All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 14, Issue 5-6 – Page 4
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Accell Group plans to nominate two new supervisory board members
Accell Group , Europe’s leading premium bicycle supplier, has announced that its supervisory board intends to nominate Luc Volatier and Eugénie van Wiechen as new members. Following their nomination, the new board members will be appointed at the annual general meeting on April 21 for a period of ...
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ArticleInline skating compensates for Covid-19 impact on Tecnica results
The Tecnica Group reported a 9.8 percent drop in sales to €382 million for 2020 but said it still managed to further improve Ebitda by 10.7 percent to €55 million. The parent of brands such as Nordica, Blizzard, Tecnica, Lowa, Moon Boot and Rollerblade said its ...
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News briefsGerman Telekom unveils new corona warn and tracking device
Source: T-Systems Ever since the new Luca app, developed by the team around German rapper Smudo , appeared to offer a more straightforward, anonymous and faster tracking option than the German government’s ” Corona Warn App ”, other market players have also been working on ...
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Swiss online retail grows almost 30%
According to a study conducted by Handelsverband.swiss in collaboration with GfK and Swiss Post , online retail in Switzerland grew extraordinarily due to the Corona regulations, making a three-year leap in 2020. Swiss consumers purchased goods and merchandise online for CHF 13.1 billion (€11.82bn-$14.17bn), an increase of CHF ...
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News briefsHoka collaborates with TINT
HOKA x TINT Trail running specialist Hoka One One and Seoul-based lifestyle brand Thisisneverthat ( TINT ) are launching a new collaboration capsule that will be available for pre-sale at Bodega, END and thisisneverthat.com starting March 18, followed by hokaoneone.com and other ...
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ArticleBogs continues to perform well
Even with low precipitation in November and December across the U.S., demand for Bogs , a footwear brand best known for its waterproof boots, remained strong in the fourth quarter, as consumers continue to spend more time outside during the pandemic. It continued to diversify its product mix, selling more ...
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News briefsBergans' Collection Of Tomorrow wins DOGA Design Award
Bergans of Norway ’s Collection Of Tomorrow , an innovation project realized in collaboration with the Finnish fiber producer Spinnova , has been awarded the Norwegian DOGA Award . The goal of Bergans’ collaboration is to develop new technology that makes it possible to produce textiles in a more sustainable ...
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News briefsISPO BrandNew launches new “Basecamp of Inspiration” with Globetrotter
The online application for the new “ Basecamp of Inspiration ” of the ISPO BrandNew startup competition by Messe München is open. Three winners will be selected during a live public voting. The first-place winner will win an Innolab grant from outdoor retail chain Globetrotter and will ...
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ArticleLenzing ends in the red
Pressure on prices and volumes in the textile fiber segment due to Covid-19, especially in the second quarter of 2020, caused the Lenzing Group to post a loss for the full year of 2020. However, the recovery of demand in the second half of the year helped offset some ...
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Canada Goose to open fifth EU brand store
Following its first German brand store in Berlin last year, Canada Goose is now ready to open its second store in the coming weeks, corona regulations permitting, in Frankfurt. The store will span two floors at Frankfurt’s downtown Rathenauplatz and will be the fifth Canada Goose store in Europe ...
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News briefsNepalese government plans to reopen Mt. Everest for expeditions
Almost exactly a year after pulling the plug on alpine tourism on Mount Everest, the Nepalese government plans to reopen the region – and Everest’s summit – to climbers. Nepal relies heavily on tourist dollars and was hit very hard by lockdowns and travel restrictions, leaving local guides and support ...
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UK Outdoors partners with Equip
UK Outdoors and Equip Outdoor Technologies, owner of the Rab and Lowe Alpine brands, have announced a new partnership to support Equip’s strategic plan to bring together local and community action in the U.K. to promote the benefits of outdoor learning as current national Corona guidelines allow for a restart ...
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ArticleGerman court stops regional privileges for individual retail sectors
The Higher Administrative Court has overturned the different opening rules for retailers during the Corona pandemic within the small state of Saarland in western Germany. According to the ruling, the same regulations will apply to all types of retail in the state. Since March 6, most retailers in Saarland have ...
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News briefsPeli strives for sustainable business practices
U.S. protective case manufacturer Pelican Products reports that – “on a mission to become a leader in sustainability“ – it is now aiming to recycle every scrap of reusable material from its production processes. Through a partnership with Dutch Schmitz Foam Recycling , Peli Products , the company’s European ...
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New Edelrid sales manager for GAS
Source: Edelrid Thomas Schmidt has taken over the position of sales manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GAS) for the sports division at Edelrid as of March 1, 2021. This also includes the Red Chili brand. Schmidt has been with the company since ...
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News briefsUnisync and Helly Hansen Workwear sign partnership for Canada
Unisync Group Limited , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canada’s Unisync Corp and a leading provider of full-service, managed apparel programs for major corporations and government-related entities, has entered into a preferred partnership agreement with Helly Hansen for all tenders and contracts in the Managed Service Industry sector across ...
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HeiQ acquires Belgian biotech company
Swiss ingredients brand HeiQ has acquired Chrisal N.V. , a Belgian industrial biotechnology company, expanding its offering to include probiotic ingredients and technology platforms. HeiQ reported it had acquired 51 percent of the share capital and voting rights of Chrisal, which will be renamed HeiQ Chrisal . The purchase ...
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News briefsHobie Cat sold to executives from Maynards Industries
Hobie Cat Co. , the U.S. company operating in the surfing, paddle sports, sailing and SUP markets, has reportedly been sold to a private equity group consisting of executives from Maynards Industries , an industrial auction house. According to a report in SGB Executive , Hobie Cat “was discretely sold” ...
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News briefsProwinter 2021 goes digital
After a virtual-only edition in 2020 because of the coronavirus, Prowinter , the Italian B2B event for mountain resort operators, is going digital again this year for the same reason. Prowinter Digital 2021 , organized by Fiera Bolzano/Messe Bozen , will be held on April 12. Registration for the virtual ...
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ArticleZIV publishes data on German bicycle market 2020
The German Bicycle Industry Association ( ZIV ) released some key figures on the prospering German bicycle and e-bike market 2020 on March 10. According to managing director Ernst Brust , the past year was an unprecedented one for the German and international bicycle sector and for the bicycle ...
