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Reebok to release a plant-based running shoe
In October, Reebok will be releasing the Forever Floatride Grow, a running shoe with uppers derived from eucalyptus trees, midsoles from sustainably cultivated castor beans, sock liners from bloom-algae foam and outsoles from plant rubber. According to Footwear News, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has conferred some sort of ...
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Positive rating by Moody’s for Canada Goose
Rating its debt for the first time, Moody’s gave Canada Goose a B1 corporate family rating and a B2 rating to a proposed senior secured loan of 402 million Canadian dollars (€258m-$300m) due in 2027, nearly half of which would be used to add cash to its balance sheet and ...
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Asics joins renewable-energy coalition
Asics has joined RE100, an international, multi-sector coalition of companies that run or have pledged to run their business entirely on renewable energy. Asics itself hopes to draw exclusively on renewable energy in 60 percent of its “business bases” by 2030 and in all of them by 2050. It has ...
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ArticlePatagonia’s European chief will run the whole group
Ryan Gellert, an American who has been running Patagonia EMEA since the end of 2014, has been promoted to serve as chief executive of Patagonia Works, the parent company of Patagonia Inc. In addition, Jenna Johnson has been promoted from vice president of technical outdoor to a new post as ...
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Infographics & DataRanking - The fastest growing sports equipment brands
This exclusive chart shows the fastest growing sports equipment brands, including Peloton, Fox Factory, Adidas, Garmin, Yeti, Johnson Health Tech, K2/Marker/Völkl, Callaway, Peak Achievement Athletics, Scott Sports. Ranking by %-growth vs last year. The chart and data can be downloaded. This is exclusive data and analysis for Premium Members.
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Fila’s net profit drops by 51%
The pandemic took its toll on the Fila Group, which saw its net income decline by 51 percent to 45,520 million Korean won (€33.3-$37.3m) during the second quarter of 2020, as revenues declined by 34.8 percent to KRW 625,011 million (€457.1-$512.1m), but the Korean-based group managed to improve the gross ...
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News briefsNew Tencel fibers receive CarbonNeutral certification
Under the Tencel brand, the Austrain firm Lenzing is releasing Lyocell and Modal fibers that have received CarbonNeutral® certification. In other words, they comply with the carbon-neutral protocol set up – originally in 2002 – by Natural Capital Partners. In Lenzing’s summation, “the emissions associated with the fibers’ production, manufacturing ...
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Puma appoints new distribution GM for EEMEA
Puma has assigned Johan Kuhlo to a new position as general manager in charge of distribution for Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EEMEA). Kuhlo, who has been lately the company’s head of corporate strategy and investor relations, will be working out of the German company’s regional hub in ...
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Dakine updates its Heli Pack series
Dakine is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Heli Pack backpack by releasing a refitted, more durable iteration of the series, with recycled materials in its construction. The company describes the original backpack, released in 1996, as the “first low-volume backpack designed specifically for backcountry snowboarders and skiers.” It was ...
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Asics starts virtual tennis coaching community
Asics EMEA has announced the launch of the Asics Tennis Academy, a virtual community platform to support tennis coaches. Experts, who according to Asics include elite coaches, strength trainers, physiotherapists and sports psychologists, will exchange customized training videos and articles to further professional training on a broad level. Research has ...
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ArticleNike’s shares surge on strong e-commerce and European rebound
The Nike group’s share price rose by more than 8 percent in after-hours trading on Wall Street, hitting an all-time record of $130 when the stock exchange opened this morning, after it presented good results for its first fiscal quarter ended on Aug.31, which included an 82 percent jump in ...
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Merrell releases eco-friendly undyed line
Merrell’s new line, the Undyed Collection, has white, undyed uppers made of partially recycled mesh and outsoles made of natural rubber. According to the brand, when measured against factory-supplied averages, the Undyed Collection saves about 80 percent of the water and 50 percent of the energy expended in the production ...
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UFC picks Hyperice to provide its recovery devices
United Fighting Championship (UFC), the company behind mixed martial arts (MMA) competitions worldwide, has made Hyperice its official “recovery technology partner.” There will now be Hyperice stations at both the Las Vegas and Shanghai sites of the UFC Performance Institute, which provides fight training and conducts related research. Hyperice and ...
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YKK and Polygiene collaborate on self-cleaning zippers
YKK has incorporated Polygiene’s ViralOff into a line of zippers, making them “essentially self-cleaning.” The Japanese company – which has business lines in fasteners, architectural products, and machinery and engineering – is presenting its first zippers of this kind at the Lineapelle show, scheduled for Sept. 22-23 in Milan. ViralOff, ...
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ArticleBob Gore, inventor of Gore-Tex, has died
Robert W. “Bob” Gore, chairman emeritus of the board of directors of W. L. Gore & Associates, died on Sept. 17 at the age of 83. Gore sat on the board of his family’s materials science company for 57 years, 30 of them as chairman, and served as president from ...
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Nike’s releases guide on coaching girls
Nike has released a guide to coaching girls titled How to Get (and Keep) Girls Playing: Strategies for Engaging & Retaining Girls in Sport. The guide was put together in collaboration with We Coach, a sports consultancy run by We Coach L3C, a low-profit limited liability company headquartered in Illinois. ...
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Puma takes inspiration from Italy’s renaissance
Puma has introduced three new jerseys for the Italian Football Association (FIGC), which it sponsors, that are inspired by Italian renaissance art and fashion culture. They have been designed in collaboration with The Football Gall, a design studio for customized football jerseys.
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On launches a unique “circular” subscription service
On Running seems to have found a very clever way to engage customers. Like Peloton Interactive’s subscription system for fitness workout programs, its new Cyclon project is designed to maximize customer retention though subscriptions, but at the same time, it will be reinforcing the Swiss brand’s image as a supporter ...
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Ellesse comes out with a skiwear line again
Ellesse, the fast-growing sports lifestyle brand of Pentland Brands, is bringing out a line of skiwear for the autumn/winter 2020 season for the first time in many years, while drawing inspiration from archive designs for its new footwear collection. In addition, an Ellesse collection of fitness clothing for the studio ...
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Reebok partners with Maison Margiela
The French luxury fashion house Maison Margiela and Reebok have started to develop a joint product line, and the partnership is “set to span several seasons,” the companies say. The first products are scheduled for a launch on Sept. 22 in the spirit of “the cyber-industrial revolution” at the Maison ...
