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Euro Brand Management (EBM) has established a partnership with Climate...
Euro Brand Management (EBM) has established a partnership with Climate Partner of Munich. Based in Grünwald, Germany, and run by Luigi Grosso, EBM is a B-Corporation (subject to B-Lab's standards of corporate social responsibility and sustainability) that analyzes and reworks the supply chains of its clients, focusing on the supply ...
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Mammut, the Swiss-based outdoor brand owned by the Conzzeta Group,...
Mammut, the Swiss-based outdoor brand owned by the Conzzeta Group, has established a partnership with Bruce Goodlad and Mike Austin, the co-owners of Avalanche Geeks, a British company that teaches courses in avalanche safety in Scotland and the Alps. Goodlad has been serving as a mountain guide – on skis ...
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Dorel Industries of Montreal, owner of cycling brands such as...
Dorel Industries of Montreal, owner of cycling brands such as Cannondale, GT and Schwinn as well as brands in other sectors, has suspended the planned payment of its dividend and seen a significant decline in its market capitalization. From Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, its B-class shares dropped by 32 ...
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The Brazilian subsidiary of VF Corporation has signed a contract...
The Brazilian subsidiary of VF Corporation has signed a contract that will let Arezzo & Co. take over distribution of Vans in the country for at least five years, opening mono-brand stores and handling sales to third parties. Arezzo, which is a major Brazilian shoe retailer trading on the stock ...
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Columbia Sportswear has purchased three buildings from Electro Scientific Industries...
Columbia Sportswear has purchased three buildings from Electro Scientific Industries (ESI), a firm specialized in laser applications. All lie within a quarter-mile of Columbia's current headquarters in Washington County, Oregon, and will expand it. The additional 200,000 square feet of space are costing about $33 million. The first building should ...
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Burton Snowboards has reinforced its presence in Switzerland with the...
Burton Snowboards has reinforced its presence in Switzerland with the opening two new stores and the appointment of a new country manager: Daniela Meyer, previously key account manager at Adidas Sport, who has taken over the position of Dan Fitzgerald, effective Oct. 1. The company already has a Burton Hub ...
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Lululemon is planning to close its ivivva kid's business by...
Lululemon is planning to close its ivivva kid's business by shutting down the seven remaining standalone ivivva stores, of which four are in the U.S. and three in Canada. The closures are scheduled to take place by the middle of next year. The retailer will also be pulling any remaining ...
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Sports Direct International has reported on new share buybacks twice...
Sports Direct International has reported on new share buybacks twice in the last few days. They have raised the number of shares held in treasury to 117,209,901 as of Oct. 2, out of a total of 523,392,468 ordinary shares, which is equal to the number of voting rights.
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Head/Tyrolia has promoted Cameron Smith to the position of U.S....
Head/Tyrolia has promoted Cameron Smith to the position of U.S. competition and team manager. Smith joined the company in 2017. In his new role, he will manage all relations with athletes, sponsorships and racing products for Head/Tyrolia USA.
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Craft will launch a “plogging” challenge with selected retailers in...
Craft will launch a “plogging” challenge with selected retailers in Germany throughout October and November to celebrate the release of its new collection of jogging shoes. Plogging, a term which comes from Sweden and translates as collecting trash while jogging, will give consumers gathering at seven retail stores throughout Germany ...
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Jussi Ristimäki has unexpectedly resigned as president and chief executive...
Jussi Ristimäki has unexpectedly resigned as president and chief executive of Rapala VMC, the Finnish maker of fishing tackle. Louis d'Alançon, chairman of the Finnish-based group, has assumed the post pending the search for a permanent successor. Ristimäki had been leading a recovery plan and was purportedly making progress toward ...
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Salming Sports has promoted Joakim Sandin to chief executive. He...
Salming Sports has promoted Joakim Sandin to chief executive. He has been with the Swedish producer of sporting goods since 2013, most recently as manager of international sales, communication and the running segment. Salming is rebranding itself entirely and has set up a new marketing department under Marcus Waltilla, who ...
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Lacoste has promoted Marco Dippe to chief executive for Europe,...
Lacoste has promoted Marco Dippe to chief executive for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and global travel retail. He was previously CEO of Central and Northern Europe. Over the past three years, Dippe has been repositioning Lacoste in Europe. He helped consolidate the management of the German, Austrian, ...
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Timo Perschke, the founder and chief executive of Pyua, left...
Timo Perschke, the founder and chief executive of Pyua, left the German company on Sept. 1. His departure took place a few weeks after some of the company's retail partners expressed concerns about the planned sale of its products on the web store of Tchibo, a Hamburg-based retail chain known ...
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Skechers is making a variety of claims on the sustainability...
Skechers is making a variety of claims on the sustainability of its packaging. Apparently, the Californian shoe brand has reduced the plastic in it by 85 percent and limited the plastic in its foot forms to 10 percent. All of this plastic is, with the right local infrastructure, recyclable. In ...
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North Sails has collaborated with film director Victor Claramunt on...
North Sails has collaborated with film director Victor Claramunt on a short film, entitled La Mer, aimed at raising awareness of ocean plastic pollution. The film was first presented at the 10th edition of the La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival on July 26-27. It is also among the 50 ...
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Uniqlo and Torey Industries, long-time strategic partners, are now collaborating...
Uniqlo and Torey Industries, long-time strategic partners, are now collaborating on a new project to turn used down jackets and plastic bottles into new clothes. The collection of Ultra Light Down products will appear later this month, initially in Uniqlo's Japanese stores only. The down will be cleansed for use ...
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The Lycra Company is introducing the new Lycra EcoMade elastane,...
The Lycra Company is introducing the new Lycra EcoMade elastane, its first branded elastane made with recycled content. The new fiber will be officially launched at Intertextile Shanghai on Sept. 25–27. Furthermore, the company has announced that it plans to convert the majority of Coolmax and Thermolite fiber products to ...
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Veja has developed the “Condor,” a new running shoe that...
Veja has developed the “Condor,” a new running shoe that is said to be 53 percent bio-sourced. For the French company, known for its sustainable shoes and accessories, this is the first venture in the running market. The Condor is described as a “post-petroleum” running shoe. The shoe, which is ...
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A second edition of the conference “Innovations in Sports Materials”...
A second edition of the conference “Innovations in Sports Materials” will take place in Ghent, Belgium, on Nov. 19-20. The event is organized by Centexbel, the Belgian textile research and design center. The speakers will focus on the latest developments in sports materials, sports clothing, performance-enhancing materials and smart materials. ...
