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News briefsSecond European Adidas Terrex store opened in Salzburg
Adidas Terrex has opened its second concept store in Europe in Salzburg’s historic pedestrian zone, following the premiere of the specialist retail project in Munich in 2021. The new store is less than half the size of its Munich counterpart (176 sqm vs. 370 sqm) but carries the complete collections ...
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News briefsCake launches all-in subscription model
Cake, the Swedish maker of premium lightweight electric motorcycles, has launched Cake Subscribe, an all-inclusive subscription model that caters to professional business needs. The new program aims to ease the burden of upfront costs associated with buying a vehicle or a fleet of vehicles by requiring no down payment. Service ...
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News briefsReebok and Danielle Guizio launch new hiking boot
Source: Guizio x Reebok Guizio x Reebok Club C Cleated Reebok and Danielle Guizio, a New York-based designer who founded her eponymous womenswear label in 2014, have unveiled the two brands’ latest capsule collection: the Guizio x Reebok Club C Cleated. This follows the Club C 85 ...
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News briefsCascade hires David Fee as VP of sales and marketing NAPR
Cascade Designs has hired the former U.S. general manager of Castelli Cycling, David Fee, as its new vice president of sales and marketing for North America and the Pacific region. Fee will drive overall sales and marketing strategy for the region across all Cascade Designs product categories and distribution channels ...
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News briefsHow to start business climate action: STICA offers new webinar series
The Swedish Textile Initiative for Climate Action (STICA) and its partners will host four webinars starting March 7, 2023, to help apparel and outdoor companies speed up on what is required to accelerate their climate protection duties. The online seminar series is primarily aimed at medium and smaller size apparel ...
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News briefsSchöffel rearranges and shrinks its top management, Felix Geiger leaves
Felix Geiger, CFO of German brand Schöffel, will leave the company by end of March. Geiger joined Schöffel in Dec. 2014 and took over the professional business unit of the company in Sept. 2021. As a group CFO, he is currently responsible for the financial area of the specialist for ...
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News briefsUnifi releases 2022 sustainability report, commits to new goals
U.S.-based company Unifi, which specializes in synthetic and recycled yarns (registered trademarks include the Repreve fiber), has published its sustainability report for fiscal 2022. The report provides an expanded view of Unifi’s sustainability strategy and the company’s approach to creating long-term value for its stakeholders. Concurrent with the release of ...
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News briefsFox Factory to acquire Custom Wheel House
Fox Factory Holding Corp. announced that its subsidiary Fox Factory, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire California-based Custom Wheel House, LLC from Thompson Street Capital Partners and other sellers. The company designs, markets and distributes high-performance wheels, high-performance off-road tires and accessories for motorized vehicles. The purchase price ...
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News briefsRapala’s CFO to leave the company this summer
The chief financial officer of Finland-based fishing tackle company Rapala VMC Corporation, Jan-Elof Cavander, will leave his position on June 21, 2023, to pursue new challenges outside Rapala. The company, led by chairman, president and CEO Louis d’Alançon, has not yet announced a successor. Rapala’s main production facilities are ...
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News briefsPFAS restrictions in Europe: Online information by ECHA and Sympatex ahead
Shortly after the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has presented its proposal for restricting PFAS in Europe (as reported earlier in OIC here), textile technologies provider Sympatex is working on a series of educational webinars on the topic that aim to clarify the process and consequences for stakeholders in the sporting ...
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News briefsTexworld Evolution Paris returns to pre-covid levels of attendance
The latest edition of Texworld Evolution Paris, which took place at Le Bourget Exhibition Centre on Feb. 6-8, welcomed nearly 8,000 visitors from around 20 countries, a level of attendance comparable to the pre-pandemic editions of the show – nearly thrice the number of professional buyers when compared to February ...
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News briefsMoncler introduced this year’s co-creators at spectacular live show in London
Moncler held its Moncler Genius showcase during London Fashion Week on Feb. 20. The event, which took over the entire footprint of the iconic Olympia London, attracted more than 10,000 people. The show featured immersive presentations combining sport, fashion and art. As previously reported, this year is seeing a redefinition ...
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News briefsEuratex announces new project to support SMEs in textile recycling
The European Apparel and Textile Confederation (Euratex) is leading a three-year project called RegioGreenTex, aiming at mapping and reducing the difficulties that currently exist in the implementation of a circular economy model within the EU textile ecosystem. The partners of the project met in Brussels on Feb. 21 to kick-start ...
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News briefsHohenstein announces new standard to assess the environmental impact of textiles during washing
Hohenstein, the Germany-based provider of textile testing, has worked with project partners Trigema, Freudenberg, DBL ITEX and Paradies to create the DIN SPEC 4872, a new standardized test method for detecting and classifying the fiber release, biodegradability and ecotoxicity of textiles during textile laundering. The test method based on the ...
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News briefsRegatta collaborates with Christian Lacroix
British outdoor clothing and footwear brand Regatta has teamed up with Christian Lacroix on a collection of jackets, coats and accessories for autumn/winter 2023. The collection, which blends Regatta’s outdoor style with the fashion label’s colorful aesthetic, will preview at Paris Fashion Week in March and launch in retail in ...
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News briefsGSI announces new EVP
GSI Outdoors has announced two new hires. Justin Walford is to become EVP of GSI Outdoors and Pelican International. Tyler Botts is the new brand marketing manager for GSI. Walford brings almost 20 years of outdoor industry experience to the position, building and leading wholesale and direct-to-consumer teams and business ...
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News briefsDecathlon supports research on climate change adaptation
Decathlon has become an equipment partner in the new Deep Climate study, a research project by researcher Christian Clot and the Human Adaption Institute that looks at how humans adapt to situations of change and crisis. Together, they are conducting an expedition to three extreme climates (arid/hot, cold and tropical) ...
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News briefsLenzing and NFW team up for new Mirum leather alternatives
U.S. company Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) and Lenzing have partnered for a new option in the NFW plastic-free Mirum materials (leather alternatives that are made from natural rubber, plant and mineral pigments). The new Mirum x Tencel features a new backer option that is made from Lenzing’s Tencel fibers – ...
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News briefsFelix Neureuther joins Lowa as brand ambassador
Source: Schöffel Felix Neureuther Former German ski racer Felix Neureuther has signed a contract as brand ambassador with German footwear brand Lowa. The new partnership will have two focus points: sustainability and the Lowa kids’ collection. Neureuther is a father of three and founder of the Felix ...
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News briefsManagement buyout at McTrek
According to German media, the outdoor retailer McTrek Retail GmbH was taken over by CM.Solutions GmbH and its managing director Christian Müller as part of a management buyout. In the past two years, McTrek has found its way back to an economically stable situation after insolvency, the company said. In ...
