Italian luxury group Ermenegildo Zegna announced that it had acquired a minority stake in the Canadian functional running brand Norda Run on January 23 and plans to gradually increase investment in the brand over the next nine years.
Norda is an outdoor trail running sneaker brand born in Montreal in 2020 that produces rugged, high-performance footwear for athletes, aiming to create the best trail running sneakers in the world.
The brand was founded by extreme endurance athlete couple Nick and Willamina Martire, along with shoe designer Louis-Martin Tremblay and brand development vete …