Trail Running – Page 6
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News briefsMontane bolsters sales in Austria and Germany
The British manufacturer of outdoor and running clothing Montane is working with trading agency Ulf Rörup from Neuss to service the west and parts of central Germany with immediate effect. Rörup has been working as a sales representative in the sports sector for many years and has represented several brands, ...
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ArticleLowa joins Fair Wear Foundation
As the first footwear-only manufacturer with production in Europe, Lowa has become a member of the Fair Wear Foundation at the beginning of 2023. The German outdoor footwear specialist, celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, is thereby committed to fair and responsible production processes along the entire supply chain and ...
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OpinionWhat makes the perfect industry award jury?
A long-standing member of many award committees in the outdoor industry world, Charles Ross explains what makes a good industry award jury
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ArticleAlpkit: An outdoor brand building success through community
Alpkit is reaping rewards from its event-based community. We look at how building a community can help generate and retain customers.
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News briefsMillet to hold its sell-in early
Millet Mountain Group has moved up its sell-in campaign by two weeks, to late May, in part to account for moved-up production schedules, reports CMDsport. This year, according to Hervé-Sergio Locatelli, sales director for southern Europe, the group has met expectations with a “satisfactory” first four months in Spain. Textiles ...
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News briefsOrthoLite further strengthens its Cirql business
OrthoLite, the U.S.-based insole specialist, has appointed Marc Kronenberg as development and commercialization director for its Cirql business. OrthoLite Cirql is a patented foam technology that is plastics-free, recyclable, biodegradable and industrially compostable. It is meant as an alternative to conventional plastics, providing footwear brands and their factory partners with ...
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ArticleCoDi lifts FY outlook, but cautious on Q2
Compass Diversified (CoDi) anticipates a “significant snapback” in revenue growth and profitability within key businesses once a current industry inventory destocking cycle ends. The group’s current Q2 forecast is both cautious and conservative despite its decision to lift its FY23 adjusted earnings range to $110 to $135 million and consolidated ...
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News briefsSalomon opens flagship store in Annecy
Salomon has opened a new brand store in Annecy, a city in the French Alps close to the Swiss border, where the brand was born in 1947. The new store is just a few steps from the brand’s Annecy Design Center, where every Salomon product is designed, developed and prototyped. ...
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ArticleUTMB World Series announces new pregnancy policy to support mother and their partners
UTMB World Series has announced the introduction of a new pregnancy policy that will apply to its events in the 2023 season. The policy includes deferral and priority entry guidelines for athletes who are pregnant, athletes with a partner who is pregnant, and athletes who are adopting or birthing via ...
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News briefsJohn Walbrecht exits Clarus
Black Diamond parent Clarus Corp. disclosed the March 31 contract termination of president John Walbrecht in a public filing. Additionally, the group does not anticipate filling the vacant executive position. Walbrecht’s departure from Clarus comes one month after the company reported an $89.4 million operating loss in Q4 due to ...
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News briefsSpain founds a trail running network
The Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) has established what it calls a National Network of Permanent Installations for Trail Running. There will be 29 of these in 27 Spanish provinces. Some 15 are open, and the other 14 will be opening over the course of the current year. All told, they ...
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News briefsCimalp introduces first ultra trail shoe
After three years of R&D, Cimalp presents the new X-Race trail running shoes, the brand’s first shoes designed specifically for long-distance and ultra trail runners. The success of Cimalp’s innovative 864 Drop Evolution trail running shoes (the first to have progressive drop) inspired the French brand to adventure into the ...
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News briefsCompass Diversified announces changes to the board of directors
Compass Diversified Holdings (CoDi), the owner of Boa, PrimaLoft, Velocity Outdoor and 5.11, announced that its board of directors has nominated a new candidate for election at CoDi’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, which will be held May 25. Nancy B. Mahon will join the seven current directors up for ...
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News briefsJohn Wadley new VP product development at Xero Shoes
Xero Shoes, a Colorado-based provider of barefoot and minimal footwear founded in 2009, has introduced John Wadley as its new vice president of product development. Wadley previously worked at U.S.-based footwear brand Altra – first as senior footwear developer, during the brand’s new ownership under VF Corp. as director of ...
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News briefsRab enters partnership with Trailrunning Europe
British outdoor brand Rab, part of Equip Outdoor Technologies, and Trailrunning Europe have entered into a new partnership. The Dutch initiative, Trailrunning Europe, aims to create an active community of like-minded people who share the same passion – both novice and experienced runners – by organizing a variety of workshops ...
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News briefsWolverine Worldwide with new chairman and directors
Tom Long, the lead independent director for Wolverine Worldwide and former CEO of MillerCoors, LLC, will become chairman of Wolverine on May 4 following the retirement of Blake Krueger, chairman and retired CEO. Meanwhile, earlier this week, the parent of the Merrell and Saucony brands, among others, named three ...
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News briefsVibram plans to double footwear sales
Vibram, the Italian sole producer, aims to double its sales of own-brand footwear, which reached €18 million in 2022, Paolo Manuzzi, the chief executive of the Italian sole producer, said in an interview with the daily Il Sole 24 Ore. Last year, the group’s overall sales rose by 50 percent ...
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ArticleIcebug switches to green power in Vietnam, CEO urges industry to follow suit
Aiming to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels in its production process, Swedish footwear brand Icebug has been helping its factories in Vietnam install solar panels on their roofs for the past two years as part of a pilot project in collaboration with the German solar energy company BayWa r.e. ...
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News briefsZegna’s new collaborative collection
The apparel brand Zegna has collaborated on a footwear collection with the Canadian trail-running shoe specialist Norda. It is the latest addition to the brand’s Outdoor Collection, with a different designer every season.The footwear features Vibram’s Litebase midsole ad Megagrip outsole. As well as the sneakers, the collection includes a ...
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News briefsVenue of first-ever Xterra European Trail Run Championship announced
The first-ever Xterra European Trail Run Championship will be held on Sept. 9, 2023 in Molveno, Italy. The half-marathon and full-marathon championship races will award €5,200 in prize money. Registration opened on March 1, and is expected to sell-out early, the organizers said. The events are capped at 100 runners ...
