All Asics articles – Page 9
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Asics launches its “Vision2030” strategy
Asics has launched “Vision2030,” the company’s new long-term vision and targets for the coming ten years. During this timeframe and beyond, the company said it plans to expand its business in three domains: Product, Facility and Community, and Analysis and Diagnosis. The Product domain will focus on the creation of ...
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Asics joins The Fashion Pact
Asics has become the first Japanese company to join The Fashion Pact, a global coalition of companies in the fashion and textile industry, including their suppliers and distributors, committed to key environmental goals. The Fashion Pact focuses in particular on three areas: mitigating climate change, restoring biodiversity, and protecting the ...
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Few sports brands in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Sustainability has become an increasingly important issue in the sporting goods sector. However, after being on the list for 20 consecutive years, Adidas is absent from this year’s Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). The annual DJSI, which has reached its 21st edition, assesses the sustainability performance of the largest 2,500 ...
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Asics improves in Q3, but warns about second Covid wave
Asics reported better-than-expected third-quarter sales and revised upward its forecasts for the full year, but warned that fourth-quarter sales would take a hit from the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Net sales rose by 4.39 percent to 103,309 million yen (€829m-$979m) in the third quarter as more people took ...
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Asics launches an annual virtual relay marathon
Asics has founded an annual virtual relay marathon called the Asics World Ekiden. The footrace is split into six legs – three of 5 km, two of 10 km and one of 7.2 km – adding up to the usual marathon distance of 42.2 km.Teams of up to six people ...
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Asics starts virtual tennis coaching community
Asics EMEA has announced the launch of the Asics Tennis Academy, a virtual community platform to support tennis coaches. Experts, who according to Asics include elite coaches, strength trainers, physiotherapists and sports psychologists, will exchange customized training videos and articles to further professional training on a broad level. Research has ...
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Infographics & DataRanking - The top 10 athletic footwear brands
This exclusive chart shows the leading international footwear brands, including Nike, Adidas, Skechers, VF Corp., New Balance, Puma, Asics. Ranking by Revenue and by %-growth vs last year. This is exclusive data and analysis for Premium Members.
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Asics posts heavy losses
After ending the first quarter in the red, Asics posted steep losses again in the second quarter. They reached 11,700 million yen (€92.5m-$109.5m), versus a profit of ¥2,100 million for the same quarter last year. Sales were off by 21.5 percent to ¥146,800 million (€1.16bn-$1.37bn) in the period, or by ...
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Asics develops face mask for runners
At its Institute of Sport Science (ISS) in Kobe, Japan, Asics has developed a face mask to enable runners to run hard and still breathe well. The Asics Runners Face Cover keeps the air flowing with vents, a curved structure, and a fabric that dries quickly and can withstand washing. ...
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ArticleNew runners have emerged from the pandemic
According to a recent study by Asics, the Japanese sportswear brand, the coronavirus crisis has revealed a new-found love for running all over the world. More importantly, most runners are now planning to maintain their new exercise routine in the future. In an encouraging sign, nearly three-quarters (73% globally) said ...
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Asics exceeds sustainability targets
In 2019, Asics achieved a 27.9 percent reduction in CO² emissions per pair of shoes during the manufacturing process as compared to 2015 baseline levels, exceeding the 10 percent target that the company had set for itself by 2020. This is the headline result in Asics’ 2019 Sustainability Report, which ...
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ArticleAsics is back in the red
Asics ended the first quarter with a loss of 243 million yen (€2.0m-$2.2m), versus a profit of ¥4,365 million for the same quarter last year, weighed down by store closures. The management said that recent efforts to restructure the business helped sales in Europe and the U.S. until March, when ...
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Asics invests in Seevix Material Sciences
Asics Ventures, an investment subsidiary of Asics, has taken a stake in Seevix Material Sciences, an Israeli start-up that develops and produces synthetic spider silk. Seevix was established in 2014. The company manufactures a patented man-made spider silk, called SVX, backed by more than ten years of research at the ...
