All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 14, Issue 5-6 – Page 3
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MTB World Cup event in Maribor postponed to August
The season-opening downhill races of the 2021 Mercedez-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup , which were scheduled to take place in Maribor, Slovenia, on April 24-25, have been postponed in connection with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. As reported by insidethegames.biz , a request to postpone the event was made by ...
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Asics is the new title sponsor of SaintéLyon in France
Asics has joined forces with SaintéLyon , the iconic French ultra-trail event, and will be the title sponsor of the event for the next three years, starting from the 67th edition on Nov. 27, 2021. The SaintéLyon is a night winter run from Saint-Etienne to Lyon and the oldest ...
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C.A.M.P. adds Ines Papert and Luka Lindič to its athlete roster
C.A.M.P. has announced that Ines Papert and Luka Lindič have joined the brand’s athlete roster. Papert, best known for her ice climbing achievements, was born in 1974 in Wittenberg, Germany. Raised in a family of musicians, her youth’s main interest was music. That changed in her early ...
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News briefsBergzeit appoints new marketing director
Source: Bergzeit Thorsten Eder Thorsten Eder has taken over as head of marketing at German multisport retailer Bergzeit . He succeeds Sara Hallbauer , who will leave the company at her own request at the end of March. Eder will lead a 30-person marketing ...
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News briefsUnifi announces annual Repreve Champions of Sustainability
Unifi , a specialist in recycled and synthetic yarns, announced the winners of its Repreve Champions of Sustainability awards, which recognize brand, textile and retail partners that have demonstrated a commitment to using fiber made from recycled material in their products. In the fourth year of the award, a ...
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News briefsIvanhoe celebrates 75th anniversary
Swedish knitwear specialist Ivanhoe will celebrate its 75th anniversary this November. The family-owned company, based in Gällstad, a district known as “Sweden’s own knitting center,” will present a range of styles reflecting important eras and successes from the past, and aims to celebrate with employees and ...
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Rab and Lowe Alpine lobby for better travel regulations
Sister brands Rab and Lowe Alpine , both owned by U.K. company Equip Outdoor Technologies , are lobbying for a special visa regime for athletes by supporting an official petition to the British government. As part of the U.K.’s exit from the EU, British citizens can now only ...
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News briefsTime Bicycles selects distributor for Iberia and Benelux
Following Cardinal Cycling Group ’s acquisition of the Time Bicycles business and composites factory from the Rossignol Group last month, Time Bicycles has announced that Bikemotiv will be its exclusive distributor for bicycles and framesets for Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. As ...
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News briefsPoison Bikes under new ownership
German DTC bicycle supplier Poison Bikes has a new owner. Company founder, owner and previously sole managing director Hans Werner Theisen has sold his bicycle manufactory to entrepreneur Thomas Wiesel for an undisclosed amount. Theisen will remain active in the company and run the business together with ...
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FeHoVa finally postponed to 2022
Hungexpo has announced that FeHoVa , Hungary’s biggest exhibition on fishing, hunting and arms, is finally postponed to next year. The organizers of the trade show planned to hold an online-only event on March 18-21, 2021, in place of the usual physical show, as previously reported in The Outdoor ...
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Saucony takes over its Iberian distribution
Saucony is taking charge of its own distribution on the Iberian Peninsula through a new subsidiary. For the past couple of decades, the Wolverine -owned brand has relied on a company called Deerfoot Sport for its business in Spain, Portugal and Andorra. The new subsidiary will be headed ...
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Teijin merges two subsidiaries into Teijin Frontier Knitting
Teijin Frontier , the fiber and products converting company of the Teijin Group , has announced that it will merge its subsidiaries Teijin Modern Yarn and Shinwa into a new joint subsidiary called Teijin Frontier Knitting . The merger is due to take place on April 1. Teijin ...
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Lycra promotes Denise Sakuma to VP of brands, marketing and merchandising
As reported by Sport+ Mode , business veteran Denise Sakuma , acting director of global ready-to-wear, denim and woven segments at The Lycra Company , has been promoted to additionally serve as VP of brands, marketing communications and merchandising. Prior to joining Lycra in 2019, Sakuma spent 15 years at ...
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ArticleHalf of A.S. Adventure Group taken over by banks in exchange for €85 million in debt
According to reports by the Dutch financial daily Het Financieele Dagblad and the Belgian business daily De Tijd report, half of the share capital of the Belgium-based A.S. Adventure Group , one of the largest omnichannel outdoor retailers in Europe, has been taken over by several of its ...
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News briefsFenix brands well-perceived for their sustainability efforts
The Sustainable Brand Index , a consumer ranking brand study that examines how brands are perceived in terms of sustainability in Scandinavia, the Baltic States and the Netherlands, has rated Fjällräven the most sustainable brand in Sweden in the “Clothing Fashion - Brand” category. ...
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News briefsHartje expands Czech e-bike assembly activities
In 2017, German bicycle wholesaler, importer and supplier Hermann Hartje started assembling e-bikes from its own brand portfolio in the Czech Republic with a total of 25 employees. This assembly operation has now moved from a rented site to a new building created by Hartje. The Czech subsidiary Hartje ...
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ArticleCycling demand boosts Dorel Sports
Dorel Sports , Dorel Industries ’ sports segment whose brands include Cannondale , Schwinn , GT , Mongoose , Caloi and IronHorse , saw its revenues increase by 13.8 percent year-on-year to $265.3 million in the fourth quarter, or by 15.9 percent in constant currencies. This marks the seventh ...
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ArticleLightspeed acquires Vend to drive global retail expansion
Montreal, Canada-based omnichannel commerce company Lightspeed POS Inc. has announced the imminent acquisition of New Zealand-based competitor Vend Limited , a cloud-based retail management software company, by the end of April. The expansive move will grow Lightspeed’s customer base by more than 20,000 customer locations worldwide, roughly doubling the ...
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News briefsLa Sportiva appoints new GM
Italian mountain sports brand La Sportiva has announced that after more than 19 years as general manager, Lanfranco Brugnoli is retiring from the company. The new GM alongside Lorenzo Delladio , CEO and president, is Marcello Favagrossa . With Brugnoli and Delladio at the helm, the company has ...
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News briefsBrand relaunch at Fazua
Source: Fazua With a brand relaunch, e-bike drive manufacturer Fazua opens a new chapter to its newly launched umbrella theme of “ Energy Bikes. ” According to the German company, the rapidly growing number of sportive cyclists will find Energy Bikes “the optimal natural support ...
