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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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ArticleIndustry Spotlight: Focus on new target groups, supply chain challenges and retail relationships
25 brands presented their new products at the Sport & Outdoor Media Day in Munich. The event organized by Mandel PR in the ”Kohlebunker” near the MOC (Munich Order Center) was one of the first major industry gatherings in Germany since the start of the Covid crisis. We took the ...
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Amer may reach a 13% Ebit margin on 20% higher sales, says S&P
Standard & Poor’s Global has upgraded its ratings for Amer Sports, largely echoing the positive comments made last month by Moody’s. S&P sees Amer’s growth accelerating to 20 percent in 2022 from 15 percent in 2021, followed by mid-single-digit increases in 2023 and 2024, thanks in part to investments in ...
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New winter sports logistics center for Amer in Austria
Amer Sports has opened a new, more modern and sustainable logistic center for the winter sports products of Atomic, Salomon and Armada at Pongau, near the group’s Austrian ski production facility in Altenmarkt. The group has invested €23 million to modernize Atomic’s former distribution center and to expand it by ...
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Salomon unveils details of its restructuring plan
Salomon’s management presented details of its restructuring plan to the company’s Social and Economic Committee (CSE) on May 3. The plan envisages cutting 82 jobs out of 738 at the company’s head office in Annecy, in France’s southeast. The cuts are mostly due to the closing of ski resorts in ...
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Salomon to release a running shoe for the circular economy
After three years of R&D – largely to find separable materials – Salomon is introducing this spring its first recycled and recyclable shoe, a road-running model designed to balance performance against the demands of the circular economy. The 285-gram Index.01 has the R.Camber rockered design for heel-to-toe transitions, a molded ...
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ArticleFootwear companies take sustainability in their stride
Hardly a day goes by without a footwear company or a component supplier announcing a more sustainable product, a recycling program or an environmentally-friendly scheme. Such a flurry of initiatives, which are taking place also outside the athletic footwear sector, is motivated by growing consumer and regulatory pressure as well ...
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White quits as president of Salomon
Amer Sports announced the immediate departure of Michael White as president of Salomon, indicating that he has decided to “pursue other interests” and adding that it has initiated an external search for a permanent successor. We were unable to find out about his new plans by the time of going ...
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Roger Pirot, Salomon’s commercial director for 15 years, has died
Roger Pirot, who served as commercial director at Salomon from 1965 to 1980, has passed away. He was 93 years old. Pirot, who joined Salomon at the age of 38, directly participated in the establishment of Salomon’s subsidiaries in Japan, Switzerland and the U.S. During his tenure, the staff of ...
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ArticleChamatex raises €10m to relocate the production of sports shoes to France
In a project initiated a year ago by a French textile producer, the Chamatex Group, the construction of a new shoe factory intended to relocate the production of top-of-the-range shoes from Asia to France started on Sept. 17 in Ardoix, where the company is based. The first three clients will ...
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Two more Salomon stores in Germany
Salomon is opening new stores in Frankfurt and Cologne, indicating that they are based on an “epicenter strategy” to raise brand awareness and help local retail partners create synergies and increase sales. The stores will focus on road running, trail running, hiking and backpacking as well as general sportswear, skiwear ...
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News briefsSalomon makes Covid-19 relief donation to the Red Cross
(OIC) Salomon will make a donation to a Covid-19 emergency appeal operated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from sales of its new limited-edition Golden Trail Series running footwear, apparel and gear. The ICRC helps people around the world affected by armed conflict and other situations of ...
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Salomon opens its second Parisian store
Salomon has opened its second store in Paris. The new 220-square-meter store, opened on May 27, is located at 12 boulevard de la Madeleine, on one of Paris’ “grands boulevards.” Besides the brand’s products, the store offers 3D foot scanning and boot fitting services. The first Parisian store, opened two ...
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