All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 14, Issue 24 – Page 4
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ArticleCalzados Bestard enjoying a record year
Calzados Bestard knew in September that it would be surpassing its record for annual sales: €5.1 million, set in 2018. By late November, with a month to go before wrapping up 2021, it had generated revenues of €6.1 million for the year. The figures come from Mats Lindholm, the Spanish ...
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News briefsYKK discloses progress on 2020 management strategies, sustainable growth and sustainability initiatives
YKK Corporation has published an integrated report entitled “This is YKK 2021.” The report contains both financial and non-financial information, including management and business activities based on YKK’s corporate philosophy of the “Cycle of Good,” as well as the company’s sustainability initiatives. In April 2021, YKK underwent a global restructuring ...
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News briefsClarus invests further in the Overlanding segment
Following its purchase of Rhino-Rack, Clarus Corp, the Utah-based parent company of Black Diamond and Pieps, has now bought Maxtrax, the group’s second brand in the “off-road vehicle accessories” sector. The segment has now been integrated into the group under the title “Overlanding.” Like Rhino-Rack, Maxtrax is an Australian company. ...
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ArticlePatagonia calls for moratorium on seabed mining
Together with Volkswagen Group, Triodos Bank and Scania, Patagonia joined growing calls for a moratorium on emerging deep-sea mining. Along with other major companies such as BMW Group, Volvo Group, Samsung SDI, Google and Philips, the companies pledge not to use minerals from the deep sea in their products. The ...
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ArticleItalian fashion label Herno acquires outdoor brand Montura
The outdoor market is becoming increasingly attractive for many companies from other segments. After Helen of Troy recently attracted attention with the acquisition of Osprey Packs, Italian luxury outerwear company Herno has now announced to buy Montura, a well-known Italian outdoor brand. For Herno, this would be the entry into ...
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News briefsJoin Performance Days Loop on Dec. 1-2
Following the Covid-related cancellation of the physical Performance Days in Munich, The Loop allows visitors to digitally view and explore all fabric innovations for the H/W 2023/24 season, the focus topic Sustainable Nylon and the new color trends in the digital space on Dec. 1-2. In the Marketplace, visitors can ...
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ArticleExperts discuss different textile recycling options at meeting hosted by The Lycra Company
In the second global panel discussion of a row hosted by The Lycra Company, 28 apparel industry experts have evaluated the pros and cons of mechanical recycling versus chemical recycling and what is needed to make garment recycling a commercial reality. Mechanical recycling can also use materials from outside the ...
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News briefsDeuter employees donate to flood victims
After the German backpack specialist Deuter called on its employees to make a voluntary donation to a social institution in the area of last summer’s disastrous floods in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, €3,000 have now been handed over to the Levana School, a special education facility with a focus ...
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News briefsAustralian work boots brand Rockrooster to step into outdoor footwear market
Rockrooster, an Australian safety and work boots brand founded in 1980, announced its expansion into hiking and outdoor footwear. The company had started to sell several outdoor style boots by the end of 2020 but decided to launch a new consistent line of 15 outdoor shoes in 2022 that is ...
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News briefsKilian Jornet to leave Salomon for new project
Kilian Jornet, considered to be one of the greatest trail runners of all time, will be leaving his long-term sponsor Salomon by the end of 2021. Jornet had been part of the Salomon athletes team for the most part of his 21-year-long international career. After more than 15 years of ...
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ArticleVisitor numbers for EICMA 2021 at pre-pandemic level despite restrictions
The enthusiasm and confidence for the international two-wheeler exhibition EICMA seem unbroken. With a total of 342,644 visitors, the 78th edition of the show, which took place from Nov. 25 to 28 at the Fiera Milano in Rho, had reached the capacity limit permitted by current law. Although EICMA traditionally ...
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News briefsConebi elects João Miranda as VP of the board
Source: Conebi New vice president of the Conebi board: João Miranda Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s general assembly of Conebi, the European umbrella organization of the national bicycle and bicycle parts industry, took place on Nov. 23 exclusively in digital form. On this occasion, João ...
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News briefsFox wants to enable sustainable adventures for all with new global community program
U.S. suspension specialist Fox Factory has launched a community investment program called Trail Trust. Together with non-profit partners around the world, the new program aims to enable sustainable adventures for everyone by promoting conscientious use of nature and protecting shared outdoor playgrounds. It also means expanding opportunities in the outdoor ...
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VF promotes Nina Flood to president, global packs for Eastpak, Jansport and Kipling
Source: VF Corp Nina Flood VF Corp. has appointed Nina Flood as president, global packs for Eastpak, JanSport and Kipling. She has most recently served as president of Eastpak after a long career at VF brands Nautica and Kipling. Flood joined VF Corp. in 2003 after leaving ...
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ArticleHelen of Troy to bolster presence in outdoor segment with acquisition of Osprey
Helen of Troy, the El Paso, Texas-based, publicly traded company that owns a variety of brands in the Beauty, Health&Home and Housewares segments, including Hydro Flask and Oxo, has announced that one of its subsidiaries has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Osprey Packs, the backpack manufacturer founded in ...
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ArticleSchwan-Stabilo's outdoor division grows 16% in 20/21 despite lockdowns
Despite Covid-19, the German Schwan-Stabilo group achieved sales growth of 2.2 percent to €623.2 million in fiscal 2020/21 (previous year: €609.8 million). The Stabilo (writing utensils) and Outdoor subgroups, which grew significantly despite the pandemic, contributed substantially to this. For the group’s Cosmetics segment, the impact of the pandemic was ...
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News briefsFirst German helicopters equipped with Recco SAR detectors
In Bavaria, two helicopters were equipped with Recco SAR detectors this fall, making Germany the fourth country in the Alps after Austria, Switzerland and Italy to be fitted with the tracking system used for finding missing and injured people or those in need of help in the outdoors. The SAR ...
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News briefsSwedish Rudholm Group acquires German sustainable packaging specialist EBM
The Rudholm Group (RH), a Swedish-based supplier of garment accessories, packaging and logistical services for apparel producers, has taken over Euro Brand Management (EBM), a Munich-based company specializing in sustainable packaging and supply chain management solutions in all the segments of the footwear market. Founded in 1951 by the eponymous ...
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Short stops
Short Stops Week 48, 2021
EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ According to LinkedIn, Bastian Dietz, cycling & new mobility category manager for IAA Mobility and previously community manager bike & snowsports for the two Munich-based sports trade shows ISPO Munich and OutDoor by ISPO, had his last day of work at Messe München on Nov. 26 and ...
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News briefsTenson supports Adventure Travel Trade Association
Swedish outdoor brand Tenson has entered into a two-year partnership with the global Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) to support the industry summit Adventure Elevate 2022 on May 3-5 in Eugene, Oregon, USA, and the Adventure Travel World Summit 2022 on October 3-6 in Lugano, Switzerland, where the best and ...
