News Briefs – Page 422
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Ogio, the golf bag and accessories brand owned by Callaway,...
Ogio, the golf bag and accessories brand owned by Callaway, is redesigning its logo, website, and brand messaging while also expanding its product line. In addition, there are plans to launch the brand in Japan in 2019. Ogio posted sales of over $45 million last year. According to Callaway, Ogio's ...
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Snowleader, the French omni-channel retailer based in Annecy, has partnered...
Snowleader, the French omni-channel retailer based in Annecy, has partnered with a publisher, Nivéales, to produce a magazine on mountaineering. The 52-page magazine will be packed in with all the information of Snowleader's offerings online and be available free of charge at its brick-and-mortar stores. The initiative aims to inspire ...
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Altra, the American brand of running shoes recently acquired by...
Altra, the American brand of running shoes recently acquired by VF Corp., has signed a sponsorship deal with a 40-year-old distance runner, Kara Goucher, who was formerly sponsored by Skechers. Goucher competed for the U.S. in the Beijing and London Olympics in 2008 and 2012. She was the silver medalist ...
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Altra has also released an ultrarunning documentary on its Altra...
Altra has also released an ultrarunning documentary on its Altra Running YouTube channel. The 22-minute video, called “Balance,” profiles Nicole Kalogeropoulos Bitter, Kyle Pietari and Cory Reese as they train for and compete in the grueling Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run. While striving to cross the same finish line, the ...
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As previously reported, Performance Days, the 10-year-old trade show for...
As previously reported, Performance Days, the 10-year-old trade show for functional fabrics, will be moving from the MOC to the main fairgrounds of Messe München for its next session, scheduled for Nov. 28-29. Taking advantage of the larger floorspace in Hall C1, it will host a total of 296 exhibitors ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) will...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) will be holding its sixth World Manufacturers Forum (WMF) on Dec. 11-12 in Ho Chi Minh City. The theme is “Manufacturing 4.0: Steps towards a Future Vision.” In keeping with this theme, the WMF will be dividing the program into four ...
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Ortovox has announced the launch of its own wool standard,...
Ortovox has announced the launch of its own wool standard, called the Ortovox Wool Promise (OWP). The outdoor clothing brand said the OWP is the result of two years of preparation, in which the company held talks with wool farmers, suppliers and producers. The OWP is based on the global ...
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VF Corp. has announced that Steve Rendle, the company's chairman,...
VF Corp. has announced that Steve Rendle, the company's chairman, president and chief executive, has been recognized by Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine as a Responsible CEO of the Year, in the public company category. Rendle was one of six chief executives honored by the magazine at the awards gala that ...
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Primaloft has introduced what it claims is the first synthetic...
Primaloft has introduced what it claims is the first synthetic insulation made from 100 percent recycled, biodegradable fibers. Thanks to a proprietary technology, Primaloft Bio fibers have reached near complete biodegradation in 394 days, a highly accelerated rate compared with the negligible degradation observed in standard polyester under the same ...
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Go Sport, the French chain of general sporting goods stores,...
Go Sport, the French chain of general sporting goods stores, has launched the 3rd edition of the “Go Innov Trophy,” a competition that rewards the best innovative solution helping people with disabilities play sports. In order to participate, companies, associations or individual participants are invited to fill out an online ...
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Skechers has donated 15,000 pairs of new shoes to children...
Skechers has donated 15,000 pairs of new shoes to children affected by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico as part of the company's Bobs from Skechers philanthropic shoe program. Hurricane Maria hit the island in the second half of September and early October 2017, but many people in Puerto Rico are ...
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VF Corp. is making available to consumers the « sourcing maps »...
VF Corp. is making available to consumers the « sourcing maps » for ten of its brands' most iconic products. The sourcing maps, which can be viewed on VF's sustainability website, are meant to ensure transparency about every step in the production of VF's apparel and footwear. The interactive maps show the ...
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Phil Knight, the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, has...
Phil Knight, the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, has donated 12 million shares of Nike stock worth $990 million to an unnamed charity, according to a financial document that Nike has recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The regulatory filing notes that Phil Knight and his wife, ...
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Austria is the first country to cover all its regions...
Austria is the first country to cover all its regions with the Recco SAR helicopter detector for the search and rescue of missing people in the outdoors. The detectors are now available at four bases of the Austrian Air Traffic Police. Every year, between 500 and 600 people are reported ...
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CORRECTION: The Korean sporting goods market is about ten times...
CORRECTION: The Korean sporting goods market is about ten times bigger than indicated in our last issue, based on an article in Le Figaro about Decathlon's entry into the country. According to NPD, it was worth around €15 billion in 2017.
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There is still no word about the position of Amer...
There is still no word about the position of Amer Sports' board of directors on the proposed all-cash bid for the group by Anta Sports Products and FountainVest Partners (see our previous issue). Amer reported on Sept. 17 that one of its major shareholders, the AXA insurance group, reduced its ...
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VF Corporation is making a further adjustment to its brand...
VF Corporation is making a further adjustment to its brand portfolio with a definitive agreement to sell its Reef brand of beach lifestyle products to the Rockport Group, which also holds the Aravon and Dunham brands Rockport, which is now run by Gregg Ribatt, was recently taken over by ...
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VF Corp. has announced that it has chosen Denver for...
VF Corp. has announced that it has chosen Denver for its new global headquarters. Building renovations are scheduled to start early next year with a completion date in early 2020. The new 285,000-square-foot headquarters will be located in the Lower Downtown, or LoDo, district, Denver's oldest neighborhood and the home ...
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Rome Snowboards, an iconic brand based in Vermont, has been...
Rome Snowboards, an iconic brand based in Vermont, has been acquired by in Low Pressure Studio (LPS), a Dutch-based company that owns three other brands of snowboards: Batalcon, Lobster, Switchback. The deal follows the recent acquisition by Nidecker of a majority stake in LPS. The Swiss group led by the ...
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As we had expected, Decathlon has announced the construction of...
As we had expected, Decathlon has announced the construction of a third logistic center in Germany, where the retailer is expanding strongly (see our previous issue). It will be located in the VGB Park of Berlin to service its stores in the northern and eastern parts of ...
