News Briefs – Page 484
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Icebug, the Swedish footwear brand, will be hosting the third...
Icebug, the Swedish footwear brand, will be hosting the third edition of the annual Icebug Xperience, from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3. The race takes place in Bohuslän, a province in western Sweden, and is an opportunity for participants to explore 75 kilometers of the Swedish coastal landscape during three ...
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Hoka One One has signed up a triathlete, Kirsten Kasper,...
Hoka One One has signed up a triathlete, Kirsten Kasper, and an ultrarunner, Tim Frederiks, for endorsement contracts. Meanwhile, Deckers Brands continues to develop the presence of Hoka One One in the road running segment. The brand, which started off in trail running, will be the official sponsor of the ...
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Merrell will accompany the launch of its spring/summer 2018 outdoor...
Merrell will accompany the launch of its spring/summer 2018 outdoor shoe collections with a campaign around the theme of “Create your Trail.” The collection will include a new version of the Chamaleon shoe with a lighter construction, and a flexible MQM (Moving Quickly in the Mountains) shoe with the Gore-Tex ...
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Bread & Butter, the three-day consumer-oriented style and culture festival...
Bread & Butter, the three-day consumer-oriented style and culture festival held in Berlin, Germany, will expand this year to feature more than 40 brands, up from 25 at its first new-style session last year. Adidas, Converse, Fila, Nike, Puma, Reebok and Vans will be among the brands displaying their products ...
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Pitti Uomo attracted fewer attendees this June as compared to...
Pitti Uomo attracted fewer attendees this June as compared to the June edition last year. Around 19,000 buyers attended the 92nd edition for the spring/summer collections, down from 20,500 in June 2016. The edition which was held in Florence on June 13-16, 2017 attracted more than 30,000 visitors overall. The ...
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Interbike, the largest annual bike show in North America, has...
Interbike, the largest annual bike show in North America, has unveiled a number of new initiatives and changes for its 2017 edition. The Incubator, a new crowd-funding area, will feature the latest innovations for the bicycle industry on crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter. The purpose of the Incubator, which will ...
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The European Outdoor Group has opened registrations for the next...
The European Outdoor Group has opened registrations for the next European Outdoor Summit (EOS), which will be held in Treviso, Italy on Oct. 4 and 5. The early bird rate of €500 per delegate will be kept until July 31. It will also cover participation in a Networking Evening on ...
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Original Buff, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year,...
Original Buff, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, will organize a new family event, the Buff Mountain Festival. It will be held for the first time on July 7-9 in Vall de Boi, a valley in northern Spain. The festival will feature various competitive and non-competitive activities including ...
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The latest edition of the European OutDoor show, held in...
The latest edition of the European OutDoor show, held in Friedrichshafen from Sunday June 18 through Wednesday June 21, went relatively well, with only a small dip in the number of visitors in spite of its earlier dates. It will again be held on Lake Constance next June, but it ...
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Maier Sports reported at the OutDoor show held in Friedrichshafen...
Maier Sports reported at the OutDoor show held in Friedrichshafen last week that its summer 2018 collection of pants will be totally PFC-free. It comprises 25 different sizes for women and 36 different sizes for men, available in 21 different styles and 12 different colors. About 60 percent of the ...
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Jack Wolfskin boasts that it has come up with the...
Jack Wolfskin boasts that it has come up with the first waterproof outdoor jackets using fully recycled materials. The range, which will be launched at retail in the spring, combines an outer shell and the Texapore Ecosphere membrane, which are both made from recycled polyester. Other suppliers sell “recycled” waterproof ...
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Vaude announced that its summer 2018 apparel collection will be...
Vaude announced that its summer 2018 apparel collection will be completely PFC-free, thereby meeting the requirements set in the Vaude Greenpeace Detox Commitment. The trekking and rain jackets are made with the Ceplex Green membrane, 100 percent PTFE and PFC-free. The collection is made by up to 25 percent recyclable ...
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Lenzing has announced the launch of EcoVero, an eco-friendly viscose...
Lenzing has announced the launch of EcoVero, an eco-friendly viscose fiber which the Austrian company describes as a new benchmark for the industry. The new fiber is said to be based on sustainable wood resources, an ecological production process and a fully transparent supply chain. Lenzing claims its wood is ...
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Jack O'Neill, who popularized wetsuits and gave his name to...
Jack O'Neill, who popularized wetsuits and gave his name to the O'Neill brand, has passed away at the age of 94 at his home in Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz. The surfing legend started his career as a draftsman, taxi driver and fire extinguisher salesman in San Francisco, while famously tinkering ...
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Exercising an option, BasicNet has agreed to acquire the Briko...
Exercising an option, BasicNet has agreed to acquire the Briko brand of sports eyewear and apparel, which it has been licensing and distributing since March 2016. Depending on its performance, it will pay up to €4 million for the brand, starting with a lump sum of €1 million, to the ...
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Iconix Brands Group told an investors' conference organized by Baird...
Iconix Brands Group told an investors' conference organized by Baird that it is shifting its strategy from external to internal growth, particularly in its Active segment, whose sales rose by 16 percent in 2016. It sees growth opportunities in the U.S. for Umbro, which generated retail sales of $750 million ...
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Adidas is boosting its infrastructure in Paris and regrouping its...
Adidas is boosting its infrastructure in Paris and regrouping its local teams under Guillaume de Monplanet, general manager of Adidas France, by opening of a new office near the trendy Pigalle area. Adidas and Reebok employees, who were previously working at different offices inside and outside the French capital, will ...
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Nike Iberia is preparing to move its Barcelona office from...
Nike Iberia is preparing to move its Barcelona office from the business center of Mas Blau in El Prat de Llobregat to an emblematic building in the center of Barcelona. The company reportedly wanted to move closer to consumers in the urban area, and to use its office to reinforce ...
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With the sharp rise in e-commerce and customers demanding short...
With the sharp rise in e-commerce and customers demanding short and flexible delivery times, Intersport Sweden has chosen to move its logistics from two locations to a new central warehouse, occupying 24,400 square meters and managed by Catena Fastigheter. It will also switch from its current 3PL solution to a ...
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Under Armour has completed the renovation of two parks in...
Under Armour has completed the renovation of two parks in Portland, where it plans to open a big new dedicated office for the development of its footwear collections, attracting valuable talent from the local sports footwear cluster. One of the two parks, Duniway Park, will be adjacent to its own ...
