All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 30, Issue 35-36 – Page 3
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Canada Goose is launching Branta, a new capsule collection for...
Canada Goose is launching Branta, a new capsule collection for autumn/winter 2019, comprised of six limited-edition parkas for men and women that are based on the artwork of Diane Burko. This season's theme is Glacial Shifts, inspired by Burko's work, who used art to document the disappearance of glaciers through ...
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Sequential Brands is on the look-out for a new chief...
Sequential Brands is on the look-out for a new chief executive as it considers a range of strategic options following the sale of the Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse brands earlier this year. Sequential has hired the investment bank Stifel to help it explore additional brand divestments, potential acquisitions, stock ...
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Napapijri, one of the smaller brands of VF Corp., has...
Napapijri, one of the smaller brands of VF Corp., has launched its first 100% recyclable jacket, called Infinity, which uses nylon 6 yarn recycled from discarded fishing nets and other waste materials
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Puma is launching a collaborative clothing collection with Rubik's Brand...
Puma is launching a collaborative clothing collection with Rubik's Brand celebrating the iconic Rubik's Cube. The Puma X Rubik's collaboration will include sneakers, sweatshirts and T-shirts for both children and adults. To mirror the playful spirit of Rubik's Cube, the items feature the bold primary-colored palette of the cube. A ...
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Vans has opened its first European “boutique” in Covent Garden...
Vans has opened its first European “boutique” in Covent Garden in London. Conceived in-house to reflect the skate brand's “Off The Wall” slogan, the 4,359-square-foot store carries premium footwear, apparel and accessories, including Vault by Vans and items designed by Vivienne Westwood. The basement features an activation space for installations, ...
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Willy Bogner, founder and main shareholder of the eponymous German...
Willy Bogner, founder and main shareholder of the eponymous German fashion and sports apparel brand, is apparently preparing his succession. His 34-year-old daughter, Florinda Bogner, who holds a minority share in the company, has joined its supervisory board. Taking the place of Alexander Liegl, she will represent the interests of ...
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Boardriders plans to sell its European HQ
Boardriders plans to sell and lease back its plush European headquarters in Saint-Jean-de-Luz to get some cash, according to a report in a local newspaper, Objectif Aquitaine. The decision to sell the property was announced to Boardriders staff on Sept. 27, said the French newspaper, which also gave some figures ...
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Schoeller Textil has introduced a new line of biodegradable fabrics,...
Schoeller Textil has introduced a new line of biodegradable fabrics, called Proearth, as part of its joint venture with Formosa Taffeta, Schoeller FTC. The bluesign-approved collection uses a biodegradable polyester technology that will allow the material to degrade faster than other offers on the market, the company claims. First presented ...
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The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) incorporated e-mountain biking (e-MTB) into...
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) incorporated e-mountain biking (e-MTB) into its regulations in January of this year and included e-MTB races in its UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in August. In September, with e-road races and international expansion on the horizon, the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) ...
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Sports Direct lashes out at the big sports brands
Sports Direct International issued a statement proposing that “the (sporting goods) industry as a whole would benefit from a wide market review by the appropriate authorities in both the UK and Europe,” citing the practices of major sports brands like Adidas.SDI has never quite recovered from the blow it suffered ...
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Eurobike, the European bicycle trade show held every September in...
Eurobike, the European bicycle trade show held every September in Friedrichshafen, has developed what it claims is the cycling industry's first dedicated digital platform. Conceived by Scholz & Volkmer, an agency in Wiesbaden that develops systems for devices with screens, Eurobike Connect aims to supplant Google as the industry's main ...
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Moncler is opening a new store in Beijing's Daxing International...
Moncler is opening a new store in Beijing's Daxing International Airport
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Carl Davies, who has been working for the Pentland Group...
Carl Davies, who has been working for the Pentland Group for ten years, has left it following its recent management reshuffle. He was the president for EMEA and the Americas at Pentland Brands, whose brand portfolio includes Berghaus. As previously reported, a veteran of the group, Richard Newcombe, is now ...
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Speedo has been unveiled as the headline sponsor of the...
Speedo has been unveiled as the headline sponsor of the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Swimming Series. The agreement covers BUCS' Short Course Championships, Long Course Championships and Team Championships. The three competitions are together set to draw around 1,700 student swimmers from 120 institutions in the U.K. All ...
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Burton Snowboards has become the first snowboarding company to obtain...
Burton Snowboards has become the first snowboarding company to obtain B Corporation certification from the B Lab, showing that the company is using its business “as a force for good” around the world. At last month's European Outdoor Summit in Interlaken, Donna Carpenter, co-founder of Burton, stated that the company ...
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A tweet imperils multiple basketball deals
Basketball is very popular in China, but in response to a few words delivered on social media, the two major Chinese internet marketplaces and several retailers in major Chinese cities have pulled all merchandise bearing the brands of the Houston Rockets or the NBA from their shelves. Nike took similar ...
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BASF exhibited its Infinergy E-TPU (expanded thermoplastic polyurethane) at K...
BASF exhibited its Infinergy E-TPU (expanded thermoplastic polyurethane) at K 2019, the trade show in Düsseldorf that focuses on the fusion of the digital world with the worlds of production processes and product development. BASF showcased in particular new mini beads and a new processing method, along with related new ...
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Buff, the head- and neckwear brand based in Catalonia, is...
Buff, the head- and neckwear brand based in Catalonia, is releasing an interesting new Mountain Collection of tubulars for autumn/winter 2019/20. The designs feature iconic peaks throughout the world such as Montblanc, the Matterhorn, the Jungfraujoch, the Dolomites, the Zugspitze, the Grossglockner and Mount Elbrus in Europe; Mount Whitney, Grand ...
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Johan Lövqvist, former CEO of Tenson, is now running Baltic,...
Johan Lövqvist, former CEO of Tenson, is now running Baltic, a leading producer of life vests from Sweden
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Colin Ingram, a former product director at New Balance, has...
Colin Ingram, a former product director at New Balance, has been serving as director of product for Hoka One One since last May
