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Callaway Golf has launched its newest golf GPS device, the...
Callaway Golf has launched its newest golf GPS device, the Upro MX. It's an update of the Upro, with technologies that include a full-color touch screen and a precise optical finger navigation system. More than 25,000 courses are loaded into the gadget upon purchase, with high-resolution aerial photography of each ...
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BBC Worldwide has enlisted Established Brands to develop a line...
BBC Worldwide has enlisted Established Brands to develop a line of luggage, travel accessories and apparel under the Lonely Planet brand. This is the first time that the 37-year-old travel brand has entered a major global licensing program to grow its reach over several product categories. It will first launch ...
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Zoggs, the swim brand, saw its business with Intersport U.K.rise...
Zoggs, the swim brand, saw its business with Intersport U.K.rise by 50 percent in 2009, helping lead it to overall growth of 15 percent year on year. Orders are up by 30 percent compared with this time last year. It is the first swim brand to be featured on Intersport's ...
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Sportcampus, the German online retail training platform, is celebrating its...
Sportcampus, the German online retail training platform, is celebrating its first anniversary by adding some new clients. The company, which launched at last year's Ispo, will be taking on MBT, Hilleberg and Kaikkialla, the home brand from Euro Family, in February. These are added to a resume that already includes ...
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Haglöfs will be showing its new Endo jacket, with Gore-Tex...
Haglöfs will be showing its new Endo jacket, with Gore-Tex Active Shell, at Ispo next month. The technical jacket is breathable, lightweight and waterproof and comes in men's and women's styles, along with matching pants. It should be available for winter 2011. Active Shell is a new three-layer fabric that ...
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Toray is launching a new version of its ?Dermisax? membrane...
Toray is launching a new version of its ?Dermisax? membrane in the Brandnew section of the Ispo show next month which, the Japanese company claims, offers 100 percent more breathability than conventional materials. The new membrane, called ?Dermisax NX,? has a breathability of 30,000 to 50,000 g/m²/24h. It is said ...
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Teijin, the polyester fiber manufacturing group based in Japan, has...
Teijin, the polyester fiber manufacturing group based in Japan, has developed a new fabric that helps skin maintain a healthy pH level. It is the first company to offer such a fabric, which was unveiled at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market on Jan. 20-23 and will be shown again at ...
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Vibram and Garmont have teamed up on Garmont's new ?PowerFrame?...
Vibram and Garmont have teamed up on Garmont's new ?PowerFrame? boot, which features Vibram's ?X-Powder? sole. The interchangeable soles are made with Vibram Mont, a compound designed for enhanced grip and resistance to wear. The X-Power soles can be used on ISO Touring and Tech binding systems, which attach automatically ...
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Invista has updated its heavy-duty duck fabric for its high-performance...
Invista has updated its heavy-duty duck fabric for its high-performance Cordura brand. The new version of the fabric, a durable cotton canvas used in apparel and outdoor gear, blends cotton with Invista's T420 nylon 6.6 fiber, making it four times more resistant to abrasion than regular duck fabric and giving ...
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Outlast will debut its newest technology ? for polyester fibers...
Outlast will debut its newest technology ? for polyester fibers ? at Ispo next week. The new material helps regulate temperature, so the wearer neither sweats nor chills. A demonstration using infrared technology will be shown at the company's booth in Munich.
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India's government says that it will invest 2 billion rupees...
India's government says that it will invest 2 billion rupees (€31.4m-$42.7m) in a five-year project aimed at helping its technical textiles industry. This ?Technology Mission? runs through 2015, and will include four new centers of excellence for specialty materials. The first phase of the project is to revamp the country's ...
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Brandwise, the Colorado company that specializes in merchandising technology for...
Brandwise, the Colorado company that specializes in merchandising technology for the outdoor and snow sports industries, has come up with a new product that puts its Visual Merchandiser on a tablet similar to the iPad, letting sales reps show photos of products as they become available from vendors, building up ...
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The European Outdoor Group is putting out one last call...
The European Outdoor Group is putting out one last call for participants in its study of the European outdoor industry. It says that interested companies have their last chance to be involved in this important market research project at Ispo. Already, 90 percent of the group's members have committed and ...
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Three French associations of sports companies and research laboratories -?...
Three French associations of sports companies and research laboratories -? EuroSIMA, Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV) and Sports Loisirs Montagne ? have been retained as industrial clusters worthy of financial aid by a French governmental committee, Datar, and this should help reinforce their existing collaboration. As the European surf industry association, ...
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Quiksilver Women has retained Pop Studio, a design firm in...
Quiksilver Women has retained Pop Studio, a design firm in Culver City, California, to help it get the 3-year-old label closer to its surfing roots. The trendy styles of past seasons have been replaced by more beachy designs, and the label is being renamed QSW. It will still sell in ...
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Steve Nash, the NBA player for the Phoenix Suns, has...
Steve Nash, the NBA player for the Phoenix Suns, has switched his endorsement deal from Nike to Luyou, the Chinese manufacturer, according to published reports. Nash had worn Nike for 15 years.
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Employees of Arc'teryx Equipment in British Columbia gave up three...
Employees of Arc'teryx Equipment in British Columbia gave up three Saturdays of their time recently to report to work and make capes designed for homeless people in Vancouver. Using material from the ends of rolls and that was discontinued, they put together 560 capes with Gore-Tex technology to help those ...
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Helly Hansen has struck a five-year partnership with Vail Resorts...
Helly Hansen has struck a five-year partnership with Vail Resorts in the U.S., making the Norwegian brand the official provider of uniforms and apparel for the 15,000 mountain professionals working at Vail's six mountain resorts at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Heavenly, and Northstar-at-Tahoe. The agreement begins with the 2011-12 ...
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The North Face will be the official outfitter of the...
The North Face will be the official outfitter of the U.S. free-ski team at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympic Games, according to The Wall Street Journal, which quotes a ticket of more than $6.5 million for the deal. Another report indicates that the deal is part of a new ...
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The Ryder Cup now has a single, unified logo thanks...
The Ryder Cup now has a single, unified logo thanks to the efforts of Ryder Cup Europe and the PGA of America, with the help of Interbrand, the brand consulting agency. The new logo is intended to strengthen the alliance between the two organizing bodies of the foremost team golf ...
