News and insights about brands in the sporting goods industry – Page 137
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ArticleBezos hands over leadership of Amazon
In the third quarter of this year, Jeff Bezos will hand over the operational role of CEO at Amazon to Andy Jassy, the head of the company’s cloud business, Amazon Web Services (AWS). Amazon made the announcement on Feb. 2 after the company released very good results for the fourth ...
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Will Gymshark come out with a line of shoes?
The question was asked at the end of a presentation by Justine McCarthy, development director at Gymshark, in one of the workshops organized as part of the rich conference program of ISPO Munich Online. “Watch this space,” she replied with a smile, without providing any further details. Gymshark, a nine-year-old ...
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Giro will introduce a smaller version of its Contour goggle
Giro Sport Design has announced the launch of the Contour RS (RS for “reduced size”), a new version of its Contour goggle designed for skiers and snowboarders who have smaller-than-average faces. The Giro Contour RS is said to deliver the same level of performance and crisp visibility as its sibling, ...
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Nike executive moves to Crocs
Yet another Nike executive has jumped ship, perhaps due to its recent reorganization. Emma Minto has joined Crocs as senior vice president and general manager in charge of all the operations of the fast-growing brand of comfort shoes in North America. She had spent 16 years with Nike in various ...
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Macron enters international tennis
Macron will dress a range of tournament staff at the ATP Cup in Melbourne on Feb. 2-6, as well as at the Melbourne Summer Series and Adelaide International, both of which are already underway. For Macron, whose core business is in team sports jerseys, the partnership with Tennis Australia is ...
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News briefsWest Kiteboarding is the ISPO Brandnew 2021 Overall Winner
In a live digital pitch on Feb. 1, the first day of ISPO Munich Online, the ten finalists of the ISPO Brandnew Awards 2021 competed for the title of Overall Winner as the most innovative startup of the year. Each startup had 90 seconds to convince the audience in the ...
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Nike reorganizes in Germany, possibly also elsewhere
Nike is apparently streamlining its operations in Germany, and perhaps in other European countries as well. While stressing that the company is not closing its office in Berlin, a Nike spokesman declined to directly confirm a report in Wirtschaftswoche that it is abolishing the role of country manager in Germany, ...
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Pierangelo Zanetta, former Shimano executive and EFFTA president, has passed away
Pierangelo Zanetta, the former managing director of Shimano Europe Fishing Holdings, has died after a long illness. Zanetta was an important figure in the global fishing tackle industry. In 2007, while working at Shimano, he joined the board of the European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA). He was elected president ...
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Asics teams up with Casio in Japan on personal coaching service for runners
Casio Computer and Asics Corp. have announced the launch of Runmetrix, a new personal coaching service for runners, from beginner level to experienced runner. The service will begin on March 4 in Japan. Runmetrix combines an app, a motion sensor, and a G-Shock watch to match the goals and levels ...
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Puma is named a Top Employer in Europe
Puma has been named Top Employer Europe by the Top Employers Institute. Puma was the only company from the sporting goods industry to receive the award for all of Europe in 2021. Meanwhile, Puma South Africa received the Top Employer award for the first time this year. The Top Employers ...
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Nike leads sports in Brand Finance’s top 500
At number 47, Nike is the most valuable sports brand in Brand Finance’s top 500 for 2021. In fact, it is the only sports brand to break the top 100. The second brand in sports, at number 126, is Adidas. Only one other sports brand made it to the list, ...
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HeiQ and Nylstar launch permanent antiviral textile technology
HeiQ has announced the launch of HeiQ Viroblock Permanent, a new technology that is part of its HeiQ Viroblock platform. HeiQ Viroblock Permanent is being used exclusively on Nylstar’s Meryl Skinlife Force, a new premium sustainable nylon fabric. While the current HeiQ Viroblock offering is obtained by chemical treatment to ...
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News briefsNike tech leader moves to Columbia to push its digitalization
Columbia Sportswear has named Skip Potter to a new position as executive vice president and chief digital information officer, effective April 1. Potter brings extensive experience in the tech field to Columbia. He most recently spent four years at Nike, whose head office is located in the same state, as ...
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Europe helps drive VF’s momentum
After posting a loss for the first quarter of its financial year, ended June 30, VF Corp. bounced back in the second quarter, and the third fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31 confirmed this recovery, driven by Europe and China. The good progress, which was attributed to in part to investments ...
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Adidas among top 100 most sustainable firms, although down in the ranking
Adidas has been named among the most sustainable companies in the world in the global Corporate Knights 2021 ranking, an annually updated index of the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world. Adidas took the 76th spot with an overall score of 59.6 percent, down from the 55th spot ...
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Allied Feather + Down introduces quick-drying down insulation
Allied Feather + Down has announced its new Expedry quick-drying down, featuring FUZE technology. Fuze Biotech’s FUZE is a chemical-free technology that can be applied to any surface or textile to protect against odor causing bacteria, mold and infectious diseases. Expedry uses non-ionic, permanently bonded gold nanoparticles in the down ...
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TNF’s new Flight Vectiv exceeds expectations
The Flight Vectiv, the brand-new trail running shoe by The North Face, made its debut at selected stores in the U.S. on Jan. 26. The shoe, which won one of the ISPO Gold Awards, will be rolled out globally by mid-February. The shoe’s footbed uses a stabilizing carbon-fiber plate surrounded ...
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Olympic winner promotes NURVV Run’s new shoe-based running tracker
NURVV Run, a British start-up that has just released its first wearable biometric tracking device for running, has established an endorsement deal with Dame Kelly Holmes, the first British woman to win two gold medals at the same Olympic Games in more than 80 years. In addition to attending promotional ...
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We Are Spindye to supply Arket
We Are Spindye has become a supplier for the new sports fashion collection by Arket, the sustainable Swedish retailer owned by H&M. The dying of the collection’s recycled polyester, We Are Spindye claims, reduces water consumption by 75 percent, chemical consumption by 90 percent and CO2 emissions by 30 percent ...
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Giro to supply Sweden’s ski-cross team
The Swedish trade paper Sportfack reports that Giro – through its Swedish distributor, JO Sport – will be supplying goggles and helmets to Sweden’s national ski-cross team. A new helmet for downhill / SuperG grand slalom and ski-cross will be making its debut at some point during 2021. The cooperation ...
