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October 15, 2025
Giant expands zero-fee recruitment policy, opens new dorms
Giant Group is developing a plan to reimburse current migrant workers at its factories for recruitment fees they paid prior to Jan. 1, 2025, when the company began paying its current workers' recruitment fees. Giant initiated the zero-fee policy following media reports in 2023 and 2024 about worker conditions at...
October 15, 2025
Women Earning Over $150K Per Year Could Be Deckers’ Secret Weapon
Hoka‘s big contribution to parent Deckers Brands first quarter earnings results is expected to again fuel a strong second quarter — and high income women could provide the athletic performance brand’s hidden advantage. The Goleta, Calif.-based company in July reported a first quarter net sales increase of 16.9 percent to $964.5 million,...
October 15, 2025
Airbnb and Strava partner on ‘run-cations’ as 74% of young Brits eye countryside running holidays
Airbnb and Strava have partnered to promote ‘run-cations’, seen as a growing trend among young British travellers who are booking staycations centred around scenic rural running, fresh air, and group connection. ENDURANCE.BIZ
October 14, 2025
Peloton’s Newest Tech Bet: AI Digital Twins
A new partnership between Peloton and Twin Health is uniting the breakthrough technology of digital twins and fitness. The healthtech company will now integrate the fitness brand’s content to integrate Peloton’s library of live and on-demand classes with Twin Health’s hyper-personalized AI digital twin care plan, the latest innovation in...
October 13, 2025
Strava CEO says the $2 billion unicorn plans to go public ‘at some point’ as marathon-obsessed Gen Z swaps dating apps for run clubs
Strava, an exercise-tracking app last valued at $2.2 billion, is benefiting from Gen Z’s obsession with run clubs and marathons and is looking toward a future IPO, according to its CEO. Strava CEO Michael Martin discusses the company’s plans for an IPO and how Gen Z’s social approach to running—from...
October 13, 2025
How Buying a Pair of ‘Squeaky’ On Cloudmonster Sneakers at Dick’s Led a Customer to Launch a New Class Action Lawsuit
Swiss running brand On is facing a new class action lawsuit after multiple people claim its sneakers with CloudTec outsoles emit “a loud, embarrassing, and difficult to stop squeaking sound” with each step. In a complaint filed on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Oregon, Patricia Ramirez and Louis Bologna are both...
October 13, 2025
Portland cyclists strip down in pouring rain to protest ICE facility and Trump troop deployment
More than a thousand cyclists in various states of undress braved the rainy streets of Portland on Sunday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump’s attempts to send National Guard troops to the city. OREGONLIVE
October 9, 2025
Belgian court sides with SRAM, tells UCI to back down on its gear-ratio crackdown — for now
A month after SRAM took the UCI to court over its controversial gear-limit rule, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) has stepped in, suspending the regulation just days before it was due to be tested at the Tour of Guangxi, and opening a broader fight over how cycling governs technology. Cycling WEEKLY
October 9, 2025
How are steel and aluminum tariffs calculated on bikes?
There are as many ways to calculate Section 232 tariffs on imported steel and aluminum as there are companies importing products containing those common materials. But most bike importers tell BRAIN that if bikes and e-bikes become subject to the tariffs, it will add hundreds of dollars to the cost...
October 8, 2025
EXEC: Analyst Sees Lululemon Potentially Following Similar Downspin as Under Armour
Jeffries’ Randy Konik reiterated his “Outperform” rating on Lululemon and further reduced his price target to $120 from $150 as he believes the athleisure retailer could suffer the same fate as Under Armour as fashion shifts, strategic missteps and competition from Alo/Vuori derail the company and cause its vaunted metrics...
