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This Saturday, Feb. 2, at the International Congress Center (ICM)...
This Saturday, Feb. 2, at the International Congress Center (ICM) in Munich, Germany, the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) is a holding a free panel discussion on trade protectionism, the tariff dispute between China and the U.S., Brexit and related issues; focusing on their effect on the ...
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As of 2020, Nike will be Major League Baseball's exclusive...
As of 2020, Nike will be Major League Baseball's exclusive supplier of on-field uniforms – baselayers, game-day outerwear and training apparel included – and will be stamping them with its Swoosh. Fanatics, the California- and Florida-based producer of licensed sports apparel, will handle the manufacturing and distribution at retail. The ...
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At the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, running from Jan. 30...
At the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, running from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 in Denver, the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), Snowsports Industries America (SIA) and the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced that they were forming the Outdoor Business Climate Partnership. This is the first broad coalition of trade groups ...
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According to a recent report from GlobalData, published by Retail...
According to a recent report from GlobalData, published by Retail Insight, entities controlled by Mike Ashley, the billionaire chief executive of Sports Direct International, now account for 3.2 percent of all non-food retail spending in the U.K. Since founding Sports Direct in 1982, Ashley has purchased one distressed company after ...
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Osprey Packs has completed the acquisition of Osprey Europe, the...
Osprey Packs has completed the acquisition of Osprey Europe, the U.K.-based subsidiary that was set up by Rob Wylie in 2003. The American brand of backpacks has grown a lot in Europe since then, with a presence in more than 30 countries, claiming the leadership in the sector. Wylie has ...
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Peter Novak has been appointed president of Sherpa Adventure Gear,...
Peter Novak has been appointed president of Sherpa Adventure Gear, maker of outdoor apparel and accessories, and plans to grow the brand in North America. Novak is coming off nine years – first as head of national accounts, more recently as vice president of sales – with 5.11 Tactical, which ...
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Uniqlo, the Japanese brand of affordable clothing, continues to invest...
Uniqlo, the Japanese brand of affordable clothing, continues to invest in sports marketing, after switching over from Novak Djokovic to Roger Federer last year. It has become the main Olympic partner and official clothing supplier for Sweden's Olympic and Paralympic teams. The Japanese clothing brand will deliver LifeWear products to ...
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The ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Program, which aims to eliminate...
The ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Program, which aims to eliminate the discharge of hazardous chemicals in the textile and footwear value chain, has expanded its list of contributors with four new companies: Eurodye-CTC, a Belgian manufacturer of textiles; Centrocot SpA, an Italian testing service; the Japan Textile Products Quality and ...
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At the beginning of this year, Hanwag appointed Albrecht Volz...
At the beginning of this year, Hanwag appointed Albrecht Volz to the new position of country manager for Germany. Thomas Gröber, chief executive of Hanwag, has until now been responsible for the German market. Volz has worked for Hanwag since 2013. He spent four years as a sales representative and ...
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Li & Fung has named Joseph Phi as the company's...
Li & Fung has named Joseph Phi as the company's new president. He will lead the company's supply chain solutions operating groups, including business development. He replaces Marc Compagnon, who will now work as senior adviser across the Fung Group of companies, Li & Fung's major shareholder, leading its initiative ...
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Head has announced the launch of Head Winter Sportswear in...
Head has announced the launch of Head Winter Sportswear in North America and the promotion of Julia Couperthwait to business manager of Sportswear North America. Couperthwait has extensive experience in the outdoor and fashion industries, specifically in brand marketing, merchandising and design. She will oversee all aspects of the Winter ...
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Sierra Designs, the U.S. producer of camping gear, has announced...
Sierra Designs, the U.S. producer of camping gear, has announced victory in a dispute in Germany over the intellectual property of its Backcountry Bed, a zipperless sleeping bag that allows campers to sleep on their back, their side or their stomach. More in The Outdoor Industry Compass.
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Asics has announced the launch of the Asics Reborn Wear...
Asics has announced the launch of the Asics Reborn Wear Project (ARWPJ), which aims at giving new life to sportswear in view of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The company will collect around 30,000 items of used sportswear to recycle into official uniforms for the Japan Olympic and Paralympic teams that ...
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Shandong Ruyi Investment Holding, the Chinese textile and apparel group,...
Shandong Ruyi Investment Holding, the Chinese textile and apparel group, has completed the acquisition of Invista's Apparel & Advanced Textiles unit and is making it into an independent subsidiary called The Lycra Company. The entity will continue to produce the chemicals, fibers and textiles for which it is known. Chief ...
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Fjällräven assigned Dean Polic to the position of country manager...
Fjällräven assigned Dean Polic to the position of country manager for Germany at the beginning of this year. He succeeds Lars Ryslev, who is taking the newly created position of head of global sales for Central Europe at Fenix Outdoor, parent company of Fjällräven. Polic, 47, will be leading Fjällräven's German ...
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Atmósfera Sport, the Spanish buying group, will be launching an...
Atmósfera Sport, the Spanish buying group, will be launching an e-tail site – specifically for its sports-apparel division, Atmósfera Black – on Feb. 18. The initiative, representing an investment of more than €100,000, will be managed directly from the buying group's headquarters. The attendant staff has been expanded accordingly. For ...
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The Austrian-based shareholders of KTC and Mountain Force have created...
The Austrian-based shareholders of KTC and Mountain Force have created a new Swiss entity, KTC Unlimited, to manage the Mountain Force brand as well as Artisan des Montagnes (ADC), a new functional and more outdoor-oriented sister brand launched by Mountain Force last year. KTC's highly sophisticated apparel manufacturing factory in ...
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Laurent Vanat, the authoritative consultant based in Switzerland, has put...
Laurent Vanat, the authoritative consultant based in Switzerland, has put out a call for crowdfunding of the forthcoming 2019 issue of his International Report on Snow & Mountain Tourism, which is due to be released in April. Contributors of any amount over the technical minimum will be listed in the ...
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Treksta, the big manufacturer of outdoor shoes based in South...
Treksta, the big manufacturer of outdoor shoes based in South Korea, has developed the first shoes that incorporate retractable crampons in the soles, using a specially engineered mechanism that works with a small dial. The grip spikes are controlled in and out by simply turning a dial at the side. ...
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Mike Jensen has been made president of Reef, the beach...
Mike Jensen has been made president of Reef, the beach lifestyle brand recently divested by VF Corp. He was most recently the general manager and brand manager of DC Shoes at Boardriders. He previously worked for Asics, Spy and Converse. Jensen will report directly to Gregg Ribatt, the new chief ...
