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Black Diamond Equipment has become the exclusive brand partner of...
Black Diamond Equipment has become the exclusive brand partner of Whisper Ridge, an expansive ski resort in Utah, about an hour north of Salt Lake City. Whisper Ridge specializes in heli- and cat-skiing, using its two helicopters and a fleet of snowcats. Black Diamond, which is based in Utah, will ...
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For the next four years, Smartwool, the maker of woolen...
For the next four years, Smartwool, the maker of woolen sports apparel, will supply the official Merino wool base layer, underwear and socks for all 14 of the Alterra Mountain Company's ski lodges in North America: namely, Steamboat, Winter Park, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Mammoth Mountain, June Mountain, Big Bear ...
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This Saturday, Feb. 2, at the International Congress Center (ICM)...
This Saturday, Feb. 2, at the International Congress Center (ICM) in Munich, Germany, the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) is a holding a free panel discussion on trade protectionism, the tariff dispute between China and the U.S., Brexit and related issues; focusing on their effect on the ...
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The Norspo trade fair that recently took place outside of...
The Norspo trade fair that recently took place outside of Oslo was described as a success, based on initial visitor data and interviews with exhibitors. Overall, there were 75 exhibitors and roughly 800 visitors. More meetings were pre-booked than before at the Norwegian trade show, which takes place twice a ...
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The Rip Curl GromSearch, a competition for surfers under 16,...
The Rip Curl GromSearch, a competition for surfers under 16, is traditionally held simultaneously in Brazil, Australia, Indonesia, South Africa, New Zealand, the U.S. and Europe, with the finalists, male and female, facing off “somewhere” in the spring. But this year, for its 20th anniversary, the GromSearch will be taking ...
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Asics has announced the launch of the Asics Reborn Wear...
Asics has announced the launch of the Asics Reborn Wear Project (ARWPJ), which aims at giving new life to sportswear in view of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The company will collect around 30,000 items of used sportswear to recycle into official uniforms for the Japan Olympic and Paralympic teams that ...
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HeiQ has upgraded its family of odor control technologies with...
HeiQ has upgraded its family of odor control technologies with some more sustainable options, including silver-free and recycled silver salt options. The HeiQ Fresh FFL is a bio-based amino sugar polymer that is said to be silver-free and not an anti-microbial. According to the company, the HeiQ Fresh FFL removes ...
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The ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Program, which aims to eliminate...
The ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Program, which aims to eliminate the discharge of hazardous chemicals in the textile and footwear value chain, has expanded its list of contributors with four new companies: Eurodye-CTC, a Belgian manufacturer of textiles; Centrocot SpA, an Italian testing service; the Japan Textile Products Quality and ...
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In order to facilitate its acquisition by Anta Sports Products...
In order to facilitate its acquisition by Anta Sports Products and other investors, Amer Sports amended its statutes at a previously planned extraordinary shareholders meeting on Jan. 23. A clause on a shareholder's obligation to redeem shares was removed. Also, the members of the board of directors will no longer ...
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Puma will relocate the personnel currently working at its two...
Puma will relocate the personnel currently working at its two U.S. offices in Boston and Westford, Massachusetts, to a single new headquarters for North America in the same state. The new office will occupy five floors, or about half of a 300,000-square-foot building scheduled for construction in Somerville, just north ...
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RTE, a Portuguese bike manufacturer that works only for Decathlon,...
RTE, a Portuguese bike manufacturer that works only for Decathlon, operating the biggest European bicycle assembly plant in Europe, has announced that it will open a bike manufacturing facility in Poland in 2021. The group already makes between 1.2 and 1.4 million units a year for Decathlon in Portugal. The ...
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Discovery, the American non-fiction entertainment company and owner of the...
Discovery, the American non-fiction entertainment company and owner of the Discovery Channel, announced on Jan. 8 that it is taking a controlling stake of 71 percent in the Play Sports Group, to create world's top “cycling media ecosystem.” Based in the U.K., Play Sports owns six cycling media channels – ...
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Ciesse Piumini was back at Pitti Immagine Uomo in Florence...
Ciesse Piumini was back at Pitti Immagine Uomo in Florence in January, after a ten-year absence from the trade show. The brand presented a capsule collection which takes inspiration from the 1980s' fashion trends. The Italian brand has plans to considerably expand its exports, currently accounting for only 10 percent ...
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Trerè Innovation, a big Italian knitwear manufacturer that works with...
Trerè Innovation, a big Italian knitwear manufacturer that works with Armani and Rossignol, is building a new research center at its headquarters in Asola. Called Areas – an acronym for Academy Research and Engineering for Apparel in Sports – the center is the result of a partnership with CeRiSM, the ...
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Edwin Haid and Quirin Kammerer have acquired 100 percent of Pro-X-Elements,...
Edwin Haid and Quirin Kammerer have acquired 100 percent of Pro-X-Elements, the manufacturer of outdoor apparel. The previous owner, Matthias Cramer, sold all of his shares to the new shareholders on Dec. 1, 2018. Haid and Kammerer will manage the company together as managing partners. As former executives at Jeantex, a ...
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Foot Locker has invested $2 million in Pensole Inc., which...
Foot Locker has invested $2 million in Pensole Inc., which runs the Pensole Footwear Design Academy. Founded in 2010 by D'Wayne Edwards, former director of design at Nike's Jordan Brand, Pensole offers prospective footwear designers free tuition and a learn-by-doing curriculum. Some 400 alumni are currently at work in the ...
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Skechers USA has begun to expand its headquarters in California....
Skechers USA has begun to expand its headquarters in California. The project, overseen by David Forbes Hibbert of DFH Architects, will feature a design center of 100,000 square feet, add new executive offices along the Pacific Coast Highway in Hermosa Beach, double the offices, design studios and showrooms in the ...
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Pure Fishing has announced the appointment of Harlan M. Kent...
Pure Fishing has announced the appointment of Harlan M. Kent as its new chief executive. He replaces Neil Eibeler, who has left the company. Pure Fishing was recently acquired by Sycamore Partners. Kent has more than 30 years of experience, including roles at the Performance Sports Group, Totes Isotoner, and ...
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In a bid to stimulate innovation and diversification, particularly in...
In a bid to stimulate innovation and diversification, particularly in its important sports segment, Superdry has appointed a new creative director, Phil Dickinson, who held a number of senior roles at Nike, including global creative director for football and for Nike Sportswear. He was a creative director for Umbro while it ...
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In keeping with a recent change in strategy, Accell Group,...
In keeping with a recent change in strategy, Accell Group, the Dutch parent of such cycling brands as Haibike, Lapierre, Raleigh, Atala and XLC, has begun the search for a new chairman. The current chairman, Ab Pasman, will remain a director for a further year. Once the new chairman is ...
