The group and the brands Salewa, Wild Country (Bolzano, Italy), Dynafit (Aschheim, Germany) and Evolv (Los Angeles, USA) will be providing wide-ranging information at the convention, using all available online measures, including live show, live presentations and web chats on the website http://convention.oberalp.com/. The four specialist brands will be inviting visitors to explore their virtual brand worlds, which are accessed by one simple click. Online participants will have access to 360° tours through the showroom collections and product managers will be presenting new products and innovations for Summer 2021 in on-demand videos. Workbooks and lookbooks will all be available to download, while further product details can be viewed in online product tutorials.

Directly following the grand opening, brand and product experts will be on hand to respond to individuals’ questions in chat rooms. Twenty representatives from the Oberalp brands will be available around the clock for 48 hours via virtual contact. This means that partners from all time zones will have their questions answered.

Information, ideas and inspiration on the theme “Tomorrow’s Mountain Sports Pillars”

The one-hour virtual conference opening will focus on the central theme: “Tomorrow’s Mountain Sports Pillars” by drawing on recent social and market analysis. Brand representatives will be discussing the future of mountain sports after Covid-19 and presenting the pillars that will be important for future development. In addition to company information and statements, the brand managers will also be outlining specific measures.

Dynafit is presenting, among other things, an initiative to boost retailer sales in the current period. With the campaign “Run for your local dealer”, the brand is supporting its most important clientele – the specialist retail trader.

For Summer 2021, Salewa is focussing on its ‘Alpine Hemp’ collection and making a long-term commitment to a local circular economy aimed at eliminating waste and using natural resources to make sustainable products. To this end, the company is investing ten per cent of turnover from sales of its Alpine Hemp apparel into local cultivation of the natural fibre, and regional production and manufacturing of products. 

Oberalp Group releases new Sustainability Report 2019

The new Oberalp Group Sustainability Report 2019 will also be released on 20 May 2020 at the Virtual Convention. The family-owned company is pursuing a clear course when it comes to sustainability and presents its progress and achievements on a yearly basis in its sustainability report “Contribute”. Over its 90 pages, the report documents the group’s sustainability strategy and presents all of its efforts in a transparent manner. Members of the sustainability team will also be present at the convention and available by live chat to answer questions relating to social responsibility and environmental protection. This year, in addition to the sustainability report, the group is publishing for the first time a booklet for retailers and consumers, with practical tips showing how they can also make a contribution to sustainability.

By establishing the Oberalp Convention, which was first held in 2017, the company is exploring new ways of communicating and working together with its clientele and partners. The innovative platform organised by the mountain sports company has been held six times in Alpbach in the Tyrolean Alps, Austria with over 500 international visitors attending.