News and insights about brands in the sporting goods industry – Page 21
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News briefsLeather Naturally launches a digital exhibition highlighting leather circularity
Leather Naturally has launched a digital exhibition that is meant to spotlight and celebrate the role that leather plays in a circular, sustainable economy. Featured brands include Adidas, Puma, Coach, Dr Martens, Schott NYC, Ecco, Dents, The Boot Repair Company, Leather Repair Company, Chicago School of Shoemaking, Anya Hindmarch, and ...
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News briefsFila will continue to outfit Italian ice sports athletes
Fila Holdings Corp. has announced that the Fila brand’s partnership with the Italian Ice Sports Federation (FISG) will continue for the entire four-year Olympic cycle until 2026. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, where the national short and long-track speed skating team and the mixed doubles curling performed in specially designed ...
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News briefsLacoste to double number of stores in India
French apparel brand Lacoste plans to open around 50 standalone stores in India over the next five years, Business Standard has reported, based on an interview with Lacoste’s CEO for the Asia-Pacific region, Marcus Meyer. The brand currently has 42 stores and seven digital marketplaces in India and plans to ...
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News briefsCricketer Deepak Chahar launches new sports brand in India
Deepak Chahar, the 31-year-old cricketer who plays in the Indian Premier League and team India, has officially launched a new sports brand called Dnine Sports. The brand will be incorporated under Lcdc Athletics Private Ltd., which Chahar co-founded with his father, Lokendra Singh, last year. Dnine’s products, designed to enhance ...
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News briefsDoja Cat launches Skechers signature collection
Source: Skechers Skechers x Doja Cat Grammy Award-winning rapper, singer and songwriter Doja Cat continues her role as Skechers artist-in-residence with the debut of her first footwear collaboration, available at first exclusively on StockX for a limited time. The Doja’Lite from the Skechers x Doja Cat collection ...
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News briefsAdidas launches limited-edition spikeless golf shoes with 4D midsole
Source: Adidas Adidas MC87 4D Adidas has unveiled the MC87 4D, a limited edition model of spikeless golf shoes that combines a clean and classic upper with the futuristic 4D midsole. The shoes are based on a gender-neutral last and are available in various men’s and women’s ...
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News briefsBabolat will open a padel innovation center in Spain
French equipment maker Babolat has announced that it is investing in a new padel technical center in Spain. The new unit, located in Sant Fruitós de Bages, about one hour from Barcelona, will be used by the brand as a studio for testing and developing its own padel racquets while ...
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News briefsBrooks launches running shoe made from partially recycled materials on path to net zero
Source: Brooks Running Green Silence Ghost 15 With the introduction of the Green Silence Ghost 15, Brooks takes another (running) step toward its net-zero emissions goal in 2040. 39.4 percent of the shoe is made from recycled materials, including 80 percent of the upper. Both represent the ...
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News briefsGulden comments on Kanye West incident on podcast
Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, interviewed Bjørn Gulden, CEO of Adidas, on his podcast “In Good Company” on Sept. 13. The boss of the world’s second-largest sporting goods company said during the interview, among other things, that Kanye West may not have meant his anti-Semitic statements as ...
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News briefsFreitag celebrates 30 years with a fake turned original
In the fall of 1993, two brothers made bags from used truck tarps in a Zurich apartment. Today, this has grown into a company that puts unique recycled bags on the road from Europe to Asia. The idea is to keep used materials in circulation for as long as possible ...
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ArticleSafilo and Amazon launch new smart glasses with Alexa for the US market
Amazon has announced upgrading its smart eyewear collection with the launch of seven new styles, including five Echo Frames models, its proprietary brand, and two designs by Carrera, a house brand of Safilo Group. It is the first time the Italian eyewear company has partnered with Amazon. All Amazon smart ...
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ArticleCoats and Lenzing join forces for Circle’s synthetic-free running shoe
Source: Circle Sportswear Circle Sportswear SuperNatural Runner Coats Footwear, a UK-based yarn and structural component manufacturing company, announced its collaboration with Lenzing Group, an Austrian manufacturer of specialty cellulose-based fibers for the textile industry. By combining Coats Footwear’s ProWeave™ technology with Lenzing’s Tencel™ lyocell filament, the two ...
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ArticleReebok unveils new premium sportstyle line in partnership with Farfetch's NGG
Reebok has unveiled Reebok LTD, a new premium line led by New Guards Group (NGG), with the goal of further elevating the Reebok brand through new products and collaborations. Reebok defines LTD as “a playground for creative evolution” under the motto “LEARN. TEST. DESIGN.” (LTD); a platform to unleash personal ...
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News briefsRoger Federer’s last Grand Slam-winning outfit up for sale in historic tennis auction
Source: Prestige Memorabilia Roger Federer’s 2018 Australian Open match worn and signed outfit Prestige Memorabilia announced an auction of tennis memorabilia culminating in an exclusive piece of tennis history: Roger Federer’s match-worn outfit from his landmark 20th Grand Slam victory at the 2018 Australian Open. The win ...
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News briefsPatagonia releases new neoprene-free wetsuits with more stretch and comfort
The US magazine Surfers reports that Patagonia has released a redesigned line of its Yulex neoprene-free wetsuits. After searching for a way to get rid of neoprene – a synthetic rubber – since 2008, the outdoor brand released its first neoprene-free line of wetsuits in 2014, made from natural Yulex ...
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News briefsHuntsman develops first liquid TPU for the footwear industry, easy to process and circular
Source: Huntsman U.S. chemical company Huntsman has developed a liquid thermoplastic polyurethane (LTPU) that enables the rapid production of high-performance midsoles and aligns with the ambitions of brand-name manufacturers of athletic and casual footwear. The Smartlite® O LTPU system is easier to process than expanded forms of ...
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News briefsNike x Feng Chen Wang: Unconventional and sustainably-minded
Source: Nike Transform Jacket, Nike x Feng Chen Wang Nike and Chinese-born, London-based designer Feng Chen Wang have unveiled their first collaboration. It sees them break with conventions of apparel construction to reinterpret sportswear pieces as highly functional blends of different cultural and design elements, led by ...
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News briefsArmada, Atomic and Salomon recall ski touring bindings
Ski equipment manufacturers Armada, Atomic and Salomon have issued a voluntary and precautionary product recall for a specific production run of the “Tracer”, “Backland” and “MTN” bindings. The manufacturers say it has become apparent that, under certain conditions, the spring guide axle on the toe piece of the binding could ...
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ArticleMilan to become “the first wellness city”
Technogym’s founder and president, Nerio Alessandri, is planning to make Milan the “first wellness city,” as he has said in an interview with Corriere della Sera. In 2003, Alessandri founded the Wellness Foundation, based in Italy’s Romagna, where Technogym is also headquartered. The Wellness Foundation promotes scientific research, health education ...
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News briefsFanatics signs Harry Kane to exclusive memorabilia deal
England captain and Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has signed a multi-year memorabilia partnership with Fanatics. Under the terms of the agreement, Fanatics will become the sole distributor of Kane’s collectibles, autographs and memorabilia, including match-used boots and shirts. The 30-year-old is the first British athlete to partner exclusively with ...
