News Briefs – Page 623
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New Era Cap is set to introduce a technical line...
New Era Cap is set to introduce a technical line of knitted headwear for next winter, featuring Outlast technology, Dri-Release and Durable Water Repellency (DWR). They will be worn by promising snowboarders and skaters on and off the mountains in Europe from the beginning of this year. The brand will ...
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Dakine has chosen Northridge Mills to produce its new junior...
Dakine has chosen Northridge Mills to produce its new junior women's swimwear line in California. The swimsuits will be available in select stores and online this spring. Northbridge Mills, which is owned by Encore Brands, is an experienced producer of beach and competitive swimwear, with a manufacturing capacity exceeding 100,000 ...
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Mammut is asking owners of a Mammut/Snowpulse avalanche airbag as...
Mammut is asking owners of a Mammut/Snowpulse avalanche airbag as a precaution to re-equip the release units of the backpacks with a special plastic clip. The point of possible concern is the connection between the release mechanism and the Venturi valve in avalanche airbags produced for the winter seasons from ...
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Researchers at the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim and the Leibnitz...
Researchers at the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim and the Leibnitz Institute for Interactive Materials (DWI) in Aachen have developed an antimicrobial treatment for wool and wool blends. Antimicrobial treatments are typically effective on cotton, polyester and polyamide, but not many are effective on wool, which tends to be washed less ...
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Evan Geiselman has signed a head-to-toe marketing partnership with Reef....
Evan Geiselman has signed a head-to-toe marketing partnership with Reef. Born in Florida, the 21-year-old has been involved in competitive surfing since the age of 7. He qualified as Vans Triple Crown Rookie of the Year in 2011, and he recently won the Kona Pro Jax in his home state. ...
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Romain Bardet is a new ambassador for the Gel Intérim...
Romain Bardet is a new ambassador for the Gel Intérim Rossignol Nordic Team. The professional cyclist, who competes with France-based AG2R team, finished 6th in the 2014 Tour de France and 15th overall in the Tour de France 2013. He joins Marie Laure Brunet, double Olympic medalist in biathlon, who ...
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Scarpa has welcomed two freeride skiers, Lynsey Dyer and Ben...
Scarpa has welcomed two freeride skiers, Lynsey Dyer and Ben Leoni, to its roster of sponsored athletes. The move reflects the brand's growth in the freeride-ski category. Graham Zimmerman has joined the company as a sponsored athlete for climbing. Dyer, who will be using Scarpa's Freedom series boots, was named ...
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Columbia has announced it will be the equipment partner of...
Columbia has announced it will be the equipment partner of The Mud Day in 2015. The Mud Day is an obstacle course organized by Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), which organises the Tour de France and other competitions. In 2014, its second year, it lasted nine days and covered six French ...
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Scarpa North America will act as official sponsor of the...
Scarpa North America will act as official sponsor of the National Ski Patrol in the U.S. for touring and telemark ski boots. Members of the National Ski Patrol will be able to purchase Scarpa's products at special conditions.
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SportScheck has concluded an agreement with InterCityHotels, a chain of...
SportScheck has concluded an agreement with InterCityHotels, a chain of hotels belonging to the Steigenberger Hotel Group. The 100,000-odd participants in the urban running races organized by the German retailer and BMW in 20 cities will be given special treatment. The chain will also grant special prices to the ...
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The Schweizer Firmenlauf and the B2RUN Swiss Corporate Challenge are...
The Schweizer Firmenlauf and the B2RUN Swiss Corporate Challenge are to come under one umbrella following the takeover of Firmenlauf by InfrontRingier Sports & Entertainment Switzerland. The new corporate running series is named B2RUN Schweizer Firmenlauf. In 2015, it will features six events across six Swiss cities in St. Gallen ...
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Kenji Haroutunian, who recently stepped down as a vice president...
Kenji Haroutunian, who recently stepped down as a vice president of Emerald Expositions after 15 years as director for its Outdoor Retailer show, has announced he has established KenjiConsults, a consulting business serving the industry. Haroutunian has been in the outdoor industry for nearly 30 years. In addition to leading ...
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Bluesign has reminded bluesign-certified manufacturers and brands that they are...
Bluesign has reminded bluesign-certified manufacturers and brands that they are to have no long-chain C8 durable water repellents (DWR) in their products or supply chains as from Jan. 1. However, the Swiss certification company also mentioned that the positive list of bluesign-approved chemical products (bluesign bluefinder) includes several short-chain DWR ...
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Haglöfs has won the Sustainability Brand of the Year award,...
Haglöfs has won the Sustainability Brand of the Year award, from the Swedish trade magazine Sportfack. It was presented at Swesport, the Swedish outdoor and sports trade show, which ran in Stockholm on Jan. 11-12. In 2013, Haglöfs defined an array of ambitious sustainability goals that would be achieved in ...
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Primaloft has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). It will...
Primaloft has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). It will contribute data and resources to support the Higg Index. More than 140 companies are already members of SAC, incluing global members and retailers such as Adidas, Nike, VF Corp., C&A, Gap and H&M.
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Fjällräven has made a “Down Promise” that all its new...
Fjällräven has made a “Down Promise” that all its new products will only use ethically produced down feathers of the highest quality. After several years of work on this increasingly sensitive issue, the Swedish company says it is now working with one supplier who shares its views on animal welfare, ...
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Mike Ashley, who owns 57 percent of Sports Direct International,...
Mike Ashley, who owns 57 percent of Sports Direct International, reportedly granted the company a £40 million (€51.0m-$62.2m) loan in October to help finance its purchases for the holiday season, charging normal lending rates. SDI could have borrowed the money from a bank, but the loan reportedly allowed Ashley to ...
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Kering has been looking since the beginning of this year...
Kering has been looking since the beginning of this year for investors who may be interested in taking over its 86 percent stake in Puma, says the Bloomberg news agency. Investment funds in Asia, Qatar and other parts of the Middle East were reportedly approached, but no takeover negotiations have ...
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Noël, the French footwear company that has been a licensee...
Noël, the French footwear company that has been a licensee of Umbro for many years, was placed in receivership by a court in Rennes on Dec. 8, with until June 8 to present a recapitalization plan. The company has been unable to conclude a satisfactory agreement for the transfer of ...
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Mitteldeutsche Fahrradwerke (Mifa) has a new owner. All the assets...
Mitteldeutsche Fahrradwerke (Mifa) has a new owner. All the assets of the German bike maker have been acquired, by the Von Nathusius family, the sole shareholder of German auto parts supplier IFA Rotorion-Holding. Detailed terms of the deal were not disclosed but have guarantees from the state of Saxony-Anhalt. Mifa's ...
