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Salomon unveils details of its restructuring plan

2021-05-09T16:05:00Z

Salomon’s management presented details of its restructuring plan to the company’s Social and Economic Committee (CSE) on May 3. The plan envisages cutting 82 jobs out of 738 at the company’s head office in Annecy, in France’s southeast. The cuts are mostly due to the closing of ski resorts in ...

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Salomon to release a running shoe for the circular economy

2021-04-22T14:46:00Z

After three years of R&D – largely to find separable materials – Salomon is introducing this spring its first recycled and recyclable shoe, a road-running model designed to balance performance against the demands of the circular economy. The 285-gram Index.01 has the R.Camber rockered design for heel-to-toe transitions, a molded ...

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Footwear companies take sustainability in their stride

2021-03-17T09:06:00Z

Hardly a day goes by without a footwear company or a component supplier announcing a more sustainable product, a recycling program or an environmentally-friendly scheme. Such a flurry of initiatives, which are taking place also outside the athletic footwear sector, is motivated by growing consumer and regulatory pressure as well ...

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White quits as president of Salomon

2021-01-19T17:10:00Z

Amer Sports announced the immediate departure of Michael White as president of Salomon, indicating that he has decided to “pursue other interests” and adding that it has initiated an external search for a permanent successor. We were unable to find out about his new plans by the time of going ...

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​Roger Pirot, Salomon’s commercial director for 15 years, has died

2020-11-11T18:33:00Z

Roger Pirot, who served as commercial director at Salomon from 1965 to 1980, has passed away. He was 93 years old. Pirot, who joined Salomon at the age of 38, directly participated in the establishment of Salomon’s subsidiaries in Japan, Switzerland and the U.S. During his tenure, the staff of ...

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Chamatex raises €10m to relocate the production of sports shoes to France

2020-09-18T16:32:00Z

In a project initiated a year ago by a French textile producer, the Chamatex Group, the construction of a new shoe factory intended to relocate the production of top-of-the-range shoes from Asia to France started on Sept. 17 in Ardoix, where the company is based. The first three clients will ...

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Two more Salomon stores in Germany

2020-07-02T14:22:00Z

Salomon is opening new stores in Frankfurt and Cologne, indicating that they are based on an “epicenter strategy” to raise brand awareness and help local retail partners create synergies and increase sales. The stores will focus on road running, trail running, hiking and backpacking as well as general sportswear, skiwear ...

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Salomon makes Covid-19 relief donation to the Red Cross

2020-07-01T14:04:00Z

(OIC) Salomon will make a donation to a Covid-19 emergency appeal operated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from sales of its new limited-edition Golden Trail Series running footwear, apparel and gear. The ICRC helps people around the world affected by armed conflict and other situations of ...

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Salomon opens its second Parisian store

2020-06-08T15:29:00Z

Salomon has opened its second store in Paris. The new 220-square-meter store, opened on May 27, is located at 12 boulevard de la Madeleine, on one of Paris’ “grands boulevards.” Besides the brand’s products, the store offers 3D foot scanning and boot fitting services. The first Parisian store, opened two ...