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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 ...
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News briefsUYN opens its first U.K. store amidst international expansion plan
Italian brand UYN (Unleash Your Nature) has opened a store in Cambridge, its first in the UK. SGI Europe reported about this planned opening earlier this month while the brand was inaugurating another store in Peschiera, on Italy’s Lake Garda. The Cambridge store is located on Market Hill, in the ...
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News briefsNike Rise concept store opens in India
Nike has opened its first digital flagship concept store, Nike Rise, at Phoenix Marketcity in Chennai on the Bay of Bengal in eastern India. The store was opened by RJ Corp, India’s leading conglomerate operating sports and F&B franchises, on August 6, 2023. Spread over 470 square meters, Nike Phoenix ...
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News briefsUYN opens new Italian store ahead of further openings abroad
UYN is opening a new store in Peschiera del Garda, a resort town on Italy’s Lake Garda, not far from the city of Verona. The store is housed in the Padiglione degli Ufficiali (Officers’ Pavillion), a 19th-century building that comprises luxurious penthouses and a shopping gallery. The new store features ...
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News briefsMunich opens largest Spanish store
Spanish sneaker brand Munich has opened a 250-sqm store at the Viladecans The Style Outlets shopping center near Barcelona. It is the brand’s largest store in Spain. Alongside Munich sneakers, the store sells vegan footwear from the Duuo brand, also owned by the Berneda family. The new opening brings the ...
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News briefsSwiss brand On will soon open its first store in Paris
Swiss brand On is expected to open its first Parisian store over the next few weeks. As previously reported by SGI Europe, the store is located within the Marché Saint Germain, in the heart of the elegant sixth arrondissement. On was founded in 2010 by Olivier Bernhard, David Allemann and ...
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ArticleHoka paces Deckers in Q1, company lifts FY guidance
Deckers Brands, intent on growing both its direct-to-consumer and international businesses in the months ahead, generated a 42 percent increase in Q1/24 net income to $63.6 million versus 44.8 million for the three months ended June 30. Operating income was 26 percent higher year-over-year at $70.7 million. Total net sales ...
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News briefsNike sued over “pocket bra” design
A Florida-based company is suing Nike for allegedly using its invention of a sports “pocket bra” in Nike’s athletic bras without permission. The Pocket Bra is a sports bra that features built-in pockets where women can keep their belongings during physical activity. SherryWear LLC, headquartered in Vero Beach, claims in ...
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News briefsAdidas unveils its new Switch FWD running shoe
Source: Adidas Switch FWD Adidas is introducing the Switch FWD, a new running shoe design expected to launch globally on July 27. The EVA compound midsole in the Switch FWD features “intricately designed voids that collapse and spring forward, converting weight into forward motion,” the brand said. ...
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News briefsUYN aiming for a post-synthetic future in technical clothing
As part of the “Plastic free” July, Italian technical sportswear brand UYN has unveiled a technical shirt made entirely of bio-based fibers. The special edition Reinvented bio-shirt is made with a mix of organic-based fibers that can replace traditional synthetics derived from fossil fuels and still allow for breathability and ...
