News and insights about brands in the sporting goods industry – Page 187
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Strong gains at Alpargatas
The new owners of Alpargatas moved its head office to less expensive premises in São Paulo with a more collaborative layout during the month of August.
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Down is more sustainable than alternatives, a study shows
A recent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) that studied the environmental impact of down versus polyester fill material found that natural down in jackets, sleeping bags and bedspreads has 18 times less of an impact on climate change than polyester fill. The LCA was commissioned by the International Down and Feather ...
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Nike stops with Amazon’s marketplace
A few days after the appointment of a new chief executive, John Donahoe, who previously ran eBay, the Swoosh announced that it will stop a pilot program, initiated in 2017, to sell selected products on the Amazon Retail marketplace. Nike justified the move with its “focus on elevating consumer experience ...
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The consortium led by Anta Sports Products that bought Amer...
The consortium led by Anta Sports Products that bought Amer Sports last month is exploring the possible sale of its U.S.-based fitness equipment brand, Precor, according to Bloomberg. The report indicates that several potential buyers have shown interest in the brand, which could fetch about $500 million. Prior to its ...
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Scarpa North America has recalled two models of men's ski...
Scarpa North America has recalled two models of men's ski touring boots, the Maestrale RS and Maestrale, because the boot shell can crack, posing a fall hazard and risk of injury for the consumer. The company says there are about 4,200 boots in the marketplace, of which 1,200 have been ...
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Castore and Andy Murray, the Scottish tennis player and an...
Castore and Andy Murray, the Scottish tennis player and an investor in the brand, have launched a co-branded sustainable apparel line for tennis and lifestyle. Murray bought an undisclosed stake in Castore in March, in addition to signing an £8 million (€0.75m-$0.83m) agreement to be its global ambassador. The new ...
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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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Descente has announced a four-year partnership with USA Triathlon. As...
Descente has announced a four-year partnership with USA Triathlon. As the official outerwear supplier of USA Triathlon, the Japanese apparel company will provide training wear and outerwear for members of the U.S. National Team, Toyota U.S. Paratriathlon National Team and Project Podium men's elite development squad. It will also outfit ...
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Arc'teryx has announced the launch of the new Arc'teryx Trips...
Arc'teryx has announced the launch of the new Arc'teryx Trips program, featuring journeys to remote destinations. Through this new program, Arc'teryx will give participants access to wild places around the world. For its first edition, scheduled for the summer and autumn of 2020, the program will include 11 guided, small-group ...
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Volcom has been named the official apparel partner of the...
Volcom has been named the official apparel partner of the U.S. Snowboard Team. The boardsports brand will outfit the snowboard cross, slopestyle/big air and halfpipe teams through the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games. It will provide the athletes, both men and women, as well as coaches and support staff with ...
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Volcom is replacing Burton as the apparel sponsor of the...
Volcom is replacing Burton as the apparel sponsor of the U.S. Snowboard Team, its coaches and staff included. The California-based boardsports apparel company will be outfitting the snowboard-cross, slopestyle/big air and halfpipe teams – men and women – through the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The deal will cover the World ...
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Woolrich International has appointed two new executives, recruiting them from...
Woolrich International has appointed two new executives, recruiting them from VF Corp. Federico Manno will serve as general manager of global direct-to-consumer and digital key accounts, and Gaetano Coccopalmeri as export sales director. Both roles are new. Stefano Saccone, another former executive of VF, became chief executive of Woolrich last ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Pierre Drui as its new director...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Pierre Drui as its new director for Western Europe for the Columbia and Sorel brands. Drui, who has worked for the group for the last 14 years, served most recently as apparel sales manager for Columbia in Europe. Meanwhile, the company has named Bruno Moalic as ...
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Under Armour boosts Vulcabras’ results
Vulcabras has reported a sales increase of 11.6 percent to 359.4 million Brazilian reais (€76.4m-$84.2m) for the third quarter of 2019, thanks in part to the higher-prices shoe that the company is selling with the Under Armour brand name in Brazil under its new contract with the American company. The ...
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ArticleHaglöfs chief is now running Asics EMEA
Carsten Unbehaun, the German-born executive who became the chief executive of Haglöfs at the beginning of 2018, returned to the European subsidiary of the brand’s Japanese parent company, Asics Corp., as its new chief executive on Nov. 20. Unbehaun will continue to run Haglöfs until a successor is found.
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Asics incubates five more start-ups
Applications for the Asics Tenkan-Ten accelerator program were up by 60 percent this year, with candidates hailing from 38 countries. Asics has now selected five growth-stage start-ups to take part in its four-month program to meet their goals for both business and funding. Fun With Balls was founded in 2016 ...
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Helly Hansen has received the prestigious German Design Award in...
Helly Hansen has received the prestigious German Design Award in the category Excellent Product Design for the new Odin 3D Air Shell Jacket, which it is launching for summer 2020. In partnership with Norsk Folkehjelp (Norwegian People's Aid), the Norwegian volunteer search and rescue team, the waterproof, windproof, and breathable ...
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MIPS and POC back on track together
POC (we generally spell this company as Poc, the way it is pronounced, or Poc Sweden) and MIPS recently announced a renewed, deeper partnership that will have the companies working closely to develop new rotational-impact brain-protection systems for cycling and snowsports helmets. In 2009, POC was the first company to ...
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UYN (Unleash Your Nature) has become the technical supplier for...
UYN (Unleash Your Nature) has become the technical supplier for the Alpine Ski World Cup finals of the International Ski Federation (FIS), scheduled for Feb. 8-21, 2021, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The Italian brand of technical apparel will be dressing the competition's staff in a special edition of undergarments, socks ...
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Mizuno has been named as the official sport shoe supplier...
Mizuno has been named as the official sport shoe supplier of the Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2020. The deal marks the first partnership for the brand in Australia. More than 400 athletes and staff will be wearing Mizuno's uniform shoe at the upcoming Paralympic Games in Tokyo, whether moving ...
