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On Holding plans further expansion, but no Tiger signing
Swiss company On Holding, which had a phenomenal 2023 in terms of sales and profitability growth, is promising to unleash a plethora of new products over the next 10 to 24 months and be a player at the Paris Games (including new uniforms for the Swiss National Team) this summer, ...
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Puma presents Natural Performance collection with Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1
Puma and the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team have unveiled the Natural Performance collection for SS2024, represented by F1 driver George Russell. According to Puma, bionics is the driving force behind the collection, as the designers were inspired by nature’s functions and forms, resulting in a clean and organic ...
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New US ski and snowboard goggle company launched
ArgentaWorks, a Park City, Utah-based ski and snowboard goggle company, announced its official launch on Dec. 5. Source: ArgentaWorks Tuscarora Among ArgentaWorks’ first offerings is the Tuscarora, the company’s flagship goggle. Each pair comes with two interchangeable lenses that offer full spectrum UV protection, anti-fog and anti-scratch ...
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Wilson Golf introduces AI-powered club fitting technology
Wilson is launching Fit AI, an innovative technology that uses artificial intelligence and is “set to change the future of golf club fitting,” the brand said. The technology combines Wilson’s “black box algorithm” with Blast Motion’s motion analysis technology. Wilson Fit AI is a mobile app-based fitting solution that integrates ...
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DaleBoot to offer customized ski boots based on 3D foot scans
Aetrex, a New Jersey-based specialist in foot scanning technology and data-driven orthotics and comfort footwear, announced its partnership with ski boot manufacturer DaleBoot. Using Aetrex’s Albert 2 Pro foot scanning technology, DaleBoot will transition from manually measuring customers’ feet to using automated 3D foot scan data to design custom ski ...
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Lululemon eyes men’s, footwear as key growth opportunities
Lululemon, which last week called its early holiday sales “strong” and forecasted total Q4 revenues of $3.14 to $3.17 billion, intends to put extra attention on the men’s business and launch footwear for him in 2024. While the brand’s Q3 men’s sales increased by 15 percent, the group admitted men’s ...
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Cricket equipment market to grow at a CAGR of 3.28% by 2028
The global cricket equipment market is projected to grow by $2,536.35 from 2023 to 2028, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.28 percent, according to a recent report by research and advisory firm Technavio. Growth will be primarily driven by the increase in the number of cricket tournaments, ...
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Paris Saint-Germain, Nobis and Jay Chou collab for Ace of Stade
Parisian football club PSG, Canadian outerwear brand Nobis and Asian superstar Jay Chou have launched a collaboration, the “Ace of Stade” 3-in-1 Collector’s Set. According to the trio, the exclusive partnership combines ”a spectacular blend of fashion, football, and music in their one-of-a-kind jacket pairing.” According to Nobis, the collaboration ...
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Hyosung partners with Santoni and Tefron on seamless apparel
Sustainable textile solutions provider Hyosung is collaborating with two of the leading global seamless companies, Tefron and Santoni, to introduce a new generation of sustainable sportswear and seamless apparel made with its certified and multi-functional yarns. The three companies unveiled their collaborative product at ISPO Munich 2023. Santoni introduced its ...
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Reebok is preparing a new digital sneaker
Reebok is working on a “digital shoe experience” called Reebok Impact, for release sometime next year. The product here is digital wearables for metaverse avatars – that is, NFTs on a blockchain. The teaser video, however, is promising that “the experiences you share” in the metaverse will “become the digital ...
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Russian major marketplace kicks off sporting goods project
Source: megamarket.ru Konda footwear Megamarket, a marketplace developed by Russia’s biggest state bank Sberbank (formerly communicated as SberMegaMarket), has launched its sporting goods brand Konda. So far, it includes only five shoes for running, but the company promises to gradually expand the offered range. By the end ...
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Adidas moves in to Roblox
Adidas has entered another metaverse, Roblox, adding “licensed digital clothing and bespoke outfits” (UGC) to its marketplace. The brand struck a similar deal with The Sandbox exactly two years ago and is still listed as a partner on that metaverse’s YouTube page. Source: Adidas Adidas has, in ...
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Puma collabs with US upcycler, launches textile-to-textile experiment
Puma has announced a new collaboration with US upcycler Andrew Burgess and his brand Vivid Visions, launching an experimental, one-of-a-kind capsule collection. Vivid Visions was founded on repurposing old textiles to create unique designs that have been endorsed and featured by NBA icons (Jayson Tatum) and US rappers (A Boogie ...
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Amplid takes an artistic turn
German snowboard company Amplid has announced a collaboration with US-based artist Justin Moll a.k.a Dr. Wolfenbergen hailing from greater Philadelphia. The collab sees Amplid’s Singular and Singular Twin models adorned with the artist’s Lo-Fi and rough aesthetic style work. Video: Dr. Wolfenbergen Art Collab ...
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Puma is expanding its Re:Fibre textile-to-textile recycling technology
Puma has announced that it has scaled up its textile recycling innovation Re:Fibre and replace recycled polyester with its Re:Fibre technology in all Puma soccer kits for clubs and associations from 2024. Since the launch of the pilot project in 2022, where the brand produced recycled training kits for the ...
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World’s first parka made from biological recycling unveiled
Stella McCartney has unveiled a parka made of biorecycled polyester at COP28. The garment and the technology behind it is a result of a partnership between Protein Evolution and McCartney. Source: Stella McCartney/Protein Evolution The fashion parka is made from rigid packaging waste and industrial textile ...
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Asics works on enhancing personalization and data protection compliance
Asics has selected Boston-based pure-play customer data platform (CDP) BlueConic to reimagine how it engages with customers. The move will empower the Asics team to support a growing number of personalization projects while remaining compliant with consumer data privacy regulations around the globe. With operations across the Americas, Europe, the ...
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Salomon collaborates with Noble’s Ionic+ and 37.5 to develop new Knit Flow fabric
Salomon is expanding its running apparel offering through a partnership with Ionic+ Botanical and 37.5 to develop a new fabric technology called Knit Flow. The new fabric uses the anti-odor citric-acid formula, Ionic+ Botanical, and is the first durable plant-based formula to be registered, tested and approved by the US ...
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Origify from Bosch protects sneakers against counterfeiters
Bosch is launching Origify, an invisible authentication solution to protect sneakers and other products against counterfeiters. Using a product-specific optical fingerprint, Origify detects luxury products along the entire product lifecycle. Contrary to physical security features, like serial numbers, barcodes, RFID, and others, Origify does not require any intervention in the ...
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Authentic and Sakar form partnership for Reebok
Authentic Brands Group and New Jersey-based electronics company Sakar International have partnered to develop a range of sports and training equipment for Reebok. Under the partnership, Sakar International will design, manufacture and distribute Reebok-branded basketball, pickleball, baseball, soccer and football equipment, as well as electronics such as audio, tech and ...