Asics Sets 2020 Sustainability Strategy

Asics Corp. released its 2015 Sustainability Report on 23rd May, which summarizes the company’s sustainability performance for the fiscal year 2015 and outlined a new medium-term sustainability strategy towards 2020.

Purnell Adds Reps in Rockies and Ontario

Purnell, a Santa Barbra, Calif. based lifestyle apparel brand, has added sales representatives with experience in the specialty outdoor, bicycle and watersports markets to represent it in the Rockies and Ontario, Canada.

Shoes For Crews To Acquire Mozo Shoes

Shoes For Crews LLC, a specialist in slip-resistant footwear, entered into a letter of intent to acquire Mozo Shoes, which specializes in slip-resistant culinary footwear, from Chinook Asia, LLC.

Deuter Partners With Hike It Baby

Deuter USA has entered into partnership with Hike It Baby, a social networking platform dedicated to developing communities that get families outside with children from birth to school aged.

Burton Donates $50,000 to Protect Our Winters

Burton Snowboards elevated its partnership with Protect Our Winter to the elite level by donating $50,000 in cash to the non-profit, which has been a vocal advocate for the snow sports industry on such topics as climate change and global warming.

Adidas Speedfactory to Begin Large-Scale Production in 2017

Adidas announced that it would resume production of shoes in Germany more than 20 years after it stopped making them in its home country. Its new “Speedfactory” will use robots, as opposed to the manual process the company employs in its manufacturing hubs in Asia.