News Briefs – Page 501
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Retail bankruptcies and the closing of some 1,200 stores in...
Retail bankruptcies and the closing of some 1,200 stores in the U.S. in the past year affected Hanesbrands, the parent company of Champion, which reported results below expectations for the fourth quarter and the full financial year. The company's total revenues grew by 11.8 percent to $1.56 billion in the ...
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BSI, the German sporting goods industry federation, has conducted a...
BSI, the German sporting goods industry federation, has conducted a survey among its members showing that almost 75 percent assess the current market situation as good or very good, while about 25 percent are satisfied and 3 percent evaluate it as bad. About 71 percent of BSI's members stated that ...
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Adidas has filed a lawsuit against Puma in the federal...
Adidas has filed a lawsuit against Puma in the federal court of Portland, Oregon, charging that the four stripes on the Empower Vigor 1 Camo FG cleated shoe create confusion in the market with its own three-stride trademark. The stripes on Puma's shoe appear as extensions of the lacing system, ...
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Decathlon has recalled two models of its push scooters from...
Decathlon has recalled two models of its push scooters from the market because of their defective handlebar and asked consumers who bought them to get certain components replaced by technicians at its stores. The scooter models are the Oxelo Town 7 and 9.
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The German sporting goods industry federation, BSI, has launched the...
The German sporting goods industry federation, BSI, has launched the “BSI Sport Clearing Center,” an EDI interface for the sporting goods industry. The aim is to work together and optimize processes by organizing a common platform for retailers and suppliers. BSI wants to accelerate data exchange between retailers and suppliers ...
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Nike has unveiled a new underfoot platform as part of...
Nike has unveiled a new underfoot platform as part of the anniversary celebrations for the Air Max 1, the shoe that has introduced visible Nike Air cushioning. The new Nike Air VaporMax unit acts as a stand-alone outsole. Previous Air units had to be insulated by a secondary rubber layer, ...
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Victorinox has decided to stop marketing a collection of apparel...
Victorinox has decided to stop marketing a collection of apparel by the end of this year. It will still sell a line for autumn/winter 2017/18 in Japan, but its involvement in the segment will end elsewhere after the spring/summer 2017 line. The Swiss company has been marketing its quite functional ...
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Leki replaced its usual corporate red with pink for the...
Leki replaced its usual corporate red with pink for the first time on its women's race poles for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in St Moritz, which was held on Feb. 6-19. The color change is the first for the company since it introduced race poles back in the ...
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Head has launched the Head Tennis Racquet Finder, a web...
Head has launched the Head Tennis Racquet Finder, a web tool that allows tennis enthusiasts to find the racquet, among those proposed by the brand, that best suits their specific needs. The tool relies on an algorithm, developed by Head, which uses the brand's database of performance racquets to calculate ...
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Puma will soon be offering Minions' signature designs on its...
Puma will soon be offering Minions' signature designs on its Sportstyle product range following the signing of a new multi-season partnership deal with Universal Brand Development and Illumination Entertainment, the owner of the Despicable Me franchise. The Minions are the iconic characters from the Despicable Me films, which are produced ...
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Wintersteiger came out as the overall Ispo Gold Award winner...
Wintersteiger came out as the overall Ispo Gold Award winner with a foot scanner that it is proposing for the fitting of ski boots. It developed a specific software for the very quick process in cooperation with a Swedish specialist in 3D scanning, Volumental.
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The Scandinavian Outdoor Group named Devold, which also got an...
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group named Devold, which also got an Ispo Gold Award, as the overall winner of the SOG Awards for the autumn/winter 2017/18 season at Ispo. Picture Organic, which uses mostly recycled materials in its technical garments, came out as the winner of the French Outdoor Award ...
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Fimbulvetr won the Ispo 2017/18 award in the eco achievement...
Fimbulvetr won the Ispo 2017/18 award in the eco achievement hardware category for its “Tankr” product of snow shoes, which are made in Norway by production partners within an hour's drive of the company's headquarters. The company started to sell its products to the Norwegian army and launched the products ...
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Michelin Technical Soles unveiled collaborations at the Ispo Munich show...
Michelin Technical Soles unveiled collaborations at the Ispo Munich show earlier this month with four more companies - Columbia, Hanwag, Mammut and Nordica – starting with the next autumn/winter season. It has also developed new projects with Etnies in the area of skate shoes and Chaud Devant for chefs' shoes.
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Reebok gathered athletes, brand partners and volunteers in four cities...
Reebok gathered athletes, brand partners and volunteers in four cities around the world on Feb. 8, to try to break some of the fitness-based titles featured in the Guinness World Record in 24 hours using Reebok's Nano 7 training footwear. The attempts took place in New York City, Los Angeles, ...
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Errea Sport has signed a new partnership deal with Sauber...
Errea Sport has signed a new partnership deal with Sauber Formula One Team. The Italian sportswear brand will provide the racing outfit, including specially designed sportswear and travel clothing. Errea will also create car covers and a range of officially licensed merchandise for Sauber. In addition, Errea's logo will be ...
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The states of Colorado, Montana and Oregon have all expressed...
The states of Colorado, Montana and Oregon have all expressed interest in hosting the Outdoor Retailer show after the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) announced that it was looking for a new venue as soon as possible. A final decision to withdraw OR from Salt Lake City could be made within ...
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Booked to capacity, last week's Ispo Beijing show hosted a...
Booked to capacity, last week's Ispo Beijing show hosted a record of 502 exhibitors, seven percent more than a year ago. They represented 728 brands. Eighty-three percent of them came from China.
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Lenzing has announced that its viscose and modal fibers have...
Lenzing has announced that its viscose and modal fibers have been granted the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label. Lenzing's lyocell Tencel fiber was certified as 100 percent biobased in 2011, while its FR fiber has been certified as 99 percent biobased, with the remaining 1 percent ...
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Patagonia has announced an exclusive research partnership with HeiQ to...
Patagonia has announced an exclusive research partnership with HeiQ to explore ways for a sustainable textile finishing technology to achieve high-performance breathable and durable water repellence (DWR). HeiQ, a Swiss innovator of textile technologies, already makes several fluorine-free DWR technologies, including Eco Dry, its non-PFC based repellent textile technology.
