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ArticleVaude reaches climate neutrality with all its products globally
Managing director Antje von Dewitz had already announced it last fall: her outdoor company Vaude, which has been actively promoting climate protection for years, achieved the goal set in 2019 of becoming climate neutral with all products manufactured worldwide on Jan. 1, 2022. The company’s headquarters in Tettnang, Germany, (with ...
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ArticleSuccess for EOCA’s Green Friday fundraiser
Following the European Outdoor Conservation Association’s (EOCA) Green Friday weekend fundraiser at the end of November 2021, the association announced that nearly €57,000 had been raised, which will help support urgent conservation projects in 2022. “In the wake of the opening of COP15 in China last October and the ...
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ArticleEmerald releases first report on the North American B2B events industry for 2022
Emerald Holding, the New York-based organizer of Outdoor Retailer (OR) trade shows, among others, has released its first research report reflecting the changing expectations that are influencing and shaping the future of the business-to-business (B2B) events industry. The report will be published annually in the future, Emerald said. ...
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ArticleVF Corporation receives top score in U.S. Corporate Equality Index
VF Corp. has received a top score of 100 in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the leading benchmarking survey and report in the U.S. measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ equality in the workplace. VF joins more than 840 large U.S. companies that ...
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ArticleNYSE newcomer SSU increases sales despite supply bottlenecks for bikes, but falls short of expectations
Signa Sports United (SSU), the world’s leading sports e-tailer whose shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 15, reported a 10 percent increase in total sales to €247 million for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2021, despite supply shortages for bicycles. ...
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ArticleDometic’s top line boosted by M&A, optimistic about demand outlook
Dometic reported sales in the fourth quarter of 5,542 million Swedish kronor (€532.0m-$593.9m) , an increase of 32 percent on the previous year, as management expressed optimism on the demand outlook in coming quarters but warned about persistent clouds on the supply chain front. Sales growth at the Swedish specialist ...
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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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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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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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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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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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ArticleU.S. investor to buy Accell Group
The bicycle industry continues to boom and is therefore increasingly targeted by investors. Dutch Accell Group N.V. and a consortium led by U.S. financial investor KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts), which includes Accell’s major shareholder Teslin, announced today that a conditional agreement has been reached for a recommended public offer by ...
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ArticleSelle Royal Group plans to list on the Milan Stock Exchange
Another bicycle company appears to be preparing its initial public offering. According to various media reports in Italy, bicycle saddle and component manufacturer Selle Royal S.p.A. (also known as Selle Royal Group) has announced plans to aim for the Milan Stock Exchange. According to international news agency Reuters, the holding ...
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ArticleReview: Slide/OTS Winter trade show 2022
The British Snowsport Tradeshow happened in central England last week, on the Welsh border, to allow relatively easy travel for everyone to reach the event. Building on previous events, the exhibition had also combined with the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), so those outdoor brands had a chance to demonstrate their ...
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ArticleDeuter pushes ahead with climate strategy
Under the motto “Changing for the better means taking responsibility” – part of the Deuter Promise, which calls for 360-degree responsibility – German backpack and sleeping bag manufacturer Deuter is launching a new sustainability strategy. One of the six fields of action anchored within addresses climate protection – with the ...
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ArticleEastman to invest up to $1 billion in plastics recycling facility in France
French President Emmanuel Macron and Mark Costa, Eastman Chemical Company’s board chairman and CEO, jointly announced on Jan. 17 that the U.S.-based specialty materials company plans to invest up to $1 billion in a material-to-material molecular recycling facility in France. The facility would use Eastman’s polyester renewal technology to recycle ...
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ArticleThe first winners of the 2022 ISPO Awards
ISPO Group has announced the first winners of its revamped ISPO Awards. The modernized version of the award show, which – in its previous form – has been part of ISPO since 2011, will now be presented throughout the entire year and judged by a jury comprising members of the ...
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ArticleGOA reports 29 percent growth at U.S. specialty independent outdoor retail in 2021
The independent U.S. retail organization Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (GOA) has released sales data showing a significant increase in holiday season sales and a record-breaking two-year sales increase. Compared to 2020, Grassroots members – currently, a total of 99 independent retailers across 196 locations – in the U.S. saw a 29 ...
