News Briefs – Page 406
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Dunlop has announced a new, five-year partnership with the Association...
Dunlop has announced a new, five-year partnership with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) that will make it the Official Ball of the ATP Tour and the Nitto ATP Finals beginning in 2019. The U.K.-based brand will also become a Silver Partner of both of the ATP Tour and the ...
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Altra has signed up Amelia Boone as a new member...
Altra has signed up Amelia Boone as a new member of its Elite Team. Boone is a world champion obstacle course racer and a winner of the Spartan Race World and Toughest Mudder championships. In addition to being a professional athlete in the ultrarunning world, she also works as a ...
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Gore Wear and Madshus, the Norwegian brand of cross-country skis,...
Gore Wear and Madshus, the Norwegian brand of cross-country skis, have entered into a partnership for the autumn/winter 2018/19 season. The companies are pooling their social media resources, direct-to-consumer communications, and photo and video production centering around Ole-Einar Bjørndalen, the biathlete who has won the highest number of races. He ...
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Isbjörn of Sweden, which manufactures outdoor and ski clothes for...
Isbjörn of Sweden, which manufactures outdoor and ski clothes for children and teenagers, is launching a new brand profile. The Swedish flag is gone, the font has been modernized and the symbolic polar bear has been replaced with a figure symbolizing energy and joy. The new profile will be launched ...
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While hosting more than 2,800 exhibitors on its enlarged fairgrounds,...
While hosting more than 2,800 exhibitors on its enlarged fairgrounds, Ispo Munich is addressing visitors and the general public by organizing for the second time the Ispo Munich Sports Week between Feb. 2 and 9. One of the highlights will again be the Ispo Munich Night Run, which will be ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) is...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) is busier than ever. It is inviting any interested parties to its first meeting with the International Triathlon Union (ITU) for an open discussion on the future of wetsuits used in triathlon races. It will be held on Feb. 3 during ...
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A new international advisory committee has been set up to...
A new international advisory committee has been set up to further develop the offer of the Ispo Beijing show, bringing it more in line with the needs of the market, exhibitors and visitors. At its first meeting on the eve of the 15th edition of the show, held on Jan. ...
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Emerald Expositions, which recently announced that it was canceling its...
Emerald Expositions, which recently announced that it was canceling its 2019 Interbike Expo, is reportedly considering two options for bikes in its trade shows as soon as this year. According to reports in Bicycle Retailer and Industry News (BRAIN), one option would be to have a bike trade show element ...
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Snowleader was honored at the Annecy Showroom avant Première (ASAP)...
Snowleader was honored at the Annecy Showroom avant Première (ASAP) on Jan. 14 with the award for best digital strategy among outdoor retailers. Snowleader is a French e-shop, created ten years ago, and specializes in the sale of outdoor products. The company posted revenues of around €23 million in 2018.
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Adidas is doubling the number of sneakers it makes from...
Adidas is doubling the number of sneakers it makes from ocean plastic this year, expecting to turn out 11 million pairs in cooperation with Parley for the Oceans. Adidas projected sales of about five million pairs of such Parley shoes in 2018, up from one million in 2017. The sporting goods ...
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From January 2019, 40 percent of Zoggs' swimwear will be...
From January 2019, 40 percent of Zoggs' swimwear will be made of its proprietary Ecolast fabric, primarily obtained from ocean debris. The Ecolast range is made from abandoned ghost fishing nets, carpet and industrial waste, which are rescued from the oceans and landfill through the “Healthy Seas – A Journey ...
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Volcom has announced a multi-year partnership with CottonConnect in conjunction...
Volcom has announced a multi-year partnership with CottonConnect in conjunction with the Farm to Yarn project, a program to increase the supply of organic cotton. CottonConnect, headquartered in London, specializes in connecting brands and retailers to farmers to create a transparent supply chain. Volcom and CottonConnect started the program in ...
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Lenzing and Hyosung will unveil a new sustainable fabric collection...
Lenzing and Hyosung will unveil a new sustainable fabric collection at the upcoming Ispo trade show, which will take place in Munich on Feb. 3-6. The collaborative collection for spring/summer 2020 combines Lenzing's Tencel Modal and Hyosung's Creora elastane. Thanks to this collaboration, Lenzing will introduce new versions of three ...
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La Sportiva will join 1% For the Planet, the global...
La Sportiva will join 1% For the Planet, the global organization that works to accelerate environmental giving. The members of the organization contribute by allocating at least 1 percent of their annual revenues to environmental non-profit projects and causes. The Italian outdoor company will make the official announcement at Ispo ...
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On Jan. 14 in Jaun, Switzerland, a skier was found...
On Jan. 14 in Jaun, Switzerland, a skier was found under three feet of snow and pulled out alive thanks to an avalanche dog and the Recco Rescue System. The 22-year-old was skiing off-piste with two others despite a warning of three out of five on the European Avalanche Danger ...
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Paul Golbert, the founder of Pajar Canada, passed away on...
Paul Golbert, the founder of Pajar Canada, passed away on Dec. 25, at the age of 92. Pajar Canada, founded in 1963, is a five-generation family-owned footwear and outerwear company based in Montreal. Golbert was born in France in a shoemaking family, and emigrated to Canada in the 1950s, starting ...
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Under Armour wants to remain committed to its original identity...
Under Armour wants to remain committed to its original identity as a performance brand, in the midst of the athleisure trend that has been characterizing the sportswear market over the last few years. In an interview with the Financial Times, Kevin Plank, the company's founder and chief executive, said that ...
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New Balance has announced plans to open an advanced manufacturing...
New Balance has announced plans to open an advanced manufacturing facility in Methuen, Massachusetts. The new plant, which is expected to start operations within the next 12-18 months, will complement the company's existing factory in Lawrence, also in Massachusetts. The new facility will include advanced manufacturing, R&D and 3D printing ...
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Badger Sport has suspended orders at one of its Chinese...
Badger Sport has suspended orders at one of its Chinese suppliers following media reports that garments were being made with forced labor from people detained in Xinjiang's internment camps. Badger, based in Statesville, North Carolina, provides sports apparel to wholesalers and sports teams across the U.S. An investigative report by ...
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Adidas has announced the start of the second tranche of...
Adidas has announced the start of the second tranche of a multi-year share buyback program launched last March. The group plans to repurchase around €800 million worth of its own shares during 2019. It already spent last year €1 billion to buy back 5.1 million shares, corresponding to 2.5 percent ...
