Premium sportswear maker Loffler GmbH became the first company in Austria to be awarded with the STeP OEKO-TEX certificate for its sustainable textile production initiatives. “Since the last 18 years, raw materials used to produce ...
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The Antigua Group, Inc.-one of the nation's leading designers and marketers of apparel under the distinguished Antigua brand announced that they have signed a multi-year license agreement with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Under ...
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Keeping cool will be the focus of this year's winter Las Vegas Market, as Tempur Sealy launches the new Optimum, the first mattress to feature cooling gel foam from the top to the bottom of the mattress. The new Optimum Collection will ...
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Sports clothing brand Under Armour has paid $150 million for MapMyFitness, the digital fitness mapping company that claims to have more than 20 million registered users. MapMyFitness also operates MapMyRun and MapMyRide. The company's ...
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On 28 October 2013, the Hohenstein Institute had two reasons to celebrate: In addition to the official opening of the new “Otto Mecheels building” with around 2,580 m² floor area, Willy Bogner, the owner of the sports ...
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Research and Markets estimates that the UK sportswear market grew in value by 5.4% in 2012, with sports clothing accounting for approximately 71% of total market value and sports footwear making up the remaining 29%. Participation in ...
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PurThread Sport introduced the next generation of high-performance sports clothing with the opening of its new online store. PurThread Sport's inaugural products include odor-fighting and moisture-wicking high-performance golf shirts ...
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The owners of the Fox suspension brand are laying the groundwork for taking the company public. Compass Diversified Holdings, which also owns CamelBak, on Monday filed an S-1 registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a ...
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The success of Chilean footballers in European soccer leagues has led to an evident increase in the purchase of expensive pieces of sports clothing, particularly outdoor sportswear, in the Latin American nation of Chile, according to a ...
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Antibacterial textiles, e.g. products treated with silver, have an odour eliminating effect and are therefore very popular particularly for so-called first layer or sports clothing which is worn directly against the skin. In recent years, ...
The brand has been extended into ranges including men's underwear, wool fabrics, kids and sports clothing and the more feminine Exclusive Collection. Webb deVlam has created a new brand identity architecture and packaging designs that will ...
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For advertising special properties of clothing items, many manufacturers and retailers are already using independent certificates and certifications through neutral institutions such as the Hohenstein Institute. The experts from the Swabian ...
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Sustainable sourcing CBI supports exporters from developing countries to Europe As the opening date draws nearer, Apparelsourcing Paris is recording an increase of almost 15% in registrations compared with the same period in 2012. The ...
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Starter, the groundbreaking sports apparel brand founded in 1971, partners with G-III Apparel Group to revive the classic satin jacket - one of the most iconic team apparel items in the history of sports licensing. Over the years, the ...
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Tefron announced that on September 27, 2012, the Company approved a licensing agreement with X-Technology Swiss Research & Development AG ("XTS") in which Tefron has been granted exclusive rights to manufacture, market and distribute XTS ...
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