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News briefsAdidas reimagines the Stan Smith for cyclists
Source: Adidas Adidas VeloStan Smith The new VeloStan Smith is Adidas’ very own reinterpretation of a classic tennis/lifestyle shoe for urban cyclists and commuters. The shoe retains the unmistakable silhouette of the original Stan Smith, but features a two-bolt SPD shoe system for clipless pedaling. Adidas and ...
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ArticleArc’teryx obtains injunction against Adidas over Vancouver store, alleged risk of confusion
Arc’teryx obtains injunction against Adidas over Vancouver store and alleged risk of confusion
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News briefsAdidas chooses Terrex as label for skiwear from Adidas by Stella McCartney
Source: Adidas Terrex Iris Law presents the first ever Adidas by Stella Mccartney ski collection Now in the eighteenth year of the collaboration, Adidas by Stella McCartney is venturing into the snowsports arena with a new ski wear collection that will be marketed under Terrex, Adidas’ Outdoor ...
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News briefsArc’teryx seeks legal action against Adidas Terrex store namings in the US
After Arc’teryx owner Amer Sports Canada Inc. sued Adidas’ Canadian subsidiary back in February for opening a Terrex store in Vancouver (a ruling is pending here), the dispute is now heading across the border to the USA, where the Canadian outdoor brand is seeking to block Adidas from registering the ...
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News briefsNorth America GM for Adidas Outdoor, Terrex and Five Ten announces departure
Michael Kadous, North America Senior Director and GM for Adidas Outdoor, Terrex and Five Ten, has announced on Linked In that he is to leave the company after seven years. Kadous joined Adidas in 2016 as a Director Global Finance, before becoming Senior Director of Global Transformation Adidas Outdoor, Terrex ...
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ArticleTextile Exchange and Leather Working Group collaborate on ethical supply chain
The Leather Working Group (LWG) and Textile Exchange collaborated to develop a call to action for leather supply chains. The no-deforestation leather appeal provides an opportunity to coordinate fashion industry initiatives, to improve the transparency of leather sources. The plan calls for establishing rules for leather sourcing ...
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News briefsWoom appoints former Adidas CEO to advisory board
Source: Woom GmbH/Felix Vratny Kasper Rørsted Kasper Rørsted, former CEO of Adidas, has joined Woom as Chairman of the Advisory Board. In the tenth year of its existence, the children’s and youth bicycle manufacturer is thus bringing a top international manager onto the team. The goals are ...
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ArticleAdidas Terrex’s Carla Murphy: “A key priority is to create access”
Read more about how the SVP/Global General Manager sees Adidas Terrex’s place in the Outdoor industry and where it could be in the future
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News briefsBrain Biotech and AMSilk to develop high-performance bio-based protein fibers
Biomaterial specialist AMSilk, based in Munich, and industry solutions provider Brain Biotech have entered a partnership to accelerate the development of high-performance fibers for the performance materials market. AMSilk produces biotechnological materials based on renewable carbon structural proteins that are fully recyclable, biodegradable and contain no microplastics. The company’s Biosteel ...
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News briefsAdidas Terrex opens pop-up in Chamonix
Adidas Terrex has inaugurated a store in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, its first in France. According to Sport Guide, the pop-up store should remain in place for at least 12 months. Adidas said that the pop-up format made it easier for the brand to accelerate the opening. The company had initially planned to ...
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News briefsPolartec aims to reduce microfiber shedding
U.S. fabrics supplier Polartec is introducing a new production technology that aims to reduce microfiber shedding in the final product, combining newly developed yarn and knitting construction, treatment and production. The new fleece technology will be marketed under the name Shed Less. Source: Polartec The first fabrics ...
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ArticleFashion For Good launches 18 month-project Sorting for Circularity in the U.S.
Source: Fashion for Good Fashion for Good’s Sorting for Circularity U:S. project sets out for research in the textile waste streams in North America. Funded by Adidas, Inditex, Levi Strauss & Co, Target, Eastman, H&M and Nordstrom, Amsterdam-based Fashion for Good (FFG) has launched a new initiative ...
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News briefsAdidas opens first Terrex store in Canada
Source: Adidas Canada The new Kitsilano Terrex store in Vancouver, BC, Canada On Dec. 26, Adidas officially opened its first Canadian Terrex store in Vancouver’s outdoor hub, Kitsilano, at 2235 W 4th Ave. The company said that the assortment of apparel, footwear and accessories in the new ...
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ArticleOpen letter urges European Commission to revise REACH regulatory
The European Commission has recently decided to postpone the revision of the regulation for evaluating and authorizing chemicals (REACH) to Q4 2023. In response, 22 global consumer companies have called on the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to reverse the decision to postpone the consultation process. ...
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News briefsAdidas Terrex will reportedly not open a store in Annecy
Adidas Terrex has given up the plan to open its first French store, according to an exclusive report by sport-guide.com. The store was expected to open at the Nouvelles Galeries in Annecy, in France’s Haute Savoie department, in early 2023. Meanwhile, Sport-Guide has also revealed that Adidas Terrex will open ...
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News briefsAdidas to sell new breast cancer awareness items
Source: Adidas For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, in October, Adidas will be introducing an extended breast cancer awareness collection, with running, hiking and mountain biking footwear and apparel in the Terrex and Five Ten collections. According to a company release, the collection’s focus on functional outdoor footwear ...
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News briefsEcologyst Outfitters to acquire upcycling specialist Frankie Collective
Canadian company Ecologyst Outfitters Inc., an apparel manufacturer with an assortment of 100 percent natural fibers, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Frankie Collective, a Vancouver-based company offering upcycled women’s streetwear made from used and unsold garments. With the acquisition of Frankie Collective, Ecologyst opens an ...
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ArticleNew report on Myanmar garment worker’s situation
After Myanmar’s military illegally seized power on Feb. 1, 2021, garment workers – mostly women – have been on the front line of the country’s civil disobedience movement to restore democracy in Myanmar. According to a newly released report by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC), at least ...
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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 Five Ten celebrates wheelie culture with Danny MacAskill
The 36-year-old Scottish mountain biking phenomenon Danny MacAskill has released a new video titled “Danny Do A Wheelie,” created in collaboration with Adidas Five Ten. The video was released on YouTube on May 10. It shows MacAskill riding every bike imaginable through a series of iconic Scottish locations. He is ...
