News Briefs – Page 136
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News briefsSigna Sports United goes public
Signa Sports United (SSU) completed its previously announced merger with Yucaipa Acquisition Corporation on Dec. 14, following approval by Yucaipa shareholders at a special meeting on Dec. 13. The combined company will operate under the name Signa Sports United and its common stock will begin trading on the New York ...
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News briefsISPO presents online “trend festival” in January and February
ISPO has announced the ISPO.com Trend Festival 2022, scheduled from Jan. 17 until Feb. 18, 2022, celebrating the most innovative products, newcomers and important trends in the sporting goods and outdoor industry. After the strategic move of ISPO Munich from late January to its permanent new date in November, the ...
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News briefsFrench Outdoor Awards 2022 enter last judging round
The French Outdoor Awards 2022, organized by the Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV) trade association, have entered their final stage: After the judgment of 18 products in June and September, twelve more aspirants are now undergoing the scrutiny of the testers. The candidates are: The smart glasses AR-1 by Altitude Eyewear, ...
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News briefsBlue Tomato expands to Norway
Source: blue-tomato.com The new Blue Tomato store at Grensen 13 in downtown Oslo. Blue Tomato has opened its first store in Norway. The Austrian company, which is part of the U.S. action sports retailer Zumiez, moved into a 425-square-meter store at Grensen 13 in the heart of ...
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News briefsMade to be remade: How Adidas wants to trigger systemic change
Eight months after launching the concept, Adidas has announced the launch of Futurecraft.Footprint, a collaboration with Allbirds on climate-friendly performance footwear. At 2.94 kg CO2e per pair, Adidas describes the Futurecraft.Footprint as a personal best for both brands. The Futurecraft.Footprint is also one of the lightest performance shoes Adidas and ...
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News briefsPets are Clif Bar's new target group
Clif Bar & Company announced Dec. 13 the launch of the Trailblazers Incubator, an internal new venture group based at Clif Bar headquarters in Emeryville, California, designed ”to deliver disruptive innovation and create sustainable business opportunities” and new growth strategies. This includes expanding into new categories. Led by chief innovation ...
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News briefsNoah, Goat and Merrell present mountaineering-inspired streetwear capsule
The trendy romance between fashion and the outdoors merrily continues. NYC-based streetwear label Noah, founded by former Supreme creative director Brendon Babenzien and Estelle Bailey-Babenzien, has teamed up with online fashion marketplace Goat for a collection inspired by 1970s mountaineering. The “Mountain Goat” capsule uses natural fibers and advanced insulation ...
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News briefsProtective with new showroom in Munich
German brand Protective, managed by Regensburg-based R&D Protective GmbH, has moved into a showroom at Munich’s MOC event and order center. Just in time for the pre-order start of the 2022/23 fall/winter collection, Protective is presenting its bikewear and the new Nordic line, which is celebrating its pre-order premiere, on ...
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News briefsPyua pushes for circularity with new apparel rental concept
German sustainable apparel brand Pyua has launched a new apparel rental service to motivate consumers to expand the “sharing is caring” philosophy and lifestyle to their apparel use. Since Dec. 12, the Munich-based brand has been offering rental garments for snow sports and outdoor activities (insulation and hard shells) on ...
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News briefsRVRC launches new product category
Swedish DTC hotspur RevolutionRace (RVRC) introduced a new product category: hiking shoes. The company describes the Phantom Trail Mid, its first-ever footwear model, as being a waterproof hiking boot for men and women with the flexibility of a trail running shoe, designed for various activities all year round. The shoe ...
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News briefsKapsul Tech renames neck protector, goes B2B to close gap in body armor
Canadian company Kapsul Tech has just restarted as a brand, now distributing and promoting its neck protection device Kapsul also as an ingredient brand. The company is promoting awareness for the neck as a vulnerable and poorly protected body part in sports, especially within younger athletes who still have underdeveloped ...
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News briefsBianchi builds new headquarter and production facility
Source: Studio Da Re The CEO of Bianchi, Fabrizio Scalzotto (center), with the Councilman for Economic Development of the Lombardia Region, Guido Guidesi (left), and the Mayor of Treviglio, Juri Fabio Imeri (right) Bianchi has unveiled its plans to build a new high-tech headquarters and production facility. ...
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Higg and Centric support sustainable product design
Higg entered into a partnership with Centric Software, a leading product lifecycle management (PLM) platform, to address the trend toward making product sustainability more transparent. After all, if the consumer goods industry can’t demonstrate data-driven reductions in environmental impact, Higg says, consumers will look elsewhere. As companies set quantitative sustainability ...
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News briefsSport 2000 launches Running Experts Europe
Sport 2000 has launched a new initiative, called Running Experts Europe, to federate the operators of specialist running shops across Europe, starting with representatives from the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany. In Germany, Switzerland and the Benelux countries, the ANWR Group has bundled the activities of Sport 2000 through a ...
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News briefsASG Group sells U.S. bike brand Ellsworth to RP Designs
In May 2018, the brand’s previous South African importer, ASG Group, had acquired California-based Ellsworth Cycling from BST Nano Carbon and incorporated it into its ASG North America subsidiary. Company founder Tony Ellsworth had then left “his baby” mid/end of 2018. However, ASG was apparently not entirely satisfied with the ...
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News briefsNamuk expands distribution into North American markets
Namuk, a Swiss outdoor apparel and accessory brand for kids founded about ten years ago, has established a new U.S. headquarters in Bend, Oregon, to manage the brand’s planned expansion into North American markets. The company with a focus on sustainable materials in apparel for children aged 0 to ...
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News briefsNGO coalition addresses delay of Sustainable Corporate Governance Directive in open letter to EU
In an open letter to the European Commission’s president, Ursula von der Leyen, a coalition of civil society organizations addressed the delayed proposal for a Sustainable Corporate Governance Directive which was initially expected for the first half of December. The directive, announced by justice commissioner Didier Reynders, would mandate human ...
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News briefsSolo boosts sales with acquisitions, but added expenses weaken income
Solo Brands, the U.S. company that began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in October and owns the Solo Stove, Chubbies, Oru Kayak and Isle Paddleboard brands, reported that net income attributable to Solo Stove Holdings fell 79 percent to $1.2 million from $10.3 million in the third and ...
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News briefsDual sports hydration system with built-in antimicrobial protection from Biomaster
Source: Mix Innovations Ltd. M:X® Dual Hydration System Polygiene’s subsidiary Addmaster has collaborated with Scottish company Mix Innovations Ltd. to develop a new hydration system that allows runners, cyclists and hikers to switch between pure water and flavored sports drinks as needed. The M:X® Dual Hydration System’s ...
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News briefsHigg appoints Chief Strategy Officer to lead platform expansion
Technology platform Higg has appointed James Schaffer as chief strategy officer to lead business development and partnerships in this new role. Schaffer brings more than 20 years of experience as a partner and technology leader to Higg, most recently as managing partner at Schaffer & Combs, the consulting firm he ...
