All Snowsports articles – Page 75
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News briefsNo More Boots secures new capital for SkiClicker and more
The Swedish company No More Boots™, which was founded in 2015 and invented the SkiClicker™ concept, reports that is has raised new capital. While round-one investors in the company, Almi Invest and E14, are re-investing, the company has told The Compass that among the new investors are Tommy Eliasson Winter, ...
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Moody’s and S&P forecast 15% sales decline at Amer Sports
In a new report, rating agencies Moody’s and S&P reveal that Amer Sports’ revenues fell by 36 percent in the second quarter and by 22 percent in the first half, hampered by the impact of the pandemic. Ebitda was a loss of €26 million for the first half, against a ...
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POC extends e-tailing team
Source: POC Ines Radacher POC, the Swedish manufacturer of helmets, goggles, body protection, clothing and accessories, is expanding its internal online retail (e-tailing) division due to the increasing digitalization of the retail sector. Therefore, Ines Radacher was appointed to the new position of “online account manager, DACH” ...
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ArticleRossignol to sell Raidlight except for Outdoor Experiences division
The Rossignol Group has announced the sale of Raidlight Vertical, a French company specializing in footwear, apparel and equipment for trail running and ski touring, with an annual turnover of around €8 million. It will only keep and expand its Outdoor Experiences division, which organizes trail running, Nordic walking, mountain ...
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News briefsMountain Hardwear becomes outfitter of Swiss ski resort
Mountain Hardwear, founded in 1993 in Richmond, California, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Sportswear Company, will outfit the employees of the Swiss ski resort Arosa Lenzerheide as part of a clothing cooperation agreement starting with the 20/21 winter season. This applies to the employees of both the Arosa ...
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ArticleGore-Tex brand supports Protect Our Winters
On the initiative of an employee already involved with Protect Our Winters (POW), the Gore-Tex brand has now officially announced its corporate support for the climate protection organization in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. POW provides educational services on climate change and implements actions for and with the outdoor sports community ...
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Tecnica Group reorganizes distribution in Sweden
JO Sport will be taking over the distribution in Sweden of Blizzard and Tecnica from Scantrade after Feb. 28, 2021 and after deliveries of the autumn/winter 2020/21 collection. It will be able to carry out product presentations and demos for the subsequent collection from this coming autumn. Starting immediately, it ...
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Super Natural signs equipment deal with Austrian mountaineering school
As reported by German trade magazine SAZ Sport, Super Natural is starting a cooperation with the mountaineering school Bergschule Kleinwalsertal. Super Natural is a brand selling first layers and apparel made of merino wool and technical fabrics and was launched in Europe in 2012 by Shanghai Challenge Textile, a Chinese ...
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POC launches European partner program
POC, the Swedish specialist for protective gear for snow sports and cycling, will begin a mandatory selective distribution system in January 2021, which will provide a uniform and high-quality range of products for its entire European retail network. This will ensure, for example, that authorized retailers have the appropriate technical ...
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News briefsFIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina will take place
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has confirmed that the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina, Italy will take place on Feb. 9-21, 2021, as originally scheduled. The Tecnica Group, whose portfolio of brands includes Nordica, Tecnica, Blizzard and Moon Boot, is the technical sponsor of the event. Alberto Zanatta, ...
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News briefsSalomon to open new Experience Stores in Frankfurt/Main and Cologne
This July, Salomon, the French outdoor multi-sport specialist, will open its German Experience Stores number two and three after the Munich store that was opened last November. From July 8, the new Frankfurt store with 105 square meters will open its doors in the MyZeil shopping mall; on July ...
