All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 15, Issue 2 – Page 5
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News briefsPatagonia’s Worn Wear Tour returns to the Alps
After a two-year hiatus, Patagonia is returning to the slopes of Europe with its Worn Wear repair team for the 2022 Worn Wear Snow Tour. The Worn Wear trailer, styled like a tiny home, will travel to the Alps to offer skiers and snowboarders free repairs on broken zippers, tears, ...
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ArticleU.K. e-tailer SportsShoes.com stocks Patagonia’s Hike and Trail line
SportsShoes.com, an online retailer of running, hiking and fitness products headquartered in Shipley, Yorkshire, has entered into a retail partnership with Patagonia for the Californian brand’s Hike and Trail collection. Brett Bannister, managing director of SportsShoes.com, commented to local news website T&A: “We are hugely excited to have a brand ...
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ArticleOrtovox avalanche beacon wins #sheisoutdoors awards
Source: © KontraPixel / Miriam Mayer Avalanche beacon Ortovox Diract Voice is the overall winner of #she-is-outdoors winter edition In its first winter edition, the second round of the #sheisoutdoors gear awards found seven products worth being awarded for their innovative properties and women-specific design for ...
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News briefsKlean Kanteen launches industry’s first recycled stainless steel product
Klean Kanteen, the Californian climate-neutral certified, family and employee-owned specialist for sustainable drinkware, is switching to certified 18/8 stainless steel, which is made from 90 percent recycled stainless steel. The company is thus revolutionizing its production, which in the future will be based almost entirely on recycled materials. By using ...
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News briefsPolartec launches “Outdoors are for Everyone” campaign on diversity
Polartec kicks off the new year with a new digital campaign, “Outdoors are for Everyone,” showcasing the diversity of nature and outdoor enthusiasts. The fabric specialist has created a separate web page for the project. The central element of the campaign is a two-minute video scored by Grammy Award nominees ...
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ArticleChiruca broke its sales record in 2021
Chiruca, Spain’s top supplier of outdoor boots, achieved revenues of €20.5 million in 2021, 41 percent more than the €14.56 million of 2020 and 13.9 percent more than the €18 million of what until now was the company’s record year, 2010. Speaking to CMDsport, the brand’s sales director, Fernando Castiella, ...
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ArticleDPS Skis and Checkerspot develop new biologically produced materials
Salt Lake City-based company DPS Skis has taken a significant step toward environmentally friendly, high-performance products with the development and commercialization of algae-based ski sidewalls derived from renewable resources used in all DPS skis manufactured in Salt Lake City beginning in 2022. The collaboration with Checkerspot, a California-based materials innovation ...
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News briefsFormer Jordan Brand GM to become CEO of Canyon Bicycles
On March 1, bike industry newcomer Nicolas de Ros Wallace will join German DTC company Canyon Bicycles GmbH as its new CEO. He replaces CFO Winfried Rapp, who has served as interim CEO since October 2021 following the departure of Armin Landgraf. Rapp will continue to be a member of ...
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News briefsSport 2000 strengthens outdoor division
Sport 2000 GmbH announced that Michael Ochs has joined the Sport 2000 outdoor division team as retail partner manager at the beginning of 2022. The outdoor division is the largest category in the group and led by Tim Wahnel. His team provides holistic support for all retail formats and all ...
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News briefsToray introduces 100% plant-based nylon fiber for sports and outdoor applications
Japanese fiber specialist Toray Industries announced that it has developed a nylon fiber 510 (N510) composed of 100 percent bio-based synthetic polymers, analogous to the definition in section 3.1.5 of ISO 16620-1: 2015, the international standard for the bio-based content of plastics. The product, named Ecodear™ N510, is the first ...
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ArticleThe winners of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award: Footwear at the forefront
After several outdoor tests, an international jury of outdoor journalists and equipment specialists selected the winners of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award (SOA) for the upcoming fall/winter season. Established in 2005, the SOA aims to support Scandinavian outdoor product and design innovation. Sustainability once again emerged as a key concept, and ...
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News briefsNew CEO for Decathlon
Source: Decathlon Barbara Martin Coppola Decathlon has announced the appointment of Barbara Martin Coppola as the group’s new CEO, starting in mid-March. She will take the place of Michel Aballea, who has held the helm of the world’s largest sporting goods retailer since 2015. The French-based company ...
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ArticlePon.Bike invests in third European production facility in Lithuania
While Dutch mobility company Pon Holdings B.V. is still maintaining a low profile, the Lithuanian investment promotion agency Invest Lithuania announced on Jan. 24 that Pon.Bike – the bicycle division of Pon – will open a new production facility in the 320-acre Free Economic Zone (FEZ) of Kėdainiai, 50 kilometers ...
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News briefsGore fabrics division gets GRS certification for German and Chinese facilities
The Gore fabrics division, part of W.L. Gore & Associates, has achieved full compliance with the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certification for its production sites in Germany and China. GRS is an international, voluntary product standard (issued by the nonprofit organization Textile Exchange) that sets requirements for the certification of ...
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ArticleIsbjörn of Sweden to change ownership
Online Brands Nordic AB intends to acquire Nordic KidsWear AB, manufacturer and marketer of the children’s outdoor clothing brand Isbjörn of Sweden. According to a corresponding announcement, the purchase price for the shares in Nordic KidsWear would be paid through a cash purchase price of approximately SEK 17.9 million (about ...
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News briefsGathr Outdoors acquires Cascadia Vehicle Tents
Gathr Outdoors, formerly known as MacNeill Pride Group, continues its commitment to the broader outdoor market with another acquisition. The company announced Jan. 24 that it has purchased Oregon-based Cascadia Vehicle Tents (CVT), a family-owned company that has made a name for itself designing vehicle rooftop tents, awnings, off-road trailers ...
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News briefsFrance is Inov-8’s newest direct market
Source: Inov-8 Emmanuel Fedon U.K.-based running, hiking and fitness brand Inov-8 has added France to its portfolio of European direct markets, led by Emmanuel Fedon as sales manager. Fedon lives in Annecy and brings two decades of sports industry experience to the role. He previously worked for ...
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News briefsBike24 launches online shops in Italy and France
As part of its international expansion, Bike24, a Germany-based e-commerce bike platform listed on the stock exchange since mid-2021, has launched country-specific webshops in France and Italy, two major European cycling nations. “These new shops give our customers a shopping experience tailored to them without any language barriers,” said Andrés ...
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News briefsWFSGI and McKinsey: The new normal is here
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and McKinsey & Company have teamed up to present the sporting goods industry’s second annual report called “Sporting Goods 2022: The New Normal is Here.” The report comes after the sporting goods industry experienced a tailwind year, often driven by pandemic-related ...
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Trend ReportsGerman study: Fewer new fashion purchases thanks to second-hand shopping
84 percent of second-hand shoppers in Germany say that buying second-hand clothing has replaced buying a new garment. Another 71 percent say they spent less money on clothing because they bought used items. These are results of the current Second Hand Fashion Report 2022, for which the second hand online ...
