All Water Sports articles – Page 5
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H&M develops sustainable swimwear and surfwear
After its incursion into the segment of affordable activewear, H&M has developed a new sustainable swimwear and surfwear collection for the first time, In cooperation with the international ”Women + Waves” community of surfers, which organizes professional and affordable surf lessons, weekends and overseas trips for women. The line includes ...
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Lafuma divests its surfwear brand
Lafuma has finalized the sale of Oxbow, its brand of surf-inspired sportswear. The move will allow the French company to concentrate on the outdoor sector with two brands, Lafuma and Millet. The group had previously sold its Eider brand to K2 of South Korea. The new owner of Oxbow is ...
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Surfdome and Patagonia partner to recycle poly bags
The European B2B publication Boardsport Source reports that Surfdome and Patagonia have embarked upon an initiative, called “Plastic Cutback,” to rethink the poly bag. According to Surfdome, 80 billion items of clothing are sold per year, almost all packed in poly bags, and 72 percent of all plastic, much of ...
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Quiksilver and Roxy strike four-year deal with the French Surfing Federation
Quiksilver and Roxy have struck a deal with the French Surfing Federation for the next four years. This notably includes the Summer Olympics coming up this year in Tokyo. The brands are now the official kit suppliers for the French men’s and women’s short-board teams. In parallel, they will develop ...
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Reef Lifestyle, the premium surf brand recently divested by VF...
Reef Lifestyle, the premium surf brand recently divested by VF Corp., has established partnerships to transfer the distribution of its footwear to specialists in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The distributors include Brandfusion Holland (Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg), Quality Brands (Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France), Georgoudas OE (Greece), ...
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Seasport is the new importer of Vision surfboards in Norway...
Seasport is the new importer of Vision surfboards in Norway
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Lululemon is going to partner with the World Surf League...
Lululemon is going to partner with the World Surf League (WSL) for the Women's Championship Tour finale at Honolua Bay in Maui. The high-end sports brand will support the final stop of the tour, the Maui Pro. Lululemon will be providing extra athlete preparation services, recovery zones for the surfers ...
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Quiksilver and the World Surf League have announced the return...
Quiksilver and the World Surf League have announced the return of the Quiksilver Pro G-Land as part of the program for the 2020 WSL Championship Tour next June. The event is returning after 25 years, taking competitive surfers to one of the sport's most remote competitive spots: Grajagan Bay in ...
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Hexa Surfboard has received a check for €5,000, having beaten...
Hexa Surfboard has received a check for €5,000, having beaten out 22 other respondents to the 2019 Call for Innovation Projects put out by Eurosima, the European boardsports industry association, and Outdoor Sports Valley, the French industry association for outdoor sports. Founded in September 2018 by three surf-loving engineers – ...
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The latest edition of Surf Expo, scheduled for Sept. 5-7,...
The latest edition of Surf Expo, scheduled for Sept. 5-7, and its pre-show outdoor festival Waterfest, scheduled for Sept. 4, were cancelled. Both were to be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, which at the time was under threat from Dorian, the hurricane that ravaged the ...
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The Surfrider Foundation, a non-profit organization advocating for clean water...
The Surfrider Foundation, a non-profit organization advocating for clean water and clean beaches, headquartered in California, has named Jennie Romer as a new legal associate for the organization's Plastic Pollution Initiative. She will lead Surfrider's policy efforts and legal action to reduce plastic pollution at the local, state and national ...
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Rip Curl and the World Surf League (WSL) have worked...
Rip Curl and the World Surf League (WSL) have worked out a three-year renewal for two events on the WSL Championship Tour (CT), the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach and the Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal
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Surf and mountain sports boost Lafuma’s results
Groupe Lafuma's turnover improved by 5.8 percent to €169.8 million in 2018, with each division contributing to the growth. The group's operating income jumped by 12.5 percent to €7.1 million.The management noted that the last year was marked by increased political and economic instability, including the Brexit discussions and the ...
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The Rip Curl GromSearch, a competition for surfers under 16,...
The Rip Curl GromSearch, a competition for surfers under 16, is traditionally held simultaneously in Brazil, Australia, Indonesia, South Africa, New Zealand, the U.S. and Europe, with the finalists, male and female, facing off “somewhere” in the spring. But this year, for its 20th anniversary, the GromSearch will be taking ...
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Vans has signed up a South African pro surfer, Michael...
Vans has signed up a South African pro surfer, Michael February
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A draft report has surfaced about investigations being carried out...
A draft report has surfaced about investigations being carried out in Brussels into dumping practices and subsidies for e-bikes made in China, according to MLex, a press agency covering regulatory news in the U.S., Europe, Southeast Asia and Australia. The draft reportedly recommends anti-subsidy duties of up to 16.14 percent ...
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JD Sports Fashion is raising the surface of its store...
JD Sports Fashion is raising the surface of its store in the Bluewater shopping mall near London from 9,544 to 18,966 square feet. Digitalization is the big buzzword in retailing right now, but as Fashionmagazine.com has noted, Peter Cowgill, executive chairman of the U.K.-based retail group, made an interesting statement ...
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A new national B2B and B2C trade show, Surf Out...
A new national B2B and B2C trade show, Surf Out Portugal, will make its debut in Portugal on Sept. 15 and 16. It will be held at Estoril near Cascais, the surf spot north of Lisbon. Rusty and Lightning Bolt are mentioned among the 45 exhibitors along with local surf ...
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Leon Glatzer, a 21-yar-old German surfer born in the island...
Leon Glatzer, a 21-yar-old German surfer born in the island of Maui, is the latest member of Dakine's team of sponsored athletes
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Surf Demo Days, a new three-day event for the surf...
Surf Demo Days, a new three-day event for the surf industry and consumers, will be launched on June 15-17 in Soorts-Hossegor, in France's southwest. The location, only 20km north of Biarritz, is at the heart of the European surf industry. Industry leaders, manufacturers, pro surfers and retailers will be given ...
