All Trail Running articles – Page 42
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News briefsAntonio Dus is leaving Tecnica
The Tecnica Group says that its chief executive, Antonio Dus, is leaving in December 2020 “in order to be able to devote himself to other personal and professional projects.” The company’s chairman, Alberto Zanatta, will be acting as CEO on an interim basis with effect from Nov. 1. Reaching Ebitda ...
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ArticleColumbia restructures senior leadership to support omni-channel, digital plans
Columbia Sportswear Company announced a series of senior leadership changes executing on transition plans, supporting the company’s omni-channel plans for growth and unlocking digital opportunities. Before Thomas Cusick, executive vice president and chief operating officer, will retire from the company after 18 years in the second half of 2021, he ...
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ArticleOutdoor, marine and fitness drive record Q3 for Garmin
Garmin has reported record third-quarter earnings of $313.4 million, thanks to robust growth in demand for its marine, fitness and outdoor products. The Swiss-based company, which also makes equipment for the aviation and automotive industries, reported net sales of $1.11 billion for the 13 weeks to Sept. 26. This compares ...
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Oberalp opens Mountainshop near Bergamo
The Oberalp Group opened a new Mountainshop in Ponteranica, in the Italian province of Bergamo on Oct. 15. The new store specializes in products for alpine skiing, trail running and other mountain sports. It will be managed by Nevio Cornaro, who previously participated in endurance races like the Ultra-Trail World ...
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ArticleSOG is climate positive, will focus on circular economy and turns 20 in 2021
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), comprising 74 Scandinavian outdoor brands, had its Fall Networking Day at the beginning of October. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the event was held digitally, with a total of 85 participants. Sara Wänseth, who has been the general secretary of the group for six years, ...
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Adidas opens flagship outdoor store in Russia
Adidas, already running many mono-brand stores in Russia, has opened the first outdoor-only store in the country under the Terrex banner. Indicating that it is the first of a chain of dedicated stores, Adidas said it will bring a set of outdoor equipment and gear to the local market that ...
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News briefsKilian Jornet launches foundation for the preservation of the mountain environments
Kilian Jornet, a ultra trail and sky runner from Spain, sponsored by Salomon and Suunto, among others, has created the Kilian Jornet Foundation, which aims to preserve mountain environments through research, direct action and education. The first project that the new foundation will support is the study and research of ...
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News briefsOn athletes Schide and Grangier tame the Alps (Video)
In the case of the On Running ultratrail athletes Katie Schide and Germain Grangier, the conquest of the Alps can be added to their growing collection of already completed bucket-list adventures. At dawn on Sunday, July 19 this year, the two athletes started their epic journey in Cervinia, Italy, with ...
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News briefsSigma Sport and Hermann Höhing receive German Packaging Award
The Deutsche Verpackungsinstitut e.V. (German Packaging Institute) has awarded Sigma Sport and Hermann Höhing GmbH the German Packaging Prize 2020 in the category “Design and Finishing.” The packaging of the iD.Free multi-sport watch convinced the jury with its unusual shape and design. The prize has been awarded annually since 1963 ...
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News briefsTexon unveils new recyclable insole technology
Texon, a UK-based producer of materials for the footwear industry, has unveiled a new insole technology that is based on 85 percent recycled polyester (rPET) and is 100 percent recyclable. Texon Ecoline is produced with a special fusion-bonded process that enhances the internal bond structure of the material’s fibers, which ...
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Dynafit strengthens its sales team
Mountain sports specialist Dynafit has strengthened its team. The newly created position of strategic account specialist was filled by Herbert Steinmaßl, who has already worked for Dynafit for more than five years and was most recently brand representative responsible for Bavaria. His previous job has been taken over by Lisa ...
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Adamello Ultra Trail postponed
The Adamello Ultra Trail, a trail running event in Italy with three different distances (170km, 90km, 35km) originally scheduled for Sept. 25-27, had to be postponed by seven days due to very negative weather forecasts, particularly for the night between Sept. 25 and 26. The identical courses, program and hours ...
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ArticleChamatex to open “smart” footwear factory in France with Salomon and others
French textile producer Chamatex has teamed up with Salomon, Babolat and Millet as well as an investment company on the construction of a new footwear manufacturing facility called Advanced Shoe Factory 4.0 (ASF 4.0) in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. ASF 4.0 was founded by Chamatex with the goal of ...
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Salomon and REI start virtual book club events with athletes
Salomon and the U.S. outdoor retail chain REI have announced a series of virtual book club events with Salomon athletes and authors Jessie Diggins, Rickey Gates, Emelie Forsberg and Meredith Erickson. Once a month, consumers will be invited to read the monthly book and participate in an open, interactive session ...
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Vivobarefoot receives B Corp certification
Vivobarefoot has obtained B Corporation certification, which is granted to businesses that “meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose,” according to B Lab, the non-profit organization that manages the certification scheme. It was given a high ranking, ...
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6th Outdoor & Running Business Days in Riva a success
Italy’s Outdoormag reports that the sixth edition of the Outdoor & Running Business Days in Riva del Garda demonstrated the vitality of the market despite the coronavirus pandemic with over 80 exhibiting brands and more than 200 retailers on Sept. 6 and 7. For the brands, the event was an ...
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Will the first virtual Thin Air Gear Show be canceled?
We’ve previously reported on the Thin Air Gear Show, a new virtual trade show concept that promised to fill the hole left after the Covid-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of all physical shows in the USA. Gearjunkie.com has now published an article that makes us wonder whether the Thin Air ...
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News briefsSalomon sets up recycling network with release of first recyclable sneaker
After three years of research and development, the French outdoor brand Salomon has presented the recyclable Index.01 running shoe, which will be on the market from February 2021.The company used recycled polyester to create the shoe’s upper, while a nitrogen-infused, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) based foam called Infiniride was employed for ...
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News briefsEcco wins German Design Award for two products
Ecco has won the German Design Council’s annual German Design Award in the “Excellent Product Design” category for its Biom 2.0 trail shoe and its Exowrap all-terrain sandal. The overall competition for the awards consisted of more than 5,400 projects from 63 countries. The Biom 2.0 is a hybrid urban ...
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ArticleGrowth of 7.0% for branded outdoor shoes in 2019
As they do every year, many brands gave us their numbers or indications of their performance in the outdoor footwear market to help establish its growth in the wholesale channel and to benchmark themselves against one another. The result of this joint study by The Outdoor Industry Compass and the ...
