All Snowsports articles – Page 67

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    Are digital trade shows here to stay?

    2021-02-01T19:52:00Z

    Source: OR Winter Online Many trade shows moved to digital platforms due to Covid-19 in 2020. It is too early to tell if 2021 will continue the pattern, but outdoor industry giant Emerald Holding Inc. just held its 2021 Surf Expo show in Orlando, Florida, live and ...

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    Syring to leave Thule, Dittmer takes over Central European sales

    2021-02-01T07:51:00Z

    Thule Group announced on Jan. 29 that company veteran Wolfram Dittmer will assume sales responsibility for Central Europe as a result of the resignation of Thomas Syring, who led the Swedish brand’s Central European sales for the past four years. In total, Syring had been with the company for nearly ...

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    Safilo's Q4 sales growth driven by North America and Asia-Pacific

    2021-01-29T13:03:00Z

    Safilo’s fourth-quarter revenues rose by 3.0 percent at constant exchange rates thanks to strong gains in North America and Asia-Pacific, while European sales were hit by Covid-19-related lockdowns and a lack of tourists. However, on a reported basis, the company’s sales were down by 2.1 percent to €225.6 million. The ...

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    Allied introduces quick-drying down insulation

    2021-01-28T18:47:00Z

    Allied Feather + Down from California has announced its new Expedry quick-drying down, featuring Fuze, a chemical-free technology by New Hampshire-based company Fuze Biotech that can be applied to any surface or textile to protect against odor-causing bacteria, mold and infectious diseases. Expedry uses non-ionic, permanently bonded gold nanoparticles in ...

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    Sport-Achat Winter is canceled

    2021-01-28T17:22:00Z

    Sport-Achat Winter, the French sporting goods trade show that was scheduled to take place on March 8-10, 2021, in Lyon, has been canceled for the second consecutive year due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The French trade show, organized by Sportair & Like That, brings together sports brands and their ...

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    Europe helps drive VF Corp’s momentum

    2021-01-28T17:02:00Z

    After posting a loss for the first quarter of its financial year, ended June 30, VF Corp. bounced back in the second quarter, and the third fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31 confirmed this recovery, driven by Europe and China. The good progress, which was attributed in part to investments made ...

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    ​U.S. brand Kahtoola expands to Europe

    2021-01-28T13:45:00Z

    Source: Kahtoola Ric Hatch Kahtoola, an Arizona-based manufacturer of spikes, lightweight crampons, and gaiters for runners and climbers, has sent Ric Hatch, previously a lead sales associate at the company’s Flagstaff headquarters, to southern Germany as its new international sales associate. Hatch is no stranger to the ...

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    PrimaLoft increases recycled content in Cross Core insulation

    2021-01-28T10:35:00Z

    PrimaLoft has announced that it is increasing the use of post-consumer recycled content in its high-performance Cross Core Series insulation. Beginning autumn 2021, products in the series will contain up to 90 percent recycled content. The current products in the Cross Core Series utilize Aerogel for increased thermal performance. Silica ...

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    ÖSFA 2021 with two physical events in Austria and buying days in Netherlands

    2021-01-28T09:25:00Z

    The annual Austrian sporting goods show ÖSFA will be split into two physical events to allow social distance and offer more flexibility in terms of orders. ÖSFA Start will take place on Feb. 2-3, followed by the regular 108th edition of ÖSFA from Feb. 23-25. As usual, both events will ...

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    Columbia pushes digitalization and omnichannel with new chief digital information officer

    2021-01-28T08:46:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has named former Nike executive Skip Potter executive vice president, chief digital information officer, effective April 1. In this newly created position, Potter will be responsible for advancing the Portland, Oregon-based company’s digital capabilities as well as omnichannel and supply chain potential across the enterprise, which includes the ...

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    ​Deuter receives eighth consecutive FWF Leader status

    2021-01-27T18:11:00Z

    Source: Deuter / Vina Duke I made your bag For its 2019/20 fiscal year and the eighth time in a row, Deuter has received the Leader status from the Dutch non-profit organization Fair Wear Foundation (FWF). For years, the German backpack and sleeping bag specialist has consistently ...

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    OSV calls for support for the French outdoor industry

    2021-01-26T17:57:00Z

    Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the French trade association dedicated to outdoor sports, urges the French government to support the outdoor industry, which is threatened by the coronavirus crisis and the shutdown of ski resorts specific program. According to OSV, and as reported by sport-guide.com, the French outdoor industry expects revenues ...

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    New country manager Central Europe for Hestra

    2021-01-26T17:49:00Z

    Swedish glove manufacturer Hestra has appointed Chris Weber as country manager for Central Europe, a new position in the family-owned company’s corporate structure. Weber took on the position on Dec. 1. Weber previously served as a key account manager for Schöffel and Oakley, he was business manager, racket and team ...

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    Expo des Neiges 2021 canceled

    2021-01-26T17:47:00Z

    Due to the Swiss Federal Council’s directives and the ban on events, Expo des Neiges 2021, scheduled from March 30 to April 1, has been canceled. The first edition of the Expo planned in Aigle has thus been postponed until March 2022. An exact date has not yet been announced ...

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    Tradeinn sales exceed expectations

    2021-01-26T17:41:00Z

    Tradeinn, the Spanish e-retailer running several specialized international retail websites including snowinn.com, trekkinn.com, bikeinn.com, xtremeinn.com and many others, posted revenues of €288 million for 2020, representing an increase of €100 million from 2019, according to sport-guide.com. According to the report, results for the full year exceeded the company’s expectations, as ...

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    Idealp Sport is placed under administration

    2021-01-26T15:00:00Z

    Idealp Sport, a French skiwear company based in Albertville, has been placed under administration (“procédure de sauvegarde” under French law) by the Chambéry commercial court, as reported by sport-guide.com. The Henri Duvillard brand, which Idealp sold to Amateis in Dec. 2020, is not involved in the procedure. The Degré 7 ...

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    The ISPO Award 2021 winners

    2021-01-25T11:19:00Z

    Messe München has released the winners of the ISPO Award 2021 – with the exception of the Products of the Year, which will be revealed at this year’s ISPO Munich Online from Feb. 1-5. In total, there are 76 products in the four segments of Snowsports, Outdoor, Running & Fitness ...

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    Study by Mastercard says Covid-19 accelerates technological innovations in winter sports

    2021-01-24T17:41:00Z

    In a new study by the Center for Sports and Management at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, conducted in an anonymous Delphi format with 46 winter sports experts, more than half (56 percent) of the participants predict that the industry will continue to evolve technologically and digitize in ...

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    Bern Helmets prepares for future development

    2021-01-20T10:31:00Z

    Bern Helmets has announced an expanded leadership team. Founder Dennis Leedom will join Adam Godwin, CFO, in leading a team of seasoned action sports professionals from the new headquarters in the Cordage Commerce Center, a renovated industrial park in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Leedom has more than 25 years of experience in ...

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    Michael White quits as president of Salomon

    2021-01-19T17:11:00Z

    Source: Amer Sports Michael White Amer Sports announced the immediate departure of Michael White as president of Salomon, indicating that he has decided to “pursue other interests” and adding that it has initiated an external search for a permanent successor. We were unable to find out about ...