All Running articles – Page 10
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ArticleBrooks' success builds on connection with runners worldwide
Berkshire Hathaway-owned Brooks, which continues to make strides with the global running community, generated a 6 percent increase in annual sales in 2022 to an implied $1.166 billion despite persistent supply chain obstacles within the running industry. The company also gained new customers last year in categories outside of running, ...
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News briefsAMSilk and Brain Biotech develop high-performance biobased protein fibers
Biomaterial specialist AMSilk, based in Munich, and industry solutions provider Brain Biotech have entered a partnership to accelerate the development of high-performance fibers for the performance materials market. AMSilk produces biotechnological materials based on renewable carbon structural proteins that are fully recyclable, biodegradable and contain no microplastics. The company’s Biosteel ...
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News briefsStrava adds a new role to its executive team
Source: Strava Anita Butler, Chief Design Officer Strava has announced the appointment of Anita Patwardhan Butler as its first-ever chief design officer (CDO). In this role, Butler will oversee all of Strava’s design and innovation aspects, including brand and marketing design, product design, research, and content design. ...
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News briefsStrava CEO steps down for a second time
Strava’s co-founder, Michael Horvath, is stepping down from the CEO role for a second time. Horvath co-founded the platform with Mark Gainey in 2009. He left the helm in 2013 to support his wife when she battled cancer, then returned in 2019. “I have decided that Strava needs a CEO ...
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Case StudyHow Brooks running overcame pandemic pressures to become the biggest player in the business
Specialist running brand Brooks has clocked up sustained growth by focusing on comfort and using technology to hike shoe performance.
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News briefs2023 UK National Running Show was the most successful in its history
The fifth edition of the National Running Show, which took place on Jan. 21-22 at the NEC Birmingham, saw exhibitor and sponsorship revenues increase by 38 percent this year. Raccoon Media Group, which organizes the show, claimed that the 2023 event recorded the largest visitor audience it has ever attracted. ...
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News briefsOn unveils global running event series
Swiss sports brand On has announced its own global running event series, called “On Track Nights.” The series will span three continents and five cities. On Track Nights will kick off in Los Angeles with the Track Fest in early May, followed by the Night of 10k PBs in Highgate ...
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News briefsParkrun wins Brooks as global footwear partner
Brooks, a Parkrun partner in the U.K. and Ireland since 2020, is extending the partnership to all Parkrun territories as the organization’s new global footwear partner and also becoming a presenting partner in the U.S., Netherlands and Germany. Over the past three years, Brooks has visited dozens of Parkrun sites, ...
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News briefsMunich expects 35% sales increase and opens new stores
Spanish sneaker brand Munich expects its sales to jump by around 35 percent in the full fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, to reach €65-70 million. In an interview with trade publication FashionNetwork, Munich CEO Xavier Berneda said that the company’s revenues are projected to exceed last year’s record sales ...
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ArticleOn has various growth levers to pull
On Holding, the Swiss-based “disruptor”, which generated $1 billion in trailing 12-month sales through Q3, continues to focus on innovation and sustainability issues while establishing growth levers to reach younger, Chinese, and apparel consumers as a head-to-toe brand rooted in performance with lifestyle adaptability. On continues to eye a 60 ...
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ArticleDesigner Brands acquires Topo Athletic
Designer Brands Inc. announced the acquisition of Topo Athletic, expanding its reach into the performance athletic and outdoor footwear categories.
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News briefsNew Balance plans $65 million investment to double production capacity in Maine
New Balance has announced a $65 million investment in construction and capital equipment in its Skowhegan, Maine factory, with a view to double production capacity and add over 200 new jobs to the facility, Footwear News has reported. The factory currently employs 250 people. The investment will allow the renovation ...
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News briefsVolare announces new international sales executive and expansion
Australian brand Volare Sports has appointed Andrew Pirie as European sales and international business development manager. Pirie will be based in the U.K. Alongside this appointment, the company has announced international expansion into the U.K., EU and Asia. Volare designs triathlon wetsuits, swim skins, clothing and accessories for performance athletes ...
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ArticleStrava’s Year in Sport 2022 reveals the latest industry trends
Strava’s Sports Year 2022 Report paints a picture of the latest trends in the outdoors, sports & fitness. We present the key numbers.
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News briefsOdlo DACH with new head effective 2023
Pascal Schweizer, current managing director of Odlo Germany, Austria and Switzerland, will leave the company on Jan. 31, 2023, after more than nine years. Schweizer joined the company in 2013 as managing director Germany from Kettler and took over the management of the DACH markets in 2018. Now he follows ...
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News briefsOn collaborates with Art Basel Miami Beach
On is collaborating with Art Basel Miami Beach in a new initiative, Walks of Life. The project aims to bring running and art closer to as many people as possible, as well as promote On’s Cloudaway model and the addition of two new colorways and a limited Smokey Quartz version, ...
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News briefsOnline sales for China’s overall athletic footwear market down 22%, running footwear up 6%
According to NPD Group, e-commerce sales of athletic footwear in mainland China declined 22 percent year-on-year through August 2022. Running footwear, however, increased 6 percent and increased its market share from 19 percent to 23 percent. Sales of running shoes, which have high double-digit growth in the $90+ price range, ...
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News briefsEppler to replace Høgberg as Odlo CEO
Source: Odlo Daniel Eppler, new Odlo CEO Monte Rosa Sport, owner of the Odlo, Henri-Lloyd and Janus brands, has appointed Daniel Eppler as new CEO of Odlo and Monte Rosa Sport, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Eppler joins the group from Nike, where he currently serves as VP ...
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News briefsOrthoLite Cirql names sales director in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Source: OrthoLite Juan Cutina U.S.-based insole specialist OrthoLite has introduced Juan Cutina as sales director for its recently launched OrthoLite Cirql division. Cirql – an EVA foam that is plastic-free, recyclable, biodegradable and industrially compostable – is a patented solution for footwear that helps brands and factories ...
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News briefsXtep partners with Covestro to manufacture low-carbon running shoes
Source: Xtep Xtep’s first Mass Balance low-carbon eco-friendly running shoes 360-Eco Xtep International Holdings established a strategic cooperation arrangement with Covestro, a German chemical group, and Silan Group, an integrated footwear platform, to produce low-carbon running shoes. The partnership announcement was made jointly with the presentation of ...
