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News briefsWayne Edy to hand over leadership of Inov-8 this autumn
U.K.-based running, hiking and fitness brand has announced that Mike Snell will join the company as its new CEO this October. Snell will leave his current role as commercial director of supermarket chain Asda in September before joining Inov-8. Before joining Asda, Snell was chief commercial officer at Wiggle and ...
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ArticleSaysh secures $8m in funding from Gap's Athleta and others
Consumer-focused fund IRIS and Gap Inc.’s performance lifestyle brand Athleta have led an $8 million Series A funding round for startup sneaker and lifestyle company Saysh. Other investors in the funding round include the 50-percent female early-stage team at Redpoint Ventures, a venture capitalist that has successfully invested in companies ...
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News briefsPuma and Sympatex start product partnership
Improving the recyclability of products is one of the goals Puma has set out in its sustainability report, as is a reduction in its carbon footprint. As part of the evolution of the company’s strategy, the German brand has now partnered with materials provider Sympatex to develop and use more ...
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News briefsAsics partners with delivery specialist Freshly for home delivery of athlete’s meals
Premiering just in time for the running event calendar, Asics is starting a new initiative in the U.S. with the home delivery company Freshly. For a limited time, consumers with a Freshly subscription can order three custom menus designed to support training and performance: a special pre-race, high carb meal; ...
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Salomon completes research on the ecological impact of its Index.01 shoe
Source: Salomon Index.01 Three years after the market introduction of its recyclable running shoe Index.01, Salomon has presented a study by its footwear team that has researched the shoe’s environmental impact compared to a conventionally manufactured road running shoe. Since 2019, shoes have been returned to Salomon ...
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ArticleOn raises full-year guidance after beating expectations in Q1
On Holding AG raised its guidance for the full year after reporting better-than-expected sales and profits in the first quarter ended March 31. The Swiss athletic gear company generated sales of 235.7 million Swiss francs (€225.2m), up by 67.9 percent on the year earlier and comfortably above an analysts consensus ...
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ArticleAsics profit dips 17 percent in Q1 (updated)
Asics Corp. recorded declines in operating income and net income for the first quarter ended March 31 as total revenues dipped 1.1 percent to 105,329 million yen (€811.0m) from ¥106,549 million. Strong sales growth of 12.2 percent in North America could not offset significant supply shortages and logistical disruptions caused ...
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News briefsBoa launches new marketing campaign aimed directly at end consumers
Boa Technology, the maker of the Boa Fit System, is launching a new global brand campaign that targets consumers more directly than before. The campaign uses professional athletes in the brand’s key segments – snowboarders, road cyclists, trail runners, downhill mountain bikers, climbers and backcountry skiers – to ask consumers ...
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ArticleSweden’s Löplabbet continues to grow and breaks new records
Intersport Sweden-owned running shop chain Löplabbet closed its books for 2021 with solid growth and new records. For the year, which has been challenging for everyone in the sector, the development was positive in all of the chain’s stores and e-commerce. Source: Löplabbet Stellan Kinell, head of Löplabbet ...
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News briefsNew drop of Adidas/Allbirds low-carbon running shoes
Source: Allbirds/Adidas Adidas and Allbirds have expanded their collaboration for low-carbon running shoes. Four new colorways of the Adizero x Allbirds 2.94 KG CO2E have been launched on adidas.com, allbirds.com, the Adidas and Allbirds apps and select Adidas and Allbirds stores globally. The new footwear drop is ...
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News briefsUYN opens first flagship in Germany
The Italian brand UYN (Unleash your Nature) has opened a brand shop inside Germany’s renowned KaDeWe in Berlin, a 60,000-sqm department store. UYN’s 200-sqm brand space is located on the fourth floor in the sports brand environment, featuring its shoe collection and its running, fitness and outdoor lines. UYN is ...
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News briefsFootwear start-up Hylo raises €2.9 million for low-CO2 vegan shoes
The U.K.-based brand Hylo Athletics, co-founded by ex-football professional Michael Doughty in 2020, has secured €2.9 million in a Series A funding round for its vegan-friendly sneakers that are made with natural rubber, cotton, algae and corn fiber. The company claims the “corn runners” have a 52 percent lower carbon ...
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