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Kästle will be selling customized skis from the autumn/winter 2018/19...
Kästle will be selling customized skis from the autumn/winter 2018/19 season. They will only be available at selected retailers. The skis, which will be priced at €2,400 at retail, will be delivered to European customers in five days from the company's own production site in Austria. In the first year, ...
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Ziener launched its first complete line of activewear at the...
Ziener launched its first complete line of activewear at the Ispo show in Munich, broadening its range beyond skiwear and bikewear. The collection comprises 20 items, each available in four different colors, for both men and women. The collection is partly made by Lithuanian manufacturers with whom it has been ...
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The Movement brand of skies will partner with the House...
The Movement brand of skies will partner with the House of Switzerland, managed by Presence Switzerland, the unit of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in charge of promoting Switzerland's image abroad. The aim of the House of Switzerland is to increase general knowledge about the country by publishing ...
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Fanatics has signed a ten-year agreement with the Welsh Rugby...
Fanatics has signed a ten-year agreement with the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) which gives Fanatics exclusive rights to operate the re-designed flagship store on Westgate Street in Cardiff, the existing concourse units within Principality Stadium in Cardiff, and the official online store at http://store.wru.co.uk. Fanatics will introduce two new rapid ...
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Icepeak, the low-priced apparel brand of the L-Fashion Group, has...
Icepeak, the low-priced apparel brand of the L-Fashion Group, has become the official supplier of the Finnish Olympic Team, replacing Oy Sultrade's Kathmandu brand in time for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang (more about this company soon)
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Adidas and The Woolmark Company, a subsidiary of Australian Wool...
Adidas and The Woolmark Company, a subsidiary of Australian Wool Innovation, are launching The Woolmark Performance Challenge, a new annual design competition for tertiary students in Europe and North America. Through this new Challenge, students are offered the opportunity to develop innovative product applications within the sports and performance industry ...
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Sylvain Bouchès has been appointed as director for the Adidas...
Sylvain Bouchès has been appointed as director for the Adidas brand in France. He takes over from Nicolas Favre, who became general manager for Adidas France last November. Bouchès took up the position at the beginning of this year and he joined a seven-strong management committee. The Frenchman became part ...
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Polartec is introducing Power Fill, a warm, light fill insulation...
Polartec is introducing Power Fill, a warm, light fill insulation that is said to be more compressible than standard fills. Adopted by Millet in a new mid-layer Elevation hoodie and jacket, it uses Polartec's exclusive melting process to create a district geometric pattern from a matrix of hollow polyester.
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The Woolmark Company, which promotes merino wool, is teaming up...
The Woolmark Company, which promotes merino wool, is teaming up with Adidas to launch a new competition for innovative product solutions in the performance apparel sector. Participants will work on new ideas for performance clothing that harness “the unique, natural attributes of merino wool.” A joint news conference will be ...
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Willy Bogner will switch over to a new licensee for...
Willy Bogner will switch over to a new licensee for its handbags, belts, other accessories and luggage. The current contract with Unlimited Accessories expires in August this year, so from spring 2019, Bogner bags will be made under license by Müller & Meirer Lederwarenfabrik as part of a move by ...
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Recco has announced that 11 additional brands will be integrating...
Recco has announced that 11 additional brands will be integrating its rescue reflectors in their products starting next winter. The list includes Boeri (helmets), Cortez (ski clothes), Kanuk (winter jackets), Grivel (climbing helmets), Manby (helmets), Templa (ski clothes), Scarpa (Ski mountaineering boot), as well as four returning brands with a ...
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Berlin's public transport operator, BVG, launched a highly successful limited...
Berlin's public transport operator, BVG, launched a highly successful limited edition of sneakers designed in partnership with Adidas for its 90th birthday. On Jan. 16 hundreds of people camped out overnight in Berlin, in hopes of buying a pair of the Adidas sneakers, which were a limited edition of 500 ...
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La Sportiva has invested in the development of its...
La Sportiva has invested in the development of its apparel collection, introducing several innovations for next winter for ski mountaineering, winter running and winter climbing. The novelties include removable inserts that absorb moisture during physical exercise, storage solutions that are compatible with integrated hydration systems, and simple and effective connections ...
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Leki, the German pole specialist, is cooperating with Boa Technology, the maker...
Leki, the German pole specialist, is cooperating with Boa Technology, the maker of the patented Boa Closure System, for its winter 2018/19 collection of Leki Trigger gloves. The Boa system, which was originally developed for shoes, has for the first time been integrated in another product category.*
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Ruffwear, the specialist in performance dog gear, has announced a...
Ruffwear, the specialist in performance dog gear, has announced a new partnership with the National Ski Patrol (NSP), the U.S.-based authority for on-mountain safety. Starting in winter 2017/18, the brand is serving as a partner of the NSP. Ruffwear's products can be used by the avalanche rescue dogs who work ...
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Sergio Tacchini, which once considered the possible takeover of Blizzard,...
Sergio Tacchini, which once considered the possible takeover of Blizzard, is going back to more glorious times in the brand's history by launching a small skiwear line at Ispo Munich
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K2 is offering three new ski boots for men and...
K2 is offering three new ski boots for men and women with 100% bootfitting
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Hi-Tec has a new running shoe with rolling gait and...
Hi-Tec has a new running shoe with rolling gait and a Vibram sole
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Macron will replace Adidas as the kit sponsor of Real...
Macron will replace Adidas as the kit sponsor of Real Sociedad, the Spanish football club based in San Sebastián, in the Basque region. The club competes in La Liga, Spain's top football league. Based in Bologna, Italy, Macron is currently the technical sponsor of several European teams, including Crystal Palace ...
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Golfino has announced new contracts with four golfers, who complete...
Golfino has announced new contracts with four golfers, who complete its roster of sponsored players. The new contracts have been signed with Luca Cianchetti, Tomás Bessa, Raphael Marguery and Emily Collins. They add to Brandon Stone, who signed a three-year deal with Golfino in November 2017. Italian-born Cianchetti, 22, turned ...
