All Coronavirus articles – Page 29
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News briefsSwiss sports retailers can’t open yet
Switzerland’s Federal Council announced on April 16 a three-step process for the gradual re-opening of stores, schools and various businesses. To begin with, do-it-yourself stores and garden centers will be able to start operating again on April 27, along with flower shops, hairdressers and massage parlors, while other types of ...
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Norspomesse in Oslo canceled
The board of Norspo AS and the Norwegian Sports Industry Association have formally decided to cancel the Norspomesse summer 2020, scheduled for June 21-22, because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The next show will be opening its doors in January 2021. The Norspomesse is held twice a year, in summer and ...
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Remote voting for Thule’s annual general meeting
Thule Group is encouraging shareholders to exercise their voting rights remotely in advance of the Swedish company’s annual general meeting, scheduled for April 28, in order to minimize the number of people gathered at its location. They have to fill out and send a registration form by April 22 to ...
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Wolverine's annual general meeting will be virtual
Wolverine Worldwide announced on April 17 that its annual general meeting of shareholders will be held in a virtual-only format on April 30, due to pubic health consideration related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Shareholders who were registered as such on March 18 will be invited to visit a dedicated website ...
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News briefsMore outdoor companies produce masks and gowns
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to paralyze large parts of the outdoor industry, the Compass receives several press releases each week from brands that have converted their productions or source capacities for production of the highly sought-after face masks and medical gowns. Here is the latest news of outdoor companies ...
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Columbia’s Covid-19 update
Columbia Sportswear has suspended its quarterly dividend, its stock repurchase program and its Feb. 6 guidance for its results in the first half of 2020 and the whole financial year. The company will provide a new update with its first-quarter results on April 30. Meanwhile, it reports that the vast ...
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News briefsApril 22 webinar on activewear colors and trends
A webinar on activewear color and fashion trends for the autumn/winter 2021/22 and spring/summer 2022 seasons is being offered at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22 by Nora Kühner, a former member of the Ideas group of independent activewear designers. The German expert would normally gives her speech on the ...
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News briefsEquip supports trade with online B2C sales and reduced 2021 collection
Equip Outdoor Technologies, owner of the outdoor brands Rab and Lowe Alpine, supports the brick-and-mortar trade in view of the massive consequences of the Covid-19 crisis with a sales campaign on their own websites. With immediate effect, 25 percent of the value of a purchase made via the Rab website ...
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News briefsSchöffel Foundation donates face masks
Peter Schöffel, managing partner of Schöffel Sportbekleidung, earlier this week published a motivational video for German small and medium-sized enterprises on Facebook, in which he called on them to emerge from a crisis stronger than before, particularly on the basis of healthy partnerships. And now, his company has organized 60,000 ...
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News briefsCan wearables help predict viral infections?
Fitbit, the Scripps Research Institute and Stanford Medicine have formed a research consortium to detect, track and contain infectious diseases through Fitbit data. There reportedly exists some evidence that wearables like the Fitbit bracelet can help predict certain infections before symptoms appear. The new effort is meant to help predict ...
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News briefsLeki supports its retailers during crisis
Leki, the German outdoor and ski pole specialist, supports retailers during the coronavirus crisis by connecting them to the company’s online store. Retailers are provided with a marketing budget from Leki, with which they can place advertisement on their own social media channels. Alternatively, participating retailers can opt for periodical ...
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News briefsSpring projects to be selected by EOCA's members
The European Outdoor Conservation Association, EOCA, wants and is able to continue to fund projects during 2020 despite the corona crisis, but this time, it decided not to hold the usual public vote due to the extraordinary situation and to not ”add to peoples’ workloads at this time.” However, there ...
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News briefsIWA Outdoor Classics 2020 canceled
After it was initially postponed from March 6-9 to Sept. 3-6 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, NürnbergMesse has now completely cancelled the 2020 edition of the trade show IWA Outdoor Classics, as it “cannot be organized at the usual high quality level due to the corona crisis.” The next IWA ...
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Superfeet offers direct home delivery and affiliate program for retailers
Superfeet, a U.S. insole manufacturer headquartered in Ferndale, Washington, is now offering drop-shipping and affiliate programs for its retailers. Retail partners who want to offer home delivery without having to ship goods from their store, Superfeet will now deliver free of charge to the end consumer. For retail partners without ...
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News briefsIspo survey to help sports & outdoor retail in times of Covid-19
Ispo has developed a Covid-19-related retail survey and invites all sports and outdoor retailers – independent of size and country – to participate. The results and insights will be helpful for the Ispo Group to develop digital alternatives and tools to support the sports business as much as possible during ...
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Dynafit postpones 2021 summer collection
Dynafit has announced that 80 percent of its current 2020 summer collection of apparel, footwear and equipment will be carried over to 2021. The decision was made in connection with the difficulties generated by the coronavirus crisis, and notably the company’s willingness to support its retail partners, as the 2020 ...
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News briefsPaddle Expo 2020 canceled
The Paddle Expo in Nuremberg, scheduled for Sept. 25 to 27, has been canceled. The organizers justified the relatively early announcement by stating that the industry’s plans were long-term and that many community members would not be able to compensate for the losses suffered at the beginning of this season. ...
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Canada Goose reopens Canadian facilities to ramp up PPE production
Canada Goose announced that it will increase the production in Canada of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline healthcare workers across the brand’s home country. Over the next two weeks, the company will begin to reopen all of its eight Canadian facilities and, at full capacity as many as 900 ...
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Calida Group helps with all its brands
The Calida Group announced that it wants to support nurses and doctors quickly and efficiently with the possibilities available from all its brands. For this purpose, the Millet Mountain Group started producing medical protective clothing made of cotton at its Hungarian production facility. The garments will be distributed to hospitals ...
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ArticleVaude launches local delivery service platform
To support the specialized retail trade in times of the Covid-19 crisis, Vaude has set up a package of measures that should help the its retail partners to generate sales despite shop closures. This includes several options: local delivery service, support for online business and an accommodating approach to delivery ...
