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Moncler has enlarged its flagship store in Milan, which now...
Moncler has enlarged its flagship store in Milan, which now covers 800 square meters on two floors, one for women's wear and the other for men's wear, making it the brand's largest mono-brand store in the world. It had been first opened in 2013 at a prestigious location: 1, via ...
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Regatta posted an 18.5 percent increase in sales to £139.8...
Regatta posted an 18.5 percent increase in sales to £139.8 million (€155.9m-$184.7m) for the year ended Jan. 31. According to filed accounts, 5.6 percent of the increase was attributable to the depreciation of the pound sterling. The company, which is based in Manchester, trades under two brand names - Regatta ...
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Columbia Sportswear has emerged largely victorious from a patent infringement...
Columbia Sportswear has emerged largely victorious from a patent infringement lawsuit over one of its Omni-Heat reflective technology designs. In late September, a jury in the U.S. District Court of San Diego awarded $3,018,000 in damages against another US-based snow apparel company Seirus Innovative Accessories, headquartered in San Diego. The ...
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Nemo Equipment has announced the introduction of the first-ever portable...
Nemo Equipment has announced the introduction of the first-ever portable swinging and reclining camp chair. The Stargaze Recliner is a suspended engineered chair that allows the dynamic swinging motion of a hammock with hands-free “just-lean-back” reclining. The company said the development and testing of the new chair took four years ...
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Decathlon is going to launch a new private label for...
Decathlon is going to launch a new private label for Nordic walking, called Inovik, during the autumn/winter 2018/19 season. It recently introduced other new private brands: Itwit for paddle sports, and Olaian for surfing. Sport-guide indicates that it is also working on a brand for rugby.
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Faradei, a Russian supplier of sports equipment and footwear, has...
Faradei, a Russian supplier of sports equipment and footwear, has expanded its product range by adding an Arctic line, consisting of footwear that can withstand extremely cold temperatures, down to -60 degrees centigrade. For Faradei, which generates about 60 percent of its revenues from contracts with the Russian Army, the ...
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Peter Schlickenrieder is the new brand ambassador for Suunto, the...
Peter Schlickenrieder is the new brand ambassador for Suunto, the sports instruments brand owned by the Amer Sports group. Schlickenrieder has already been brand ambassador for Salomon, which is part of the same group, since 2007. He started to promote Suunto's Spartan Ultra GPS watch for athletic and adventure multisport ...
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Montane has unveiled a new strategic partnership with the British...
Montane has unveiled a new strategic partnership with the British Mountaineering Council (BMC), which makes Montane the BMC's Recommended Clothing and Pack Partner for the next three years. Founded in 1993, Montane is an independent British brand specializing in the development of lightweight, breathable clothing and equipment specifically for climbers, ...
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Cotswold Outdoor has been named as the exclusive retail brand...
Cotswold Outdoor has been named as the exclusive retail brand partner for the Kendal Mountain Festival for the next three years. The festival held in the Lake District in November attracts about 15,000 visitors. The upcoming edition has been scheduled for Nov. 16-19.
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W.L. Gore & Associates has signed up AKQA, an international...
W.L. Gore & Associates has signed up AKQA, an international communication agency that has worked with many global consumer brands such as Audi, Caterpillar and Levi's, to focus on a more holistic view of the Gore-Tex brand in future B2B and B2C brand positioning work. Gore says the new arrangement ...
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Kayland has a new brand ambassador, Angel Luis Salamanca, who...
Kayland has a new brand ambassador, Angel Luis Salamanca, who has gained a lot of coverage in the specialized press for openining up new climbing routes in the Himalayas. The alpine guide, who was born in Madrid, is testing various models of the Italian brand to provide his feedback.
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For the first time, the Pentland Group has won the...
For the first time, the Pentland Group has won the Best UK Family Business of Excellence award from Ernst & Young as part of its 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Founded in 1932, Pentland is a third-generation family-owned company that employs 28,000 people across 20 countries. It has received ...
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Hoka One One is adding a Swedish triathlon champion, Patrik...
Hoka One One is adding a Swedish triathlon champion, Patrik Nilsson, to its elite team, joining Cyril Viennot, Charlotte Morel, Boris Stein and Alessandro Degasperi. The 25-year-old has won four Ironman Triathlon races. Hoka is an exclusive sponsor of the Ironman Series.
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Vibram and Masaya Hashimoto, the designer of its Furoshiki Wrapping...
Vibram and Masaya Hashimoto, the designer of its Furoshiki Wrapping Sole, won the ADI Design Index 2017 prize for innovation in finished products. Launched last year and inspired by a Japanese technique, the shoe is the first one that envelops the foot, guaranteeing a personalized fit and comfort through its ...
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Outdoor Retailer has given the dates of the three annual...
Outdoor Retailer has given the dates of the three annual trade shows that it is going to hold in Denver for the next five years. They include the new Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, which will take place next year on Nov. 8-11, after the new combined Outdoor Retailer + Snow ...
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The European Network for Outdoor Sports (ENOS) held a very...
The European Network for Outdoor Sports (ENOS) held a very active 4th edition of its Nature and Sports Euro'Meet convention in the Catalonyan mountain resort of La Seu d'Urgell . A range of European experts and stakeholders from national, regional and local authorities, European and National federations, universities, practitioners and ...
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The list of venues being considered by the European Outdoor...
The list of venues being considered by the European Outdoor Group for the OutDoor show from 2019 on has been narrowed down to five, and four of them are apparently in Germany. In addition to Friedrichshafen and Munich, the candidates are said to be Stuttart as well as Hamburg.
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Ispo is presenting a refreshed corporate design and brand identity...
Ispo is presenting a refreshed corporate design and brand identity across all media, linking its digital offers with its trade show business and other international events. The move is also meant to underline Ispo's commitment to a B2B2C approach and its new claim, “Accelerating Sports.” The new cross-media brand experience ...
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Patagonia has created an online store for its Worn Wear...
Patagonia has created an online store for its Worn Wear range, selling worn and repaired garments at cheap prices in the U.S. market. The online store is part of the Worn Wear program launched by the outdoor company several years ago. It sells products sourced directly from Patagonia customers, in ...
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Patagonia has worked closely with the Rodale Institute to create...
Patagonia has worked closely with the Rodale Institute to create the Regenerative Organic Certification, which is meant to enrich the soil while valuing people and animals. This was announced in a blog post in September by Rose Marcario, the group's chief executive. She explained that the certification is the result ...
