News Briefs – Page 102
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News briefsBike24 revises 2022 annual forecast
German bike, running and swimming sports online retailer Bike24 Holding AG has revised its previous forecast for the full year 2022 downwards due to the further deterioration in economic conditions in Q2 2022. According to the Dresden-based company, which has been listed on the stock exchange since June 2021, the ...
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News briefsBluesign updates 2022 criteria catalog for converters
Bluesign has provided its 2022 criteria catalog with updates. The 2022 revision takes new scientific findings on the toxicological and ecological profile of substances into account, as well as new legal classifications of chemical substances, new legal limits for consumer safety, revised risk assessments according to the Bluesign criteria for ...
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News briefsNew campaign advocates for new living wage legislation
The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and other activist organizations have partnered to launch a new campaign that is said to be the biggest European campaign on living wages ever. The aim of the “Good clothes, Fair Pay” initiative is to collect one million signatures from European citizens to support the ...
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News briefsEuropean ski industry recovering slowly after the pandemic
The European ski industry is slowly recovering after “a disastrous season hit by Covid-19,” the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) has said. According to results in the trade organization’s recent annual ski market report, skis and ski-equipment sales for the 2021/22 season increased slightly from those of ...
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News briefsMulticycle announces seven new openings in Germany
Following the opening of its 30th bicycle store in its home country of Germany in Gütersloh, Multicycle Fahrrad-Handels GmbH & Co. KG has announced the opening of no fewer than seven additional locations until the first quarter of 2023. With its expansion plans behind it, the chain store operator (Multicycle ...
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News briefsSamsonite has divested all commercial activities in Russia
According to a company release, Samsonite International S.A. (and its consolidated subsidiaries) divested its Russia business on July 1. The withdrawal’s financial terms and details have not been disclosed. The company had announced in March that it had suspended all commercial activities in Russia until further notice. Kyle Gendreau, Samsonite’s ...
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Fox Factory sues SRAM for patent infringement
As our colleagues at the American edition of SGI have reported, Fox Factory has filed suit in Los Angeles federal court against SRAM. Fox alleges that SRAM’s RockShox ZEB Ultimate Flight Attendant fork, which made its debut this past autumn, infringes its U.S. patent for a suspension fork air-bleed assembly. ...
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Superfeet expands partnership with Materialise, introduces new tool
The sole company Superfeet has expanded its partnership with Materialise, a company providing 3D-printing solutions. Together the two companies are introducing the new Materialise Kinetic Suite. The tool is designed to provide physical therapists, chiropractors and sports-movement specialists with an all-in-one system for dynamic gait and balance measurement and analysis. ...
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News briefsHoudini launches new circular collection developed with Woolmark, Tencel and Südwolle
The Swedish brand Houdini has announced the launch of a new sub-collection within its range, designed for circularity. Called The New Naturals, the collection offers products from base to shell layers. Its fabrics are all made from bio-based fibers, developed by Houdini in partnership with Lenzing (which is contributing its ...
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News briefsEco-Age hosts round-table talks on sustainability and future topics
Eco-Age, an agency for sustainable business strategy, has started a series of updates on textiles and current business-relevant CSR affairs called “The Shifting Tide” in partnership with supply chain specialists of Equiception. On September 8, 2022, a session on ”The Great Greenwashing Machine” is on the agenda: an update on ...
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News briefsSmith hires Scott Randall as new global VP of product
U.S. goggles and helmets specialist Smith has named Scott Randall as global vice president of product. Randall has started his career in retail with Nike Australia before hiring at Oakley. Scott Randall Staying at Oakley for 18 years, he has been working at the brand’s headquarters in ...
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News briefsRebike opens new flagship store in Frankfurt, Munich shop to follow soon
While the first Eurobike was held at the exhibition center, the online specialist Rebike Mobility opened its first flagship store in Frankfurt on July 15, 2022. Another Rebike store in Munich is planned to follow at the end of July. With the new brick-and-mortar concept, the Munich-based online specialist Rebike ...
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Michael Casey becomes interim CEO at Kathmandu
Reuben Casey, who over the last 12-plus years has served the company in a variety of senior executive roles, among them CFO and COO, is resigning from New Zealand’s KMD Brands Ltd. Michael Casey will be serving as interim Kathmandu CEO while the group considers options for Reuben Casey’s replacement. ...
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News briefsBetter Buying publishes initial insights into 2022’s industry purchasing practices
Every year, the non-profit organization Better Buying collects data for its Purchasing Practices Index (BBPPI), which aims to support buyers’ and suppliers and improve purchasing practices along the textile supply chain. The organization’s Garment Industry Scorecard has just been released, ahead of the BBPPI’s full findings and scores, which will ...
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News briefsNorda and Satisfy collaborate on new trail-running shoe
Canadian running brand Norda and the French running specialist Satisfy have joined forces to launch a new trail-running shoe on July 21, 2022. According to a company release, the shoe, called the Satisfy x Norda 001, features a bio-based version of Dyneema in the upper, a technology ...
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AMSilk kicks off setup phase for industrial production
AMSilk, a Munich-based supplier of bio-based silk materials, has announced plans to increase production capacity by several thousand tons per year and expand its production network outside Europe. In the sports industry, the company’s “Biosteel” vegan biopolymers have premiered in the upper of an Adidas running shoe. AMSilk is also ...
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News briefsAdidas Terrex launches first product with Spinnova
The Adidas Terrex HS1 is the first product to emerge from the partnership with Spinnova Source: Adidas Eight months after Adidas announced its partnership with Finnish textile material company Spinnova, the German brand has unveiled its first product that is integrated into the Adidas Terrex line and ...
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News briefsIcebreaker unveils low-waste ‘Natural Cut’ collection
In collaboration with nanotechnologist Dr. Michelle Dickinson, designers at Icebreaker, the New Zealand apparel company owned by VF Corp., have unveiled the “Natural Cut” collection, a fashionable and comfortable collection designed to have less impact on the planet. Dr. Dickinson specializes in nanotechnology, an in-depth study of the “small things” ...
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News briefsCamelBak launches its first cooler backpack
CamelBak, the California-based specialist in personal hydration gear, is introducing its first cooler backpack for summer 2022. The new ChillBak Pack 30 features an integrated Fusion six-liter reservoir system for on-the-go hydration. A roll-top closure with separated dry and cold storage compartments aid in cooling efficiency while providing added storage. ...
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News briefsSimplon with pop-up space at Breuninger in Munich
The Austrian bike manufacturer Simplon runs a new exhibition space in an unusual surrounding: In the high-fashion store Breuninger (formerly Konen) in the heart of Munich, the bike maker shows its bikes and offers 3D body scanning and consultancy on its products. The pop-up project runs for four weeks and ...
