All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 14, Issue 5-6 – Page 6
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News briefsClimbing community confirms participation in first The Big Gear Show
Organizers of The Big Gear Show have announced that Petzl, Scarpa North America, La Sportiva , Liberty Mountain’s Edelweiss , Singing Rock , Grivel, Beal, Cypher, Kong and Eldorado Climbing have agreed to exhibit at the inaugural event Aug. 3-5 in Park City, Utah. With the ...
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News briefsKeswick Mountain Festival 2021 postponed due to Covid-19
After reviewing the U.K. government’s roadmap, Keswick Mountain Festival organizers have concluded that the event, originally scheduled for May 21-23, had to be rescheduled. The new dates are Sept. 10-12. All bookings from the then canceled 2020 Keswick Mountain Festival have already been brought forward to May 2021, and these ...
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France’s organizers of outdoor events join forces to overcome the rough patch of the pandemic
The French organizers of outdoor sports events have launched the Collectif Événementiel Sportif Outdoor (CESO ; ”Outdoor Sport Events Collective”), a joint initiative to boost post-pandemic recovery. Since the cancellation of the Paris Half Marathon on March 1, 2020, 95 percent of outdoor sports events in France have been canceled ...
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BASF North America launches new fund to support sustainable cotton farmers
BASF Corporation , the North American affiliate of BASF , has launched the e3 Sustainable Cotton Grower Fund , a new fund to provide monetary support for cotton farmers in the e3 Sustainable Cotton program . Brands, retailers, mills and other partners in the cotton fiber value chain who ...
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ArticleCalida may be looking at strategic options for its outdoor brands
Swiss diversified group Calida said it was looking at “strategic options” for its French Millet and Lafuma outdoor brands following the already-completed sales of the Eider and Oxbow labels. The company said Millet and Lafuma “declined perceptibly” – due to Covid-19 curfews in France – ...
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News briefsRab presents free online premiere of “Over The Edge” for International Women’s Day
To mark International Women’s Day 2021 , British outdoor manufacturer Rab presents the free online premiere of Over The Edge . The film (see trailer below) was initiated by Rab to mark the fifth anniversary of the Women’s Trad Festival and tells the story of the women behind the ...
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ClimatePartner joins ICROA
ClimatePartner joined the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA, www.icroa.org ) in February. The non-profit organization ICROA promotes strict transparency and integrity principles in the area of voluntary climate protection. By becoming a member, ClimatePartner not only commits to adhering to these standards, but will also work ...
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Edelrid launches new B2B and B2C information platforms
Edelrid , a specialist in alpine and professional climbing equipment based in Southwest Germany, is going online with a comprehensive new offering for information and training around its products. The digital Brand Room for retailers, which spearheads Edelrid’s digital offensive, is service-oriented and “focused on real life-questions.” It features ...
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Buff is a sponsor of the Tour of Flanders
Buff has joined for the first time the sponsor roster of the Tour of Flanders , the iconic road cycling race that is part of the UCI World Tour . This year’s edition of the Tour of Flanders is scheduled to take place on Sept. 18, after being postponed ...
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Fox International Group to support the Angling Trust
The Angling Trust, the representative body for anglers in England and Wales, has announced a new trade associate partnership with Fox International Group, one of the leading tackle manufacturers in Europe. As part of the agreement, Fox International will play an “active role” in supporting the organization’s work, including campaigns ...
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News briefsAKU reintegrates German-speaking customer service into Italian team
Italian footwear company AKU is moving all customer service for German-speaking countries to the company’s headquarters in Montebelluna, Italy, effective March 1. All dealer inquiries such as customer care, order and delivery information, product information and order processing will now be handled and decided directly by the headquarters. According ...
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News briefsSimplon prepares for further growth by expanding facilities
Austria’s second-largest bicycle producer, Simplon Fahrrad , has set the course for further growth: the company’s parent, Simplon Holding , has just acquired a property formerly owned by Vorwerk Austria , only 90 meters from Simplon’s premises. It will be handed over on April 1, 2021. No details were given ...
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ArticleWill IAA Mobility become the new bicycle platform?
With its completely revised concept as a comprehensive show for mobility providers, the new IAA Mobility in Munich also aims to offer the bicycle segment an attractive platform. Like IAA in Frankfurt in the past, IAA Mobility under the aegis of Messe München will primarily be a ...
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ArticleAccell reports strong results, headed by Europe
The post-Covid boom in the bicycle sector fuelled the revenues of Accell Group in 2020, which soared by 17.0 percent organically from the previous year to €1,296 million, thanks mainly to sustained high demand for bicycles, parts and accessories across Europe. The results do not include the group’s former operations ...
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NPD Group names winners of inaugural Outdoor Sports Industry Performance Awards
The NPD Group has announced the winners of its first Outdoor Sports Industry Performance Awards . The awards recognize the fastest-growing brands of 2020 in key outdoor categories in the U.S., including snowsports equipment. This is according to NPD’s Retail Tracking Service , which collects data from more than ...
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Lenzing takes over management control at Hygiene Austria to “resolve issues”
Austrian fiber specialist Lenzing reports that it has taken over management control of Hygiene Austria on March 3. Stephan Sielaff , chief technology officer at Lenzing, has been appointed as an additional managing director at Hygiene Austria to assist in resolving the issues that had arisen over the ...
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New investors for Garmont
Garmont International , the Italian manufacturer of outdoor and tactical footwear, has announced that Italian Strategy Private Equity ( ISPE ), managed by Riello lnvestimenti Partners , has acquired a 65 percent stake in the company’s share capital. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of ...
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News briefsPorsche presents first serial-produced e-bikes
Like many other automakers, the upscale German brand Porsche is now expanding its e-mobility offerings with two first serial-produced e-bikes. Once again, industry expert and Rotwild maker ADP Engineering was on hand as a development partner. Both e-bike models are being launched under the “ Porsche E-Mobility ...
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ArticleGermany plans to protect human rights with Supply Chain Act
On March 3, the German federal government approved a bill that aims to force local companies to respect human rights in their global supply chain. Parliament is expected to pass the draft legislation, commonly referred to as the Supply Chain Act , by the middle of the year. The ...
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ArticleGermany extends lockdown; England eases the rules
On March 3, the federal-state conference in Germany decided on how to further extend its present lockdown for non-essential retailer operations until March 28 to help fend off the Covid-19 virus. Like in the U.K., it will be phased out in stages, but retailers are furious, partly ...
