ISPO Corona Ticker: La Sportiva Produces Masks - Outdoor Brand Helps Retailers
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The outdoor footwear and clothing manufacturer La Sportiva is taking up a proposal from the Confindustria Trento industrialists' association and is converting parts of its production in Val die Fiemme to the production of respiratory masks. La Sportiva had already completely shut down its production facilities one week before the corresponding ministerial decree, which required the closure of factories for non-essential goods.
Now part of the equipment intended for cutting and sewing materials such as leather and rubber is being converted for the production of respirators and gowns at the service of the Civil Defence of Trento. The first prototypes were produced last Friday and this week the first 1000 pieces will be produced per day thanks to the technical fabrics supplied by the Trentino companies Vagotex and Texbond. The aim is to be able to produce 3000 masks a day at full production capacity.
Equip Outdoor Technologies - owner of the outdoor brands Rab and Lowe Alpine - has established a risk management action plan to support its retailers.
As part of the action plan, Equip has decided that all remaining orders for the current spring/summer season will not be delivered unless specifically requested by the retailer. "This will help retailers keep their stock at a reasonable level during this period of reduced demand and enforced store closures," the company said. At present, Equip's warehouses in the UK and the Netherlands are open and continue to supply all markets where local restrictions apply.
To provide further support to retailers, Equip will offer a return of up to 50 percent of its Spring/Summer 2020 forward order on invoice at the end of the summer season to help retailers manage their end-of-season inventory risk, maintain the value of Rab and Lowe Alpine in the marketplace and assist retailers in their planned transition to the Fall/Winter 2020 range.
In order to support the Sport 2000 partners during this period, Sport 2000 has significantly intensified the final work for the go-live in the last few days to launch the sports platform as soon as possible.
"We are happy to be live with www.sport2000.com now. We have thus created an additional path to the customer for our trading partners, which is becoming increasingly relevant, especially in times like these," says Margit Gosau, the managing director responsible for the e-commerce project. "Even in the period after the crisis, the platform offers an ideal digital supplement to the stationary business.
Even in times of the Corona crisis, the European Fashion Award FASH 2020 is still looking for talented young people in the fashion industry. The prize is endowed with 5000 euros. In addition, up to 20 participants receive extensive support in the form of portfolio consulting, applicant training and workshops with top-class experts.
New is the special workwear award, donated by the company Engelbert Strauss. "Workwear is textile engineering, we use the most modern materials and the latest processing technologies. An exciting field for young people in design", says Henning Strauss.
