All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 30, Issue 39-40 – Page 5
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Arc'teryx has announced the launch of the new Arc'teryx Trips...
Arc'teryx has announced the launch of the new Arc'teryx Trips program, featuring journeys to remote destinations. Through this new program, Arc'teryx will give participants access to wild places around the world. For its first edition, scheduled for the summer and autumn of 2020, the program will include 11 guided, small-group ...
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Skullcandy, the lifestyle audio brand, has announced a new upcycling...
Skullcandy, the lifestyle audio brand, has announced a new upcycling program in partnership with Cali Resources, designed to take all returned or damaged Skullcandy products and refurbish them to eliminate waste. Skullcandy and Cali Resources said that they will donate part of the proceeds generated from the upcycled products to ...
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Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) has announced four new...
Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) has announced four new contributors. Achille Pinto and Kaken Test Centre have joined in the value chain affiliate category. Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI), Taiwan's main textile R&D institute, and the Confederation of the German Textile and Fashion Industry have joined ZDHC as associates. ...
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Vista Outdoor has announced the promotion of four new executive...
Vista Outdoor has announced the promotion of four new executive officers to its corporate leadership team. Brad Crandell will become chief human resources officer; Mark Kowalski will be the company's controller and chief accounting officer; Dylan Ramsey will be vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary; and Kelly Reisdorf will ...
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Quiksilver and the World Surf League have announced the return...
Quiksilver and the World Surf League have announced the return of the Quiksilver Pro G-Land as part of the program for the 2020 WSL Championship Tour next June. The event is returning after 25 years, taking competitive surfers to one of the sport's most remote competitive spots: Grajagan Bay in ...
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Castore and Andy Murray, the Scottish tennis player and an...
Castore and Andy Murray, the Scottish tennis player and an investor in the brand, have launched a co-branded sustainable apparel line for tennis and lifestyle. Murray bought an undisclosed stake in Castore in March, in addition to signing an £8 million (€0.75m-$0.83m) agreement to be its global ambassador. The new ...
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W. L. Gore & Associates has begun working with a...
W. L. Gore & Associates has begun working with a biotechnology start-up, Checkerspot, to produce environmentally friendly coatings. Headquartered in Berkeley, California, Checkerspot uses microbes to bio-manufacture naturally occurring structural oils for commercial use. Another collaborator here is Beyond Surface Technologies, a Swiss producer of plant-based finishes intended to substitute ...
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Scarpa North America has recalled two models of men's ski...
Scarpa North America has recalled two models of men's ski touring boots, the Maestrale RS and Maestrale, because the boot shell can crack, posing a fall hazard and risk of injury for the consumer. The company says there are about 4,200 boots in the marketplace, of which 1,200 have been ...
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The consortium led by Anta Sports Products that bought Amer...
The consortium led by Anta Sports Products that bought Amer Sports last month is exploring the possible sale of its U.S.-based fitness equipment brand, Precor, according to Bloomberg. The report indicates that several potential buyers have shown interest in the brand, which could fetch about $500 million. Prior to its ...
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Nike stops with Amazon’s marketplace
A few days after the appointment of a new chief executive, John Donahoe, who previously ran eBay, the Swoosh announced that it will stop a pilot program, initiated in 2017, to sell selected products on the Amazon Retail marketplace. Nike justified the move with its “focus on elevating consumer experience ...
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Down is more sustainable than alternatives, a study shows
A recent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) that studied the environmental impact of down versus polyester fill material found that natural down in jackets, sleeping bags and bedspreads has 18 times less of an impact on climate change than polyester fill. The LCA was commissioned by the International Down and Feather ...
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Texon has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, which already has...
Texon has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, which already has more than 240 members, including brands, retailers, manufacturers and associations. As a member, Texon will be able to access the coalition's Higg Index and to contribute data to it. The company supplies technical fabrics, consumables and a variety of other ...
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Strong gains at Alpargatas
The new owners of Alpargatas moved its head office to less expensive premises in São Paulo with a more collaborative layout during the month of August.
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New records for Alibaba’s Singles Day
The gross merchandise value (GMV) generated by Alibaba’s 11th Singles Day hit a record of 268.4 billion yuan renmimbi (€34.7bn-$38.3bn), eclipsing last year’s score by 26 percent, thanks in part to a longer pre-sales period, a larger assortment of discounted products, the extension of the festival to new markets outside ...
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Through AliExpress, Alibaba is inviting Spain's retailers to partner with...
Through AliExpress, Alibaba is inviting Spain's retailers to partner with it to fend off the threat of Amazon. Spain is Alibaba's third-largest market worldwide, after China and Russia. About a year ago, several large retailers in the country signed on to become pick-up points for purchases made on Alibaba's portal. ...
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Deportes Alaska, a well-known ski and mountaineering shop in Madrid,...
Deportes Alaska, a well-known ski and mountaineering shop in Madrid, has moved to new premises. In tripling its area to 430 square meters, the shop has gained a storefront 12 meters wide on Calle Cristóbal Bordiú and, at last, a parking lot. The old shop had been tight for years ...
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Atomic has agreed to support Protect Our Winters (POW) Austria,...
Atomic has agreed to support Protect Our Winters (POW) Austria, a non-profit organization that deals with climate change and pollution. From the 2019/20 winter season, the company will be providing financial support, developing common initiatives and activities, and helping to raise environmental awareness among consumers and in society. It will ...
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A Spanish tax probe against Nike
Spain’s Tax Agency (Agencia Tributaria) has filed a request against Nike’s subsidiary for the Iberian Peninsula, American Nike, for failure to pay certain corporate and sales taxes. American Nike could owe up to €14.6 million to the Spanish government, most of it for transfer pricing – that is, sales and ...
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The High Court in London has ruled against the restriction...
The High Court in London has ruled against the restriction imposed on protestors outside Canada Goose's flagship store in the city. Since its opening in 2017, at 244 Regent Street, the store has been subject to protests by animal-rights activists over the brand's use of fur and down, especially in ...
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Deichmann has lost a lawsuit against a Spanish producer of...
Deichmann has lost a lawsuit against a Spanish producer of sneakers and sports shoes, Munich, regarding the use of a cross on its footwear. In a ruling issued in June, but only made public recently, the General Court of the European Union rejected an appeal made by the German company ...
