News Briefs – Page 159
-
News briefsPinarello announces new sales team organization
After the investment fund L Catterton, which joined Italian bicycle equipment manufacturer Cicli Pinarello srl as majority shareholder in 2016, introduced a new organizational structure at management level together with Pinarello founding partner and CEO Fausto Pinarello (son of company founder Nani Pinarello) earlier this year, the sales team has ...
-
News briefsArc’teryx rebrands Icon Stores, opens new NYC location
Located at the Upper West Side in New York, Arc’teryx Equipment has just opened a newly rebranded micro-store concept called Arc’type, centered around the brand’s most renowned designs. “The Arc’type store is a smaller store concept that features the Arc’type curated selection: 22 of the brand’s most noteworthy items,” said ...
-
News briefsMPG expands outdoor portfolio with acquisition of Klymit
Tennessee-based MacNeill Pride Group (MPG), a diversified designer and manufacturer of sporting goods, has acquired Klymit, a Utah-based outdoor gear designer known for its lightweight outdoor sleeping pads, pillows, blankets, tents, sleeping bags and other camping accessories. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. The acquisition of Klymit, ...
-
News briefsG-Motion e-bike store opening with Storck Bicycle
On July 15, the German Glinicke Automotive Group celebrated the opening of the “G-Motion” e-bike center in Kassel. Markus Storck, founder and CEO of Storck Bicycle, attended the festivities. His brand is the driving force behind the new store. With the cooperation between G-Motion and Storck, the bicycle supplier is ...
-
News briefs
Hyosung releases LCA for its Creora Regen Spandex
Hyosung has published the results of a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) that compares the environmental performance of its 100 percent recycled Creora Regen Spandex to its virgin Creora Spandex. The study shows that Creora Regen Spandex reduces carbon dioxide production by around 67 percent or by about two-thirds as ...
-
News briefsVollebak introduces sweaters made from old bulletproof vests and firefighting gear
Vollebak, a British brand of men’s sports and adventure wear, is launching a line of sweaters made from old bulletproof vests and firefighter suits. The Garbage Sweater is made from 70 percent recycled meta-aramid and 30 percent recycled para-aramid fibers. Firefighter suits are typically made of meta-aramid, which is very ...
-
News briefsISPO launches new network, the Collaborators Club
As a derivative of the ISPO Open Innovation platform for community activation, the ISPO Group has now launched the ISPO Collaborators Club as a new network for both industry members and consumers. As a member, you can keep your finger on the pulse of the consumer and thus improve your ...
-
News briefsNew HDE scenario: German retail sales to grow 1.5% in 2021
The situation in the German retail industry continues to be dominated by recent store closures due to the last Covid lockdown. A survey of 650 retail companies across all locations, size categories and sectors conducted by the German Retail Association (Handelsverband Deutschland, HDE) shows that more than half of inner-city ...
-
News briefsWomen’s gear award #sheisoutdoors winners to be announced July 31
Premiering this year, the new #sheisoutdoors awards for innovative outdoor apparel and gear just for women are to be announced soon. The final jury meeting will take place on July 29-31. The winners of the women’s gear award #sheisoutdoors Summer 2021 will be announced on Saturday, July 31 (18:00 CET) ...
-
News briefsChange of leadership at Schoeller Textil
The managing director of Swiss textile and technology company Schoeller Textil AG, Siegfried Winkelbeiner, will enter his well-deserved retirement and, after ten years with the company, hand over the helm to Joachim Kath this month. Kath comes from the chemical industry and joined Schoeller one and a half years ago ...
-
News briefsHeiQ and Lycra to collaborate across technologies and brand platforms
HeiQ and The Lycra Company have entered into a broad-based collaboration across multiple technology and brand platforms to bring more of their textile technologies to consumers. Building on exploratory discussions that started in early 2019, HeiQ and Lycra have elected to leverage their shared philosophies and strengths in textile science, ...
-
News briefs
Management changes at Black Diamond
Clarus brand Black Diamond (BD) is still undergoing a restructuring process in its Salt Lake City headquarters. According to a recent press release, Oliver Holzmann joined the team back in April 2020, taking on the position of vice president of global marketing. In his previous role at Red Bull, Holzmann ...
-
News briefs
57% of space booked for Slide & OTS Winter in January 2022
Next January’s combined Slide & OTS Winter show already reports 43 confirmed exhibitors (57 percent of the available space), with six months left to go. The event will be held at Telford International Centre, about 40 minutes from Birmingham, from Jan. 18-20, 2022. Among the latest exhibitors to sign up ...
-
News briefsNew U.K. distributor for Sigma Sport
Oxford Products Ltd. has taken over the distribution network rebuild for German cycling components and accessories manufacturer Sigma Sport in the U.K., effective July 1, 2021. The company based in Witney, Oxfordshire, has been active in sales for almost 50 years and has become one of the largest distributors of ...
-
News briefsCake to open factory near Stockholm
Source: Cake Stefan Ytterborn Cake, the Swedish manufacturer of lightweight electric motorcycles and a member of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), announced the opening of its new factory in Albyberg, Sweden. In line with its mission to inspire society towards a zero-emission lifestyle, Cake continues to rapidly ...
-
News briefsSchöffel receives Fair Wear Leader status for the seventh consecutive time
According to the Fair Wear Foundation, the German brand Schöffel has mastered the challenge of living up to its corporate social responsibility in the pandemic year 2020 particularly well. For the seventh time in a row, the company based in Schwabmünchen has just received the “Leader” status by the international ...
-
News briefsLa Passione successfully closes another funding round
Italian DTC cycling apparel brand La Passione Cycling Couture (La Passione Srl), founded in 2015, has raised €7 million in another round of financing. This cash injection comes partially from existing investors – Milano Investment Partner (MIP), Club Italia Investimenti 2, Club Digitale and Cyclo Club – who have been ...
-
News briefs
Keen opens factory in the Dominican Republic
The Portland, Oregon-based footwear brand Keen announced the opening of a sandal-focused factory in the Dominican Republic with 5,100 square meters of manufacturing space. The plant, located in Santiago, will produce the company’s footwear, led by the Newport H2 sandal. It will have an initial annual capacity of 500,000 pairs, ...
-
News briefsISPO Shanghai 2021 confirms demand for physical trade shows
More than 350 brands, 19,002 visitors (up 7 percent from 2020: 17,776) and sports enthusiasts attended ISPO Shanghai 2021 from July 2-4, 2021, at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. The event saw its fourth consecutive year of growth, again sending a clear message about the need for physical trade ...
-
News briefsLenzing and Orange Fiber cooperate on new lyocell fiber made from orange pulp
Lenzing and Orange Fiber, an Italian company that has patented the process for producing pulp from citrus by-products, have unveiled the first Tencel™ brand lyocell fiber made from orange pulp and wood sources. With this new product, both companies aim to realize their shared vision of improving sustainability in the ...
