Sports clothing

Trail running has arrived in the running scene. And other outdoor and endurance athletes are also infected. Experts from Adidas, Salomon and Icebug explain how special communities and new products like different sole profiles make people run in the mountains.

Adidas Predator, Nike Magista Obra II or Puma Future: With these shoes, Germany's stars want to crown themselves champions again at the World Cup. An overview of the shoes of all national players.

As always, the majority of the players go to the tournament with Adidas Predator. But also the successor of the "Mario Goetze shoe" of 2014, Nike Magista Obra II, is still represented. An overview of all shoes with which our national players want to convince at the World Cup in Russia can be found here in the picture gallery.

The North Face, Vans, and Icebreaker – everybody knows these brands. Fewer know their umbrella company, the VF Corporation. This can be a challenge when searching for good applicants. How the VF Corporation still gets to good employees.

Under Armour had already recorded losses in the previous year. This will now be repeated in the first quarter. CEO Kevin Plank is encouraged by the success among the athletes abroad.

Nautica gets new owners: The Authentic Brands Group takes over the lifestyle brand. In the future, Nautica is to benefit above all from the network of an ABG company from the USA.

The French group Kering, to which Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent belong, is selling its skatewear label Volcom. The luxury company will pursue a new strategy in the future.

In an interview, the new CEO explains where he sees the most important growth potential at Haglöfs and explains what parent company Asics can learn from the Swedish outdoor brand.

In the sports and outdoors sector, testing is integral part of the process, from the analyzing of textile ingredients in testing labs and brands conducting numerous fits, samples and wearability to ensure their brands deliver what they say they deliver, an important aspect as transparency grows across the board, driven by the consumer. In today’s competitive world you have to be true to your product’s claims.

The snowboard brand Zimtstern plans to discontinue its business activities during the course of the year. The bike division will possibly be continued. The reasons for the withdrawal of the legendary Swiss label.