Winter Sports – Page 16
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ArticleTenson sells ColourWear to Swedish Active Brands Group
Sweden-based Active Brands Group Scandinavia AB (not to be confused with Oslo, Norway-based Active Brands AS) announced the acquisition of ColourWear from Tenson, expanding its product portfolio in the board and ski apparel market and strengthening its position as a global distributor of consumer, health and sports brands. ColourWear was ...
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News briefsGB ski team to receive less funding for alpine racing
Although Dave Ryding made history in January with his victory in the slalom on the Streif in Kitzbühel, GB Snowsport has now had to issue a statement after an overall mixed season with disappointing Winter Games, saying that “UK Sport have deemed the three disciplines [Alpine, Cross-Country and Para Nordic] ...
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News briefsVölkl, Dalbello and Marker realign sales structure in Germany
Source: EOC Volker Brötzenberger Following the changes in the global sales organization of Elevate Outdoor Collective (EOC) – formerly K2-MDV Holdings, which includes the K2 Ski, K2 Snowboarding, Völkl, Marker, Dalbello, Line, Ride, BCA, Tubbs Snowshoes, Atlas Snowshoes, Madshus and K2 Skates brands – the German subsidiary ...
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News briefsJapanese e-commerce company to acquire majority stake in Phenix owner
As reported by sportstextiles.com, Japanese e-commerce company E-store Corporation has taken steps to acquire Shiffon, a Tokyo-based licensee and developer of brands such as Kappa and Hummel, and Phenix licensee* for its worldwide sales territories except for China, the brand founded in 1952 that is the official outfitter of the ...
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ArticleElevate Outdoor Collective’s new ‘One Team’ approach restructures global sales
Elevate Outdoor Collective (EOC), formerly K2 Sports, announced a fundamental change to its global sales structure designed to support the growth of its independent brands.
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News briefsZalando signs Four Paws’ letter of intent for mulesing-free wool
The animal welfare organization Four Paws has announced a new signing of the letter of intent to move away from mulesing sheep’s wool. Retailer Zalando has joined the campaign, pledging to phase out its offerings of wool products that are not mulesing-free. The campaign calls for a complete shift away ...
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ArticlePeugeot Frères Industrie acquires Julbo
Christophe and Matthieu Beaud, co-owners and CEO and managing director, respectively, of Julbo, have announced an agreement for Peugeot Frères Industry to acquire a majority stake in the family eyewear company. The Beaud family, unrelated to Jules Beaud, the founder of the company in 1888, acquired the business in the ...
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News briefsRottefella wins patent lawsuit
According to a LinkedIn post by Rottefella, the company, together with Madhus, won a patent lawsuit against Amer Sports and its Salomon and Atomic brands at the Oslo District Court. The lawsuit involved patent rights for detachable bindings for cross-country skis and a solution for easy adjustment and installation of ...
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News briefsRossignol wins award for highly recyclable ski
Rossignol has won Union Sport & Cycle’s Ecosport Award in the circular-economy category for its Essentiel ski. A limited edition due out this autumn, the Essentiel is designed with “recyclable, natural, labeled and biosourced” materials, and few of them at that. The result, says the French brand, is more than ...
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News briefsPorsche Design partners with Head for new skis, safety gear and apparel collection
Porsche x Head The Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer Porsche and Austrian sporting goods manufacturer Head are launching their first joint winter sports products with the start of the 2022 ski season. At the heart of the cooperation are two ski models with race ski-inspired constructions, featuring solid ...
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Milano Cortina 2026 announced as the most gender-balanced Olympic Winter Games of all time
Four new women’s events have been added to the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, leading to a record number of women’s events. There will be 50 women’s events, up from 46 in Beijing in 2022. With 1,362 women competing, namely 47 percent of participants, Milano Cortina 2026 is set ...
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News briefsCanadian First Nations get closer to host 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in BC
The Canadian Squamish, Lil’wat, Musqueam and Tsleil-Wautuuh Indigenous tribes (who have premiered the Four Host Nations licensing program at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver in 2010) have again partnered for a big project: to develop a concept to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in British Columbia, where the ...
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Turtle Fur changes hands
IcebVenture 7 Advisors announced that private equity firm Camano Capital has acquired a majority stake in Turtle Fur, a Vermont-based manufacturer and distributor of headwear and accessories for the snowsports and lifestyle markets. Richard Sontag, owner of Turtle Fur, will retain a partial stake in the company. Venture 7 Advisors ...
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ArticleMips with new strategy, updated financial targets
At Capital Market Day 2022 in Stockholm on June 9, Swedish helmet technology and “Brain Protection System” (BPS) manufacturer Mips AB unveiled its new long-term strategy with updated financial targets and strategic priorities for the coming years. The reason for revising the company’s strategy and long-term financial targets is not ...
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News briefsFischer plant in Ukraine reportedly continues to operate
According to an online report by Italian trade publication Outdoor Magazine, the ski manufacturing facility in Mukachevo, Ukraine, is continuing operations during the country’s conflict with Russia, although with some limitations due to the current situation. The plant, owned by Austrian company Fischer Sports, produces skis and snowboards for its ...
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X-Technology takes over Swiss distribution of X-Socks
Wollerau-based X-Technology Swiss Research & Development AG, which company founder Bodo Lambertz had sold to Swiss investors in November 2021, will take over distribution of the X-Socks brand in Switzerland from Lowa Schuhe AG as of January 1, 2023. This step consolidates and strengthens the distribution of the X-Bionic and ...
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News briefsFusalp gets new funding to support international development
High-end skiwear brand Fusalp has announced a new capital increase from the Mirabaud Patrimoine Vivant and Mirabaud Lifestyle Impact & Innovation private equity funds, thereby acquiring a minority stake in the company. The financial terms of the deal were not unveiled. The new funding is meant to help Fusalp develop ...
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News briefsLondon Ski & Snowboard Festival 2022 is canceled
The London Ski & Snowboard Festival planned for Oct. 27 to 30, 2022, at Battersea Park is canceled. The new organizer of the event, the Smart Group, has published a statement on Facebook, declaring the cancellation of this year’s festival and the introduction of another new organization: “We have been ...
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News briefsSport 2000 Austria retailers voted ski rental partner of the year
For the third year in a row, the Austrian Sport 2000 retailers were honored as the best ski rental points in Austria, according to a study by the Austrian society for consumer studies (ÖGVS). The survey assessed, amongst other things, the courtesy of the staff, the consultation, the quality of ...
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News briefsShiffrin and Atomic extend contract
Source: WhatsApp Shiffrin and her new service team: Lukas Rottinger (left) and Robert Bürgler By signing a contract with Atomic until 2024, the successful U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin will continue to compete with the Austrian brand’s skis, boots, bindings and helmets for the next two ...
