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Wilson Golf president to leave
Tim Clarke has stepped down as president of Wilson Golf, according to mygolfspy.com. Clarke first joined Wilson in the 1990s and became president in 2007. Bob Thurman, global R&D director, is reportedly stepping in as interim golf GM. Wilson Golf is part of Wilson Sporting Goods and has been owned ...
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Nike launches shoe recycling program on Alipay
Nike Greater China has joined Ant Group’s Green Energy Initiative and launched an official mini-program on Alipay to encourage more Chinese consumers to recycle worn-out shoes. Consumers can search for the “Recycle-A-Shoe” mini-program on the Alipay app and have their old Nike shoes picked up. The shoes are then disassembled ...
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UEFA and AntChain announce blockchain-led agreement
UEFA and AntChain announced a new five-year global agreement on the eve of the UEFA Euro 2020 championship. The football tournament has just started after its pandemic-related postponement from last year. Under the terms of the deal, AntChain will act as the official blockchain partner of the delayed tournament. More ...
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An anti-trust probe against Alibaba
The Chinese government’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has launched an anti-trust investigation against the Alibaba Group to verify charges that its marketplaces require merchants to sign exclusive agreements that prevent them from offering products on other internet platforms. At the same time, the People’s Bank of China, which ...
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Ant Group debuts cross-border trade platform
The Ant Group , a Chinese fintech company that belongs to the Alibaba Group , has aunched an international trade and financial services platform powered by its blockchain-based technology solution, the AntChain, to facilitate cross-border sales of products and services by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and to reduce ...