All Salomon articles – Page 3
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ArticleAmer’s Arc’teryx brand key to sales growth in China
Amer Sports, the Finnish parent of 11 brands, which filed for an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 4, has dramatically increased its sales in Greater China over the last four years largely through its Arc’teryx brand. The group’s total sales in the market increased ...
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ArticleCOP28: Outdoor & sports industries put reconnection with nature and physical activity on agenda
Read here how COP 28 went for representatives from the sporting goods and outdoor industry.
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News briefsSalomon collaborates with Noble’s Ionic+ and 37.5 to develop new Knit Flow fabric
Salomon is expanding its running apparel offering through a partnership with Ionic+ Botanical and 37.5 to develop a new fabric technology called Knit Flow. The new fabric uses the anti-odor citric-acid formula, Ionic+ Botanical, and is the first durable plant-based formula to be registered, tested and approved by the US ...
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News briefsNorwegian Supreme Court rejects appeal: Rottefella wins patent dispute
Source: Rottefella Torstein Myklebostad, CEO of Rottefella After Rottefella was victorious last summer in a patent lawsuit against Amer Sports and its Salomon and Atomic brands, the Norwegian Supreme Court has now rejected Amer’s appeal, bringing the long-standing patent dispute over an adjustable cross-country ski binding system ...
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News briefsSalomon is premium partner of Milano Cortina 2026
For the first time in its 76-year history, Salomon has become a Premium Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. The French sports equipment company, focusing on mountain sports, will supply clothing, footwear and accessories to the technical staff, competition judges, volunteers, and the staff involved ...
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ArticleGarment-to-garment recycling: How far along is the sports and outdoor industry?
We look at what textile recycling is not and share some brands that are moving the outdoor and sporting goods industries in the right direction.
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ArticleFour brands present ski boots with Boa Fit System
Source: Tom Klocker / Boa Boa® Technology, inventor of the Boa® Fit System, has joined forces with Salomon, Atomic, Fischer and K2 to launch the first Boa-powered ski boots. One of Austria’s most successful ski racers, Benjamin Raich, was instrumental in developing the system as a test ...
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News briefsArmada, Atomic and Salomon recall ski touring bindings
Ski equipment manufacturers Armada, Atomic and Salomon have issued a voluntary and precautionary product recall for a specific production run of the “Tracer”, “Backland” and “MTN” bindings. The manufacturers say it has become apparent that, under certain conditions, the spring guide axle on the toe piece of the binding could ...
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ArticleSalomon gives competitors insight into its winter sports product LCA
Salomon has unveiled the results of its winter sports product life cycle assessment, which was conducted across the company’s entire ski and snowboard range. The study, which began in 2019, was conducted with the goal of understanding the environmental impact of Salomon’s entire product offering using a science-based approach. Now, ...
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News briefsAmer Sports confidentially files for IPO
Amer Sports, the Finland-based company controlled by Anta Sports and parent of Salomon, Wilson, Atomic, Arc’teryx, Peak Performance, Armada and other brands, has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the USA to offer between $1 and $3 billion of its equity, Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with the ...
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News briefsAmer reports best H1 since acquisition by Anta
Helsinki-based sports equipment manufacturer Amer Sports has recorded its best H1 since the company was acquired by a consortium of buyers led by the Chinese group Anta Sports Products Ltd. in 2019. Amer’s revenues rose by 37 percent to 13.27 million yuan renminbi (€1.77bn) for the six months ended June ...
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ArticleThree running brands take top spots in StockX sneaker trades so far this year
Resale platform StockX has released its latest trend report, Big Facts: Brands Making Moves, identifying the fastest-growing brands across its sneakers, shoes, apparel, accessories, and collectibles categories. A total of 25 brands, including several big sporting goods names, made the rankings, which compare global trade data from January through July ...
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ArticleAmer Sports gets upgraded by S&P Global
Amer Sports, the parent of Arc’teryx, Salomon and Wilson brands, last week received an upgrade on its credit rating to B+ from B and a stable outlook from S&P Global. The credit rating agency, which is projecting revenue growth of 17 to 18 percent for Amer this year and 8 ...
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ArticleRussian athletic apparel market in turmoil
The Russian market for sportswear has become strained with the departure of industry leaders Nike, Adidas, Puma and Reebok, as well as smaller European players, over the past year, according to several Russian publications. This segment has suffered much more from Western sanctions than the sporting goods market in general. ...
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ArticleRottefella wins patent suit against Amer
The Norwegian Court of Appeal has ruled in favor of Rottefella and Madshus in the patent case against Amer Sports on moveable binding systems. The lawsuit targeted “Move,” a binding system for cross-country skis that Norwegian manufacturer Rottefella launched in 2018 after several years of product development. Move, developed by ...
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Infographics & DataBrand standings at the end of the FIS 2022/23 season
To mark the end of the ski season, we’re sharing the brand standings of the FIS Alpine 2022/23 competition and discuss why brands sponsor winter sports.
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ArticleThis year’s best April 1 product releases
Did any of these fool you? We bring you the best April Fools’ Day product releases from sporting goods and outdoor brands this year.
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ArticleAnta Sports Products publishes ESG report 2022
Anta Sports Products Limited, owner of companies Fila, Descente and the Amer Sports group, including Atomic, Arc’teryx, Salomon and others, besides its own Anta brand, has published the 2022 ESG report for Anta that touches a broad range of operational and financial topics on 132 pages. The ...
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Infographics & DataYue Yuen’s 2022 shoe manufacture volume by region
We bring you a breakdown of Yue Yuen’s shoe manufacture volume by region