All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 14, Issue 3-4 – Page 9
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News briefsWomen in the sports business: Cross-gender teamwork is key
A look into the future of the sports industry was offered by Connecting Women’s Women Empowerment panel at ISPO Munich Online on Tuesday. Dr. Jeanette Friedrich, head of ISPO, suggested that the pursuit of equality should be seen as cross-gender teamwork and thus achieved together. Anna Kopp, IT director for ...
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ArticleISPO Open Innovation becomes ISPO Collaborators Club
The ISPO Group announced at the ISPO Munich Online trade show event that it is expanding its ISPO Open Innovation platform and turning it into the ” ISPO Collaborators Club .” So far, the crowdsourcing platform has brought brands and consumers together to test sports products, develop ...
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News briefsDenmark walks together
A new initiative was launched on Jan. 25 to get the Danish people to walk more for a month. Working with Danmarks Radio , the national TV station, the Danish Sports Company Association ( Dansk Firmaidrætsforbund ) has asked participants to record how many steps they take daily on ...
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Kora, a pioneer in yak wool, launches a new baselayer collection
British company Kora , a pioneer in the use of yak wool in performance apparel who has been developing high-performance base and mid-layers from that wool since 2011, has announced the launch of its Yushu collection of base layers. It is named after the Himalayan home of Kora’s yaks. ...
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Aqua Lung announces Paul Nicklen as a global ocean ambassador
Aqua Lung , the French company that designs, manufactures and distributes dive and watersports equipment, has announced that Paul Nicklen is joining the brand as a global ocean ambassador. As part of the partnership, the wildlife photographer and conservationist will exclusively use the full range of Aqua Lung, ...
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Two shareholders demand more for Dorel
According to Bloomberg , two large institutional shareholders are planning to vote against the sweetened offer to pay 16.00 Canadian share for each share in Dorel Industries made a few days ago by Cerberus Capital Management to take the company private. They say that, while it is higher ...
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ArticleMyStromer opens EU service center in the Netherlands
On Feb. 1, Swiss s-pedelec pioneer MyStromer opened a new EU service center in Treurenburg, the Netherlands. Kobe Broos , former market manager, Stromer Benelux , was appointed managing director of the new subsidiary Stromer Europe B.V. In a first step, accessories and spare parts for EU customers ...
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News briefsInternetstores invests in an automated returns center
Source: Internetstores Internetstores returns center, Untertürkheim Frank Aldorf , chief brand officer at German multichannel retailer Internetstores , presented the company’s digital-first strategy at ISPO Munich Online . With its 40 online stores in 14 countries, including the stores fahrrad.de , Bikester , Brügelmann , ...
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Scarpa’s biodegradable shoe wins OR Retailer Innovation Award
The Mojito Bio , which Scarpa introduced to retailers last summer, was named an industry winner this month at the third annual Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards in the U.S. The shoe has the classic mountain-inspired style of the original Mojito , but it is Scarpa’s first 100 percent ...
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News briefsDigitalization helped Mammut in Q4
The coronavirus pandemic took the toll on the Mammut Sports Group last year, but the fourth quarter was apparently better, thanks to the internet. In an interim report, its Swiss parent company, Conzzeta Group , said its outdoor operations suffered a drop in sales of 18.6 percent to 218.4 million ...
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News briefsTough Mudder and Marvel team up for digital challenges
Source: toughmudder.com Tough Mudder , a U.S. operator of extreme obstacle races, has joined forces with Marvel in the creation of Tough Mudder Challenges: Marvel Series . The collaboration will offer a collection of six digital fitness adventures ”designed to test one’s strength, agility, and ...
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Alpkit releases sustainability report
Alpkit , an outdoor brand based in Nottinghamshire, England, founded in 2004 and operating its own factory in Nottingham, has published its 2021 sustainability report. Among the most notable CSR achievements of the previous year was the brand becoming a B Corp . Alpkit, which operates under the mantra “Leave ...
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Kavu signs partnership with Himalaya Trading for China
U.S. outdoor brand Kavu , founded in Seattle in 1993, announced that it is signing with distributor Himalaya Trading Co. Ltd. to anchor the brand in China. This is part of the brand’s continued expansion in Asia-Pacific (APAC) markets. Kavu was first introduced to the APAC region more than ...
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ArticleBezos hands over leadership of Amazon
Jeff Bezos will hand over the chairmanship of Amazon ’s board in the third quarter of 2021 to Andy Jassy , the head of the cloud business Amazon Web Services ( AWS ). Amazon made the announcement on Feb. 2 after the U.S. stock market closed in Seattle. ...
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ArticleAmer Sports appoints new CEO for Arc’teryx, plans to accelerate DTC
Amer Sports has announced the immediate appointment of Stuart Haselden , a retail industry executive, to the newly created position of CEO of Arc’teryx Equipment , based in Vancouver, Canada. He succeeds Jon Hoerauf, Arc’teryx’ president, who has decided to leave the company to pursue other plans. In ...
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Open Air Group acquires WeHunt
Swedish Open Air Group ( OAG ) is continuing on its growth path. After investing in the Garphyttan brand in December and acquiring 100 percent of the shares in Ultracom in early January, the Stockholm-based group has now acquired 100 percent of the shares in WeHunt . ...
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News briefsLowa launches German outdoor podcast
Source: Andi Christl Host Andi Christl Outdoor footwear specialist Lowa is launching a German-language outdoor podcast called ” Bergmomente ” (mountain moments) with host Andi Christl , who will interview adventurers and mountain enthusiasts and track down unique stories. In the first episode, Christl ...
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News briefsPolartec celebrates 30 years
Polartec has kicked off an anniversary year with the launch of its “ Peaking Since 91 ” campaign that started on Feb. 1. If you’re thinking 40 years of fleece, you’re kind of right, but still just off the mark, as the fleece was invented in 1981 in a ...
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ArticleSocks by Darn Tough and “Bernie mitten” maker Jen Ellis sell out in 24 hours
Sock maker Darn Tough Vermont and mitten maker Jen Ellis partnered to make a custom premium Merino wool sock that mimics the now-famous mittens Bernie Sanders wore on Inauguration Day. The socks, called JENerosity , were to benefit the Vermont Foodbank and sold out within a ...
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News briefsKilian Jornet receives ISPO Cup 2021
For the first time in the 50-year history of the ISPO Cup trophy, which is awarded annually by ISPO to an exceptional sports personality, including legendary stars such as Pelé , Reinhold Messner , Ole Einar Björndalen , Ingemar Stenmark , or most recently Tegla Loroupe , the ...
