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News briefsRecord UK viewership for women’s sports in 2023
A historic surge in viewership for women’s sports on linear TV swept across the United Kingdom in 2023, according to a report by the Women’s Sport Trust. The report reveals that audience numbers for female athletics reached an all-time high. A staggering total of 46.7 million individuals tuned in to ...
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News briefsReflo has a new investor and brand ambassador
Reflo, a British sustainable performance wear brand, has announced Harry Kane as an investor in its first seed-funding round, which raised around £1 million (€1.17m), with other investors from the worlds of athletics, green technology and creative services. In addition, the England men’s football captain will become a golf ambassador, ...
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News briefsTwo Ten Footwear Foundation names new Board Chair and Vice Chair
US nonprofit Two Ten Footwear Foundation, which has been supporting the interests of employees in the US footwear industry since the 1930s, announced its new Board Chair and Vice Chair at the foundation’s Board of Directors meeting last month. Joe Preston, President & CEO of New Balance, succeeds David Kahan, ...
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News briefsHyperice expands patent infringement lawsuits
Hyperice, a California-based wellness brand specializing in therapy technology, has filed a total of 16 new lawsuits in federal court against Sharper Image, HoMedics, Ekrin Athletics and a dozen other companies that have sold massage guns that allegedly infringe Hyperice’s patented percussion massage technology. The lawsuits encompass both direct sellers ...
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ArticleCampion to leave Nike after 17 years, joins UCLA
Nike’s current Managing Director of Strategic Business Ventures, Andrew Campion, is planning to leave the company on April 5, according to a recent filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Campion, who has worked at Nike for 17 years, stepped into this very role in May last year. ...
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Short Stops Week 03, 2024
LEGAL & INSTITUTIONAL +++ The International School Sport Federation (ISF) has inaugurated its new headquarters at the Olympic House in Lausanne in the presence of Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) +++ World Sailing has appointed Fiona Kidd as Head of International Development +++ Birmingham has been ...
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News briefsLululemon raises guidance
Lululemon Athletics announced in a preannouncement before the ICR Conference that, for Q4 of FY 2023, it expects net revenue to be somewhere from $3.170 to $3.190 billion, a 14 to 15 percent increase compared to the last quarter of FY 2022. Previous guidance saw shares in the range of ...
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News briefsSportsShoes.com partners with Parkrun
SportsShoes.com has announced a global partnership with community event network Parkrun. The UK online running shoes, running clothing and outdoor gear retailer is now the exclusive official retail partner of Parkrun in the UK, supporting the global Parkrun community with the sourcing and distribution of Parkrun’s range of merchandise. This ...
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PDF NewsletterSGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 34 - 49+50
Nike eyes innovation, cost cuts to drive future results | Analysis: The world’s biggest sports retailers | Analysis: The top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in Q3 2023 | Asics sells outdoor subsidiary to Chinese investor | EU adopts supply chain directive | Manchester United reaches agreement for Ratcliffe to acquire 25% of shares | Pádel Nuestro ups its year-end sales forecast | A year in review for padel | Arena has become a Benefit Corporation | China’s Bosideng takes strides toward net zero emissions and sustainable fashion | Zeal Optics introduces Re-Shred recycled goggle initiative
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News briefsMayden returns to Jordan as Chief Design Officer
Nike Inc. has named Jason Mayden as Chief Design Officer for the Jordan brand. He returns to the brand where he started as the very first design intern 23 years ago. Most recently, Mayden served as President of Fear of God Athletics from 2020 to late 2022. He previously spent ...
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Short Stops Week 51, 2023
EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ US activewear brand Vuori has hired former Levi Strauss CMO Karen Riley-Grant as Chief Marketing Officer, effective Jan. 22, 2024 +++ Following the resignation of CFO and Company Secretary Jessica Moelands, effective Dec. 31, Globe International has promoted Samantha Cook to Company Secretary and appointed Karen ...
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News briefsCincinnati Athletics partners with Nike through 2029
The University of Cincinnati Athletics announced a direct multi-year agreement with Nike, beginning in 2025 and running through 2029, to outfit its athletic teams, called the Cincinnati Bearcats, with Nike-supplied jerseys, footwear, and other accessories. The Cincinnati Athletics teams will also continue to wear the Nike and Jordan brand logos ...
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News briefsUK Athletics has a new president
UK Athletics has announced the election of former Olympic heptathlon champion Dame Denise Lewis as the organization’s new president. Lewis takes over from Jason Gardener, who has held the role since 2015. Lewis won a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics after winning bronze at Atlanta 1996. Since retiring ...
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News briefsNew Balance commits $10 million to new sports leadership institute at UMass Boston
The University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) has announced a commitment of $10 million from New Balance Athletics, Inc. to establish the New Balance Institute for Innovative Leadership in Sport at the university. The donation will provide operational funds to launch the institute. The New Balance Institute for Innovative Leadership ...
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Short Stops Week 49, 2023
EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ J.Lindeberg has hired sales veteran Kalle Kickuth, who previously worked at Adidas and Reebok and most recently at Gant, as Chief Sales Officer, a newly created position at the company +++ Spain’s LaLiga has reelected to its chairmanship for the next four seasons Javier Tebas, who ...
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Short Stops Week 48, 2023
LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL +++ FIBA has extended the “current status quo regarding the participation of Russia and Belarus in international competitions” in connection with the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, which means that the two countries will continue to be excluded from international basketball competitions as they have been since March ...
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Short Stops Week 47, 2023
PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ Helly Hansen is the new official clothing partner of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup in St. Moritz, equipping the entire OC team and the volunteers with garments +++ The state-owned Saudi oil company Aramco is, according to The Times, about to sign a sponsorship deal ...
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News briefsOn announces major team expansion in Australia
Swiss sportswear brand On has announced a new official partnership with four Australian athletes: Imogen Barrett, a middle-distance runner from Brisbane; Zach Facioni, a 5000m runner from Sydney; Jesse Hunt, a runner from Perth; and Ed Trippas, a steeplechaser from Sydney who represented Australia at the Olympic Games ...
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Short Stops Week 43, 2023
EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ California-based action sports brand Arbor Snowboarding has hired Matt Patti as General Manager, Cale Meyer as Marketing Director, Garrett Gibb as Senior Manager of Product Development and Trevor Brady as North American Sales Manager +++ PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ Hoka is the official technical partner ...
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News briefsNolt and Etoile Noire de Strasbourg launch eco-friendly hockey kit
French equipment maker Nolt is joining forces with ice hockey club Etoile Noire de Strasbourg during the 2023/24 season to introduce a new eco-friendly ice hockey kit entirely made from recycled polyester. Each jersey is made from 15 recycled plastic bottles. Nolt stands for “Nothing is lost.” Nolt was founded ...
