Running – Page 10
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News briefsAsics recognized by CDP for its sustainability efforts
For the fourth consecutive year, Asics Corp. has been awarded a position on the Supplier Engagement Leaderboard by CDP. Headquartered in Brussels, CDP is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts. Asics has been recognized for ...
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News briefsSSU eyes return to profitability in FY24
The sports e-commerce company Signa Sports United (SSU) is undergoing a strategic realignment assessment to generate long-term shareholder value that it intends to reveal at the end of Q2 but is projecting an ongoing challenging environment through the remainder of the FY due to inflationary pressures impacting both consumer sentiment ...
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News briefsSalomon introduces second generation of its recyclable running shoe
Salomon has unveiled the new Index.02, a new recyclable running shoe that builds on the Index.01 model the company introduced two years ago. Like its predecessor, the Index.02 is 100 percent recyclable. It’s also 10 percent lighter (263 grams) and offers massive improvements in comfort and performance thanks to enhancements ...
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News briefsNew research identifies female runners' safety concerns
Adidas surveyed 9,000 runners internationally to understand men’s and women’s experiences and perceptions of safety when running. 92 percent of women reported feeling concerned for their safety, with half (51%) afraid of being physically attacked, compared to 28 percent of men. Over a third (38%) of women have experienced physical ...
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News briefsAtom selling 50% abroad in its first year
Atom ended its first year of operation with €2.4 million in sales, according to Diffusion Sport, which spoke with the running-shoe brand’s sales director, Antonio Sáenz, at last month’s Micam show. Half of the total consists of export sales, particularly in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, with the Czech Republic, ...
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News briefsJoma enjoys record 2022, remains prudent on 2023
Joma, the Spanish brand with headquarters in Toledo and a historical focus on running, football and tennis, was present as usual at the recent Micam footwear show, which ran on Feb. 19-22 in Milan. Alessandro Annibale, sales director of its Italian subsidiary, was on hand to meet with local retailers ...
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News briefsSport 2000 running division fosters retail skills
The German Sport 2000 Running Division held another Product Day in mid-February. Around 30 retailers and 70 participants, including both specialists and generalists with a running focus, came to SportCentrum Kaiserau in Kamen to test and assess new shoe models and innovations for the spring/summer 2023 season. 15 brands – ...
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News briefsOn announces professional running team in Australia
Swiss performance brand On has announced its professional running team, On Athletics Club, in Australia with the launch of the Oceania division. On Athletics Club is a two-year-old vision that began in Boulder, Colorado, with the objective of building a team of young athletes with potential. The company gives On ...
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News briefsOn reportedly has plans for Paris
Swiss brand On is reportedly considering opening its first store in Paris. According to Sport Guide, the Swiss sports brand has been exploring a series of potential locations in France’s capital city, in trendy and elegant districts like the Marais and Saint-Germain des Près. However, the company has not confirmed. ...
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ArticleBrooks' success builds on connection with runners worldwide
Berkshire Hathaway-owned Brooks, which continues to make strides with the global running community, generated a 6 percent increase in annual sales in 2022 to an implied $1.166 billion despite persistent supply chain obstacles within the running industry. The company also gained new customers last year in categories outside of running, ...
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News briefsAMSilk and Brain Biotech develop high-performance biobased protein fibers
Biomaterial specialist AMSilk, based in Munich, and industry solutions provider Brain Biotech have entered a partnership to accelerate the development of high-performance fibers for the performance materials market. AMSilk produces biotechnological materials based on renewable carbon structural proteins that are fully recyclable, biodegradable and contain no microplastics. The company’s Biosteel ...
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News briefsStrava adds a new role to its executive team
Source: Strava Anita Butler, Chief Design Officer Strava has announced the appointment of Anita Patwardhan Butler as its first-ever chief design officer (CDO). In this role, Butler will oversee all of Strava’s design and innovation aspects, including brand and marketing design, product design, research, and content design. ...
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News briefsStrava CEO steps down for a second time
Strava’s co-founder, Michael Horvath, is stepping down from the CEO role for a second time. Horvath co-founded the platform with Mark Gainey in 2009. He left the helm in 2013 to support his wife when she battled cancer, then returned in 2019. “I have decided that Strava needs a CEO ...
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Case StudyHow Brooks running overcame pandemic pressures to become the biggest player in the business
Specialist running brand Brooks has clocked up sustained growth by focusing on comfort and using technology to hike shoe performance.
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News briefs2023 UK National Running Show was the most successful in its history
The fifth edition of the National Running Show, which took place on Jan. 21-22 at the NEC Birmingham, saw exhibitor and sponsorship revenues increase by 38 percent this year. Raccoon Media Group, which organizes the show, claimed that the 2023 event recorded the largest visitor audience it has ever attracted. ...
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News briefsOn unveils global running event series
Swiss sports brand On has announced its own global running event series, called “On Track Nights.” The series will span three continents and five cities. On Track Nights will kick off in Los Angeles with the Track Fest in early May, followed by the Night of 10k PBs in Highgate ...
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News briefsParkrun wins Brooks as global footwear partner
Brooks, a Parkrun partner in the U.K. and Ireland since 2020, is extending the partnership to all Parkrun territories as the organization’s new global footwear partner and also becoming a presenting partner in the U.S., Netherlands and Germany. Over the past three years, Brooks has visited dozens of Parkrun sites, ...
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News briefsMunich expects 35% sales increase and opens new stores
Spanish sneaker brand Munich expects its sales to jump by around 35 percent in the full fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, to reach €65-70 million. In an interview with trade publication FashionNetwork, Munich CEO Xavier Berneda said that the company’s revenues are projected to exceed last year’s record sales ...
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ArticleOn has various growth levers to pull
On Holding, the Swiss-based “disruptor”, which generated $1 billion in trailing 12-month sales through Q3, continues to focus on innovation and sustainability issues while establishing growth levers to reach younger, Chinese, and apparel consumers as a head-to-toe brand rooted in performance with lifestyle adaptability. On continues to eye a 60 ...
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News briefsAustrian Sport 2000 retailer joins Running Experts Europe
The Viennese running specialist WEMOVE, a long-time Sport 2000 dealer, has joined Running Experts Europe as the network’s first Austrian partner. The two WEMOVE running stores in downtown Vienna and in the Westfield Donau Zentrum shopping mall offer amateur and professional runners the most comprehensive range of premium running products ...
