All Coronavirus articles – Page 28
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News briefsEOG offers online overview of current European retail restrictions
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has produced a useful, regularly updated overview on its website showing the status of retail trade in the EU countries. As most links to national government or association websites are in the national language, the EOG provides a brief summary of the situation. The overview ...
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News briefsSwiss online trade records +38% in March
The Swiss business blog carpathia.ch reports that, according to data from GfK’s online sales monitor in cooperation with Swiss Post and the Association of Swiss Mail Order Companies (VSV), Swiss online retail in March 2020 was 38.3 percent up on the same month in 2019, not least because of the ...
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News briefsMons Royale launches global support initiative for its retailers
Mons Royale, a New Zealand-based merino apparel company, this week launched its “Support Your Local Retailer” initiative to provide additional funding to its retail partners. Customers can dedicate 25 percent of their online purchases at the brand’s website to a local Mons Royale retailer of their choice through May 15. ...
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Sport 2000 Germany organizes virtual order shows
Due to the current situation and the uncertainty about future legal restrictions associated with the coronavirus, the German retail organization Sport 2000 is replacing its Sneaker Order Show, scheduled for June 4-5 in Mainhausen, as well as the Order Show 4 / Running Special (June 14-16) with virtual events. It’s ...
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News briefsCraft produces community masks for sports retail
Craft, the Swedish producer of functional underwear and clothing, is producing type-1 masks for its retail partners. The “community masks” are not only to help fulfill the obligation to wear masks in sports retail, but with the imprint “Support your local dealer”, they are also intended to encourage consumers to ...
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News briefsSilhouette donates Evil Eye glasses to the Red Cross
The eyewear manufacturer Silhouette International, headquartered in Linz, Austria, has supported the Austrian Red Cross with 20,000 pairs of glasses of its Evil Eye brand. 5,000 pairs of glasses were distributed to the Red Cross employees in Upper Austria; the remaining 15,000 pairs will be shared in the remaining Austrian ...
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News briefsProcedure of this year’s Outstanding Outdoor awards announced
Following the cancellation of this year’s OutDoor by ISPO because of Covid-19, the Ispo Group has announced that the Outstanding Outdoor awards will still take place, albeit in a slightly different form. Owing to current regulations and travel restrictions, it is not possible to test the products under real “alpine” ...
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ArticleStadium starts second-hand online store, rents outdoor gear
Stadium, the largest sports retail chain in Sweden with a strong presence in Finland, revealed its partnership with eBay (operated in Sweden by eBay’s subsidiary Tradera) to launch a second-hand online shop for sports and outdoor products as a new business segment. Like most others, Stadium has been hit hard ...
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Oeko-Tex waives fee for mask certification
Since April 20, Oeko-Tex® has waived the licence fee for the Standard 100 certification of mouth and nose masks in order to support the safety of the general public during the period of Covid-19. This measure follows the recently announced process changes for certificate renewals during the corona pandemic. The ...
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News briefsFirst manufacturers are processing Polygiene’s ViralOff
After its launch on April 7, Polygiene announced the first companies to use its new ViralOff technology to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. ViralOff provides brands with a technology that can be applied to textiles and used on garments, equipment or accessories to minimize the potential risks of ...
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ArticlePolish outdoor market on the way back to the “new normal”
The effects of the coronavirus pandemic are striking almost every business segment around the world. The Polish outdoor industry and retail is no exception. The commitment to social isolation imposed by the Polish government in mid-March with a total ban on travel and recreation in public areas (including parks and ...
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Evolv hosts digital collection viewings for American retailers
Evolv, a Californian climbing brand within the Italian Oberalp Group, will utilize an all-digital sell-in program to connect with its network of North American retailers as it introduces its new products. Due to the cancellation of all relevant trade shows and industry gatherings, the brand will offer each of its ...
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News briefsProwinter goes digital
Prowinter, the Italian B2B event trade show for alpine resort operators, has gone digital this year because of the coronavirus. The Prowinter Startup Award chose its winners on the digital platform Zoom on April 23. The winners, selected from 100 applicants and six finalists, are Glide Nano (Prowinter Audience Award) ...
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ArticleOpen letter from EOG’s Mark Held: Message of collaboration
Source: European Outdoor Group Mark Held, EOG President The president of the European Outdoor Group (EOG), Mark Held, has published an open letter to the outdoor industry, calling for continued sustainable, ethical cooperation during the coronavirus outbreak, and outlining why that is important now, more than ever. ...
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ArticlePolish Outdoor Group calls for European solidarity
In an official letter sent to all European outdoor associations, the Polish Outdoor Group calls for European solidarity during the Covid-19 crisis. You can download the original letter as a PDF below.
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Patagonia reopens U.S. online store
Patagonia has started selling online products again in the USA. The brand was among the first stores to close its brand stores in mid-March, and the Californians also took their U.S. webshop offline. As new security procedures are being implemented to handle the orders without any danger to the employees ...
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News briefsGregory streamlines collections to mitigate effects of the pandemic
Backpack manufacturer Gregory announced a streamlining of the next two seasonal collections, starting with the autumn/winter season 2020, after which around 80 percent of this year’s collection will remain current for the spring/summer collection 2021. Gregory’s aim is to keep the value of the products stable and, in cooperation with ...
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Sanitized fights viruses
Sanitized, the Swiss-based specialist in antibacterial finishings, has said that treating polyester with its additives can reduce viral load by up to 99 percent. The Sanitized T99-19 and T11-15 have been tested by independent laboratories, which have found them “verifiably effective” against viruses in accordance with the ISO18184:2019 standard. This ...
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News briefsEuropean Outdoor Summit postponed
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has announced the postponement of the European Outdoor Summit (EOS) 2020, which was originally planned for Oct. 15-16 in Annecy, France. While the venue will remain the same, the date of the next summit in the autumn of 2021 has not yet been announced. The ...
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News briefsMountain Hardwear supports American retailers
Mountain Hardwear, a subsidiary of Columbia Sportswear based in Richmond, California, has launched a program in the U.S. to support authorized specialty dealers who have closed or are under severely reduced operations. Participating retailers will have the opportunity to receive a 40 percent commission on any transactions they generate leads ...
