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News briefsDecathlon expands its distribution channels in the U.S. to include new retailers
French sporting goods brand Decathlon announced at Outdoor Retailer in Denver that it will expand its distribution channels to include key brand partners to provide customers with greater access to its sporting goods offering. Decathlon’s products are available on decathlon.com and through a growing list of retail partners, including specialty ...
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News briefsOrthoLite expands O-Therm range
Source: OrthoLite OrthoLite O-Therm OrthoLite announced the expansion of its thermal foam, OrthoLite O-Therm™. Previously limited to a thickness of 2mm, the first and only aerogel-infused, open-cell PU foam cold block solution in the market is now available in a thickness range from 2mm to 20mm, providing ...
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News briefsInstant Commerce announces €2 million pre-seed funding
Instant Commerce, a Dutch e-commerce software startup, has raised €2 million in seed capital with the participation of the founders of Storyblok, Wandera, Snyk and Supercell. With the investment, the young company wants to build the product, expand the team, and create brand awareness throughout Europe. Instant Commerce was founded ...
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News briefsFischer plant in Ukraine reportedly continues to operate
According to an online report by Italian trade publication Outdoor Magazine, the ski manufacturing facility in Mukachevo, Ukraine, is continuing operations during the country’s conflict with Russia, although with some limitations due to the current situation. The plant, owned by Austrian company Fischer Sports, produces skis and snowboards for its ...
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News briefsAqualung Group appoints Bruno Cercley to supervisory board chairman
Aqualung Group, which owns four brands in the “blue outdoor” business (Aqualung, Apeks, Omer and Aquasphere), has named Bruno Cercley, former chairman of the Rossignol Group, as chairman of its supervisory board. He begins the new position on July 1. Cercley will be in charge of uniting Aqualung’s global teams ...
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Puma launches shopping app in India
Puma has launched its official mobile shopping app in India to further enhance its digital offering to consumers and give them faster access to its latest products and exclusive services. An official statement said that India is the first country where the German sportswear manufacturer’s e-com app has gone live. ...
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Bangladesh harbor depot fire: 49 dead, hundreds injured, millions worth of garments destroyed
At least 49 people, including seven firefighters, died, and at least 300 people were injured when a fire broke out at a container depot in Bangladesh over the weekend, triggering a massive chemical explosion, according to several media reports. The fire broke out late Saturday night at the depot in ...
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Adidas taken out of Stoxx Europe 50
Due to its share price losses by market capitalization in recent months, Adidas shares are expelled from the Stoxx Europe 50 index. According to the so-called “fast entry rule,” the sporting goods company will be replaced by Swiss raw materials and mining group Glencore as of June 20. Adidas’ stock ...
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News briefsK-Way launches in Hong Kong
French brand K-Way, part of BasicNet, an Italian company that also owns the Kappa, Briko and Superga brands, amongst others, has partnered with Bluebell Group to launch in Hong Kong. Following the brand’s digital launch in June via k-way.com.hk, the first physical brand store is scheduled to open in October ...
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Norwegian authorities ask retailers to disclose microplastic emissions of garments in Norway
Citing a little-known Norwegian law, Norwegian citizen and activist Axel Klanderud has called on authorities to force retail companies Anton Sport and Intersport (both part of Sport Holding AS) to be transparent about the microplastic emissions generated by the sale of their products in the country. The following verdict was ...
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Youngone wins ISPO Textrends with new synthetic insulation
For its new synthetic insulation material Ecoloft ActiVe SR that incorporates 35 percent bio-based Sorona, 55 percent recycled polyester and a 10 percent share of virgin polyester, the Korean company Youngone has received the ISPO Textrends Award 2023/24. The new insulation is a vertical, overlapping fiber construction that aims for ...
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Real Madrid, Adidas sponsor pádel tournament
The third edition of the “Solidarity Circuit” Fundación Real Madrid by Santander began recently with a pádel tournament at the Mad4Padel club in Madrid. Among the participants were Iker Casillas, Felipe Reyes, Seba Nerone, Luis Milla, Miguel Torres and Lorenzo Sanz, representing such companies and bodes as Banco Santander, Pádel ...
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News briefsThermore launches recycled version of EVOdown hybrid insulation
Italian ingredient brand Thermore, which specializes in the research, development and production of thermal insulation for apparel, has launched a recycled version of EVOdown, a wrapped type of blow-in fiber made from 100 percent recycled fibers from PET bottles. According to the manufacturer, EVOdown bridges the gap between free fibers ...
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Protective signs central distribution contract with Intersport Germany, adds new sales reps
The specialized bike and nordic skiing brand Protective just signed a central distribution contract with Intersport Germany after closing similar central distribution deals with Sport 2000 and ZEG, the cooperative of independent bike dealers, in 2021. The Intersport agreement was another step on the brand’s agenda to regain ground in ...
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News briefsDecathlon Italy appoints new CEO and opens first Decathlon City in Milan
Augusto Felix is the new CEO of Decathlon Italy. He takes over the role of Fulvio Matteoni. Felix, who served as city leader of Decathlon Milano for the past year, has been with the company for more than 25 years. After starting with Decathlon France in Montesson in 1996, he ...
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News briefsPangaia and Spiber launch sweatshirt made from brewed protein fibers
Pangaia has released a limited-edition sweatshirt, made in partnership with Japanese biomaterials manufacturing group Spiber, featuring biotech Brewed Protein fibers and organic cotton. Spiber’s Brewed Protein materials are made from plant-derived biomass using a proprietary fermentation process. Brewed Protein polymers can be transformed into various forms, from delicate filament fibers ...
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New VP of global marketing at Quiksilver
ShopEatSurf reports that Boardriders has appointed a new VP of global marketing for Quiksilver. Bobby Gascon previously spent 13 years at Vans, where he most recently served as senior director of global marketing for Action Sports. There, he worked on key Vans projects such as the Vans Park Series and ...
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A new national conference in France on sustainability in the sports industry
This autumn, the French world of sport will discuss sustainability issues across the sports industry in a new dedicated conference at the Center for Resources, Expertise and Sports Performance (CREPS) in Chatenay-Malabry, near Paris, on Oct. 18-19. The event, organized by the association Ecolosport, is supported by insurance company MAIF ...
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News briefsUnder Armour to be dropped from S&P 500 Index
Under Armour will be moved from the S&P 500 Index to the S&P Midcap 400 Index, effective June 21, according to a statement from S&P Dow Jones, after the company struggled with disappointing quarterly results in recent weeks. The U.S. sportswear brand had been included in the S&P 500 since ...
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News briefsPlanetics with new marketing director
Source: LinkedIn / Planetics Melanie Hüttenberger Planetics, the German online marketplace for sustainable and fairly produced sporting goods, announced on LinkedIn that Melanie Hüttenberger joined the company as its new marketing manager on June 1. Hüttenberger has more than 20 years of experience in PR and marketing, ...
