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Anders Jönsson is leaving as chief executive of Puma Nordic...
Anders Jönsson is leaving as chief executive of Puma Nordic after 30 years in various positions within the company, according to Sportfack. He is being succeeded by Miroslav Ryba, who most recently led Puma's business in Russia, Ukraine and Turkey. The information has recently been circulated internally at Puma by ...
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Asics has announced plans to expand the application of its...
Asics has announced plans to expand the application of its resource-saving dyeing method to more than 50 percent of new products across all of its shoe brands from 2020. The initiative is expected to reduce carbon emissions from the dyeing process by about 45 percent and reduce water use by ...
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Polartec, the brand of technical fabrics, has announced the winners...
Polartec, the brand of technical fabrics, has announced the winners of the 2019 edition of its annual Apex Design Awards, which are selected every year for products that incorporate the Massachusetts-based company's fabrics. The winners are: the 66ºNorth x Ganni Kria NeoShell Jacket, with Polartec's NeoShell breathable waterproof fabric; the ...
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Opro has announced a new partnership with the Rugby Canada,...
Opro has announced a new partnership with the Rugby Canada, the national governing body for the Rugby Union in Canada. The brand will be supplying elite mouthguards to all junior and senior players from Rugby Canada's national program. Opro is already the mouthguard partner of several national teams, including New ...
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Opro has announced a one-year partnership deal with the Legend...
Opro has announced a one-year partnership deal with the Legend Fighting Championship (Legend FC), the Chinese mixed martial arts (MMA) organization. As the official mouthguard of Legend FC, the brand will provide all Legend FC fighters with mouthguards that will be worn while they train or compete inside the cage. ...
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Vans, a brand of VF Corp., has announced the launch...
Vans, a brand of VF Corp., has announced the launch of Vans Checkerboard Day, an annual event to rally communities around the idea of fueling creativity. On the inaugural Vans Checkerboard Day, which will be held on Nov. 21, Vans will donate $1 million from global sales at the brand's ...
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Antje von Dewitz, the chief executive of Vaude, has been...
Antje von Dewitz, the chief executive of Vaude, has been elected as vice president of the German Federal Environment Foundation (DBU) for the next five years. The German executive, who has been quite vocal on many occasions about the need to save the environment, has been a member of the ...
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Asics has been named official footwear and apparel partner of...
Asics has been named official footwear and apparel partner of the Mouratoglou Academy. Located in Sophia Antipolis, near Nice, the Mouratoglou Academy was founded by Patrick Mouratoglou in 1996, and is home to a student campus for nearly 200 full-time students. The facility features 34 tennis courts, four padel courts, ...
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Wolverine Worldwide's board has approved a share repurchase program which...
Wolverine Worldwide's board has approved a share repurchase program which will return $400 million to shareholders over the next four years. The footwear group said it will repurchase shares as appropriate and in compliance with any restrictions contained in the company's credit agreements.
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The first edition of Fibo Southeast Asia (FIBO SEA) will...
The first edition of Fibo Southeast Asia (FIBO SEA) will take place in Singapore, at the Marina Bay Sands, on Sept. 24-26, 2020. The event is organized by Reed Exhibitions Singapore in collaboration with Reed Exhibitions Deutschland, the organizer of Fibo in Cologne. The new trade show is meant to ...
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Asics has promoted Thomas Irle to commercial director for Germany,...
Asics has promoted Thomas Irle to commercial director for Germany, Austria, Poland and other markets in Eastern Europe. Irle has been with the Japanese footwear and sporting-goods company since mid-2013 and was most recently a sales director in charge of the online wholesale business. He has also led the online-only ...
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Asics has taken a stake in Pyrates Smart Fabrics, a...
Asics has taken a stake in Pyrates Smart Fabrics, a Spanish textile developer, through its subsidiary Asics Ventures Corp. The Spanish start-up, founded by Regina Polanco in 2014, has developed a range of eco-friendly knit fabrics that can be used in sportswear, athleisure, underwear and prêt-à-porter. The textiles are made ...
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Atomic's Backland Carbon, the brand's new backcountry ski touring boot,...
Atomic's Backland Carbon, the brand's new backcountry ski touring boot, has won the Ski Magazine Gear of the Year award for the 2020 winter season. The boot features a super lightweight construction compared to its predecessor, and is also further customizable with the Memory Fit 3D liner. The Ski Magazine ...
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On Good Authority is looking to attract investors as it...
On Good Authority is looking to attract investors as it launches its first collection of women's waterproof jackets. The brand's windproof and waterproof rainwear is breathable and made from waste plastics, non-toxic chemicals and a PFC-free, water-repellent coating. The jackets are produced in China. Sara Lewis and Hannah Oliver co-founded ...
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Puma is reorganizing the business structure of Austria Puma Dassler,...
Puma is reorganizing the business structure of Austria Puma Dassler, the head office for Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, located in Salzburg, Austria. The new structure will take effect on Jan. 1, 2020. Austria Puma Dassler has been handling all purchasing for Puma's subsidiaries in the three regions, ...
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Nike has been honored with the “outstanding commercial” award at...
Nike has been honored with the “outstanding commercial” award at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards for its “Dream Crazy” campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, the former quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers. It is Nike's first “outstanding commercial” Emmy in 17 years for an ad. The commercial was released in September ...
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Bear Paw, the warm-lined comfort brand from Sacramento California, has...
Bear Paw, the warm-lined comfort brand from Sacramento California, has launched a vegan summer collection for men and women, mainly consisting of bio type sandals. They are made in Spain with cork footbeds and Piñatex pineapple fiber or textile uppers, glued with latex. The collection has been approved by PETA, ...
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Buff, the Catalan headwear company, has been certified by the...
Buff, the Catalan headwear company, has been certified by the Spanish association Forética as complying with SGE 21, the European standard for corporate social responsibility. To qualify, Buff underwent an audit by SGS, an international certification firm that operates on Forética's behalf and is present in about 120 countries. To ...
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Canada Goose began seeking Intuit designers for a special collection...
Canada Goose began seeking Intuit designers for a special collection in January of this year, and Project Atigi has now been extended and expanded. The Canadian outdoor brand is planning to commission 20 native designers from the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Nunatsiavut, Nunavut and Nunavik – all four regions of the ...
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YKK is to begin production of its environmentally-friendly Natulon zipper...
YKK is to begin production of its environmentally-friendly Natulon zipper in the U.S. Natulon, which is part of YKK U.S.' collection of sustainable trims, will be manufactured in Macon, Georgia, to cut the environmental impact from sourcing overseas and reduce lead times. The Natulon zipper is made from recycled PET ...
