managing partner at Schaffer & Combs, the consulting firm he ...
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News briefsSateri Lyocell fiber production in Rizhao receives Oeko-Tex STeP certification
Chinese viscose fiber producer Sateri has received the qualification to carry the Made in Green by Oeko-Tex product label for the product coming from its Lyocell factory in Rizhao. The plant commenced operation in May 2020 and has an output of 20,000 metric tons of Lyocell fiber. The same site ...
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ArticleBetter Cotton Initiative publishes detailed impact report 2020
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has just published its impact report 2020, adding new sections to the report along with the farmers’ results for the 2019/20 cotton season. The new chapters in the 103-page report are set to give a more comprehensive overview of the NGO’s work to contribute to ...
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News briefsIsbjörn updates FW2022 range to 97% Bluesign-certified products
The Stockholm-based kids’ and teens’ outdoor brand Isbjörn of Sweden has revealed new facts and figures regarding its “Green Promise” for the fall/winter 2022 range: With the latest and updated collections, 97 percent of Isbjörn products will be Bluesign-certified. Furthermore, 100 percent of the range will be fluorocarbon-free, and all ...
