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Zalando announced that it would not organize the Bread &...
Zalando announced that it would not organize the Bread & Butter by Zalando fashion festival in 2019, leaving the door open for similar events in selected cities. The online retailer launched the consumer-oriented marketing event for the first time three years ago at the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin, after ...
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Ulli Ehrlich, creative director and managing director of Sportalm, has...
Ulli Ehrlich, creative director and managing director of Sportalm, has received the Brand Award from the European Brand Institute. The annual awards ceremony took place for the tenth time in Vienna, honoring founders of sustainable companies. Sportalm is based in Kitzbühel, Austria, and manufactures and markets fashion and ski apparel ...
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Karl-Heinz Müller, the founder of the Bread & Butter show,...
Karl-Heinz Müller, the founder of the Bread & Butter show, has canceled the L.O.C.K. trade show that was scheduled to take place on Jan. 15-17, 2019, at the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin. In a statement, Müller says that there were uncertainties surrounding the rental of the airport's Hangar 7 ...
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Smartwool has pledged to donate to Protect Our Winters (POW)...
Smartwool has pledged to donate to Protect Our Winters (POW) and SOS Outreach throughout the holiday season. On Black Friday, the brand donated 3 percent of its online sales to POW, with a minimum donation of $3,000 and a maximum of $8,000. Meanwhile, the company's employees are tackling hands-on projects ...
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Odlo has joined forces with HeiQ, a Swiss specialty chemistry...
Odlo has joined forces with HeiQ, a Swiss specialty chemistry company, to launch a triple-action sustainable odor control technology for apparel. HeiQ Pure SPQR is derived from renewable and recycled sources. According to HeiQ's description, the “triple action” technology first delivers odor control with only one-tenth of silver-ion content of ...
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New Balance's social compliance program has been re-accredited by the...
New Balance's social compliance program has been re-accredited by the Fair Labor Association (FLA). The sports brand obtained its first FLA accreditation in 2014. The FLA, headquartered in Washington, DC, is an international organization based on the collaborative effort of universities, civil society bodies and socially responsible companies dedicated to ...
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In coordination with the United Way, Keen Footwear will be...
In coordination with the United Way, Keen Footwear will be matching donations up to $15,000 to help California's first responders and the northern towns affected by the area's recent wildfires. Through the Salvation Army, moreover, the company will also be donating 15,000 pairs of shoes. The so-called Camp Fire burned ...
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Sympatex Technologies recently received the international B-Corp quality seal for...
Sympatex Technologies recently received the international B-Corp quality seal for above-average corporate management with a comprehensive approach and a social interest that extends outside the company itself. Sympatex is one of the first German companies in the textile industry to receive the seal, which rewards corporate concepts that, more than ...
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Skechers is partnering with local non-profit organizations to donate goods...
Skechers is partnering with local non-profit organizations to donate goods for wildfire victims who have lost their homes and personal possessions after the disasters in northern and southern California. Additionally, Skechers has announced a state-wide fundraising campaign at Skechers California retail stores through the holiday season. The occasion was Giving ...
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Columbia Sportswear has announced that it will donate $20,000 to...
Columbia Sportswear has announced that it will donate $20,000 to the California Community Foundation's Wildfire Relief Fund, in response to the deadly fires that are affecting California. The company has also announced that in addition to this donation, Columbia's family of brands – Columbia, Sorel, Mountain Hardwear and prAna – ...
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VF Corp. received cash proceeds of $139.4 million from the...
VF Corp. received cash proceeds of $139.4 million from the sale of Reef to the Rockport Group in the third quarter, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. Subject to adjustments, VF is booking an impairment charge of $9.9 million on the transaction. The group acquired ...
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Michael Jordan, the former NBA player and current owner of...
Michael Jordan, the former NBA player and current owner of the Charlotte Hornets, has joined other investors to raise $26 million in funding for Team Liquid. Founded in 2000, Team Liquid has a roster of more than 60 e-athletes who compete in professional tournaments worldwide in videogames like League of ...
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Woolrich has announced that it will be closing its ancient...
Woolrich has announced that it will be closing its ancient wool mill in Woolrich, Pennsylvania. The mill dates back to 1845, and is currently the oldest continuously operated mill in the U.S. The fabric manufacturing operations will cease by Jan. 1, affecting up to 40 jobs. The company said that ...
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After acquiring the bankrupt House of Fraser chain of department...
After acquiring the bankrupt House of Fraser chain of department stores for £90 million (€101.3m-$115.4m), Sports Direct International has bought the Evans chain of bike shops in the U.K., which recently fell into administration (a form of bankruptcy) for £8 million (€9.0m-$10.3m). SDI will keep about half of Evans' 62 ...
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PlumRiver Technologies, the B2B e-commerce software company, has agreed to...
PlumRiver Technologies, the B2B e-commerce software company, has agreed to acquire CenterStone Technologies, a competitor that is well known as the operator of the iVendix B2B platform for wholesale transactions with users in 127 countries. Between them, PlumRiver and CenterStone serve a large number of high-profile clients in the outdoor, ...
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Hans Dohrmann has been placed at the head of Internetstores,...
Hans Dohrmann has been placed at the head of Internetstores, the online sport retailing platform owned by the Signa Sports Group. He replaces Christian Bubenheimer, who spent only six months in the post. Dohrmann was the founder of a Swiss e-bike specialist, M-Way, which he ran under the ownership of ...
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Zalando appointed two new vice presidents this month. Sara Diez,...
Zalando appointed two new vice presidents this month. Sara Diez, previously working as senior buying director for Europe and the Middle East at Nike, became vice president for Zalando's product line for woman. Diez succeeds Dalbir Bains, who left Zalando after four years. Before her career at Nike, Diez worked ...
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Runtastic, the mobile fitness company owned by Adidas, has announced...
Runtastic, the mobile fitness company owned by Adidas, has announced that its co-founder and chief executive, Florian Gschwandtner, will withdraw from operational management and leave the company, effective Dec. 31, 2018. He has been with the start-up for nearly ten years. Alfred Luger and Christian Kaar, respectively chief financial officer ...
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Yann Tschumi has been appointed chief executive of Compressport International,...
Yann Tschumi has been appointed chief executive of Compressport International, the Swiss producer of compression garments for running and other activities. He will work closely with Sylvain Laur, president and founder of the company. Tschumi spent the last six years as vice president of sales for Rip Curl in Europe ...
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Bogner has promoted Anthony Joly-Pottuz, currently sales manager for France,...
Bogner has promoted Anthony Joly-Pottuz, currently sales manager for France, to country manager for the French market. He will succeed Raphaël Bouvet, who has left the German winter sports apparel brand to join Mammut. Joly-Pottuz has previously worked for Nike, Boards & More and Poc.
