All Running articles – Page 12
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ArticleOn announces ambitious 3-year outlook
At its investor day at On Labs in Zurich, Swiss sportswear brand On announced its financial targets for the next three years (FY 2026) and outlined the strategic building blocks to support its next phase of growth. Following On’s track record of strong growth and increasing profitability, the company intends ...
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ArticlePuma ambassadors celebrate 75 years of sports history
Puma and some of its world-class ambassadors gathered at the company’s headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany, to share some of their most memorable moments in sports history over the past 75 years and celebrate the company’s anniversary. “I think along all these 75 years, one thing which has not changed at ...
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News briefsAuthentic makes official WeChat debut
Authentic Brands Group has officially joined WeChat, the leading social media app in China with more than 1.6 billion active users around the world. The launch is part of a targeted strategy to expand Authentic’s corporate presence and drive the growth of its brand portfolio in the region. Through its ...
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News briefsBrooks launches running shoe made from partially recycled materials on path to net zero
Source: Brooks Running Green Silence Ghost 15 With the introduction of the Green Silence Ghost 15, Brooks takes another (running) step toward its net-zero emissions goal in 2040. 39.4 percent of the shoe is made from recycled materials, including 80 percent of the upper. Both represent the ...
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ArticleCoats and Lenzing join forces for Circle’s synthetic-free running shoe
Source: Circle Sportswear Circle Sportswear SuperNatural Runner Coats Footwear, a UK-based yarn and structural component manufacturing company, announced its collaboration with Lenzing Group, an Austrian manufacturer of specialty cellulose-based fibers for the textile industry. By combining Coats Footwear’s ProWeave™ technology with Lenzing’s Tencel™ lyocell filament, the two ...
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News briefsSaysh launches first performance running sneaker
Source: Saysh The Felix Runner Saysh, the lifestyle brand founded in 2021 by Olympian Allyson Felix and her brother Wes, is introducing “The Felix Runner,” a new women’s sneaker and the brand’s first performance running shoe. While the Saysh One was primarily designed for walking and light ...
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News briefsMore sports features on the new Apple Watch
Apple will be releasing its Apple Watch Series 9 in stores on Sept. 22. From the sports perspective, the most salient novelties are the new double-tap gesture (to come in a software update in October), a faster and more capable Siri and the new features of the operating system. ...
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News briefsCatalonian chain expands
Wala has opened a seventh store, according to both TradeSport and CMDsport. It is a 2,200-sqm operation with a staff of 40 located in Sant Pere de Ribes, Catalonia. The retail chain does all of its business in this one Spanish autonomous community and covers mountain and snow sports, cycling, ...
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News briefsCraft Sportswear Germany restructures management
Source: Craft / New Wave GmbH Germany Felix Lechner (left) and Markus Müller In early May, the German subsidiary of the New Wave Group, New Wave GmbH, restructured its management and appointed long-time employees Felix Lechner (formerly COO) and Markus Müller (formerly Head of Marketing) to the ...
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ArticleUYN banks on new biotech fibers
Source: UYN Evolutyon Biotech Italian brand UYN (Unleash Your Nature) has developed a range of new high-performance biomaterials. From Kapok, the so-called “plant wool,” to Flexicorn, an elastic fiber made from corn seeds, these fibers are designed to replace those synthetic ones derived from fossil fuels that ...
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News briefsRunning Conseil has a new GM
Jérémy Marchetti is the new general manager of Running Conseil, effective Sept. 1. Running Conseil is a group of 64 independent stores in France specializing in running, trail running and triathlon gear. Marchetti, 41, is the owner of a Running Conseil store in Ollioules in southeastern France. The Running Conseil ...
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News briefsSaucony launches vegan Triumph RFG sneaker
Source: Saucony Triumph RFG Saucony has launched the Triumph RFG (“Running For Good”), described by the performance running lifestyle brand as “its most sustainable shoe to date.” The new shoe features plant-based, petroleum-free CovationBio PDO Susterra propanediol. Specifically, the Triumph RFG is the first athletic shoe to ...
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ArticleNational Running Show organizer Raccoon acquired by investment company
Cuil Bay Capital, a new U.K.-based investment firm led by exhibition entrepreneur Doug Emslie, has announced its first investment by acquiring a majority stake in U.K.-based Raccoon Media Group. Raccoon was founded in 2016 and achieved great success with the launch of the National Running Show. Since then, other trade ...
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ArticleISPO Munich 2023 offers New Perspectives on Sports
Only three months before the leading sporting goods trade show, ISPO Munich opens its doors again at the Messe München exhibition center. The show, which will take place from Nov. 28-30, 2023, will be thematically divided into the following areas: Outdoor (Halls A1-A3): From large booths to merged villages, ...
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News briefsUnder Armour appoints John Varvatos as Chief Design Officer
Source: Under Armour John Varvatos Under Armour has a new Chief Design Officer in fashion industry veteran John Varvatos, who will join the company on Sept. 11, 2023. Varvatos joined UA as a consultant earlier this year and brings his extensive expertise in style and form to ...
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News briefsOn says it’s made “good progress” towards sustainability goals in 2022
Hot on the heels of its Q2 financial figures, On has released the company’s second most important set of numbers: its sustainability progress figures. The Impact Progress Report 2022 marks On’s third annual sustainability report. The company, which has as its dream “a future where everything we make is fossil-free ...
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News briefsNike introduces the EK Umoja running collection
Source: Nike Eliud Kipchoge Nike is launching the EK Umoja line, a capsule collection of running footwear and apparel that celebrates the world’s greatest marathoner, Eliud Kipchoge. Umoja means “unity” in Kipchoge’s native Swahili. Each collection item features colors and graphics inspired by the marathoner’s first World ...
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News briefsGarmin updates Venu smartwatch series with wheelchair features
Source: Garmin Venu 3S Garmin has introduced the Venu 3 and Venu 3S smartwatches. The Venu 3 duo includes, among other new features, a wheelchair mode. Wheelchair users can track daily pushes instead of steps and receive weight shift alerts. These two models also offer wheelchair-specific sports ...
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News briefsOrthoLite strengthens sales team in China
Insole and footwear solutions brand OrthoLite bolsters its Chinese sales management team with the hiring of Chuck Yu as Director of Sales Strategy and John Liu as Sales Manager. Yu and Liu will be responsible for supporting OrthoLite China’s domestic brand partners as well as international brand partners operating in ...
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ArticleSaucony announces product sustainability goals
Performance running lifestyle brand Saucony, part of Wolverine Worldwide and celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, has announced a major step in its sustainability journey, aiming to have 90 percent of its products made from organic, recycled or renewable materials by 2025 and 100 percent by 2030. With the launch ...
