All articles by Wolfgang Greiner – Page 17
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ArticleSnowboard brand Forum returns to Europe
Austrian board sports and lifestyle specialist Blue Tomato, part of the portfolio of US retailer Zumiez since 2012, is exclusively bringing the snowboards and snow and streetwear from US company Forum back to Europe. The brand went off the market in 2014 and relaunched exclusively online in 2022 in the ...
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ArticleNike Inc. makes executive changes to help "reimagine sport for the next generation of athletes"
Nike Inc. announced on Nov. 14 leadership changes that “will continue to build on its strong momentum and deep commitment to serving athletes with product innovation, design excellence, and powerful storytelling while imagining the future of sport and serving consumers at speed and scale.” Reorganization of innovation and design teams ...
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ArticleVF Corp publishes Environmental and Social Responsibility Report 2023
Source: VF Corp Under the title “Purpose. Driven.” VF Corp has published its Environmental and Social Responsibility Report for the 2023 financial year. The comprehensive report emphasizes the key areas that VF focuses on: People, Planet and Product. Topics covered in the report include gender parity, racial ...
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ArticleSweet Protection and Kari Traa are realigning in Central Europe
The Norwegian sportswear and equipment company Active Brands is realigning its activities in Central Europe. The focus is on the two main brands Sweet Protection and Kari Traa in the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) market. The aim of Active Brands’ reorganization is to offer existing and new retail partners ...
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ArticleElevate Outdoor Collective fills further key positions
Elevate Outdoor Collective (EOC) announced some new additions and changes to its team around the group’s 12 brands (K2 Skis, K2 Snowboarding, Marker, Dalbello, Völkl, Ride Snowboards, Line Skis, BCA, Atlas Snow Shoe Co, Tubbs Snowshoes, Madshus and K2 Skates). The first set of staff changes have been made in ...
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ArticleDecathlon relies on renewable energies in China to achieve CO2 targets
Sporting goods retailer Decathlon brought together 14 industry partners in China with the China General Nuclear Power New Energy Group (CGN) in the Fujian Province on Nov. 7 to sign a power purchase agreement for renewable energy. With an investment of 1.4 billion yuan renminbi (€180m) by CGN, an offshore ...
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ArticleIntersport Germany sells Sport Voswinkel to Italian retailer
Intersport Deutschland eG (Intersport Germany) announced on Nov. 8 that it has signed an agreement on the sale of Sport Voswinkel GmbH & Co. KG to Cisalfa Sport S.p.A. by the end of 2023. “We are very pleased that we can place Sport Voswinkel GmbH & Co. KG into the ...
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ArticleThe Footwear Collective seeks to drive industry’s transformation towards circularity
Athletic and outdoor footwear brands Brooks Running, New Balance, On, Vibram, Crocs and Ecco, along with US lifestyle brand Reformation and US retailer Target, have partnered with EarthDNA to launch The Footwear Collective (TFC), a non-profit initiative dedicated to uniting the global footwear industry to accelerate the ...
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ArticleDeckers publishes latest ESG report
Deckers Brands, owner of a portfolio of brands including Ugg, Hoka, Teva, Sanuk and Koolaburra, has published its Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report called Creating Change for the 2023 financial year. The report builds on the progress the company has made towards its sustainable development goals in the areas of ...
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ArticleCoDi sells Marucci Sports to Fox Factory
Compass Diversified (CoDi), the Westport, Connecticut-based owner of several sporting goods brands, including Boa Technology, 5.11, PrimaLoft and Velocity Outdoor, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its majority-owned subsidiary Wheelhouse Holdings, Inc, the parent company of Marucci Sports, to publicly traded chassis and suspension expert ...
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ArticleXXL misses target in Q3: “Neither proud nor satisfied”
Source: XXL Freddy Sobin CEO Freddy Sobin, in office since May 2023, began the presentation of XXL ASA’s Q3 financial report by saying, “We are neither proud nor satisfied with the results.” The retail company’s sales fell 10.2 percent in the third quarter. At the same time, ...
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ArticleSkechers sets its sights on basketball
Source: Skechers Skechers’ new SKX basketball shoes Just in time for the start of the new NBA season, Skechers has unveiled its first line of technical basketball shoes to be sold in North America, the Philippines and China. The first wave of Skechers basketball shoes includes two ...
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ArticleReebok and Global Citizen unveil first-ever “Take Action” collab
Source: Reebok Reebok, an Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) company, and Global Citizen, a leading international advocacy organization, unveiled the Reebok x Take Action footwear and apparel collection. Earlier this year, Authentic announced a strategic partnership with Global Citizen to empower consumers to activate their purchasing power by ...
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ArticlePeloton appoints new Australian GM
Source: Peloton Kathryn Carter, new General Manager for Australia Peloton has appointed Kathryn Carter as General Manager for Australia. Carter will be responsible for growing and managing Peloton’s business in the country, overseeing various functions, including retail, operations, marketing and communications, and business partnerships. Carter replaces former ...
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ArticleVF Corp. investor pushes for turnaround plan
In a presentation, California-based activist investor Engaged Capital outlined that the parent company of Vans, The North Face (TNF), Timberland, Supreme and others is suffering from bloated overhead that is driving down shareholder value and called for a more detailed turnaround plan for VF Corp. It said that the overhead ...
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ArticlePuma celebrates Tommie Smith’s legendary gesture at 1968 Olympics
In 1968, at the Olympic Games in Mexico City, American sprinter Tommie Smith made history with his “Silent Gesture,” now also known as the Black Power Salute. On Oct. 16, 1968, he had run to gold in the 200 meters in world record time. After receiving his gold medal, he ...
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ArticleJones introduces Re-Up Tech snowboard recycling program
California-based winter apparel and backcountry gear brand Jones Snowboards announced a snowboard production technology called Re-Up Tech that allows snowboards to be recycled and the collected materials to be used to make new snowboards. The Re-Up Tech process was designed in partnership with SWS Board Technology, Jones’ snowboard factory partner ...
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ArticleGerman retail chain SportScheck to be acquired by Frasers
Frasers Group announced that it has reached a binding agreement with Signa Retail Department Store Holding GmbH to acquire German sports retailer SportScheck. Signa had once acquired SportScheck from the Otto Group. The most recent news surrounding Signa already suggested that some of its brands might be divested from the ...
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ArticleStereo Skis partners with Aamodt, adds FIS-certified comp skis
Source: Stereo Skis Kjetil André Aamodt and Jens-Martin Johnsrud Norwegian ski brand Stereo Skis is partnering with Norwegian ski racing legend Kjetil André Aamodt, who will serve as an ambassador and collaborator in the development of the brand’s first FIS-certified ski collection. Aamodt – the world’s most ...
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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 ...
