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Sergio Tacchini and Mondottica International have entered into a global...
Sergio Tacchini and Mondottica International have entered into a global license agreement until 2023 to develop branded eyewear collections for Sergio Tacchini. The collections will comprise unisex spectacles and sunglasses, which will be available as from the second half of 2019. The product line will be officially presented at the ...
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A private equity fund, Equinox Partners, has reportedly signed...
A private equity fund, Equinox Partners, has reportedly signed an agreement in principle to acquire a 40 percent stake in Manifattura Valcismon, the Italian family-owned company that owns three important brands of sports apparel: Castelli for cycling, Karpos for hiking and trekking, and Sportful for cycling and Nordic skiing. The ...
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Marmot Mountain Europe has moved into new headquarters in Frankfurt....
Marmot Mountain Europe has moved into new headquarters in Frankfurt. The U.S. outdoor brand has concluded an internal restructuring that began with its acquisition by Newell Brands in 2016. The parent company has sought to anchor the brand more firmly in its outdoor and recreation division. Jan Schapmann remains Marmot's ...
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Many new executives have started working for Royal Robbins since...
Many new executives have started working for Royal Robbins since the American brand of travel and adventure gear was taken over last March by Fenix Outdoor International, the Swedish group, formally based in Switzerland, that owns Fjällräven, Tierra and other outdoor brands as well as Globetrotter and other outdoor specialty ...
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The Norspo trade fair that recently took place outside of...
The Norspo trade fair that recently took place outside of Oslo was described as a success, based on initial visitor data and interviews with exhibitors. Overall, there were 75 exhibitors and roughly 800 visitors. More meetings were pre-booked than before at the Norwegian trade show, which takes place twice a ...
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Mammut says it has introduced the world's first laser-fused jacket,...
Mammut says it has introduced the world's first laser-fused jacket, which has won an Ispo Award. The Photics HS Thermo Hooded Jacket is waterproof and breathable, made of quilted, 750 cuin goose down, and limited to 500 pieces sold B2C. The jacket is welded with the world's only laser-fuse device, ...
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For the next four years, Smartwool, the maker of woolen...
For the next four years, Smartwool, the maker of woolen sports apparel, will supply the official Merino wool base layer, underwear and socks for all 14 of the Alterra Mountain Company's ski lodges in North America: namely, Steamboat, Winter Park, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Mammoth Mountain, June Mountain, Big Bear ...
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Itochu has made an unsolicited partial tender offer for an...
Itochu has made an unsolicited partial tender offer for an additional stake of 9.56 percent in Descente. If accepted, it would raise its holding in the Japanese group from 30.44 percent to 40.00 percent. Politely, Descente said it was analyzing the offer, but noted that it has been in talks ...
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La Sportiva will join 1% For the Planet, the global...
La Sportiva will join 1% For the Planet, the global organization that works to accelerate environmental giving. The members of the organization contribute by allocating at least 1 percent of their annual revenues to environmental non-profit projects and causes. The Italian outdoor company will make the official announcement at Ispo ...
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Edwin Haid and Quirin Kammerer have acquired 100 percent of Pro-X-Elements,...
Edwin Haid and Quirin Kammerer have acquired 100 percent of Pro-X-Elements, the manufacturer of outdoor apparel. The previous owner, Matthias Cramer, sold all of his shares to the new shareholders on Dec. 1, 2018. Haid and Kammerer will manage the company together as managing partners. As former executives at Jeantex, a ...
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On Jan. 14 in Jaun, Switzerland, a skier was found...
On Jan. 14 in Jaun, Switzerland, a skier was found under three feet of snow and pulled out alive thanks to an avalanche dog and the Recco Rescue System. The 22-year-old was skiing off-piste with two others despite a warning of three out of five on the European Avalanche Danger ...
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Foot Locker has invested $2 million in Pensole Inc., which...
Foot Locker has invested $2 million in Pensole Inc., which runs the Pensole Footwear Design Academy. Founded in 2010 by D'Wayne Edwards, former director of design at Nike's Jordan Brand, Pensole offers prospective footwear designers free tuition and a learn-by-doing curriculum. Some 400 alumni are currently at work in the ...
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While hosting more than 2,800 exhibitors on its enlarged fairgrounds,...
While hosting more than 2,800 exhibitors on its enlarged fairgrounds, Ispo Munich is addressing visitors and the general public by organizing for the second time the Ispo Munich Sports Week between Feb. 2 and 9. One of the highlights will again be the Ispo Munich Night Run, which will be ...
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As of January 2019, Grofa Action Sports is the distributor...
As of January 2019, Grofa Action Sports is the distributor in Germany and Austria for Level, the Swiss brand of snow gloves. Level was created in 1989 by Scheuing Sport of Samedan, Switzerland. The gloves were principally designed for snowboarders – hence the brand's patented Biomex system for wrist protection – ...
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From January 2019, 40 percent of Zoggs' swimwear will be...
From January 2019, 40 percent of Zoggs' swimwear will be made of its proprietary Ecolast fabric, primarily obtained from ocean debris. The Ecolast range is made from abandoned ghost fishing nets, carpet and industrial waste, which are rescued from the oceans and landfill through the “Healthy Seas – A Journey ...
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Stella International has reported a 6.4 percent increase in the...
Stella International has reported a 6.4 percent increase in the volume of footwear sold by its manufacturing facilities in 2018. They reached a total of 60.2 million pairs, but the revenues generated by the business rose by only 2.7 percent to more than $1.5 billion.
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Dunlop has signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with the Academia...
Dunlop has signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with the Academia Mouratoglou. Patrick Mouratoglou, founder of the tennis academy and trainer of Serena Williams, Grigor Dimitrov and Jeremy Chardy, is to become a Dunlop ambassador. Dunlop is to supply balls, rackets, bags and racket string for the Mouratoglou Open, an ATP ...
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In keeping with a recent change in strategy, Accell Group,...
In keeping with a recent change in strategy, Accell Group, the Dutch parent of such cycling brands as Haibike, Lapierre, Raleigh, Atala and XLC, has begun the search for a new chairman. The current chairman, Ab Pasman, will remain a director for a further year. Once the new chairman is ...
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In order to facilitate its acquisition by Anta Sports Products...
In order to facilitate its acquisition by Anta Sports Products and other investors, Amer Sports amended its statutes at a previously planned extraordinary shareholders meeting on Jan. 23. A clause on a shareholder's obligation to redeem shares was removed. Also, the members of the board of directors will no longer ...
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Adidas is doubling the number of sneakers it makes from...
Adidas is doubling the number of sneakers it makes from ocean plastic this year, expecting to turn out 11 million pairs in cooperation with Parley for the Oceans. Adidas projected sales of about five million pairs of such Parley shoes in 2018, up from one million in 2017. The sporting goods ...
