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HeiQ has announced a new kind of PFC-free durable water...
HeiQ has announced a new kind of PFC-free durable water repellence (DWR) that can withstand dry cleaning. The new DWR products extend the Swiss textile company's Eco Dry line, which was launched in 2013, and repel water-based stains. According to the company, they are suitable for silk and wool, and ...
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New Balance has announced two climate commitments. The company has...
New Balance has announced two climate commitments. The company has joined RE100, a global corporate initiative bringing together businesses committed to 100 percent renewable electricity. New Balance has recently reached the milestone of generating a total of more than one million kilowatt hours in solar energy at its footwear manufacturing facility ...
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The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation has announced...
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation has announced nine new organizations as accredited training providers for its program. The new organizations that are now able to offer ZDHC certified training sessions in chemical management, via the ZDHC Academy, are: Bureau Veritas, CEDFEM Engineering, Centro Tessile Serico, Centrocot, GSM ...
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The Textile Exchange has announced the release of Responsible Down...
The Textile Exchange has announced the release of Responsible Down Standard 3.0, the third version of the Responsible Down Standard (RDS), effective July 1. The RDS 3.0 represents “the most substantial revision” since the launch of the standard, according to the organization. The RDS, which was originally developed in 2014 ...
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VF Corp. announced the appointment of Michel Bilodeau as vice...
VF Corp. announced the appointment of Michel Bilodeau as vice president and general manager in charge of Vans in the EMEA region, starting in October. He will replace Stefano Saccone, who had taken on the responsibility in April but is instead going to run Woolrich International (see the following article). ...
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Anta Sports has become a member of the Better Cotton...
Anta Sports has become a member of the Better Cotton Initiative, a non-profit organization that promotes better standards in cotton farming and practices across more than 20 countries. Anta is the first sportswear firm in China to join BCI.
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Freemotion has appointed Apostolos Seintis as sales director for Europe,...
Freemotion has appointed Apostolos Seintis as sales director for Europe, and Leopoldo Torres as sales director for Latin America. Seintis has been hired to drive the growth of the commercial fitness manufacturer in Europe. Freemotion is headquartered in Logan, Utah. Seintis spent 15 years at All Sport, where he helped ...
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Dynafit, a brand belonging to Oberalp, has appointed Silvia Loher...
Dynafit, a brand belonging to Oberalp, has appointed Silvia Loher to the newly created position of international trade marketing manager. Dennis Forte was appointed to the position of e-commerce and digital-marketing manager, replacing Sabrina Raab, who will be on maternity and paternity leave for one year, in June. Loher, 30, was ...
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Chris Sports has appointed a new manager in charge of...
Chris Sports has appointed a new manager in charge of trade marketing and sales support for three of the brands it distributes in Switzerland: Bell, Giro and Evoc. He will take care of clinics, events and other forms of support for the retail clients. He has worked most recently for ...
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Woolrich International has appointed Stefano Saccone as its new chief...
Woolrich International has appointed Stefano Saccone as its new chief executive. He takes over the role from Paolo Corinaldesi, who has served as Woolrich International's chief executive for the past three years. Saccone joins from VF Corp., where he was most recently vice-president and general manager of the Vans EMEA ...
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Last April Snipes, the sneaker retail chain that has belonged...
Last April Snipes, the sneaker retail chain that has belonged to the Deichmann group since 2011, took over Kicks USA, a retail chain specializing in sneakers, athletic shoes and clothing, with 64 stores in eastern part of the U.S. Now it has acquired Mr. Alan's Men's Bootery, another sneaker chain based in ...
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Under Armour is developing a new shoe that is said...
Under Armour is developing a new shoe that is said to measure the user's blood pressure. The company has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on June 25 for two possible models of the sneaker. In the first version, the shoe would link to a ...
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The North Face (TNF) is celebrating Neil Armstrong's “giant leap...
The North Face (TNF) is celebrating Neil Armstrong's “giant leap for mankind” with a capsule collection. It was 50 years ago, on July 20, 1969, that the astronauts Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins completed the outbound half of humanity's first trip to the moon. Five-day commemorative celebrations of the ...
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While negotiating to succeed New Balance as the sponsor of...
While negotiating to succeed New Balance as the sponsor of the Liverpool team after the 2019/20 season, according to the Daily Mail, bidding against Nike for the Premier English League club, Puma is considering paying three times more than it is doing now to continue as the sponsor of the ...
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Munich, the Barcelona-based footwear brand, has settled on a single...
Munich, the Barcelona-based footwear brand, has settled on a single distributor in Portugal for both its fashion and the sports collections. Bedivar, as the company is called, has its headquarters and an extensive logistical network in the country, distributing important brands like Crocs, Fila, Merrell and New Era, in addition ...
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Batra Group's Future Brands Limited (FBL) of London has partnered...
Batra Group's Future Brands Limited (FBL) of London has partnered with Brand Machine Group (BMG) to launch a full collection of Russell Athletic childrenswear and accessories across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The license agreement between FBL and BMG will enable BMG to design, manufacture and market children's ...
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A Waffle Moon shoe made by Bill Bowerman, the late...
A Waffle Moon shoe made by Bill Bowerman, the late co-founder of Nike, with a waffle iron for the 1972 Olympics fetched a record price of $437,000 at a special auction organized on Sotheby's website in partnership with Stadium Goods, the American sneaker consignment reseller. The shoe was reportedly bought ...
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Overcoming a challenge from Puma, Nike's Jordan brand has signed...
Overcoming a challenge from Puma, Nike's Jordan brand has signed Zion Williamson to a footwear endorsement deal. Williamson was the number-one pick in the NBA draft of 2019. This past February, he famously injured his knee playing for Duke University when one of his Nike PG 2.5 shoes burst open ...
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In preliminary statements, several public Chinese sports brands have indicated...
In preliminary statements, several public Chinese sports brands have indicated that they had higher sales in the second quarter of this year. Anta Sports Products, the new owner of Amer Sports, said its sales grew at a mid-teen rate in its Anta stores, while the revenues of the other brands ...
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Lowa, one of Tecnica Group's brands, will be a sponsor...
Lowa, one of Tecnica Group's brands, will be a sponsor of the Biathlon World Championships 2020, which starts on Feb. 12 in Antholz, Southern Tyrol. Lowa will supply the event's 1,500 volunteers with shoes and socks. In addition, Lowa recently announced that it is the new main sponsor of the International Four Day ...
