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WeSports posts record Q3 profitability
Strong organic growth in cycling, running and fitness helped the Nordic sports group increase sales and improve margins.
Bike24 Q3 sales jump 30% to record high
Strong European demand and gravel and road bike sales lifted revenue above €100 million, although increased costs weighed on margins.
Portland follows the carbon
Alexa Dehmel examines how record attendance and a growing focus on bio-based materials shaped Functional Fabric Fair Portland 2026.
First Tracks draws 2,500 visitors in Maine
The new winter sports event brought together more than 60 vendors, ski industry experts and outdoor enthusiasts in Portland.
Sports Group Denmark acquires Zanier
The Danish sportswear group acquires Austrian glove specialist Zanier, bringing it together with SOS in a new premium division.
Jack Wolfskin puts thru-hiking at its core
The redesigned Munich flagship showcases Jack Wolfskin’s new strategy, 2027 product direction and collaboration with Reinhold Messner.
Mover appoints new CEO and relocates to Zurich
The Swiss plastic-free sportswear brand has appointed a former North Sails sustainability executive and is relocating its headquarters to Zurich.
REI appoints new Chief Impact Officer
Matthew Thurston will lead REI’s impact strategy as longtime executive Susan Viscon departs amid the co-op’s business transformation.
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Short Stops Week 46, 2026
+++ Austrian investor René Benko, founder of the collapsed Signa retail and real estate group, has received an additional two-year prison sentence for aggravated fraud, bringing his total unsuspended sentence to four and a half years, although the latest ruling is not yet final +++
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