News Briefs – Page 188
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Decathlon plans to produce bicycles in Romania
The cycling boom has prompted Decathlon, a major player in the segment with its private-label lines, to increase its production capacity in Europe. While expanding production in France and Portugal, the company is working with a partner in Romania, Sport Mechanical Workshop, to build a new factory near Timisoara. With ...
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British National Camping Show postponed
Due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, the organizers of the U.K.’s National Camping Show – originally scheduled to take place March 27-28 in Birmingham – have made the decision to move the four-day consumer show to May 6-9 at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire. More than 1,000 visitors had already registered for ...
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108th ÖSFA canceled
The 108th winter sports edition of the Austrian trade show ÖSFA, scheduled as a physical event in Salzburg’s Brandboxx from Feb. 23 to 25, has been canceled by the local health order authorities due to Covid-19 restrictions. Originally, the organizers had planned a first event called ÖSFA Start on Feb. ...
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Petzl adds Alexander Megos to its roster of athletes
Petzl, the French mountaineering equipment supplier, has announced Alexander Megos as a new member of its team of sponsored athletes. Megos is qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, set to take place this summer due to the pandemic. Among his numerous performances and records, listed on his official website, Megos’ ...
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Barbour and Noah launch new collaborative capsule
Barbour and Noah have teamed up on a new capsule collection, which follows up last year’s collaboration between the two brands. The new capsule, set for release on Feb. 18, comprises a new take on Barbour’s Beaufort and Bedale jackets as well as a range of accessories. The Beaufort wax ...
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News briefsWNDR Alpine receives B Corp certification
WNDR Alpine, a Salt Lake City, Utah-based backcountry ski and apparel brand owned by Checkerspot, a California-based biotech performance materials company, has announced that it has received Certified B Corporation (“B Corp”) status. Checkerspot commented that “this certification marks its participation in a global movement of for-profit companies dedicated to ...
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News briefsThule opens first U.S. brand store in Denver
Thule will be opening a brand store in Denver, Colorado in summer 2021. While the Swedish company is already operating several dedicated brand stores throughout Europe, Asia, and Latin America, this new store will be the first one in North America. Much like the other brand stores, this retail experience ...
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Paul&Shark and White Mountaineering team up for outdoor capsule
Paul&Shark, the Italian casualwear and yachting brand, has partnered with White Mountaineering (WM) to launch a capsule collection of high-performance outdoor garments for fall/winter 2021. The all-black menswear range comprises t-shirts, sweaters, pants and all-terrain jackets. The garments feature a blend of Paul&Shark nautical heritage and White Mountaineering’s futuristic aesthetics. ...
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Peak Performance joins the Circular Fashion Partnership
Peak Performance is among the new brands that have recently joined the Circular Fashion Partnership, a cross-sectorial project led by Global Fashion Agenda, in partnership with Reverse Resources, The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and P4G, which aims to achieve a long-term, scalable transition to a circular fashion ...
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Bianchi’s newly established French division focuses on direct sales
Source: Bianchi Christophe Soenen Italian bike manufacturer Bianchi has established a presence in France on Feb. 1 with the newly founded Bianchi-France division, which will focus on direct sales. Christophe Soenen was appointed director of the new division. After a successful career as managing director of importer ...
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News briefsFree online webinar by Equip with photographer Bernd Ritschel on Feb. 18
On the occasion of the recent certification of Equip (owner of Rab and Lowe Alpine) as a carbon-neutral company, as well as the group’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2030, Equip has invited its community to the free online webinar ”Alpengletscher“ (Alpine Glacier) by mountaineer and outdoor photographer Bernd ...
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News briefsSympatex: 25 percent bio-based material in all membranes
Sympatex announced at ISPO Munich Online that as early as this year, more than 25 percent of the raw materials required for its membrane will be switched to bio-based sources derived from various organic waste streams (based on mass balancing). At the same time, it aims to ensure that the ...
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Falling sales for Goldwin
Goldwin is projecting decreases of 10.1 percent in sales and 28.5 percent in operating profit for the financial year ending on March 31. In the nine months through Dec. 31, 2020, its net sales declined by 8.7 percent to 69.2 billion yen (€540m-$660m), leading to a 16.2 percent drop in ...
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Dorel Group terminates going-private transaction
Canadian Dorel Industries has terminated the going-private agreement between itself and an affiliate of funds managed by Cerberus Capital Management as buyer by mutual consent. As a result, the planned going-private transaction is a thing of the past. The agreement provided that the above-mentioned buyer would pay Dorel shareholders a ...
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News briefsAfydad launches "Spain Is Sport" to push Spanish sporting goods globally
Afydad, the Spanish association of sporting goods manufacturers and retailers, has launched a new platform called “Spain Is Sport.” The aim is to bring together all Spanish sports brands to promote the image of the country’s sporting goods industry internationally. Spain Is Sport is the vehicle for an ambitious strategic ...
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Starboard and ICF partner up for the environment
To make future paddling competitions more environmentally friendly, SUP and windsurfing board manufacturer Starboard, founded in 1994, and the International Canoe Federation (ICF) have entered into a partnership that focuses on climate and water protection. The federation joins Starboard’s already extensive activities and will calculate the CO2 footprint of its ...
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Shop Pay expands to Facebook and Instagram in the U.S.
Shopify is expanding Shop Pay – the fastest and most secure way to shop online, according to the Canadian e-commerce software company – to all U.S. Shopify merchants selling on Facebook and Instagram. With Shop Pay now available as a fast and secure payment option on Facebook, people also get ...
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Payment service Klarna launches bank account in Germany
Klarna is launching consumer bank accounts in Germany, with the aim to provide them with further control of their finances. The launch marks a first for the company and will allow customers to easily track, categorize and analyze all of their everyday spending using the Klarna app. A Klarna bank ...
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Cotopaxi sets ambitious sustainability goal
Cotopaxi has announced its goal to have 100 percent of its products certified as using only responsible, recycled, or repurposed materials by 2022. Currently, Cotopaxi’s product line contains the following sustainability features and percentages: 80 percent of product families have one or more sustainability features; 90 percent of total ...
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Salewa France will reportedly have a new head and strategy
According to an exclusive report by sport-guide.com, Pierre-Jean Touchard will leave Salewa France, of which he is managing director, within a few weeks. Touchard has been with Salewa since 2003. Touchard’s departure has been confirmed by Stefan Rainer, director of sales at Salewa France, who told sport-guide.com that Touchard would ...
