All Running articles – Page 10
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News briefsOnline sales for China’s overall athletic footwear market down 22%, running footwear up 6%
According to NPD Group, e-commerce sales of athletic footwear in mainland China declined 22 percent year-on-year through August 2022. Running footwear, however, increased 6 percent and increased its market share from 19 percent to 23 percent. Sales of running shoes, which have high double-digit growth in the $90+ price range, ...
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News briefsEppler to replace Høgberg as Odlo CEO
Source: Odlo Daniel Eppler, new Odlo CEO Monte Rosa Sport, owner of the Odlo, Henri-Lloyd and Janus brands, has appointed Daniel Eppler as new CEO of Odlo and Monte Rosa Sport, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Eppler joins the group from Nike, where he currently serves as VP ...
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News briefsOrthoLite Cirql names sales director in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Source: OrthoLite Juan Cutina U.S.-based insole specialist OrthoLite has introduced Juan Cutina as sales director for its recently launched OrthoLite Cirql division. Cirql – an EVA foam that is plastic-free, recyclable, biodegradable and industrially compostable – is a patented solution for footwear that helps brands and factories ...
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News briefsXtep partners with Covestro to manufacture low-carbon running shoes
Source: Xtep Xtep’s first Mass Balance low-carbon eco-friendly running shoes 360-Eco Xtep International Holdings established a strategic cooperation arrangement with Covestro, a German chemical group, and Silan Group, an integrated footwear platform, to produce low-carbon running shoes. The partnership announcement was made jointly with the presentation of ...
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ArticleOn raises outlook again, vows to “protect the position of the brand”
On Holding, after reporting another quarter of strong results, now sees its FY22 revenues growing by 55 percent to 1.125 billion Swiss francs (€1.16b) and its adjusted Ebitda margin hitting CHF 148 million (€152.1m) despite ongoing margin pressure from the combination of a strong U.S. dollar and weak euro. The ...
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ArticleAsics raises FY forecast on gains in performance running in China
Asics Corp., citing performance run gains in Greater China and Oceania and continued sales increases in its core performance sports segment across all regions, has elevated its annual outlook for the 12 months ending Dec. 31, 2022. The Japanese company has raised its total sales outlook by 4.3 percent from ...
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News briefsDanish orthopedics specialist KSO joins Running Experts Europe
Source: SPORT 2000 From left to right: Jannich Hammer Marker, COO KSO, Jörg Seifert, Head of Division Running SPORT 2000, Jan Steinicke, CEO KSO. Danish running and orthopedics specialist Kaiser Sport & Orthopaedi (KSO) has become part of Running Experts Europe, the network of running specialty retailers ...
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News briefsAsics releases USDC-only, NFT-linked running shoe
Pre-orders are almost closed – they’re running on Nov. 4-9 – for the Asics running shoe designed “to get the Web3 community moving” and for sale only in exchange for the digital currency known as USDC. USDC (U.S. Dollar Coin) is a digital currency of the so-called ...
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News briefsCraft publishes 240-page running guide containing just two sentences
Running shoe and apparel manufacturer Craft has released ”The Ultimate guide to running,” a 240-page coffee table book with a foreword by legendary long-distance runner and Craft athlete Tommy “Rivs” Puzey. Although the book is a real eye-catcher and design highlight, it contains only two short sentences: “Left foot. Right ...
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ArticleDeckers: Hoka is more than a running brand
Deckers Brands believes its Hoka brand, already wildly successful, has plenty of upsides ahead as a head-to-toe brand serving running, trail and hiking consumers worldwide like rivals Salomon and VF Corp.’s North Face, and less like running-centric Brooks. “We are re-looking at our category approach,” proclaimed Dave Powers, president ...
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News briefsSport 2000’s Absolute Run expansion continues with 9th German store
Absolute Run Sport Pauli in Deggendorf in Southern Germany opened its doors on Oct. 6 as Sport 2000’s ninth German Absolute Run store. The existing 280-sqm store was completely remodeled for this purpose by owner Günter Pauli, a running specialist retailer for 30 years. A 20-meter-long running track now stretches ...
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News briefsHervis gets Austrians moving
The Austrian sports specialty chain Hervis, which operates more than 240 doors across six European countries, has donated €47,250 to Austrian Sports Aid that was raised by its “Hervis Team Run.” The initiative saw nearly 4,800 Austrians across the country’s nine states take to the roads or trails to “get ...
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News briefsMizuno launches eco-friendly Wave Neo shoes
Mizuno is introducing its Wave Neo Collection, described by the brand as “its first running shoes that balance carbon impact” and as the collection with “the lowest environmental impact in Mizuno’s history.” The carbon impact during the product life cycle of the Wave Neo Collection will be balanced by the ...
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News briefsTracksmith to expand outside the States with new U.K. store
According to Drapers and Apparel Resources, the U.S. running brand Tracksmith is about to expand over the big pond and will open its first store in the U.K. at the end of September. The two media outlets report that the new brick-and-mortar store, located in London’s Marylebone district, is planned ...
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News briefsSalomon launches new loyalty program S/Plus
Salomon’s new free loyalty program S/Plus offers its members free shipping, free events, exclusive offers tailored to the member’s interests and special rewards. This is how Salomon strives to strengthen customer loyalty. Consumers can sign up for S/Plus either online or at Salomon stores. In addition, there ...
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News briefsOn partners with Trove to launch U.S. resale site and online exchange program
Swiss sportswear and athletic footwear brand On has launched Onward in the U.S., a new resale site and online exchange program powered by California-based brand e-commerce specialist Trove. The Onward program is an extension of On’s existing ESG initiatives, which focus on driving sustainability through innovation and promoting the circular ...
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News briefsIntersport launches new Energetics brand, bearing new sustainability logo
Source: Intersport Intersport’s Energetics brand, a new collection for training, running and yoga, focuses on sustainability. Every third product in the collection for FW 22/23 for training already bears the new “Green Series” logo that Intersport introduced this summer for its exclusive brands. “The new sustainability label ...
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News briefsSaucony launches apparel collection made from regenerated polyester
Source: Saucony/Ambercycle Cycora Lab Saucony unveiled the new Saucony x Cycora collection, a range of running tops made in part from Cycora material, a regenerated polyester derived from textile waste that would otherwise end up in landfills. The men’s and women’s collection consists of a tank, crop ...
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ArticleOn releases 2021 Impact Progress Report
On Holding AG has released its 2021 Impact Progress Report, providing a comprehensive view of its approach to and progress on its sustainability initiatives across the Company. Key highlights in the priority areas include: On is taking big strides on its sustainability mission, having delivered the first fully recyclable ...
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News briefsDecathlon partners with Chantelle on lacey running bra
Decathlon France has teamed up with Parisian lingerie company Chantelle and Noyon Dentelle, a Calais-based lacemaker, to create an elegant exercise bra for Decathlon’s running brand Kalenji. The idea is to offer women a product that merges their intimate and sportswear wardrobes. All the bras have been manufactured in Chantelle’s ...
