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France returns the world’s leading ski destination
Visits rose 2.4 percent year on year, putting France ahead of Austria at 53.7 million and the US at 52.6 million.
France returns the world’s leading ski destination
Visits rose 2.4 percent year on year, putting France ahead of Austria at 53.7 million and the US at 52.6 million.
61° becomes apparel partner of Dutch skating federation
All Dutch national skating teams switch to 361°, with short track first in Vancouver and long track following in Beijing.
Gymshark goes celebrity for the first time
From a Birmingham garage to customers in over 200 countries, Gymshark brings in Megan Thee Stallion on a multi-year deal.
YKK’s Cycle of Goodness meets the circular economy
YKK’s integrated report starts from founder Tadao Yoshida’s creed and ends with zippers built for recycling and repair.
TruGolf brings blockchain into the golf simulator boom
The golf simulator maker bought the Canadian blockchain firm as US simulator play reaches 8.1 million people
Head rebuilds US leadership ski team
Matteo Murer joins from Tecnica Group to run Head’s global ski boot unit, and Frank Shine is hired as a marketing consultant.
JD Sports to replace a second top board role in months
A new Chair in September, a new Senior Independent Director to follow: JD Sports is renewing both top independent board roles.
Performance Days Munich: 3 halls making the invisible visible
From a sell-out wool crewneck to the debut of the Cellulose Forum, here’s what the trade show revealed about bio-based materials and the industry’s ability to talk about them.
Garmin takes its fitness model to the MARQ line
The third-generation MARQ adds an ECG app and training metrics, and ties its inReach and golf features to paid subscriptions.
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ROICA V550 stretch fabrics on show in Munich
Italian sportswear knitters lead the booth, from cycling grip fabrics to Merino base layers.
Textile recycling: The next challenge is scaling up
In recent years, the textile recycling industry has focused primarily on technological development.
Circular sportswear: matching construction to recovery
Designing sportswear for a circular economy includes deciding who prepares garments for recycling. LaMunt asks owners to remove zips and trims; Arc’teryx assigns disassembly to ReBIRD.
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Salomon courts women through color
The new capsule with FP Movement is a small release aimed at a big shift: women are reshaping who buys Salomon’s sneakers.
Altra’s Legacy Team promotes lifelong running
Four veterans aged 75 to 85, with a combined age of 321, front the footwear brand’s case for running as a lifelong habit.
Ciele Athletics designs for runners after dark
The Montreal brand adds new caps, tops and tights to a reflective capsule that debuted in autumn 2025.
London Marathon earns platinum sustainability rating
It is the first road race at the top ABW level and the fifth event overall, after Oslo, Zurich, Glasgow and Tokyo.
Premier Padel to sell data, streams to betting industry
Premier Padel has appointed iGame Media as its exclusive distributor of official betting data and live streams, covering more than 2,400 matches a year from the 2027 season – a deal the tour says will generate new revenue to reinvest in the professional game.
Head relaunches iPrestige and Prestige MP Limited
Both racquets launched globally Oct. 1: they draw on 2001, upgraded for both the nostalgic and the new players.
JOOLA POWER FX: player demand meets foam construction
The American-owned brand says foam reached market only once the material could deliver feel as well as power.
Joma named official shoe of Spanish Padel Federation
The Spanish sportswear brand is now the federation’s official shoe. Neither party has disclosed how long the deal runs.
Solestar launches carbon-core football insole
Priced at €99, the insole fits boots from several makers. RB Leipzig captain David Raum is Solestar’s first football ambassador.
German DFB: Nike locks out Marc O’Polo too, not only adidas
Nike’s DFB kit deal, worth over €100m a year through 2034, also ends Marc O’Polo’s off-field clothing role from 2027.
Apollo Sports Capital wants in to the NFL
Two senior Apollo Sports Capital executives have publicly declared the firm’s interest in the NFL, although the league’s list of approved private-equity firms has ever only shrunk.
Under Armour, SYZMIK sign flag football headgear deal
SYZMIK will manufacture the soft-shell headgear; Under Armour handles global distribution to consumers and wholesale accounts.
Garmin takes its fitness model to the MARQ line
The third-generation MARQ adds an ECG app and training metrics, and ties its inReach and golf features to paid subscriptions.
Oura launches ‘Wear Your Best Life’ campaign
Profitable results give Oura room to wait for better markets, and it is using the time to run more campaigns.
Ilia Topuria takes Montirex from the gym to the office
A household name in Spain, the MMA champion fronts a capsule for work and training. Behind it sits a £129.3 million UK brand.
Hyrox moves into gym apps through ABC Fitness deal
Hyrox has struck a partnership with gym software giant ABC Fitness to embed its official Hyrox365 programming directly into gym-branded apps, removing the need for a separate Hyrox download and giving affiliated operators a new tool to differentiate their offer.
YKK’s Cycle of Goodness meets the circular economy
YKK’s integrated report starts from founder Tadao Yoshida’s creed and ends with zippers built for recycling and repair.
FESI sets priorities for EU physical HEPA review
A decade after the 2013 framework, FESI says too few Europeans move enough and many national commitments never left paper.
Textile recycling: The next challenge is scaling up
In recent years, the textile recycling industry has focused primarily on technological development.
Circular sportswear: matching construction to recovery
Designing sportswear for a circular economy includes deciding who prepares garments for recycling. LaMunt asks owners to remove zips and trims; Arc’teryx assigns disassembly to ReBIRD.
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