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Burton Snowboards has become the first snowboarding company to obtain...
Burton Snowboards has become the first snowboarding company to obtain B Corporation certification from the B Lab, showing that the company is using its business “as a force for good” around the world. At last month's European Outdoor Summit in Interlaken, Donna Carpenter, co-founder of Burton, stated that the company ...
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Carl Davies, who has been working for the Pentland Group...
Carl Davies, who has been working for the Pentland Group for ten years, has left it following its recent management reshuffle. He was the president for EMEA and the Americas at Pentland Brands, whose brand portfolio includes Berghaus. As previously reported, a veteran of the group, Richard Newcombe, is now ...
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Speedo has been unveiled as the headline sponsor of the...
Speedo has been unveiled as the headline sponsor of the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Swimming Series. The agreement covers BUCS' Short Course Championships, Long Course Championships and Team Championships. The three competitions are together set to draw around 1,700 student swimmers from 120 institutions in the U.K. All ...
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Eurobike, the European bicycle trade show held every September in...
Eurobike, the European bicycle trade show held every September in Friedrichshafen, has developed what it claims is the cycling industry's first dedicated digital platform. Conceived by Scholz & Volkmer, an agency in Wiesbaden that develops systems for devices with screens, Eurobike Connect aims to supplant Google as the industry's main ...
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The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) incorporated e-mountain biking (e-MTB) into...
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) incorporated e-mountain biking (e-MTB) into its regulations in January of this year and included e-MTB races in its UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in August. In September, with e-road races and international expansion on the horizon, the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) ...
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Schoeller Textil has introduced a new line of biodegradable fabrics,...
Schoeller Textil has introduced a new line of biodegradable fabrics, called Proearth, as part of its joint venture with Formosa Taffeta, Schoeller FTC. The bluesign-approved collection uses a biodegradable polyester technology that will allow the material to degrade faster than other offers on the market, the company claims. First presented ...
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Willy Bogner, founder and main shareholder of the eponymous German...
Willy Bogner, founder and main shareholder of the eponymous German fashion and sports apparel brand, is apparently preparing his succession. His 34-year-old daughter, Florinda Bogner, who holds a minority share in the company, has joined its supervisory board. Taking the place of Alexander Liegl, she will represent the interests of ...
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Vans has opened its first European “boutique” in Covent Garden...
Vans has opened its first European “boutique” in Covent Garden in London. Conceived in-house to reflect the skate brand's “Off The Wall” slogan, the 4,359-square-foot store carries premium footwear, apparel and accessories, including Vault by Vans and items designed by Vivienne Westwood. The basement features an activation space for installations, ...
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Puma is launching a collaborative clothing collection with Rubik's Brand...
Puma is launching a collaborative clothing collection with Rubik's Brand celebrating the iconic Rubik's Cube. The Puma X Rubik's collaboration will include sneakers, sweatshirts and T-shirts for both children and adults. To mirror the playful spirit of Rubik's Cube, the items feature the bold primary-colored palette of the cube. A ...
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Sequential Brands is on the look-out for a new chief...
Sequential Brands is on the look-out for a new chief executive as it considers a range of strategic options following the sale of the Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse brands earlier this year. Sequential has hired the investment bank Stifel to help it explore additional brand divestments, potential acquisitions, stock ...
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Canada Goose is launching Branta, a new capsule collection for...
Canada Goose is launching Branta, a new capsule collection for autumn/winter 2019, comprised of six limited-edition parkas for men and women that are based on the artwork of Diane Burko. This season's theme is Glacial Shifts, inspired by Burko's work, who used art to document the disappearance of glaciers through ...
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Buff has opened its first permanent brick-and-mortar store in downtown...
Buff has opened its first permanent brick-and-mortar store in downtown Barcelona. It is located in the Illa Diagonal shopping mall, where the Catalonian brand of head- and neckwear has been running a pop-up store every winter for the past 12 years. The brand's only other permanent points of sale locally ...
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Patagonia opened a pop-up café at the Broadway Market, in...
Patagonia opened a pop-up café at the Broadway Market, in the Hackney area of central London, on Sept. 27 that has been hosting training courses for activism on the issue of climate change. Running until Oct. 17, the company's so-called Patagonia Action Works Café offered visitors a chance to “learn ...
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To refocus on its primary business of supermarkets, the Migros...
To refocus on its primary business of supermarkets, the Migros Group of Switzerland is disposing of M-Way, a chain of 28 e-bike and kick-scooter stores in the country with its own e-tail site and a staff of about 100. The acquirer is the Swiss E-mobility Group, which already owns the ...
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Rossignol has launched “We Rise,” a new global campaign that...
Rossignol has launched “We Rise,” a new global campaign that aims to encourage women to get outside and share their passion for the mountains. The campaign features stories about the lives of Rossignol women, from world-class athletes like Marion Haerty and Tatum Monod to women behind the scenes. Followers of ...
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Go Sport has extended the policy of its loyalty card...
Go Sport has extended the policy of its loyalty card with a system called Mercure. Customers can now accumulate up to €50 per year on their card by meeting certain fitness goals within a day. For now, their options are running, hiking and cycling, with threshold distances of 7 km, ...
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Patagonia is one of the winners of a U.N. Champions...
Patagonia is one of the winners of a U.N. Champions of the Earth award. The outdoor clothing company has been recognized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with the flagship environmental honor in the entrepreneurial vision category. Patagonia won for its “dynamic mix of policies that has put sustainability ...
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Moritz Hahn, who currently oversees supply and demand functions at...
Moritz Hahn, who currently oversees supply and demand functions at Zalando in his role as senior vice president of the company, is leaving in December. His responsibilities will be taken over by two managers, Barbara Daliri-Freyduni and Boris Ewenstein. Daliri-Freyduni, who previously held positions at Google, Netflix and Microsoft, took ...
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Puma has signed a multi-year deal with the Royal Moroccan...
Puma has signed a multi-year deal with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation to be the kit supplier to all of the country's representative teams, including the Atlas Lions national team. The German brand has performed this service for the national Moroccan team two times previously. The new deal takes effect ...
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Umbro has signed a ten-year extension of its licensing deal...
Umbro has signed a ten-year extension of its licensing deal with Grupo Dass, a manufacturer and marketer of sporting goods with offices and factories in Brazil and Argentina. In addition to Umbro – which is owned by Iconix Brand Group – Fila is another of Grupo Dass' big clients. The ...
