Author: Teresa Hartford

Polartec, a Milliken & Company brand, announced the 2022 Polartec Apex Award winners. The annual design award celebrates brands and designers that turn Polartec fabric into award-winning products. The 12 garments were selected based on “innovative form and function” in sport, lifestyle and performance categories.  The winners are: Berghaus MTN Guide MW Hoody Judges’ Verdict: […]

Inov-8 is marking the 18th anniversary of its Roclite footwear range with a new road running shoe this winter. The company said the Roclite Ultra G 320 is designed with “the comfort, grip and protection to tackle long-distance runs over soft, muddy ground as well as hard-packed trails.” The shoe launches on December 1. The […]

Lowa has entered the trail running category with its All Terrain Running (ATR) collection.  Officially launched at Switchback at The Running Event in Austin, TX, the line offers three silhouettes: Citux, designed for competitive fast trail running; Amplux, for runners that want to go further and faster; and Fortux, for long-distance runs. The collection will be sold at […]

The Woolmark Company, presented in partnership with Salomon, announced the prize winners and finalist concepts for the Woolmark Performance Challenge 2022. The Challenge combines innovative design and Merino wool for creative solutions for performance wear. For the 2022 edition, the competition challenged participants to explore apparel next-generation head-to-toe running kits for long-distance mountain runners, focusing […]

The National Shoe Retailers Association (NSRA) honored Troy Dempsey as its 2022 Retailer of the Year during its Leadership Conference held November 9-10, 2022, in Tucson, AZ. Troy Dempsey is the owner of The Heel Shoe Fitters in Green Bay, WI. He joined the business in 2009 and partnered with then-owner Bob Sanderson to run […]

Igloo released its first Rick and Morty cooler collection in collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products and Adult Swim. The three special-edition coolers include Mr. Meeseeks Box Little Playmate, Riggity Wrecked Coolmate and Pickle Rick Sling.  “Collaborating with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products on these incredibly designed Rick and Morty coolers has been an otherworldly […]

New Era entered into a partnership with Oracle Red Bull Racing, which will see New Era produce headwear for the five-time Constructors Champions and team driver caps for Sergio Perez and double world champion, Max Verstappen, to wear through the 2023 season. New Era, originating from Buffalo, NY, brings over a century of experience supplying […]

Danner celebrates the founding of the brand in 1932 with its FW22 Portland Select Collection “built for the modern explorer.”  Made in the USA at Danner’s Portland, OR factory the limited-edition anniversary Mountain Trail boot collection is made with chocolate Horween Chromexcel leather and Vibram outsoles. Styles include: The Danner Ridge Explorer, inspired by the […]

The Ashworth Golf Apparel Brand, founded in 1987, plans to re-launch its U.S. business in 2023 with a line of golf polos, bottoms, outwear, and accessories led by Eddie Fadel. Fadel, a 30-year veteran of the golf apparel industry, worked for Ashworth in the 90s and early 2000s. He returns to the company as president, […]

Inov-8 merged hiking and trail running with its latest waterproof winter shoe, the Roclite G 315 GTX V2. The shoe features a sticky rubber outsole enhanced with Graphene and Gore-Tex waterproofing. An evolution of the brand’s Roclite G 315 GTX, the new shoe offers a flexible rock plate and toe bumper, an improved fit, stronger […]

Medline, a medical product distributor and manufacturer, together with Hologenix, a materials science company, launched a new line of Curad Performance Series orthopedic products powered by Celliant infrared technology. Celliant, the flagship innovation of Hologenix, is a proprietary blend of natural minerals that allow textiles to convert body heat into infrared energy, returning it to […]

Timed for the holidays, Nautilus introduced the Schwinn 190 Upright and Schwinn 290 Recumbent bike. Both bikes are connectable to its JRNY digital fitness platform, featuring terrain control technology, new design elements and functionality for all fitness levels. “We know it’s a challenging economy, and our research tells us that consumers are sticking with home […]

Klean Kanteen, MiiR, Stanley, and Yeti are collaborating to reduce carbon emissions across the drinkware supply chain as part of OIA’s Climate Action Corps. initiative to go beyond net-zero emissions. Manufacturing can be a significant piece in the environmental footprint of food and beverage containers. The primary goal of the collaboration is to “move industry […]

Two-time Olympic Gold medallist and five-time World Ski Champion Ted Ligety has partnered with Carv to develop a real-time digital training system for a wide range of skiers. Said Ligety, “It’s my mission to make skiing more accessible and fun. I’ve spent my whole career pushing the limits of what’s possible on skis, and with […]