Lycra releases Planet Agenda Update and reports sustainability progress
New Country Manager for Helly Hansen Italy
PETA reports progress in banning cashmere and angora
Lagoped raises €5.7 million
U.S. outdoor industry praises launch of American Climate Corps
CEO of Bergans resigns
Icebug starts collaboration with Danish supplier of sustainable leather
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JML Apparel’s implementation of Vizoo drives efficiency and sustainability
Discover how JML Apparel has enhanced its product development process through the integration of 3D design and digital asset libraries.
KMD Brands’ FY results marred by poorer consumer sentiment in Q4
Strong sales growth from all three of KMD Brands’ brands – Rip Curl, Kathmandu and Oboz – was offset by weaker results in the year’s final period ended July 31. Annual Ebitda rose 11.2 percent to 200.1 New Zealand dollars (€117.1m), but net profit was essentially flat at NZ$36.6 million ...
Rotor taking a hit in revenues
Rotor, the Spanish manufacturer of bicycle components, had the best year in its history in 2022, when revenues fell just shy of €22 million, improving by 30 percent on the previous year, but things have since slowed. The first half of 2023 produced a 25 percent drop in sales, and ...
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R Raymon and Pierer New Mobility part ways
The first rumors of a separation surfaced when the R Raymon bicycle brand, founded by German bicycle industrialist couple Susanne and Felix Puello, was not featured at this year’s Pierer New Mobility booth at Eurobike in Frankfurt. Now Pierer New Mobility and the Puellos have announced they are going their ...
Trade show organizer Raccoon Media acquired by investment company
Cuil Bay Capital, a new U.K.-based investment firm led by exhibition entrepreneur Doug Emslie, has announced its first investment with the acquisition of a majority stake in U.K.-based Raccoon Media Group. Raccoon was founded in 2016 and achieved great success with the launch of the National Running Show. Since then, ...
New Country Manager for Helly Hansen Italy
Michele Battocchio is the new country manager for Italy of the Norwegian brand Helly Hansen. Battocchio has more than 25 years of experience in sporting goods, footwear and fashion at the national and international level. He previously worked for UYN, Garmont and Northwave. Battocchio will be based at Helly Hansen’s ...
CEO of Bergans resigns
The Norwegian Sports Industry Association announced that Jan Tore Jensen has reached an agreement with the Board of Directors of Bergans Fritid AS to step down as CEO no later than the end of February 2024. The Board of Directors will immediately initiate the recruitment process to find his successor.
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