News and insights about brands in the sporting goods industry – Page 94
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Uvex Group builds new logistics and service center
With a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony on Sept. 27, the Uvex Group gave the starting signal for the construction of a new, modern and sustainable logistics and service center in Rednitzhembach, Germany. The building, which has been pre-certified by the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB), will begin to take shape before ...
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Bernard Tapie, former owner of Adidas, has passed away
Bernard Tapie passed away on Oct. 3 after a four-year fight against cancer, only three days before a scheduled Oct. 6 verdict by a Paris Appeals Court over the controversial sale of Adidas to the late Robert Louis-Drefus in 1994. He was 78 years old. Tapie, a very popular French ...
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News briefsKeen launches sneakers made from agricultural waste
Keen Footwear has unveiled a proprietary manufacturing process that uses agricultural waste to create what it claims to be the industry’s first sneakers with plant-based soles made without chemical solvents. The “Field to Foot” (F2F) sneakers are part of the Detox The Planet initiative and were developed by the Keen ...
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Austrian ski champion launches his ski brand, Van Deer
The former Austrian Alpine ski champion Marcel Hirscher, who retired two years ago after numerous World Cup victories, has begun producing his own skis. His brand, Van Deer, is at least for now distributed only in Austria, through Bründl Sports, and in the Netherlands, through the Duijvestein Winterstore and Daka ...
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New Balance to sponsor U.K.’s governing body for college sports
New Balance has signed a five-year contract to sponsor British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS), the U.K.’s governing body for sports in post-secondary schools. In late October the company will be producing a co-branded line of merchandise, with hoodies, T-shirts, shorts, leggings and kitbags. In addition, New Balance Teamsports will ...
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News briefsGore-Tex unveils new, more sustainable ePE membrane
W. L. Gore & Associates has announced that the consumer unit of its Gore Fabrics Division will introduce the use of expanded polyethylene (ePE) as a new and more sustainable, complementary material platform that will serve as the basis for its future membrane technologies. The new ePE laminates (membrane and ...
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Airesis’ H1 revenues soar by 86%, losses narrow
Airesis, the Swiss holding company that controls Le Coq Sportif and Movement Skis, saw its net loss in the first half ended June 30 narrow to 9.4 million Swiss francs (€8.7m-$10.2m) from CHF 18.5 million the year earlier. Consolidated revenues jumped by 86 percent to CHF 59.9 million (€55.3m-$64.9m), as ...
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Skechers adjusts prices to offset higher input costs
Skechers started making price adjustments at the start of this year to counter foreign exchange headwinds and other input cost pressures. It is looking at some other offsets for the recent increases in raw material, transportation and logistics costs, without affecting its “reasonable price” marketing appeal. The company told investors ...
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Adidas to launch marketing campaign in greater Paris
Adidas placed 2,200 footballs in 17 towns and cities in greater Paris and its region, Île-de-France, on Sept. 28 as Parisians were about to watch the match where the Paris Saint Germain (PSG) team beat Manchester City in the second round of the Champions League. The locations will include the ...
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News briefsPolygiene-owned brand allows the production of germ-killing barbell grips
Making use of Addmaster additives, Casking has developed a range of antimicrobial grips to cover the full length of barbells 28 to 30 mm in diameter. Their selling point, in the age of the Covid pandemic, is gym sterility. The press release from Addmaster’s parent company, Polygiene, cites two studies ...
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Nike opens sports space in Barcelona
Palco23 reports that Nike has opened an outdoor space, called Play Now BCN, in Barcelona’s Parc del Fòrum. It is set up for a variety of sports – football, basketball, skateboarding, dance and fitness training – and has the backing of several local sports entities: Streetball Barcelona Sants, Street Football ...
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Amazon Halo adds three fitness services
Capitalizing on the strong global fitness trend, Amazon will be adding three services to its Amazon Halo subscription fitness service for the holidays at the end of the year: a health tracker, called Halo View; a video service for home workouts, called Halo Fitness; and a custom, guided meal planner, ...
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News briefsVaude’s Antje von Dewitz receives German role model award
After collecting many other awards for sustainabillity and inclusion, Antje von Dewitz, CEO of the German outdoor brand Vaude, has received the Role Model Award 2021 from the Startup Teens education platform in the “Family Entrepreneur” category. The jury and the audience honored her commitment to a sustainable and value-driven ...
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ArticleRevo boosts sales management, launches new high-end range
While launching a new high-end line of sunglasses, Revo has appointed three new vice presidents. Jerry Bedingfield is now vice president of sales for the sport and specialty segments in North America, while Christoph Nitz and Kurt Plunger both now hold that same title for Europe. Bedingfield has been working ...
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Skechers wins dismissal of energy lights suit
A Dstrict Court for the state of Illinois has dismissed with prejudice a proposed class action suit launched by Rikki Guajardo in May 2019. She claimed that her child had suffered pain and burns when Skechers’ Energy Lights sneakers heated up. She accused the company of deceptive trade practices and ...
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Macron enters the padel tennis segment
Macron, the Italian company specializing in licensed teamwear, has presented its first complete line of clothing, equipment and accessories for padel tennis, including even five models of racquets, made in Spain, for beginners and more experienced players. The garments are said to be technical as well as comfortable and elegant. ...
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iFIT Health & Fitness seeks $6.7 bn valuation
iFIT Health & Fitness, the Utah-based fitness equipment supplier formerly called Icon Health &Fitness, is proposing a price per share of $18 to $21 for its initial public offering (IPO), which is likely to take place sometime next week. The parent of brands such as NordicTrack and ProForm plans to ...
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News briefsNew paddling trade show in Lyon
With the Covid-related postponement of the first Paddledays canoe show in Kassel, Germany, by one year to September 2022, a new player in the European paddling industry has stepped forward: The Paddle Sports Show in Lyon, France, wants to replace PaddleExpo in Nuremberg, Germany, which was held for the last ...
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ArticleCanada Goose to start selling its first boots on Nov. 12
Source: Canada Goose Canada Goose journey boot Canada Goose announced the widely expected market launch of its first footwear line on Nov. 12, starting with two luxury-priced snow and hiking boots offered at suggested retail prices of $750 and $1,295. The new product launch follows six months ...
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Infographics & DataThe largest athletic footwear brands 2020
This chart shows the revenue development of the top 24 athletic footwear brands brands in 2020 vs 2019. The chart and data can be downloaded. This is exclusive data and analysis for Premium Members.
