All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 15, Issue 4 – Page 3
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News briefsClimate Partner and XU launch educational program School of Sustainability
The online education platform XU and the international climate protection company ClimatePartner are launching a platform-based qualification program for sustainability and climate protection, the jointly developed XU School of Sustainability. The program aims to qualify employees in climate protection and sustainability and make companies climate-ready. The XU School of Sustainability ...
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News briefsCake teams up with PaperShell to evaluate the material for its e-motorbikes
E-mobility specialist Cake has started a technological partnership with PaperShell, a start-up founded in 2021 that produces a natural fiber composite based on paper, with a significantly lower climate impact than standard materials often used in e-motorcycles. According to the company statement, the emissions of PaperShell are 0,65 kg CO2e ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter exhibits home-made upcycling collection in Berlin store
Closing its sustainability campaign month, Globetrotter presents a small collection of unique upcycling pieces, created and tailored by Globetrotter employee Christiane Gawlik, who is a trained fashion designer and works in the repair workshop at the retailer’s Hanover store. She designed eleven pieces for men and women ...
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News briefsAlpen opens largest flagship store ever
The Japanese retailer Alpen Group, headquartered in Nagoya City and celebrating its 50th anniversary on July 8, will open the largest flagship store in its history on April 1 in the Yunika building at the East Exit of Shinjuku, Tokyo. “Alpen Tokyo” will reportedly feature more than 3,700 square meters ...
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News briefsStrava, Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift sign partnership agreement
Digital community platform Strava has signed a three-year partnership with Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Strava will build a content hub on the two bike races in its app. Here, fans will be able to follow the athletes’ daily Tour routines. They can also view ...
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News briefsRe:NewCell to team up with Daiwabo Rayon
Re:NewCell has signed a Letter of Intent with Daiwabo Rayon, a consolidated subsidiary of Daiwabo Holdings, for a long-term commercial collaboration around man-made cellulosic fiber production. Ekman Group, Renewcell’s exclusive global trading partner, has facilitated the preliminary agreement. Renewcell and Daiwabo will work together to supply textile fibers made using ...
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News briefsLa Sportiva opens first German mono-brand store
La Sportiva opened its first mono-brand store in Germany on March 20. The store is located in the municipality of Bubenreuth at Kurt Albert Strasse 1, inside the Blockhelden Frankenjura fitness club. The Frankenjura region is the largest climbing area in Germany and one of the top spots for sports ...
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News briefsArc’teryx market manager EMEA Reiner Kopf leaves the bird
Reiner Kopf, market manager Central EMEA at Arc’teryx, will leave the company by the end of March 2022 and plans a longer sabbatical. Kopf has 24 years of experience with the Canadian brand: After taking over the German distribution of Arc’teryx with his Munich-based sales agency Agentur Reiner Kopf in ...
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News briefsNew Adidas Terrex collections promoted by Laura Dahlmeier
“United by summits” is the title of a new movie produced by Adidas Terrex to promote its new line of mountaineering gear and apparel. In the film, long-time Adidas athletes Alexander and Thomas Huber, accompanied by former biathlon world champion Laura Dahlmeier collectively climb the summit of Mont Blanc via ...
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ArticleSolo Brands with very profitable 2021
Solo Brands Inc., the U.S. company that began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in October 2021 and owns several DTC-focused brands, announced its financial results for the three and twelve-month periods ended Dec. 31, 2021. The operating results in 2021 include the activity of Oru Kayak, Isle Paddleboard ...
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News briefsLondon Ski & Snowboard Festival returns in October
Starting over with its new organizing event company Smart Group, the London Ski & Snowboard Festival is scheduled for Oct. 27 to 30, 2022, at Battersea Park. The four-day festival features a 42-meter ski jump, parkour arena, practice slope and a marketplace with over 200 brands and snowsports destinations. Among ...
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ArticleKMD Brands aims to return to growth in the second half of the year
KMD Brands, which rebranded itself from Kathmandu Holdings Ltd. earlier this month, reported an Ebit loss of NZ$5.5 million (€6.1m) for the six months ended Jan. 31. Total revenues declined by less than 1 percent to NZ$407.3 (€245.2m) as the gross profit margin slid to 57.7 percent from 59.0 percent ...
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News briefsPatagonia sues two companies
Patagonia has filed two separate trademark lawsuits in California district court over its multicolored P-6 logo against New York-based KirillWasHere LLC and affiliates and Virginia-based The Fratty Guard, LLC. According to the lawsuit, the defendants intentionally sold clothing and other products online and through social media bearing the logo. In ...
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News briefsStart-up footwear brand Hylo raises €2.9 million for low CO2 vegan sports shoes
The U.K.-based brand Hylo Athletics, co-founded by ex-football professional Michael Doughty in 2020, has secured €2.9 million in a Series A funding round for its vegan-friendly sneakers that are made with natural rubber, cotton, algae and corn fiber. The company claims the “corn runners” have a 52 percent lower carbon ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin partners with streaming platform WaterBear Network
Jack Wolfskin, based in Idstein, Germany, has announced a new partnership with WaterBear Network, a free streaming platform that uses storytelling and experiences to raise global awareness for the conservation, restoration and expansion of wild landscapes, wildlife and wild plants. Starting in the spring, Jack Wolfskin will have its own ...
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News briefsIgloo ups its use of recycled materials
Igloo has “set a cumulative goal” to recycle 30 million recovered plastic bottles by 2025. The brand says it set out in 2019 to become, in the words of chief marketing officer Brian Garofalow, “the most environmentally friendly cooler company on Earth.” Since then, it has released a number of ...
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News briefsTMC introduces new Herculan apparel yarn made with carpet wool
New Zealand-based TMC Ltd, the owner of the Nuyarn spinning technology and supplier for outdoor brands like Artilect, introduces “Herculan,” a new wool blend yarn, to the apparel market that is made with so-called “carpet wool”: wool fibers with a thickness over 38 microns that mostly go ...
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News briefsUCI launches new worldwide gravel event series
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and its partner Golazo have announced the 2022 calendar of the new UCI Gravel World Series. American bicycle brand Trek Bikes is the title sponsor of the new series until 2024. The 2022 UCI Gravel World Series calendar will kick off with an 85km event ...
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Short stops
Short Stops Week 13, 2022
PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ Bell, a Vista Outdoor brand, announced that the Moto-10 Renen Krone, a limited-edition collaboration helmet with motocross apparel brand Renen, founded by accomplished designer and entrepreneur Pete Fox, is now available for purchase at BellHelmets.com +++ Kokopelli, the Colorado-based creators of lightweight and packable inflatable packrafts, ...
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ArticleGiant Group achieves another annual record despite two-digit profit drop in Q4
Taiwan’s leading bicycle producer Giant Group has achieved a second consecutive sales and profit record. Year on year, 2021 sales rose another 17 percent to 81.8 billion Taiwan dollars (€2.59 billion). Net profit after tax rose 19.8 percent to a record TWD 5.93 billion (€197.94 million). This positive result is ...
