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News briefsAltra Running hires global product lead from Nike
Altra Running, part of VF Corp., has hired Kylee Barton, a nearly 20-year Nike veteran, as its new Global Head of Product.
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News briefsAku publishes Responsibility Report 2023
Italian outdoor footwear brand Aku has presented its Responsibility Report for 2023.
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News briefs2XU and District Vision present collection for ‘world’s toughest foot race’
The collab includes three outfits and an ultra-lightweight pair of sunglasses that were specially designed for the Badwater 135 ultramarathon through Death Valley.
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News briefsVista responds to MNC’s comments amidst wrangling over partial sale of the group
Vista Outdoor says that MNC Capital misled Vista’s investors by claiming that it needed the group’s approval to make a tender offer.
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News briefsKeen launches first lifestyle shoe
Keen has launched the KS86, the brand’s first lifestyle sneaker – a recreation of the archived A86 trail runner, which debuted in 2010.
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News briefsSuzano starts operations at world’s largest single pulp production line
Suzano has announced the operational startup of a new mill in Ribas do Rio Pardo in Brazil, the world’s largest single-line pulp plant and one of the country’s largest-ever private investment projects.
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News briefsSalomon's new Softgoods unit gets a global head of product
Salomon has appointed Guillaume Meyzenq as the new Global Chief Product Officer for its new softgoods business unit.
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News briefsAustrian e-bike contract manufacturer WSF Technology liquidated
The administrator announced in July that the young Austrian bicycle and e-bike contract manufacturer WSF Bicycle Technology GmbH would be liquidated, which means that the company’s assets are being sold.
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News briefsRivian’s Sustainability Director to head The Conservation Alliance
Paul Hendricks is the new Executive Director of The Conservation Alliance, a US-based coalition of like-minded member organizations working to protect wilderness and natural areas.
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News briefsGlobetrotter launches new secondhand online shop
Globetrotter has launched its own secondhand online shop, operated entirely in-house and integrating the sale and acquisition of secondhand products into the retailer’s shop system.
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News briefsClarus appoints three veteran experts to support Adventure segment
Clarus Corporation, owner of the Black Diamond and Pieps brands, among others, has made three strategic hires for its Adventure segment to accelerate growth in the US and international markets and strengthen its global OEM initiatives. The Adventure segment, which includes Rhino-Rack, Maxtrax and Tred Outdoors, has appointed Tripp Wyckoff ...
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News briefsPearl Izumi promotes US sales director to VP/GM
Colorado-based cycling apparel and footwear brand Pearl Izumi announced the promotion of sales and brand manager Daran Godfrey to vice president/general manager, effective immediately. Godfrey has spent the past two years at Pearl Izumi as Director of US Sales under the United Sports Brands umbrella. He brings a total of ...
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News briefsAmer Sports joins the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s network
Following the announcement that Arc’teryx is joining the Ellen McArthur Foundation’s Fashion ReModel initiative, the Canadian brand’s parent company, Finland-based Amer Sports, has now also announced that the group will officially become a network member of the international charity. The Ellen McArthur Foundation develops and promotes the circular economy to ...
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News briefsLowa strengthens DACH business by integrating Austrian distribution partner
With the acquisition of the Austrian Lowa Sportschuhe GmbH sales company, based in St. Martin im Innkreis, and the change of name to Lowa Austria GmbH, Germany-based Lowa Sportschuhe GmbH has finally united all German-speaking Lowa core markets under one roof. Matthias Wanner, Chief Sales Officer (CSO) of Lowa, will ...
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News briefsCanada Goose hires new Chief Digital & Information Officer
Alfredo Cunanan Mendoza Tan is Canada Goose’s new Chief Digital & Information Officer.
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News briefsParadise Textiles and Nanollose sign R&D agreement
Paradise Textiles, the innovation hub of global textile and apparel firm Alpine Group, has signed a deal with biotech company Nanollose for the exclusive supply of its sustainable Nullarbor fibers. Under the non-binding terms of the joint venture agreement, Paradise will work closely with Nanollose to develop yarns and fabrics ...
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News briefsColoreel Group files for bankruptcy
Swedish tech company Coloreel Group AB, known for its instant thread dyeing technology, has announced that it has filed for bankruptcy. The filing also involves the daughter firm Coloreel AB. The group could not develop its business volume quickly enough and secure the necessary financing, Coloreel explained in a statement. ...
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News briefsCalida Group sells last of its non-lingerie brands
The Swiss Calida Group, which sold the outdoor brands Lafuma and Millet in 2022, has received a binding offer from Peugeot Frères Industrie for the sale of Lafuma Mobilier.
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News briefsLedieu becomes REI’s seniormost technology leader
Source: REI Co-op Guillaume Ledieu US specialty outdoor retailer REI announced that Guillaume Ledieu is the co-op’s next Chief Technology Officer, effective immediately. Before his time at REI, Ledieu had a strong track record as a global leader in technology and business transformation. Most recently, he served ...
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News briefsRevelyst sells wood pellet manufacturer
Vista Outdoor’s outdoor segment, Revelyst, has announced the sale of the assets of Fiber Energy Products, the company’s wood pellet manufacturer, to Lignetics, Inc. Arkansas-based Fiber Energy began producing 100 percent natural wood pellet fuel in 2006 and has grown over time to become a manufacturer of barbecue pellets and ...
