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ArticleBob Gore, inventor of Gore-Tex, has died
Robert W. “Bob” Gore, chairman emeritus of the board of directors of W. L. Gore & Associates, died on Sept. 17 at the age of 83. Gore sat on the board of his family’s materials science company for 57 years, 30 of them as chairman, and served as president from ...
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ArticleNPD: The global sports market grew by 5% in 2019
A rise of 9 percent in retail sales of bicycles and accessories drove the growth of the global sporting goods market in 2019, according to the NPD Group. The consumption of sports shoes slowed down to 6 percent, compared with an estimated increase of 9 percent in 2018. Both apparel ...
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Adidas’ former Yeezy boss will work for Shopify
The mystery about the recent departure of the former head of the successful Yeezy business unit at Adidas is solved. Shopify has just announced that Jon Wexler will be joining the global, Canadian-based e-commerce company on Sept. 14 as vice president of its creator and influencer program. As he did ...
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Peloton sets up a health advisory council
Peloton has established a Health and Wellness Advisory Council to find ways to foster the “physical, mental and emotional wellbeing” of its subscribers worldwide. The council’s five members are doctors, researchers and other specialists in cardiovascular medicine, cardiopulmonary exercise, neurology and neuroscience. According to the company’s president, William Lynch, Peloton’s ...
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ArticleLloyds Fonds acquires 2.4% of Polygiene
As we reported earlier, the Swedish fabric technology brand Polygiene, which was founded in 2006 as a spin-off of the Swedish chemical company Perstorp, was among the winners in the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to its new antiviral treatment, ViralOff®, which was launched in April. This success also aroused the interest ...
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ArticleViralOff helps Polygiene to thrive during pandemic
Polygiene is at the center of media attention since it launched ViralOff, a fabric treatment with antiviral properties, in April. In the context of Covid-19 outbreak, demand for the garment has soared, and the group expanded its scope from initially treating protective clothing, face masks and other hospital products to ...
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Polygiene is reorganizing the management
Polygiene is strengthening its corporate management team due to increased demand for the company’s anti-viral technology, ViralOff. Andreas Holm, who was brought in as a temporary resource during the launch of ViralOff, will assume the position of chief commercial officer on Sept. 1 at the company head office in Malmö, ...
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Strong recovery and an award for Polygiene
Polygiene is recovering strongly, thanks to its anti-viral technology. In a preliminary statement, the Swedish company indicates that its sales grew by 37 percent in the second quarter, keeping the gross margin at around 70 percent and generating breakeven operating results, compared with a loss of 4.2 million Swedish kronor ...
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ArticleNPD measures the impact of Covid-19 in Europe and China
The NPD Group estimates that there was a drop of around 24 percent in sales of sports shoes during the first half of 2020 in Germany, France, Italy and Spain – the four European countries where it uses a retail panel of multi-sport specialty stores, combined with sell-out data from ...
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Polygiene announces ViralOff+ with lifetime washability
Polygiene announced at a press conference that it is developing a new formula for its ViralOff technology that will provide a testable lifetime of virus reduction in garments. Products treated with the new ViralOff+ will continue to reduce more than 99 percent of viruses within two hours, even after 30 ...
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News briefsGore presents a new, ambitious sustainability framework
(OIC) W. L. Gore & Associates has released a new Sustainability Framework for its Gore Fabrics Division. The framework reflects the evolution of the company’s sustainability strategy and provides a cohesive, tangible expression of the company’s diverse and long-term commitment. In particular, it demonstrates Gore’s commitment to protecting people and ...
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More insulation options from Thermore
Thermore has expanded its line of blow-in Ecodown fibers, offering five different options in terms of weights and thicknesses with its heat-regulating technology. That includes a new Ecodown Fibers Light version, which provides a soft, ultra-light and packable insulation that is said to be 20 percent warmer than comparable products. ...
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Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof to centralize sports logistics
While threatening to close about one-third of its department stores, Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof (or Galeria), the new holding company formed in 2018 from the merger of the Galeria Kaufhof and Karstadt department stores, has decided to centralize the logistics for its sporting goods segment, using some extra capacities at its ...
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Hummel replaces Umbro as Everton’s kit supplier
Hummel has agreed to a three-year deal as the new kit sponsor of Everton, the English football club that competes in the Premier League. The agreement is reportedly worth more than double the expiring contract with Umbro, which called for fees of between £4 and £5 million per year. The ...
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Down supplier makes masks
Allied Feather & Down, the down supplier and maker of bedding, is switching a large portion of its bedding production over to face masks. The company will be using the tightly-woven cotton that it normally employs for pillows and comforters to make washable two-layer face masks. Allied has also partnered ...
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UA and others commit to pay suppliers for certain cancelled orders
Under Armour has committed to the PayUp campaign, an initiative that urges fashion brands to pay their garment factories for orders that are both completed and in production, and yet cancelled or delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The campaign was launched by Remake, a workers’ rights organization, at the ...
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Umbro to replace Canterbury as England Rugby’s kit supplier
Umbro will be the new kit supplier for England Rugby in a new four-year deal, effective Sept. 1. It will be the first involvement with professional rugby for Umbro, which will take over from Canterbury of New Zealand, a brand owned by Pentland that has been England Rugby’s official ...
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Sporting goods suppliers face long-term coronavirus effects
The current coronavirus pandemic is having a major impact on the suppliers of sporting goods, particularly in terms of orders, material shortages and cash. Reports from China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Myanmar and other major sources indicate that many of them are resorting to massive layoffs or facing labor shortages ...
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Galvin Green is more sustainable
Galvin Green, the Swedish golf apparel brand, is launching a range of products that are made entirely from recycled materials. All seven styles of its Insula warm layer garments, which include 24 sweaters in total, are now made from bluesign approved fabric. All of the brand’s Gore-Tex waterproof garments also ...
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Polygiene is trending up
Polygiene stabilized its business in 2019, with sales declining by just 0.3 percent to 68.8 million Swedish kronor (€6.34m-$6.82m), with cash flow improving and turning positive. Sales actually grew by 6.3 percent excluding the divested Protective Surfaces business, but the operating margin declined and the company ended up with a ...
